A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE FOR ADULT LITERACY PRACTITIONERS
Literacy For Life 2025
Friday, May 2, 2025Brower Student CenterTCNJ - The College of New Jersey8:30 AM - 3:30 PMClick here for campus map & directions
The conference will include 20+ workshops for adult literacy practitioners. During our awards luncheon, we will celebrate the recipients of our Lifetime Achievement, Outstanding Affiliate, Volunteer Excellence and Student Excellence award recipients. Participants will receive certificates for 6 hours of professional development. Registration closes 4/23.
We hope to see you there!
Registration fees
Registration: $125
Member registration: $75
(Literacy NJ & Affiliates)
Adult learner registration: $30
(Students enrolled in an adult literacy program)
Schedule
8:30–9:00 Registration and Breakfast
9:15–10:30 Workshop Session 1
10:45–12:15 Workshop Session 2
12:15–1:45 Keynote Speaker & Awards Ceremony Luncheon
2:00-3:30 Workshop Session 3
Keynote Speaker Andrea Stein
Award-winning author Andrea J. Stein is a lifetime lover of books. Her love of reading and belief in education and literacy has influenced her own fiction, including her debut novel, Typecast, which was featured in Buzzfeed and ScaryMommy. Her sophomore novel, Dear Eliza, has received praise from multiple bestselling authors of women’s fiction and widespread media attention. A book publicist by profession, Stein holds a Bachelor’s degree from Bard College and a Master’s degree from Cornell University.
We are honored to have Andrea Stein provide our keynote address where she will discuss how literacy changes lives and opens doors. In addition to the keynote address, Stein will be available for a book-club style discussion of Dear Eliza.
In Memory of Ruth Colvin
We would like to dedicate this conference to the memory of Ruth J. Colvin, who passed away in August 2024 at the age of 107. In 1961, Ruth started a tutoring program in her basement after learning that many of her fellow community members in Syracuse were unable to read. This became the international organization, Literacy Volunteers of America, under which Literacy NJ was founded. Ruth was the author of many books, including Tutor; I Speak English; and My Travels Through Life, Love, and Literacy. Her honors include receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006 and induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. She was a visionary, a powerful advocate for adult literacy, and a true lifelong learner, who was still asking questions and engaging with literacy programs well into her 100s. Ruth’s life and work is a tremendous inspiration to us. We hope this conference would have made her proud.
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