[NLA] Discussion:Send a learner to national VALUE conference inFlorida.

[DJRosen@theworld.com]

NLA Colleagues,

Paul Jurmo asked if I could post this for him.

David J. Rosen
NLA List Moderator


Original Message:
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From: Paul Jurmo pjurmo at comcast.net
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2003 10:36:58 -0500


ONE WAY TO SUPPORT LEARNER LEADERSHIP

I urge all who recognize the important role that learners can play as
advocates in our field to consider helping  one or more learners to go to
VALUE's national Adult Learner Leadership Institute to be held in Tampa on
June 25, 26, and 27.  (Go to the VALUE Web site --
www.literacynet.org/value -- for more information.)

To give you an idea of the costs, here is an estimate of what it would take
to send one learner to the Institute from NYC: 

..........    Hotel for 3 nights =        $225.00 
..........     Conf fee (includes meals)=  175.00
.........     Airfare (LaG to Tampa)=      250.00
.........     Ground travel =               40.00
.........     Meals en route =              25.00
                                    TOTAL= $715.00

    Organizations might consider doing a fundraiser (organized by other
learners) or offer a matching grant (paying part of the cost and asking
another organization to pay the remainder).   This strategy has the
advantage of broadening local awareness about and investment in learner
leadership.
    Each organization can decide for itself which learner it would support.
In some cases, organizations already have an in-house adult learner group
(e.g., a student council) or an external learner group (e.g., a statewide
adult learner organization) which can choose its own representative.  In
other cases, an organization might invite nominations from the local
literacy community and set up a panel to review the nominations. 
    It is also important to consider how that learner would be supported
when he/she returns from the Institute.  This will ensure that the learner
is actually able to use what he/she learns at the Institute.
    If you want some guidance on how you might support an adult learner to
get training in leadership skills, contact the VALUE office at
610-876-7625. The VALUE Web site also has many examples of how adult
learners have gotten involved in leadership roles around the U.S. 

Paul Jurmo
    


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