2017 Conference Presentations

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2017 Conference October 20-21
Kearney, NE
Friday October 20, 2017

Friday October 20, 2017

Opening Reception 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
LOCATION: Sozo, Inside the Holiday Inn (110 S 2nd Ave, Kearney, NE)

  • Dinner Provided, Cash bar
  • Welcome & One Conference Book Discussion
  • 7 p.m. — Opening Speaker: Russ Hodges, Phd., Texas State University

Saturday October 21, 2017

LOCATION: Central Community College – Kearney Center (1215 30th Ave., Kearney NE)

8:00-8:30 AM – Coffee, Continental Breakfast & Registration

8:30-9:15 AM Welcome & Break-Outs

  • Breakout Session A:   Mid-Plans CC: Bridge to Success (Jean Miller & Dr. Brian Obert)
  • Breakout Session B:   Stories of Developmental English Re-Design (Kristi Rastede & Susan Dickinson)

9:20 AM-12:00 PM

Workshop: Understanding Diverse Learners in the RW Classroom (Linda Hecker, PhD, Landmark College, CIRT)

12:00 – 1:30 PM Lunch (provided)

Plenary Speaker – Susan Naomi Bernstein, PhD, ASU

1:45 – 2:45  PM

Integrated Reading & Writing (Amy Doty with NADE course materials)

2:45—3:20 PM Closing Activities: NDEC Leadership

 

Accommodations

Special rates on rooms can be reserved at the following hotels in Kearney, just mention the Nebraska Developmental Education Conference:

Holiday Inn Express – $119.95
508 S 2nd Ave, Kearney, NE 68847
P: 308-234-8100

Hampton Inn – $101.00
507 Talmadge St
Kearney, NE 68845
P: 308-234-3400