11/16/18

Week آٹھ 8
CIVICS

Due to the holiday and a vacation, the next blog will be published 11/30/18

My notes say that Weeks 8 and on are for the theme Family and Friends. If you want to continue Civics, just check in with your HUB Manager. I'll share resources for Family/Friends with the next blog post.

POST TESTING: It's that time already!

Just a quick note about post-testing. It's important that we get as many students tested as possible. Our program is "graded" by the percentage of students that receive a post-test, and percentage of those that make a gain on their test (receive a higher score than their pre-test).

When Intake Advisors, student mentors, HUB Managers and other staff come to test your class, it's really helpful if you coordinate with them to help get all of your students tested. Unlike other terms, all students will need to be post-tested this time around. Remember you can see on your roster pre-test scores, and who has been post tested.

If you work in an ALC, and you have a student in class that needs a test, it's super helpful for you to let staff know the student is available for a test.

If you have any questions, leave a comment at the end of the blog. Thanks for your help getting this hugely important task accomplished!

TEACHING RESOURCES

I can envision a pretty cool civics project using this idea from Free Technology for Teachers:

Meaningful Reading Engagement with Quote Cards

Thanksgiving activities from Teachervision: Teachervision Thanksgiving Resources

Some videos from VOA

The US Congress Explained
Women Help Lead Democrats to US House Majority

TEACHER READING

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

English Language Teaching Global Blog

25 ways of randomly placing students into pairs or groups

There are many benefits to getting students to work in pairs and groups. 

These range from giving students more speaking opportunities to creating better 

overall classroom dynamics. Read the full blog post here: 

25 ways of randomly placing students into pairs or groups

CLASSROOM SHOWCASE
This week, Sandra Ham has shared some pictures:

My Hudson Park 5/6 class did a walking tour of Greenwich village as part of the Civics unit. Emil and Heather (library staff) led the tour.

We visited the narrowest house in Manhattan- a one time residence of Edna St Vincent Millay and several other historical sites. We were lucky to have a beautiful fall day for our tour.

I also included a photo of the fashion shoot that was going on during our tour and a mural that some of us went to see afterwards.

Best, Sandra 

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

Last day of classes: Monday, December 17

2019 Dates to Note:
January 22: Winter term begins
February 18: No classes
March 31 Winter term ends

April 22 Spring term begins
June 30 Spring term ends

July 29 Summer term begins
August 25 Summer term ends

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

NYS TESOL NYC Region

in collaboration with

Columbia University’s American

Language Program

“Providing

Essay Feedback”

Register now! 

https://nystesol.wildapricot.org/event-3095926   

Friday, November 30^th, 2018 5-7pm

Columbia University, 601 Fairchild

Presenters: 

The ‘Why’ of Errors in Correction Logs

Louise Stracke, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY

Five Common Errors Made by High-Level Students in Academic Writing

Alan Kennedy, American Language Program

La Crème de la Crème

David Quinn, American Language Program

Written Corrective Feedback: Effective for Students, Timesaving for Teachers

Jeanne Lambert, New School

NYS TESOL Members: $10
Non-Members: $15

For more information: nyc@nystesol.org

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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

11/2/18 Civics

Week හය (6)

CIVICS

TEACHING RESOURCES

This is an interesting site with lots of resources centering on the citizenship test: uscitizenpod.com

From Larry Ferlazzo: 

iCivics is unveiling a new information literacy game on October 3rd called NewsFeed Defenders. Larry Ferlazzo: .edublogs: icivics

THE BEST RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT THE MID-TERM ELECTIONS Larry Ferlazzo edublogs: Midterm Elections

Sharing Immigrant Experiences in the Classroom

Exploring the perspectives of immigrants with students helps them better understand the meaning of citizenship in a democracy. Read the entire blog post here: 

Edutopia: Immigrant Experiences

This is something best used on November 7, a graph that will show you how areas voted: NYT Learning Network: What's Going On in this Map?

Thanks to our own Terry Sheehan for sharing this: whosontheballot.org

About the time change (ugh!): Free Technology for Teachers: It's Time to Change the Clocks

TEACHER SHARE
Thanks to Carol Halebian for sharing this with us:

Trump again raises much-debated but rarely tested ... - Washington Post

 

This Washington Post article contains an excellent video describing the history of

birthright citizenship.  I'm going to use this with the branches of government,

the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Amendments.

You can also go directly to Youtube and put in--- The fight for birthright citizenship in

American Washington Post.  It's two minutes and 30 seconds long and contains captions.

Regards, Carol

TEACHER READING

Poor time management is one of the most debilitating bad habits of any profession and especially for educators. We have so much to do and so little free time to accomplish it that many of us often feel overwhelmed and stressed. 

Read the entire blog post here: 

Time Management for the Incredibly Busy Teacher

CLASSROOM SHOWCASE

NRS Level 1 students at New Dorp, one of the southernmost branches in our program. Thanks Porsche Linwood for sharing!

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

Are you thinking about a graduate degree in our field?

Here is some information from Teachers College, Columbia University that might be of interest to any prospective students who plan on pursuing graduate degrees in applied linguistics and TESOL:

(1) See our program at a glance on the attached flyer

(2) Get more information on our program from our webpage:  at RESOURCES FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

(4) Sign up for two upcoming webinars
    Applied Linguistics & TESOL Virtual Information Session
    (a) Wed 11/28 4-5 with Carol Lo and Dr. Vivian Lindhardsen
    (b) Wed 12/5 10-11 with Jorge Beltran and Dr. Hansun Waring

GOOGLE RESOURCES

From the blog:

A few weeks ago I published a chart of G Suite for Education shortcuts that included directions on how to quickly access the various tools within Google Drive. It appears that I need to add onto that chart because a couple of days ago Google introduced a new batch of shortcuts for making new Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, and Sites. In a Tweet on Thursday Google revealed that you can now simply type "doc.new" in your web browser to launch a new blank Google Document. That same structure can be used to create new Slides, Sheets, Forms, and Sites. Take a look at the Tweet embedded below for a visual. 

Read the entire blog post here: A Handy New Way to Create New Google Docs

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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