10/26/18 Civics

Week خمسة

CIVICS

TEACHING RESOURCES

But first, Halloween!

Teachervision: Halloween Printables, Worksheets and Activities

Freetech4teachers.com: How to Find and Modify Halloween Games in Kahoot

NYTimes Learning Network Halloween Resources

Freetech4teachers.com: Halloween Articles for ELA Lessons

Freetech4teachers.com: Case Maker - Civics Lessons Built on Primary Sources - Case Maker uses primary sources from the Library of Congress as the basis of activities in which students have to build a case in response to real civics scenarios


Freetech4teachers.com: ClassTools SMS Generator - Text Messages Between Historical Figures - You could have students use the Classtools SMS Generator to create simple conversations between historical characters as way to get them to think about those peoples' lives and the conversations that they might have had. 

 Freetech4teachers.com: Three Ways to Make Social Media Profiles for Historical and Literary Characters - create fake Facebook and other social media profiles based on historical and literary characters

Don't forget some Ventures resources: 
Civics worksheets you can download and Ventures Arcade

Here is a Google Drive Folder with all of the Ventures Civics Worksheets:
 Google Drive: Ventures Civics Worksheets

Don't forget the USCIS website, and it's Citizenship Resource Center: www.uscis.gov/citizenship

You'll feel like you won this week's lottery when you see this gigantic list of resources: Tech Up Your Citizenship Class

TEACHER READING

From the TESOL Blog:

The school year is well under way, and teachers are beginning to get to know their students and to build relationships with them. The teachers that work with English learners (ELs) should know how crucial their classroom practices are to the success of these students. Here are four essential practices that effective teachers of ELs exhibit in their classrooms: 4 Ways Teachers Can Support English Learners

CLASSROOM SHOWCASE

No one sent me any pictures this week!

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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

October 31: Halloween
November 2: Bohemian Rhapsody, the movie about Queen & Freddie Mercury released
November 6: Election day. NYC Public schools closed
November 4: Turn your clocks back!
November 6: Election Day

November 12: NYPL closed for Veterans Day
November 21-25: no classes for Thanksgiving holiday
December 17: Fall classes end

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Some professional development resources to do on your own time: 

getgreatenglish.com: Podcasts for Professional Development

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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

May 4, 2018 Shopping

Shopping

Tom Wool gave a great presentation at our meeting last week on Giving Directions and Teacher Talk. It seemed to me that everyone really enjoyed it, and took something away from his workshop.

Hello All!

As promised, I've attached the slides from my "Giving Directions" presentation to this email. Thank you,

-Tom Wool

ESOL at NYPL: Giving Directions

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Group 1: Beginners

Cecilia Foskett, Dalena Ruiz, Susan Bradley, Karen Camino

Lisandra Carlomagno, Joan Benham

Group 1 Lesson Plan

Group 2: Beginners
Pat Palma, Paul Decoster, Charmain Haynes, Crystal Rodwell

Group Two Lesson Plan

Group 3: Intermediate
Colette Hughes, Galina Gvozdeva, Julie Romacker, Rosalinda Tuason

Nancy Wolfe, Gale Honts, Geniene Monterrosa

Group Three Lesson Plan

Group 4: Advanced: 
Martha Soffer, Pat Lynden, Stephanie Cimino, Marina Bekkerman

Group Four Lesson Plan

Group 5: Literacy 

Elke Stappert, Emily Skalet, Dolores Roberts, Roger Franz, Gwen Wallace, Susan Delamare

Group Five Lesson Plan

Ventures Resources in Google Drive: It was easier to simply share you on the folder than to copy the myriad resources. You should have received an email that you were shared.

I'd love to hear from you all- have you taught your lesson yet? How did it go? Leave a comment at the bottom of this blog post. Remember,  we want our Community of Practice to be an active, enriching experience for everyone- throughout the term,not just at our teacher meeting. 

TEACHER MEETING

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

IMPORTANT

Dear Colleagues,

We are writing to announce that the Library is upgrading to eTime Version 8.0, our payroll time and attendance system that is administered by ADP. The planned “go-live” date for the upgrade is June 21, 2018. The upgraded eTime will have a fresh new look with improved security and navigation.

To help everyone get familiar with the new look and feel of eTime v8.0, all employees will be required to complete two Bridge eTime v8.0 training modules that are being created by Human Resources. The training modules will be designed to get you acquainted with the new user interface of eTime v8.0 and ADP’s security Management System, NetSecure.  In the coming days/weeks, you will receive additional announcements and reminders regarding the upgrade, training, and any actions that may be required of you.

We encourage everyone to complete the training modules as soon as they become available, as this will lay the groundwork for a successful upgrade and easy transition.  

Thank you.

Lorraine Karlen| The New York Public Library

Controller

445 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016

T: 212.592.7423  lorrainekarlen@nypl.org

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Call For Proposals:  

NYS TESOL 48th Annual Conference

Experience:  The Heart of Teaching and Learning

November 2nd and 3rd, 2018, Albany, NY

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”

-John Dewey

NYS TESOL is currently inviting proposal submissions to share and discuss ideas related to the conference theme within the following nine categories:

• Adult Education
• Applied Linguistics
• Bilingual Education
• Elementary Education
• Higher Education
• Secondary Education
• Special Education
• Teacher Education
• Teaching English International

There will be five different types of sessions at the 2018 conference:  

1) 70 minute workshop;

2) 70 minute panel;

3) 35 minute paper presentation;

4) 20 minute teaching tip;

5) poster presentation.

You may submit up to three proposals as the lead or co-presenter.

Submit all proposals online at:  https://tinyurl.com/NYS-TESOL-AC18-CFP

Proposal deadline is June 1, 2018.

Notification of acceptance will be sent by August 15, 2018.

Need help writing a good proposal? Read this article from TESOL International:

http://www.nystesol.org/ac15/tips-for-submitting-a-good-conference-proposal.pdf

For more information, please contact:

Gretchen Oliver: Conference Chair

Vpconference@...

Ashley Fifer: Assistant Conference Chair

Vpconference-elect@...

Carmen Diaz: Proposal Chair

proposals@...

Conference Location: Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY 12205

Phone: (518) 458-8444

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

TESOL 2018

Greetings from TESOL 2018!

I thought I would keep track of my adventures and experiences while at the 2018 TESOL Conference in Chicago. Hope you enjoy it!


Saturday, March 24
I arrived in Chicago. It's my first time in the Windy City. Two observations:
One: It really is windy!
Two: WOW IT'S COLD HERE!
12,824 steps on my Fitbit

Sunday, March 25
Nerd Alert!
While exploring the city, I stumbled on the 
Chicago Public Library.
This branch is the equivalent of our SASB/42nd Street. 
It was beautiful.
13,399 steps on my Fitbit

Monday, March 26

The conference doesn't officially begin until Wednesday. I am attending some "Pre Convention Institutes." Today I am attending a workshop called "Effective Lesson Observation: More Than Meets the Eye."

I arrived at the venue early. Things aren't clearly marked and the venue is HUGE. There will be lots of walking. My goal is to have some authentic Chicago pizza for lunch. 
13,335 steps on my Fitbit.


Tuesday, March 27

Lake Michigan
Today I attended another workshop on observation. I learned a lot about how to give feedback in a constructive way to teachers. 

Yikes! I found delicious macarons in my hotel!

Things are still quiet in the Main Hall

This is a recent release by TESOL. 

13,652 steps on my FitBit



Wednesday, March 28
Wednesday was the real "first day" of the conference- workshops start, the exhibit/vendor hall is open, and the madness begins!

On Wednesday I went to the workshop given by Elke, Stephanie and two colleauges. They had a nice full room. Well done, ladies!

Look what I found! 
Cambridge will publish a new 3rd edition of Ventures soon. 

The Electronic Village is a section with technology-based workshops and presentations. 

 I loved learning about this app, PeerEval. When a student is giving a presentation to your class, the rest of the students generally just sit and listen. With this app, you can set up your own rubric, and have students rate the presenter. I can't wait to use this!






On Wednesday I met with my colleauges from the Adult Education Interest Section. (I was the co-chair of the IS this year.) It was great meeting people I've been in communication with all year- in person. We had a lot of work to do.

We also had a meeting with AEIS membership. And- nerd alert! We had a visitor at our meeting- Bill Bliss (you probably know him as the author of the Side by Side series.)

14,591 steps on my FitBit!

Thursday, March 29

I attended a very interesting workshop about professional development. Read the questions on this slide- they are very thought provoking!

I also attended a session on how to get published- something that is a personal goal of mine.

It was a busy day and I didn't take many pictures.

I did walk around the exhibit/vendor hall and grab as many freebies as I could. Here are some that might be interesting to you:

This is a magazine.

13,125 steps on my FitBit



Friday, March 30

Friday was the last official day of the conference. 
But since it was also a religious holiday, things were definitely quieter.

 

It wasn't anything special, but technically I was a Presenter at the confence. I lead a networking session for the Adult Education IS. We got together and talked about hot topics in our field.

This was a very interesting workshop that I only caught half of. This is also something interesting that you can do to think about your teaching. Very thought provoking!

This was another presentation in the Electronic Village:

Creating E-Textbooks with Sway

You can create your own course packet or textbook.

I hope you check it out, I really learned a lot and intend to use this. This was one of the most valuable things I learned at TESOL.

Then, suddenly it was Friday afternoon and I had to dash off to the airport and go home.

8,121 on my FitBit.

Goodbye Chicago! Thanks TESOL! It was a great week both personally and professionally.

Thanks for reading!