CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
Wednesday May 22nd President’s Welcome Opening Plenary 1:00 – 3:00 Jen Vanek Director of Digital Learning and Research World Education Awards Presentation Scholarship Program Update Thursday May 23rd Five one hour workshops between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM Friday May 24th Five one hour workshops between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM Saturday May 25th Three one hour workshops between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM Final Schedule Will Be Announced Soon Registration Information The registration fee of $50 provides access to the opening meeting and all workshops. Zoom links for each workshop will be sent via email. Individual registration will open soon. For Organizations That Would Like to Pay Via Purchase Order Please email njallmail@gmail.com with attendees names and email addresses In an effort to recognize outstanding contributions in the field, the organization is again asking for nominations from our network of professionals and participating organizations for the following: 1. Barry Semple Lifelong Learning Leadership Award This award is for an outstanding individual or group demonstrating responsibility, influence, courage, motivation, inspiration, direction, or guidance to make an outstanding contribution to lifelong learning through research, program design and development, publications, effective and innovative use of funds, service to the profession, etc. 2. Teacher of the Year Award This award is presented to an adult educator who has demonstrated professionalism and exemplary performance teaching adults in adult basic skills, ESOL, high school completion or developmental education classes. Nominations are due by March 31, 2024.
Awards will be presented in May at the NJALL conference. To read about the 2023 winners go to www.njall.org Three NJALL Awards were presented at the Annual Conference on May 24, 2023 recognizing outstanding contributions in the field.
Barbara Hathaway - Literacy NJ Teacher of the Year Award This award is presented to an adult educator who has demonstrated professionalism and exemplary performance teaching adults in basic skills. ESOL, high school completion or developmental education classes. Ghazala Nomani Barry Semple Lifelong Learning and Leadership Award This award is for an outstanding individual or group demonstrating responsibility, influence, courage, motivation, inspiration, direction, or guidance, and has made an outstanding contribution to lifelong learning through research, program design and development, publications, effective and innovative use of funds, service to the profession, etc. Judy Kesin Faherty NJALL President’s Award This award celebrates special contributions to adult learning and to the adult learners served. THE 2023 ANNUAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD ONLINE VIA ZOOM Full Program Schedule Wednesday, May 24th
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Welcome President’s Comments Plenary Address: Paul Jurmo Awards Scholarship Update Thursday, May 25th 10:00 – 11:00 An Update on Immigration Issues (Lauren Herman and Ariel Gold) 11:30 – 12:30 Learners as Leaders for Stronger Communities: Renewing Participatory Learning, Learner Leadership, and U.S. Adult Foundational Education (Paul Jurmo) 1:00 – 2:00 Data Literacy I (Sherry Ruff) 2:30 – 3:30 Data Literacy II (Bonnie Taylor) 4:00 – 5:00 Design and Implementation of HyFlex Models in Adult Foundational Education. (David Rosen) Friday, May 26th 10:00 – 11:00 Instructional Routines for Teaching Numeracy (Patricia Helmuth) 11:30 – 12:30 Reading Comprehension and Response: Digital Resources to Add to Your Toolbox (Tamar Samuel-Siegel) 1:00 – 2:00 Teaching Listening Skills (Carol Cochi) 2:30 – 3:30 Learning in Adulthood (Darnelle Richardson) 4:00 – 5:00 An Introduction to Graphic Novels (Erik Jacobson) Saturday, May 27th 10:00 – 11:00 Student Perspectives (Students) 11:30 – 12:30 Learner Writer Winners 1:00 – 2:00 Writing Projects That Matter (Erik Jacobson) We have invited past winners of the Adult Learner Writing Contest to create videos of themselves reading their work. We are pleased to make the first three available:
Rose Cheng (Poetry) Cleber de Oliveira dos Santos (Fiction and Non-Fiction) Andrea Serrano (Poetry) You can find their videos on NJALL's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@njallmail/featured We invite all past winners to contact us if they are interested in making their own video at: njallmail@gmail.com DEADLINE EXTENDED - MARCH 31st NJALL is holding its ninth annual adult learner writing contest. This year we will award cash prizes in five categories - fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry and photography. All of the winners and selected other submissions will be published in a free magazine that will be available from our website in the summer of 2023. Selected winners will be invited to read their work during the NJALL Conference in May 2023. Winners will receive printed copies of the magazine, award certificates and prize checks. Categories Fiction Non-fiction Memoir Poetry Photography Prizes 1st Place - $100 2nd Place - $50 3rd Place - $25 Guidelines * Eligibility: Adult learners in - adult literacy programs, adult high schools or HS equivilency programs, developmental education programs, English language classes and citizenship classes. If you have any questions about eligibility, please contact us at njallmail@gmail.com * Learners can submit one piece per category, except for poetry. Learners can submit up to five poems for consideration. Learners can send in submissions for multiple categories. * All submissions must be original and represent the work of the learner - not the work of their teacher or tutor. Teachers/tutors may help with spelling and grammar, but it should be limited in nature. We are using the honor system with regards to this. * English language learners can get help with translation, but the work should remain their own. Submitting Submissions need to be received by March 17, 2023 at njallmail@gmail.com The email should identify the category of the submission. Submissions should include the learner's name and contact information and the name of the program or school they attend. The submission should also include a two or three sentence self-description of the learner. If the learner wishes to remain anonymous or use a pen-name, this information should be provided when the work is submitted. By entering the contest, the learner agrees to have their piece published in the magazine if it is selected. All those submitting work will be notified of the decisions by April 14, 2023. You can download a copy of the call for submissions and guidelines here. Please send any questions to njallmail@gmail.com Acting as a Reviewer
If you are interested in serving as a reviewer, please send an email to njallmail@gmail.com We are particularly interested in having learners serve on the review committee. May 24 - 27, 2023 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN Conference Overview Wednesday May 24th President’s Welcome Opening Plenary 1:00 – 3:00 Awards Presentation Scholarship Program Update Thursday May 25th Five one-hour workshops between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM Friday May 26th Five one-hour workshops between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM Saturday May 27th Three one-hour workshops between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM Final Schedule Will Be Announced Soon Topics Will Include Student Perspectives on Their Programs Supporting Student Writing Listening and Speaking Exercises for ESOL Numeracy Digital Literacy Information Literacy IET Programs Assessment and Evaluation Immigration Policy Updates Connecting Students to Vital Resources (e.g., utility assistance) Registration Information The registration fee of $50 provides access to the opening meeting and all workshops. Zoom links for each workshop will be sent via email. Click Here to Register For Organizations That Would Like to Pay Via Purchase Order Please email njallmail@gmail.com with attendees names and email addresses Conference Website for Updates
This past May, NJALL President Linda Roma gave a unique award. She conferred the 2022 NJALL President's Award "in honor of the dedicated teaching and learning of all New Jersey instructors, tutors, students and administrators who persevered through a pandemic to make lifelong learning a reality for so many." In 2022 neither the Barry Semple Lifelong Learning Leadership Award nor the Teacher of the Year Award were given since the President's Award honored all those in New Jersey adult education. To read about the 2021 winners, go to www.njall.org.
New Jersey Association for Lifelong Learning
Annual Conference May 18th – 21st, 2022 (Online) Due to the continuing pandemic, NJALL’s Annual Conference for 2022 will take place fully online. We will begin with an opening plenary session on May 18th , to be followed by three days of individual sessions. Each day will include multiple workshops on a range of topics. Registration for the conference is $50.00 per person and will open soon. Conference Page: Schedule and Registration |
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