2008 Regional Calendar
December 6, 2008: Away from Worksheets and Into an Active Classroom will be held from 8:30 am – 3:00 pm at Fort Worth Adult Ed Center located at 1066 West Magnolia in Fort Worth. For more information, please contact Sofia Zamarripa at 817-852-1000 Ext. 241 or sofia.zamarripa@fwisd.org.
December 6, 2008: Multi-Level ESL Professional Development Training will be held from 8:30 am – 3:00 pm at Fort Worth Adult Ed Center located at 1066 West Magnolia in Fort Worth. For more information, please contact Sofia Zamarripa at 817-852-1000 Ext. 241 or sofia.zamarripa@fwisd.org.
December 13, 2008: Teaching Adults to Read will be held from 8:30 am – 11:30 am at Fort Worth Adult Ed Center located at 1066 West Magnolia in Fort Worth. For more information, please contact Sofia Zamarripa at 817-852-1000 Ext. 241 or sofia.zamarripa@fwisd.org.
December 13, 2008: Math for the GED will be held from 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm at Fort Worth Adult Ed Center located at 1066 West Magnolia in Fort Worth. For more information, please contact Sofia Zamarripa at 817-852-1000 Ext. 241 or sofia.zamarripa@fwisd.org.
December 13, 2008: Mastering Collaborative Teaching Strategies for ESL will be held from 8:30 am – 3:00 pm at Fort Worth Adult Ed Center located at 1066 West Magnolia in Fort Worth. For more information, please contact Sofia Zamarripa at 817-852-1000 Ext. 241 or sofia.zamarripa@fwisd.org.
2008 Calendar Archive
January
5, 2008: Multi-Level ESL will
be held at Denton ISD/Denton Four County Co-op, 1307 N. Locust, Denton from 10:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Adult Basic Education
instructors often find themselves facing large classes full of
students
with many different language levels and backgrounds. This workshop
will
focus on turning these challenges into opportunities for learning.
Participants will look at methods of establishing goals for a large,
diverse group. Participants will consider strategies for working
with
multi-level classes with an emphasis on adapting activities to
meet a
variety of needs. Participants will examine ways to manage large
classes
without sacrificing a learner-centered, interactive approach to
language
teaching. Finally, participants will explore ways of setting boundaries
so to best balance student needs with instructor time. The workshop
will
be conducted in an experiential learning environment to mirror
effective
methods teachers can use in the classroom. For more information
contact
Dorris Baker (972) 749-2506 or Steve Johnson (940) 369-0091.
January
5, 2008: Student Retention/Strategies to Improve
Language and Reading will be held at Denton ISD/Denton
Four County Co-op, 1307 N. Locust, Denton 76201.
Participants will be introduced to strategies that promote retention
in
adult ABE/ASE classrooms. The second half of the session
will be
devoted to using TABE results to address skill areas needed for
student
gains and/or level completions. For more information contact
Dorris
Baker (972) 749-2506 or Steve Johnson (940) 369-0091.
January
12, 2008: Distance Learning Orientation will be held at Region
9 ESC, 301 Loop 11, Wichita
Falls Participants will be provided with a overview of Distance
Learning 101: Teaching Adult Learners at a Distance. They
will be
provided guidance in how to access and use the course Web site-Community
Zero. For more information, contact Dorris Baker (972) 749-2506
or Kim
Sizemore (940) 322-6928.
January 12, 2008: TABE Administration (2 sessions-8:30 a.m. to
11:30 a.m.) will be held at 1066 W.
Magnolia, Ft Worth, TX. From 8:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Participants
will learn
how to administer the TABE for placement and progress in the ABE/ASE
program. TABE updates will be incorporated. For more
information
contact Dorris Baker (972) 749-2506 or Aida Martinez (817) 852-1000
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January
16- Feb 20, 2008: Distance Learning
101: Planning
and Designing a Program for Adult
Learners. Prerequisite: Distance Learning Orientation. This
online
course is designed for adult educators interested in preparing
to offer
distance education classes. It is intended for teachers and
administrators who are already skilled at delivering classroom-based
adult education. The course provides participants a collection
of
reading and activities on student recruitment, orientation, teaching
and
assessment. Upon completion of the modules, each team will
complete a
distance education plan for feedback. For more information
contact
Dorris Baker (972) 749-2506 or Marilyn Calhoun (972) 749-2638.
January 26, 2008: BEST Plus will be held at Lincoln High
School. 2826 Hatcher St., Dallas, TX 75215 from 8:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Participants who successfully complete
this
certification process will be able to give both the computer adapted
and
print based version of this new oral proficiency test. This
test was
developed by the Center for Applied Linguistics. It is an
individually
administered face-to-face scripted oral interview designed to assess
the
English language Proficiency of adult English language learners. This
test can be used for program placement, progress, program evaluation
and
diagnosis. BEST Plus scores can be converted to SPL descriptors
that
align with NRS Functioning Level Descriptors. For more information
contact Dorris Baker (972) 749-2506 or Conchis Silva (972) 749-2622.
January 26, 2008: Multi-level Math. Region 9 ESC, 301 Loop 11, Wichita Falls 76308, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This training is designed to provide GED teachers with the tools, resources and strategies to teach math on a more successful level.
The GED testing service (GEDTS) has conducted a series of data analyses that identify at least three areas of mathematic weakness for GED test
participants. The training addresses these areas and provides strategies
for correcting the problems. The model that is utilized also addresses the needs of various learning styles, including those who are visual, auditory,
and kinesthetic learners. For more information contact Dorris Baker (972) 794.7399 or Kim Sizemore (940) 322-6928x384.
January 26, 2008: Student Retention. Region 9 ESC, 301 Loop 11, Wichita Falls 76308, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Adult students often drop out of their adult education instructional program before they have a chance to meet their goals. This workshop will provide participants with strategies that promote student retention in ABE classrooms. For more information contact Dorris Baker (972) 794.7399 or Kim Sizemore (940) 322-6928x384.
January 26, 2008: Multi-Level ESL. Region 9 ESC, 301 Loop 11, Wichita Falls 76308, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Participants will learn methods of establishing goals for a large, diverse group. They will consider strategies for working with multi-level classes with an emphasis on adapting activities to meet a variety of needs. Additionally, participants will examine ways to manage large classes without sacrificing a learner-centered, interactive approach to language teaching. For more information contact Dorris Baker (972) 794.7399 or Kim Sizemore (940) 322-6928x384.
February 5 & 7, 2008: Multi-Level ESL will be held at Region 9 ESC, 301 Loop 11, Wichita Falls 76308 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Participants will learn methods of establishing goals for a large, diverse group. They will consider strategies for working with multi-level classes with an emphasis on adapting activities to meet a variety of needs. Additionally, participants will examine ways to manage large classes without sacrificing a learner-centered, interactive approach to language teaching. For more information contact Dorris Baker (972) 749-2506 or Sylvia Lugo (817) 547-2502.
February 9, 2008: Texas Adult Education Content Standards will be held at Community Learning Center, Bldg. C, 1820 Pearl St., Carrollton 75006 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Participants will be provided with the tools to effectively implement the content standards. All participants will receive the Texas Adult Education Content Standards and Benchmarks for ABE/ASE and ESL Learners Implementation Guide. For more information contact Dorris A. Baker (972) 749-2506 or Marelou Cisneros (972) 968-6507.
Feburary 20, 2008: Using the Class Roster (in TEAMS) for Program Improvement will be held at 1820 Pearl St., Carrollton 75006 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Participants will learn how they can use the data from the class roster in TEAMS to improve their class performance. For more information contact Dorris A. Baker (972) 794-7361 or Marelou Cisneros (972) 968-6507.
March
6, 2008: North GREAT Center Advisory
Committee Meeting will be
held at Region 9 ESC, Wichita Falls, TX. For more information contact
Dorris Baker (972) 749-2506.
March 29, 2008: BEST Plus will be held at 1066 W. Magnolia, Ft Worth from 8:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Participants who successfully complete this certification process will be able to give both the computer adapted and print based version of this new oral proficiency test. This test was developed by the Center for Applied Linguistics. It is an individually administered face-to-face scripted oral interview designed to assess the English language Proficiency of adult English language learners. This test can be used for program placement, progress, program evaluation and diagnosis. BEST Plus scores can be converted to SPL descriptors that align with NRS Functioning Level Descriptors. For more information contact Dorris Baker (972) 749-2506 or Aida Martinez (817) 852-1000.
April 5, 2008: BEST Plus will be held at Yvonne Ewell Townview Center—Rm 289, 1201 E. 8th St, Dallas from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Participants who successfully complete this certification process will be able to give both the computer adapted and print based version of this new oral proficiency test. This test was developed by the Center for Applied Linguistics. It is an individually administered face-to-face scripted oral interview designed to assess the English language Proficiency of adult English language learners. This test can be used for program placement, progress, program evaluation and diagnosis. BEST Plus scores can be converted to SPL descriptors that align with NRS Functioning Level Descriptors. For more
information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net
April 12, 2008: DL 101—Implementation will be held at Region 9 ESC, 301 Loop 11, Wichita Falls, 76306 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. This workshop will explain the role of the distance learning final assignment and familiarize participants with on online resources (i.e., listserves, newsletters, courses and websites). For more information contact Dorris A. Baker (972) 794-7361.
April 18, 2008: Content Standards will be held at Grayson Co Community College, 6101 Grayson Dr., Denison 75020 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Participants will be provided with the tools to effectively implement the content standards. All participants will receive the Texas Adult Education Content Standards and Benchmards for ABE/ASE and ESL Learners Implementation Guide. For more information contact Dorris A. Baker (972) 749-2506 or Donna Byrum (903) 463-8745.
April 23, 2008: DL 101—Implementation will be held at Student Support Services, Rm 809, 2909 N. Buckner, Dallas 75228 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.. This workshop will explain the role of the distance learning final assignment and familiarize participants with on online resources (i.e., listserves, newsletters, courses and websites). For more information contact Dorris A. Baker (972) 794-7361.
April 23-25, 2008: Parents Make the Difference will be held at School Support Center, Rm 805, 2909 N. Buckner, Dallas from :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Parents Day 1 focuses on a prenting curriculum that provides a framework for positve everyday interactions that support the language development, social development and literacy development of very young children with a focus on ages birth to three in low income, vulnerable families who may have limited literacy and English skills.
Day 2 involves participants in inexpensive but powerful activities for parent-child interactions that support language, social and literacy development throughout early childhood and that can also be used by parents at home and during the Even Start ILA component.
Day 3. Hold onto your socks whiles we explore a strategy that can accelerate language development for children agen 18 months to three years and can be used by virtually any parent or caregiver!! The Parents Make the Difference culminating activity will show participants how to develop Personal Pictures Books at their sites so that parents can develop them for their own children. For more information contact Dorris Baker or the Texas Family Literacy Resource Center.
May 1-2, 2008: Training of Trainers Principles of Participatory Education will be held at Student Support Services, Rm 809, 2909 N. Buckner, Dallas 75228 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This workshop is designed to teach prospective trainers how to use the principles of participatory adult education. The training will review the philosophies of participatory adult education and improve your performance of techniques and drills. For more information contact Dorris Baker (972) 794-7361 or Stacy Milberger (Literacy Texas) (361) 648-1747.
May 3, 2008: BEST Pluswill be held at 1066 W. Magnolia, Ft Worth from 8:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Participants who successfully complete this certification process will be able to give both the computer adapted and print based version of this new oral proficiency test. This test was developed by the Center for Applied Linguistics. It is an individually administered face-to-face scripted oral interview designed to assess the English language Proficiency of adult English language learners. This test can be used for program placement, progress, program evaluation and diagnosis. BEST Plus scores can be converted to SPL descriptors that align with NRS Functioning Level Descriptors. For more information contact Dorris Baker (972) 749-2506 or Aida Martinez (817) 852-1000.
May 15, 2008: Using the Class Roster (in TEAMS) for Program Improvement, will be held at Grayson County Community College, 6101 Grayson Dr., Denison, 75020 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Participants will learn how they can use the data from the class roster in TEAMS to improve their class performance. For more information contact Dorris A. Baker (972) 794-7361 or Donna Byrum (903) 463-8745.
May 17, 2008: GED Train-the-Trainer.will be held at Student Support Services—Rm 809, 2909 N. Buckner, Dallas 75228 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Participants will learn how to conduct specific modules of the 18-hr GED Academy. For more
information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net
May 31, 2008: GED Academy I, will be held at Student Support Services—Rm 809, 2909 N. Buckner, Dallas, 75228 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more
information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net Participants must be pre-registered.
June
13, 2008: North GREAT Center Advisory
Committee Meeting will be held at Grayson Co College,
6010 Grayson Dr., Dennison from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For more information contact
Dorris Baker (972) 749-2506.
June
14, 2008: GED Academy II will be held at Student Support Services—Rm 809, 2909 N. Buckner, Dallas, 75228 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more
information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net . Participants must have attended GED Academy I.
June
28, 2008: GED Academy III will be held at Student Support Services—Rm 809, 2909 N. Buckner, Dallas 75228 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more
information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net . Participants must be pre-registered. Participants must have attended GED Academy II.
August 1, 2008: Content Standards Refresher will be held from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm at Weatherford Adult Education located at 900 N. Elm Street in Weatherford. For more
information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net
August 1, 2008: ESL Strategies will be held from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm at Weatherford Adult Education located at 900 N. Elm Street in Weatherford. For more
information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net
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 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. This training has been cancelled.
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 16, 2008: Content Standards Refresher will be held from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm at Denton ISD located at 1307 Locus in Denton. For more
information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net
August 23, 2008: BEST Plus Training will be held from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at Weatherford Adult Education Facility located at 900 N. Elm Street in Weatherford. For more
information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net
August 23, 2008: TABE Training will be held from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm at Weatherford Adult Education Facility located at 900 N. Elm Street in Weatherford. For more
information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net
August 23, 2008: BEST Plus Training will be held from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at Denton Adult Education Facility located at 1307 Locus in Denton. For more
information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net
August 28, 2008: Data Detective will be held from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm at Weatherford Adult Education Facility located at 900 N. Elm Street in Weatherford. For more
information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net
August 30, 2008: BEST Plus Training will be held from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at Grand Prairie High School located at 101 High School Drive in Grand Prairie. For more
information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net
August 30, 2008: BEST Plus Refresher will be held from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm at Grand Prairie High School located at 101 High School Drive in Grand Prairie. For more
information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net
August 30, 2008: BEST Plus Training will be held from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at Education Service Center, Region IX located at 301 Loop 11 in Wichita Falls. For more
information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net
September 12, 2008: TEAMS Training will be held from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm at Cleburne ISD located at 425 Granbury in Cleburne. For more
information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net
September 18-19, 2008: Adult Education/Literacy Trainer of Trainers Principles of Participatory Education will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (both days) at Project Turn Around located at 1808 W. Camp Wisdom Road in Dallas. Registration form [Microsoft® Word document]. For more information, please contact Amelia Gilley at (903) 714-1641 or ameliagilley@gmail.com.
September 20, 2008: BEST Plus Training will be held from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm at Ft. Worth Adult Education Center located at 1066 West Magnolia. Ft. Worth. For more information, please contact Sofia Zamarripa at 817-852-1000 Ext. 241.
September 20, 2008: BEST Plus Training will be held from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, Community Learning Complex, Building C, Adult Ed Building located at 1820 Pearl Street in Carrollton. Participants will need to bring their own Test Administrator Guide (TAG) for this session, they will not be provided. For more information, please contact Zulema Martinez at 972-968-6527 or martinezz@cfbisd.edu. Training has been cancelled.
September 20, 2008: TABE Training will be held from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm at Ft. Worth Adult Education Center located at 1066 West Magnolia, Suite 219 in Ft. Worth. For more information, please contact Sofia Zamarripa at 817.852.1000 Ext. 241. For more
information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net
October 11, 2008: Content Standards will be held from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at Fort Worth Adult Education Center located at 1066 West Magnolia in Fort Worth. For more information, please contact Sofia Zamarripa at 817.852.1000 Ext. 241. For more
information, please contact Jim Ratliff at (936) 435-8330 or jratliff@esc6.net
October 18, 2008: Content Standards will be held from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm at the Professional Development Center located at 1111 W. Arbrook Boulevard in Arlington. For more information, please contact Maggie Sohel at 682.867.7271 or msohel@aisd.net .
October 18, 2008: BEST Plus Training will be held from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at Weatherford Adult Education Facility located at 900 N. Elm Street in Weatherford. For more information, please contact Donnie McGowen at 817-598-2806 Ext. 3226.
November 1, 2008: BEST Plus Training will be held from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, Community Learning Complex, Building C, Adult Ed Building in Carrollton,Texas. Please Note: This Session is Full. For more information, contact Zulema Martinez 972-968-6527 or martinezz@cfbisd.edu.
