LBS Practitioner Conference

Thanks to those that joined us for the 2021 Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) Practitioner Conference in November 2021!

Stay tuned for information about the 2022 conference November 16, 2022.

Time	Agenda	Details
9:00 am	Welcome Land Acknowledgement Session Overview	Sara Gill Sara McLaughlin Sara Gill
9:15 am – 10:45 am	Remote Learning	Lisa McArthur – The Literacy Group – Google Forms to Share with LBS Angela Parkin, Anita Silva, Sara McLaughlin – Digital Best Practices Team – How to Smoothly Transition Your Learner Files to Digital Format, Digital Milestones and the Enhanced Learner Plan Guylaine Vinet – AlphaPlus – Microsoft Forms, Cloud Storage (security and sharing), Answering Your Tech Questions, Coaching Services
10:45 am – 11:00 am	Break
11:00 am – 12:00 pm	Community Program Panel	Human Trafficking – Candace Morely – Program Coordinator, Anti-Human Trafficking Initiatives – YMCA Substance Use – Kathy Guffroy – Harm Reduction Nurse – City of Hamilton Newcomer Supports – Jody Williams – Program Coordinator, Newcomer Information Centres, YMCA Immigrant Services Hamilton Public Library – Meghan Tinmouth, Collections Librarian
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm – 2:45 pm	Community Partner Session Literacy and Basic Skills Employment Services Ontario Works and Others	Doug Rust, Fedcap – Employment Ontario Transformation and Service System Manager Update Program Overviews/Updates Employment Services – Susan Walters, Employment Consultant and Tonya Wentworth, Resource & Information Consultant, Mohawk College Community Employment Services Ontario Works – Traciann Fisher, Human Services Supervisor Literacy and Basic Skills – Sara Gill Community Referral Protocol Discussion Questions and Case Scenarios Key Learnings and Connections
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm	Wrap up, Next Steps and Evaluation