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Welcoming the Stranger!

Metroplex Literacy Conference 2022

Join faith and community-based literacy teachers and volunteers for a day of networking and learning.

Workshops offered for teachers of ESL, ESL Ministries, and Adult Basic Literacy programs (faith- and community-based).

Speaker Dr. Joseph Boomenyo

Dr. Joseph holds a Doctoral Degree of Theology in Ministry, Master of Arts in Leadership and Management, and an Executive Master’s Degree in Peace, Leadership, and Governance. He is the Founder and Executive Director for Refugee Empowerment Network, a registered non-profit organization based in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He is an international speaker, church planter, and pastor.

Dr. Joseph Boomenyo has written this book to reveal refugees' courage, resilience, potential, and ability to move from being liabilities to assets. The book is packed with stories worth telling that no one else can say to them better than the person who lived them. Dr. Joseph has been forced to leave his country of origin and habitual residence due to the civil war and lived in a land of asylum as a refugee for twenty years. This man has experienced and seen with his own eyes the misery, vulnerability, and plight of refugees living in various refugee camps in African countries. He decided to sacrificially invest his time, spiritual gifts, talents, knowledge, and abilities to contribute to the empowerment of his fellow refugees and other vulnerable people in communities through capacity-building. He calls for collective action, solidarity, and strong partnership in addressing the plight of refugees around the world.

Workshops:

Directors’ Roundtable

John Spear is the ESL director for South Cliff Baptist Church in Fort Worth. He has been involved in ESL programs for 18 years.

Hear Here: The Audio Revolution of Podcasts, Adapted for Literacy Instruction

Wes Young is the Tarrant Literacy Coalition executive director and has spent the last six years working in adult education classrooms. Currently, he tutors primary literacy students in Fort Worth and Arlington. He also teaches HSE in White Settlement.

Using National Geographic Resources to Find Your Voice in English

Janet Kay received her degree in education with a specialty in reading instruction from the University of Texas in Austin. She has worked with schools and educators for more than 25 years. As an educational sales consultant with National Geographic Learning, Janet provides training and support for ESL programs throughout Texas. This session provides attendees with activities and resources from National Geographic Learning to help adults communicate in English on various topics, including classrooms, health, shopping, careers, and more.

Contextualized Learning: Journey to Success by New Readers Press

Ann Beeson – has worked with literacy and adult education programs since 2001. She works in seven states as an independent sales consultant, offering primarily New Readers Press resources for adult learners. She has a master’s degree in curriculum and instructional design from Minnesota.

Learners need to learn academic skills at lower reading levels, with content contextualized to HSE and workforce needs. Journey to Success by New Readers Press helps fill content gaps and better engage learners.

FAQs

When is the last day I can register online? If tickets are still available, you may register online through February 26, 2022.

Can I pay and register by mail? Yes. Here is a link to a downloadable paper registration form. Include your check for registration fees when you mail the form. Please make checks payable to Hope Literacy, Inc. Mail your bill and completed paper registration forms by February 26, 2022, to Dallas Baptist Association, attn: Chelsie Hoard, 8001 E. R.L. Thornton Freeway, Dallas, TX 75228.

Where is the Patty & Bo Pilgrim chapel on the DBU campus? The chapel is on the west side of the campus. It is a large, multi-storied, white building with a tall steeple. View the campus map.

Where do I park, and how much does it cost? Free parking is available in the lot in front of Pilgrim Chapel.

Is lunch included? Yes, your registration fee includes a light breakfast snack and a boxed lunch.

May I pay at the door? No. All registrations must be paid online or by a mailed check.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? No. You do not need to get your ticket to the event unless you are using a key transferred to you by someone else.

What is the refund policy? You may receive a full refund if you request by February 25, 2022.

The name on the registration/ticket does not match the attendee. Is that OK? Yes. Tickets are transferrable.