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2012 Regional Calendar

You 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.

2012 Calendar Archive

February

February 4, 2012: ESL Content Standards training will be held at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi. The address is 485 Airport at Santa Elena, Corpus Christi, Texas. The hours are from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This training is for new teachers. This session will be held in the GED® computer lab, PB 1301B. Parking is free at this site. The trainer is Mr. Barry Johnson. There will be instruction on the framework of the Texas Adult Education Content Standards for ESL Learners and helpful lessons and resources for application to the various ESL levels.  ESL Content Standards Manuals will be provided. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.

February 11, 2012: ESOL Reading for Transition Academy Follow-Up Session #1 will be held online.  Hours are 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. This is a follow-up to the face-to-face session entitled ESOL Reading for Transition Academy that was held at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi on January 6-7, 2012. Participants who attend all face-to-face and virtual sessions and who produce a final project are eligible to apply for a stipend. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.

February 18, 2012: Contextualized ESOL for Transition to Work and Training Academy Virtual Follow-up Session #2 will be held  online.  Hours of instruction are 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. In order to participate, you will need a telephone and all of the handoutsthat you will be sent prior to the session. To participate fully, you will need tojoin a web meeting where you can see Dr. Wrigley talking and also view the handouts as they are displayed on the computer screen. Please plan to test the computer that you will be using on Saturday, February 18, to join the webmeeting. Here are the directions: Step 1) Click on this link or copy and paste it to your web browser to open the web site: http://connect.its.txstate.edu/centralgreat  Step 2) Click on “Enter as a Guest”, type in your first and last name, and click the “Enter Room” button.  Step 3) Verify that you can see your name in the Attendee List which is on the left side of the screen.  The trainers are Dr. Heide Wrigley and Mr. Jim Powrie. This Academy includes a description of different pathway models that link adult ESOL with technical training (I-BEST and others) and will demonstrate strategies for improving comprehension of common technical materials (charts and graphs, multi-step instructions, navigating a textbook). Multimedia will be used to demonstrate innovative ways of building both listening and reading comprehension within a context that reflects work or training situations. The Academy will use multimedia in face-to-face session as well as asynchronously with introductory and support media. Participants who attend all face-to-face and virtual sessions and who produce a final project are eligible to apply for a stipend. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.

February 18, 2012: TISESL Retail Sales and Service will be held in Uvalde. The address is 2401 Garner Field Road. This training will be held at the Mathews Student Center on the campus of Southwest Texas Junior College in the Bluebonnet Room. The times are from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. The trainer will be Ms. Irene Ramos. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.

February 24, 2012: TABE for New Users will be held at McAllen Adult Learning Center, LBJ Building, 4305 N. McColl Road, McAllen, Texas. The hours are from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The facilitator is Ms. Yvette Ortiz. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.

February 25, 2012: BEST Plus for New Users will be held at McAllen Adult Learning Center, LBJ Building, 4305 N. McColl Road, McAllen, Texas. The hours are from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. The facilitator is Ms. Yvette Ortiz. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.

February 25, 2012: Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Follow-up Session will be held in the multi-purpose room of the ALC, 2212 Morris Street in Corpus Christi. The hours for this session are 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., 1 hour break for lunch, and 12:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. This training is for those who attended the first face-to-face SIOP training session with Ms. Martha Valencia, facilitator. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.

March

March 2-3, 2012: Contextualized ESOL for Transition to Work and Training Academy will be held at the Pearl South Padre Island, 310 Padre Boulevard, South Padre Island. To make reservations, please call 956-761-6551, extension 257.  Please use block name Texas A&M Kingsville.  There are single and double rooms available. Cutoff date is February 10, 2012. Lunch is in the Blue Marlin room, noon until 1:00 p.m. This training will include a working lunch. There is no registration fee.  Please send in registration forms to South GREAT for each registrant. The trainers are Dr. Heide Wrigley and Mr. Jim Powrie. This Academy will include a description of different pathway models that link adult ESOL with technical training (I-BEST and others) and will demonstrate strategies for improving comprehension of common technical materials (charts and graphs, multi-step instructions, navigating a textbook). Multimedia will be used to demonstrate innovative ways of building both listening and reading comprehension within a context that reflects work or training situations. The Academy will use multimedia in face-to-face sessions. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.

March 3, 2012: ABE/ASETransitions Academy: BASIC Strategies for College and Career Success Follow-up #3 will be held online. The hours are 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. This is Audio and Web-based Follow-up Session #3 is a follow-up to the ABE/ASE Transition Academy: BASIC Strategies for College and Career Success face-to-face training held on November 4-5, 2011. The trainer is Ms. Barbara Baird. Benefits of participation include: increased knowledge about adult learning theory, gaining an understanding of the transitions model and activities that engage students in college-career readiness skills, networking/sharing experiences with teachers from 3 GREAT regions, and credit toward the Texas Adult Education Teacher Credential. Those who participate in all face-to-face and virtual sessions and who complete a final project will be eligible to apply for a stipend. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.

March 3, 2012: Using Technology for Creating Dynamic Presentations will be held at Laredo Community College, West Eng Washington Street, Laredo. This session will be in the Lewis Energy Academic Center, room 303.  Hours are from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. The trainer will be Mr. Jerry Sifuentes. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.

March 9, 2012: Setting the Stage for Achievement: Goal-driven Learning will be held at 708 Palm Boulevard, Brownsville, Texas. This session will be in the CAB/ACE Building. The trainer is Ms. Irene Ramos. The hours are from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., with an hour break for lunch. The trainer is Ms. Irene Ramos. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.

March 25, 2012: ESOL Reading for Transition Academy Follow-Up Session #2 will be held online.  Hours are 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. This is a follow-up to the face-to-face session entitled ESOL Reading for Transition Academy that was held at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi on January 6-7, 2012. Participants who attend all face-to-face and virtual sessions and who produce a final project are eligible to apply for a stipend. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.

April

April 14, 2012: BEST Plus Refresher course will be held at Laredo Community College, West Eng Washington Street, Laredo. This session will be in the Lewis Energy Academic Center, room 113. Hours for this session are 9:15 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. The facilitator is Ms. Yvette Ortiz. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.

April 27 & 28, 2012: Texas Adult Education Mathematics Conference will be held at the Hilton Austin Airport, 9515 Hotel Dr., Austin 78719. This is an intense two-day conference designed to equip adult educators who teach math with the necessary tools, knowledge, and math skills to help their students successfully progress from basic math to GED math to college-level math. The presenters are master trainers for transition math with the Texas Adult Education Mathematics Institute (TAEMI), who have identified the necessary math skills and knowledge that students need for successful transition to the workforce or to higher education. Application deadline is April 15, 2012. Please fax all registration forms to 361-593-4263. There is no registration fee for this conference. Lunch is included for conference registrants both days. The conference is limited to the first 150 registrants. First-come, first served. Participants need to make their own hotel reservations and travel arrangements. To make reservations, call 512-385-6767. Hotel reservation cut-off date for the discounted rate is Thursday, April 5, 2011. Please use Group code: Texas A&M-Kingsville Math Conference to ensure that you receive the discounted group rate. The block of rooms includes single and double rooms- please specify your preference when making reservations. There will be a “welcome table” set up in the lobby to greet participants who arrive on Thursday, April 26. Participants may pick up their conference packet from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on April 26. Participants may also pick up their packets on April 27 from 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. Conference sessions will be on the following topics: Transitional Math for the Workplace, Percent/Ratio/Proportion/Similar Triangles, Equations/Inequalities/Integers, Graphs and Functions, Trigonometry and Geometry, Standard and Coordinate Plane Grids, and Calculator Formulas. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.

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January 6-7, 2012: ESOL Reading for Transition Academy will be held at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi. The address is 485 Airport at Santa Elena, Corpus Christi, Texas. The training room is the portable building PB 1302 – Classroom C, (across the street from the West Campus).  There is plenty of free parking at the site. Maximum number of participants is 30. The hours of instruction are 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. both days, with an hour break for lunch.  Coffee/Danish will be provided in the a.m. by Del Mar AE, lunch is “on your own”. The trainers are Dr. Heide Wrigley and Mr. Jim Powrie.  This ESOL Reading Transition Academy will present a coherent approach that builds on recent research in reading comprehension and vocabulary acquisition while at the same time including more conventional reading skills development activities. The Academy will serve as a bridge between life skills reading emphasized at low ESL levels and existing ESL readers designed for higher level and for GED preparation. Virtual follow-up sessions associated with this training will be held on February 11, 2012 and March 25, 2012. Participants who attend all face-to-face and virtual sessions and who produce a final project are eligible to apply for a stipend. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.

January 14, 2012: Contextualized ESOL for Transition to Work and Training Academy Virtual Follow-up Session #1 will be held in online.  Hours of instruction are 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. In order to participate, you will need a telephone and all of the handouts that you will be sent prior to the session. To participate fully, you will need to join a web meeting where you can see Heide talking and also view the handouts as they are displayed on the computer screen. Please plan to test the computer that you will be using on Saturday, January 14, to join the webmeeting. Here are the directions: Step 1) Click on this link or copy and paste it to your web browser to open the web site: http://connect.its.txstate.edu/centralgreat  Step 2) Click on “Enter as a Guest”, type in your first and last name, and click the “Enter Room” button.  Step 3) Verify that you can see your name in the Attendee List which is on the left side of the screen.  The trainers are Dr. Heide Wrigley and Mr. Jim Powrie. This Academy includes a description of different pathway models that link adult ESOL with technical training (I-BEST and others) and will demonstrate strategies for improving comprehension of common technical materials (charts and graphs, multi-step instructions, navigating a textbook). Multimedia will be used to demonstrate innovative ways of building both listening and reading comprehension within a context that reflects work or training situations. The Academy will use multimedia in face-to-face session as well as asynchronously with introductory and support media. Participants who attend all face-to-face and virtual sessions and who produce a final project are eligible to apply for a stipend. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.

January 19, 2012: South GREAT Quarterly Commitee Meeting will be held in the conference room of the Hampton Inn - Kingsville. The address is 2489 South U.S. Highway 77, Kingsville, Texas, 78363.  Parking is free for attendees. Hours are from 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Please RSVP and send agenda items to Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755.

January 21, 2012: Setting the Stage for Achievement: Goal-driven Learning will be held at Laredo Community College, West End Washington, de la Garza Building, room 101, in Laredo, Texas. The hours are from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The facilitator is Ms. Irene Ramos. The objectives of the training are to help participants to recognize the requirement of a Student Learning Plan (SLP) for all students, differentiate between personal goals and NRS goals, explore tools and goal setting activities located in the Goal-Driven Learning Toolkit,  identify the main components of a goal-driven learning process, and to define SMART Goals. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.

January 28, 2012: ABE/ASE Transitions Academy: BASIC Strategies for College and Career Success Follow-up #2 will be held online. The hours are 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. This is Audio and Web-based Follow-up Session #2 is a follow-up to the ABE/ASE Transition Academy: BASIC Strategies for College and Career Success face-to-face training held on November 4-5, 2011. The trainer is Ms. Barbara Baird. Benefits of participation include: increased knowledge about adult learning theory, gaining an understanding of the transitions model and activities that engage students in college-career readiness skills, networking/sharing experiences with teachers from 3 GREAT regions, and credit toward the Texas Adult Education Teacher Credential. Those who participate in all face-to-face and virtual sessions and who complete a final project will be eligible to apply for a stipend. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.

January 28, 2012: Multi-Region Mathematics Mini-Conference will be held in Fort Worth. Topics for this mini-conference include linear equations, elementary algebra and geometry, algebra problems, and GED testing.  Presenters include Dirk Hodges, Anthony Chan, Krista Young, and Kelly Meeks.  This conference includes a working lunch and begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Mr. Barry Johnson at kublj001@tamuk.edu or (361) 593-2755. South Registration Form.