July 16-17, 2025
Register Now!
Registration is now open for the 2025 Adult Education and Literacy Conference! This is your chance to hear from outstanding speakers, gain fresh insights, and connect with fellow professionals who share your passion for learning. Whether you’re looking to expand your knowledge or build valuable connections, this event has something for everyone. Don’t miss out—secure your spot today! Members of the Iowa Literacy Council receive a $40 discount! Learn more about membership.
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our generous sponsors for their invaluable support of this year’s conference. Your commitment makes it possible for us to bring together passionate minds, foster meaningful connections, and spark innovation across our community. Thank you for helping us make this event a success!
The HiSET® exam is a nationally recognized high school equivalency test approved by state education departments. Covering five core subjects—Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies—it offers flexible choices like computer or paper formats and accommodations. HiSET empowers learners to achieve educational, career, and personal goals, creating pathways to success.
Burlington’s standards-based, fully blended curriculum offers courses that meet every English learner’s need – anytime, anywhere. Burlington provides a flexible solution for academic and career success, with support every step of the way.
Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) is a state agency focused on connecting Iowans with employment opportunities and assisting businesses in finding qualified workers. IWD offers a range of services, including unemployment insurance, job training, and resources for both job seekers and employers.
Ellii is a comprehensive digital platform that empowers English language teachers around the world with high-quality content and interactive courseware. Ellii can be easily integrated into an existing curriculum, or it can serve as the primary source of teaching materials for both in-person and online classes.
ACT WorkKeys and the NCRC strengthen job readiness and skills development for individuals, businesses, government, professional associations, and education institutions in the United States and internationally. Our comprehensive training, assessments, and credential offerings have helped more than 5 million individuals and 28,000+ employers find success.
Brainchild has over three decades of experience helping adult learners achieve their academic goals with Study Buddy, a Wi-Fi-free, self-paced, and approved motivational instruction program, including correctional facilities and those looking to improve their literacy skills.
The mission of CASAS is to assist adults functioning at or below a high school level in attaining the basic literacy skills to function effectively on the job, in the community, and in the family. We accomplish this by assisting state and local education, training, social service programs and businesses in the design and delivery of quality education and training programs that meet the needs of the participants by providing products and services in curriculum management, assessment and evaluation systems.
ConnectAble Inc. is a nonprofit dedicated to making adult education accessible nationwide. We provide student information systems, learning management tools, career navigation resources, and tailored web and marketing solutions. Proceeds from our services support adult education programs, helping learners gain skills that strengthen local economies.
Essential Education has helped millions of people take the steps towards a brighter future by creating resources designed specifically for adult educators and learners. We do this by listening to educators like you, then building innovative solutions to help you succeed in the classroom. We help students understand why they are learning what they are learning while adapting to a level of understanding that’s not intimidating. From Adult Basic Education and High School Equivalency to College and Workforce Readiness, we are your source for quality adult education.
New Readers Press is the publishing division of ProLiteracy, the world’s largest member organization of adult literacy programs. For over 50 years, we have been providing educators with instructional tools to help adult learners build the skills needed to succeed in the world today. Proceeds from our product sales support the mission of ProLiteracy, to change lives and communities through the power of adult literacy.
The goal of National Geographic Learning is to help learners experience the world through authentic global content. We want each learner to find their own voice in English, to help them achieve their goals in life, whatever they might be. We create English programs that are inspiring, real, and relevant, through the stories, ideas, photography and video of National Geographic and TED. We want to empower you and your students to enjoy engaging and motivating lessons and classes that you can now achieve through the all-in-one Spark platform – whether you are in person, online, or both.
Hotel Information
The following are located within 1/2 mile of the Conference Center.
Tru by Hilton
1230 SW District Drive
Ankeny, IA 50023
Marriott Residence Inn
1515 SW Main Street
Ankeny, IA 50023