Entries by Jenn Wigginton

Happy Thanksgiving

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What is your Thanksgiving story? Do you have a history of traditional celebrations? I do. I can count twice that we did not have our annual Thanksgiving celebration at my Uncle’s. One was so long ago that I don’t even remember the reasoning then; the other was in 2020, the pandemic year. The holiday has […]

Collecting a Story

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What is the importance of collecting stories? If we didn’t collect stories, where would our history come from? IAACE is celebrating forty years as an organization in 2023. We are searching for stories about conferences, initiatives, award winners, and memberships. Our history committee visited the archive at Ball State University, and we started a collection […]

Essay Contest

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Telling our own story is important to calling attention to Adult Education. The Student Essay Contest allows students across Indiana to share their stories about “How Will Adult Education Help Me Reach the Next  Level?” When students tell their stories, others listen. The others who listen can be potential students, legislatures, and many more. Mauve […]

Invest in the Story

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How many stories have you told? Have you told stories about friends, family, students, or experiences? How many stories have you listened to? Have those stories helped you make connections and gain a perspective? Have they assisted you in communicating? Stories are essential to getting to know each other and ourselves. They are essential to […]

Great Pumpkin and Conference Survey Results

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Why do you think the conference survey results made me think of The Great Pumpkin with Charlie Brown? Well, maybe because I had National Pumpkin day on my mind, but I also think it is because it is a story of hope and perseverance. We always hope to have the ‘best conference ever’; we keep […]

Wait For It

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I fully intended to work some this week and get the newsletter out this Thursday, but I’m on vacation in Hilton Head Island, and we have some friends that came up to see us from Florida last minute.  Therefore, I’m going to postpone the newsletter until the next week.  This will give you time to […]

G.O.A.T. Mentoring

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The Greatest Of All Time Mentoring (GOAT) Program has launched!  We have done mentoring programs in the past.  The main difference I can share is that the mentor is paid for by IAACE and sponsored by the Department of Workforce Development. We will be documenting the work on the page iaace.com/mentoring-goat/. Monthly Minders are included […]

Whew, It came and went so fast

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Happy World Teachers Day! I want to start with that because I think we should celebrate adult education daily.  Teachers truly change the world with their impact on all of us. Now, the conference came, and it went so fast!  I hope everyone who attended has had a chance to provide feedback on the conference […]

Know Before You Go #IAACE Conference

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Check-in to the conference will be open on Wednesday at 9:00 am.  It is located just down from the hotel front desk. You must check in to get your nametag, lanyard (badge), a bag of goodies, an exhibitor game copy, and your first-door prize ticket. You must wear your badge for all conference activities! (The […]

Virtual Platform Site for Conference

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Great News!  The platform for the conference is available! Think of it as an application (app)! The Virtual. iaace platform (app) includes: At A Glance Schedule Choose your sessions (Use the star to add it to your picks) Visit the Community (this is where the conference communication will be) Program (Coming Soon) If you have […]