2026 Iowa Adult Education & Literacy Conference

2026 Iowa Adult Education & Literacy Conference

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7:00am CDT

Breakfast, Networking & Resource Exploration Attrium

8:00am CDT

Keynote - Remember Your Why: Reconnecting Purpose in Adult Education Ballroom

9:30am CDT

Igniting Collaboration: High-Impact Strategies for English Learners 114

Set It Up Right: Simplifying Employer Onboarding for Stronger ESL Outcomes 115

Executive Functioning Skills for Adult Learners 109

Trauma Stewardship 112

Professional Development and ILC: A Staff and Faculty Look at ConnectAble’s Professional Development Dashboard Ballroom

10:45am CDT

A Teacher’s Dozen: Activities to Engage Your Learners 114

Workplace English for ESOL Learners 109

The Importance of Building a Community in the Classroom: Relationships Matter 108

Civic Education for All: Capitalizing on the Civics Exam to Strengthen Civic Culture 115

Supporting ELL Students in HiSET Classes 112

Career Ready Pilot Discussion and Partnership Opportunities Ballroom Learning That Leads to Earning: Designing IET Programs for Local Workforce Needs 113

12:15pm CDT

Lunch / Closing Celebration & Door Prize Drawing Ballroom

1:45pm CDT

Instructional Strategies for Multi-Level Adult ELL Classes 113

Igniting Access: A Framework for AI Innovation in Adult Education 108

Quick-Win Lessons: Low Prep Strategies for Mixed Level Classrooms Ballroom From Canvas to Career: Turning Instruction into Opportunity for Adult Learners 109

Igniting Literacy Collaboration Across Content: Making Learning Stick 114

Human-Centered Innovation: Design Thinking for Program Directors Who Want to Solve Big Problems 112

Igniting Workforce Pathway Collaboration: Connecting Learning to Opportunity 115