Entries by Jenn Wigginton

Conference News

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This Conference is happening, fortunately, we did plan ahead and are offering hybrid or virtual options in addition to the conference, attendees always have the option to move to that ticket. The conference is less than a month away and we are very excited about the lineup of presentations, exhibitors and sponsorships, and the other […]

Do you have a plan for #AEFLWeek?

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It is time to make a plan for #AEFLWeek. Here are 3 sample plans for the week:   Keep it a Simple Plan.  Share social media messages, videos, and fact sheets that are ready to use from Pro Literacy’s toolkit. And/Or use the stuff from COABE Social Media Messaging Center Be sure to tag @IAACE  […]

Resources for AEFL Week

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By Rob Moore, IAACE Advocacy Chair It’s Our Week! Adult Education & Family Literacy Week will be observed September 19-25, 2021. It’s a great opportunity to market, advertise, recruit, and showcase your adult education program. To make it easy to education the public about the work we do, here are two resources we can use. *Proliteracy […]

Add the Region 3 Rally to Your National Adult Education & Family Literacy Week Activities

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What will your activities for the National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week include #AEFL? As we ran in the last blog, you can reach out to your mayor.  If you already have a great relationship with them, fabulous!  You can invite them to your program, a recognition ceremony, or even a success story page […]

Have you met your mayor?

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By Sharon Bonney, COABE CEO On June 12th, I moved to Bradenton, Florida. A couple of weeks later, I reached out to my new mayor’s office and requested a meeting with the mayor. After two postponed meetings (one of which was postponed due to Hurricane Elsa),  Mayor Brown and I finally met. I was excited because […]

Retaining Your Adult Learners

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What excuse do you hear the most? Is it childcare? Is it transportation? Is it technology? The fact of the matter is we are all people, and when it comes to doing something we will make an effort, or we won’t. It depends on how important it is, how easy it is, how hard it […]

Once Upon a Time

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Once Upon a Time, there was an Executive Director named Jenn.  Each July, she provides a little insight to the members on how this gig of Executive Director for IAACE is going.  On July 1st, I have officially been in this position for three years! The good news is I still absolutely love it!  The […]

Christmas in July #2

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People have been celebrating Christmas in July forever, but this year we thought #IAACE should celebrate because of that crazy 2020 we had, and it might help boost some moods and bring some spirit to adult education. We started celebrating last week with conference registration opening and IAACE President Sheila Butler taking questions and ideas […]

Conference Registration is Open!

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Please join us for our annual conference in Michigan City, Indiana as we continue to advocate for adult education in Indiana. Our Annual Adult Education Conference is for IAACE members and supporters of Indiana Adult Education. In addition to diverse speakers, sessions, and events, we want to inspire attendees and activate innovative thinking through interactive […]

Christmas in July

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Is it early or late? IAACE is planning some special gifts for you as Christmas in July begins! It’s Christmas in July! The month of gifts for our members!  We will have special guests each Thursday Zoom Chat, here is the lineup: Thursday, July 8th Your new ‘Prez’, Sheila, gives you the gift of adding to […]