2025 Sessions
Here is a preliminary list of this year's conference sessions and presenters:
Transitioning Adult Learners to College and Career
Ariel Pechokas, Collier County Public Schools and Valerie Guillaume, Collier County Public School
Student Leaders for Student Retention
Ariel Pechokas, Collier County Public Schools and Valerie Guillaume, Collier County Public Schools
Shifting The Trajectory: Creating New Pathways to Success
Josue Raymond, Orange County Public Schools
English for Families
Lyndsay Amiro, Orange County Library System
Navigating Partnerships and Community Collaborations
Gina Solomon, Adult Literacy League
Strategic Implementation: Making the Florida Adult Education Curriculum Frameworks Work for You
Maia Brown, FL DOE
Financial Literacy for High Intermediate ESOL Students
Lucas Katz, Miami Dade College
Man and Machine: Using AI to Assist, not Replace
Johnny Hernandez, Brevard Adult & Community Education
Ready STEPS Let's Go!
Pamela Jo Wilson and Yves Saint-Hillien, SDPBC Adult and Community Education
Increasing Student Retention and Engagement
Brittney Napolitano and Tara Keily, Essential Education
Hack ESOL Teaching with AI, Anna Gandrabura
English For IT
Supporting the Adult ESOL Learner on their Academic Journey
Pamela Jo Wilson and Rona Barnett-Passard, SDPBC Adult & Community Education
From Self-Awareness to Self-Management in the Adult ESOL Classroom
Pamela Jo Wilson, SDPBC Adult Education
How to Educate our Students on Current Immigration Issues
Vania Aguilar, FSU Center for the Advancement of Human Rights and ACE of Leon County
Increase Engagement and Understanding with the 5-Ps of Reading Comprehension
Harold Gertner, Santa Fe College
EE Behind the Scenes: Get the Classroom Demonstration Youve Always Wanted
Brittney Napolitano and Tara Keily, Essential Education
IET in Corrections, Demeetris Beachum and Walker Hicke
Florida Department of Corrections
Your Fundraising Questions Answered
Marcus Haile, Literacy Alliance of Northeast Florida, Inc.
Florida Department of Education Update
Ashley Olevitch and Carol Bruner, Florida Department of Education
Breaking Generational Barriers: Family Literacy as a Pathway to Community Empowerment
Linmary Green and Mi, Green Consulting LLC
Maximizing Google in the Adult ESOL Classroom
Pamela Jo Wilson, SDPBC Adult Education
Reaching SLIFE Learners: Effective Tools & Techniques for the ESOL Classroom
Wendy Klatt, Ellii
Common English Mistakes Spanish Speakers Make (and how to fix them easily!)
Peyton Whittington, Adult Literacy League
Enhancing Academic Success: Integrating the AWL in ELL Instruction
Christine Briggs, Collier Adult Education
Universal Design for Adult Learning
Karyn Grace, Cambridge Public Schools & Lesley University
Rethinking Mandatory Literacy
Walker Hicken, Florida Department of Corrections
Supporting Correctional Literacy Initiatives Through Technology
Melvin Herring, Florida Department of Corrections
Adding Love to Your Lessons, Dawn Frascella and Marianne Heard
Palm Beach County Library System Adult Literacy Project
Innovative IET Programs in ESOL: Workforce Skills, Certification, and Success
Eray Aktas, Brevard Adult & Community Education
Unlock IPDAEs Resources and Future Innovations for 2025-26 Success!
Tamara Serrano and Nichole Pallan, IPDAE
Teaching with the ELL Student in Mind
Alith Casey, Lake County Schools
Preparing Students for a Changing Workforce
Rholine Rose, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Leadership and Innovation: From Theory to Practice
Mitch Rosin, Aztec Software
Enhance Your Students' Learning Experience with Ellii
Wendy Klatt, Ellii
It is a Brand New Day in Adult Education
Veronica Pavon-Baker, Literacy Collier
Prepare ABE Learners for Future Success in IET
Maribel Ojeda, ProLiteracy
Naturalization 2025
Don, Jarrell, USCIS
Taking the Fear Out of GEDฎ Test Preparation
Karen Welch, New Readers Press
Improving Accessibility and Creating Community with Volunteer ESOL Teachers
Karin Bates, Intercambio Uniting Communities
Sounds of Success: Boosting Adult ELL Confidence through Pronunciation
Karin Bates, Intercambio Uniting Communities
How to Retain Your Volunteer Instructors: Competence, Relatedness, and Autonomy
Maria Soto, DePorres P.L.A.C.E.
Respond to Cultural Differences: Use Emotional Intelligence to Reach E.A.C.H. Student Merri Beth Treadway, Florida Department of Corrections
Generative AI and Literacy Instruction: The Good, the Bad, and the Lovely
Talia Cotton, TRC Service Group, LLC
Ventures 6-Level ESOL Program and Student Success
James Goldstone, Cambridge University Press and Assessment
Growing from One Time Donor to Long Time Supporter
Joseph Cinney and Barbara Horton, Learn to Read of St. Johns County, Inc
Preparing Students for the GED RLA Extended Response
Diane Vaccari, GED Testing Service
GED Program Tools and Resources for Student Success
Diane Vaccari, GED Testing Service
When ซIปs See ซYouป: building the bridges between the cultures
Svitlana Sharkova, Santa Fe College and Anna Ageicheva, National University Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic"
Engaging Beyond the Lesson Plan: Strategies for Deeper Instruction
Christina Miller, Aztec Software
Applying Health Literature Grant to Healthy Living
Lorraine Matos and Lynette Serrano, Seminole State College of Florida
Leading with Financial Literacy
Dr. Shelletta Baker, Florida State College at Jackonville
Grant Writing Basics for Beginners
Laticia "Nikki" Boswell, Helping Hands Program of South County and Shannon Maitland Problem Solving Plus
Embracing families' lack of generational knowledge with Helping Hands
Laticia "Nikki" Boswell, Helping Hands Program of South County and Shannon Maitland Problem Solving Plus
Sessions are not in scheduling order. This list is subject to change as presentations are being finalized.
Click here to download a pdf list of the conference sessions.
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