Subject: ABE,ESOL,GED,Counseling

Region: southeast

Description: Have you wondered why one or more of your learners are not progressing in your class? Have you noticed a change in one of your learners? Do you have a learner that suddenly loses interest in things that s/he was once excited about? These could be signs of depression. Jennifer Gearhart, Director of outpatient mental health at South Bay Mental Health Center and her colleagues will discuss depression and the adult learner. This interactive panel discussion will help you identify the effects of depression and explain ways that can help you support your learners.

Subject: Trainings for Directors

Region: southeast

Description: This 4.5-hour training is designed to identify the knowledge, develop the skills, and demonstrate the strategies that ABE directors need to be effective community leaders. The workshop can benefit all administrators, though less experienced directors will likely find the materials most useful. Participants must attend the SABES Leadership Basics Course first. In this training, the main foci are: the ABE director’s or administrator’s role as a leader within the community where their program operates and how to maximize potential for the program by forming productive relationships with diverse community members.

Subject: New Staff Orientation

Region: southeast

Description: This multi-session 15-hour Orientation offers a broad introduction to the world of adult basic education. You should attend this training if you have worked in a DOE-funded adult basic education (ABE) program for less than one year, or if you have never received a comprehensive introduction to adult basic education. Participants must register for and attend all three sessions of the Orientation (October18, November 15, & December 6, 2008) *Morning Coffee and Light Refreshments Will Be Provided* *Please bring your lunch-lunch break is only 30 minutes*

Subject: ABE,ESOL,GED,Learning Disabilities

Region: southeast

Description: Do you have a student in your ESOL class who isn’t progressing as quickly as the others? In this workshop you’ll explore some factors that influence learning. A relatively quick and easy assessment tool will be studied to help you clarify what might be hindering your student’s progress.

Subject: ESOL,Curriculum Development,Other Curriculum & Instruction

Region: southeast

Description: *A SABES Instructional Foundations Offering

Subject: SMARTT

Region: southeast

Description: Participants will look at the latest DESE SMARTT Updates and also go through topics concerning inputting FY09 data. We will also have a lively discussion on how your data is associated with the Performance Reports!

Subject: Technology

Region: southeast

Description: This Cognos workshop will build on what was learned in the ‘Intro to Cognos’ Workshop. We will go into more depth in all the areas of Cognos: cubes, Ad Hoc Reports and Federal Reports.