2008 Regional Calendar

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July 2008	August 2008	September 2008	October 2008	November 2008	December 2008

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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 on-line registration please call 361-593-4183 or email: karad00@tamuk.edu.

2008 Calendar Archive

January

January 7, 2008: Higher Order Thinking Skills workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at the Adult Learning Center, 1625 Price Road, Brownsville, 78521.The instructor is Irene Ramos. South Registration Form.

January 7, 2008: Higher Order Thinking Skills workshop will be held from 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. at the Adult Learning Center, 1625 Price Road, Brownsville, 78521.The instructor is Irene Ramos. South Registration Form.

January 8, 2008: Higher Order Thinking Skills workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at the Adult Learning Center, 1625 Price Road, Brownsville, 78521.The instructor is Irene Ramos. South Registration Form.

January 25, 2008: TEAMS Training will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3: 30 p.m at the Pharr Workforce Development Center, 1100 E. Highway 83, Pharr 78577. The instructor is Terri Schiemenz. South Registration Form.

February 2008

February 8, 2008: BEST Plus Workshop will be held from 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at Laredo Community College, West End Washington Street, Laredo, 78040. The instructor is Yvette Sanchez. South Registration Form.

February 9, 2008: BEST Plus Workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30p.m. at the Laredo Community College, West End Washington Street, Laredo, 78040. The instructor is Yvette Sanchez. South Registration Form.

February 15, 2008: Learning Disabilities in the Classroom training will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30p.m. At Southwest Texas Junior College, 2401 Garner Field Road, Uvalde, TX 78801. The instructor is Carol Speigl. South Registration Form.

February 15, 2008: Higher Order Thinking Skills workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Southwest Texas Junior College, 2401 Garner Field Road, Uvalde, TX 78801. The instructor is Irene Ramos. South Registration Form.

February 21, 2008: South Project GREAT Advisory Committee Meeting will be held from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at Texas A&M University-Kingsville at Robert B. Cousins Hall, Room 118.

March 2008

March 5, 2008: South Project GREAT Advisory Committee Meeting will be held from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at Adult Education Building in Brownsville.

March 8, 2008: BEST Plus Workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30p.m. at the Adult Learning Center, 3902 Morgan, Corpus Christi, Texas 78404. The instructor is Yvette Sanchez. South Registration Form.

March 29, 2008: Reading Strategies Workshop 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 Dr Steifer. South Registration Form.

March 29, 2008: Math Initiatives Workshop 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 Serapio Serna.

March 29, 2008: Content Standards Workshop 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 Sandy Schnieder.

April 2008

April 25, 2008: Goal Setting and Guidance Counseling workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at Southwest Texas Junior College, 2401 Garner Field Road, Uvalde, 78801. The instructor is Guadalupe Ruvacalba. South Registration Form.

April 25, 2008: Strategies to Combating Absenteeism workshop will be held from 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. at Southwest Texas Junior College, 2401 Garner Field Road, Uvalde, 78801. The instructor is Guadalupe Ruvacalba. South Registration Form.

April 25, 2008: Teacher on Task workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at Southwest Texas Junior College, 2401 Garner Field Road, Uvalde, 78801. The instructor is Tiffany Johnson. South Registration Form.

April 25, 2008: Student Evaluation to Improve Instruction workshop will be held from 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. at Southwest Texas Junior College, 2401 Garner Field Road, Uvalde, 78801. The instructor is Tiffany Johnson. South Registration Form.

April 26, 2008: Reading Strategies workshop will be held from 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at Laredo Community College, West End Washington Street, Laredo, 78040. The instructor is Dr Steifer. South Registration Form.

May 2008

May 14, 2008: BEST Plus Refresher workshop will be held from 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at Alice ISD, 501 Cactus, Alice, TX 78332. The instructor is Yvette Sanchez. Registration Form

May 21, 2008: South Project GREAT Advisory Committee Meeting will be held from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at Adult Education Program in Laredo.

May 24, 2008: TABE 9 & 10 Workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Laredo Community College, West End Washington Street, Laredo 78040. The instructor will be Irene Ramos. Registration Form

June 2008

June 14, 2008: Learning Disabilities in the Classroom training will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30p.m. Laredo Community College, West End Washington Street, Laredo 78040.The instructors are Carol Speigl and Alex Baez. Registration Form

June 19-21, 2008: TABE Institute has been rescheduled until September 25-26, 2008. Complete details will follow in late July and August. If you have any questions, please email Dr. Davis at karad00@tamuk.edu.

July 2008

July 9, 2008: South Project GREAT Advisory Committee Meeting will be held from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at Adult Education Program in McAllen.

July 18, 2008: BEST Plus Training will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at 500 South 10th Street, Suite D, McAllen 78501. The instructor is Esteban Martinez. South Registration Form.

July 19, 2008: Professional Development Planning Workshop Credential 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 Debbie Janysek. South Registration Form.

August 2008

August 18, 2008: Technology in the Classroom training will be held from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Del Mar College West Campus, GED Program, 485 Airport, Corpus Christi. The instructors will be Juan Carlos Rodriguez & Robert Duenez. South Registration Form.

August 18, 2008: Technology in the Classroom training will be held from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at Del Mar College West Campus, GED Program, 485 Airport, Corpus Christi. The instructors will be Juan Carlos Rodriguez & Robert Duenez. South Registration Form.

August 19, 2008: GED Content Standards training will be held from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at Del Mar College West Campus, GED Program, 485 Airport, Corpus Christi. The instructors will be Juan Carlos Rodriguez & Robert Duenez. South Registration Form.

August 19, 2008: GED Content Standards training will be held from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at Del Mar College West Campus, GED Program, 485 Airport, Corpus Christi. The instructors will be Juan Carlos Rodriguez & Robert Duenez. South Registration Form.

August 19, 2008: ESL Content Standards training will be held from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at Del Mar College West Campus, GED Program, 485 Airport, Corpus Christi. The instructors will be Alex Baez & Carol Spiegl. South Registration Form.

August 19, 2008: ESL Content Standards training will be held from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at Del Mar College West Campus, GED Program, 485 Airport, Corpus Christi. The instructors will be Alex Baez & Carol Spiegl. South 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 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 78521. The instructor will be Guadalupe Ruvalcaba. South Registration Form.

August 20, 2008: GED Transitions training will be held from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at Del Mar College West Campus, GED Program, 485 Airport, Corpus Christi. The instructors will be Juan Carlos Rodriguez & Robert Duenez. South Registration Form.

August 20, 2008: GED Transitions training will be held from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at Del Mar College West Campus, GED Program, 485 Airport, Corpus Christi. The instructors will be Juan Carlos Rodriguez & Robert Duenez. South Registration Form.

August 20, 2008: Language Acquisition training will be held from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at Del Mar College West Campus, GED Program, 485 Airport, Corpus Christi. The instructors will be Alex Baez & Carol Spiegl. South Registration Form.

August 20, 2008: Language Acquisition training will be held from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at Del Mar College West Campus, GED Program, 485 Airport, Corpus Christi. The instructors will be Alex Baez & Carol Spiegl. 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 78521. The instructor will be Tiffany Johnson. South Registration Form.

August 21, 2008: South Project GREAT Advisory Committee Meeting will be held from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at Texas A&M University-Kingsville at Robert B. Cousins Hall, Room 118.

August 21, 2008: GED: Proven Practices & Best Practices training will be held from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at Del Mar College West Campus, GED Program, 485 Airport, Corpus Christi. The instructors will be Juan Carlos Rodriguez & Robert Duenez. South Registration Form.

August 21, 2008: GED: Proven Practices & Best Practices training will be held from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at Del Mar College West Campus, GED Program, 485 Airport, Corpus Christi. The instructors will be Juan Carlos Rodriguez & Robert Duenez. South Registration Form.

August 21, 2008: ESL: Proven Practices & Best Practices training will be held from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at Del Mar College West Campus, GED Program, 485 Airport, Corpus Christi. The instructors will be Alex Baez & Carol Spiegl. South Registration Form.

August 21, 2008: ESL: Proven Practices & Best Practices training will be held from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at Del Mar College West Campus, GED Program, 485 Airport, Corpus Christi. The instructors will be Alex Baez & Carol Spiegl. South Registration Form.

August 23, 2008: BEST Plus training will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Santa Rosa ISD, HWY 107 & Cruz Street, Santa Rosa. The instructor will be Yvette Sanchez. South Registration Form.

August 23, 2008: Teaching Strategies will be held from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at Southwest Texas Junior College-Adult Basic Education Dept., 2401 Garner Field Road, Uvalde. The instructor will be Irene Ramos. South Registration Form.

August 28, 2008: BEST Plus training will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Family Involvement Center, 400 E. Santa Gertrudis, Kingsville. The instructor will be Yvette Sanchez. South Registration Form.

September 2008

September 11-12, 2008: EL Civics Institute will be held in McAllen from 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m., Thursday, September 11 and 9:00 am. - 3:00 p.m., September 12. 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. Wednesday, September 3, 2008. Registration form for this institute. (Microsoft® Word document)

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. Training as been cancelled.

September 27, 2008: TABE 9&10 will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Laredo Community College, W. End Washington St., Laredo, Texas 78040. The instructor will be Irene Ramos. South Registration Form.

September 27, 2008: ESL Content Standards will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Laredo Community College, W. End Washington St., Laredo, Texas 78040. The instructor will be Sandi Schneider. South Registration Form.

October 2008

October 2, 2008: TABE Administration will be held from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Adult Continuing Education, I625 Price Road, Brownsville 78521. The instructor will be Irene Ramos. South Registration Form.

October 3, 2008: TABE Linking will be held from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the I625 Adult Continuing Education, Price Road, Brownsville 78521. The instructor will be Irene Ramos. South Registration Form.

October 13, 2008: ESL Instruction Learning Styles will be held from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the Adult Learning Center, 3902 Morgan, Corpus Christi 78405. The instructor will be Sandi Schneider. South Registration Form.

October 13, 2008: ESL Instruction Learning Styles will be held from 5:00p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Adult Learning Center, 3902 Morgan, Corpus Christi 78405. The instructor will be Sandi Schneider. South Registration Form.

October 13, 2008: GED Multi-Level Academic Classroom Instruction will be held from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Adult Learning Center, 3902 Morgan, Corpus Christi 78405. The instructor will be Irene Ramos. South Registration Form.

October 13, 2008: GED Multi-Level Academic Classroom Instruction will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Adult Learning Center, 3902 Morgan, Corpus Christi 78405. The instructor will be Irene Ramos. South Registration Form.

October 16, 2008: South Region GREAT Center Advisory Committee Meeting will be held from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the WorkSource 1 site in Corpus Christi.

October 17, 2008: ESL & GED: Motivating Stress for the Teacher and Student will be held from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Student Center, 2401 Garner Field Road, Uvalde 78801. The instructor will be Irene Ramos. South Registration Form.

October 17, 2008: ESL & GED: Motivating the Teacher and Student will be held from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Student Center, 2401 Garner Field Road, Uvalde 78801. The instructor will be Sandi Schneider. South Registration Form.

October 25, 2008: Reading will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Laredo Community College, W. End Washington St., Laredo 78040. The instructor will be Toni Stinfer. South Registration Form.

November 2008

November 08, 2008: ESL Content Standards will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Laredo Community College, W. End Washington St., Laredo, 78040. The instructor will be Sandi Schneider. South Registration Form.

November 08, 2008: GED Content Standards will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Laredo Community College, W. End Washington St., Laredo, Texas 78040. The instructors will be Robert Duanez and Juan Carlos Rodriguez . South Registration Form.

November 21, 2008: GED Writing and Math will be held from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Southwest Texas Junior College, 2401 Garner Field Rd. Uvalde, 78801. The instructor will be Irene Ramos. South Registration Form.

November 21, 2008: Environmental Print for ESL in the Classroom will be held from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Southwest Texas Junior College, 2401 Garner Field Rd. Uvalde, 78801. The instructor will be Liliana Black. South Registration Form.

November 21, 20008: Conflict Resolution will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Del Mar College at 4101 Old Brownsville Road, West Campus, Corpus Christi 78408. The instructor will be Jacobsen. South Registration Form.

December 2008

December 17, 2008: TABE Teaching will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Adult Continuing Education, I625 Price Road, Brownsville 78521. The instructor will be Irene Ramos. South Registration Form.