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Conference Spotlight: Workforce Integration
Dear readers, As many of you know, in 2013 Texas moved its Adult Education and Literacy program from the Texas Education Agency to the Texas Workforce Commission — and for good reason! AEL is absolutely essential to the cultivation of a successful workforce. Need proof? Data from the U.S. Department of Labor shows that in[…]
Congratulations to the Texas DGLF Grantees!
Literacy Texas congratulates the many Texas recipients of a Dollar General Literacy Foundation Adult Literacy Grant. Thank you for being our partners in promoting adult literacy throughout Texas! Adult Reading Center; Arlington Public Library Foundation; Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans; Casa de Amigos of Midland; Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth; Catholic Charities,[…]
Conference Spotlight: Technology & Distance Learning Sessions
Dear readers, Welcome back to another week of conference discussion! Today, we want to highlight a few sessions on a topic we think will be helpful for many of you: technology. Texas is a large and varied state, and many of you are familiar with the importance of computers and technology in our work. Digital[…]
Conference Spotlight: ESL Sessions
Dear readers, As a community of literacy providers, we are all aware of the importance of English Language Learner (ELL) programs in our state. Texas is home to some of the most diverse populations in the country, and familiarity with ESL is vital to many adult literacy programs. The ability to speak, read, and write[…]
An Overview of the Literacy Texas Conference
Dear readers, Time flies when you’re traveling around a state as large as ours, but we’re still a little shocked to see that it’s already May! Springtime at Literacy Texas means that preparation for our annual conference is in full swing, and this year is no different. We’ve opened registration, announced our keynotes, and are[…]
Advocating for AEL in a Workforce Framework
Welcome to the final Workforce Wednesday blog post! This blog series will end, but the blog will continue to bring you top-notch information and resources. This is a site you want to bookmark! So far, we’ve discussed what a Workforce Development Board does, how you can partner with your local board, and ways to incorporate[…]
Integrating Workforce Development into the Classroom
Happy Workforce Wednesday, readers! WAM is more than halfway over, but we’re not even close to filling your workforce toolkits. Last week, we talked about partnerships between community-based organizations and Workforce Development Boards. As Adult Education and Literacy becomes more workforce-oriented, it is increasingly important to connect with people in your community who know the[…]
How to Partner with your Workforce Development Board
Welcome back, readers! Today we continue our celebration of Workforce Awareness Month by asking the question, How can community-based literacy programs partner with their local Workforce Development Board to galvanize student success? To help us properly answer this question, we reached out to several of our regional partners who are members of their local Board.[…]
Introducing: Workforce Development Boards
Welcome, one and all, to WAM! At Literacy Texas, we’re always looking for ways to connect community-based adult literacy programs with resources to propel adult learners to success in the classroom and beyond. We created Workforce Awareness Month to shine a light on one aspect of that success: workforce preparedness. Over the next four weeks,[…]
Welcome to the Literacy Texas Blog
At the beginning of this year, one of the resolutions that passed through the Literacy Texas office was to update and improve the online support of our organization. We changed the frequency of our newsletter, implemented a calendar, compiled a presentation and resource library, and now, finally, we are launching our blog. (And that’s not[…]
