2009 Regional Calendar
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must register online for our trainings/workshops. Use the "Registration
Form" link at the top of this calendar or the "Registration
form" link in each calendar entry. For problems with
registration please call 361-593-4183
or email: karad00@tamuk.edu.
November 6-7, 2009: Scenario-Based ESOL Academy I will be held from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Friday and 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Academy will be held at the Region II ESC - Room 3-15, 209 N. Water Street in Corpus Christi. The trainer will be Dr. Heide Spruck-Wrigley. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. Note: Scenario-Based ESOL Academy I has been cancelled due to low enrollment. Scenario-Based ESOL Academy has been rescheduled for Laredo on January 22-23, 2010. Go to the
2010 Calendar to register for this training.
November 7, 2009: Overcoming the Challenges: Basic Communication Skills for Beginning ESL Learnersworkshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. in Laredo. The workshop will be held at Laredo Community College in the Eloy Garcia Building, West End Washington in Laredo. The trainer will be Ms. Riojas. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South
Registration Form.
November 7, 2009:
BEST Plus Training will be held from 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at the Adult Learning Center located at 4305 N, McColl, McAllen 78541. The trainer will be Mr. Esteban Martinez. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South
Registration Form.
November 20, 2009: Mathematics for Life Workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. in Uvalde. The workshop will be held at the student center on the campus of Southwest Texas Junior College, conference rooms 1, 2, and 3, 2401 Garner Field Road, Uvalde. Trainers will be Ms. Denise Johnson and Mr. Manuel Navarro. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South
Registration Form.
November 20, 2009: Cross-cultural Communication Enhancement for Students from Different Cultural Backgrounds workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. in Uvalde. The workshop will be held at the student center on the campus of Southwest Texas Junior College, conference rooms 1, 2, and 3, 2401 Garner Field Road, Uvalde. Trainer will be Ms. Karen Couey. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South
Registration Form.
December 4, 2009: BEST Plus Refresher workshop will be held from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in Laredo. The workshop will be held in the Eloy Garcia Building at Laredo Community College, West End Washington in Laredo. The trainer will be Ms. Yvette Ortiz. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755.
December 4 - 5, 2009: Effective Instruction for All Adult Education Students Including Those with Special Learning Needs #2 will be held at Southwest Texas Junior College, Matthews Student Union Building, conference rooms 1, 2 and 3, 2401 Garner Field Road, Uvalde. The trainers will be Ms. Alex Baez and Ms. Carol Speigl. Participation for this institute is by invitation. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755.
December 5, 2009: BEST Plus workshop for new users will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. in Laredo. The workshop will be held in the Eloy Garcia Building at Laredo Community College, West End Washington in Laredo. The trainer will be Ms. Yvette Ortiz. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755.
January 31, 2009: TISESL Sales & Service Training will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Laredo Community College, West End Washington Street, Laredo, 78040. The instructor is Barbara Baird.For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South
Registration Form.
February 20-21, 2009: EL Civics Institute will be held in Laredo from 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m., Friday, February 20 and 9:00 am. - 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 21, 2009. This workshop, conducted by Dr. Heide Wrigley, will focus on activities that link classrooms and communities. There will be a technology component where teachers will be able to do a hands-on activity on laptop computers. Teachers will leave with activities and ideas that may be immediately applied in the EL Civics classroom. If you have any questions, please email Dr. Davis at karad00@tamuk.edu. Deadline to register 5:00 p.m. Monday, February 16, 2009. Registration Form for this institute (Microsoft® Word document)
February 21, 2009: TEAMS Data Entry for Clerks training will be held from 8:30-12:30 at the Adult Learning Center, 3902 Morgan, Corpus Christi 78404. The instructor is Adriana Arias. South
Registration Form.
February 21, 2009: ESL Content Standards Workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Adult Education Center, 1900 W. Schunior, Edinburg 78541. The instructor is Sandi Schneider. South
Registration Form.
February 27, 2009: Content Standards - ESL will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3: 30 p.m.
at the McAllen Center, 4305 N McColl, McAllen, TX 78541. The instructor will be Sandi Schneider. South
Registration Form.
February 27, 2009: Content Standards - GED will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3: 30 p.m.
at the McAllen Center, 4305 N McColl, McAllen, TX 78541. The instructor will be Candice Riojas. South
Registration Form.
February 28, 2009: ESL Content Standards Workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Adult Learning Center, 3902 Morgan, Corpus Christi 78404. The instructor is Sandi Schneider. Training has been cancelled.
February 28, 2009:GED Content Standards Workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Adult Learning Center, 3902 Morgan, Corpus Christi 78404. The instructor is Irene Ramos. Training has been cancelled.
March 2, 2008: BEST Plus Refresher Workshop will be held from 6:00 - 9:00p.m. at the Adult Learning Center, 3902 Morgan, Corpus Christi 78404. The instructor will be Yvette Ortiz. Training has been cancelled.
March 5, 2009: South Region GREAT Center Advisory Committee Meeting will be held from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the Adult Education Building in Brownsville.
March 7, 2008: TABE Administration Workshop will be held from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Adult Learning Center, 3902 Morgan, Corpus Christi 78404. The instructor will beYvette Ortiz. Training has been cancelled.
March 7, 2008: Content Standards - ESL will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3: 30 p.m.
at Laredo Community College, West End Washington Street, Laredo, TX 78040. The instructor will be Sandi Schneider. South
Registration Form.
March 7, 2008: Content Standards - GED will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3: 30 p.m.
at Laredo Community College, West End Washington Street, Laredo, TX 78040. The instructors will be Robert Duenez & Juan Carlos Rodriguez. South
Registration Form.
March 14, 2009: Data Detective Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Adult Learning Center, 3902 Morgan, Corpus Christi 78404. The instructor is Esteban Martinez, Jr. Training has been cancelled.
April 3, 2008: BEST Plus Refresherwill be held from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Brownsville ISD, Adult Education Co-op, 1625 Price Road, Brownsville 78521. The instructor will be Yvette Ortiz. South
Registration Form.
April 11, 2008: BEST Plus Administration workshop will be held from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. at the Adult Learning Center, 3902 Morgan, Corpus Christi 78404. The instructor is Yvette Ortiz. Training has been cancelled.
April 18, 2008: BEST Plus will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3: 30 p.m. at Laredo Community College, bldg. Eloy Garcia, West End Washington Street, Laredo 78040. The instructor will be Yvette Ortiz. South
Registration Form.
May 13 , 2009: BEST Plus training will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Adult Learning Center, 3902 Morgan, Corpus Christi, TX 78405. The instructor will be Yvette Ortiz. South
Registration Form.
May 14 , 2009: BEST Plus training will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Adult Learning Center, 3902 Morgan, Corpus Christi, TX 78405. The instructor will be Yvette Ortiz. South
Registration Form.
May 15, 2009: Math Strategies training will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Alice ISD, Adult Learning Center, 501 Cactus, Alice, TX 78332. The instructor will be Denise Johnson. South
Registration Form.
May 16, 2009: Reading Strategies training will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Alice ISD, Adult Learning Center, 501 Cactus, Alice, TX 78332. The instructor will be Toni Stiefer. South
Registration Form.
May 18, 2009: Writing Strategies training will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Alice ISD, Adult Learning Center, 501 Cactus, Alice, TX 78332. The instructor will be Irene Ramos. South
Registration Form.
May 21, 2009: South Region GREAT Center Advisory Committee Meeting will be held from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the Adult Education Program in Laredo.
May 30, 2009: Math Strategies training will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Lyford ISD, 2919 High School Circle, Lyford, TX 78569. The instructor will be Denise Johnson. South
Registration Form.
June 5, 2009: Reading Basics training will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Lyford ISD, 2919 High School Circle, Lyford 78569. The instructor will be Toni Stiefer. South
Registration Form.
June 6, 2009: Content Standards ESL training will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Laredo Community College, Eloy Garcia Bldg. West End Washington St., LaredoX. The instructor will be Sandi Schneider. South
Registration Form.
June 6, 2009: Content Standards GED training will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Laredo Community College, Eloy Garcia Bldg. West End Washington St., Laredo. The instructor will be Candice Riojas. South
Registration Form.
June 12, 2009: Distance Learning 101 training will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Brownsville ISD, Dept. Adult Continuing Education, 1625 Price Road, Brownsville. The instructor will be Tiffany Johnson. South
Registration Form.
June 26, 2009: Teaching Strategies with content Standards in Mind will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Texas A & M University -Kingsville, 1055 N. University Blvd., bldg. Rhode Hall, room 107, Kingsville. The instructor will be Irene Ramos. South
Registration Form.
August 6, 2009: South Region GREAT Center Advisory Committee Meeting will be held from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the Adult Education Program in McAllen.
August 18, 2009: Retention Strategies Workshop will be held from 1-4 p.m. at Brownsville ISD Adult Continuing Education, 708 Palm Blvd., Brownsville. The trainer will be Ms. Guadalupe Ruvalcaba. For questions or concerns, please contact Griselda at the Brownsville office at 210-299-1102. South
Registration Form.
August 18, 2009: Retention Strategies Workshop will be held from 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at Brownsville ISD Adult Continuing Education, 708 Palm Blvd., Brownsville. The trainer will be Ms. Guadalupe Ruvalcaba. For questions or concerns, please contact Griselda at the Brownsville office at 210-299-1102. South
Registration Form.
August 19, 2009: BEST Plus Training will be held from 8:30 am-3:30 pm at Brownsville ISD Adult Continuing Education, 708 Palm Blvd., Brownsville. For questions or concerns, please contact Griselda at the Brownsville office at 210-299-1102. South
Registration Form.
August 19, 2009: TABE Workshop will be held from 8:30 am-3:30 pm at Brownsville ISD Adult Continuing Education, 708 Palm Blvd., Brownsville. The trainer will be Ms. Guadalupe Ruvalcaba. For questions or concerns, please contact Griselda at the Brownsville office at 210-299-1102. South
Registration Form.
August 19, 2009: Goal Setting Workshop will be held from 5:30 am-3:30 pm at Brownsville ISD Adult Continuing Education, 708 Palm Blvd., Brownsville. The trainer will be Ms. Irene Ramos. For questions or concerns, please contact Griselda at the Brownsville office at 210-299-1102. South
Registration Form.
August 20, 2009: Goal Setting Workshop will be held from 8:30 am-11:30 am at Brownsville ISD Adult Continuing Education, 708 Palm Blvd., Brownsville. The trainer will be Ms. Irene Ramos. For questions or concerns, please contact Griselda at the Brownsville office at 210-299-1102. South
Registration Form.
August 21, 2009: Brain-Based Learning Strategies workshop will be held from 8:00 am-3:30 pm at Southwest Texas Junior College, Matthews Student Building, Rooms 1 & 2, 2401 Garner Field Road, Uvalde. The trainer will be Ms. Irene Ramos. For questions or concerns, please contact Letty at the Adult Basic Education main office 830-591-7385. South
Registration Form.
September 18, 2009: EL Civics Institute will be held from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. in McAllen. The hotel will be The Hilton Garden Inn, 617 W. Expressway 83, McAllen, Texas. The institute will be held at The Hilton Garden Inn. The trainer will be Dr. Heide Wrigley. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South
Registration Form. Flyer for EL Civics Training. [Microsoft® Word document]
September 19, 2009: EL Civics Insitutuewill be held from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. in McAllen. The trainers will be Dr. Heide Wrigley and Mr. Jim Powrie. The institute will be held at The Hilton Garden Inn, 617 W. Expressway 83, McAllen, Texas. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. Flyer for EL Civics Training. [Microsoft® Word document]
September 19, 2009: GED Content Standards Workshopwill be held from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. in Laredo. The trainers will be Mr. Robert Duenez and Mr. Juan Carlos Rodriguez. The workshop will be held at Laredo Community College in the Eloy Garcia Building, West End Washington in Laredo. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South
Registration Form.
September 19, 2009: ESL Content Standards Workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. in Laredo. The workshop will be held at Laredo Community College in the Eloy Garcia Building, West End Washington in Laredo. The trainer will be Ms. Sandra Schneider. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South
Registration Form.
September 25, 2009: Data Detective Workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Del Mar College, 485 Airport Road at Santa Elena, Corpus Christi 78408. The training will be held at the G.E.D. Center, portable building 1301 D. The trainer will be Ms. Helen Mills. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South
Registration Form.
October 2 & 3, 2009: South Region GREAT Center ABE/ASE Educator Academy will be held at the Region 2 ESC, Room 3-20 located at 209 North Water Street, Corpus Christi. The instructor will be Ms. Barbara Baird. Friday instruction will be from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday instruction will be from 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. Academy Registration Form.
October 16, 2009: Stress Management Workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Southwest Texas Junior College, Matthews Student Union Building, conference rooms 1, 2 and 3, 2401 Garner Field Road, Uvalde. The trainer will be Ms. Irene Ramos. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. Academy Registration Form.
October 16, 2009: Time Management Workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Southwest Texas Junior College, Matthews Student Union Building, conference rooms 1, 2 and 3, 2401 Garner Field Road, Uvalde. The trainers will be Ms. Alex Baez and Ms. Carol Speigl. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. Academy Registration Form.
October 16 & 17, 2009: Math Institute will be held at the Radisson, 502 West Durango Blvd., San Antonio, Texas. This institute will be held from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on October 16 and from 9 a.m. – 3: 30 p.m. on October 17. To make a reservation, call 800-333-3333. Please use the block name “math institute” to make the reservation. Reservations may be made at this phone number through midnight on September 30. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South
Registration Form.
October 17, 2009: BEST Plus Training will be held from 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at the Adult Learning Center located at 4305 N McColl, McAllen 78541. The trainer will be Mr. Esteban Martinez. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South
Registration Form. This training has been rescheduled and will be held at a later date to be announced.
October 23, 2009: GED Math Workshop will be held from 8:30 am- 3:30 pm at Del Mar College, 485 Airport Road at Santa Elena, Corpus Christi 78408. The training will be held at the G.E.D. Center, portable building 1301 B. The trainer will be Dr. Betshabazdeah. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South
Registration Form.
October 23-24, 2009: EL Civics Institute will be held from 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m., Friday, October 23, 2009 and 9:00 am. - 3:30 p.m., Saturday, October 24, 2009 in Laredo. The trainer will be Dr. Heide Wrigley. REGISTRATION CUT OFF DATE IS 12 midnight, Friday October 16. Hotel/Conference site is Embassy Suites. Parking is free. For lodging arrangements, please call 956-723-9100. Please reference the block name "EL Civics". All rooms are suites. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South
Registration Form. Registration is by FAX ONLY: FAX registration form and copy of Purchase Order to (361) 593-4263. Make check payable to TAMUK with "EL Civics" on the memo line. If you have questions about registration, contact Ms. Trisha Horan: katsh00@tamuk.edu or call 361-593-4183.
October 23-24, 2009: Effective Instruction for All Adult Education Students Including Those with Special Learning Needs will be held at Southwest Texas Junior College, Matthews Student Union Building, conference rooms 1, 2 and 3, 2401 Garner Field Road, Uvalde. The trainers will be Ms. Alex Baez and Ms. Carol Speigl. Participation for this institute is by invitation. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South
Registration Form. Second session will be held December 4-5.
