National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week

Friday, September 24

Focus on Friday!

11:00 am ET
Facebook Live with COABE Fellows on Fab Friday

Led by Jeff Abramowitz, SAAEF Chair

State Advocate for Adult Education Fellows (SAAEF) shared highlights for their state for AEFL Week. You will learn about how they are engaging with legislators and raising visibility for adult education in your state. This session was delivered via Facebook.

12:00 pm ET – 2:00 pm ET
Invest in the Midwest

Come see why you invest in the Midwest! Join adult education leaders, learners and advocates to learn about the transformative nature of adult skill building, career and technical education, high school equivalency, English as a second language, and credential attainment. Students and staff from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin invite you to a special presentation on adult education in the Midwest! Adult education is changing lives, providing economic mobility, education and career success for adults! Join us to make an instant and lasting impact on adult education.

Speakers

  • Michael Matos, COABE Region 3 Representative and IACEA Junior Director for Region 1
  • Illinois IACEA – Jeff Campbell, IACEA Senior Division Chair- Instruction and Curriculum Legislative Awareness Day Chair
  • Indiana IAACE – Jennifer Wigginton, IAACE Executive Director
  • Michigan MACAE – Patrick Brown, MACAE Director
  • Ohio OAACE – Adrienne Boggs, OAACE President
  • Wisconsin Wisconsin Literacy – Michele Erikson, Executive Director

1:00 pm ET
Legislative Leadership Champion Awards presented to:

Congressman Chris Jacobs, and Legislative Aide Ryan Sweeney, NY
Senator Jack Reed, RI
Congressman Don Young, AK

2:00 pm ET
AEFL Week Debrief for SAAEF and State Leadership

Speakers

  • Dr. Larriann Torrez, VP of Membership
  • Sharon Bonney, CEO

State association leaders, state directors, and SAAEF fellows, join us for our culminating debrief to the weeklong celebration of adult education! The debrief will enable us to hear from each other what worked and will also help us improve the planning and execution of next year’s AEFL Week celebration! Eblast with tips and tools