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Tuesday, July 17 • 2:30pm - 3:45pm
Is Anybody Out There? Lessons Learned in a Small, Rural AEL Program

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All AEL programs in Iowa are bound by the same standards and goals, regardless of size, funding, and staff. How do you provide quality instruction and training opportunities to students in rural areas and meet the demands of WIOA? Representatives from several AEL programs will share our experiences with making the changes that WIOA has demanded over the last few years, including program-related, curriculum, and staff changes. We definitely don't claim to have all the answers, but we will raise awareness of the struggles that smaller rural programs face. Participants will discuss ways of collaborating with their college and WIOA partners to meet student and regional needs.   Suggestions for curriculum resources will also be shared. 

Speakers
avatar for Gisella Aitken-Shadle

Gisella Aitken-Shadle

District AEL Director, Northeast Iowa Community College
Gisella M. Aitken-Shadle is the District Adult Education and Literacy Development Director for Northeast Iowa Community College. She supervises the Adult Basic Education, High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) and ESOL programs administered throughout the northeast region of Iowa. She... Read More →
avatar for Sarah Breems-Diekevers

Sarah Breems-Diekevers

AEL Coordinator, Northwest Community College
Sarah has been the Adult Education and Literacy Coordinator at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon, Iowa for 6 years and taught GED classes for 2 years prior to this. Previous work experience includes teaching college composition, working as a library coordinator and being... Read More →
avatar for Darla Helm

Darla Helm

Director of Adult Education and Literacy, Southwestern Community College
Darla Helm is the Adult Education and Literacy Coordinator/HiSET Chief Examiner at Southwestern Community College, working with a team of instructors and staff to deliver AEL services to Area 14. She has worked at SWCC in the AEL field since November 1999 in instructor, assistant... Read More →
avatar for Sandra Leake

Sandra Leake

Adult Education and Literacy Lead Instructor, North Iowa Area Community College
Sandra has been involved in Adult Education at NIACC since 2007, first as an ESL instructor for 7 years, then as program coordinator for 8 years, and now as lead instructor.  Sandra currently teaches HiSET preparation classes and the adult education component of two IET classes... Read More →
avatar for Jordon Monahan

Jordon Monahan

Lead Instructor, North Iowa Area Community College
Jordon Monahan is a full-time Adult Basic Education and High School Equivalency Instructor at North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC). He has been teaching mathematics and developing curriculum resources for the ABE/HSE program for the last four years. Prior to teaching at NIACC... Read More →
avatar for Nancy Ramos

Nancy Ramos

ESL Instructor/Career Pathway Navigator, Iowa Lakes Community College
Nancy is a full-time English as a Second Language Instructor and Career Pathway Navigator at Iowa Lakes Community College. Through trial and error she has found ways to incorporate pathway navigating into her ESL classes. Nancy has a B.A in Human Service and Psychology from Buena... Read More →

AEL conference presentation pdf
Resources for Contextualization or Career Focus docx
OCTAE Math Institute Shared Resource List pdf
Good Resources (SWCC) pdf
Tuesday July 17, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
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  Program Enhancement, Program Enhancement

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