As a response to COVID-19, the 2020 Florida Literacy Conference has gone online!
Welcome to the Florida Literacy Virtual Conference. This web portal will allow you access to all of the Conference sessions and activities. Please pre-register for all webinar sessions that you would like to attend using the “Register Now” button under each session description. You will then receive an email with sign-in instructions for each session.
We encourage you to participate in the discussion forums during the Conference, and to check out the virtual silent auction in support of FLC’s programs. We do hope that you’ll enjoy this event and will find the sessions useful to your good work as adult educators!
Opening General Session
Thursday, June 25, 2020
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Join us for the Conference opening to include welcoming remarks, a briefing on the newly released PIAAC state and county adult literacy data, and student authors reading their entries from this year’s Florida Adult Learner Essay Book.
Chancellor for Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Florida Department of Education
Branch Chief, International Activities Program
National Center for Education Statistics


Schedule
All times marked are in Eastern Standard Time.
Thursday, June 25
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
Connect and Collaborate: Strategies to Boost ESOL Enrollment and Retention
Presenters
Daisy Shah, Linda Fermo-Garcia
School District of Palm Beach County, Department of Adult and Community Education
Cultivating Instructor and Student Mental Wellness through the Practice of Self-Care
Presenter
Shainna Ali, PhD, LMHC, ACS, NCC
Integrated Counseling Solutions, LLC
1:30 – 2:45 PM
Publishing Student Writing: Using Authentic Writing to Motivate and Inspire
Presenter
Anne Meisenzahl
ACE of Leon County
Calling All Collaborators! — Finding and Sharing Free Learning Resources
Presenter
Jeff Goumas
CrowdED Learning
3:30 – 4:30 PM
Florida Department of Education Update
Presenters
Carol Bailey, Lisa Williams, Philip Anderson, Marcia Maxwell
Florida Department of Education
Friday, June 26
10:00 – 11:15 AM
Leveraging Google Sites in the Adult ESOL Classroom
Presenter
Pamela Jo Wilson
School District of Palm Beach County – Department of Adult and Community Education
Create a Self-Sustaining Model for the Recruitment and Retention of New Learners
Presenter
Cheryl Hernandez
Kenosha Literacy Council
12:00 – 1:15 PM
Weathering the Storm: Exploring Opportunity Occupations and COVID-19 Financial Assistance Resources
Presenters
Lesley Mace
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta- Jacksonville Branch
Heather Hepler Surrency
Florida Literacy Coalition
Teaching Computer Literacy to Adult Learners
Presenter
Cris LaFortune
Florida Department of Corrections
2:00 – 3:15 PM
Strategic Deconstruction of Text to Improve Comprehension of Struggling Readers
Presenter
Iris Strunc
Northwest Florida State College
News & Updates
Check the discussion forum for more news, updates, and discussion about conference programming.
Thanks to Our Sponsors
Special thanks to the 2020 Conference Planning Committee and the presenters who made this event possible!