Provincial Conferences

Adult Basic Education Association of BC

The 2007 annual conference of The Adult Basic Education Association of B.C. (ABEABC) will be held May 9-12, 2007 at the University College of the Fraser Valley in Chilliwack.

Conference Theme: Opening Pathways
This year’s focus is on the entry needs of colleges, universities and workplaces, and the availability of different types of testing and qualifications. Prior learning and credential evaluation topics will be included, as well as instruction for the essential skills needed and types of courses available for progress through from ESL and adult literacy to graduation.

Literacy BC Executive Director Cynthia Whitaker will deliver a keynote speech on “Having your cake…and eating it too: value for money AND value for learners”.

For ABEABC details, see www.abeabc.ca or contact Yvonne Chard ychard@deltasd.bc.ca

Violence and Learning: Research to Practice

-- An electronic conference on The Hub, April 29 to May 26, 2007 Facilitator: Kate Nonesuch
Pre-conference: April 25 to 28, 2007
Conference: April 29 to May 26, 2007

Are you interested in the relationship between violence and learning? Are you interested in making change in literacy programs to deal with violence and learning? Are you interested in research in practice (practitioner research)? If so, this on-line conference is for you. The conference will run from April 29 to May 26; feel free to participate in the discussion, or just read what other people have to say. Your hosts are practitioner-researchers Jenny Horsman, Evelyn Battell, Nadine Sookermany, Heather Ward and Kate Nonesuch.

To register: www.literacy.bc.ca/conference_home