Wednesday Sessions #1 – 4

Financial Literacy/Empowerment for Adults
Presenters: Mike Sheffer, Director of Education Foolproof / Drew Guthrie, COO Foolproof / Karol Griffin, Director of Financial Empowerment TCU

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Increasing awareness of the gap between social thoughts and actions
Presenters: Brian Lawrence, EmployUp Manager, EmployIndy / Mary Ann West, Workforce Systems Manager, EmployIndy

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Workforce Competitiveness from Classroom to Community
Presenter: Jasen Jones, Regional Manager, Workforce Initiatives, ACT Work Ready Communities

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Beginning with the End in Mind: Using Backward Design to Support Level 1 English Language Learners
Presenters: Chrissy Matthews, ELL Lead Teacher / Merindy Carpenter, ELL Teacher, Washington Township Adult Education

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Mental Math Tips and Tricks for the TABE Math Computation Test
Presenter: Karen Yancey, Vocational Instructor, GEO/NCCF

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Making Literacy Cool
Presenter: Bob Stephenson, Executive Director, Literacy Coalition

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How to Grow a Successful Program and Still Love Your Job!
Presenter: Ruth Olson, Adult Basic Education Coordinator, Central Nine Adult Education

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Literacy Panel #2 – Fundraising
Facilitator: Jennifer Wigginton

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Indiana Initiatives to Advance Adult Student Learning
Presenters: Jarod Wilson, Director of Postsecondary Outreach and Career Transitions / Barbie Martin, Director of School and Community Outreach, Indiana Commission for Higher Education

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Marketing Strategies to Boost Your Enrollment and Engage Your Community (even if you aren’t techie!)
Presenter: Neil Richmund, Owner/Chief Strategist, Neil Richmund Marketing

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Thursday Sessions #5 – 8

It’s All in How You Sell It
Presenter: Sheila Butler, Teacher, Broadview Learning Center

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Jail Programming That Works
Sara Gutting, Teacher at Hamilton County Jail and Consultant for Sara Z. Gutting, LLC / Captain Jason Sloderbeck, Commander of the Hamilton County Jail

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The Yummy Classroom – a Hands on Approach to Learning
Presenters: Adrienne Carrol, ABE Teacher & Intake Facilitator / Amelia Boggess, ESL Teacher & Intake Facilitator, ABE Teacher & Intake Facilitator, Neighbors’ Educational Opportunities

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Indiana Career Explorer 2.0: Enhancements, Upgrades, and the Road Ahead
Presenters: Mary Pouch, Certified Career Advisor, Kuder Inc. / Natalie Wenzler, Indiana Department of Workforce Development

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An Overview of Indiana’s Career Planning System
Presenter: Mary Pouch, Field Trainer, Kuder Inc./Indiana Career Explorer

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The Digital Classroom – An Approach to Incorporating IETs into ABE and ESL
Presenters: Adrienne Carrol, ABE Teacher & Intake Facilitator / Amelia Boggess, ESL Teacher & Intake Facilitator, ABE Teacher & Intake Facilitator, Neighbors’ Educational Opportunities

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English for Everyone
Presenter: Emily Moody, ABE Instructor, Central Nine Career Center

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My Cook Pathway
Presenter: Pete Yonkman, President, Cook Group and Cook Medical

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Powerful Partnerships, Promotions, and Programming
Presenters: Christy McIntyre, Coordinator / Amy Richmund, Industry Specialist, Wayne Township Adult Education

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Advocacy for your Adult Education Program
Presenters: Lucinda Nord, Executive Director of the Indiana Library Federation / Jeff Clutter, Director, Vigo County School Corporation / Sara Gutting, Teacher, Hamilton County Jail and Consultant, Sara Z. Gutting, LLC

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POWER-UPS for Employment
Presenter: Rachel McDonough, ELL Instructor/Career Pathways Coordinator, SBCSC Adult Education

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Inspiring ELL
Presenters: Amber Painter, Southwest Regional Coordinator, Indiana State Library / Gretchen Easterday, ESL Coordinator, Vincennes University-Evansville Adult Education

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TASC Test J,K,L and Beyond
Presenter: Paula Boffa-Taylor, Senior Program Manager, Data Recognition Corp

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Online Resources for a Fun and Interactive ELL Class
Angelica Renteria, ELL Teacher / Mayra Rodriguez, ELL Teacher, McDowell Education Center

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Dreams to Reality, Using Vision Tools
Presenters: Anita Sanford, IET Coordinator, Adult Education Teacher / Marisol Sanchez, Site Coordinator, Lafayette Adult Resource Academy

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highly_qualified_hot_jobs.pdf
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career_path_development_free_tools.pdf
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work-_ready_technology_skills.pdf
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Friday Sessions #9 – 10

Young Adult Services: what DWD can do for your Students
Presenters: Chris Fitzgerald, Youth Initiatives Associate Director / Brianna Morse, Director of Youth Initiatives, Indiana Department of Workforce Development

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​A Teen IET – National Retail Fundamentals and ServSafe Food Handler
Presenter: Sheila Butler, Teacher and PDF, Broadview Learning Center

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Integrating Education and Training in the ABE Classroom
Presenter: Sara Gutting, Hamilton County Jail Teacher and Consultant, Sara Z. Gutting LLC

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Polishing Pesky Pronunciation
Presenter: Alice Culp / Cayla Kedik, ELL Instructors, South Bend Community School Corp. Adult Education

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Documenting Success with Data
Presenter: Alisha Jongeling, HSE Data Coordinator, Central Nine Adult Education

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Stay tuned for the following presentation slides!

Examining Adult Basic Education in Indiana
Presenter: Alishea Hawkins, Associate Chief Strategy Officer, Indiana Department of Workforce Development

4 Keys for Best Outcomes in Adult ESL
Presenter: Marcie Smith, National Program Director, Intercambio Uniting Communities

Finding Your Voice In and Out of the Classroom
Presenter: David Taylor, Executive Director, The Blue Umbrella, Inc/The SEED Project (Success in Education and Entrepreneurial Development)

A Student’s Perspective
Presenters: Nathan Storm, WorkIN Program Manager / Jessica Gray, WorkIN Program Coordinator, Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Purdue University – Skills for Success
Presenter: Rob Hudson, Manufacturing Workforce Advisor, Purdue University

BurlingtonEnglish —Your Answer to WIOA: Prep and Support for IET and IEL/CE Instruction in One Comprehensive Program
Presenters: Eileen McGinley Ford, Customer Manager / Theresa Barr, Customer Manager, Burlington English

Online Adult Education “Reaching the Millennials & Beyond with Distance Education”
Presenters: Hannah Price, Online Adult Education Instructor / Lauren Bell, Director of Adult Education, Vincennes University Adult Education

Cultivating Program Success
Presenters: Jerry Haffner, Assistant Director of Adult Education Policy & Programs / Marilyn Pitzulo, Associate Chief Operating Officer Adult Education, Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Preparing to Write for the TASC, Part I
Presenter: Carol Hokanson, Lead Instructor, Central Nine Career Center – Adult Education Division

Pronunciation in Adult ESL
Presenter: Marcie Smith, National Program Director, Intercambio Uniting Communities

InTERS Lab
Matt Crites, DWD InTERS Data & System Administrator / Brin Sisco, Training and System Administrator, Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Decoding Skills for Beginning Readers
Presenter: Cynthia Cates, Executive Director, Kosciusko Literacy Services

Vocational Programming Impacting Recidivism
Presenter: James Rash, Culinary Arts Instructor, Oakland City University

Be a Firestarter!
Presenters: Nicole Corn, Career Coach / Jill Jongeling, Career Coach, Central Nine Career Center

Preparing to Write for the TASC, Part II
Presenter: Carol Hokanson, Lead Instructor, Central Nine Career Center – Adult Education Division

What Every Immigrant Needs to Know
Presenter: Marcie Smith, National Program Director, Intercambio Uniting Communities

Making HSE Fun through Games
Presenters: Sandra Bowlus, Heidi Kelley, Linda Lawrence, Rich Ries, Dawn Schwering, and Debby Williams, Adult Educators, River Valley Resources

Writing with Intention
Presenter: Alice Culp, ELL Instructor, South Bend Community School Corp. Adult Education

Indiana Adult Education Town Hall
Presenters: Scott Mills, Donna Lovelady, Melinda McKinney, Jessica Gray, and Jerry Haffner, Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Literacy Panel #1 – Recruiting/Retention
Facilitator: Bob Stephenson

Getting your ducks in a row instead of having squirrels at a rave…
Presenter: Tammy Campbell, Instructor and PDF, Impact Institute

Reading Horizons – “A New Twist”
Presenters: Rachel Hobart, ABE and Special Education Coordinator for CIF / Evelyn Hicks, Site Manager – OCU/PCF and CIF, Oakland City University

Research-Based Recommendations for Digital Learning in Adult Basic Education
Presenter: Rich Palmer, Sales Representative, Essential Education

Designing an effective IET curricula
Facilitator: Jessica Gray, Program Coordinator, Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Bridges Out of Poverty Overview–How Poverty Impacts the Adult Student
Presenter: Cynthia Cates, Executive Director, Kosciusko Literacy Services

Career Readiness Curriculum — It’s All Yours!
Presenters: Kathy Fletcher, Senior Implementation Consultant / Crystal Bell, Implementation Consultant, WIN Learning

EmployIndy’s Approach to Connecting Students to Promising Careers
Presenter: Marie Mackintosh, Chief Operations Officer, EmployIndy

Designing an Effective Orientation
Presenter: Marva Essick, State Professional Development Manager, Indiana Department of Workforce Development

HIRE (Hoosier Initiative for Re-Entry) Overview
Presenters: Carrie Heck, ReEmployment Pathway Director / Jodie Gomez, HIRE Southern Program Director, Indiana Department of Workforce Development

The Skill and Knowledge Needed for the Naturalization Test
Presenter: Dr. Michael Jones, Division Chief, Division of Citizenship Education and Training, USCIS Office of Citizenship / Jacqueline Guevara, Community Relations Officer, Division of Citizenship Education and Training, USCIS Office of Citizenship

TABE 11/12 Updates and Previews!
Presenter: Mike Johnson, National Adult Education Director, Data Recognition Corp

Strategies for Building Reading Speed and Confidence
Presenter: Carol Hokanson, Lead Instructor, Central Nine Career Center – Adult Education Division

Managed vs Open Enrollment
Presenter: Dan DeVers, State Adult Education Coordinator and Professional Development Lead, Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Standing Out in the Crowd – Finding and Aligning Effective OER
Presenter: Jeff Goumas, President, CrowdEd Learning

Logistics: Transporting Offender Skill Sets into Industry Standard Certifications
Presenter: Nancy Helphinstine, Institutional Teacher of Logistics, Oakland City University

Understanding CollegeChoice529
Presenter: Phillip Waddles, Sr. Institutional Relationship Manager, CollegeChoice529

A Blueprint for Math Success
Presenters: Orville House and Shawn Hughes, ABE/HSE Instructors, Oakland City University – IDOC

Marketing Strategies to Boost Your Enrollment and Engage Your Community (even if you aren’t techie!)
Presenter: Neil Richmund, Owner/Chief Strategist, Neil Richmund Marketing

Spotlight Your Future Career: Developing a collaborative group podcast project for beginning and intermediate ELLs to gain information and encourage participation in IET opportunities in your AE program
Presenter: Brenda Gaston, Intermediate ELL Teacher, Warren Township

Panel Discussion on Army Opportunities (Pathways, GED, GI Bill, Concurrent Admissions Program, ASVAB-CEP)
Panel members: CPT Austin Harrison, Recruiting Company Commander, U.S. Army Recruiting / Mr. Joel Matherly, Manager of Veteran Support Services, University of Southern Indiana

Successful Student Follow-up/Tracking
Presenter: Marva Essick, State Professional Development Manager, Indiana Department of Workforce Development

HSE and ELL Orientation Overview
Presenter: Anne Stout, Orientation Coordinator, Central Nine Adult Education

Advocating for Adult Education: Tools for Showing Impact
Presenter: Michael Richardson, Upskilling Policy Analyst, National Skills Coalition

Creating a Coaching Model Through Collaboration
Presenters: Marilyn Pitzulo, Associate Chief Operating Officer Adult Education, Indiana Department of Workforce Development / Betsy Delgado, Vice President of Mission and Education Initiatives, Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana

Don’t Start from Scratch! Strategies for Aligning Instructional Materials to the New TABE 11/12
Presenter: Jeff Goumas, President and Director, CrowdEd Learning

Hosting a Math Boot Camp
Presenter: Jennifer Herr, HSE Instructor, Jennings County Adult Education Center.