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HOW IS YOUR CLASS GOING?
WHAT CHALLENGES HAVE YOU FACED SO FAR?
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Per Eric's announcement on Friday:
Call for Proposals
Celebrating 40 Years of Success: Learning, Growing, Sharing
40th Annual NYC Consortium for ABE/ESOL Conference
For ESOL and BE Adult Educators
Dear Adult Educators, Volunteers, Adult Learners and Future Adult Educators,
In 2019, the New York City Consortium for Adult Basic Education will hold its 40th annual ABE/ESOL Conference on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the High School of Fashion Industries in Manhattan. In recognition of the ever-evolving landscape of adult education and the ongoing need for professional development, this year’s conference theme is: Celebrating 40 Years of Success: Learning, Growing, Sharing. We invite you and the members of your organization to participate in the ABE/ESOL Conference.
Since 1978, the ABE/ESOL Conference has served the diverse professional development needs of current and future adult educators in the areas of BE, CTE (Career & Technical Education), ESOL, ESL Literacy, High School Equivalency (HSE), and US Citizenship. New York City’s adult literacy programs continue to be a motivating force for the city’s vast population of adult learners seeking to achieve language proficiency or to gain literacy and numeracy skills. These programs open pathways to HSE credentials, further education and training, better jobs, and a more active role in learners’ communities. The Consortium, a non-profit organization composed of educators and volunteers from leading New York City adult education providers, remains at the forefront of efforts to meet the challenges facing the field.
To develop and thrive, adult educators, volunteers and future adult educators need a professional support network. We all benefit from engaging in dialogue, sharing creative teaching practices, and building partnerships with colleagues throughout the city and beyond. The ABE/ESOL Conference provides a forum for showcasing the tremendous creative energy and talent of practitioners while addressing critical issues that deeply impact adult education students and educators alike. In 2019, we plan to offer workshops in the following formats:
· Presenter-centered/traditional model
· Inquiry-based/participant-
· Panel Discussion/Educators’ Roundtable
In addition to requesting your participation in the conference, the NYC Consortium for ABE/ESOL encourages you to submit proposals for presentations that highlight outstanding and innovative practices and illuminate relevant issues affecting our field. Successful workshops have actively involved participants in group activities, used audio-visual aids, and incorporated open discussions into their design. We welcome collaborative submissions.
Interested presenters should email proposals as attachments to nycabeconf@gmail.com by January 25, 2019. You can also check out our website: https://sites.com/view/
Sincerely,
NYC Consortium for ABE/ESOL Conference Committee
Overall, the first 3 days of classs have gone well. The students seem motivated and committed to learning English.
ReplyDeleteOne struggle that I have experienced is planning lessons for the varying needs of the students. For instance, in my class, about 2/3 of the students feel comfortable completing listening and speaking tasks while the other third are not as confident. On the other hand, the students that are least confident in their listening and speaking skills seem to enjoy the reading tasks, while the more confident speaker and listeners seem not to be as confident.
In response to this, I do my best to teach in segments, making sure to develop tasks for the students weakness and strengths. I also use the exit slip responses to guide instruction. So far, my students have suggested that I “slow down” when speaking and that games should be played. ��