The Harris Literacy Center at Wayne State University and Reading Works have joined together to present PULSE on Friday, November 15th from 8 am – 3 pm. Network with other adult education and literacy practitioners to learn research-based best practices in the field of adult literacy with an emphasis on reading, writing, math application, data interpretation, technology, integrated education, and work readiness.
The keynote speaker will be JEFF DONOFRIO, the new Director of the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity for the State of Michigan. Breakout sessions include:
- Digital literacy
- Making Adult Education Relevant for Working People
- The Essential Credential: a Faster Route to HSD/HSE
- Engaging adult learners through storytelling
- The power of the arts in the adult education classroom
- ESL and diversity in the workplace
- Trauma-informed teaching
- Math strategies for everyone
