Conference

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Conference
Basic Skills & Family Literacy

Conference

Riverfront Convention Center ♦ New Bern, North Carolina

July 16-18, 2003





If you are interested in sharing with colleagues across North Carolina your program ideas and practices, expertise in a

certain topic, or research-based activities, please submit the attached workshop proposal form. Please feel free to

submit this form to us if you have suggestions for presenters that we should contact as well. This year, in addition to

the normal 1 ½ hour to 3 hour workshops, we are offering the opportunity to submit a 10-12 minute GIFTS (Great

Ideas for Teaching Students) proposal. (See description below.) Complete the attached form following the guidelines

listed below, and return it to Linda Ray by April 14, 2003.





Criteria for Selection

Proposals for workshop presentations will be reviewed for their innovative, exemplary, unique, or thought-provoking

subjects, topics, and/or strategies; relevance to the needs and challenges of administering, teaching and learning in

community college and community-based Basic Skills programs and Even Start Family Literacy programs; evaluation

and follow-up information where appropriate; and appeal to the broadest cross-section of Basic Skills professionals.

Our audience represents a wide range of experience in workforce development, program development, instruction,

and program administration.



Proposals must be submitted on the attached form and must include all of the following:



1. Principal Contact Information

Make certain to provide the (a) name, (b) title, (c) organization, (d) address, (e) phone, (f) email, and (g) fax

number. (The principal contact must be a presenter or the person responsible for the workshop. The names of

co-presenters can be listed, but will not be contacted with any information. All information should be handled by

the principal contact. The preferred means of communication between the conference organizers and presenters

is email, so please provide an email address.)



2. Title of Presentation

Provide a title (10-word maximum) that accurately reflects the specific content of your session.



3. Presentation Description

Provide abstract of 50 words or less that will be used in the conference program to tell participants succinctly,

persuasively, and accurately what to expect from your session. (Plan to use visual aids, handouts, and activities

to ensure audience involvement. Traditional lecture-only presentations are discouraged.)

4. Type of Presentation

(a) Concurrent/Breakout session

The majority of breakout sessions are 1 hour and 15 minutes in length, although presenters may request two

sessions. They are intended for audiences from 25-75 people and may include multiple presenters. Presenters

are expected to engage participants in interactive learning activities, provide handouts and respond to any post-

conference requests for more information.



(b) Small group/roundtable discussion

Small group or roundtable discussions offer a more interactive setting for the exploration of key issues or

activities within the program topic areas. Roundtables accommodate a smaller number of participants and are

particularly well-suited to exploratory topics and hands-on demonstrations that require small-group interaction and

more individual attention to issues under discussion than larger groups would accommodate. Presenter must be

able to accommodate the needs of each individual or group.



(c) GIFTS (Great Ideas for Teaching Students) 10-12 minute presentations given six or seven times within a

prescribed period of time. Two separate sessions will be offered at specific times - one for community based

organizations on Wednesday, July 16 and one for community colleges on Thursday, July 17. Twenty to twenty-

five proposals will be chosen for roundtable discussions focusing on ideas for low/no cost activities, descriptions,

and/or demonstrations of best practices in instruction, programming, or administration that help program

directors/coordinators/teachers function more effectively. Presentations/discussions are limited to eight to ten

people per table for 10-12 minutes. Participants will have six to seven opportunities to change tables and gain

information on topics of their own choosing. Handouts must be provided by each of the presenters.



5. Presenter costs

All presenters are required to register for the conference and pay the registration fee. No honoraria or expenses

will be paid for program presenters. Registration, travel, and lodging are the responsibility of the presenter.



6. Equipment

Basic equipment will be provided at the conference site. All presenters using computers or LCD projectors must

provide their own. Internet hook-ups will be available. Please indicate that on the attached form.



7. Program Strands

(a) Program Specific

(b) Literacy Skills

(c) Employability Skills

(d) Administrative Issues









Sponsored By:

North Carolina Community College System

Basic Skills Programs, Even Start Family Literacy Programs

North Carolina Literacy Association

Program Strand Topic Ideas



Program Specific Literacy Skills Administrative Issues

§ Adult Basic Education § Communication Skills § Assessment

(ABE) § Computer Skills § Employability Labs

§ Adult High School (AHS) § Critical Thinking Skills § Executive Directors and

§ Board Relations

Compensatory Education § English Skills § Fiscal Funding and

(CED) § Life Skills Budgeting

§ Correctional Education § Math Skills § Grant Writing

§ Distance Learning § Reading Skills § JobLink Career Centers

§ English as a Second § Study Skills § Literacy Pro

Language (ESL) § Marketing

§ English Literacy/Civics (EL § Minors

Civics § Pathways to Employment

§ Family Literacy (Program

Employability Skills § Performance Outcome

administration and § Application/Interviewing Measures

integration, PACT, Skills § Planned Giving

effective programs, § Career/Job Exploration § Retention

evaluation and testing, § Dislocated Workers § Special Student Services

fiscal funding and § Job Retention Strategies (e.g., ADA, counseling,

budgeting) § Job Seeking/Keeping Skills transportation, childcare)

§ General Educational § Self-Esteem/Self- § Staff Development

Development (GED) Management § Technology

§ § WorkFirst/Welfare Reform

Homeless § Stress Management

§ Workforce Investment Act

§ Human Resources § Workplace

Development (HRD) Attitudes/Behaviors

§ Learning Disabilities

§ Workplace/Workbased

Literacy

For Office Use Only:



Workshop Proposal Workshop #:

Day :

Basic Skills♦Even Start Family

Literacy Time Slot :

Conference Room Location :



Please complete the information below and return by April 14, 2003. If you have any questions, call or e-mail

Linda Ray, rayl@ncccs.cc.nc.us , (919) 733-7051, ext. 722 or Judy Howell, howellj@ncccs.cc.nc.us, ext. 451.



1. Principal Contact Information

Name:

Title:

Organization:

Address:

City/State/Zip

Phone: ____ Fax:

E-mail: _____________________



2. Title of Presentation (10 words maximum)

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________





3. Presentation Description (50 words or less)









**** Workshop speakers are expected to provide handouts outlining major points in their presentation.



4. Type of Presentation (Please check)



Breakout Session: _____________

Small group _________________

GIFTS ________ Community-Based Organization ________ Community College



5. Preferred Time Frame: (Please indicate your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice. GIFTS proposals

should not put a time.)

July 16 Wednesday 3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

July 17 Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

July 17 Thursday 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 noon

July 17 Thursday 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

July 17 Thursday 3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

July 18 Friday 9:00 a.m. -10:15 a.m.



6. Equipment: (All presenters using computers or LCD projectors must provide their own.)

___________ Overhead/Screen Computer/Internet hook-up ___________

___________ Flip Chart Other: ___________

___________ TV/VCR Monitor Other: ___________



E-mail, Mail or Fax this form to:

Linda Ray, rayl@ncccs.cc.nc.us, (919) 733-0680 (fax)

North Carolina Community College System

5024 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC 27699-5024


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