2025 Iowa Adult Education and Literacy Summer Conference

2025 Iowa Adult Education and Literacy Summer Conference

7:30am CDT

Coordinator's Meeting Room 108

8:00am CDT

Breakfast & Networking

9:00am CDT

Welcome & Review of the Day Ballroom

9:15am CDT

Keynote - Learning Together: Unlocking Potential Through Literacy and Connection Ballroom

10:25am CDT

Unlocking Language Learning: Harnessing ChatGPT for Adult ELL Success Room 112 Addressing Reading Challenges with HSE Students Room 114 Building A Reading Life for Adult Learners and Families Ballroom 107 Math Strategies for Struggling Learners Room 108 What Neuroscience Tells Us About Adult Learning: The Learning Partnerships Model Room 109 A Year in Review: Using Lessons Learned from the New CASAS Assessments to Focus on the Future Room 115 Idea to Implementation: Building and Onboarding Effective Workforce Education Programs Room 113

11:35am CDT

Beyond the Mute Button: Expanding Access with Online ELL Programs Room 112 Developing Strategic Thinking Skills in HSED Math Students Room 114 Enhancing Family Literacy Instruction: Collaboration Breakout Ballroom 107 Let's Study! Study Skills for Adult Learners Room 108 Vocabulary Strategies to Strengthen Literacy Room 108 Tools for Estimating Reading Text Difficulty and Tracking Literacy Learner Gains Room 115 Contextualized Pre-Apprenticeship with NCCER Room 113

12:35pm CDT

Lunch, Awards & Door Prizes Ballroom

2:00pm CDT

Flourishing in a Multilevel Classroom Room 113 Helping Learners Cross the Starting Line: Creating a Foundation for English Literacy Room 112 How to Help Your Students Pass the HiSET Math Test Room 114 Empowering Incarcerated Learners: Corrections Collaboration Session Ballroom 107 Teaching With CASAS and Employability Skills in Mind Room 109 The 6 Anchors to Student Retention Room 108 Navigating Challenges - Part 1 Room 115

3:00pm CDT

Refreshment Break Atrium

3:15pm CDT

Belonging First: Enhancing Retention Through Community in Beginning ELL Classrooms Room 112 Bridging Education and Employment: Workforce/IET Collaboration Ballroom 107 Trending Content to Spark Meaningful Conversations Room 113 Mastering Math: Instructor Collaboration Session Room 114 The Silent Epidemic: How Self-Esteem Affects Academic Performance Room 108 Using Corpora and Corpora-Derived Materials to Enhance Vocabulary Instruction Room 109 Navigating Challenges - Part 2 Room 115

4:30pm CDT

Networking Reception Sponsored by HiSET Magee's Irish Pub & Eatery

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Atrium

8:30am CDT

Welcome & Review of the Day Ballroom

8:45am CDT

Keynote: Positive Power of Servant Leadership Ballroom

9:45am CDT

Community Based English Language Learning Room 112 Enhancing ELL Instruction: Instructor Collaboration Session Ballroom 107 HiSET Insights: What Educators & Test Centers Need to Know Room 114 Clearing the Hurdles Room 109 Cultivating Positive Mindsets With Adult Learners Room 108 Positive Power of Servant Leadership - Breakout Session Room 115 Planning with Purpose: IELCE Success through Logic Models Room 113

10:55am CDT

Reaching and Teaching English Learners with Limited Literacy Room 112 Integrating Literacy and Content: WRSS Instructor Collaboration Session Ballroom 107 Demystifying the CASAS STEPS and GOALS 2 Assessments: Interpreting Test Results and Reports for ESL and ABE Instruction Room 114 Navigating Learning Disabilities and Self Advocacy for Students Room 108 Using Gemma HiLo Books and Other Easy Texts for Adult Learner Reading Fluency and Comprehension Room 109 Time Management is a Fallacy: Using Al-Powered Eisenhower Matrix to Increase Efficiency and Expand Horizons Room 115 The Power of Partnerships: Strengthening Adult Ed through Core Partner Collaboration Room 113

12:00pm CDT

Lunch, Awards & Door Prizes Ballroom