There are two ways to browse the 2023 conference breakout sessions on this page – by schedule timeslot or by title alphabetically.
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PD Categories are taken from the Texas AEL Guide:
PAL = Principles of Adult Learning
LIT = Literacy Instruction
2023 Conference Breakout Sessions By Timeslot
Session summaries for the 2023 program arranged by program timeslot. Click on the links to see more information about each session.
Tuesday, August 1
Breakout 1: 9:00 am – 10:30 am (90 min)
- Developing Fluency & Vocabulary
- DART – Digital Access and Resilience in Texas
- A Teacher’s Dozen: Activities to Engage Your Learners
- Building this Plane as We Fly It: A Case Study in Collaboration in Amarillo, Texas
- Civics is Everywhere! Working Civics into your ABE Classroom
- Part I: Structured Literacy Part 1 – Reading Instruction for All
- Implementing PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act) Cycles for Reading Improvement
Breakout 2: 10:45 am – 12:00 pm (75 min)
- Talk Amongst Yourselves: Building Up to Student-Facilitated Conversation
- It Takes A Village: How Literacy Programs Can Partner with Workforce to Reach and Teach More Adult Learners
- Instructional Strategies for Family Literacy: A Teaching Approach for the AEL Practitioner
- Beyond the AEL Tradition: Where Do We Go From Here?
- 4 Myths and Truths About Adult English Language Learning
- Financial Repercussions of Low Adult Literacy in the 21st Century
- Deeper than Phonics: The Read’em-to-Freedom Family Literacy Campaign
Breakout 3: 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm (75 min)
Breakout 4: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm (60 min)
- Incorporating Virtual Reality in the Adult Education Classroom
- Part II: Structured Literacy and Dyslexia with Adult Learners
- The Digital Divide in Rural and Latino Communities, and the Impact
- SLIFE: Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education
- The View From the Other Side of the Desk
- Improving Testing and NRS Gains of ESL Students with TABE CLAS-E Online
Wednesday, August 2
Breakout 5: 8:30 am – 10:00 am (90 min)
- Let’s Start at the Very Beginning: Instruction for Literacy Level Adult Learners (2-part session – part 1)
- The Whole Village: How Wrap-Around Support Helped One Young Mother Get on Her Feet and Career Ready
- Maximizing Your Instruction: Innovative Strategies and Lesson Ideas
- Soft Skills Are Anything But Soft
- Start in the Middle to Get to the Finish: Phonics Tricks for Strugglers
- Sparking Conversations About Race and Equity with English Learners
Breakout 6: 10:15 am – 11:30 am (75 min)
- Let’s Start at the Very Beginning: Instruction for Literacy Level Adult Learners (2-part session – part 2)
- Delivering Job-Ready Candidates
- The Power of Partnerships
- Dive into Digital: Building Digital Confidence with BurlingtonEnglish
- Group Chat IRL – Volunteer Trends
- Stand Out – The Fourth Edition
- Academic Pre-GED Gap for Spanish Speakers? Plaza Comunitaria!
Breakout 7: 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm (75 min)
- This is Your Brain On Accents: Accent Bias and Discrimination in the United States
- Lessons Learned from Adopting Reading Fluency Technology in the Classroom
- Is This Messy Writing or is it Dysgraphia?
- The Collaboration Spectrum: How to Enter into Community Partnerships While Maintaining Organizational Identity
- Family Math Literacy Initiative Call Center for Texans
Breakout 8: 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm (60 min)
- This is How We Do It: Panel Discussion on Community Collaboration
- Easy Books for Improved Adult Learner Reading Fluency & Comprehension
- Adult Education in Aldine ISD: Why the Family and Community University?
- Unleashing Literacy: Dynamic Tools for Adults with Learning Differences
- Seizing the Opportunity with GED!
- TABE Workforce Readiness – A New Reporting Suite
2023 Conference Breakout Sessions By Title
Session summaries for the 2023 program are arranged alphabetically below by title. Click on the links to see more information about each session.
- 4 Myths and Truths About Adult English Language Learning
- Academic Pre-GED Gap for Spanish Speakers? Plaza Comunitaria!
- Adult Education in Aldine ISD: Why the Family and Community University?
- A Teacher’s Dozen: Activities to Engage Your Learners
- Beyond the AEL Tradition: Where Do We Go From Here?
- Building this Plane as We Fly It: A Case Study in Collaboration in Amarillo, Texas
- Civics is Everywhere! Working Civics into your ABE Classroom
- DART – Digital Access and Resilience in Texas
- Deeper than Phonics: The Read’em-to-Freedom Family Literacy Campaign
- Delivering Job-Ready Candidates
- Developing Fluency & Vocabulary
- Discover Transferable Workforce Preparation Skills in Ventures
- Dive into Digital: Building Digital Confidence with BurlingtonEnglish
- Easy Books for Improved Adult Learner Reading Fluency & Comprehension
- Family Math Literacy Initiative Call Center for Texans
- Financial Repercussions of Low Adult Literacy in the 21st Century
- Fulfilling Your Learning Needs with the PD Portal
- Group Chat IRL – for Directors & CEOs
- Group Chat IRL – Volunteer Trends
- Implementing PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act) Cycles for Reading Improvement
- Improving Testing and NRS Gains of ESL Students with TABE CLAS-E Online
- Incorporating Virtual Reality in the Adult Education Classroom
- Instructional Strategies for Family Literacy: A Teaching Approach for the AEL Practitioner
- Is This Messy Writing or is it Dysgraphia?
- It Takes A Village: How Literacy Programs Can Partner with Workforce to Reach and Teach More Adult Learners
- Keep Calm and Math On!
- Lessons Learned from Adopting Reading Fluency Technology in the Classroom
- Let’s Start at the Very Beginning: Instruction for Literacy Level Adult Learners (2-part session)
- Maximizing Your Instruction: Innovative Strategies and Lesson Ideas
- Part I: Structured Literacy Part 1 – Reading Instruction for All
- Part II: Structured Literacy and Dyslexia with Adult Learners
- Pronunciation for Adult English Language Learners
- Seizing the Opportunity with GED!
- SLIFE: Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education
- Soft Skills Are Anything But Soft
- Sparking Conversations About Race and Equity with English Learners
- Stand Out – The Fourth Edition
- Start in the Middle to Get to the Finish: Phonics Tricks for Strugglers
- TABE Workforce Readiness – A New Reporting Suite
- Talk Amongst Yourselves: Building Up to Student-Facilitated Conversation
- The Collaboration Spectrum: How to Enter into Community Partnerships While Maintaining Organizational Identity
- The Community Connection
- The Digital Divide in Rural and Latino Communities and the Impact
- The Power of Partnerships
- The View From the Other Side of the Desk
- The Whole Village: How Wrap-Around Support Helped One Young Mother Get on Her Feet and Career Ready
- This is How We Do It: Panel Discussion on Community Collaboration
- This is Your Brain On Accents: Accent Bias and Discrimination in the United States
- Unleashing Literacy: Dynamic Tools for Adults with Learning Differences
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