ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Applicant must be a resident of NJ
  
• Have earned a NJ High School Diploma through a NJ Adult Education Program by preparing for a High School Equivalency exam, or by completing Adult HS requirements.
  
• Have been accepted to (or currently attending) an accredited post-secondary institution.

 
Scholarship applications are open to eligible adults, regardless of gender, race, color, religion, age, sexual orientation/identification or disabling condition.
 
For more information and details on eligibility, go to:  www.njall.org

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Applicant must be a resident of NJ
• Have earned a NJ High School Diploma through a NJ Adult Education Program by preparing for a High School Equivalency exam, or by completing Adult HS requirements.
• Have been accepted to (or currently attending) an accredited post-secondary institution.

 
Scholarship applications are open to eligible adults, regardless of gender, race, color, religion, age, sexual orientation/identification or disabling condition.
 
For more information and details on eligibility, go to:  www.njall.org

​We are also awarded five (5) one-time $500 Book Grants to the following applicants:

Julio Cesar B-S
Dominique C
Victoria N
Victoria R
Estefania R

​Barry Semple Lifelong Learning Leadership Award
Dr. Alisa Belzer    
​Rutgers University
Click HERE for more information
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.

May 22nd
3:00 – 4:30 
President’s Welcome
Awards
Scholarship Announcements
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Plenary
Approaching Digital Literacy Instruction with a Focus on Equity
Jan Vanek, Director of Digital Learning and Research, World Education

May 23rd
10:00 – 11:00 Instructional Practices to Support Equity in Digital Literacy Instruction (Jan Vanek)
11:30 - 12:30 Helping ESOL Students Identify Their Transferable Skills for Employment
(Cynthia Peters) 1:00 - 2:00 Instructional Routines for Numeracy Instruction (Eric Appleton, Dee Crescitelli, Sarah Lonberg-Lew)
2:30 - 3:30 Strategies for Recruiting Adult Learners: Lesson from Florida (Greg Smith)
4:00 - 5:00 New Jersey Adult Education Advocacy - Open Forum /Moderated Discussion

​May 24th
10:00 – 11:00 Vocabulary Development and Story Telling (Nora Devine)
11:30 – 12:30 Unleash Your Creativity By Writing Memoirs (Staff from the University of Orange)
1:00 – 2:00 An Update on Immigration Policy (Ariel Gould and Lauren Herman)
2:30 – 3:30 Adult Education at a Union Training Fund (Adam Nathanson)
4:00 – 5:00 Networking and Advocacy: Lessons From San Diego (Jose Cruz)
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May 25th
10:00 - 11:15 Adult Learner Writing Contest Winners Read Their Work
11:15 - 12:15 Getting Started With Writing Prompts (Erik Jacobson)

​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