Events

Registration Deadline: FRI. 11/8/24 

If you require ASL interpretation, please contact Gail Rutan at [email protected] by October 25, 2024

More information to follow!

This year’s presenters:

KEYNOTE: Brooke Istas, Ph.D.,  consultant, adult education mathematics subject matter expert, Cowley College Mathematics Faculty, and an adult education researcher. She is recognized internationally for her knowledge of adult mathematics and adult mathematical instruction. She has given several presentations at state, national, and international conferences on enhancing mathematical instruction, understanding higher-level mathematical content, teaching math at a distance, and contextualizing mathematics for engagement. She is always willing to share what she has learned with others.  She understands that adult education is enhanced through collaboration with other adult education programs. 

Brooke is also devoted to understanding adult learners’ perceptions of mathematics to identify moments of disconnect or frustration. Her research delves into pivotal moments when adult learners transition from positive to negative perceptions of math, aiming to alleviate anxiety and enhance learning experiences. She collects adults’ mathematical journeys through qualitative methods.

Additionally, Brooke is the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the LINCS (Literacy Information and Communication System), serving as the moderator for the Math and Numeracy Community of Practice. She is also a reviewer & trainer for the Math & Numeracy, Financial Literacy, and Science online resource collection. 

 Brooke is a fifth-generation rancher who resides on her family’s ranch in Kansas, where she carries on the tradition of operating a working ranch. She refers to land as her frontier and enjoys reading on the front porch. Her home is the birthplace of her grandmother. Living there makes her feel connected to all the generations before.

Amy Vickers teaches math and guides students to earn high school equivalency diplomas at Nicolet College, a technical college in northern Wisconsin. Previously she started with adult education and spent eight years teaching for Minneapolis Adult Education. Amy earned a M.Ed. in Adult Education from the University of MN and a M.A in Mathematics with an emphasis on Community College Teaching from University of Northern Iowa.

Sarah Lonberg-Lew has worked in the field of adult numeracy for over ten years, both as a classroom teacher and providing professional development for math and numeracy teachers. She is a consultant for the SABES (System of Adult Basic Education Support) Mathematics and Adult Numeracy Curriculum & Instruction PD Center at TERC where she develops and facilitates trainings and workshops and coaches numeracy teachers. She is the treasurer for the Adult Numeracy Network (ANN.)