training Archives - Literacy Texas

2024 Mid-West Literacy Symposium

September 7, 2023 by Kathryn Bauchelle

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We’re welcoming brand new partner Literacy Coalition of the Permian Basin for our first ever Mid-West symposium!

The 2024 Mid-West Literacy Symposium is co-presented by the Literacy Coalition of the Permian Basin and Literacy Texas.

The symposium will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Location and all other details to be confirmed.

This symposium is offered free of charge to educators, volunteer tutors, ESL teachers, and other library and nonprofit professionals who work in the fields of adult and family literacy. Professional development certificates will be awarded to attendees who request them after the session, via the post-event survey.

Special thanks to:

Literacy Coalition of the Permian Basin

The Texas Center for Advancement of Literacy & Learning (TCALL)

The Texas Workforce Commission

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2024 Central Texas Literacy Symposium

September 7, 2023 by Kathryn Bauchelle

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We’re welcoming brand new partner TaylorMade Careers LLC for our first Central Texas symposium in many years!

The 2024 Central Texas Literacy Symposium is co-presented by TaylorMade Careers and Literacy Texas.

The symposium will be held online on Thursday, May 9, 2024. All other details to be confirmed.

Special thanks to:

TaylorMade Careers, LLC

The Texas Center for Advancement of Literacy & Learning (TCALL)

The Texas Workforce Commission

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2024 Literacy Symposium for Faith-Affiliated Programs

August 15, 2023 by Kathryn Bauchelle

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The 2024 Literacy Symposium for Faith-Affiliated Programs is co-presented by Literacy ConneXus and Literacy Texas.

The symposium will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2024, and will be a half-day event held online. All other details to be confirmed.

This symposium is offered free of charge to educators, volunteer tutors, ESL teachers, and other library and nonprofit professionals who work in the fields of adult and family literacy. Professional development certificates will be awarded to attendees who request them after the session, via the post-event survey.

Participants of all faiths, and none, are welcome at this event.

Special thanks to:

Literacy ConneXus

The Texas Center for Advancement of Literacy & Learning (TCALL)

The Texas Workforce Commission

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2024 Gulf Coast Literacy Symposium

August 15, 2023 by Kathryn Bauchelle

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The 2024 Gulf Coast Literacy Symposium is co-presented by Adult Education Center and Literacy Texas.

The symposium will be held on Friday, June 7, 2024. Location and all other details to be confirmed.

This symposium is offered free of charge to educators, volunteer tutors, ESL teachers, and other library and nonprofit professionals who work in the fields of adult and family literacy. Professional development certificates will be awarded to attendees who request them after the session, via the post-event survey.

Special thanks to:

Adult Education Center

The Texas Center for Advancement of Literacy & Learning (TCALL)

The Texas Workforce Commission

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Special Partnership: TexTESOL State Conference

August 15, 2023 by Kathryn Bauchelle

Literacy Texas + TexTESOL

The 2023 TexTESOL State Conference will be held in Dallas on:

Friday, November 3 &
Saturday, November 4

In a special partnership this year, Literacy Texas is sponsoring a limited number of scholarships to cover registration for this great event. Scholarships have a value of up to $275 and are open to volunteers, instructors, and other staff at adult and family literacy nonprofits.

Read all about the conference on the TexTESOLV website here – and download a state conference flyer to display at your location here.

Attendees can earn up to 6 hours of professional development credit on each day of the conference. So, someone who attends all sessions on both days will earn 12 PD hours.

Note: This year, there are two symposia in the DFW area. This one focuses on ESOL – if you’re looking for ABE/HSE professional development, please click here.

Conference Scholarships

Scholarships are open to volunteers, instructors, and other staff at adult and family literacy nonprofits, and each organization can request up to 3. Each scholarship has a value of up to $275.

In your application, specify whether you would like to attend:

Friday ONLY
Saturday ONLY
BOTH Friday and Saturday

Apply for scholarships for your program using the application form at this link.

You can expect a response within 2 business days. Approved applicants will receive a code to use when registering for the conference on the TexTESOLV website.

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Building Your Literacy Program Around Adult Learner Persistence

August 15, 2023 by Kathryn Bauchelle

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Join us for “Building Your Literacy Program Around Adult Learner Persistence”, led by Kathryn Bauchelle.

The training will be held online on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 10:00 am – 11:30 am (CT).
Check-in for registered participants will open on Zoom at 9:50 am.

“Building Your Literacy Program Around Adult Learner Persistence”

Adult students don’t need literacy for its own sake – literacy needs are always linked to other life goals. Most adult students know what they need and why they want to learn – so how can we always put them at the very center of their own learning process?

In this session, we will:

Take a look at the 6 Drivers of Persistence developed by the New England Literacy Resource Center, and discuss ways they can be incorporated into your program structure;
Talk about how building your programs around Adult Learner Persistence principles can help learners to “stick with it”, learn more, and increase in confidence,
Look at the close links between Adult Learner Persistence and Plain Language, and
Discuss some practical ways you can embed the principles in your adult literacy programs.

PD Certificates

Someone who attends the full session will receive 1.5 hours of PD credit.

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.

Presenter: Kathryn Bauchelle

Kathryn has a background in education and languages, with degrees in language acquisition, literature, and education from the University of Sydney, Australia. She worked as a teacher of foreign languages and English literature in high schools in Australia and the UK, and served as a Head of Faculty for Modern Languages. Her work with the Jubilee Debt Campaign (now Debt Justice), a London-based NGO, fueled her interest in social justice and community work, leading her to volunteer as an ESL tutor with Literacy Advance of Houston following her move to the United States in 2008.

She joined the Literacy Advance staff in 2009 as the Volunteer Manager, became Program Director in 2011, and then VP of Programs & Partnerships in 2017, working closely with both Programs and Development staff. After the successful merging of Literacy Advance with Memorial Assistance Ministries in 2019, Kathryn moved to consultancy work, including her part-time work with Literacy Texas. Kathryn continues to love adult literacy and learning, and found the Adult Learner Persistence Principles to be transformational when she was researching ways to structure the programs she was directing.

See the current calendar of Literacy Texas training sessions.

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2024 Far West Literacy Symposium

August 14, 2023 by Kathryn Bauchelle

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We’re welcoming brand new partner Far West Adult Education Consortium for our first ever symposium in El Paso!

The 2024 Far West Literacy Symposium is co-presented by Far West Adult Education Consortium and Literacy Texas.

The symposium will be held on Thursday, January 25 & Friday, January 26, 2024. Location and all other details to be confirmed.

This symposium is offered free of charge to educators, volunteer tutors, ESL teachers, and other library and nonprofit professionals who work in the fields of adult and family literacy.
Professional development certificates will be awarded to attendees who request them after the session, via the post-event survey.

Special thanks to:

Far West Adult Education Consortium

The Texas Center for Advancement of Literacy & Learning (TCALL)

The Texas Workforce Commission

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2024 South Texas Literacy Symposium

August 14, 2023 by Kathryn Bauchelle

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The 2024 South Texas Literacy Symposium is co-presented by South Texas Literacy Coalition and Literacy Texas.

The symposium will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Location and all other details to be confirmed.

This symposium is offered free of charge to educators, volunteer tutors, ESL teachers, and other library and nonprofit professionals who work in the fields of adult and family literacy.
Professional development certificates will be awarded to attendees who request them after the session, via the post-event survey.

Special thanks to:

South Texas Literacy Coalition

The Texas Center for Advancement of Literacy & Learning (TCALL)

The Texas Workforce Commission

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2023 DFW Literacy Symposium

August 14, 2023 by Kathryn Bauchelle

The 2023 DFW Literacy Symposium is co-presented by Tarrant Literacy Coalition and Literacy Texas.

The symposium has the theme “Empowerment Through Literacy” and will focus on skills for people who instruct or administer ABE and HSE/GED adult literacy classes. The symposium sessions will be grouped into three “tracks” – one for advocacy, one for ABE instruction, and one for skills specific to low-level adult literacy classes.

Note: This year, there are two symposia in the DFW area. This one focuses on ABE/HSE, as noted above – if you’re looking for ESOL professional development, please click here.

This symposium will be held on

Saturday, October 28, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

in Arlington, TX (specific location to be confirmed soon)

Check-in for registered participants will open at 8:00 am.

This symposium is offered free of charge to educators, volunteer tutors, ESL teachers, and other library and nonprofit professionals who work in the fields of adult and family literacy.

Registration will open soon – watch this space

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See the schedule outline below; detailed descriptions of the workshops will be linked here when confirmed.

Schedule

CHECK-IN, EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE: 8:00 am – 8:45 am

WELCOME: 8:45 am – 9:00 am

Session 1: 9:00 am – 10:00 am (60 min)

3 x breakout sessions (titles and session details coming soon)

Session 2: 10:15 am – 11:15 am (60 min)

3 x breakout sessions (titles and session details coming soon)

Session 3: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm (60 min)

3 x breakout sessions (titles and session details coming soon)

WORKING LUNCH + SPEAKER 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

DOOR PRIZES, FAREWELL

Schedule will be kept as current as possible but is subject to change; check back here for updates

PD Certificates

Someone who attends the full symposium will receive 4.5 hours of PD credit.

Special thanks to:

Tarrant Literacy Coalition

The Texas Center for Advancement of Literacy & Learning (TCALL)

The Texas Workforce Commission

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2024 East Texas Literacy Symposium

August 14, 2023 by Kathryn Bauchelle

SAVE THE DATE!

The 2024 East Texas Literacy Symposium is co-presented by East Texas Literacy Council and Literacy Texas.

The symposium will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Location and all other details to be confirmed.

This symposium is offered free of charge to educators, volunteer tutors, ESL teachers, and other library and nonprofit professionals who work in the fields of adult and family literacy.
Professional development certificates will be awarded to attendees who request them after the session, via the post-event survey.

Special thanks to:

East Texas Literacy Council

The Texas Center for Advancement of Literacy & Learning (TCALL)

The Texas Workforce Commission

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2024 Mid-West Literacy Symposium

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2024 Central Texas Literacy Symposium

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2024 Literacy Symposium for Faith-Affiliated Programs

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2024 Gulf Coast Literacy Symposium

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Special Partnership: TexTESOL State Conference

Literacy Texas + TexTESOL

Conference Scholarships

Apply for scholarships for your program using the application form at this link.

Building Your Literacy Program Around Adult Learner Persistence

“Building Your Literacy Program Around Adult Learner Persistence”

PD Certificates

Presenter: Kathryn Bauchelle

2024 Far West Literacy Symposium

SAVE THE DATE!

Special thanks to:

2024 South Texas Literacy Symposium

SAVE THE DATE!

Special thanks to:

2023 DFW Literacy Symposium

Saturday, October 28, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

Registration will open soon – watch this space

Schedule

PD Certificates

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2024 East Texas Literacy Symposium

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