2008 Calendar

A list of local, state, and national professional development events of interest to adult & family literacy practitioners in Texas. If you know of other professional development opportunities or important dates of interest to Texas practitioners, please submit them to our Calendar Committee for consideration. For more information join one of our email discussion groups so you will always hear about the latest training opportunities. Click on "Discussion Lists" to read about these discussion lists and how to join.

August 2008

August 6 and 7, 2008: Multi-Level ESL Training will be held from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (6 hr. training with one hr. for lunch)  and August 7, 2008 from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm  at 1601 S. Cleveland, Amarillo.  Trainer is Mildred Rugger.  Please contact Lesley Boyd for further information 806-677-5280 or leslie.boyd@esc16.net.  You must register to attend. West Registration Form

August 7, 2008: Content Standards will be held from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at Panola College located at 1300 East Pinecrest Drive, Marshall. Inside the Mall Between Bealls and JCPenneys. . For more information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net

August 7, 2008: TABE 9 & 10 will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at College of the Mainland, 1200 Amburn Rd, Texas City 75590. Presenter is Cynthia McConnell. This training will provide the CTB/McGraw-Hill certification requirements on the best practices of administering, scoring, and interpreting the TABE 9/10. Each participant will receive a copy of the official TABE 9/10 training workbook. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800036, registration number 86033, and section number CY 465. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

August 7, 2008: BEST Plus Training will be held from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at Plano Family Literacy Center located at 1300 19th Street in Plano. For more information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net

August 8, 2008: More from Students, Less from Teachers will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Houston Community College, 3100 Main St, Houston 77002. Presenter is Jeff Mohamed. In this session teachers will experience hands-on, interactive tasks designed to actively engage students in the learning process. The strategies presented will increase students’ interest in and retention of material learned. Originally developed for ESL teachers, this training offers strategies that can be adapted for ABE and GED students. Handouts will be given. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800040, registration number 86070, and section number CY 468. This class has been cancelled.

August 9, 2008: Texas Adult Education Content Standards Training will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Lone Star College–Greenspoint Center, 250 N Sam Houston Pkwy E Room 306, Houston 77060. Presenter is Doris Larry. This training course is for anyone interested in learning more about the Texas Adult Education Content Standards and Benchmarks (TAESB). The main objectives of the training are to familiarize the audience with the TAESB and to develop lesson plans using the standards and benchmarks. Audience members do not need to have previous knowledge of the TAESB, however, they do need to familiar with adult education programs and practices in Texas. Target audience members would include full-time and part-time adult education teachers (ABE, GED and ESL), and adult education program administrators. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800139, registration number 77706, and section number CY 424. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

August 9, 2008: BEST Plus Administrator Training will be held from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at Austin Community College, Highland Business Center, 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin 78752. Room 411. Participants will receive BEST Plus Test Administrator certification. BEST Plus Test Administrator Guides (TAGS) will be provided and participants will be certified upon completion of the 6-hour training. Denise Guckert will facilitate. For information on directions or other logistics contact Mario Mokarzel, mm64@txstate.edu or toll free 1-877-798-5522. Session is currently full; however, registrations received here on out will be placed on a waiting list. 

August 9, 2008: Texas Adult Education Content Standards Training will be held from 8:30-3:30 at ESC-20 Conference Center, 1314 Hines Ave., San Antonio 78208. (210) 370-5200. Registration is available through iLearning. If you encounter difficulties registering on line, please contact Central Registration by e-mail registration@esc20.net or by calling (210) 370-5671 or 370-5247.

August 9, 2008: TABE 9 & 10 will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at Harris County Department of Education Irvington Learning Center, 626 Lindale, Houston 77022. Presenter is Bill Medina. This training will provide the CTB/McGraw-Hill certification requirements on the best practices of administering, scoring, and interpreting the TABE 9/10. Each participant will receive a copy of the official TABE 9/10 training workbook. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800036, registration number 86650, and section number CY 476. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

August 9, 2009: BEST Literacy will be held from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Harris County Department of Education Irvington Learning Center, 626 Lindale, Houston 77022. Presenter is Judy Bowman. This training is intended for anyone who administers or scores the BEST Literacy Test. Participants will investigate proper test administration and scoring procedures, practice scoring writing samples, and acquire a basic knowledge of the content. By the end of the session participants should be able to use the writing rubric for scoring writing samples and follow the mandates for accurate scoring on the other sections. Participants should bring the BEST Literacy Test Manual to the training session. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800141, registration number 86651, and section number CY 477. Registration is closed.

August 9, 2008: TABE 9 & 10 will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Harris County Department of Education Irvington Learning Center, 626 Lindale, Houston 77022. Presenter is Bill Medina. This training will provide the CTB/McGraw-Hill certification requirements on the best practices of administering, scoring, and interpreting the TABE 9/10. Each participant will receive a copy of the official TABE 9/10 training workbook. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800036, registration number 86652, and section number CY 478. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

August 9, 2009: BEST Literacy will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Harris County Department of Education Irvington Learning Center, 626 Lindale, Houston 77022. Presenter is Judy Bowman. This training is intended for anyone who administers or scores the BEST Literacy Test. Participants will investigate proper test administration and scoring procedures, practice scoring writing samples, and acquire a basic knowledge of the content. By the end of the session participants should be able to use the writing rubric for scoring writing samples and follow the mandates for accurate scoring on the other sections. Participants should bring the BEST Literacy Test Manual to the training session. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800141, registration number 86653, and section number CY 479. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

August 11, 2008: Web Conference for Even Start & EL Civics will be hosted by Texas LEARNS from 11:00 a.m. to noon Central Time. The purpose of the web conference is to discuss recent changes in BEST Literacy NRS Educational Functioning Levels and changes in TEAMS. The changes in BEST Literacy Score Ranges are likely to cause the Domain of Significance for returning students to go backwards. Additionally, upcoming changes in TEAMS [Texas Educating Adults Management System] may affect student baselines and Domain of Significance. For more information on how to participate, contact Beth Thompson at Texas LEARNS (866-696-4233 or ethompson@hcde-texas.org). This is a repeat of the Web conference originally conducted on July 28, 2008.

August 11-13, 2008: TWC Workforce Forum will be hosted by Texas Workforce Commission at the Omni Southpark Hotel in Austin. Recommended attendees included: Board Executive Directors, Board Planners, LMI Specialists, Youth Specialists, Training Liaisons, Integrated Service Area Managers, Workforce Center/Frontline Staff and TWC Program Staff. For more information, please contact Carolyn Salinas at (512) 463-5556 or go to the TWC Upcoming Events page.

August 12, 2008: BEST Plus Training will be held from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at Education Service Center, Region 9 located at 301 Loop 11 in Wichita Falls. For more information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net

August 14-15, 2008: Foundations in Family Literacy will be hosted by National Center for Family Literacy in Louisville, Kentucky. Visit NCFL Website Training Page for registration and additional information, or call (502) 584-1133 x140.

August 14-15, 2008: Children’s Literacy — Preschool will be hosted by National Center for Family Literacy in Louisville, Kentucky. Visit NCFL Website Training Page for registration and additional information, or call (502) 584-1133 x140.

August 15, 2008: Report Card Training will be held from 8:30-11:30 at ESC-20 Conference Center, 1314 Hines Ave., San Antonio 78208. (210) 370-5200. Registration is available through iLearning. If you encounter difficulties registering on line, please contact Central Registration by e-mail registration@esc20.net or by calling (210) 370-5671 or 370-5247.

August 15, 2009: Developing Data and Graph Literacy will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Houston READ Commission, 5400 Griggs Rd, Houston 77021. Presenter is Denise Johnson This professional development session will provide adult education teachers with an interactive training that incorporates best practices into the importance of clear, concise and correct communication skills in the workplace. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800142, registration number 86654, and section number CY 480. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

August 16, 2008: Preschool Parent Workshops to Go will be hosted by National Center for Family Literacy in Louisville, Kentucky. Visit NCFL Website Training Page for registration and additional information, or call (502) 584-1133 x140.

August 16, 2008: Home Visits that Open Doors will be hosted by National Center for Family Literacy in Louisville, Kentucky. Visit NCFL Website Training Page for registration and additional information, or call (502) 584-1133 x140.

August 16, 2008: BEST Plus Training will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Humble ISD - 18901 Timber Forest Dr Room 213B, Humble, TX 77346. Presenter is Judy Bowman. The participants will study the rationale for the BEST Plus test and acquire sufficient mastery of the BEST Plus test to perform duties of a tester in administering, scoring, and interpreting the scores. NOTE: Participants are required to have a TAG manual. No one will be allowed to attend the session without a TAG manual. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800043, registration number 80414, and section number CY 434. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

August 16, 2008: BEST Plus(r) Refresher will be held from 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm at Central Texas College, 6200 West Central TX Expressway, Room 102A in Bldg. 113 (Criminal Justice), Killeen, 76541. The building and room number will be emailed to participants based on emails provided on their registration forms. Denise Guckert will facilitate. Participants MUST be active, certified BEST Plus (r)Test Administrators andbring their BEST Plus Test Administrator Guides (TAGS) to the training! For information on directions or other logistics contact Mario Mokarzel, mm64@txstate.edu or toll free 1-877-798-5522. Participation is limited to 25. Please register to attend: Central registration form.

August 16, 2008: TEAMS Refresher will be held from 9 AM to 11:30 PM at Central Texas College, 6200 West Central TX Expressway, Room 102A in Bldg. 113 (Criminal Justice), Killeen, 76541. The building and room number will be emailed to participants based on emails provided on their registration forms. Denise Guckert will facilitate. Participants must be current TEAMS users and know their TEAMS user names and passwords! For information on directions or other logistics contact Mario Mokarzel, mm64@txstate.edu or toll free 1-877-798-5522. Participation is limited to 25. Please register to attend: Central registration form.

August 16, 2008: Enhancing Cross-Cultural Communication Skills will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at College of the Mainland Tech-Voc Building, 1200 Amburn Rd, Texas City  77590. Presenter is Karen Couey. The purpose of this training is to introduce participants to the key concepts of cross-cultural communication so they can more effectively interact with program participants from different cultural backgrounds. Instructors, testing administrators and program administrators who deal with a diverse student base will benefit from this training. Participants will increase awareness of the differences in communication styles, explore cultural assumptions, and identify how to deal with cultural misunderstandings. Simulations and group discussions will illustrate the key concepts. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800153, registration number 87547, and section number CY 487. Registration Closed.

August 16, 2008: Content Standards will be held from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at Education Service Center, Region IX located at located at 301 Loop 11 in Wichita Falls. For more information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net

August 19, 2008: Texas Adult Education Content Standards Refresher Training will be held from 6:00 pm.- 9:00 pm, hosted by Austin ISD Baker Center. Training will be held in the cafeteria. The Baker Center is at 3908 Avenue B, Austin 78751. Mary Helen Martinez will facilitate. This training will provide a review of the Texas Adult Education Content Standards. Participants will develop unit plans based on the Texas Adult Education Standards. NOTE: Participants must bring their implementation guide that includes benchmarks for ABE/ASE and ESL learners. For information on directions or other logistics contact Mario Mokarzel, mm64@txstate.edu or toll free 1-877-798-5522. Participation is limited to 25. Please register to attend: Central registration form.

August 19, 2008: Goal Setting & Guidance Counseling training will be held from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at Brownville ISD, 1625 Price Road, Brownsville, TX 78521. The instructor will be Guadalupe Ruvalcaba. South Registration Form.

August 19, 2008: Strategies for Combating Absenteeism training will be held from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Brownville ISD, 1625 Price Road, Brownsville, TX 78521. The instructor will be Guadalupe Ruvalcaba. South Registration Form.

August 20, 2008: Student Evaluation to Improve Instruction training will be held from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at Brownville ISD, 1625 Price Road, Brownsville, TX 78521. The instructor will be Tiffany Johnson. South Registration Form.

August 20, 2008: Effective Teaching Strategies for Multilevel ESL Classrooms, Session I will be held from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at Austin Community College, Highland Business Center, Room 301.0, 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin 78752. This is Session 1 of 2 sessions totaling 12 hours. The workshop focuses on appropriate lesson planning strategies, group strategies and effective multilevel activities for use in ESL classrooms. Trainer will be Ronit Ricoy. You must plan to attend both sessions! For information on directions or other logistics contact Mario Mokarzel, mm64@txstate.edu or toll free 1-877-798-5522. Participation is limited to 25. Please register to attend: Central registration form.

August 20, 2008: Beginning Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet software for Adult Education Teachers and Students will be held from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. at Austin Community College, Highland Business Center, Room 212, 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin 78752. Denise Guckert will facilitate. This hands-on training will begin with a brief introduction to spreadsheets and several ideas for using them with students. Next, participants will use a recommended free curriculum to learn Microsoft® Excel® basics as they create a family budget and a check register. Finally, they will learn how to format their spreadsheets and to sort data for analysis. A CD-Rom with the free curriculum will be provided to participants. Registration is limited! For information on directions or other logistics contact Mario Mokarzel, mm64@txstate.edu or toll free 1-877-798-5522. Participation is limited to 25. Please register to attend: Central registration form.

August 20, 2008: Texas Adult Education Content Standards Training will be held from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. at Austin Community College, Highland Business Center, Room 411, 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin 78752. Mary Helen Martinez will facilitate. This training will provide an overview of the Texas Adult Education Standards Project (TAESP) and how to integrate standards into unit plans. Implementation Guides that include benchmarks for ABE/ASE and ESL Learners will be provided.For information on directions or other logistics contact Mario Mokarzel, mm64@txstate.edu or toll free 1-877-798-5522. Participation is limited to 25. Please register to attend: Central registration form.

August 21, 2008: Effective Teaching Strategies for Multilevel ESL Classrooms, Session II will be held from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at Austin Community College, Highland Business Center, Room 301.0, 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin 78752. This is Session 2 of 2 totaling 12 hours. You must have attended session 1 to attend this session! The workshop focuses on appropriate lesson planning strategies, group strategies and effective multilevel activities for use in ESL classrooms. Trainer will be Ronit Ricoy. For information on directions or other logistics contact Mario Mokarzel, mm64@txstate.edu or toll free 1-877-798-5522. Participation is limited to 25. Please register to attend: Central registration form.

August 21, 2008: Teaching Reading Strategies for the ABE/ASE Adult Education Classroom will be held from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. at Austin Community College, Highland Business Center, Room 214, 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin 78752. Mary Helen Martinez will facilitate. Teaching adult learners practical reading strategies will assist in improving learners' reading fluency. This training will explore practical reading strategies such as, but not limited to, visualizing, skimming, reading between the lines, making predictions, purposeful reading, checking for understanding, relating to background knowledge, questioning and critical reading. For information on directions or other logistics contact Mario Mokarzel, mm64@txstate.edu or toll free 1-877-798-5522. Participation is limited to 25. Please register to attend: Central registration form.

August 21, 2008: See-Say-Do: Multi-Sensory Teaching and Learning in the Adult Education Classroom will be held from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm pm. at Austin Community College, Highland Business Center (HBC), Room #110.3, 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin 78752. Dr. Sherry Nash will facilitate. This highly participatory workshop will help teachers and administrators to “ramp up” their adult learners’ success by understanding the importance of designing classroom environments and instructional activities that tap into the three major learning styles/senses: Visual, Auditory and Tactile/Kinesthetic. For information on directions or other logistics contact Mario Mokarzel, mm64@txstate.edu or toll free 1-877-798-5522. Participation is limited to 25. Please register to attend: Central registration form.

August 23, 2008: Effective Teaching Strategies for Multilevel ESL Classrooms will be held from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm in Burnet. This workshop focuses on effective hands-on activities for multilevel ESL classrooms and developing strategy-based lessons designed to specifically address ESL learners. Training will be held at the Burnet Presbyterian Fellowship Hall located at 101 S. Pierce Street in Burnet, 78611. The church is at the corner of Pierce and Hwy 29, and is one block east of Hwy 281. For information on directions or other logistics contact Mario Mokarzel, mm64@txstate.edu or toll free 1-877-798-5522. Participation is limited to 25. Please register to attend: Central registration form.

August 23, 2008: Teaching Strategies for the ABE/ASE Adult Education Classrooms will be held from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm in Burnet. Mary Helen Martinez will facilitate. This workshop focuses on appropriate lesson planning strategies, individual and group instruction strategies and effective ABE/ASE activities for use in ABE/ASE classrooms. Training will be held at the Burnet Presbyterian Fellowship Hall located at 101 S. Pierce Street in Burnet 78611. The church is at the corner of Pierce and Hwy 29, and is one block east of Hwy 281. For information on directions or other logistics contact Mario Mokarzel, mm64@txstate.edu or toll free 1-877-798-5522. Participation is limited to 25. Please register to attend: Central registration form.

August 23, 2008: More from Students, Less from Teachers will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Lake Jackson Community Education Center, 120 Circle Way, Lake Jackson, Texas 77566. Presenter is Jeff Mohamed. In this session teachers will experience hands-on, interactive tasks designed to actively engage students in the learning process. The strategies presented will increase students’ interest in and retention of material learned. Originally developed for ESL teachers, this training offers strategies that can be adapted for ABE and GED students. Handouts will be given. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800040, registration number79756, and section number CY 430. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

August 23, 2008: Building Student Retention will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at Lone Star College – North Harris, 2700 W.W. Thorne, Room WN183, Houston, TX 77073. Presenter is Guadalupe Ruvalcaba. This Professional Development training will focus on critical exit points for students and ways to improve retention. Teachers will develop activities for student retention through demonstrations, role-play, and hands-on activities. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800088, registration number 80395, and section number CY 433. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

August 23, 2008: BEST Plus Scoring Refresher Toolkit will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Lake Jackson Continuing Education Center, 120 Circle Way, Lake Jackson, 77566. Presenter is Judy Bowman. This training is designed to recalibrate approved BEST Plus test administrators. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their own strengths and weaknesses regarding administration and accurate scoring of the BEST Plus. Participants will practice using the scoring rubric to provide justification for scoring each of the three language aspects. After practice, participants will complete a BEST Plus scoring calibration assessment. Each participant must bring his/her own TAG (Test Administrator’s Guide) and their own Scoring Refresher Workbook.. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800128, registration number 84190, and section number CY 436. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

August 23, 2008: Effective Multi-level Strategies for Adult ESL Learners will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lake Jackson Continuing Education Center, 120 Circle Way, Lake Jackson, 77566. Presenter is Sandra Schneider. This interactive training focuses on appropriate lesson planning strategies, group strategies, and effective multi-level activities. It includes theory and strategies to use in teaching all subject of the GED to a multi-level class. Classroom management techniques, test preparation, orientation procedures, multi-sensory lesson planning, and proficiency objectives of the Texas Content standards will be presented. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800082, registration number 84591, and section number CY 437. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

August 23, 2008: Emotional Intelligence will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Lone Star College North Harris, 2700 W.W. Thorne, Houston 77073. Presenter is Rick Hammett. This interactive program will present an education and transformative learning model created and developed over a thirty-year process. Positive assessment approaches to quantify key cognitive, affective, and behavioral patterns associated with personal, academic, and career excellence will be presented and illustrated. Specific applications will be highlighted from international, national, state, and regional arenas. An Emotional Intelligence curriculum will be shared along with recent papers. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800161, registration number 84876, and section number CY 438. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

August 23, 2008: Effective Multi-level Strategies for ABE/ASE Learners Part I will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Lake Jackson Continuing Education Center, 120 Circle Way, Lake Jackson, 77566. Presenter is Doris Larry. This interactive training focuses on appropriate lesson planning strategies, group strategies, and effective multi-level activities. It includes theory and strategies to use in teaching all subject of the GED to a multi-level class. Classroom management techniques, test preparation, orientation procedures, multi-sensory lesson planning, and proficiency objectives of the Texas Content standards will be presented. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800154, registration number 84883, and section number CY 439. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

August 23, 2008: TABE Training will be held from 8:30-11:30 at ESC-20 Conference Center, 1314 Hines Ave., San Antonio 78208. (210) 370-5200. Registration is available through iLearning. If you encounter difficulties registering on line, please contact Central Registration by e-mail registration@esc20.net or by calling (210) 370-5671 or 370-5247.

August 23, 2008: BEST Literacy will be held from 8:30-11:30 at ESC-20 Conference Center, 1314 Hines Ave., San Antonio 78208. (210) 370-5200. Registration is available through iLearning. If you encounter difficulties registering on line, please contact Central Registration by e-mail registration@esc20.net or by calling (210) 370-5671 or 370-5247.

August 23, 2008: BEST Plus Training will be held from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at East Texas Literacy Council, Wesley McCabe United Methodist Church located at 1115 S. Mobberly in Longview. For more information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net

August 27, 2008: BEST Plus Administrator Training, Session I of II will be held from 6:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. hosted by Austin ISD Baker Center. Training will be in the cafeteria. The Baker Center is at 3908 Avenue B, Austin 78751. Participants will receive BEST Plus Test Administrator certification. BEST Plus Test Administrator Guides (TAGS) will be provided. Denise Guckert will facilitate. Participation is limited to 25 for this workshop, first come first serve, so please register to attend. NOTE: Participants must attend both days in order to receive BEST Plus Administrators' certification. For information on directions or other logistics contact Mario Mokarzel, mm64@txstate.edu or toll free 1-877-798-5522. Session is currently full; however, registrations received here on out will be placed on a waiting list. 

August 28, 2008: BEST Plus Administrator Training, Session II of II will be held from 6:00 pm.-9:00 pm. hosted by Austin ISD Baker Center. Training will be in the cafeteria. The Baker Center is at 3908 Avenue B, Austin 78751. Participants will receive BEST Plus Test Administrator certification. Denise Guckert will facilitate. Participation is limited to 25. NOTE: Participants must attend and complete both days of training in order to receive BEST Plus Administrators' certification. For information on directions or other logistics contact Mario Mokarzel, mm64@txstate.edu or toll free 1-877-798-5522. Session is currently full; however, registrations received here on out will be placed on a waiting list. 

September 2008

September 4-5, 2008: Training of Trainers: Principles of Participatory Education will be hosted by Literacy Texas in Austin (exact location to be announced). Two-day event (8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. each day) is intended to give teachers/literacy tutors, who have some experience working adult students, training in using the principles of participatory adult education in their training activities. Upon completion, participants receive certification to provide quality training for their organization. This Training of Trainers is a two-day workshop. Registrants are required to attend both days to be certified. For registration information, email valctx@yahoo.com or call (361) 564-8358. Deadline to register is August 18.

September 5, 2008: ESL Reading Academy Follow-up - You must have attended the first session of this academy to attend the followup. For additional information, please email farwestg@farwestgreat.org or call (915) 937-1725.

September 6, 2008: Effective Multi-level Strategies for Adult ESL Learners will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at University of Houston Student Center, 4800 Calhoun St, Houston. Presenter is Audrey Nelson-Ricks. This interactive training focuses on appropriate lesson planning strategies, group strategies, and effective multi-level activities. It includes theory and strategies to use in teaching all subject of the GED to a multi-level class. Classroom management techniques, test preparation, orientation procedures, multi-sensory lesson planning, and proficiency objectives of the Texas Content standards will be presented. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800082, registration number 86659, and section number CY 483. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

September 6, 2008: Enhancing Cross-Cultural Communication Skills will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., at the University of Houston Student Center, 4800 Calhoun St, Houston. Presenter is Karen Couey. The purpose of this training is to introduce participants to the key concepts of cross-cultural communication so they can more effectively interact with program participants from different cultural backgrounds. Instructors, testing administrators and program administrators who deal with a diverse student base will benefit from this training. Participants will increase awareness of the differences in communication styles, explore cultural assumptions, and identify how to deal with cultural misunderstandings. Simulations and group discussions will illustrate the key concepts. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800153, registration number 86658, and section number CY 482. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

September 6, 2008: Effective Multi-level Strategies for Adult ABE/ASE Learners will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at University of Houston Student Center, 4800 Calhoun St, Houston. Presenter is Wendell Webster. This interactive training focuses on appropriate lesson planning strategies, group strategies, and effective multi-level activities. It includes theory and strategies to use in teaching all subject of the GED to a multi-level class. Classroom management techniques, test preparation, orientation procedures, multi-sensory lesson planning, and proficiency objectives of the Texas Content standards will be presented. Modules are sequential, but can be presented in three separate trainings. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800154, registration number 86655 and section number CY 481. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

September 6, 2008: Effective Use of Authentic Materials in the Classroom will be held from 10:00 a.m.  to 1:15 p.m. at University of Houston Student Center, 4800 Calhoun St, Houston. Presenter is Doris Larry. This professional development course is designed to show teachers how to utilize authentic materials in the classroom. Participants will learn ways to introduce students to the culture that surrounds them and to help them navigate through it in this interactive and activity filled session. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800164, registration number 87549, and section number CY 488. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

September 6, 2008: Basic GED Reading Comprehension Skills will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at University of Houston Student Center, 4800 Calhoun St, Houston 77002. Presenter is Stacy Shultz. Participants will learn techniques for teaching effective comprehension skills for the GED learner.  They will have to be able to develop lesson plans based on the topics taught. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800166, registration number 87551, and section number CY 489. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

September 6, 2008: Building Community in the Culturally Diverse Classroom will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at University of Houston Student Center, 4800 Calhoun St, Houston 77002. Presenter is Liliana Black. This workshop shows how knowledge and respect for students’ cultures can engage adult learners in new ways and increase student retention. Participants will practice creative strategies to increase cultural awareness, work together, and create a community of learners. The session is geared toward ESL teachers at all levels; however ABE and GED teachers may find it useful as well. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800165, registration number 87552, and section number CY 490. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

September 6, 2008: Effective Multi-level Strategies for Adult ESL Learners will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at University of Houston Student Center, 4800 Calhoun St, Houston. Presenter is Margaret Flint. This interactive training focuses on appropriate lesson planning strategies, group strategies, and effective multi-level activities. It includes theory and strategies to use in teaching all subject of the GED to a multi-level class. Classroom management techniques, test preparation, orientation procedures, multi-sensory lesson planning, and proficiency objectives of the Texas Content Standards will be presented. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800082, registration number 87553, and section number CY 491. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

September 6, 2008: Algebra, Functions and Patterns will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at University of Houston Student Center, 4800 Calhoun St, Houston. Presenter is Denise Johnson. Algebra, Functions, and Patterns is designed to provide teachers with creative teaching techniques so that they can create and solve algebraic expressions and explain patterns and functional relationships presented in textual, graphical and other forms. The training will include a review on how to create algebraic expressions and equations to model and solve problems; use variables and equations to represent data provided in tables, graphs, and word problems; analyze tables and graphs to generalize patterns and relationships; and understand functional relationships and solve linear, quadratic, and exponential functions. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800157, registration number 87554, and section number CY 492. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

September 9, 2008: Far West Project GREAT Advisory Council meeting will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Location to be announced as a later date.

September 12, 2008: Workforce Literacy Institute II: ESL for Work Follow-up -You must have attended the first session of this academy to attend the followup. For additional information, please email farwestg@farwestgreat.org or call (915) 937-1725.

September 12 and 13, 2008: Multi-Level ESL Trainingwill be held from 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm on September 12, 2008 (3 hour training) and 9:00 am – 4:00 pm ( 6 hour training with one hr. for lunch on September 13, 2008 at the Adult Education Center 1601 24th St. Lubbock, TX 79405, Lubbock. Trainer is Mildred Rugger. Please contact Gayla Dirks for further information (806)281-5752 or gdirks@esc17.net. You must register to attend. West Registration Form.

September 13, 2008: Math GED Training will be held from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (6 hr. training with one hr. for lunch) at the Adult Education Center 1601 24th Street Lubbock, TX. Trainer is Gaye Carroll. Please contact Gayla Dirks for further information (806) 281-5752 or gdirks@esc17.net. You must register to attend. West Registration Form.

September 19, 2008: Classroom Management Institute: Multilevel ESL InstructionFollow-up - You must have attended the first session of this academy to attend the followup. For additional information, please email farwestg@farwestgreat.org or call (915) 937-1725.

September 20, 2008: Introduction to Literacy and Numeracy will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the United Way Center, 50 Waugh Dr., Houston 77007. Presenter is Doris Larry. This training will provide adult educators with an awareness and understanding of the relationship between reading and writing and numeracy. The participants will be provided with instructional materials and hands-on activities to use with their students. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800065, registration number 84884, and section number CY 440. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

September 20, 2008: Getting and Keeping a Job will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the United Way Center, 50 Waugh Dr., Houston 77007. Presenter is Doris Larry. This session will provide adult education teachers with an interactive training to develop lessons that emphasize ways to analyze compatibility of personal skills to job descriptions, write resumes, and fill out applications. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800070, registration number 84885, and section number CY 441. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

September 20, 2008: How to Provide Useful ESL Oral Practice Training will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the United Way Center, 50 Waugh Dr., Houston 77007. Presenter is Jeff Mohamed. The workshop will examine the role of oral practice in the ESL classroom, and will examine how to choose, set up, monitor and provide feedback on ESL practice activities. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800120, registration number 84891, and section number CY 443. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

September 20, 2008: Math Institute (Pt1-Day 1) will be held from 8:30-3:30 at ESC-20 Conference Center, 1314 Hines Ave., San Antonio 78208. (210) 370-5200. Registration is available through iLearning. If you encounter difficulties registering on line, please contact Central Registration by e-mail registration@esc20.net or by calling (210) 370-5671 or 370-5247.

September 20, 2008: TABE Advanced will be held from 8:30-11:30 at ESC-20 Conference Center, 1314 Hines Ave., San Antonio 78208. (210) 370-5200. Registration is available through iLearning. If you encounter difficulties registering on line, please contact Central Registration by e-mail registration@esc20.net or by calling (210) 370-5671 or 370-5247.

September 20, 2008: BEST Plus Review will be held from 8:30-12:30 at ESC-20 Conference Center, 1314 Hines Ave., San Antonio 78208. (210) 370-5200. Registration is available through iLearning. If you encounter difficulties registering on line, please contact Central Registration by e-mail registration@esc20.net or by calling (210) 370-5671 or 370-5247.

September 20, 2008: Using Storyboards to Identify Valuable Work Skills will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the United Way Center 50 Waugh Dr., Houston 77007. Presenter is Audrey Nelson-Ricks. This training demonstrates strategies teachers can use to guide adult learners through a storyboarding process that creates awareness of strengths and skills drawn from life experiences. Visual modeling, brainstorming, interviewing, and using information charts are included in this training. Handouts are included and student samples of storyboards will be displayed. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800010, registration number 86353, and section number CY 471. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

September 20, 2008: More from Students, Less from Teachers will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the United Way Center, 50 Waugh Dr., Houston 77007. Presenter is Jeff Mohamed. In this session teachers will experience hands-on, interactive tasks designed to actively engage students in the learning process. The strategies presented will increase students’ interest in and retention of material learned. Originally developed for ESL teachers, this training offers strategies that can be adapted for ABE and GED students. Handouts will be given. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800040, registration number 86352, and section number CY 470. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

September 20, 2008: Readers Theater Training will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the United Way Center, 50 Waugh Dr., Houston 77007. Presenter is Audrey Nelson-Ricks. This professional development session introduces teachers to Readers Theater as an interactive tool that can be used in the ABE/GED/ASE classroom to explore a diverse range of topics, i.e., cultural topics, historical events and contexts, social conflicts, news, and contemporary issues and in the ESL classroom to improve reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800084, registration number 86355, and section number CY 472. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

September 20, 2008: Effective Use of Authentic Materials in the Classroom will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the United Way Center, 50 Waugh Dr., Houston 77007. Presenter is Margaret Flint. This professional development course is designed to show teachers how to utilize authentic materials in the classroom. Participants will learn ways to introduce students to the culture that surrounds them and to help them navigate through it in this interactive and activity filled session. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800164, registration number 87555, and section number CY 493. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

September 23, 2008: Special Learning Needs Training-of-Trainers Meeting #1 (of 4) will be held at a location to be announced (Houston or Austin). Trainer-trainees attend the "regular" training on September 24-26 as well as this date. For more information, contact Tracy Hendrix at Texas LEARNS or Ken Appelt at TCALL.

September 24-26, 2008: Special Learning Needs Training Meeting #1 (of 4) will be held at a location to be announced (Houston or Austin). For more information, contact Tracy Hendrix at Texas LEARNS or Ken Appelt at TCALL.

September 25-26, 2008: TABE Institute. Complete details will follow in late July and August. If you have any questions, please email Dr. Davis at karad00@tamuk.edu.

September 26, 2008: Workforce Literacy Institute I: PreTransition-to-College Skills Follow-up-You must have attended the first session of this academy to attend the followup. For additional information, please email farwestg@farwestgreat.org or call (915) 937-1725.

October 2008

October 1-4, 2008: ProLiteracy Worldwide Conference will be held at the Peabody Little Rock Hotel. For more information, visit the ProLiteracy 2008 Conference Website, contact the conference team at conference@proliteracy.org or call (315) 422-9121 ext. 352.

October 4, 2008: Advanced Content Standards will be held from 8:30-11:30 at ESC-20 Conference Center, 1314 Hines Ave., San Antonio 78208. (210) 370-5200. Registration is available through iLearning. If you encounter difficulties registering on line, please contact Central Registration by e-mail registration@esc20.net or by calling (210) 370-5671 or 370-5247.

October 4, 2008: Geometry and Measurement will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Houston Community College, 3100 Main Street, Houston 77002 . Presenter is Denise Johnson. Geometry and Measurement is designed to provide teachers with creative teaching techniques for units of measurement in different systems to assess the characteristics of lines and geometric figures. The training will include a review on how to convert from metric and customary measures; interpret lines and graphs (e.g., coordinates, perpendicular, parallel, intersections, slope); analyze geometric figures (e.g., angles, congruence, Pythagorean Theorem); and solve problems (e.g., length, perimeter, area, surface area, volume, weight). Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 600159, registration number 86660, and section number CY 484. Coastal Registration form. For more information, please email CoastalCF@lonestar.edu

October 6, 2008: Leadership Excellence Academy – New Cohort, Workshop 1 will be held at a location to be announced. This day-long session is the first of three face-to-face meetings of the 2008-2009 program year cohort of adult education administrators engaged in Academy, from which they will earn national certification and receive new tools and strategies to strengthen their programs’ performance. Workshop 2 for this cohort is scheduled for January 21, 2009 and Workshop 3 will be April 23, 2009. For more information on the Leadership Excellence Academy, email Sheryl Jefferson at Texas LEARNS or Ken Appelt at TCALL.

October 7, 2008: Leadership Excellence Academy – Continuing Cohort, Workshop 1 will be held at a location to be announced. This day-long session is the first of two face-to-face meetings of the cohort that began their Academy participation in the 2007-2008 program year, and is continuing with a second year of participation. Workshop 2 for this cohort is scheduled for April 24, 2009.

October 8-10, 2008: EL Civics Administrators' Meeting will be held in Fredericksburg at the Fredericksburg Inn & Suites - Barons Creek Conference Center. One representative per EL Civics grant is encouraged to attend. Registration details meeting will be available by mid-summer. For more about the content and target audience of the meeting, contact Texas LEARNS.

October 11, 2008: TEAMS for Teachers (Data Detectives) will be held from 8:30-3:30 at ESC-20 Conference Center, 1314 Hines Ave., San Antonio 78208. (210) 370-5200. Registration is available through iLearning. If you encounter difficulties registering on line, please contact Central Registration by e-mail registration@esc20.net or by calling (210) 370-5671 or 370-5247.

October 18, 2008: Lesson Cycle will be held from 8:30-3:30 at ESC-20 Conference Center, 1314 Hines Ave., San Antonio 78208. (210) 370-5200. Registration is available through iLearning. If you encounter difficulties registering on line, please contact Central Registration by e-mail registration@esc20.net or by calling (210) 370-5671 or 370-5247.

October 19-21, 2008: The National Even Start Association Conference will be held in Austin at the Radisson Town Lake Hotel. For more information, see the National Even Start Association Website.

October 22, 2008: Even Start State Advisory Committee Meetingin Austin (evening -- exact time, location,and other details to be announced).

October 22-24, 2008: Even Start Fall Business Meetingwill be held in Austin immediately following the National Even Start Conference (though at a different site in Austin, to be announced). For more information as details are announced, subscribe to TCALL’s Family Literacy Listserv.

October 30-31, 2008: STAR Reading Training Institute #1 of 3. TENTATIVE DATES. The first of three 2-day institutes on evidence-based practice for teaching adult intermediate reading will be held at Texas LEARNS in Houston. For more information, email Ken Appelt

November 2008

November 6-8, 2008: TexTESOL State Conference will be held in the Dallas area at the Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel . The conference offers English language educators and educational specialists an opportunity to learn about current issues in English language instruction and to network with colleagues. For more information, visit the conference website

November 7, 2008: Math Institute (Pt2-Day 1) will be held from 8:30-3:30 at ESC-20 Conference Center, 1314 Hines Ave., San Antonio 78208. (210) 370-5200. Registration is available through iLearning. If you encounter difficulties registering on line, please contact Central Registration by e-mail registration@esc20.net or by calling (210) 370-5671 or 370-5247.

November 8, 2008: Math Institute (Pt2-Day 2) will be held from 8:30-3:30 at ESC-20 Conference Center, 1314 Hines Ave., San Antonio 78208. (210) 370-5200. Registration is available through iLearning. If you encounter difficulties registering on line, please contact Central Registration by e-mail registration@esc20.net or by calling (210) 370-5671 or 370-5247.

November 11, 2008: Special Learning Needs Training-of-Trainers Meeting #2 (of 4) will be held at a location to be announced (Houston or Austin). Trainer-trainees attendthe "regular" training on November 12-14 as well as this date. For more information, contact Tracy Hendrix at Texas LEARNS or Ken Appelt at TCALL.

November 12-14, 2008: Special Learning Needs Training Meeting #2 (of 4) will be held at a location to be announced (Houston or Austin). For more information, contact Tracy Hendrix at Texas LEARNS or Ken Appelt at TCALL.

November 15, 2008: Lesson Cycle will be held from 8:30-3:30 at ESC-20 Conference Center, 1314 Hines Ave., San Antonio 78208. (210) 370-5200. Registration is available through iLearning. If you encounter difficulties registering on line, please contact Central Registration by e-mail registration@esc20.net or by calling (210) 370-5671 or 370-5247.

November 17-18, 2008: National Conference on Effective Transitions in Adult Educationwill be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Providence , Rhode Island . For more information, see the National College Transition Network website.

November 21-22, 2008: EPALL Conference will be held at University of Texas - El Paso. Please watch this calendar for more information.

November 22, 2008: Texas Adult Education Content Standards Training will be held from 8:30-3:30 at ESC-20 Conference Center, 1314 Hines Ave., San Antonio 78208. (210) 370-5200. Registration is available through iLearning. If you encounter difficulties registering on line, please contact Central Registration by e-mail registration@esc20.net or by calling (210) 370-5671 or 370-5247.

December 2008

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