September 30, 2016

WEEK 2: 

Personal Information

TEACHER RESOURCES

Show your students a video where the narrator (off screen) asks people questions like "What's your name?", "How is that spelled?", "How old are you?" etc. Giving Personal Information

From the YouTube channel Rachael's English, which has a focus on pronunciation:
How to Introduce Yourself

Although I might not necessarily use the exact lesson here, I think this is worth a share because it has the right idea- you could change things to suit your needs: British Council: Reading Personal Information

A reader for Level 1/2 students, very basic text: Andres' Speeding Ticket. Includes a driver's license and insurance card.

NEWS FOR YOU

Many of us have been familiar with this student newspaper for years. But did you know it has an online component? Go to News For You Online and explore. This page: NFY: Teachers Page has great resources and activities you can incorporate into your lesson plans. There is a video here: How To Use News For You Online that is also helpful. 

WE ARE NEW YORK

Perhaps the episodes Love and Money or Welcome Parents might fit in with your plans: WANY: Love and Money, WANY: Welcome Parents. The pagse have links to the Study Guides and Low Level Readers as well. There are some additional resources that I've compiled in a Google Drive folder (including epidode scripts and worksheets) over the years here: WANY Google Drive 

NEWSELA

Newsela  is a great resource for teaching Reading. This TESOL Blog post gives you 5 quick reasons why you should use it. TESOL Blog: 5 Reasons to Use NEWSELA

COLLEAGUE CONTRIBUTION

This is from your colleague Angela Thompson, who teaches Level 3/4 at Muhlenberg and Hamilton Fish:

There is a website that I used to create a flipbook based on student writings. Documents that are 15 pages or less are free. More pages require monthly or annual fees. 

Please share the site with others who may find use for it: flipsnack.com

GOOGLE RESOURCES

Having a hard time distinguishing between your lesson plans for Fall 15 and Fall 16 in Google Drive?

You can make folders a different color to help you keep them separate. Here are some written directions: How to Make a Folder a Color in Google Drive or a 20 second YouTube Video: 

TECH RESOURCES

90 tech resources that have appeared on the TESOL Blog over the past several years, organized somewhat loosely into nine major categories. Click the name of the resource to be directed to the TESOL blog post in which it is mentioned and click the URL to go to the resource itself. 90 Tech Resources for Teachers

READING FOR YOU

I remember clearly when in class in graduate school and my Professor brought up Noam Chomsky. I raised my hand and asked, "You mean, the political commentator?" At that time I had no idea about the influence Chomsky had on the field of Lingusitics. I thought I'd include this interesting article here: Evidence Rebuts Chomsky

CONFERENCE:

Meeting Challenges, Exploring Solutions in the Adult ESOL Classroom

Both the New School and the Literacy Assistance Center have a long tradition of excellence in the training of teachers of English to speakers of other languages. We welcome participation by professionals who seek to address critical issues in the field and hone their own craft.

Join us for this one-day conference that provides English language teaching professionals with a space to learn from one another, share ideas, and network. 

The day features a plenary by a leading educator in the field, workshops exploring techniques and ideas to support classroom practice, and presentations focusing on current challenges facing ESOL teachers.

The day’s schedule is as follows:

9:00-9:45 a.m.–Registration, breakfast

10:00-10:45 a.m.–Plenary by Sarah Lynn in The Auditorium at 12th Street11:00-11:45 a.m.–Session I12:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m.–Session II12:45-1:45 p.m.–Lunch break, exhibit2:00-2:45 p.m.–Session III3:00-3:45 p.m.–Session IV4:00-4:30 p.m.–Final reception

For more information, go to the event page here: Meeting Challenges, Exploring Solutions

Important Dates

• October 3 and 4- NYC public schools are closed, but we have classes.
• Friday, October 7, from 9 am - 2pm: ALC Full Instructional Staff Meeting - Mid Manhattan Library
• Monday, October 10- all branches of the NYPL are closed for Columbus Day.

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Have a great week!!!

Elizabeth & Elke