BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Literacy Texas - ECPv6.18.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.literacytexas.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Literacy Texas REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20280312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20281105T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261106T081500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261106T153000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193411Z CREATED:20260925T041053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T193411Z UID:9759-1793952900-1793979000@www.literacytexas.org SUMMARY:2026 South Texas Literacy Symposium DESCRIPTION:Thank you so much for your interest! This event is now over. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The “What Leaders Need” training series for new and emerging literacy leaders is proud to present: \n \n \n \n Program Evaluation: The How and the Why \n \n \n \n This online leadership training session will be held on Thursday\, December 5\, from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM. \n \n \n \n Check-in for registered participants will open on Zoom at 8:50 AM. \n \n \n \n Please arrive on time – the Zoom room will close to late arrivals 30 minutes after the session begins. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTRATION \n \n \n \n This training event is a special collaborative activity of Literacy Texas\, Adult Learning Alliance of Arkansas\, and Oklahoma Literacy Coalition\, and is offered free of charge to nonprofit professionals in Texas\, Arkansas\, and Oklahoma who work in the fields of adult and family literacy. \n \n \n \n Online registration has now closed – but we have a few spots available for last-minute registrants! Call us on 972-926-3155 to make arrangements. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n click here to register now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REMINDER: CHECK YOUR SPAM \n \n \n \n Every online registration will generate an automated email response with further information. If you don’t see it arrive\, please check your junk mail! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THIS TRAINING SESSION \n \n \n \n How do you know if you are making progress toward your organization’s ambitious vision and mission? How do you quantify your program’s impact? Are there ways you could work smarter\, not harder? Data and evaluation practices are fundamental to answering these questions\, and yet\, small and medium-sized organizations often feel ill-equipped to tackle them. In this session\, we’ll demystify some foundational data and evaluation concepts and recommend tangible ways in which your organization can implement new approaches to begin building a data-informed culture. Join us to learn: How to build and refine the foundation of a successful evaluation plan: Your organization’s logic model;Strategies for defining\, measuring\, and reporting on program outcomes;Approaches to process evaluation and leading ongoing quality improvement efforts; andTools and instruments to support data collection. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to read more about the What Leaders Need training series\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Presenter: Sarah SwainSarah Swain has spent the last 15 years designing and evaluating social service programs across a variety of populations and issue areas\, including adult education\, college access\, workforce readiness\, community development\, immigration\, small business\, senior services\, urban farming\, and more! Sarah is a curious learner who believes there is a solution (or many solutions!) to big nonprofit challenges and is energized by building systems that help programs operate at their best. Her approach integrates community voice\, research\, and evaluation – viewing each as a key ingredient to program effectiveness and innovation. Sarah is passionate about making data and evaluation practices more accessible to small and medium-sized organizations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PD Certificates \n \n \n \n Someone who completes the full session will receive 1.5 hours of PD credit. \n \n \n \n Certificates of completion will be awarded after the event. Complete the survey after the training is finished to give your details and get your certificate. Surveys will be sent via email in the days following the training. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Downloads \n \n \n \n Download a flyer to display at your location or send to others who may be interested in attending [link whole sentence to PDF of flyer]. \n \n \n \n A downloadable PDF flyer for this What Leaders Need training is coming soon. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Special thanks to: \n \n \n \n [presenter] \n \n \n \n Sarah Swain \n \n \n \n The Texas Workforce Commission \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n STAY IN THE KNOW - \n \n \n \n \n \n \n go to the literacy texas calendar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n see the national literacy calendar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n sign up for mailings\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Or get news directly from Literacy Texas: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Page checked/updated: 12/5/24 URL:https://www.literacytexas.org/calendar/symposium-south-texas-nov-2026/ LOCATION:DoubleTree McAllen\, 1800 S 2nd St\, McAllen\, TX\, 78503\, United States CATEGORIES:Literacy Texas Events,Symposium,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.literacytexas.org/wp-content/uploads/GOOGLE-SOUTH-TX-DATELESS-1200x300-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Literacy Texas":MAILTO:info@literacytexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261203T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261203T113000 DTSTAMP:20261029T194838Z CREATED:20261015T072151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261029T194838Z UID:10204-1796292000-1796297400@www.literacytexas.org SUMMARY:The Expert Edge: Multilevel Classrooms Made Easy DESCRIPTION:Thank you so much for your interest! This event is now over. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The “What Leaders Need” training series for new and emerging literacy leaders is proud to present: \n \n \n \n Program Evaluation: The How and the Why \n \n \n \n This online leadership training session will be held on Thursday\, December 5\, from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM. \n \n \n \n Check-in for registered participants will open on Zoom at 8:50 AM. \n \n \n \n Please arrive on time – the Zoom room will close to late arrivals 30 minutes after the session begins. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTRATION \n \n \n \n This training event is a special collaborative activity of Literacy Texas\, Adult Learning Alliance of Arkansas\, and Oklahoma Literacy Coalition\, and is offered free of charge to nonprofit professionals in Texas\, Arkansas\, and Oklahoma who work in the fields of adult and family literacy. \n \n \n \n Online registration has now closed – but we have a few spots available for last-minute registrants! Call us on 972-926-3155 to make arrangements. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n click here to register now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REMINDER: CHECK YOUR SPAM \n \n \n \n Every online registration will generate an automated email response with further information. If you don’t see it arrive\, please check your junk mail! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THIS TRAINING SESSION \n \n \n \n How do you know if you are making progress toward your organization’s ambitious vision and mission? How do you quantify your program’s impact? Are there ways you could work smarter\, not harder? Data and evaluation practices are fundamental to answering these questions\, and yet\, small and medium-sized organizations often feel ill-equipped to tackle them. In this session\, we’ll demystify some foundational data and evaluation concepts and recommend tangible ways in which your organization can implement new approaches to begin building a data-informed culture. Join us to learn: How to build and refine the foundation of a successful evaluation plan: Your organization’s logic model;Strategies for defining\, measuring\, and reporting on program outcomes;Approaches to process evaluation and leading ongoing quality improvement efforts; andTools and instruments to support data collection. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to read more about the What Leaders Need training series\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Presenter: Sarah SwainSarah Swain has spent the last 15 years designing and evaluating social service programs across a variety of populations and issue areas\, including adult education\, college access\, workforce readiness\, community development\, immigration\, small business\, senior services\, urban farming\, and more! Sarah is a curious learner who believes there is a solution (or many solutions!) to big nonprofit challenges and is energized by building systems that help programs operate at their best. Her approach integrates community voice\, research\, and evaluation – viewing each as a key ingredient to program effectiveness and innovation. Sarah is passionate about making data and evaluation practices more accessible to small and medium-sized organizations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PD Certificates \n \n \n \n Someone who completes the full session will receive 1.5 hours of PD credit. \n \n \n \n Certificates of completion will be awarded after the event. Complete the survey after the training is finished to give your details and get your certificate. Surveys will be sent via email in the days following the training. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Downloads \n \n \n \n Download a flyer to display at your location or send to others who may be interested in attending [link whole sentence to PDF of flyer]. \n \n \n \n A downloadable PDF flyer for this What Leaders Need training is coming soon. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Special thanks to: \n \n \n \n [presenter] \n \n \n \n Sarah Swain \n \n \n \n The Texas Workforce Commission \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n STAY IN THE KNOW - \n \n \n \n \n \n \n go to the literacy texas calendar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n see the national literacy calendar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n sign up for mailings\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Or get news directly from Literacy Texas: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Page checked/updated: 12/5/24 URL:https://www.literacytexas.org/calendar/expert-edge-dec-2026/ LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom CATEGORIES:Literacy Texas Events,Online Event,Other Events,The Expert Edge,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.literacytexas.org/wp-content/uploads/GOOGLE-Edge-Multilevel-Classrooms-1200x300-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Literacy Texas":MAILTO:info@literacytexas.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270123 DTSTAMP:20261027T064512Z CREATED:20261002T054107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T064512Z UID:9959-1800489600-1800662399@www.literacytexas.org SUMMARY:2027 Far West Literacy Symposium DESCRIPTION:Thank you so much for your interest! This event is now over. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The “What Leaders Need” training series for new and emerging literacy leaders is proud to present: \n \n \n \n Program Evaluation: The How and the Why \n \n \n \n This online leadership training session will be held on Thursday\, December 5\, from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM. \n \n \n \n Check-in for registered participants will open on Zoom at 8:50 AM. \n \n \n \n Please arrive on time – the Zoom room will close to late arrivals 30 minutes after the session begins. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTRATION \n \n \n \n This training event is a special collaborative activity of Literacy Texas\, Adult Learning Alliance of Arkansas\, and Oklahoma Literacy Coalition\, and is offered free of charge to nonprofit professionals in Texas\, Arkansas\, and Oklahoma who work in the fields of adult and family literacy. \n \n \n \n Online registration has now closed – but we have a few spots available for last-minute registrants! Call us on 972-926-3155 to make arrangements. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n click here to register now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REMINDER: CHECK YOUR SPAM \n \n \n \n Every online registration will generate an automated email response with further information. If you don’t see it arrive\, please check your junk mail! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THIS TRAINING SESSION \n \n \n \n How do you know if you are making progress toward your organization’s ambitious vision and mission? How do you quantify your program’s impact? Are there ways you could work smarter\, not harder? Data and evaluation practices are fundamental to answering these questions\, and yet\, small and medium-sized organizations often feel ill-equipped to tackle them. In this session\, we’ll demystify some foundational data and evaluation concepts and recommend tangible ways in which your organization can implement new approaches to begin building a data-informed culture. Join us to learn: How to build and refine the foundation of a successful evaluation plan: Your organization’s logic model;Strategies for defining\, measuring\, and reporting on program outcomes;Approaches to process evaluation and leading ongoing quality improvement efforts; andTools and instruments to support data collection. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to read more about the What Leaders Need training series\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Presenter: Sarah SwainSarah Swain has spent the last 15 years designing and evaluating social service programs across a variety of populations and issue areas\, including adult education\, college access\, workforce readiness\, community development\, immigration\, small business\, senior services\, urban farming\, and more! Sarah is a curious learner who believes there is a solution (or many solutions!) to big nonprofit challenges and is energized by building systems that help programs operate at their best. Her approach integrates community voice\, research\, and evaluation – viewing each as a key ingredient to program effectiveness and innovation. Sarah is passionate about making data and evaluation practices more accessible to small and medium-sized organizations. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PD Certificates \n \n \n \n Someone who completes the full session will receive 1.5 hours of PD credit. \n \n \n \n Certificates of completion will be awarded after the event. Complete the survey after the training is finished to give your details and get your certificate. Surveys will be sent via email in the days following the training. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Downloads \n \n \n \n Download a flyer to display at your location or send to others who may be interested in attending [link whole sentence to PDF of flyer]. \n \n \n \n A downloadable PDF flyer for this What Leaders Need training is coming soon. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Special thanks to: \n \n \n \n [presenter] \n \n \n \n Sarah Swain \n \n \n \n The Texas Workforce Commission \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n STAY IN THE KNOW - \n \n \n \n \n \n \n go to the literacy texas calendar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n see the national literacy calendar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n sign up for mailings\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Or get news directly from Literacy Texas: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Page checked/updated: 12/5/24 URL:https://www.literacytexas.org/calendar/symposium-far-west-jan-2027/ CATEGORIES:Literacy Texas Events,Symposium,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.literacytexas.org/wp-content/uploads/FAR-WEST-Regional-Literacy-Symposium-LOGO-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Literacy Texas":MAILTO:info@literacytexas.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR