Texas LEARNS
"SHOP TALK"

SHOP TALK Announcement (November 2005)

This series of informative releases is meant to accomplish two things: to address issues, concerns, and questions raised by adult educators, employers, and local workforce development personnel; and to build awareness and expertise in meeting the educational needs of Texas’ emerging, incumbent, and displaced workers.

Periodically, Texas LEARNS will post new SHOP TALK releases on the WorkforceLitTex email discussion list, as well as publishing the releases on this web page.

SHOP TALK will include tips, techniques, best practices, and general information about workforce-related education issues and services. If you have additional topics or questions you would like to have addressed, please send your requests to Mario Villafranca.

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SHOP TALK # 56: Seguin ISD Reaches Out with College Prep Program (posted to WorkforceLitTex April 19, 2011)
[PDF Version 36KB]

SHOP TALK # 55: Houston Community College’s GED® Test Transition to Training Initiative (posted to WorkforceLitTex April 14, 2011)
[PDF Version 34KB]

SHOP TALK # 54: The Value of Postsecondary Certificates (posted to WorkforceLitTex April 12, 2011)
[PDF Version 41KB]

SHOP TALK # 53: Texas Chosen for National Career Awareness Project (posted to WorkforceLitTex April 7, 2011)
[PDF Version 35KB]

SHOP TALK # 52: Breaking Through in South Texas (posted to WorkforceLitTex April 5, 2011)
[PDF Version 39KB]

SHOP TALK # 51: Bridges to Careers for Low-Skilled Adults (posted to WorkforceLitTex April 4, 2011)
[PDF Version 41KB]

SHOP TALK # 50: Glossary for Intensive College Readiness Initiatives (posted to WorkforceLitTex November 5, 2010)
[PDF Version 213KB]

SHOP TALK # 49: Counseling Plays a Major Role in Intensive College Readiness Program for Adult Learners (posted to WorkforceLitTex November 3, 2010)
[PDF Version 158KB]

SHOP TALK # 48: Region 20 Partners Across Urban and Rural Areas in IPAEC Team Teaching Initiative (posted to WorkforceLitTex November 1, 2010)
[PDF Version 172KB]

SHOP TALK # 47: LCOT Continues with IP-AES Success Stories (posted to WorkforceLitTex October 27, 2010)
[PDF Version 149KB]

SHOP TALK # 46: Intensive College Readiness Initiatives Continue (posted to WorkforceLitTex October 26, 2010)
[PDF Version 157KB]

SHOP TALK # 45: TISESL Training a Huge Success (posted to WorkforceLitTex August 11, 2010)
[PDF Version 161KB]

SHOP TALK # 44: WORKPLACE BASICS: Skills for Baseline Job Preparation (posted to WorkforceLitTex May 21, 2010)
[PDF Version 185KB]

SHOP TALK # 43: Region 6 Adapts TISESL to the Needs of Learners (posted to WorkforceLitTex May 20, 2010)
[PDF Version 173KB]

SHOP TALK # 42: Access to TISESL's Employability Website (posted to WorkforceLitTex March 5, 2010)
[PDF Version 201KB]

SHOP TALK # 41: What Local Programs Have to Say About TISESL (posted to WorkforceLitTex February 1, 2010)
[PDF Version 192KB]

SHOP TALK # 40: El Paso Students Make a PACCT and a LEAP to Transition (posted to WorkforceLitTex January 30, 2010)
[PDF Version 163KB]

SHOP TALK # 39: Kilgore College's Community for Transition (posted to WorkforceLitTex January 30, 2010)
[PDF Version 230KB]

SHOP TALK # 38: Successful Transitions: Strategies That Work (posted to WorkforceLitTex January 29, 2010)
[PDF Version 211KB]

SHOP TALK # 37: NCTN PROMOTES EFFECTIVE TRANSITIONS TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING (posted to WorkforceLitTex January 29, 2010)
[PDF Version 185KB]

SHOP TALK # 36: DISTANCE LEARNING: Extending Reach, Improving Productivity, Keeping Learners Involved (posted to WorkforceLitTex November 11, 2009)
[PDF Version 184KB]

SHOP TALK # 35: Seguin ISD Tackles TISESL (posted to WorkforceLitTex November 9, 2009)
[PDF Version 174KB]

SHOP TALK # 34: Victoria College: Connecting TISESL to Health Career Opportunities (posted to WorkforceLitTex November 6, 2009)
[PDF Version 174KB]

SHOP TALK # 33: A Checklist for Promoting English Language Learners' Successful Transition into ABE/ASE (posted to WorkforceLitTex May 29, 2009)
[PDF Version 181KB]

SHOP TALK # 32: Five Adult Education Models for Transitioning Adults to Postsecondary Opportunities (posted to WorkforceLitTex May 29, 2009)
[PDF Version 168KB]

SHOP TALK # 31: TISESL Myth Busters (posted to WorkforceLitTex May 29, 2009)
[PDF Version 190KB]

SHOP TALK # 30: Connecting The Dots (posted to WorkforceLitTex May 29, 2009)
[PDF Version 181KB]

SHOP TALK # 29: Central Texas Workforce Education Summit (posted to WorkforceLitTex October 31, 2008)
[PDF Version 195KB]

SHOP TALK # 28: A Sequel to Rider 82/TISESL Curricula? (posted to WorkforceLitTex October 31, 2008)
[PDF Version 25KB]

SHOP TALK # 27: Transitioning ESL Learners to Academic & Postsecondary Programs (posted to WorkforceLitTex October 30, 2008)
[PDF Version 301KB]

SHOP TALK # 26: Transition: Different Strokes for Different Folks (posted to WorkforceLitTex October 27, 2008)
[PDF Version 181KB]

SHOP TALK # 25: How do Rider 82 Curricula Respond to Texas Adult Education Content Standards and Benchmarks for ESL Learners? (posted to WorkforceLitTex August 20, 2008)
[PDF version 68KB]

SHOP TALK # 24: Pathways to Partnerships (posted to WorkforceLitTex July 1, 2008)
[PDF Version 123KB]

SHOP TALK # 23: Facts about the Economic Power of Education (posted to WorkforceLitTex July 1, 2008)
[PDF Version 40KB]

SHOP TALK # 22: Rider 82 Curricula: TEA and Texas LEARNS Prepare for Release (posted to WorkforceLitTex July 1, 2008)
[PDF Version 75KB]

SHOP TALK # 21:Workforce Literacy Summit in San Antonio a Success! (posted to WorkorceLitTex May12, 2008)
[PDF Version 11KB]

SHOP TALK # 20: Adult Education in Brownsville ISD Linked to Construction Electrician Journeyman's Exam (posted to WorkforceLitTex March 7, 2008)
[PDF Version 11KB]

SHOP TALK # 19: New Efforts to Bridge the Gap Between Adult Education and Workforce Education and Training (posted to WorkforceLitTex March 7, 2008)
[PDF Version 11KB]

SHOP TALK # 18: Save the Date! (posted to WorkforceLitTex November 30, 2007)
[PDF Version 31KB]

SHOP TALK # 17: Effective Transitions from Adult Education (posted to WorkforceLitTex November 30, 2007)
[PDF Version 41KB]

SHOP TALK # 16: Austin Community College Launches an Initiative to Bridge the Gap Between ESL and Occupational Training (posted to WorkforceLitTex August 30, 2007)
[PDF Version 31KB]

SHOP TALK # 15: Workforce - Related ESL: Taking A Leap in Language Learning (posted to WorkforceLitTex August 30, 2007)
[PDF Version 41KB]

SHOP TALK # 14: Craft Trades: Career Path Opportunities for Adult Learners (posted to WorkforceLitTex February 28, 2007) [PDF Version 32KB]

SHOP TALK # 13: Career Development Resources for the Adult Education Classroom (posted to WokrforceLitTex February 15, 2007) [PDF Version 31KB]

SHOP TALK # 12: Adult Education’s Response to Rider 82 Moves Forward (posted to WorkforceLitTex October 25, 2006) [PDF Version 34KB]

SHOP TALK # 11: Adult Education Partners with SER Jobs for Progress National, Inc. to Pilot Sed de Saber (posted to WorkforceLitTex October 25, 2006) [PDF Version 39KB]

SHOP TALK # 10:  When You Get the Call….. (posted to WorkforceLitTex August 28, 2006) [PDF Version 25KB]

SHOP TALK # 9: Preparing to Deliver Workforce-Related ABE (posted to WokrforceLitTex August 28, 2006) [PDF Version 29KB]

SHOP TALK #8: Still More Promising Practices (posted to WorkforceLitTex July 19, 2006) [PDF Version 54KB]

SHOP TALK #8: Still More Promising Practices (posted to WorkforceLitTex July 19, 2006) [PDF Version 54KB]

SHOP TALK #7: More Promising Practices (posted to WorkforceLitTex July 17, 2006) [PDF Version 40KB]

SHOP TALK #6: Promising Practices (posted to WorkforceLitTex July 10, 2006) [PDF Version]

SHOP TALK #5: Building Capacity to Deliver Effective Work-Related Education (posted to WorkforceLitTex July 5, 2006) [PDF Version 40KB]

SHOP TALK #4: Getting, Surviving, and Thriving on the Job (posted to WorforceLitTex June 27, 2006) [PDF Version 567KB]

SHOP TALK #3: A Blueprint for Success: An Update on the Texas Education Agency’s Implementation of Education Rider 82 (posted to WorkforceLitTex June 20, 2006) [PDF Version 35KB]

SHOP TALK #2: Glossary of Terms (continued) (posted to WorkforceLitTex June 15, 2006) [PDF Version 33KB]

SHOP TALK #1: Glossary of Terms (posted to WorkforceLitTex January 31, 2006) [PDF Version 75K]