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Friday, February 28
 

7:30am CST

Day 2 Breakfast
Friday February 28, 2025 7:30am - 8:00am CST
Most Important Meal of the Day
Friday February 28, 2025 7:30am - 8:00am CST
Center Ballroom

8:00am CST

KAEA Annual Meeting
Friday February 28, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am CST
KAEA Annual Board Meeting - business update, officer elections, and more
Friday February 28, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am CST
Center Ballroom

9:30am CST

Vendor Break
Friday February 28, 2025 9:30am - 9:45am CST
Please take a moment to visit with some of our vendors, who help make this conference possible.  All vendors are located in the main hallway, north of the front desk.  Pick up some vendor swag while you're at it!
Friday February 28, 2025 9:30am - 9:45am CST

9:45am CST

Co-teaching Tech Math
Friday February 28, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CST
I have been coteaching Technical Math with the math faculty for 7 years. Over this time we have developed a team teaching relationship and worked together to deliver the Technical Math curriculum in a way to help students better understand the material. Come hear an overview of what this looks like for us!
Presenters
JP

Jess Picolet

ABE/GED Instructor, Salina Adult Education Center
Bio coming
Friday February 28, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CST
Birch Room

9:45am CST

Free tools and Resources to help you Guide Adult Learners to Success on the GED Exam
Friday February 28, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CST
Learn about free tools and resources to Guide Adult Learners for Success on the GED exam. Locate a treasure chest of tools that help you provide targeted instruction aimed at accelerating student’s progress and likelihood of passing the GED. Items include using the GED Ready to create individualized study guides at the click of a button, discovering the blueprint of the test - skills students need to pass, and the High Impact Indicators. Find free professional development on hundreds of topics. Hear a high-level overview on accommodations and learn about the adaptations and tools imbedded in the test that any student can use – no formal accommodations required
Presenters
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Liz Lanphear

GED State Relationship Manager, GED Testing Service
Liz is the State Relationship Manger for GED Testing Service and provide assistance to 10 states, including Kansas.  She has been in the adult education field since 1996. Previous positions held include: GED Chief Examiner, ESL Instructor, Adult Education Program Coordinator, Program... Read More →
Friday February 28, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CST
North Ballroom

9:45am CST

Digital Opportunities - Office of Broadband Updates
Friday February 28, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CST
This session will showcase funding opportunities and provide an update from Kansas Office of Broadband. Digital opportunities allow our community members access to devices, skills and training to support job expansion, resources and more. 
Presenters
MB

Morgan Barnes

Kansas Office of Broadband Development
KJ

Kimberlyn Jones

Kansas Office of Broadband Development
Friday February 28, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CST
Elm Room

9:45am CST

Teacher's Dozen
Friday February 28, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CST
In this interactive and dynamic session, participants will delve into thirteen challenging topics relevant in adult education today. Whether exploring ways to bring rigor to the classroom, discussing ideas for incorporating digital literacy, or sharing tips for differentiating instruction, every participant will be engaged and excited to find meaningful ways to boost student engagement and promote student success. Using Burlington English as a springboard to spark conversation centered around creative in-class activities and innovative learning opportunities beyond the classroom, participants will leave the session equipped with a robust set of strategies to support and advance the journey of English language learner
Presenters
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Sam Hicks

Educational Consultant, Burlington English
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Elsa Valarezo

Customer Representative, Burlington English
Elsa Valarezo was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador. She has 20 years of experience as an EFL/ESL instructor for K-12 and adults, both in her home country as well as the United States. Elsa has a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from Kansas State University. She is passionate about... Read More →
Friday February 28, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CST
Oak Room

9:45am CST

AI Built It! - Adult Education Policy Manual Escape Room
Friday February 28, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CST
Every year, Adult Education Directors are tasked with reviewing the KBOR Adult Education Policy Manual with their staff. As a first-time Director, I started exploring new and creative approaches to streamline this process. While I was reflecting on potential strategies, our newly hired Chief Information Officer stopped by my office and pitched me an intriguing idea - Why not gamify it? After a brief discussion, I handed him a copy of the manual, and trusted in his AI GENIUS to bring me back an idea or two. He delivered! This presentation will review the process by which we (largely he) used AI to generate an Adult Education Policy Manual Escape Room. A brief description of gamification and the benefits of game-based learning will be reviewed. Attendees will be given a copy of the Escape Room materials to take home. POLICY CHAMPIONS - GAME DESCRIPTION (as generated by AI): Teams are "Policy Champions" working to secure compliance and funding for their program by completing a series of challenges. The tasks reinforce the players understanding of the FY2025 Kansas Adult Education Policy Manual. Teams must solve four puzzles across different stations, each designed to reflect critical aspects of the manual. Success at all stations unlocks the "final funding code" and ensures their program's escape from noncompliance.

A device for electronic access to the Adult Education policy manual may be useful for quick searches.
Presenters
KR

Katie Reck

Director of Adult Education, Seward County Community College Adult Education
Dr. Katie Reck is the newly hired Director of Adult Education at Seward County Community College. Prior to her appointment, she was a tenured Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Central Michigan University where she focused her teaching and research efforts... Read More →
Friday February 28, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CST
Executive Board Room

9:45am CST

Starting Strong and Finishing Stronger: Finding, Engaging, and Retaining Students from Start to Finish
Friday February 28, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CST
Do you have those students in your program who just seem to disappear over time? Are you certain you are reaching all the students you can for your program? Creating systems in your programming can help you to engage ALL students for every step of the journey, so that you can stop losing students and gear up to attract even more! Learn about some creative strategies that you can start to implement TODAY to address these and other lingering questions you may have about your enrollment, engagement, and retention rates, regardless of your program size, budget, or staffing structure. .
Presenters
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Neil Richmund

Founder/Director, ConnectAble
Neil Richmund, a native Australian who has lived in the US for over 30 years, serving as a chaplain and teacher in Christian schools across the country before making the switch to using technology to help organizations, nonprofits, and schools reach their performance and enrollment... Read More →
Friday February 28, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CST
Pecan Room

10:45am CST

Vendor Break
Friday February 28, 2025 10:45am - 11:00am CST
Last chance to  visit with some of our vendors, who help make this conference possible.  All vendors are located in the main hallway, north of the front desk.  Last call for vendor swag!
Friday February 28, 2025 10:45am - 11:00am CST

11:00am CST

Implementing 'Stuff You Should Know' Workshops - 2024 Past President Grant Award
Friday February 28, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
In 2024, Seward County Community College was awarded the $500 Past Presidents' Special Projects Grant. The 'Stuff You Should Know' Workshops have provided unique opportunities for ELA students to invite their family and friends to attend informational workshops on topics that are not regularly taught during ELA instruction. This presentation will summarize SCCC's efforts this past year to implement 3 SYSK workshops. The topics included: Mental health, voting, and taxes. Information from follow-up interviews with participants will be presented as part of a full-circle review of how the workshops were implemented and lessons learned throughout the year.
Presenters
KR

Katie Reck

Director of Adult Education, Seward County Community College Adult Education
Dr. Katie Reck is the newly hired Director of Adult Education at Seward County Community College. Prior to her appointment, she was a tenured Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Central Michigan University where she focused her teaching and research efforts... Read More →
Friday February 28, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Birch Room

11:00am CST

The Power of Intentionality - Improving Staff Retention With Positive-Intent
Friday February 28, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
This session will provide valuable data and statistics regarding staff retention, while also discussing meaningful and staff retention strategies that revolve around positive-intent language and motivational coaching techniques.
Presenters
avatar for Yamir Lozada

Yamir Lozada

Director, WSU Tech/NexStep - Goodwill Industries
For the past 17 years, Yamir Lozada has dedicated his time to serving the Wichita community in various roles in education. Currently, he is the Director of Education and Workforce Development with Goodwill Industries of Kansas, Director of NexStep Alliance, and serves as the Program... Read More →
Friday February 28, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Elm Room

11:00am CST

Infographics: Developing a Critical Mindset Towards Data
Friday February 28, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
An infographic is a visual image, such as a chart or diagram, used to represent information or data. Understanding infographics and data visualization is an increasingly important skill in the 21st century. This workshop is designed to increase adult education practitioners’ comfort and skill with introducing data and statistics to learners. Participants will be introduced to infographics and how to evaluate infographics using a critical mindset based on a foundational knowledge of data and statistics. Activities conducted with workshop participants can be adapted for use with adult learners in the math classroom. These activities are designed to empower adult learners to analyze and interpret information they encounter in their daily lives in order to make better, informed decisions as citizens and consumers
Presenters
DB

Dr. Brooke Istas

LINCS/Cowley College
Friday February 28, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
North Ballroom

11:00am CST

Reading to Learn - Strategies for the Struggling Learner
Friday February 28, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Adult education teachers come from diverse educational backgrounds and many without any training to teach reading skills. To help the struggling reader, teachers need to know what are the most important skills that will help learners make better scores across the academic subjects. We will preview several strategies of teaching academic reading that will help teachers provide learners with a better understanding of how to approach science, social studies and other academic subjects and will give learners a more organized way to approach learning course content. Active learning strategies presented in this session will help participants understand the transition from "learning to read to reading to learn “.
Presenters
Friday February 28, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Pecan Room
 
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