January 2008
Regional Calendar Archive
 January
4, 2008: Texas Adult Education Content Standards Training will
be held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at AAMA/Adelante 6100 Gulf Freeway
Houston 77023. Presenters are: Christine Spin and Cynthia McConnell.
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, ESL),
and adult education program administrators. Please use these numbers
to register: CABEA 6800139, registration number 65644, and section
number CY380. Session is closed.
January
5, 2008: Reading Inventories for the Adult Reader will
be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the University of Houston,
4800 Calhoun St. Student Center, Houston 77004. Presenter is
Mandy Seybold. This course is designed for instructors of Adult
Basic Education. The participants will learn how to administer diagnostic
reading inventories, fluency screenings, reading profiles, sight
word identification, and comprehension checks. The course goal is
to allow the instructors the opportunity to administer each of the
assessments, and understand their results. The participants will
learn the purpose of the assessment results, and how they can use
them to design instruction to fit their learners’ individual
needs. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800149, registration
number 67439, and section number CY392. You must
register to attend Coastal Registration form.
January
5, 2008: Building an Adult Reader will
be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the University of Houston,
4800 Calhoun St. Student Center, Houston 77004. Presenter is
Stacy Shultz. This course will target those instructors of
reading for Adult Basic Education. Throughout the training participants
will learn the six foundations of reading. (i.e. phonemic awareness,
phonological awareness, decoding skill, fluency, vocabulary development,
comprehension, and motivation). The participants will learn the meanings
of the foundations and ways to implement their new found knowledge
with activities for adult learners. Each foundation will be
explored and authentic activities will be provided. Participants
will leave with a knowledge of the foundations of reading and how
to apply them in their direct reading instruction. The six foundations
are critical when building a successful adult reader. Please use
these numbers to register: CABEA 6800150, registration number 67435,
and section number CY391. You must register to attend Coastal Registration form.
January
5, 2008: Brining Our Whole Selves
to the Workplace will
be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the University of Houston,
4800 Calhoun St. Student Center, Houston 77004. Presenter is
Lauri Cherian. The training is designed to help individuals identify
and manage stressors in their lives. They will engage in a variety
of activities that will promote better physical, mental and emotional
well being to promote a safe and positive work environment. You
must register to attend Coastal Registration form.
January
5, 2008: Enhancing Cross Cultural
Communication will
be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the University of Houston,
4800 Calhoun St. Student Center, Houston 77004. 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. You must
register to attend Coastal Registration form.
January
5, 2008: GED Social Studies will
be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the University of Houston,
4800 Calhoun St. Student Center, Houston 77004. Presenter is
Margaret Flint. This interactive PD session will provide teachers
with activities and resources to enhance GED social studies instruction.
The use of active learning techniques will be emphasized and practiced.
The importance of language skills for all life-skills will be emphasized.
Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800096, registration
number 67443, and section number CY 394. You must register to attend Coastal Registration form.
January
5, 2008: GED Language Arts will be held
from 10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun
St. Student Center, Houston 77004. Presenter is Wendell Webster.
This interactive PD session will provide teachers with activities
and resources to enhance GED language arts instruction. The use of
active learning techniques will be emphasized and practiced. The
importance of language skills for all life-skills will be emphasized.
Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800096, registration
number 67446, and section number CY 395. You must register to attend Coastal Registration form.
January
5, 2008: GED Science will be held from
10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun
St. Student Center, Houston 77004. Presenter is Doris Larry.
This interactive PD session will provide teachers with activities
and resources to enhance GED math and science instruction. The use
of active learning techniques will be emphasized and practiced. Please
use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800097, registration number
67442, and section number CY 393. You must register to attend Coastal Registration form.
January
5, 2008: True Colors will be held from
10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun
St. Student Center, Houston 77004. Presenter is Mary Mendoza.
You must register to attend Coastal Registration form.
January
5, 2008: True Colors will be held from
10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun
St. Student Center, Houston 77004. Presenter is Glenda Smith.
You must register to attend Coastal Registration form.
January
7-8, 2008: Reading
in a Language Not Your Own: Research-based Strategies for ESL Reading will
be held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Cy-Fair College, Fairbanks
Center 14955 Northwest Freeway Room 112, Houston 77040. Presenter
is Heide Wrigley. This course is designed for
experienced teachers who are committed to sharing their expertise
with others. This workshop will focus on research to practice in
teaching reading to second language readers with a special focus
on comprehension strategies for intermediate level learners. The
on-site class will include a demonstration lesson, research-based
instructional strategies and hands-on activities accompanied by
lesson plans. The workshop will include a discussion of principles
of second language acquisition applied to ESL reading. Participants
will explore the types of learning experiences that are most likely
to promote reading proficiency and will make connections between
the ideas presented in the workshop and their own practice. Registration
is limited to 25 participants. There is $45.00 registration fee
which must be sent with the registration form or paid by check
or cash at the Institute. Coastal Registration form. For
more information, please contact Tina Washco at (281) 290-5259
or tina.washco@nhmccd.edu NOTE: A Master Teacher Project will follow this workshop
for interested teachers.
January
12, 2008: TABE 9 & 10 will be held from 9:00 a.m. to Noon, 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 65847, and
section number CY 388. Session is closed.
January
12, 2008: Texas Adult Education
Content Standards Training will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Harris
County Department of Education, Irvington Learning Center, 626 Lindale,
Houston 77022. Presenter is: Melanie Mayeaux. 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, ESL),
and adult education program administrators. Please use these numbers
to register: CABEA 6800139, registration number 65846, and section
number CY 387. Session is closed.
January
12, 2008: BEST Plus
Training for Non-Testers will be held from 9:00 a.m. to Noon,
at Harris County Department of Education, Irvington Learning Center,
626 Lindale, Houston 77022. Presenter is Judy Bowman. This training
is intended for teachers, administrators and other adult education
staff involved with but not actually administering BEST Plus.
The training will explore objectives, content areas and question
types of the BEST Plus oral interview. Participants will
experience scoring and appropriate test administration procedures.
Test taking techniques will also be discussed. Please use these numbers
to register: CABEA 6800129, registration number 65850, and section
number CY 390. Session is closed.
January
12, 2008: BEST Plus
Refresher 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 Judy Bowman. This training is designed
for additional practice before the BEST Plus Toolkit Calibration
training or as corrective training for remediation following unsuccessful
completion of the BEST Plus Toolkit training. CAL certified test
administrators will review objectives, content areas and question
types of the BEST Plus oral interview, review the scoring rubric,
review appropriate test administration procedures, and practice scoring
the test. 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 6800110, registration number
65849, and section number CY 389. Session is closed.
January
12, 2008: Using Multimedia
to Practice ESL will
be held from 9:00 a.m. to Noon at College of the Mainland, 1200 Amburn
Rd. Texas City 77591. The presenter is Pam Lowe. This training
course is designed to train teachers to use multimedia in the classroom.Teachers
will model the use of music, radio, TV, videos, movies, and newspapers
in creative classroom activities then will assign homework activities
to their ESL students to practice English through multimedia available
to them in their own homes. The students will increase their reading,
writing, speaking and listening skills using multimedia in the classroom
and at home. Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800115,
registration number 65663, and section number CY 386. Session
is closed.
January
12, 2008: How to Engage the ESL Student will
be held from 9:00 a.m. to Noon at College of the Mainland, 1200 Amburn
Rd. Texas City 77591. The presenter is Jeff Mohamed. The workshop
will examine why it is important for ESL learners to be engaged in
lessons, and what teachers can do to maximize their students’ motivation.
Please use these numbers to register: CABEA 6800119, registration
number 65660, and section number CY 385. Session is closed.
January
12, 2008: Texas Adult Education Content
Standards Training will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at North
Harris College, 2700 W.W. Thorne, Houston 77073. Presenter
is Christine Spin. 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, ESL),
and adult education program administrators. Please use these numbers
to register: CABEA 6800139, registration number 65649, and section
number CY 382. Session is closed.
January
12, 2008: Enhancing Cross Cultural
Communication will
be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1130 a.m., at North Harris College, 2700
W.W. Thorne, Houston 77073. 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. Session is closed.
January
12, 2008: Effective Multilevel Strategies
for ABE/GED will
be held from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at North Harris College, 2700
W.W. Thorne, Houston 77073. 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.Session is closed.
January
12, 2008: Brining Our Whole Selves
to the Workplace will
be held from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at North Harris College, 2700
W.W. Thorne, Houston 77073. Presenter is Lauri Cherian. The training
is designed to help individuals identify and manage stressors in
their lives. They will engage in a variety of activities that will
promote better physical, mental and emotional well being to promote
a safe and positive work environment. Session is closed.
January
12, 2008: Building Student
Retention will
be held from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at North Harris College, 2700
W.W. Thorne, Houston 77073. Presenter is Doris Larry. 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 65654, and section number CY 384. Session is
closed.
January 26, 2008: BEST Plus Training will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Houston Community College, 3100 Main Street - Room BD 12, Houston 77002. Presenter: 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 69933, and section number CY399. Coastal Registration form. For
more information, please contact Tina Washco at (281) 290-5259
or CoastalCF@nhmccd.edu
January 28, 2008: Effective Multilevel Strategies for ABE/GED will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Beaumont ISD, 1800 Pope, Beaumont 77705. Presenters are Margaret Flint and 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.Session is closed
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