2025 Iowa Adult Education and Literacy Summer Conference: Full Schedule

7:30am CDT

Coordinator's Meeting

Wednesday July 16, 2025 7:30am - 8:30am CDT

Room 108

Wednesday July 16, 2025 7:30am - 8:30am CDT
Room 108

General

8:00am CDT

Breakfast & Networking

Wednesday July 16, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am CDT

Join us for a light breakfast and networking!

Wednesday July 16, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am CDT

General

9:00am CDT

Welcome & Review of the Day

Wednesday July 16, 2025 9:00am - 9:15am CDT

Ballroom

Welcome by Juan Garcia, President of the Iowa Literacy Council
Review of the Day by Jayne Smith, Secretary of the Iowa Literacy Council

Wednesday July 16, 2025 9:00am - 9:15am CDT
Ballroom

General

9:15am CDT

Keynote - Learning Together: Unlocking Potential Through Literacy and Connection

Wednesday July 16, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am CDT

Ballroom

Join the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy to explore ways to support and engage adults as both learners and caregivers. This interactive session will discuss the importance of adult caregivers and children learning and playing together with an emphasis on multi-directional learning. Together, we will explore easy ways for families to connect around multiple literacies, share effective resources, and discuss next steps in implementation and engagement.

Speakers

Pam Cote

Senior Director of Literacy Programs and Partnerships, Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy

Pam Cote is the Senior Director of Literacy Programs and Partnerships at the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. With an extensive background in education and literacy advocacy, Pam brings a wealth of experience and passion to her role. She is responsible for overseeing the... Read More →

Wednesday July 16, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am CDT
Ballroom

General

12:35pm CDT

Lunch, Awards & Door Prizes

Wednesday July 16, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm CDT

Ballroom

Lunch
Employer of the Year Award and Outstanding Administrator of the Year Awards will be presented
Door prizes provided by Community Colleges will be handed out

Wednesday July 16, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm CDT
Ballroom

General

3:00pm CDT

Refreshment Break

Wednesday July 16, 2025 3:00pm - 3:15pm CDT

Atrium

Join us for refreshments and a chance to talk with vendors

Wednesday July 16, 2025 3:00pm - 3:15pm CDT
Atrium

General

4:30pm CDT

Networking Reception Sponsored by HiSET

Wednesday July 16, 2025 4:30pm - 6:30pm CDT

Magee's Irish Pub & Eatery

Wednesday July 16, 2025 4:30pm - 6:30pm CDT
Magee's Irish Pub & Eatery 1610 SW Main Street, Ankeny, IA

General

7:30am CDT

Breakfast

Thursday July 17, 2025 7:30am - 8:30am CDT

Atrium

Thursday July 17, 2025 7:30am - 8:30am CDT
Atrium

General

8:30am CDT

Welcome & Review of the Day

Thursday July 17, 2025 8:30am - 8:45am CDT

Ballroom

Thursday July 17, 2025 8:30am - 8:45am CDT
Ballroom

General

8:45am CDT

Keynote: Positive Power of Servant Leadership

Thursday July 17, 2025 8:45am - 9:45am CDT

Ballroom

This presentation will engage participants in the process of understanding the positive power of service and leadership in our personal and organizational lives. The process does not include PowerPoint. Rather it is interactive; emphasizing conversations, presence, character, and energy in serving and leading. Leadership is who we are, management is what we do. Through research, reflection, and dialogue we will experience Servant Leadership as Meaningful, Ethical, and Practical.

Speakers

Thomas Thibodeau

Professor, Viterbo University

Tom Thibodeau is the Distinguished Professor of Servant Leadership at Viterbo University where he has been teaching for 40 years. He is the founder of the Master of Arts in Servant leadership degree at Viterbo, the first and only master's degree of its kind in the nation. He is a... Read More →

Thursday July 17, 2025 8:45am - 9:45am CDT
Ballroom

General

global Y

12:00pm CDT

Lunch, Awards & Door Prizes

Thursday July 17, 2025 12:00pm - 1:15pm CDT

Ballroom

Thursday July 17, 2025 12:00pm - 1:15pm CDT
Ballroom

General