On April 29, 2017, the NYC Consortium for Adult Basic Education will be celebrating its 38th year. This year's theme is Paving the Way to a Brilliant Future: Skills and Techniques.
In 1979, a group of educators met to address the special needs of the adult education community in New York City. Some of our founding members were: Alice Osman and Bonne August (CUNY), Myra Baum, Joan Miller and Fiona Armstrong (NYC DOE). The first conference was held at Fordham University at Lincoln Center in 1980. Over the years, the Consortium's Planning Committee has included members from the NYS Education Department (Lois Matheson, Garrett Murphy), the Bank Street School of Education (Virginia Kwarta), the Brooklyn, Queens, and New York Library Systems, the Community Development Community (Fatiha Makloufi, Mae Dick, Hannah Letterman), CUNY Office of Academic Affairs (George Bock, Hazel King, Linda Brown) the IGLWU. District 65 UAWI the Consortium for Worker Education (Toby Emmer), the YMCA Literacy Partners (Mary Lee Raymond Diamond, Sally Ashley), NYC DOE/OACE (Hannah Letterman, Robin Asserson, Betty Gottfried, Jean Pilger, Judy Moses), Office of Educational Services/NJ Dept. of Corrections, Riverside Adult Language Center, Union Settlement Association (Maria Quiroga), and Project Renewal. From its inception, the Literacy Assistance Center has been closely associated with the ABE Conference. Jacqueline Cook, Dan Rabideau, Karen Griswald, Fran Richetti-Joyce, Beth Godley, Ira Yankwitt, Alecia D'Angelo, Mariann Fedele, Elyse Rudolph and Lisa Van Brackle have all played an integral role in the conference.
The ABE Conference has always been a conference with a social conscience, a strong concern for the working conditions of the ABE practitioner, and the welfare of the students. Students have been involved in the planning of the conference whether presenting with their teachers or as part of a student committee. Led by Betty Gottfried, Mae Dick and others, the United Literacy Workers was formed to represent educators without a voice. The ABE Conference continues to provide often-isolated educators with opportunities to meet each other, to network and to discover that they are part of a vigorous and dedicated profession.
The 2017 ABE Conference Planning Committee includes members from the NYC Dept. of Education, Office of Adult & Continuing Education, City University of New York, New York Public Library, Consortium of Worker Education, and the son of the former Chair of the New York City Basic Educational Conference.
The New York City Consortium for Adult Basic Education Corporation is a non-profit association comprised of practicing educators, professors, administrators, trainers, counselors and volunteers. Consortium members meet twice a month on a year-round basis to set up professional development workshops in the field of education. The focus teach educationally disadvantaged teens and adults. The organization's goal is to provide a forum for adult education to share research and new developments in ESOL, HSE, BE and Family Literacy programs in New York City. Workshop presenters and guest speakers share their research, new developments, skills, and best practices in the field of adult education on an on-going basis. Participants take part in staff development opportunities by attending the workshops and listening to the guest lecturers offered at the conference. We urge New York City educators in literacy community programs throughout the city to join our planning committee for the 2017 NYC Adult Basic Education Conference.
In 1979, a group of educators met to address the special needs of the adult education community in New York City. Some of our founding members were: Alice Osman and Bonne August (CUNY), Myra Baum, Joan Miller and Fiona Armstrong (NYC DOE). The first conference was held at Fordham University at Lincoln Center in 1980. Over the years, the Consortium's Planning Committee has included members from the NYS Education Department (Lois Matheson, Garrett Murphy), the Bank Street School of Education (Virginia Kwarta), the Brooklyn, Queens, and New York Library Systems, the Community Development Community (Fatiha Makloufi, Mae Dick, Hannah Letterman), CUNY Office of Academic Affairs (George Bock, Hazel King, Linda Brown) the IGLWU. District 65 UAWI the Consortium for Worker Education (Toby Emmer), the YMCA Literacy Partners (Mary Lee Raymond Diamond, Sally Ashley), NYC DOE/OACE (Hannah Letterman, Robin Asserson, Betty Gottfried, Jean Pilger, Judy Moses), Office of Educational Services/NJ Dept. of Corrections, Riverside Adult Language Center, Union Settlement Association (Maria Quiroga), and Project Renewal. From its inception, the Literacy Assistance Center has been closely associated with the ABE Conference. Jacqueline Cook, Dan Rabideau, Karen Griswald, Fran Richetti-Joyce, Beth Godley, Ira Yankwitt, Alecia D'Angelo, Mariann Fedele, Elyse Rudolph and Lisa Van Brackle have all played an integral role in the conference.
The ABE Conference has always been a conference with a social conscience, a strong concern for the working conditions of the ABE practitioner, and the welfare of the students. Students have been involved in the planning of the conference whether presenting with their teachers or as part of a student committee. Led by Betty Gottfried, Mae Dick and others, the United Literacy Workers was formed to represent educators without a voice. The ABE Conference continues to provide often-isolated educators with opportunities to meet each other, to network and to discover that they are part of a vigorous and dedicated profession.
The 2017 ABE Conference Planning Committee includes members from the NYC Dept. of Education, Office of Adult & Continuing Education, City University of New York, New York Public Library, Consortium of Worker Education, and the son of the former Chair of the New York City Basic Educational Conference.
The New York City Consortium for Adult Basic Education Corporation is a non-profit association comprised of practicing educators, professors, administrators, trainers, counselors and volunteers. Consortium members meet twice a month on a year-round basis to set up professional development workshops in the field of education. The focus teach educationally disadvantaged teens and adults. The organization's goal is to provide a forum for adult education to share research and new developments in ESOL, HSE, BE and Family Literacy programs in New York City. Workshop presenters and guest speakers share their research, new developments, skills, and best practices in the field of adult education on an on-going basis. Participants take part in staff development opportunities by attending the workshops and listening to the guest lecturers offered at the conference. We urge New York City educators in literacy community programs throughout the city to join our planning committee for the 2017 NYC Adult Basic Education Conference.