Welcome to MPAEA 



Presentations

  • In-Person Only
  • Concurrent Sessions are 55 or 110 minutes
  • Preconference Sessions are 3 hours

Please Note Our Focus

We value conference sessions that are participatory; that is, sessions that create opportunities for participants to actively build knowledge together. We have often found that even conference sessions that purport to be active and participatory often end up being a lecture with some light Q&A or a quick survey. This is a comfortable dynamic for many, but it is not as conducive to learning as participatory approaches can be. Therefore, we ask that your proposal describe how you will ensure that your session has elements that are participatory, active, and encouraging of critical thinking and real-life problem solving. 

Click Here for examples of participatory techniques in conference workshops.

If you have questions, please email AdultEd@nwc.edu.

Proposals are due October 15

MPAEA Mission

The Mission of the Mountain Plains Adult Education Association (MPAEA) is to support and promote lifelong learning in the Mountain Plains Region (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, and beyond). In order to achieve its mission, the association:

  • Promotes and provides professional development opportunities for adult educators,

  • Publishes and distributes relevant information about lifelong learning,

  • Supports and strengthens member associations within the states of the region. 


Our History

The Mountain Plains Adult Education Association serves members in a nine-state region. The original charter and founding policies were developed in 1945. The four original states were Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. In 1961, Arizona, Idaho and Nevada joined. Montana became the eighth state in 1988. North Dakota became the ninth state in 2014.
The Association is one of the oldest regional adult education organizations in the United States. For more than a half century, MPAEA has been on the cutting edge of adult education as a state, regional and national imperative.


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