Week 7
Census Teaching Resources
Hello Colleagues,
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Tom Wool and I were asked at the recent staff meeting to share the document we've created regarding the Census 2020 and Safety, especially the questions that a Census worker will NOT ask you. Please see our pdf attached. We hope it will be useful!
Best,
Robin and Tom
I just wanted to point out that LAIR has so many census resources here:
Here is some of the most important info from LAIR: (you can click on links)
For Staff: Frequently Asked Questions
For Public: NYPL Census Flyer
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Lin-Manuel Miranda are here to teach a lesson...on why their fellow New Yorkers need to participate in the 2020 census.
In a public service announcement from NYC Census 2020, an organizing initiative established by the city's mayor to encourage census participation, the congresswoman and the playwright lead a class to explain why participating in the census matters so much.
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| David Fobair put this together for his beginner class using the current version of EASY ENGLISH NEWS Get Ready for the Census EEN |
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| https://nelrc.org/courses/practice_census/story.html (press resume or restart) |
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| By 2060, One Fourth of US Population will be Over Age 65 |
Esteemed Adult English Language and Literacy Team (AELL),
As part of our efforts to educate our students and encourage a respectful and safe instructional environment, the AELL Administrative team is helping to disseminate information provided by NYPL that echoes advice and policy being issued by Public Health Officials.
All NYPL staff received a message from Terrance Neal, Vice President of Human Resources, that provided three PDF documents that are linked here. One, titled "Keep Yourself and Your Community Healthy" is a handout that we will duplicate for distribution to all participants.
This handout can be used as part of our extended Health curriculum. The key points we want to emphasize for our students are:
- If you feel sick STAY HOME! (Sneezing/ Coughing/Fever)
- Wash your hands properly, use hand sanitizer when available (see Youtube Link)
As seasoned educators, we’re encouraging you to provide a “mini lesson” that uses this flier to emphasize these two key points.
Other Programmatic “policies” that can be implemented are:
- Disinfect keyboards, don’t share pens/pencils, sanitize hands and wipe down surfaces whenever possible
Student attendance policy - no enforcement right now. We will continue to contact our students, but if the person conveys a sense of on-going illness or a fear to gather in a public space, we will NOT hold them to the penalties of dismissal. For this reason, post-testing has begun for all students.
Lesson Planning Materials:
- Incorporate Mini lesson plan using Library materials
Maintaining a healthy environment and providing accurate information are fundamental goals of our program. Let’s continue to demonstrate that NYPL is a safe and respectful resource.
Thanks for your efforts in these challenging times.
Steven Mahoney
Assistant Director, Adult English Language and Literacy
St. Agnes Library
The New York Public Library
444 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10024
FRIDAY FUNNY
CLASSROOM SHOWCASE
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Students creating maps of the neighborhood in Porsche Linwood's
beginner class in New Dorp.
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
Dear Colleagues,
As we prepare for the potential impact that COVID-19 could have on the Library, it is very important that we have current personal contact and emergency contact information for all staff. Additionally, the Library uses an e-alert system to notify staff of changes in operating hours and other instructions during an emergency, and we encourage all staff to sign up.
We ask that all staff take a moment to review their personal contact and emergency contact information in Workday. If you need to update your phone number (home or mobile), home address, emergency contact(s), or opt in to receiving e-alerts, please click on the link below and follow the simple instructions.
Managers: please encourage your staff to log in to Workday to review and update their contact information. It only takes a few minutes and saves hours of time in an emergency.
If you have any questions or encounter any issues, please contact the HR Service Center at 212-621-0500, option 4.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Jennifer Levesque
Sr. Director, HR Operations and Culture
Human Resources
The New York Public Library
445 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016
212.592.7334 | x27334
CALENDAR
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| IMPORTANT DATES April 5- Winter term ends April 27- June 30 Spring Term July 27- August 23 Summer Term |
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Submit your proposals to present at our NYS TESOL Annual Conference 2020! The Conference Proposal Submission Form is due April 6. We have some new formats, such as the teaching tips and electronic village which might work really well for sharing your ideas! Get your colleagues involved! While you're at it, sign up to be a proposal reviewer by March 20! It's a great service to the organization (put it on your CV!) and your voice and opinions directly shape the content of our conference!
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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