Entries by Jenn Wigginton

Gift of Digital Equity

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Let’s keep this simple. “Digital Equity is a condition in which all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed for full participation in our society, democracy, and economy. It is necessary for civic and cultural participation, employment, lifelong learning, and access to essential services.” (//www.digitalinclusion.org/definitions/) There will be much work on Digital Equity […]

Invest in the Adult Education Story

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As we close November, I’d like to summarize the theme of the month, Being Thankful for Your Story. The story of  Adult Education is every one of your stories. Everything we have asked for: Student Success Stories: //iaace.com/stories/ Business Partner Recognition Stories: //iaace.com/business-partner-recognition-submission-form-2022/ Influencer/Advocacy Success Stories: //iaace.com/share-an-advocacy-success/ Essay Contest Entries: //iaace.com/advocacy/essay-contest/ History of IAACE: //iaace.com/history/ […]

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 […]