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 The Bay Section Winter Conference & Excellence Awards is being held on Saturday, March 10, 2012. This annual event will be hosted by the Bay Section at Berkeley
Adult School from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Another highlight of the conference will be honoring recipients for Excellence in Adult Education in the categories of Excellence in Teaching, Excellence in Support Services, Lifetime Membership, and CCAE Retiree Recognition.
The theme of the conference this year is "Linking Adults to Opportunities". The strands for the workshop listed below create the acronym "TEACH". Please consider submitting a proposal to teach a workshop session.
| Transitions—Creating links between Adult Education programs (example ESL > ABE > ASE > CTE) |
| E-learning—Adult Education best practices in technology |
| Award-winning programs and curriculum in Parent Education, AWD, OA, ESL, ASE, ABE, and CTE |
| Community partnerships, resources, and collaborative efforts with agencies and businesses |
| Hands-on/practical training and internships/externships |
| Saturday, March 10, 2012 |
| 7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. |
Exhibitor Set-Up |
| 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. |
• On-Site Registration
• Continental Breakfast sponsored by Boston Reed
• Visit Exhibitors/Vendors |
| 9:00 a.m.–9:50 a.m. |
• Opening Session—Legislative Advocacy Panel Discussion |
| 10:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m. |
• Workshop Session 1 |
| 11:00 a.m..–11:50 a.m. |
• Workshop Session 2 |
| 12:00 p.m.–12:50 p.m. |
• Box Lunch from The Bread Project
• Guest Speaker: CCAE State President, Chris Nelson
• CCAE Bay Section Excellence Awards
• Visit Exhibitors/Vendors |
| 1:00 p.m.–1:50 p.m. |
• Workshop Session 3 |
| 2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. |
• Door Prizes |
Creating a Workplace Readiness Class for Adult ESL and ABE
Julie Feferman, Perez Instructor and Career Technical Education Advisor
Hayward Adult School
jfefermanperez@has.edu
As the focus for both ESL and ABE (Adult Basic Education) shifts towards Workforce Development, new courses and curriculum are needed. Across the board, Adult Ed Programs will be asked to demonstrate how they are implementing transition to workplace, vocational training or higher education. Workplace ESL or ABE courses can successfully address multiple objectives: They can demystify workplace norms and procedures, instruct employability skills, and continue to build reading, writing, speaking and numeracy skills. Concepts, vocabulary, and skills can all be integrated into a focused curriculum. While a shift away from life-skills and/or language mechanics (traditional ESL and ABE approach) may meet resistance, the relevance of workplace-contextualized instruction should be welcomed by students. Pilot projects in a number of Adult Schools are tackling this challenge.
• Click here for a complete list of workshops
In an effort to be green, the preferred method of registering for the Bay Section Winter Conference & Excellence Awards is online. Registration fee includes morning refreshments, all workshops, exhibitors, awards ceremony celebrating your colleagues, and lunch.
Early Bird Registration (Before or on February 29, 2012)
• $50 CCAE Current Member • $60 Non CCAE Member
Registration (After February 29, 2012)
• $70 CCAE Current Member • $75 Non CCAE Member
Workshop Presenter Discount
• $25 CCAE Member (Maximum of 2 discounted registrations per workshop)
Guest Attending Awards Luncheon Only
• $15 per guest
To register for the Bay Section Winter Conference & Excellence Awards by PayPal or credit card, click on the "Register by PayPal or Credit Card" button below.
Online conference registration cut off date is March 7, 2012.
To register for the Bay Section Winter Conference & Excellence Awards by check or purchase order, click on the "Register by Check or Purchase Order" button below to fill out the online conference registration form. After you fill out the conference registration form, you will be redirected back to this page. Please make your checks payable to "CCAE" and mail your conference registration check or purchase order to:
Susie Stanley
Mt. Diablo Adult Education
One Santa Barbara Road, Ste. #210
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
stanleys@mdusd.k12.ca.us
(925) 682-8000, Ext. 3916
Online conference registration cut off date is March 7, 2012.
The Call for Presenters in now closed. If you have any questions about the workshops please contact:
Bob Harper, Vice President
Campbell Adult and Community Education
1224 Del Mar Avenue,
San Jose, CA 95128
408.626.3402, bharper@cuhsd.org
You can support the Bay Section Conference & Excellence Awards as a sponsor and/or an exhibitor. The theme of the conference is "Linking Adults to Opportunities." The conference will be held at Berkeley Adult School, 1701 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, California.
The cost to participate is:
• $200 for one table, recognition in conference guide, and one lunch
• $300 for two tables, recognition in conference guide, and two lunches
• Additional lunches may be purchased for $15.00 each
• $40 for exhibitor workshop presentation. The fee is waived for current CCAE institutional members. Please submit your workshop presentation proposal by filling out the online Call for Presenters form. If the presentation will not be possible, due to space or time constraints, this fee will be refunded.
Reserve your space by clicking the appropriate button below. The deadline for exhibitor and vendor registration is February 29, 2012.
If you have any questions please contact:
Debbie Norgaard
President
Liberty UHSD Adult Education
929 Second St., Brentwood, CA 94513
925-634-2565, Ext. 1073
norgaard@libertyuhsd.k12.ca.us
We truly appreciate your support. We look forward to seeing you at the conference.
 Hello CCAE Members and Friends,
It is my pleasure to be your CCAE Bay Section President. I have worked in Adult Education for over 20 years in many capacities from classified, credentialed teacher, and presently administration. Adult Education is truly a rewarding profession. We all know it has been a roller coaster ride the last couple of years and the future looks equally challenging. Even though we are in an uncertain state, it is refreshing to see support and enthusiasm from all of our members. Last year Bay Section had 476 members. Please renew your CCAE membership or join now to keep our membership strong. We hope to reach out and get everyone involved that have not in the past.
Bay Section co-sponsored the National Conference, with COBAE, last April, which was very successful. There were over 1,300 attendees. Bay Section earned over $12,000.00. A big “Thank You” goes out to all of you for your time and hard work that made this conference such a great success.
Please check out the newly revamped CCAE State website. You can now sign-up to become a CCAE member online. All the sections have a link on the website. Please check it out www.ccaestate.org.
 Please read about all the great activities/events that will be coming your way soon, including the annual Bay Section Winter Conference and Excellence Awards on March 10, 2012 at Berkeley Adult Education.
• CCAE Bay Section Newsletter (PDF)
February 4, 2012
Chapters
One of our goals this year was to revive/rebuild participation amongst chapters. We have accomplished that goal. I am very happy to announce that Alameda and Mid-Peninsula have full functioning boards again as of January 1, 2012. We are also adding a new Chapter. Fairfield and Vallejo Adult Schools have asked to join the Bay Section due to their close proximity to our Section. They have followed the proper procedure and are working on recruiting board members and establishing a bank account.
Our Bay Section Chapter Presidents are as follows:
• Ana Solomon—Alameda Chapter
• Susie Stanley—Contra Costa Chapter
• Janine Sahm—Mid-Peninsula
• Shawna Tronconi—North Coast Chapter
Budget
Since our last report, we now have a balance of over $26,400.00 in our checking account. Due to our balance, we gave each chapter a total of $500.00—$250.00 from rebate money and $250 for scholarships for the Bay Section Winter Conference and Excellence Awards. The Board also voted to give our new Chapter $500.00 in seed money once their board is formed and a bank account is established.
Bay Section Winter Conference and Excellence Awards
The Bay Section Winter Conference and Excellence Awards will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Berkeley Adult School. Our theme is "Linking Adults to Opportunities" which is in alignment to the California Adult Education Strategic Plan.
Workshop Strands
| Transitions—Creating links between Adult Education programs (example ESL > ABE > ASE > CTE) |
| E-learning—Adult Education best practices in technology |
| Award-winning programs and curriculum in Parent Education, AWD, OA, ESL, ASE, ABE, and CTE |
| Community partnerships, resources, and collaborative efforts with agencies and businesses |
| Hands-on/practical training and internships/externships |
Shawna Tronconi is the Bay Section Winter Conference and Excellence Awards Chair and Alma Cipriani is our chair for the excellence awards segment. We have invited members form our neighboring Northern Section to join us.
Membership
We are still actively recruiting new members. Bob Harper will work with Sharon Bonney to adjust the current membership flyer. Our membership goal for this year is 325.
Communication
Our newsletter was successfully sent out in December 2011. We received very positive feedback and 30 additional memberships were counted after the newsletter was sent out. We continue to update and make positive changes to our website for ease of access to information.
October 15, 2011
• President—Debbie Norgaard, Liberty Adult Education
• President Elect—Shawna Tronconi, Napa Valley Adult Education
• Vice President—Bob Harper, Campbell Adult and Community Education
• Past Co-Presidents—Christine Berdiansky and Becky Pestarino, Santa Clara Adult
• Secretary—Kathy Farwell, Martinez Adult Education
• Treasurer—Rob Lawrence, Martinez Adult Education
• Legislative Chair—Vittoria Abbate-Maghsoudi, Mt. Diablo Adult Education (Alternate: Burr Guthrie, Berkeley Adult Education)
• Section Awards Chair—Alma Cipriani, San Lorenzo Adult School
• State Awards Chair—Vacancy
• Vacancy—Alameda Chapter
• Susie Stanley—Contra Costa Chapter
• Vacancy—Mid Peninsula Chapter
• Shawna Tronconi—North Coast Chapter
We have three vacant positions. We have been trying really hard to fill the positions. Many Bay Section members are unable to make a commitment due to the uncertainties of the state budget. Many members that normally would take on a leadership roll have moved out of Adult Education and into other positions within their districts.
We have merged the Costanoan and the Northern Alameda Chapters. We have named the chapter “Alameda”. We thought we could build one strong chapter by merging the two but the key players cannot commit due to their current job positions.
Since our last report, we have a balance of over $25,000.00 in our checking account. Due to our balance, we can continue to offer rebates and mini grants to our chapters. We voted to give each chapter $250.00 from the rebate money. We expect to negative spend by $4225.00 based upon the approved 2011–2012 budget. This figure could change based upon the conference fee which is still to be determined.
Berkeley Adult School has kindly agreed to host our Winter Conference. This is a great central location for our section. The conference and awards ceremony will be held on Saturday. March 10, 2012. Shawna Tronconi is the Winter Conference Chair and Alma Cipriani will chair the awards segment. Our theme for the conference is “Linking Adults to Opportunities.” Please save the date and join us.
Bob Harper is heading up our membership drive. He will survey schools in the Bay Section to determine how many are still operating and how many teachers and administrators are left. This effort is in collaboration with CCEAA, Montebello USD, CCAE Southern Section and CSCAE. We need to identify CCAE leads in each school.
We are currently working on our annual newsletter that we will e-blast in November. The newsletter will primarily promote our Winter conference and encourage lapsed members to join and have updated information regarding health care and disability Insurance. We are in the process of updating our website with our current events.
Congratulations on AB 189!
 Dawn Luyendyk attended Stockton (Delta)
College, Sacramento City College and Napa
Valley College. She holds a full-time Clear
Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential for Older Adults. She has attended numerous trainings in Geriatrics, Alzheimer Awareness, Teaching Strategies and
Methodologies for serving the older adult population.
Dawn was a fitness teacher in the Older Adults Department at Napa Valley
Adult Education (NVAE) from 1992- 2010, when she retired. From 1995–2010, she also served as lead teacher for that department. Her responsibilities
included teacher training, mentoring, scheduling of classes, accountability, materials coordination, and collaboration with 20–30 retirement centers such as the
Napa City Senior Activity Center and the California Veterans Home. She provided a wide array of challenging, appropriate and excellently-delivered courses.
She monitored teachers and provided professional development where needed.
 As a lifetime educator, Margaret Scott began her
career in adult education in 1986 when she was
hired to teach mathematics in the Mt. Diablo Adult Education’s High School and
Basic Education Programs. Having a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics with a Secondary Education Certificate, she was well prepared for this assignment, yet Margaret continued her education to obtain an Adult Education
Credential.
Committed to the concepts of professional development and peer support, Margaret joined CCAE shortly after and has been a member for over 24 years. A
gifted teacher with energy, optimism, creativity and deep respect for teachers
and learners, Margaret was selected to be Program Coordinator for the Adult
Basic Education/Adult Secondary Education (ASE/ABE) Department in 1996.
Her leadership skills and dedication to set high standards for all students, while
assuring multiple teaching strategies and support for learners, resulted in new
practices under which the ASE/ABE program flourished. During this time she
encouraged her teaching staff to take advantage of local, Bay Section and State
CCAE professional development opportunities.
Margaret continued her own education by obtaining her Administrative Credential and became a Vice Principal at Mt. Diablo Adult Education in 2005. In addition to administering the ASE/ABE/GED programs, she also supervised the Career Technical Education Program and the Lifelong Education Programs. Her
vision and commitment to lifelong learning were key components that helped
her guide all these program areas to focus on student outcomes.
 After earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from San Francisco
State University, Susanne Wong began her
career as an elementary school teacher.
Later, Susanne returned to school to earn a
Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership
from California State University, Hayward.
When Susanne transitioned into adult education, she started out as a Parent
Education Instructor. She served as the Broadmoor Parent Cooperative Preschool Instructor and Director for many years. Later, she became the Career
Technical Education, Parent Education and Older Adult Program Coordinator.
Susanne served as the Vice Principal and then the Principal of San Leandro
Adult School, positions she held for a total of over nineteen years.
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• Schedule
• Workshops
• Registration
• Call for Exhibitors/Vendors
• Map to Conference
• ASAP/Administrative Software Applications
• Cambridge University Press
• Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (CASAS)
• Ed-Tex/New Reader Press
• EMC Publishing
• Labyrinth Learning
• McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
• Pearson ELT
• Steck-Vaughn/Houghton Mifflin-Harcourt
• Vincent B. Kates & Associates
• CCAE Bay Section Newsletter—Winter 2011
• February 4, 2012—CCAE Bay Section Report
• October 15, 2011—CCAE Bay Section Report
March 10, 2012
Bay Section Winter Conference & Excellence Awards
"Linking Adults to Opportunities"
Berkeley Adult Education
1701 San Pablo Ave.
Berkeley, California
8:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Debbie Norgaard
President
Liberty Adult Education
925.634.2565, Ext. 1073
norgaard@libertyuhsd.k12.ca.us
Shawna Tronconi
President Elect
Napa Valley Adult Education
707.253.3594
stronconi@nvusd.k12.ca.us
Bob Harper
Vice President
Campbell Adult and Community Education
408.626.3402
bharper@cuhsd.org
Christine Berdiansky
Becky Pestarino
Past Co-Presidents
Santa Clara Adult
408.423.3500
cberdiansky@scusd.net
bpestarino@scusd.net
Kathy Farwell
Secretary
Martinez Adult Education
925.228.3276
kfarwell@martinez.k12.ca.us
Rob Lawrence
Treasurer
Martinez Adult Education
925.228.3276, Ext. 218
rlawrence@martinez.k12.ca.us
Vittoria Abbate-Maghsoudi
Legislative Chair
Mt. Diablo Adult Education
925.685.7340
abbategv@mdusd.k12.ca.us
Burr Guthrie
Legislative Chair–Alternate
Berkeley Adult School
510.644.6130
burrguthrie@berkeley.net
Alma Cipriani
Section Awards Chair
San Lorenzo Adult School
510.317.4208
stonea@comcast.net
Click the following links to download the Bay Section Award Forms. Please send the completed forms to the Bay Section Awards Chair, Alma Cipriani, by February 3, 2012.
• Excellence in Teaching (Word)
• Excellence in Support Services (Word)
• CCAE Retirement Recognition (Word)
Alma Cipriani
Section Awards Chair
San Lorenzo Adult School
510.317.4208
stonea@comcast.net
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Alameda Chapter
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Mid-Peninsula Chapter
North Coast Chapter
Address:
PO Box 978
Los Alamitos, CA 90720-0978
Phone: 888-542-2231
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