January 17

Welcome Back!

FRIDAY FUNNY

TEACHING RESOURCES

Week 1 (1/27-2/2): Introductions; Learning to Learn                

Week 2 (2/3-2/9): Health                                                      

Week 3 (2/10-2/16):  Health

Week 4 (2/18-2/23): Health   (no class 2/17)

Week 5 (2/24-3/1): Around Town/Communities                                               

Week 6 (3/2-3/8):  Around Town/Communities

Week 7 (3/9-3/15): The Census*  

Week 8 (3/16-3/22): The Census*

Week 9 (3/23-3/29): Time/Weather

Week 10 (3/30-4/5): Time/Weather

Click here for the Winter 2020 Curriculum (non-wioa): Winter 2020

Google Drive (former WIKI): Week One

Google Drive: All Ventures Resources

New Year, New Ways to Talk to Strangers
Helping Students Track Their Learning

2020 GOALS
I don't know about you, but I've been thinking about goals both personal and professional these days. Here are some things you might want to check out:

Teachers: celebrate your accomplishments and reframe your goals
Teacher Professional Goals Worksheet

TEACHER READING

5 English Teaching apps for 21st Century ESL Teachers

CLASSROOM SHOWCASE

Pictures from Harlem at the end of last term: Myrna's 1/2, Carol 3/4 and Lianne's WIOA 5/6, and a great cake for Manal!

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

CALENDAR

Our next instructional staff meeting is scheduled for Friday, 2/7 

at the Stephen A Schwarzman Library. 

We'll be meeting 10am-1:30pm in the Trustee's Room on the 2nd floor. 

Please arrive on time so we can begin promptly at 10:00. 

To gain access to the Trustees Room, please bring your employee ID and enter using the 42nd Street door (not the 5th Ave entrance). 

A message from Steve Mahoney:

Hello everyone!

At our upcoming staff meeting on February 7, we will be sharing important information with you regarding Library system updates and exciting new initiatives.  If you have not already confirmed your attendance on the Google calendar, do so now.  

To ensure you're successful in your role at the Library, there will also be a practical exercise where everyone will demonstrate their mastery in performing the various tech skills required of an ALC Instructor.  

There's no need to feel anxious about this activity!  Below is a study sheet of how to prepare before February 7.  Specifically, during the 1st week of class, practice logging into a staff computer, Presentation Plus, Ventures Arcade and etime.  If you don't know your username or password for computer log-in or etime, contact the NYPL help desk. Also, have those usernames/passwords with you on 2/7.  ITG Help desk 212 621-0500

If you have any concerns regarding the mentioned tasks, reach out to your Hub Manager for assistance.

Thank you and I look forward to seeing you in a few weeks!

Tech Savvy Checklist  

steve

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

As educators and professionals within the field of English language teaching, it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day activities that fill our busy schedules. Often, we might write “update résumé” on a to-do list, but we never quite find the time to do this. This can also be said for professional development (PD) as well. It’s much easier to take whatever workshops might be offered at work than it is to explore the true training that will help us move closer to our teacher and leadership goals. However, with the new year upon us, it is important to take the time to review PD opportunities for the upcoming year and create a clear plan of action.
Read the entire blog post here: 6 Ways to Tackle Your ELT PD in the New Year

Call for Posters: Celebration of Teaching & Learning Symposium

Faculty, graduate students, postdocs and staff are invited to submit a poster proposal to share their teaching and/or curricular innovations. Communicate your contributions toward the improvement and enhancement of teaching and learning at Columbia. Accepted posters will be displayed throughout the Celebration of Teaching & Learning Symposium on Tuesday, February 18, 2020.

You will have the opportunity to present your poster during the poster reception from 5 - 6pm in Low Library and all presenters are requested to be in attendance at this session. Examples might include collaborative learning activities, hybrid/blended classrooms, new models of student assessment, and teaching with technology, and may include projects that have concluded or are in progress. The Center for Teaching and Learning will cover the costs of printing accepted posters. The deadline for electronic submission of poster abstracts is Friday, January 24, 2020 at 5pm.   Poster Guidelines  We invite abstracts for posters that describe a recent teaching innovation addressing the following.  Briefly describe the course you teach at Columbia. (class size, level, place in the curriculum) What aspects of the course did you want to improve or change? Why? How did you approach the redesign of your course? Why?  How did your students react to the changes – were they effective? What were the lessons learned or take-aways from your course redesign experience? What advice would you have for other instructors?   Proposal Timeline Friday, January 24, 5pm: Deadline to submit a short abstract using the online application form. Monday, January 28: Poster selection notifications will be sent to all applicants. Tuesday, February 11, 5pm: Deadline to email final posters to the CTL. Email posters in PDF format to mhall@columbia.edu. The CTL will fund and print all accepted posters.    Poster Format Posters will be printed on 3ft x 4ft foam core and can be printed in landscape or portrait format. You may use any software to create the poster, but submissions must be in PDF format. As you create your poster please refer to this Poster Presentation Guide and poster evaluation rubric to help you make content and design decisions.    Questions  Please feel free to contact Michelle Hall (mhall@columbia.edu) with any questions you may have prior to your submission.

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