Name: Community Connections: Helping Students Navigate the Road to the College Classroom
Start: 2026-10-21T11:15:00-0500
End: 2026-10-21T12:15:00-0500

Community Connections: Helping Students Navigate the Road to the College Classroom

Wednesday October 21, 2026 11:15am - 12:15pm CDT

Suite 109 - Lower Level

Moving from ABE to the college classroom can be intimidating for many students, so a lot of them don't even give it a shot. Jeff Lepper and Leslie Haack will explain how they helped build a bridge for students coming through ABE to transition and be successful in the college classroom. With over a decade of data and anecdotes, they want to share how they were able adopt a different teaching model.

Speakers

Leslie Haack

Program Manager, Adult Education Pathways at Hawthorne

As an ABE teacher of 23 years, Leslie has a great deal of experience working with adult English Language Learners and native speakers working to improve their academic and career skills. He has also worked across organizations to partner with other educators at Rochester Community... Read More →

Jeff Lepper

English Faculty, Rochester Community and Technical College

Jeff Lepper
Jeff Lepper has been teaching in the English department at Rochester Community and Technical College for the past 17 years. In that time, he has focused on developmental English education and other core composition classes, serving on numerous committees across the college to fos... Read More →

Wednesday October 21, 2026 11:15am - 12:15pm CDT
Suite 109 - Lower Level 30 Civic Center Dr SE, Rochester, MN 55904, USA

Adult Basic Ed

2026 MCEA Fall Conference

Leslie Haack

Jeff Lepper

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2026 MCEA Fall Conference

Leslie Haack

Jeff Lepper

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