ILLA Annual Conference, DRAFT Proposal



OVERVIEW

The Idaho Lifelong Learning Association (ILLA) provides professional leadership in lifelong education on a statewide basis. ILLA serves as an instrument of cooperation among those interested in lifelong learning; it furthers the concept of education as a process continuing throughout life. We promote and develop lifelong education in the state of Idaho by offering opportunities to increase competencies of professional and non-professional lifelong educators. ILLA disseminates pertinent information about lifelong learning, and assists organizations and agencies concerned with lifelong education to develop appropriate activities and effectively coordinate their services in lifelong education. ILLA is a partner with the Mountain Plains Adult Education Association and the Commission on Adult Basic Education. The Annual Conference provides an opportunity to accomplish the mission and purpose of the organization. For more information on ILLA go to:

ILLA 2010 Chautauqua Conference format: The most important idea which has brought so much enthusiasm out of so many people at Chautauqua’s can be experienced in one word – SHARING. The Theme for our conference is: Exploring Gems in Lifelong Learning!

Chautauqua stands out among the residential, independent adult centers for learning in the Nation. Founded in 1874 at what is now Chautauqua Lake, New York, its origin and growth are part of the history of adult education. A Chautauqua is an adult education movement in the United States, highly popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Chautauqua assemblies expanded and spread throughout rural America in the Mid-1920s. Now over 125 years old it continues to draw adults and families to summer programs with their emphasis on culture, education, and recreation (Atwood 1970). Chautauqua plays a unique educational role today, offering studies on a vacation level, a more serious level, and a professional level. The Chautauqua brings entertainment and culture for the whole community, with speakers, teachers, musicians, entertainers, preachers and specialists of the day. In addition, there are enhanced learning opportunities within Chautauqua's other programming. Music, the arts, religion, recreation and the pursuit of knowledge are all available. Younger and older students often share learning experiences in an open, congenial atmosphere. Workshop organizers use the outdoors and indoors to present practical “hands-on” aspects of life long learning in an atmosphere of joy and hospitality!

Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt is quoted as saying that Chautauqua is "the most American thing in America." Chatcolab: Northwest Leadership Laboratory in Idaho and Black Hills Recreational Leadership Laboratory in South Dakota are Western Chautauqua’s that have been ongoing for over 63 years! Using this format will bring new tools to the tool boxes of ILLA members and perhaps ignite new ideas for sustainability and lifelong learning in the great state of Idaho!

WHERE: McCall, Idaho

(MOSS) McCall Outdoor Science School, University of Idaho Field Campus (Conference Site & Lodging)

• Ponderosa State Park: Mailing Address Box 89, McCall, ID 83638; Street Address: 1920 N Davis Ave; McCall, ID 83638

Phone: (208) 634-2164 | CONTACTS: Richard Taplan, Park Ranger, rtaplin@idpr. ; Approves use of activity center, work with interpreter for a program day or evening at park; Terri Bryant, tbryant@idpr. Ranger that does interpretive program (press 5); Eunice Broome, ebroome@idpr. Local manager

• Alternate Lodging: (for those who prefer not to stay in cabins) is reserved with the Western Mountain Lodge (Phone 208-634-6300; Fax 208-634-2967); Rate: $79.00 per night + tax; Type: queen beds non smoking (10 rooms in the block reserved). Guests should call toll free at 800 844 3246 and reference your preferred ID 98477

Friday & Saturday 2010 ILLA Annual Conference & Chautauqua

McCall Outdoor Science School: PO Box 1025, McCall, ID 83638, 208.634.3918; Contact: Sacha B. Jackson, Registrar and Office Manager, McCall Outdoor Science School, University of Idaho McCall Field Campus, 1800 University Lane, PO Box 1025, McCall, ID 83638; 208.634.3918; Visit our website:   (click on the “AboutUs” tab, click on “Facilities and Services” link, click on the “McCall Field Campus” link and explore)! The McCall Outdoor Science School is a collaboration between the University of Idaho, and The Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute.  We use the environment as an integrating context for learning about science, place and community.

The McCall Outdoor Science School is located on the McCall Field Campus on Payette Lake in McCall, Idaho. The field campus prides itself on the ability to offer excellent meals and efficient services in a rustic setting.  Retreat Facilities Stunning surroundings in central Idaho’s Rocky Mountains with 600 feet of lakefront on gorgeous Payette Lake Affordable, rustic and cozy facilities including meeting, dining, and lodging space available year-round for daytime, evening and weekend use Superior food service provides healthy, hearty and nutritious options for all dietary preferences Outdoor group and family adventures available guided by professional staff. Hike, ski or canoe while learning about local wildlife, ecology and natural history. Lodging Our campus offers bunkhouses, cabins and yurts for large or small groups in a scenic and unique retreat setting. We offer an ideal location for groups wishing to host conferences, meetings, courses and community events with professional hospitality.

Dining

The cozy main lodge, complete with beamed ceiling, stone fireplace and a view of the lake, seats up to 60 for meals. Home cooked meals are served buffet style with an amazing salad bar at lunch and dinner. The food service is responsive to dietary restrictions and preferences.

Meeting space

The classroom is centrally located on the campus and provides a view of the lake. It accommodates groups up to 60 people. Two meeting yurts are available and can accommodate groups up to 30. An outdoor meeting area is available for warm, sunny days. Audiovisual and other educational equipment is available on request. (about 120 people at one time on campus at three locations).

Recreation

The 11-acre campus features 600 feet of lakefront beach for swimming and sunbathing. Volleyball and horseshoes are available on site. Ponderosa State Park borders the McCall Field Campus and offers splendid hiking, Nordic skiing, mountain biking, nature trails, boat ramps, trailer hook-ups, a wide variety of evening interpretive programs and more.

WHO: Presenters

Friday Program

William Johnson, Can Poetry Matter? Lewiston, Idaho

The Idaho Humanities Council presents, A Pacific Northwest native, William Johnson holds a doctorate in Medievel Studies from the University of Denver. He is a former Professor of English at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston. Johnson is the author of What Thoreau Said: ‘Walden’ and the Unsayable (University of Idaho Press, 1991) and Out of the Ruins (poetry) from Confluence Press, 2000. He has won fellowships from the Idaho Humanities Council, the Idaho Commission on the Arts, the University of Montana’s Environmental Writing Institute, and Oregon’s Fishtrap. Johnson is ILLA Evening Chautauqua keynote on Friday and at the Share Fair with Thoreau.

7685 Pheasant Chase Dr. Lewiston, ID 83501

phone: 208-746-5026 of 208-413-0736 C

email: wcjohnson@

Topic: Can Poetry Matter?

    Speaker: William Johnson

Can poetry matter to us? Should it? How might it address, or even correct, the frenzy of electronic overload and the barrage of artificial media that increasingly assault us? Poems, especially when remembered or read aloud, offer moments of bodily recognition and spiritual insight, an antidote, however quiet, in a world where so much is brash, ephemeral, cheap and mass-produced. Poetry reminds us how exhilarating it is to hear one unique human voice speaking freshly about what matters. (Friday Dinner Program/Share Fair Friday)

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217 W. State Street    Boise, Idaho 83702

(208) 345-5346 |  info@

Darcy Williamson, From the Forest, McCall, Idaho

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Darcy is a practicing herbalist, instructor and author from Idaho. Wild medicinal plants have been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. For the past 30 years I have taught hands-on classes on locating, identifying, preparing and using herbs growing in the Rocky Mountains. I have found it to be a glorious and humbling occupation ~ to be the go-between for the medicinal herbs and those who need their healing powers. 

The herbal products offered on this site are hand-crafted at the From The Forest Studio in small batches and identified with homemade labels.  All plants are respectfully harvested.  Many of these products were made from medicinal material salvaged from areas that were heavily logged or where excavation for development was taking place. 

Every week From The Forest hosts "Apprentice Wednesday", where students come to learn and work at the Studio.  This often includes field trips into the forest or sagebrush steppe areas for harvesting.  If you would like to join us at the Studio for "Apprentice Wednesday" please contact me for details.

Darcy Williamson, You can contact her at: fromtheforest@ or by phone at (208) 634-8701.

I am located at: From The Forest; P.O. Box 4190; MCCALL, ID 83638;

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PROGRAM

THURSDAY (must be in off-site Location in McCall)

Pre-conference Workshop #1 - Adult Basic Education (Closed Session)

It is easy to get caught up in our everyday work and not find the time to reflect and think about our larger vision. Therefore, a pre-conference session designed for Adult Basic Education (ABE) Directors will provide an opportunity to get away and do just that. We will share findings from research projects and improvement plans, discuss and begin to create our ABE statewide Strategic Plan, analyze some comparative, longitudinal data, and share ideas for improving our services.  Our professional development specialists will work together to discuss the target population we serve and develop plans to help our teachers better relate to the needs of these special populations

FRIDAY- ILLA CONFERENCE:  September 17, 2010

ABE Program Managers and ABE PD Specialists will continue their meetings on Fri. morning in our designated location (off site).  We will join the ILLA conference for lunch and provide an ABE workshop 1:30-3:00.  

Coordinator: Cheryl Engel, State ABE Director, Division of Professional-Technical Education

E-mail: Cheryl Engel ; Phone: 208-334-3216

Pre- Conference Workshop #2 – Herbal Salve and Soap Making Presented by herbalist and author Darcy Williamson

Salves and ointments are simple to make. However, formulating them are a bit more complicated. Some herbs penetrate the skin, some herbs have a drawing effect and some herbs do neither. Learning the difference helps to make your salves more effective.

"Soap" is the result of a chemical action between fat and lye. Many products on the market are labeled "Beauty Bar" or "Cleansing Bar". These products are not soap, and therefore cannot be labeled as such. They are usually detergents, which can be made more quickly than true soap. Natural soap rinses clean, is organic and healthy for the environment and the skin. Soothing and medicinal herbs can be added to soaps for specific skin types and conditions.

We will begin our day by hiking through a nearby area and gathering herbs for salve and soap making. After our noon break (bring a sack lunch) we will make herbal salves and soap. Each participant will be supplied with booklets on Making Herbal Salve and Ointments and Herbal Soap Making. They will also take home two salves and a full batch of soap (16 bars) that they made during the workshop.

Workshop includes all ingredients for the products made, booklets, and a soap making bucket for making your future batches of soap.

Location: McCall, Idaho at From The Forest Studio; 1422 Club Hill Blvd. at King Pine’s Estates I; phone # 208-634-8701

Maximum Class Size: 15

Price: $25 per participant

Time: 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Bring: Sack Lunch, comfortable hiking shoes, wear long pants for hiking through the brush and an old long-sleeved shirt to wear during soap-making.

FRIDAY (Can be in Ponderosa State Park/ off site Location)

8:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Pre-conference Workshop #1 - Cont. ABE/ESL (CLOSED): 3 hours, based on existing required training by Idaho State Department of Professional Technical Education (PTE). Cheryl Engle, Boise, Idaho (15 people)

Pre-conference Workshop # 4 - (OPEN) Canoe or Kayak The Wild Scenic Payette Lake! 3 Hours, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ($15.00 per person); 15 people limit.

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Explore the quiet of Payette Lake in the Autumn, See the colors, LLC. Your trip features wildlife viewing, scenic views of Ponderosa State Park and wilderness experience in the quiet waters. Meet at McCall Arena. More information at

11:00 a.m. ILLA Registration Open & Welcome

11:50am Orientation & Welcome to MOSS; Program Staff

12: 00 noon ILLA Lunch (provided by MOSS)

12:30 p.m. ILLA Welcome, Lori Stensland, ILLA President

12:40 p.m.  Chautauqua Speaker – Kathleen Tifft, A National Model of Inclusive Community Building, Leadership Development, Training & Empowerment to End Poverty, University of Idaho Extension Educator, Lewiston, Idaho. Mary Schmidt, Spirit Center Administrator for the Monastery of St. Gertrude in Cottonwood, Idaho. (All Conference Presentation)

Learn about effective adult education approaches used in Bridges out of Poverty training and poverty simulation experiences.  Take the magic of the Chautauqua community to the Gems that can be found in your own community. The Center for Community Building to End Poverty is a collaborative partnership between and among University of Idaho Extension, Community Action Partnership and the Spirit Center at the Monastery of St. Gertrude. We believe that community is a lifestance of connectedness to those around us. Our vision involves building regional capacity to educate, nurture, and empower community building, leadership development and personal transformation. Kathee and Mary will showcase some of the innovative models of best practice being used by the Center to build a regional movement to end poverty including: Bridges out of Poverty, Poverty simulation, Community Conversations, Poverty Symposium, Circles Initiative, Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin’ By World, and Investigations into Economic Class in America. Learn about the 20 + regional partners creating positive and lasting community change in the Gem state!

Kathee Tifft has been an educator for 20 + years. She has taught in preschool, alternative high school, college and community classrooms. She joined the University of Idaho faculty in 2001 and is currently an Associate Professor/Extension Educator based in Nez Perce County. She has programming responsibilities throughout north central Idaho in Community & Regional Vitality and Family & Consumer Sciences.

Mary Kries Schmidt serves as Spirit Center Administrator for the Monastery of St. Gertrude in Cottonwood, Idaho.  Prior to this role she worked as an Extension Educator for the University of Idaho and led Idaho Horizons, helping 31 North Idaho rural communities develop leadership to reduce poverty.  Mary’s interests include spirituality, art, leadership and building coalitions to address grass root issues, such as The Center for Community Building to End Poverty.

1:15 p.m. Break

1:30 p.m.

Workshop A1 What is Adult Basic Education in Idaho? Cheryl Engel, Idaho State ABE Director

& Idaho Panel [CLASSROOM]

This is an informational session that will provide an overview of adult basic education: who we are, what we do, and the shift in where we are going.  Time for discussion will be provided to explore possibilities with other provides as to how we might better partner with one another and refer/recruit students to one another. We will also explore possibilities of how ABE services might benefit students in other educational programs.  An overview of ABE will be provided by the State Director and a panel discussion will follow to include the 6 ABE program managers from Region 1-6.

Workshop B1 Student Presenters: Barbara Trolson & Dianne Jolovich, Idaho State University, “The Challenge of Teaching Adult Learners: A New Facilitation Strategy” (DECK/or ROSE YURT)

Adult learners are pedagogically challenging because they often independently determine what and how they will learn. Combining Boyatzis’s Self-Directed Learning cycle, Prochaska’s change model, and Schon’s Reflections In and On Action can provide facilitators a strategy that aides in the learning process for adult learners. This presentation proposes a new model for facilitating lifelong learning for adults. It includes issues of awareness, motivation, change, and reflection that adult learners are often faced with in pursuing lifelong learning. It promotes application of established theoretical approaches to change, leadership, self-directed learning, and reflection.

Barbara Trolson is a sociologist working with the Joshua Smith Foundation to assist adults to learn self-directed psychosocial rehabilitation strategies. Barbara has worked with many women’s groups to facilitate transformational change following domestic violence. She is currently writing a thesis toward a Master of Training and Development at Idaho State University.

Dianne Jolovich- Assistant Professor Hospitality/Culinary Arts at CSI has over 30 years experience in the Hospitality Industry. Dianne graduated from ISU in 2010 with a Master of Training and Development. Dianne was Delta Epsilon Chi’s advisor of the year (2008-2009) and CSI’s Outstanding Professional Technical Educator of the year (2009-2010).

Workshop C1 ILLA Presenter Dr. Justin Hougham, University of Idaho, “Growing Inquiry and Engagement: Place based gardening in curriculum” (CAMPFIRE AREA/LAKE VIEW SHELTER)

Based on field experiences and program development, this workshop will present the findings of field-based collaborations between students, teachers, growers and their communities. Situating the facilitator between environment, student, context, and agents of learning, Place based education is a conceptual framework and pedagogy that connects sustainability, organics, our environment and our communities. This workshop is based on programming that I have developed and worked with in conjunction with the WSU Organic Farm to provide community courses on organic agriculture- Organic Gardening Intensive- that deliver knowledge content as well as invest adult learners in a capacity of service for growing and community sustainability issues.

Dr. R. Justin Hougham currently works in the College of Education for the University of Idaho as well as Washington State University. Additionally, Justin has worked extensively with small-scale organic farming at the university, coordinating community outreach, education for sustainability, and a farmers market.

Workshop D1 ILLA Presenters Kathee Tifft, University of Idaho Extension Educator, Lewiston, Idaho, & Mary Schmidt, Monastery of St. Gertrude Spirit Center Administrator, Cottonwood, Idaho “Overview of Bridges out of Poverty Constructs” [DINING HALL]

In order to positively impact the education and lives of individuals in poverty, we must explore mindsets of our agencies, as well as our own. People in poverty are often so wrapped up in the immediacy of trying to solve problems that they live in the “tyranny of the moment” and feel they don’t have future stories. People live without the opportunity to make a difference in their communities. That sense of powerlessness often makes it hard to get any traction to make necessary personal changes. This overview provides a description of Bridges constructs and applications including: the mental models of economic class, a few hidden rules, the definition of poverty and an introduction to resources.

Kathee Tifft has been an educator for 20 + years. She has taught in preschool, alternative high school, college and community classrooms. She joined the University of Idaho faculty in 2001 and is currently an Associate Professor/Extension Educator based in Nez Perce County. She has programming responsibilities throughout north central Idaho in Community & Regional Vitality and Family & Consumer Sciences.

Mary Schmidt serves as Spirit Center Administrator for the Monastery of St. Gertrude in Cottonwood, Idaho. Prior to this role she worked as an Extension Educator for the University of Idaho and led Idaho Horizons, helping 31 North Idaho rural communities develop leadership to reduce poverty. Mary’s interests include spirituality, art, leadership and building coalitions to address grass root issues, such as The Center for Community Building to End Poverty.

3:00 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m.

Workshop A2 ILLA Presenter Dr. Robert Croker, Idaho State University “New Brain Connections: Gems for Classroom and Personal Applications” (CAMPFIRE AREA/LAKE VIEW SHELTER)

New information from current research on the brain and learning will be presented. Influences of environment, diet, and exercise will be explored in relation to research that is new in those fields and how learning and the brain are impacted. Gems to help improve learner’s lives as well as your own. We often fail to recognize those bits of information that are Gems and unfortunately those moments of learning often pass us by to never return. Information that improves both self and learner is what Lifelong Learning is all about. Exploring how to improve both environment and self surely qualifies as a “Gem.”

Dr. Robert Croker is in his eleventh year chairing the department of Human Resource Training and Development at Idaho State University. His expertise lies in Learning Styles and Brain Compatible instruction. He has directed doctoral and master’s studies in those fields. He has conducted workshops and classes locally, nationally and internationally.

Workshop B2 Student Presenter Dr. Brent Bean, Brigham Young University – Idaho, “A Model of Hope: How Teaching Esteem and Efficacy Create Transformational Learning Opportunities” (CLASSROOM)

By extending Jack Mezirow’s theory of transformation learners are allowed to feel hope during moments of transformation. This presentation will explore the role that others play in the process of transformation. This presentation reviews the transformational experiences of 13 individuals that were participants in my doctoral dissertation. At some point in their life each of the participants of my study felt like their personal value had diminished. Many even felt worthless. At those moments of disorientation another person was able to help each participant discover the ‘gem’ within them self; and lives were changed.

Dr. Brent Bean is serves as a Communications faculty at Brigham Young University – Idaho. His expertise is transformational learning and transformational figures. He holds a PhD in Education, with a major in Adult and Organizational Learning and Leadership from the University of Idaho.

Workshop C2 ILLA Presenters Dr. Marty Yopp & Dr. Lorri Morgan, University of Idaho, “Hot Off the Press: The 2010 Edition of the Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education” (DECK/ROSE YURT)

The 60 minute presentation will present an overview of the American Association of Adult and Continuing Education professional organization, the history of the Handbooks and their contribution to the field of Adult Education, and a summary of the six units, the chapter titles, and the depth of the content. The editors of the 2010 Handbook hope it will serve as an “intellectual commons,” proving a place for digesting disparate values, goals, knowledge, individuals, and structures that comprise adult and continuing education primarily in the United States but also from a global perspective.

Dr. Marty Yopp is a recently retired professor of Adult and Organizational Learning who is continuing to teach and advise students part-time at the University of Idaho Boise Center. She has been at the University of Idaho for 24 years and at the Boise Center for 8 years. Adult Education and Human Resource Development were support fields in her doctoral program at George Washington University.

4:30 p.m. Break

(Optional) Forest Tree Identification… Gems in your Forest Terri Bryant, Outdoor Education &Interpretation, , Ponderosa State Park, McCall, Idaho

The trees of Ponderosa State park are an important feature of the landscape. The old growth Ponderosa Pine Forest was set aside in 1918, by a resolution in the Idaho Legislature forbidding logging of the lands around Payette Lake. In the years that follow, the Idaho Department of Lands decide the extent of the acreage Ponderosa State Park would comprise and finally transfer the land to the newly formed Idaho State Parks Department , in 1965.

The old growth trees are a welcome oasis for campers and the esthetics they provide for tourists around Payette Lake have been important to the community, since the early 1900s. To learn more about the park and relationship the Ponderosa Pine plays to the ecosystem; you need to be able to identify the trees. Join a fun activity called, Dendrology of Ponderosa State park, 101! You will participate in an outdoor lab with a short presentation by the park ranger on what the park has been doing to restore the historic Composition of this Ponderosa Pine Forest! [LAKE VIEW SHELTER]

Terri Bryant is a Park Ranger at Ponderosa State Park in interpretation and environmental education. She has experience working for the U.S. Forest Service in recreation, range and silviculture and was an interpreter at Rocky Mountain National Park. Her Bachelor of Arts degree is from the University of Northern Colorado in elementary education with an environmental science minor.

(Optional) Quilting & Fiber Arts Session! Kristine Inskeep, Idaho National Laboratory

Hand stitching quilts often conjures up images of women at quilting parties visiting while working around a single quilt needed out of necessity. This is far from the truth as women of all circumstances typically made quilts to add beauty to their homes. Many of which are considered works of art today. Come and learn the art of hand stitching while enjoying stimulating conversations about today’s educational issues. Do you have a quilt you would like to show off? Or one you are currently working on? Please bring to share and talk about!

Kristine Inskeep is the Security Awareness Coordinator the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). She has served in this position for 10 years as she designs, developes, and delivers safequards and security awareness brifings. Co-chairs the INL’s Security Awareness Team (SAT), sits on the DOE Safeguards and Security Awareness Policy Panel (SSAPP) and chaired the Security Awareness Special Interest Group (SASIG). She holds a Bachelors of Science degree majoring in corporate and adult training education from Idaho State University. [DECK/ROSE YURT]

(Optional) Mountain Plains Adult Education Indicatives, Lou Workman, Secretary, MPAEA, Utah State University, Logan, Utah [CLASSROOM]

The Mountain Plains Adult Education Association (MPAEA) serves members in an eight-state region. Each member state has its own Adult Education Association. The Idaho Lifelong Learning Association (ILLA) is Idaho’s member association. The other states are: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. MPAEA has a respected nationally-recognized voice in Adult Education. MPAEA publishes the oldest peer-reviewed adult education journal, The Journal of Adult Education. Come find out what MPAEA can do for you!

Dr. Lou Workman is an Independent Education Management Professional in the Greater Salt Lake City Area. She served as President of MPAEA from 2003-2004, and is currently the MPAEA Secretary.

(Optional) Naturalist Walk – MOSS Staff with a Graduate Students Shannon and Louisy.

5:30 p.m. ILLA Presidents Reception, Ponderosa State Park Visitor Center, [LAKE VIEW SHELTER]

Hosted by Dr. F.C. “Chuck” Humphrey

6:00 p.m. Served by MOSS (see menu) Fish or chicken BBQ

6:30 p.m. Chautauqua Speaker - Can Poetry Matter, William Johnson, Lewiston, Idaho,

sponsored by the Idaho Humanities Council, (All Conference) [DECK/CLASSROOM]

Can poetry matter to us? Should it? How might it address, or even correct, the frenzy of electronic overload and the barrage of artificial media that increasingly assault us? Poems, especially when remembered or read aloud, offer moments of bodily recognition and spiritual insight, an antidote, however quiet, in a world where so much is brash, ephemeral, cheap and mass-produced. Poetry reminds us how exhilarating it is to hear one unique human voice speaking freshly about what matters.

7:00 p.m. SHARE FAIR - 30 to 45 minute sessions (repeated); displays brought by participants of skills, crafts or other items that can be FUN to share in learning environments; PLUS 4 invited “Fun & Inspirational Experts who will focus on celebrating Idaho sustainability e.g. economic, environmental, social, or cultural; writers reading, Shared Gems as hands on Workshops……. Can be inside or outside…layed back and comfortable!

Session #1 – What Thoreau Said! William Johnson,

SPONSORED BY Idaho Humanities Council [DECK/DINING HALL]

Thoreau: This ‘Share Fair’ talk informally weaves together biography, ecology and aesthetics toward a better understanding of Thoreau’s wilderness thought and art. It begins with an overview of Thoreau’s life (as writer, observer, handyman, walker, and surveyor) as it moves between civilization and nature, and in turn presents selections from his writing that show how nature comes alive and takes on meaning in his art. Thoreau prods us to explore our own experience of nature, in both critical and creative ways. The talk concludes by suggesting how Thoreau’s insights on “the wild” shed light on current discussion and debate about wilderness. Johnson encourages the audience to begin a dialogue on wilderness and the wild, so Thoreau’s insights can be taken back into everyday lives.

Session # 2 - Reflections on Outdoor Education SHARED GEMS!

Gary Thompson, McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS), McCall, Idaho

[CAMPFIRE AREA]Gary Thompson has been working in the field of Outdoor Education for eleven years. In that time he has witnessed the transformative quality of these experiences on participants, co-leaders and himself. Risk, community, comedy, and success all combine to create those “Who Can.” He will share a few “hands on” skills to take home! The McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) is operated through a partnership between the University of Idaho’s College of Natural Resources and the Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute. Gary Thompson – is the Operations and Leadership Director for MOSS. He has a B.A. Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education, Brevard College and a M.S. Conservation Social Science, University of Idaho, (2008). Gary instructs Outdoor Leadership for Environmental Educators at MOSS and serves as the schools Operations Director. Since 1999, Gary has been working as a wilderness educator, expedition leader and a university instructor. He has enjoyed working in both the United States and South America. His professional interests include risk management and leadership education. Gary also instructs for the National Outdoor Leadership School and tries to spend as much time on the river as possible.

Session #3 Outcomes from Herbal Salve and Soap Making Presented by herbalist and author Darcy Williamson, McCall, Idaho.

[ROSE YURT] Darcy is a practicing herbalist, instructor and author from Idaho. Wild medicinal plants have been her passion for as long as she can remember. For the past 30 years she has taught hands-on classes on locating, identifying, preparing and using herbs growing in the Rocky Mountains. She has found it to be a glorious and humbling occupation ~ to be the go-between for the medicinal herbs and those who need their healing powers.  She will share the outcomes of the ILLA workshop and ideas for you to take home and use in your own community. More information at:

Session #4 F.C. “Chuck” Humphrey, I’m a Travelin’ Man, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho.

[CLASSROOM] Chautauqua is many things, including the sharing of travel experiences. My wife and I have visited all 50 states, including touring their state capital buildings. This presentation will employ digital photographs to show the uniqueness of “statehouses” from Alaska to Arizona to Wisconsin and Wyoming. Picture show narrated by veteran adult educator.

9:00 p.m. Campfire & Songfest (Optional) – Mildred, & Friends

Mildred Tillitson, Music Minister, Sacred Heart Parish, Boise

Gather the conference participants at the fire circle, sing ‘patriotic’, camp, & western songs, roast marshmallows and have fun! (Will be held in Dining Hall if inclement Weather)

Don & Trudy Anderson, Campfire Tenders

SATURDAY

8: 00 a.m. Breakfast (Provided by MOSS) & ILLA Business Meeting

10:15 a.m.

Workshop A3 Student Presenter Dr. Gina R. M. Armer, Eastern Idaho Technical College, “Mary Baker Eddy: Pioneer educator of adults” [CAMPFIRE AREA/LAKE VIEW SHELTER]

Is the phrase “19th century woman entrepreneur educator” an oxymoron to you? Then you haven’t heard about Mary Baker Eddy, who in 1881 chartered a co-educational college for non-traditional aged students. Come to this session and learn about this historical gem of an educator and her contribution to adult education. Following the American Civil War and continuing until 1925, the Chautauqua represented a movement of adult learning for the sheer joy of learning. As this ILLA conference is employing the Chautauqua model it seems appropriate to joyfully share with ILLA conference participants newly published research stemming from the original Chautauqua era.

Dr. Gina Armer is currently the primary instructor and manager for the Marketing and Management AAS degree program at Eastern Idaho Technical College in Idaho Falls. She previously worked 20 years for the world-renowned Boeing Company in the Seattle area. Her research interests focus on 19th century women entrepreneurs and educators.

Workshop B3 ILLA Presenter Dianne Jolovich, College of Southern Idaho, “Just Eat Local” (GARDEN in Front of Dining Hall)

Food is the common language in all cultures that bring individuals together in the celebration of life. The purpose of this paper is to investigate a culinary philosophy of preparing foods that are seasonal, sustainable, local, nutritious, and good for our bodies while having a positive impact on our planet. The struggle for better food involves educating adults, children, communities, and cultures about adapting the principles of sustainability, nutrition, and local production for the well being of our ecosystem. The just eat local culinary philosophy is relevant to the Chautauqua conference because it is based on the same founding principles of sharing educational skills among stakeholders of adult education and continuing the process of lifelong learning.

Dianne Jolovich- Assistant Professor Hospitality/Culinary Arts at CSI has over 30 years experience in the Hospitality Industry. Dianne graduated from ISU in 2010 with a Master of Training and Development. Dianne was Delta Epsilon Chi’s advisor of the year (2008-2009) and CSI’s Outstanding Professional Technical Educator of the year (2009-2010).

Workshop C3 ILLA Presenters Dr. Rita McNeil, Idaho State University, “We Make the Road by Walking” (CLASSROOM)

In his true Chautauqua style, Myles Horton served as a catalyst for social and educational reform. The Highlander Folk School will be featured in this session as participants view video footage of workers, grassroots leaders, community organizers, educators, and researchers addressing the most pressing social, environmental, and economic problems through discussions, songs, and stories of change.

Rita C. McNeil, EdD, is an Associate Professor in the Human Resource Training and Development department at Idaho State University. Areas of interest include workplace learning, adult learning strategies, critical reflection in classroom practice, and corporate leadership development. Rita serves as an organizational learning consultant in industry and as a co-editor for the Journal of Adult Education.

11:30 a.m.

Advocacy Focus Groups – Adult & Continuing Education Futuring. What are the important areas we need to think about in a forward thinking way for ILLA constituencies? What will we be doing in 2020 and what’s on the docket that we can do? Organized by Marty Yopp, University of Idaho & Karen Wilson Scott, Idaho State University

(Optional) Naturalist Walk – MOSS Staff with a Graduate Students Shannon and Louisy

Silent Auction for ILLA - Lori Stensland, Idaho Department of Transportation

11:40 a.m. Ponderosa State Park “New” Visitor Center & Cabin Tour -- Led by PSP Staff! [Meet at PSP VISITOR CENTER]

12:30 p.m. Picnic Hosted & Provided by ILLA Board Members at MOSS or Ponderosa Sate Park Lake View Shelter or in front of MOSS Classroom!

1:00 P.M. Chautauqua Speaker – Don’t Candy Coat it! Rev. William S. Brown, St. Andrew's, McCall – Episcopal Priest | [LAKE VIEW SHELTER]

These are difficult economic times. We are called to use all our gifts to share in a Chautauqua and in our communities. Bill will inspire, teach and empower us with wit and wisdom framed in the richness of our natural setting in McCall. Focused on generating new ideas, philosophy, knowledge, and humor for life long learners of the Gem state, Bill will reflect on how we are all refugees. A teacher, leader, mentor, coach, and camp director for over 30 years, Bill has guided others on their journey. He now has some ideas for you! His ideas are not candy-coated, but steeped in the reality we all face today as Idahoans!

Bill Brown, says his claim to fame is that Steve Spielberg was a year ahead of him in high school. (No, he does not get Christmas Cards.) He graduated from Oregon State University with degree in History. Commissioned Ensign in Navy, he served 2wo years in Viet Nam. (“Yes, I am that old….”) Bill went to Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, (“Where else would a radical Episcopalian go?”) and graduated with a Masters of Divinity. He was ordained a priest in the Episcopal/Anglican Church in 1978, serving in St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Brandon, Manitoba. Two years later, he moved to the Diocese of Edmonton, where he served two small churches 40 miles apart. (Winters were chilly at -40 F.)

Bill came to Boise in 1983 as Canon of St. Michael’s Cathedral. My last year there he was priest in charge of the Cathedral. For seven years, Bill worked for the City of Boise as Community Service Coordinator, in the Community Development Division developing and managing homeless shelters, coordinate community services for homeless and at risk families and individuals. He then became the Executive Director of the Diocesan Camp in McCall, Paradise Point Camp, for 5 years. Currently, Bill is the part - time priest for St. Andrew’s Church McCall. He also serves on the Intermountain Fair Housing Council in Boise. It is through his work as a clergy person and his work with the Fair Housing organization that Bill gains insights into the issues that revolve around all of us in this day of mass information. He has two daughters, two sons-in -law, one granddaughter, and several grand puppies in towns east and west.

2: 00 p.m.

Workshop A4 ILLA Presenters Dr. Mary Ellen Nourse & Dr. Delma Banuelos-Davis, Robert Janss School, Idaho Department of Correction, “Behind the Bars: Workforce Readiness for Idaho Offenders” (DECK/ROSE YURT)

Most ex-offenders lose their jobs due to an inability to transition from the “prison world” to the “work world.” Workforce Readiness at the Robert Janss School/Idaho Department of Correction involves formal coursework in Employability Skills and Communication, Customer Service, and Ethics. However, Workforce Readiness principles need to be incorporated in academic courses. Find out about tips for emphasizing work principles in the ESL classroom, and how Idaho offenders are prepared for re-entry into the world of work through the WFR course. Workforce Readiness is a “gem” of lifelong learning with which many of our adult students may need assistance. Although the presentation focuses on WFR in adult correctional facilities, the principles, ideas, and resources that will be discussed are applicable for use with adult learners on the “outside.”

Dr. Mary Ellen Nourse has been an educator since 1977. As Vocational Education Program Manager for the Idaho Department of Correction, Mary Ellen oversees professional-technical training at Idaho's correctional facilities, community work centers, and District Probation and Parole offices.

Dr. Delma Banuelos-Davis holds a Doctorate in Biliingual Education/Currculum and Instruction, M.Ed. in Counseling and Psychology, and B.A. in English/Spanish/Secondary Education. Her 30-year career spans: teaching Pre-K – 12; Principalships; Assistant Professor/Director of Bilingual Education; Eastern Michigan University; and currently Assistant Professor –Special Education/Bilingual and Adult Education ; University of Texas –El Paso/Tyler.

Workshop B4 Student Presenter Karen Ruppel, University of Idaho, “Conceptualizing Sustainability in Professional-Technical Education” (CLASSROOM)

Is it enough to teach Professional-Technical students “green” technology skills? Our lives are shaped by technology and PT graduates design and produce the technology that we use. How can we teach sustainable technology that enables PT students to recognize the environmental, economic and social impacts of our technology choices? What does it mean to be “sustainability literate”? This presentation will explore AASHE’s STARS inventory, one possible conceptual framework for introducing “sustainability literacy” into PTE programs.

Karen Ruppel is a doctoral student at the University of Idaho researching “sustainability” practices in Professional-Technical Education. She holds a BA in Secondary Art Education, a MA in Professional-Technical Education, and an Education Specialist in Higher Education Leadership. She is currently the Faculty Coordinator for Outcomes Assessment and Accreditation at North Idaho College.

Workshop C4 ILLA Presenter Patti Everill, Bureau of Systems Administration for Idaho, Systems Trainer for Statewide Accounting, "It’s Hard to be Angry, When You're Laughing." [CAMPFIRE AREA]

We are all called to make changes, work harder, work smarter, do more with less. In the current economy, we find ourselves wanting to fight and be angry when we lose staff or have to take salary cuts or furloughs. Anger hinders the opportunity to grow. Presentation is paramount! Patti Everill has traveled the state working with state agencies as they convert to on-line web applications for financial processing and report writing. Her success has been through humor and engaging the audience to participate. Patti has presented these applications on a national level at the Middle Management Conference for National Association of Auditors and Comptrollers. She is a past president of the Statehouse Toastmasters and 2010 Idaho Business Review Woman of the Year honoree.

3:30 p.m. Break (Snack provided by MOSS).

4:00 p.m. Chautauqua Speaker – Lyle Nelson, Development Director McCall Memorial Hospital, Olympic Athlete & Community Health Advocate [DECK/CLASSROOM]

Sustainability of people, learning and place during this time of economic hardship is possible! Within the Chautauqua framework we've learned new knowledge, philosophy, ideas and humor as an outcome! ...The new Gems for Idaho. Close up and send forth the Sharing for the entire conference and light the fire for all to see!

Lyle Barber Nelson, Born: February 9, 1949 in McCall, Idaho, United States, is truly an Idaho Gem! Lyle Nelson knows the Olympics and he knows Special Olympics. He competed for the U.S. in four Olympic Games and his Olympic teammates elected him to carry the U.S. Flag into opening ceremonies at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. Lyle also co-carried, along with the elected Special Olympian, the U.S. Flag into the opening ceremonies of the World Games for Special Olympics in Idaho. He has attended and assisted with Special Olympics in Oregon, Nevada, California and Idaho.

Lyle is a West Point Military Graduate, the author of Spirit of Champions and the Lifestyle Coach for the Integrative Medicine Clinic at McCall Memorial Hospital. He also won NBC's Survival of the Fittest and was called a "renaissance man" by Jane Pauley on the Today Show.

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5:00 p.m.

(Optional) One night’s additional lodging @ MOSS for those wishing to stay the weekend!

Plan to Attend MPAEA 2011 in San Francisco – April 17-20!

MPAEA will be held in conjunction with COABE in San Francisco April 16-20, 2011. RFPs will be forthcoming. We hope to offer a wide variety of workshops to meet the training needs of our field. This will only be possible if you are willing to share your expertise with your colleagues by presenting at this conference. Come and do your part to make this an amazing professional development experience. Workshops will focus on: Accelerated Learning, Best Practices & Latest Research and New Directions. Scholarships will be available.   Mark your calendars...

Where: San Francisco Hilton; When: April 17-20, 2011; Join adult education professionals and students from across the country for the COABE/MPAEA conference on April 17-20, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Pre-conferences will begin on April 17 with the opening session on April 18. All activities will be held in the beautiful Hilton San Francisco Hotel Union Square on O'Farrell Street. Plans are being finalized for an outstanding list of guest speakers, thought provoking and high quality breakout sessions, and exciting activities to explore the amazing city of San Francisco. We hope to see you there in the beautiful city by the bay! For additional information: Visit

Mountain Plains Adult Education Association (MPAEA). 

MPAEA serves members in an eight-state region:  Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, and Montana.  The Association is one of the oldest regional adult education organizations in the United States. Visit: ;

The next MPAEA only Conference will be in Montana in 2012.  

2010 PLANNING

ILLA Professional Workshops & Program: Dr. Karen Wilson Scott, scotkare@isu.edu ; Phone: 208-521-9793 or Jolene Welker at 208-282-3906]

Facilities Planning Pre-conference Workshops, Chautauqua’ Presenters: Dr. Kevin Laughlin & friends (MOSS Staff); Kevin M. Laughlin, P.O. Box 140324 Garden City, Idaho, 83714; e-mail: kevinlaughlin@; Phone: 208-724-1478 (cell); 208-672-1763 (home)[pic][pic][pic][pic]

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