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The Beautiful Learning Gardens of

Developmental Education

NCADE Western Regional Conference

Friday, April 4, 2008

Central Piedmont Community College –Cato Campus

Charlotte, NC

Gardens today have moved beyond vegetable patches and flowerbeds to roof tops, atriums, and patios displaying the beauty of Nature’s best – the flowers. These gardens are filled with a variety of radiant and colorful flowers flourishing from the unconditional love and care of loyal gardeners.

In Developmental Education, our learning gardens are filled with a beautiful array of students cared for by devoted and nurturing caregivers. As instructors of the learning gardens, we prepare our students to blossom in class and in the changing world around them. We pay close attention to the growing conditions of each student creating learning environments designed to help them develop skills and strategies that will sustain their educational growth for now and for their lifetimes.

Please come to the 2008 Western Regional Conference and receive valuable “gardening tips” that will enable us to maintain the Beautiful Gardens of Developmental Education.

Friday, April 4, 2008

Schedule of Events

8:00am – 8:30am Registration

Continental Breakfast - Pearson Education

8:30am – 8:45am Welcome

8:45am – 9:30am Concurrent Session I

A) Helping Students Make the Connections

that Lead to College Success" Brenda Bilal,

English Instructor, CPCC

B) Irrigation of Learning: Desktop Teaching/The Emerging Brain Faye Childress, Math Instructor, CPCC

Laura Tucker, Math Instructor, CPCC

9:30am - 9:45 am Break

9:45 am – 10:15am Looking into the Garden: Catherine Felton,

A Sociological Perspective. Sociology Instructor, CPCC

10:15am – 11:00am Concurrent Session II

C) The Integration of Oral Communication Strategies

in Developmental Education Brenda Armentrout

Communications Discipline Chair, CPCC

D) Developmental Mathematics in Full Bloom. Tawanna Scott,

Math Instructor, CPCC

11:00am – 11:15am Break

11:15am – 12:00pm Save Time, Increase Understanding, and Make Learning Exciting !

K. Elayn Martin-Gay, Author & Professor,

University of New Orleans

12:00noon – 1:00pm Lunch : Pearson Education

Music by: Gregg Miller, Steve Mullis, Larry Tramer ,

Tom Covington, Pam Englebert, & Mark Helms

1:00pm – 1:30pm Greenhouse Tour Horticulture Department, CPCC

1:30pm – 2:00pm

Conference Close Out Session

Door Prizes

NCADE Registration Form

WESTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE

Theme: The Beautiful Gardens of Developmental Education

Friday, April 4, 2008

Name__________________________

Cato campus is home to Horticulture and ASL programs

Fulltime ( ) Adjunct ( )

Institution______________________

Address_________________________

City____________ Zip___________

E-mail__________________________

Greenhouse - Central Piedmont Community College – Cato Campus

Phone (___) _______ Fax (___) ______

Conference Registration is $15 for fulltime instructors and $8 for adjuncts.

On Site Registration is $20

Make checks out to “NCADE.”

Continental Breakfast: Pearson Education

Lunch: Pearson Education. Joe Mommas Catering (Please see menu)

Lunch Order: ______________________________________________________________

Please write in your selection from the menu

Mail this form to: Sonya Johnson

Central Piedmont Community College

PO Box 35009

226 Giles Building

Charlotte, NC 28235

Any NCADE meeting is open to all developmental educators and anyone interested in Developmental Education.

The Horticulture Department at Central Piedmont Community College – Cato Campus will sponsor a guided tour of our Greenhouse.

Please check if you are willing to assist with the conference:

( ) Provide a $8 scholarship for an adjunct registration fee

( ) Provide a door prize

Registration Deadline: Friday, March 28, 2008

__________________________________________________________________

(Please do not include membership forms and dues with conference registration.)

NCADE Membership Form

Membership is $20 per person.

Please send all membership forms and checks to:

Ms. Dell Smith Enecks

Beaufort County Community College

PO Box 1069,

Washington, NC 27889

Name _____________________________________

Institution _____________________________________

Address _____________________________________

City _______________________ Zip __________

Phone ( ) _________________ Fax ( )_______________________

Email _____________________

BOX LUNCH MENU

All box lunches come with a kosher pickle spear and cookie.

Choice of Breads: Sour Dough , Low-Fat Pita, Kaiser Roll, French Sub, Tomato-

Basil Wrap, Euro-Wheatberry, Jewish Rye.

Homemade Sides: Cucumber Salad, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, Pasta Salad

Sample order: Black Forest Ham & Swiss on Pita w/ Pasta Salad

Roast Turkey & Provolone