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Tuesday, April 3012:00 pm-5:00 pm Pre-Conference Registration Open1:30 pm-5:00 pm How and Why of Engaging Learners in Health Literacy1:30 pm-5:00 pm Taking the Mystique out of Learning Disabilities

Wednesday, May 18:00 am-5:30 pm Registration Open8:30 am-5:00 pm Exhibits Open9:30 am-11:00 am Opening General Session11:15 am-12:30 pm Concurrent Sessions12:30 pm-2:00 pm Lunch on Your Own and Time to Visit Exhibitors1:00 pm-2:00 pm Florida Literacy Coalition Annual Meeting2:15 pm-3:30 pm Concurrent Sessions3:30 pm-4:00 pm Extended Break / Time with Exhibitors4:00 pm-5:15 pm Concurrent Sessions6:30 pm-8:00 pm Opening Reception

Thursday, May 28:00 am-5:30 pm Registration Open8:00 am-9:00 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors8:00 am-3:30 pm Exhibits Open9:00 am-10:15 am Concurrent Sessions10:30 am-11:45 am Concurrent Sessions11:45 am-1:30 pm Lunch on Your Own and Time to Visit Exhibitors1:30 pm-2:45 pm Concurrent Sessions2:45 pm-3:15 pm Extended Break / Time with Exhibitors3:15 pm-4:30 pm Concurrent Sessions

Friday, May 3 8:00 am-1:30 pm Registration Open8:30 am-9:45 am Concurrent Sessions10:00 am-11:15 am Concurrent Sessions11:30 am-1:30 pm Closing General Session & Florida Literacy Awards Luncheon

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May 1 - 3, 2019

The Plaza Resort Daytona Beach, FL

Join hundreds of adult and family literacy practitioners, volunteers and adult learners this spring to network, develop new skills and share promising practices during the 35th Annual Florida Literacy Conference. This premier literacy event offers a wide range of sessions presented by local, state and national educators.

Sessions are designed to energize you with new ideas and hands-on strategies that you can put to work for your program and students. For more information, call the Florida Literacy Coalition at (407) 246-7110 or visit our website,www.floridaliteracy.org, for updates and registration information.

Conference Tracks• ABE, GED, and Adult High School • Adult Learner• Corrections Literacy• ESOL• Family Literacy• Financial Literacy• Health Literacy• Learning Disabilities• Library Literacy• Program Management• Reading• Technology• Volunteers in Literacy• Workforce Education / Career Pathways

Full Conference Registration Includes:

• Admission to general sessions• Your choice of sessions within

14 tracks• Opening reception• Continental breakfast on Thursday• Closing awards luncheon • Daily refreshments• Social and networking events• Admission to literacy product

exhibition• Conference tote bag, program

and resource materials

Keynote Speaker - Carrie Stack

Over 70 Concurrent Session Workshops Including:

Pre-Conference Day, Tuesday, April 30Pre-registration is required for all pre-conference events. For detailed descriptions and registration information, visit www.floridaliteracy.org.

How and Why of Engaging Learners in Health LiteracyHosted by Florida Literacy CoalitionCost: FreeTime: 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Taking the Mystique out of Learning Disabilities Hosted by Florida Literacy CoalitionCost: FreeTime: 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Adult Learner Day, Wednesday, May 1stAdult education, literacy and ESOL students are encouraged to attend the Conference as our guests for a full day of activities coordinated by a committee of adult learners. This free event will include lunch and session topics such as immigration, advocacy and career readiness.

For registration information go to www.floridaliteracy.org.

Don’t Miss the Florida Literacy Awards Luncheon, Friday, May 3rdThis promises to be an enjoyable and inspiring closing event for our Conference as we recognize the outstanding achievements of a literacy volunteer, an adult learner, a literacy practitioner, a program, and a business. The cost for this event is included in the registration fee.

Florida Literacy Conference Reviews“I learned so many new and useful things.

I cannot wait to begin implementing some of them right away.”

“All the sessions I attended were very interesting and provided me with materials to use with my program and gave me the incentive to research further.”

Hotel InformationThe Plaza Resort

600 N. Atlantic Ave.Daytona Beach, FL 32118

1-866-500-5630

Standard Guestroom - $122

Group rates are available 3 days prior and three days after

the event dates.

Book your room by April 27 to receive

our group rate.

Reservations can be made online via

Florida Literacy Coalition’swebsite

or call The Plaza at1-866-500-5630

Please indicate you are with the

Florida Literacy Conference.

Visit www.floridaliteracy.org for more information.

• Reaching The Most Difficult Students with Proven Classroom Management Strategies

• Creating Welcoming Classrooms for ELLs and Understanding Cultural Differences

• Reading Strategies in the Multi-level Classroom• TABE 11/12--Preparing Your Students for Success• GED Science Lessons: Using Your Lunch and a Handout• Introduction to Grant Writing• Teaching Grammar Using New FDOE Adult ESOL

Curriculum Frameworks• Expand Offerings and Increase Engagement by Integrating

Academic and Career Preparation• Effective Strategies in Marketing and Promoting Your

Adult Education Program• Improving Reading Comprehension through Strategies of

Annotating and Summarizing Text• Integrating Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) with

Academics

Register now for the 2019 Florida Literacy Conference and take advantage of early bird registration rates!

Register online using our secure form and pay

with your Visa or MasterCard.

Visit www.floridaliteracy.org for more information.

People who show up in the world to teach (our educators), and to learn (our students), need almost boundless energy (with lots of concrete skills/tools/strategies) for success! This interactive keynote will use humor and hands-on examples to highlight some of the most effective strategies to help

build “people skills” and emotional intelligence in the field of adult education.

Carrie Stack, M.Ed. is a Certified Life Coach, author, and speaker with 25+ years of experience providing people with skills and tools to make positive changes in their lives.

Earn Continuing Education CreditsConference attendance can help fulfill your in-service

professional development requirements.

Visit www.floridaliteracy.org for more information.

Opening General Session

Special Thanks to Our 2019 Conference Sponsors

Power of the Positive: Skills, Tools, and Strategies for Educators & Students