WELCOME TO THE FALL 2016 CYCLE!
Fall Curriculum Overview: (PDF on teacher wiki)
Week 1: Welcome / Learning to learn
Weeks 2-4: Personal Information
Weeks 5-8: Civics
Weeks 9-12: Family and Friends
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MORE TEACHING RESOURCES
A nice reader from Bow Valley College in Canada- Sado goes to School. The main character is an adult muslim woman, very easy text, for level 1 students: Sado Goes to School. For a little more challenge- perhaps a level 2 student: Mursal's Trip to School
A nice reader from Bow Valley College in Canada- Sado goes to School. The main character is an adult muslim woman, very easy text, for level 1 students: Sado Goes to School. For a little more challenge- perhaps a level 2 student: Mursal's Trip to School
Aguilar HUB Manager Stephanie Burnes created a great reference sheet for all of the new readers we received lately. The chart lets you see at a glance which books correlate to our themes. Text to Theme Correlation Chart Some books may only be available in Adult Learning Centers (not satellite sites).
WE ARE NEW YORK
Perhaps the WANY episode Stay In School might fit in with your plans.The page has links to the Study Guide and Low Level Reader as well. There are some additional resources that I've compiled in a Google Drive folder over the years here: WANY Google Drive
Perhaps the WANY episode Stay In School might fit in with your plans.The page has links to the Study Guide and Low Level Reader as well. There are some additional resources that I've compiled in a Google Drive folder over the years here: WANY Google Drive
Or check out our wikipage with WANY Stay in School YouTube links in 3 parts, plus activities: alc-wany.wikispaces.com/Stay+in+School
ICEBREAKERS
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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
I
found this blog post on the FluentU English Educator blog, it's called 8 Crucial Elements of Superb Classroom Management.
What do you think? - Elizabeth
CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION
From
the Oxford English Language Teaching Global Blog:
Zarina
Subhan is a teacher trainer who has been working in the field of EFL for 25
years. She has taught in both private and government institutions in many
different countries and has worked with policy makers, educators, community
leaders and civil servants In a variety of contexts. Her interests are
education and development of people and institutions. Today she previews
her September 28th and 29th webinar, “Boost Classroom Participation” in
a short video blog explaining what you can expect when you attend this free
session.
All
learners need a classroom atmosphere in which they can feel able to experiment
with, notice and understand aspects of the English language without fear of
making mistakes in front of their peers. This webinar will give you practical
ideas for how to create this kind of environment in your language learning
classroom. Read the full blog post here:
TECHNOLOGY TIP
We updated our student resource flyer. Thanks, SASB student
mentor Alicia McMillan for getting the ball rolling and all your input!!!
It's a two page flyer with great internet resources for
students to practice English outside of class.
Google Drive link (Please print pages
2 and 4)
Excerpt:
Free English
Websites from A-Z
These general
websites offer many types of activities for language learners for all levels
(grammar, listening, pronunciation, vocabulary, reading and more.)
5 Minute English
✔ short and easy to understand lessons in grammar,
vocabulary, pronunciation, listening and reading 5minuteenglish.com
Activities for ESL students
✔ many vocabulary and grammar quizzes, puzzles
Breaking News English
✔ 2,247 english lessons including transcribed audio lessons,
reading materials, grammar, vocabulary and dictation practice
✔ flashcards, printable workbooks and activity pages
✔ plus fun to play games and quizzes
California Distance Learning Project
✔ read and listen along to news stories on common topics
✔ vocabulary and reading comprehension activities cdlponline.org
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Important Dates
September 30: NYU Gallatin
Professional Development Day
October 7: Instructional
Full Staff Meeting @ Mid-Manhattan Library
October 10: NYPL closed for
Columbus Day
November 8: Election Day (NYPL
open)
November 11: NYPL closed for
Veterans' Day
November 23-27: No classes for
Thanksgiving
December 18: Fall 2016 cycle
finished
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AN INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN KRASHEN - THE
AFFECTIVE FILTER AND READING
According to WikiPedia, Stephen Krashen is: professor
emeritus at the University of Southern California, who moved from the
linguistics department to the faculty of the School of Education in 1994. He is
a linguist, educational researcher, and political activist. You may remember
his name because he is famous for his Theory of Second Language Acquisition.
This interview comes from the most recent issue of the Material Writers
Interest Section of TESOL.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NYS
TESOL 46th Annual Conference: Collaboration
in the Classroom and Beyond
Nov 4
& 5, 2016- Crowne Plaza Syracuse
We will present workshops at the Convention:
Elizabeth Schade - Teaching Verbs to Level 1 Adults
Elke Stappert and Chris Vasquez - Dynamic Activities for Using
Songs in Class
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NYS TESOL is looking for Volunteer Editors for their newsletter “Idiom”. Description and job duties of the editor are listed below. If interested please send your resume and a cover letter to Sarah Elia at pres@nystesol.org and Ravneet Parmar at vpcommunications@nystesol.org
Idiom Editor (s)
The Idiom editor works independently and has a
strong understanding of the varied aspects of ELL/ESL education. This is a
highly visible role within both NYS TESOL and the NYS educational community.
The position is multi-faceted, with skills needed in editorial planning,
author recruitment and editing, and digital publishing and management.
The Idiom editor is an ex officio, non-voting
member of the Executive Board of NYS TESOL but is eligible for all the same
benefits as Board members.
Idiom Editor’s duties are listed below in detail. (Please note
that these duties are subject to change in the future)
1. Publishes
four quarterly issues (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall)
2. Selects
the themes for all four issues.
3. Puts
out calls and receive submissions for Idiom articles for
each issue
4. Selects
and reviews articles
5. Edits
articles and works with writers on any improvements and revisions. The author
must approve any edits that the editor makes.
6. Makes
final editorial decisions on whether to run articles or whether revisions are
insufficient.
7. Works
with the copy editor on final pieces. Checks the online Table of Contents and
articles prior to the page going live.
8. Makes
sure the Volumes and Issue numbers are on all issues.
9. Inputs
and paginates the articles into the ready-made design template and sends it
to the Technology Support Specialist to publish on the NYS
TESOL web site
10. Reviews copyedited
pieces again before submission to the Technology Support
Specialist for publication.
11. Reviews the Website
information on the Idiom publication and provides the Technology Support
Specialist with information on deadlines, submission guidelines and themes,
in a timely manner.
12. Promotes Idiom on the
NYS TESOL listserv and social media.
13. Recruits volunteers to
write recurring Feature Columns
14. Assists and guides
Column Editors on editing their respective Feature Column articles.
15. Attends the Annual
Conference as a representative of NYS TESOL and emails presenters after the
conference to submit articles or columns.
16. Presents on writing
for Idiom at area conferences.
17. Reports regularly in
writing to the Executive Board as part of the Communications Committee report
(status of current issue; possible future themes; request suggestions for
contributors).
18. Member of the Communication
Committee and is expected to attend all Executive Board and Communication
Committee meetings in person or online via GoToMeeting.
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VIDEO
AND TESOL.ORG NETWORKING
TESOL.org offers many
networking and participation opportunities, in the different "Interest
Sections" and other places. At the last Convention in Baltimore I became
the "VDMIS" Co-chair (Video and Digital Media Interest Section), and Elizabeth became the "AEIS" Co-chair (Adult Education Interest Section).
If you have a moment, please check out the VDMIS Newsletter.
If you have a moment, please check out the VDMIS Newsletter.
Every two
months I will post a short clip about using videos in a teaching context on
TESOL's YouTube Channel, here's the
first one :) - Elke
HAPPY FALL!
SHOW US THE LOVE!
Thanks to all who responded to the survey we sent out at the end
of the summer cycle and for your positive feedback!
(If you missed it and would still like to respond, now is the
time)
Would you like to contribute something? A link, teaching
tip, other? Any time!
Please let us know. We can see from the survey that some people
are interested in contributing, but we don't know who :)
Thank you, we really appreciate your feedback!
Elizabeth & Elke
Have a great week!!!
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