2025 Arizona Adult Education Institute

Institute Information

The 2025 Arizona Adult Education Institute will be in-person only from Thursday, September 4^th, through Saturday, September 6^th.

The annual institute is designed for Arizona adult educators and program staff.

The following AZ Adult Education key personnel are REQUIRED to attend all 3 days of the Institute, so please plan accordingly.

• Title II: WIOA Program Administrators
• Full-time instructional leaders, teachers, and support staff

The following AZ Adult Education key personnel are REQUIRED to attend at least one day of the Institute. Please refer to the Institute schedule to plan accordingly.

• Part-time instructors and support staff
• College and Career Navigators
• Assessment Coordinators

Institute registration fees:

• Full 3-Day Registration: $540.00 per person (includes Boots & Bling)
• Single-Day Registration:
  • Thursday, September 4^th OR Saturday, September 6^th: $199.00 per person
  • Friday, September 5^th: $240.00 per person (includes Boots & Bling)

Pre-conference Registrations

If you have been selected to participate in a state initiative during the pre-conference day of the Institute, Wednesday, September 3^rd, 2025, Teaching & Learning will email participants the APLD registration link and registration price, if any. For questions, contact [email protected] or [email protected].

Additional Information:

• Registration for this event must be completed in the ADE Professional Learning and Development system (APLD). Participants must have an ACTIVE account to complete registration.
• Please use your work email address when registering for this event. Emails are used to communicate Institute information and to issue credits and certificates through the ADE Professional Learning and Development system (APLD).
• PL credit hours will be awarded to registered attendees based on the number of Institute days attended. For three-day attendance, a maximum of 21 PL hours will be awarded (7 PL hours per day).
• Registration for the 2025 Adult Education Institute will open on July 7^th and close on August 21^st, 2025.

Payment Information

• Acceptable methods of payment are purchase order (PO), check, or credit card. If paying with a PO or check, an electronic copy of the document is required during the registration process. If paying with a credit card, Visa and Mastercard are accepted. The AZ Department of Education does not accept American Express.
• Please note, supplying a purchase order to the Arizona Department of Education does not constitute a completed registration for this event.
• If you are bulk enrolling, each participant must already have an APLD account.

Additional ADE Payment Terms and Conditions

• Credit cards are allowed up to 3 days prior to the event start date.
• Credit card cancellations are allowed up to 3 days prior to the event start date.
• Purchase Orders are allowed up to 10 days prior to the event start date.
• Purchase Order cancellations are allowed up to 10 days prior to the event start date.

Lodging Information

The 2025 AZ Adult Education Institute will be held at the Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak.

For those who will need overnight lodging, please use the online reservations link or contact the hotel at 1-800-445-8667 (Group Code: AEC or 'Adult Education Conference') to make your reservation by Tuesday, August 19^th, 2025. After that date, the hotel may not have rooms available at the contracted rate. You may also contact the hotel directly at (602) 997-2626 and ask to speak with reservations.

A credit card is required to reserve hotel rooms.

No Purchase Orders will be accepted prior to or at check-in. 

Note: There is a limited number of rooms available at the discounted rate of $129+/night, and you must secure your lodging before August 19^th, 2025.

Hotel Booking Link

Note: The resort fee is waived, however, the group booking link auto-populates the banner explaining the resort fee. Unfortunately, that is something we cannot modify or remove from the page, but you will not be charged for resort fees.

Keynote Presenters

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Institute Agenda

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Schedule At-A-Glance

• Wednesday, September 3^rd (Pre-conference)
• Thursday, September 4^th (Day 1)
• Friday, September 5^th (Day 2)
• Saturday, September 6^th(Day 3)

Concurrent Session Descriptions

• Wednesday, September 11^th (Pre-conference)
• Thursday, September 12^th (Day 1)
• Friday, September 13^th (Day 2)
• Saturday, September 14^th (Day 3)

Boots & Bling Evening Event

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Joint ADE-AES and AALL Celebration Awards

AALL Annual Awards Image

It's time for the 2025 Arizona Association for Lifelong Learning (AALL) Awards!

The AALL Board would like to invite you to take a moment and nominate students, educators, administrators, support staff, volunteers and community members who go above and beyond in their support of lifelong learning and adult education in Arizona. Through ten nomination categories, including two student-of-the-year awards, you can find a variety of ways to acknowledge the efforts that mean so much to our students and our programs.

Please complete a nomination form (250 words or less) for each nomination. You may submit as many nominations as you like, one per form. Award winners will be honored in person at the ADE Adult Education Institute on Saturday, September 6^th, 2025, in Scottsdale, AZ. Award winners and nominators are asked to attend the awards ceremony in person.

Please see the AALL website for more information about AALL, how we support adult HSE and ELL students in Arizona, and more detail on award nominations.

We look forward to your nominations,

The AALL Board

Award categories are:

Award of Excellence in Honor of Gary P. Tang

This award honors an individual or group who has assisted a program or the Adult Education Division of the Arizona Department of Education in areas such as administration, ideology, instruction, legislation, public leadership, innovative services, or initiating cooperative inter-agency activity.

Lifelong Learning Advocate Award in Honor of Francis E. Blake

This award honors an AALL member who has given a minimum of 5 years of contribution to the field of Adult Education and has positively impacted or added value to the concept of learning as a lifelong process.

Lifetime Achievement Award in Honor of Gary A. Eyre

This award honors an individual who has served to foster the concept of lifelong learning for a minimum of 10 years and who has made far-reaching contributions to the field of lifelong learning at a local, state, national, or international level.

AALL Rookie of the Year Award

This award honors an AALL member who has one to three years of active service in the field of Adult Education. The nominee has displayed leadership, demonstrated professional excellence, and has contributed to the field of lifelong learning.

AALL Educator of the Year Award

This award honors an AALL member who has four or more years of active service in the field of Adult Education, as either a full-time or part-time instructor.

AALL Support Staff of the Year Award

This award honors an employee who serves in any of the following capacities: clerical, classroom/lab aide, GED examiner, administrative assistant, support technician, or student services. The nominee has contributed significantly to improving services for students. The nominee can be a full-time or part-time employee and does not have to be a member of AALL.

AALL Volunteer of the Year Award

This award honors a volunteer who has contributed his/her time to serving a program in any of the following capacities: clerical, classroom/lab aide, advisory board, leader, educator. The nominee does not have to be a member of AALL.

ELAA Student of the Year Award

This award honors an ELAA or citizenship student. The nominee has been an active student during the current calendar year, demonstrated persistence and leadership, and contributed to the field of Adult Education.

ABE Student of the Year Award

This award honors an ABE/HSE student. The nominee has been an active student during the current calendar year, demonstrated persistence and leadership, and contributed to the field of adult education.

AALL Champion of the Year Award

Awarded to the person or entity outside of adult education who/has championed adult learners and adult programs in Arizona.

Award descriptions and the nomination form link are also available on the AALL website. https://aallaz.org/

Vendor and Exhibitor Information

ADE/AES contacts are Carolyn Urish at [email protected] / 602-542-0163, Kari Ann Patrick Albert at [email protected] / 602-364-2626, or Janice Cruz at janice.cruz@azed.gov / 602-364-2602

Vendor/Exhibitor pricing covers all three days of the Institute: Thursday, September 4^th - Saturday, September 6^th, 2025. The Institute is pleased to host our Vendors/Exhibitors in the Anasazi foyer with dedicated time during morning and afternoon refreshment service.

Vendor/Exhibitor Opportunities

Silver Tier - $400: one (1) 6-foot skirted table, electricity (if requested), wi-fi, logo on Institute website/app, opportunity to include information or giveaways in conference bags, and one (1) complimentary 3-day Institute registration with breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack included.

Gold Tier - $1,000: Includes everything in Silver Tier, plus a second complimentary Institute registration, and vendor organization is recognized during General Sessions.

Platinum Level - $2,000: Includes everything in Gold Tier plus sponsorship of special event or activity, and marketing of the selected sponsorship.

Venue Information

Vendor/Exhibitor is responsible for all additional charges accrued at the venue, which may include shipping costs of materials and hotel storage fees.

Location: Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak, Phoenix, AZ

Contact: Pamela Pomeroy, Director of Catering & Events, [email protected]

Vendor/Exhibitor materials may be shipped to the venue as addressed below and must arrive by Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025:

Ship to:

Please review the following important items regarding shipments to/from the conference hotel:

• There is a $7.00 handling charge per box received. This charge includes receiving, box movement, and storage for 4 days. Any boxes over 50 pounds are charged at $.15 per pound.
• Pallets, crates, large rolling cases, and oversized items will be charged a flat rate of $60.00 inbound and outbound.
• Arrangements must be made in advance for any packages arriving prior than 4 days before arrival. Early shipping will be approved based upon space availability, and Storage rates will apply.
• The Resort does not have a loading dock; heavy items must be delivered by a truck with a lift-gate and pallet jack.
• The resort does not offload or on-load trucks.
• Rental of any equipment and operators to off or on load trucks (Pallet Jacks, Forklifts, etc.) is the sole responsibility of the shipping party.
• All items are stored until your arrival. A message will be placed on your reservation to notify you that your shipment has arrived. Please contact us for delivery instructions.

Venue hotel reservations information:

For Lodging Information, see the above section: "Lodging Information"

Platinum Sponsors

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Gold Sponsors

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Silver Sponsors

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Institute App

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