Harriman State Park Idaho

Harriman Cabin

Harriman State Park Idaho

Harriman

Harriman State Park Idaho

Mesa Falls

****Announcing ILLA Fall Conference Information***

Date of Conference:     September 27 – 29, 2012

Location:                     Harriman Park in Southeastern Idaho

For more information please click under the ILLA Web site side bar icon “2012 ILLA Conference”

 

ILLA Spring Newsletter

ILLA Spring Newsletter (pdf format)

COABE Elections

Thank you to our many members that participated in this year’s COABE elections for region 7 and region 8 board of directors positions.

Congratulations to newly elected regional reps, Regina Suitt (region 7) and Nancie Payne (region 8)! Terms begin on July 1, 2012.

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March 31, 2012, so be sure to register today at www.coabeinvirginia2012.org!

 

 

Sharon Bonney

COABE Manager

 

P: 888-44-COABE (888-442-6223)

F: 866-941-5129

E: sharonbonney@coabe.org

W: www.coabe.org

M: PO Box 620, Syracuse, NY 13206

Let’s Honor Our Students

Blair Liddicoat

 

I know that all of you have different ways of recognizing your students and the hard work they do in your programs; however, I believe that none of us does this enough.  If you agree with me, I have an idea for you.  It’s another tool for your “Recognition Tool Kit”.  Those of you who have been around for a while are familiar with it, but you may not have implemented it yet.  If you are new to ABE, I hope you get excited as you read about this for the first time.    

I’m talking about the National Adult Education Honor Society (NAEHS).  It serves the same purpose as the National Honor Society in high school, only this is for the adult students we have in our ABE Programs.  It is an opportunity to recognize the efforts of some of our extraordinary students.  And, unlike GED Graduations, you can induct both GED and ESOL/ELAA students into the NAEHS. 

For specifics on NAEHS I refer you to their web site at www.naehs.org.   It has all the information you need to start an NAEHS Chapter.  Once you’ve done that, your program is eligible to participate in what I call the MPAEA NAEHS Project. 

The MPAEA NAEHS Project was conceived in the summer of 2001 and first put into motion at the 2002 MPAEA Conference in Phoenix.   Basically, MPAEA honors NAEHS inductees from any of the eight states at the MPAEA Conference Awards Ceremony.  Here are the important timelines for your program if you want your NAEHS inductees to be considered for recognition at the Montana MPAEA Conference. 

1.  State associations must receive nominations of NAEHS inductees from local programs by March 1, 2012 in order for them to be eligible for possible recognition at the April 11-14 MPAEA Conference.  Each local program may submit up to two inductees to their state association.  Remember that nominees must be from the current program year and they must have already been inducted into the NAEHS by their local program by this deadline.

 2. State associations must select their state’s three NAEHS inductees and give their names and a 150-word biography to the MPAEA Awards Committee Chair by March 14, 2012.  E-mail them as Word attachments to Lily Beth Brazones at Lilybeth.Brazones@mail.riosalado.edu.  Include the nominee’s mailing address.

 This will be the eleventh year of the MPAEA NAEHS Project.  We need everyone’s participation to help this project grow so that we can achieve our ultimate goal of having all eight MPAEA states involved every year. 

Come on everyone, jump on board. It is not hard to do and it is a wonderful way to celebrate the achievements of some of those wonderful adult students that all of you have. If you have questions, please contact me at blair.liddicoat@riosalado.edu, or call me at 480-517-8108. I’d be happy to guide you through the process. 


—
Lou Workman
1436 East 200 South
Hyde Park, UT 84318
435-563-5089

 

Only 10 more days to send in your proposal to present at the MPAEA 2012 Career Pathways conference in Helena, MT! We have fun events planned, great speakers lined up, and an opportunity to meet new friends and renew acquaintances with adult educators from around the region. Don’t delay – visit mpaea.org and send in your application!

ILLA Board Members

Hello board members!

I’d like to have a rough idea of what articles and updates to include in our upcoming newsletter. Here is what I am looking for. Volunteers will be very much appreciated (and perhaps rewarded at the meeting ;]).

 

1) President’s message (unfortunately only one person can do this)

 

2) A concise explanation of the new groups we are now available of as ILLA members (and what that means).

 

3) A “So, what do you do?” article similar to what Terry did last time.

 

4 – 6) Something exciting happening in education in your area. If you didn’t feel up to writing this, I could do it, if you give me the particulars. This could be:

 

     – A new way you are (or someone else is) integrating technology in a class

     – A student success story

     – A profile of an educator that has recently done something exceptional

     – A new community education class

     – Anything else you are currently excited about

 

 

Please take a few minutes and see if you can devote an hour or two to the newsletter. If there is something you want to do, let us all know in a “reply all.” Again, I will bring a deliciously sweet reward to those who volunteer! Thanks in advance!

 

J. Clark

Be a part of Implementing Career Pathways! The MPAEA 2012 conference in Helena, MT needs your expertise. Share what you know and love with fellow educators by presenting at the conference. Go online today and fill out the proposal for presenters by clicking on the link below!

https://www.mpaea.org/?page=form

Each presenter is eligible for a small stipend if your proposal is accepted. If you have questions, contact Donna Bakke at dmbakke@bresnan.net for more information.