ESOL Foundations--Session #3 (BOS)

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Overview

This three-session mini-course is primarily designed for teachers who are new to the ESOL field or who do not have many years of experience in teaching ESOL. The modules for this course are specifically designed to engage participants in a variety of exercises that will help them explore and discuss practices that have proven to work well in teaching adult ESOL (as well as some practices that do not work well for adult ESOL learners). Topics will include ESOL curriculum development (including the ABE ESOL Curriculum Frameworks), ESOL teaching approaches, lesson planning, teaching resources, and working with multi-level classes. Participants will also be encouraged to discuss challenges that confront ESOL teachers and possible strategies that can be used in dealing with them. (Participants are expected to attend all three sessions, so you only need to register for the first session.)

Details

When

October 29, 2008 from 01:00 pm to 04:30 pm

Where

• Adult Literacy Resource Institute/SABES Greater Boston RSC, Wheatley Bldg., 4th floor, room 04-167
• University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston MA 02125

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Registration Deadline

Sep 25, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Topics

ESOL

Multi-session attendance required

yes

Contact info

For info on the activity: Steve Reuys. (For info on registrations: Andrea Lawless, e-mail andrea.lawless@umb.edu or phone 617-287-4079.)
steve.reuys@umb.edu
617-287-4071

Indicators of Program Quality

IPQ1 - Curriculum and instruction

Learning objectives

After completing this mini-course, participants will be able to: 1) Identify and discuss the roles of ESOL learners as workers, family members, community members and lifelong students, and the impact of these roles on goal-setting and learning. 2) Understand the Massachusetts DESE ESOL Curriculum Frameworks and incorporate the strands and standards of the Frameworks into ESOL teaching. 3) Identify some obstacles such as learning disabilities and cultural differences that impact ESOL learning, and probe ways to overcome these obstacles to help ESOL learners set and meet learning goals. 4) Identify and analyze pros and cons of a variety of teaching techniques and their impact on both ESOL classroom participation and learning. 5) Access and utilize the on-shelf or on-line ESOL information/resources for curriculum development, lesson planning, classroom management and many other ESOL teaching and learning purposes. 6) In small groups or individually, plan a "lesson" that incorporates learned ESOL techniques and shared ideas, and connects with the ESOL Curriculum Frameworks.

Presenters

Diana Satin

Presenters Bio

Diana Satin has many years of experience teaching ESOL and is currently teaching a distance learning ESOL class at the Jamaica Plain Community Center in Boston.

Host RSC

Boston Region

PDPs

yes