Entries by Jenn Wigginton

Terry Sumerlin, Connecting at the Speed of Life

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Terry Sumerlin is from Texas and is our Closing Keynote for this Fall Conference on September 30th. Terry is more than an entertaining conference speaker. He is a person of vast life experiences. Terry is a strong advocate of life being all about what we become – not what we get. He believes we are […]

Kim Strobel Keynote at Fall Conference

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Kim Strobel is from Indiana and is our Opening Keynote for this Fall Conference on September 28th. Kim was previously booked for the year that we had to cancel the conference, so we are super excited to announce her as our opening keynote with a great topic, Science of Happiness. We can all benefit from […]

Don’t get FOMO!

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Yep, It is June! We are almost halfway through 2022! We have events happening in adult education all summer long, and I know some of you get some extra time off in the Summer months and may experience FOMO. June is National Internet Safety Month; what a great Technology Topic, right? The sure-fire way to […]

Adult Learners and Advocacy

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Adult Education Students or Adult Learners, no matter what you call them, now is the time to capture this audience for the long haul. You have them graduating from your programs; perhaps some continue with the next steps within your programs but are they sharing their story? It would be best to have their stories […]

My Success Story By Whitney Pentecost

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I asked myself when the last time I was happy in my job was.  That last time was when I was a teaching assistant at Purdue University.  I felt like back then, I loved what I did and made a difference.  I wanted to be able to experience that again.   When I heard about an […]

National External Diploma Program (NEDP)

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What is the NEDP? It is a competency-based, applied performance assessment pathway to a high school diploma Who does it serve? It serves adults and out of school youth(OSY) What are the Key Characteristics of NEDP? Focused on life and work skills Self-paced and flexible Appropriate for second language speakers and those who learn differently […]

May the 4th Be with You

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I can’t believe it is already May!  Today we celebrate May 4th, and tomorrow Cinco de Mayo and all week long, Teachers Week.  Let me say, May the force be with all teachers as they wrap up their school year, classes, and sessions. IAACE sends a hearty THANK YOU to all teachers. What’s going on […]

Advocacy April, Adult Education Matters

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IAACE has participated in Advocacy April by emailing our legislators, engaging in the Twitter storm, and encouraging members to be a part of the Adult Education Movement. What is the Adult Education movement? The simplest form is being a member of IAACE and sharing it with others in your program. When you build upon it […]

Salary Survey Results

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As promised, here are the results of the ‘What is your salary?’ survey released on March 2, 2022. Sixty-nine individuals completed the survey at the time of publishing this blog. Forty Teachers/Adult Educator, Fifteen Director/Administrator/Coordinator, and six Administrative/Support Staff. Forty-nine hourly positions and Twenty salary positions. Only one was a Director/Administrator/Coordinator in the hourly category. […]

Video Blog from COABE

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Jenn WiggintonJenn is the IAACE Executive Director. Her passion for adult education shines through in everything she does for IAACE. You can invite her to a chat for questions anytime. Click here to book a time to chat with Jenn