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ACE of Florida
State Adult Ed Association

FATDEC
Distance Learning for Adult Learners

FCPN
Florida Career Pathways Network

Florida CHOICES
Florida's Career Information Delivery System

Fla Literacy Coalition
State Literacy Organization

NCPN
National Career Pathways Network

Dr. Debra L. Hargrove
Project Director
dhargrov@irsc.edu

2010 Symposium
Links and Resources from Panels
In Progress

(Please send me your handouts at dhargrov@irsc.edu)

Monday, June 21, 2010

9:00 am - 10:15 am

ISSUES FROM THE FIELD

Dave Barnes, (727) 588-6006, barnesd@pcsb.org

Claire Valier

Judy Hunter

10:30 am – 12:00 pm.

WORKFORCE MATTERS

Lucas Benitez, , (239) 292-3431

Marc Rodrigues, (239) 292-3431, marc@sfalliance.org

Beth Barger, 239-931-8200 Ext 11125, bbarger@sfwdb.org

Coalition of Immokalee Workers

1:30 pm - 2:45pm

UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL LEVEL

Bill Bliss, (617) 696-6198, Blissmedia@aol.com

Mary Bliss, (617) 696-6198, Blissmedia@aol.com

Randy McGrorty, (305) 373-1073, RMcgrorty@cclsmiami.org

LINKS FROM PRESENTATION
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities report
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=711

Megan Greenwell comments on adult ed budget cuts, in her
"Poverty in America" blog at the change.org website:
http://uspoverty.change.org/blog/view/why_we_cant_afford_to_cut
_adult_education

"The Condition of Education: Economic and Racial Segregation
," Special Analysis 2010: High-Poverty Public Schools, Education Sector:
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2010/analysis/index.asp

"Reparable Harm: Fulfilling the Unkept Promise of Educational
Opportunity for California's Long-Term English Learners ," California Together:
http://www.californianstogether.org/

"Hispanics, High School Dropouts, and the GED," Pew Research Center:
http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=122

"Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements
through 2018," Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce:
http://cew.georgetown.edu/JOBS2018/

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm

ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Dr. Anthony Iacono, (772) 462‐7402, aiacono@irsc.edu

Dr. Debra Hargrove, (813) 657-0789, dhargrov@irsc.edu

Florida TechNet Moodle Courses

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

9:00 am - 10:30 am

FLDOE UPDATE

Loretta Costin, (850) 245-9897, Loretta.costin@fldoe.org,

Zelda Rogers, (850) 245-9906, Zelda.rogers@fldoe.org,

Mark Baird, (850) 245-9060,
Mark.baird@fldoe.org

Phil Anderson,(850) 245-9450 Philip.anderson@fldoe.org

DOE PPT Presentation

10:45 am-12:00 pm

TRANSITION: MOVING ON/MOVING UP

Sylvia G. Ramirez, (760) 795-8719, SRamirez@miracosta.edu ,

Emily Becketti, (703) 228-8026, ebeckett@arlington.k12.va.us,

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

CIVICS: CAMPUS TO COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY TO CAMPUS

Jayme Adelson-Goldstein, (818) 772-8518, jmeag@sbcglobal.net
Bill Elshoff, (407) 708-2416 , elshoffw@seminolestate.edu

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm

GRASSROOTS INITIATIVES

Art Ellison, (603) 271-6698, aellison@ed.state.nh.us
Michael Tucker, (520) 327-0168, michael@XtremeBusinessInternational.com

http://www.supportadultedarizona.com/

Slide show:
http://www.slideshare.net/XtremeBusiness/operation-save-adult-ed

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

9:00 am - 10:15 am

TECHNOLOGY NEW AND NOTABLE

Kim Gates , (954) 235-7387, kimberly.gates@browardschools.com

Dr. Debra Hargrove, (813) 657-0789, dhargrov@irsc.edu

Emerging Technologies Matrix
The POST Method
Go2web20.net

10:15 am-11:45 am

CONNECTING THE DOLLARS TO THE DATA

Mark Baird, Mark.baird@fldoe.org (850) 245-9060

http://www.fldoehub.org/CCTCMIS/Pages/nrs.aspx
NRS 2008-2009 Statewide

Manny Castaneda, (305) 995-1826, mannycastaneda@dadeschools.net

Best Practices for Data Quality