Week Seven
Civics
FRIDAY FUNNY
TEACHING RESOURCES
Three Tools for Recording The Great Thanksgiving Listen
teachwithmovies.org There are some videos/films with a civics theme you could use.
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| What 'Whistleblower' Means |
SE TESOL
I'm at the SE TESOL conference to give a presentation about our blog:
I'm at the SE TESOL conference to give a presentation about our blog:
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| My presentation about TEACHER HUB was a success! Other programs were interested in how we have developed a community by using the blog. |
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| Looks like a great book to check out! |
TEACHER READING
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| This is a great site, and they are located right here in NYC. They have workshops you can attend and more. Consider joining their mailing list! This week's reading is from their site: |
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| Checks for understanding: helping students overcome academic obstacles |
CLASSROOM SHOWCASE
Here are some pictures from Ivana Ferguson's WIOA class at Seward Park
Please send me pictures, and be sure to include the branch name and level. I need them by the end of the business day on Wednesday. If I already have enough submissions for the week- that just means your pictures will be published the next week. Personally, I think the pictures that you share are the best part of the blog.
Thank you! elizabethschade@nypl.org
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL (SALT) is hosting a lecture by Erik Voss on
Developing Classroom Language Assessments with Technology
Thursday, November 21st, 12:00–1:00pm
152 Horace Mann, Teachers College, Columbia University
Bring your own lunch; beverages and dessert will be provided.
This event is free and open to the public.
Please spread the word!
Abstract:
Assessing language is a fundamental component of modern language learning and language teaching. Teachers, test developers, and language testing researchers are currently exploring uses of information technologies to improve assessing language ability more efficiently and through innovative methods (Chapelle & Voss, 2012). Existing authoring tools are not sophisticated enough to accommodate the wide range of assessment purposes and contexts, making technology-based language test development challenging. Therefore, a deeper understanding of the potential capabilities and challenges of assessing language through computer technology would benefit teachers and language test developers (Chapelle & Douglas, 2006).
In this talk, I will present issues that emerge from the intersection of technology and language assessment by considering appropriate opportunities for learning, reconsidering language constructs, exploring the impact of new assessment methods, and selecting appropriate tools and resources (Chapelle & Voss, 2016). The presentation will also discuss future directions for sophisticated and emerging information technologies (e.g., speech recognition, facial recognition, and virtual reality) that can be adapted for language assessment as well as potential directions for the role of these technologies in measuring language ability.
About the Speaker:
Erik Voss holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics and Technology from Iowa State University. His research interests include applications of natural language processing in applied linguistics, language assessment and technology, and language assessment validation research. He has served as webmaster for the International Language Testing Association (ILTA) and secretary of the Midwest Association of Language Testers (MwALT).
For more information, contact the Editor, Nadja Tadic at tcsalt@tc.columbia.edu
GOOGLE RESOURCES & TECH TIPS
How to Adjust the Captions on YouTube Videos
Thank you for all that you do! Have a great week!
TEACHER HUB is a weekly blog of resources and information for instructors and staff of the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Adult Literacy (ABE) programs of the New York Public Library in the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island
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