Join hundreds of adult and family literacy practitioners, volunteers and adultlearners this May to network, develop new skills and share promising practices during the 28th Annual Florida Literacy Conference. This premier literacy event offers a wide range of sessions presented by local, state and national educators. Sessions are designed to energize you with new ideas and hands-on strategies that you can put to work for your program and students. Sessions promise to be interactive and are sure to helpexpand your knowledge on avariety of topics related to adult basic education, literacy, ESOL and family literacy.
Opening Keynote Speaker Mawi Asgedom Mawi Asgedom has written eight books that are used in thousands of classrooms across America, and spoken to over 1,000,000 students and educators in more than forty states. A nationally recognized educator, Mawi has trained leaders at The Harvard School of Education and numerous international conferences.
Many media outlets have featured Mawi including:
The Oprah Winfrey Show, “One of the Twenty Best Moments of Oprah’s Career”
ESSENCE, “One of the 40 Most Inspiring African-Americans"
Chicago Tribune, NPR, Boston Globe, Seattle Times, Harvard Magazine, Ebony Magazine
Conference tote bag, program and resource materials
Conference Tracks:
Adult Learner
Corrections Literacy
ESOL
Family Literacy
Health Literacy
Learning Disabilities
Library Literacy
Program Management
Reading
Technology
Volunteers in Literacy
Workforce Education
ABE, GED, and Adult High School
Other Highlights Include:
Adult Learner Day
Florida Awards Banquet and Celebration
Our conference theme “Open Books Open Minds” pays tribute to the outstanding efforts of teachers, tutors, and administrators throughout Florida. Your work helps to change lives on a daily basis as adults and families become better readers and learn firsthand how books can open new worlds of opportunity.
A nationally recognized educator, Mawi has trained leaders at The Harvard School of Education and numerous international conferences.
