AUGUST 2008
AUG 5
Chicago - Administering the BEST Literacy
and CELSA Tests workshop at Michael J. Bilandic
Building, N-505, $25. Contact the Adult Learning
Resource Center at 224-366-8600.
AUG 7
Arlington Heights - Learning Through Speaking:
Communicative ESL, $10. Contact the Adult Learning
Resource Center at 224-366-8600.
AUG 8
Chicago - Math Sum-IT: A Mini Conference
at James R. Thompson Center, Rooms 9-9031, 9-034,
$20. Contact the Adult Learning Resource Center
at 224-366-8600.
SEPTEMBER 2008
SEPT 4
Harrisburg - TABE Workshop, call 618-650-2254
or email pwellen@siue.edu
SEPT 5
Centralia - Evidence-based Comprehension
Instruction for Intermediate-level Students, call
618-650-2254 or email pwellen@siue.edu
SEP 5 or 6
Arlington Heights - New Volunteer
Tutor Training at Forest View Educational Center.
For registration, call Read to Learn at 847/718-7724
SEP 5 or 6
Arlington Heights - Returning Tutor Training
at Forest View Educational Center. For registration,
call Read to Learn at 847/718-7724.
SEPT 8 - International Literacy
Day
SEPT 12
Mt. Vernon - New(er) ABE/GED Teacher Orientation,
call 618-650-2254 or email pwellen@siue.edu
SEP 15
FINAL ENCUMBRANCE REPORT due from Secretary
of State literacy grantees. You may fax the report
to 217/785-6927. If you have questions, call 217/785-6921.
SEPT 18-19,
NOV 20-21,
JAN 29-30, &
APR 2-3 (Must attend all 8 days)
Mt. Vernon - Institute to Credential Resource
Specialists for Special Learning Needs, call 618-650-2254
or email pwellen@siue.edu
SEP 23-26
Chicago - Illinois Library Association Annual
Conference, www.ila.org
or call 312/644-1896
SEP 25-26
Chicago - 2008 National Refugee and Immigrant
Conference. For information, check www.thecenterweb.org/alrc/refugee.html
or call Lynn Osheff at 224/366-8632.
OCTOBER 2008
OCT 1-4
Little Rock, AK - ProLiteracy Worldwide Annual
Conference, www.proliteracy.org/conference
OCT 9 & 10
Bloomington - Central Illinois Adult Education
Service Center Fall Conference, www.cait.org/ciaesc/conference/index.jsp
OCT 16-17
Oak Brook - International Dyslexia Association
Illinois Branch Annual Fall Conference. For information,
www.interdys.org
or call 630-469-6900
OCT 19-21
Austin, TX - National Even Start Association
Annual Conference, www.evenstart.org/p_development/conference.shtml
OCT 29-
NOV 1
Seattle, WA - International Dyslexia Association
Annual Conference. For information, check www.interdys.org
NOVEMBER 2008
NOV 11-14
Denver, CO - American Association for Adult
and Continuing Education (AAACE) 2008 Conference,
www.aaace.org
NOV 12-15
Seattle, WA - National Adult Education Professional
Development Consortium National Training Institute,
www.naepdc.org
NOV 13 & 14 -
Fairview Heights - Southern Illinois Professional
Development Center Fall Conference, www.siue.edu/SIPDC
or call 618-650-2254
DECEMBER 2008
DEC 3-6
Florida - 58th Annual Meeting of the National
Reading Conference, www.nrconline.org
or call 414-908-4924, x450
DEC 5 & 6
Bloomingdale - Adult Education Fall Conference,
Northern Region, www.thecenterweb.org or call 224-366-8500,
ext. 8633.
JANUARY 2009
JAN 15-16, 2009
Chicago - Illinois Reading Recovery Conference,
http://www.illinoisreadingrecovery.org/
FEBRUARY 2009
FEB 2 (week of)
Virtual Read. Write. Act. National Conference hosted
by the Student Coalition for Action in Literacy
Education, www.readwriteact.org
Coalition
Meeting Information: