feb 09 conf

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plan to attend!( For more information go to

http://naasln.org/Regional_2009_conference.htm, email info@... or

call (888) 5-NAASLN)

NAASLN's Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

Access to the Workforce for Adult & Adolescent Learners with AD/HD and

Asperger's Syndrome

February 22-23, 2009

A two-day concentrated format that directly responds to calls for more of

what NAASLN does best-intimate, practical, hands-on conferences.

BonSecourConferenceCenter (BSCC)

1525 Marriotsville Road

Marriottsville, land21104

Conveniently located just 30 miles from Baltimore, this regional conference

will draw adult education practitioners, state directors of adult education,

transition specialists, community college faculty, workforce counselors,

disability advocates, and others from New York to Virginia.

Access to the Workforce for Adult and Adolescent Learners with AD/HD and

Asperger's Syndrome will feature three plenary sessions as well as

small-group discussions of how these breakthrough strategies apply to the

evolving economy; issues affecting the new workforce; transition to

postsecondary education and the workforce; advocacy issues and techniques;

and more.

Registration is limited to 70 overnight registrants and 80 day-only

registrants.

Full registration of $250 covers a day-and-a-half of sessions, one

overnight, all meals, 24-hour access to a hospitality suite, and free

parking. Full registration with no overnight accommodations is $190. The

day-only registration of $135 covers one day of sessions, two meals,

hospitality suite, and free parking.

Conference Schedule

Sunday, February 22

3 p.m. Conference Center Check-in

4 - 6 p.m. Cracker Barrel discussions covering latest research on Asperger's

Syndrome and AD/HD; Transition-Postsecondary and Employment; The New

1`Workforce-Highlights from the June 2008 Report of the National Commission

on Adult Literacy; Advocacy Training; Leadership Opportunities; and much

more

6 - 7 p.m. Dinner (included in registration)

7 - 9 p.m. Repeat Cracker Barrel discussions

Monday, February 23

8 - 9 a.m.

Registration for one-day only attendees

Breakfast (included in registration)

9 - 10:30 a.m.

Session I AD/HD and Entrepreneurism...A Curriculum that Works!

presented by , Ph.D., Learning Specialist Director and Founder

of the Center for Alternative Learning

10:30 - 12 noon

Session II Asperger's Syndrome, Part I: The Adult Education Class

presented by Bevan Gibson, M.S. Sp. Ed. Director, Southern Illinois

Professional Development Center

Lunch (included in registration)

1:30 - 3 p.m.

Session III Asperger's Syndrome, Part II: Transitioning from Secondary to

Postsecondary Education

presented by Arnott-, Ed.D., L.P.C., C.A.C. Director, Academic

Success Center, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

3:30 - 5 pm

Wrap-Up Access to the Workforce

For additional information, site description, accommodations, driving

directions, and to register online, visit NAASLN at

http://www.naasln.org/Regional_2009_conference.htm

National Association for Adults with Special Learning Needs

Email: info@... Toll-free: (888) 5-NAASLN Fax: 614-939-4150