2026 Iowa Adult Education & Literacy Conference

2026 Iowa Adult Education & Literacy Conference

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9:00am CDT

Breakfast, Networking & Resource Exploration Attrium

10:00am CDT

Welcome & Keynote - The Weight and the Wonder Ballroom

11:00am CDT

Applying Key Principles of Adult Learning for Effective ESL Instruction 113

Best Practices for Integrating Digital Literacy into Adult foundational Education Classes 112

Engaging the Tired Student 115

I Was Burnt Out, But Not Broken 109

Using CASAS STEPS, GOALS 2 and Other Tools to Inform Instruction and Support Learner Progress Ballroom Igniting Math Collaboration: Strategies that Move Students Forward 114

Collaboration Across the Workforce System 108

12:00pm CDT

Lunch, Awards & Recognition Ballroom

1:15pm CDT

Teaching Real Life Conversations to the Beginning Student: A Teaching Strategy Developed by Chris Westergaard of the Language House in Prague 108

Accelerated Learning Strategies for Busy Adult Learners 109

How to Keep Students Engaged with Hybrid Teaching 115

Using Learning Upgrade in Your ABE Program 112

Igniting Leadership Collaboration: Driving Impact in Adult Education Programs 114

Building Workforce Minds: From Attention Span to Application 113

Career Ready Platform Demonstration and Exploration Ballroom

3:00pm CDT

Academic Conversations in the Adult ELL Classroom 109

Building Sustainable Instructional Systems Across Programs 113

Igniting Your Adult Education Journey 114

Leading with Grace 108

Unlocking HiSET Success Through Data and Collaborative Pathways 112

Professional Development and ILC: A Director’s Look at ConnectAble’s Professional Development Dashboard Ballroom Stronger Together: Effective Co-Teaching Strategies for Integrated Education & Training (IET) Programs 115

4:00pm CDT

HiSET Reception Magee's Irish Pub