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Southeast Regional Adult Literacy Symposium

Monday, April 19, 2021Friday, April 23, 2021

Sponsored by Wisconsin Literacy and Literacy Services of Wisconsin

During volunteer appreciation week, April 19-23, we will co-host our SE Regional Adult Literacy Symposium with Literacy Services of Wisconsin. Sessions are intended for volunteers, staff and instructors.
You could win a prize, too. We will raffle off online gift cards to attendees at the end of each session.

Schedule

April 19th
Making Math Fun for Low Level Learners
Amy Cops, Lakeshore Technical College
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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April 20th

Intersectionality
Paula Phillips, Sr. director, Race and Gender Equity
9:00 am - 10:00 am
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Secondary Trauma: What Is It and How Can We Overcome It?
James Topitzes, PhD LCSW, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
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Developing Effective Mentoring Relationships
Belle Ragins, Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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April 21st

Building Academic Level Gains – Using TABE Mastery and Scoreboost for TABE
Ann Beeson, New Readers Press
9:00 am - 10:00 am
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Looking Back & Moving Forward: Voting Rights & Literacy in America
Lena Scheibengraber, League of Women Voters Milwaukee County
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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April 22nd

Becoming a U.S. Citizen
María del Carmen Rodríguez, USCIS
9:00 am - 10:00 am
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Adapting ELL Strategies to Virtual Platforms
Anna Bierer, Wisconsin Literacy
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
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Directors' Round Table
This session designed specifically for directors and is not suited for a general audience.
Marsha Connet, Wisconsin Literacy
Holly McCoy, Literacy Services of Wisconsin
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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April 23rd

Health Literacy - Finding Reliable Health Info
Caitlyn Mowatt, Wisconsin Health Literacy
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
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