This message is posted on behalf of Harriet Smith (hsmith at coe.tamu.edu).

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The annual National Workplace Education Peer Conference is scheduled as a 
pre-conference to this year's annual COABE conference in Houston. The Peer 
Conference is scheduled from 9:00 to 4:00 on Wednesday, April 26. This is 
an event where education providers have the opportunity to network, to 
learn what is happening in other states and to share effective workplace 
education practices. National updates will also be provided by 
representatives from the U.S. Department of Education and the Conference 
Board of Canada.

Texas has never before hosted this event. Texas LEARNS Director, Joanie 
Rethlake, is encouraging adult education programs to send representatives 
to this pre-conference. Along with several other states, Texas will 
participate in a panel presentation. This will be an opportunity for 
attendees to get a first look at adult education's response to Rider 82 
state legislation in Texas, which calls for curricular responses to the 
industry-related needs of adult learners.

Barbara Tondre-El Zorkani, Consultant/Contractor
Adult Education & Workforce Development
Texas LEARNS
btondre at earthlink.net

Joanie Rethlake, State Director of Adult Education
Texas LEARNS
The Texas Adult Education and Family Literacy Partnership
Website: www-tcall.tamu.edu/texasLearns/




Aaron Kohring
Coordinator, LINCS Literacy & Learning Disabilities Special Collection 
(http://ldlink.coe.utk.edu/)
Moderator, National Institute for Literacy's Content Standards Discussion 
List (http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Contentstandards)
Coordinator, Equipped for the Future Websites (http://eff.cls.utk.edu/)

Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee
EFF Center for Training and Technical Assistance
Phone:(865) 974-4109 main
           (865) 974-4258 direct
Fax:   (865) 974-3857
e-mail: akohring at utk.edu