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The 2009 MAACE Annual ConferencePartner for Progress: Meeting New Demands and Moving Forward The 33rd Annual Professional Development Conference for the Michigan Association of Adult and Continuing Education (MAACE) will be held March 19-20, 2009 at the James B. Henry Center in Lansing, Michigan. An Invitation On behalf of the MAACE Board of Directors I invite you to attend our 33rd Annual professional development conference! The 2009 Conference will be held at the James Henry Center in Lansing (near MSU campus) on the evening of March 19 and during the day on March 20th. Check out the details on our website (www.maace.org)! The purpose of the conference is to bring together those of us who work with and meet the challenges and opportunities of educating adults. The conference will focus on partnership as a way to expand our reach as well as our resources. It is an opportunity to reflect on adult education and to share information, ideas and experiences. Conference participants represent diverse educational sectors and programs including school districts, public and private colleges and universities, intermediate school districts, community colleges, correctional facilities, health and social service agencies, and business and industry. Participants provide quality and enriching adult and continuing education programs and quality research throughout the State of Michigan. The enthusiasm of lifelong learning practitioners and researchers remains strong, and the willingness to share new ideas and innovations continues to set MAACE apart from other professional associations. Please join us for the 33rd Annual MAACE Professional Development Conference! Register by January 15, 2008 so that you can take advantage of the $129 Early Bird Registration Rate! MAACE invites you to submit a proposal for the 2009 annual professional development conference. This is an invitation to join us in Lansing, MI to explore and share information on the importance of looking towards the future in adult education. The 2009 Call for Proposals is now available! Click here to view, print and submit the 2009 Call for Proposals. The 2009 Conference Registration Information is available. Click here to view and print the 2009 Conference Registration Information. We look forward to your continued support! Should you have any questions, please contact Karen Peacock at kpeacock1@emich.edu or Julie Brockway at brockma4@msu.edu. Check back for updates. The 2007 MAACE Annual ConferenceA Critical Piece of the Puzzle - Adult Education in Michigan's Future The 32nd Annual Professional Development Conference for the Michigan Association of Adult and Continuing Education (MAACE) was held November 15-16, 2007 at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort. Mark your calendars! The 2006 MAACE Annual ConferenceFocusing on the 3 R's: Resources, Revitalization, Results The 31st Annual Professional Development Conference for the Michigan Association of Adult and Continuing Education (MAACE) was held November 2-3, 2006 at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort. The 2005 MAACE Annual ConferenceMAACE: Celebrating Tradition, Valuing Innovation The 30th Annual Professional
Development Conference for the Michigan Association of Adult and Continuing
Education (MAACE) was held March 17-18,
2005 at the Wayne State University Oakland Center, located at 33737 West Twelve
Mile Road in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Just like the 2004 conference, it was a
real success! Over 100 practitioners and educators attended the conference. They brought with them a wealth of knowledge to share with one another. Participants were welcomed by Dianne Duthie, State Director of Adult Education from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth and learned about the status of adult education in Michigan and its relationship to economic growth. We also had two wonderful luncheon speakers. On Thursday, Dr. Curtis L. Ivery, Chancellor of Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD), addressed the group on issues affecting community colleges and how WCCCD has managed to increase enrollment while meeting those challenges. On Friday, the Honorable Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway addressed the group and discussed the relationship between a lack of education and crime. Participants were provided with evidence to support the importance of adult and continuing education in Michigan and beyond.
We continued our long-standing Research to Practice workshop which focused on using action research to improve practice in adult and continuing education. The Research to Practice was led by Michigan State University faculty Dr. Julie L. Brockman, Assistant Professor, Labor and Industrial Relations and Dr. John M. Dirkx, Professor, Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education. Participants learned how to design, implement, and assess the efficacy of action research projects.
We also held elections and welcome to
the Executive Board a new president Kelli Pugh from Wayne State University,
vice-president Julie Brockman from Michigan State University, and secretary
Ruthie Flowers from Wayne State University. We also invited additional members
to join the MAACE Board as Directors and
will be announcing their names shortly. These changes have continued to
strengthen the organization and I only expect great things to continue. The conference was a success and we look forward to seeing everyone as well as new members at the 2006 Conference.
The 2004 MAACE Annual Professional Development Conference Was a Success!MAACE Turns 50: Celebrate the Past/ Say YES! to the Future The 29th Annual Professional
Development Conference for the Michigan Association of Adult and Continuing
Education (MAACE) was held March 18-19,
2004 at the Wayne State The goal of the conference was to provide the highest quality professional development opportunities for adult and continuing educators. In preparing for the conference, the planners spent months reflecting on where we had been and where we saw ourselves heading as an association. The planners identified a number of current issues common to administrators, students, and educators. These included:
To meet these goals, the planning committee invited proposals from experts in the field of adult education. The sessions chosen for the conference addressed current issues while fitting in with the larger conference theme, MAACE turns 50: Celebrate the Past/Say YES! to the Future. The conference began with the keynote address of Dr. Daphne Ntiri, Associate Professor and Director, Adult and Lifelong Learning Research, Wayne State University, College of Urban, Labor, and Metropolitan Affairs who spoke about adult illiteracy. Specifically, she advocated the individual role that everyone can play in eradicating literacy. Click here to read her address. One of the major highlights was the networking and sharing that took place. To facilitate this, time was built into the program for educators to share, process, and reflect on their experiences.
Another highlight of this year's conference was our silent auction which allowed participants to bid on educational and other products. The 29th annual professional development was a success beyond our expectations in the number of attendees, quality of sessions, the number of fresh ideas offered and the value of networking among presenters and educators. Participants were provided with a great number of ideas that can be implemented at their own institutions.
2002 Conference Highlights Barbara Kaye Dursum Receives President’s Citation at the MAACE Annual Conference The association’s most distinguished and highest honor was bestowed upon Barbara K. Dursum, MAACE president, 1992-93, at the 2002 annual conference. The President’s Citation is awarded in recognition of exemplary contribution to adult and continuing education in Michigan. Barbara has 14 years of experience as a teacher at the secondary, adult and university levels. She was a consultant and director of adult and community education with the Wayne-Westland Community Schools for 12 years, and was also a staff development facilitator for the Michigan Department of Education. After 14 years as an adult education consultant, she retired from Oakland Schools in 1999. Actually, “retire” does not seem to be a word that Barbara identifies with. She continues to serve the Oakland Schools on a contract basis in the areas of adult, community and alternative education. Barbara’s professional contributions have been on the local, county and state levels. She has served on numerous committees and boards. “Listing her extensive career achievements does not do justice to the effect that she has had in her participation in the activities of MAACE and other organizations and in her interactions with students and fellow professionals,” said MAACE president Earl Newman, during the award ceremony. Currently Barbara lives in Royal Oak with her husband, David. She is justly proud of her three daughters and seven grandchildren.Clifford Oles—Rosa Mallett Memorial Award Recipient Clifford Oles knew through his adult life that he was missing something by not being able to read. It wasn’t until he started adult education classes that he realized the power the printed word would bring. In the fall of 1995 Cliff’s oldest daughter came home from school and needed help with her homework. She had trouble reading. Cliff tried to help her, but realized that as much as he wanted to help, he didn’t have the skills. He and his daughter cried together that day, and the next day he inquired about classes he might attend. It took all the courage he had to walk into the adult education building. He was frightened the first day of class, and sure that the other students would make fun of him. What he found, however, was that other adults had similar reading problems and were anxious to learn to read, too.Clifford is dyslexic. Reading and writing do not come easy for him, but he persevered. His love of learning is contagious. He has come to believe that dyslexia is not a disability, but a stone in the road to success. Clifford was nominated for the Rosa Mallett Memorial Award by Linda Lee, Director of Hesperia Community Education. Herb Auer Scholarships At the annual conference, scholarships were awarded to four graduate students. The recipients were selected because they are actively working, doing research and/or making a contribution in the field of adult and continuing education. Gary Teja is a doctoral candidate in Extension Education, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Education and Communication Systems at Michigan State University. For 25 years he has worked for the Christian Reformed Church and currently focuses on its leadership development, especially through the medium of distance education. Gary was nominated by S. Joseph Levine, professor at MSU. Marina Parrent, a student at Central Michigan University-Port Huron, will be an intern counseling adults at Rochester College. An adult learner, Marina lived in Russia until 1998. Since arriving in the USA, she has taught herself to read and write English and is a substitute teacher. She was nominated by Mary Lee Swickert, associate professor at CMU. Sharon Boyd, a graduate student in the Interdisciplinary Studies Program, Wayne State University, Sharon has overcome many obstacles—incarceration, drugs and abuse—and focuses on the war on drugs in her community. She was nominated by Daphne Ntiri, associate professor at WSU. Lloyd A. Conway is pursuing a Master of Public Administration degree at Western Michigan University. Employed by the Michigan Department of Career Development, he also teaches adult learners at Spring Arbor University. Lloyd was nominated by Gus H. Breymann, regional director and Lansing MPA advisor at WMU. |
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We
also added a Literacy Convergence which provided networking and learning
opportunities for participants in literacy. The convergence was led by Dr.
Daphne Ntiri, Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies at Wayne State
University and was highly attended. Participants were provided with a variety of
information on innovative and practical approaches to using literacy as a
strategy for success. We look forward to the literacy group developing more
workshops for the 2006 conference.
University Oakland Center, located at 33737 West Twelve
Mile Road in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The conference was a successful and
unique experience on many different levels.
Attendees were exposed to new,
innovative products, programs, and ideas. On day one, exhibitors of educational
materials displayed books, software, games, and other products. Some exhibitors
chose to provide in-depth coverage of their products in 50-minute sessions.