Week 7: Civics
TEACHING RESOURCES
How to Create a Simple Timeline-based Game
Some videos from VOA Learning English:
Voice of America: First Amendment Explained
Voice of America: Second Amendment Explained
NY Historical Society Citizenship Project - Lots of different stuff here, including a quiz, video, and more.
Learn English FREE and Prepare to Become a U.S. Citizen with USA Learns- shared by Marika Martin: USA Learns
TECH TIPS
Keeping Up With Google
Google is constantly releasing updates to its products. Trying to keep up with all of the changes isn't as difficult as you might think. These are eight official Twitter accounts from Google and they will keep you informed of changes from everything from Docs to Arts& Culture and everything in between.
Read the entire blog post here:
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
See the listing below of archived webinars and other resources from some major ELT publishers, plus TESOL and the U.S. Department of State. There are two disadvantages to watching a recording, rather than a live webinar. 1) You miss out on the opportunities for interaction with the presenter and other participants; 2) You aren't eligible to receive a certificate of participation, if that is important to you.
Archived TESOL Virtual Seminars
Currently active members of the TESOL International Association can view an archive of past Virtual Seminars in the TESOL Resource Center. Once you are logged in to the TESOL website with your membership credentials, go to Connect to TESOL>TESOL Resource Center. Under Find a Resource, Resource Types, use the dropdown box to choose Virtual Seminar. That will return a list of all of the archived Virtual Seminars since 2010. These include webinars from Jeremy Harmer, Penny Ur, Deborah Healey, Catherine Collier, Margarita Calderón, Bill Grabe, Dana Ferris, John Field, and Jayme Adelson-Goldstein, among many, many others.
Archived webinars from Pearson
Click on "Archived Webinars" in the lower right hand corner of the green box.
Archived webinars from Oxford University Press
Click on Webinar Library in the lower right hand corner of the page.
Recorded webinars from the U.S. Department of State
Archived webinars from National Geographic Learning
Click on the "Young Learners," "Teens," or "Adult/Academic" buttons.
Archived webinars from Macmillan
Video and other resources from Cambridge University Press
Adjunct Professor of TESOLSaint Michael's College, Colchester, Vermont, U.S.A.
Independent Consultant
Middlebury, Vermont, USA
www.joemcveigh.org
CLASSROOM SHOWCASE
From Grace-Ann Fogah:
Students at Westchester Square presented newscasts about the Statue of Liberty.
From Lianne Smith:
These are students at Chatham Square, Level 1. We were using the Go Fish card game to practice "Do you have? Yes I do, No I don't"
Thanks for sharing Grace-Ann and Lianne!
Please email me your classroom pictures: elizabethschade@nypl.org
STUDENT MENTOR SHOWCASE
This week let's meet Robert Guzman from the Bronx Library Center:
- Are you going to school? (Or, where did you go?) What do/did you major in? Do you have future educational plans?
Right now I am taking a studio production course in Lehman college before I went to school outside of the U.S. and I did a software testing course. In the D.R. my major was in biochemistry. My future educational plans are to develop my film production and coding skills.
- How long have you worked for the NYPL? What do you enjoy about your job?
I have been a part of the NYPL professional family for almost two years.
- What’s your favorite movie of all time?
I love too many different movies to have a favorite one.
- Do you have any pets?
I don't have any pets.
- Coffee or tea?
I prefer water because its more healthy but sometimes drinking coffee or tea is good for you.
- What’s your favorite way to spend a Saturday?
I prefer to spend my Saturdays reading a good book, watching a good documentary or hanging out with friends.
- Do you see yourself as an optimist, a pessimist, or a realist? Why?
An optimist because they live longer (at least that's what some studies say).
- What’s your favorite holiday or tradition?
I like any holiday or tradition that brings people together especially family and friends.
- What are your hobbies?
I like playing board games, visiting museums and watching good sci-fi movies.
- What would you like to be remembered for?
I would like to be remembered for leaving this world a better place than when I came in. Because when you help and genuinely love others you help and love yourself.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!
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