UFV was well represented at the Adult Basic Education Association of British Columbia’s annual conference April 30 and May 1 held in Harrison Hot Springs. This year’s theme was The Kaleidoscope of Learning: Our Shifting Perspectives.
Presenting were:
Beverly Jones Redekop – UUP faculty – “I lost it! Tips for Helping Students Master File Management in ABE computer classes” & “Best Texts: Powerful Stories and Poems for ABE English”
Kathryn Garcia – School of Social Work staff – “Meet It’s A Juggle: A Free-to-Use Resource Supporting Education, Workplace, & Life Readiness”
Leonne Beebe – UUP faculty – “Researching Your Practice: Guided Reflective Writing with Fundamental Math Students” & “From Arithmetic to Algebra: Bridging the Gap between the Known and the Unknown.”
Michelle Vandepol – UUP staff – “The Query Letter: How to Leverage Your Expertise to Secure Publication in Consumer Magazines”
Raymonde Tickner – ESL faculty – “Transformative Learning Through Restorative Justice”
Viviana Chorean – UUP tutor – “The Other Half of Your Classroom: Tapping the Power of Introverts”
Raymonde Tickner – ESL faculty – “Transformative Learning Through Restorative Justice”
On the conference planning committee were Allison Kilgannon — chair (UUP faculty) , Leonne Beebe and Michelle Vandepol.
For more information about the Adult Basic Education Association of British Columbia visit their website at
For more information, contact Michelle Vandepol at michelle.vandepol@ufv.ca
05/22/2015