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Classroom Management Institute V
Workforce Literacy Institute I - PreTransition-to-College Skills
Workforce Literacy Institute II - ESL for Work
TITLE |
New Teacher Academy V (Back to Top) |
FACILITATOR |
Ms. Barbara Baird |
LOCATION |
El Paso Community College - Valle Verde Campus |
DESCRIPTION |
The academy is targeted to new teachers in the Adult Education field. The facilitator will provide resources to lesson plans, classroom activities, and brainstorming sessions that will assist the attendees in exploring new methods to address classroom needs. A mentoring component is included in the academy that will connect an experienced teacher with a novice. As part of the mentoring component, the mentee shall evaluate his/her own teaching methods and explore new delivery based on the information presented in the academy's sessions. Presentation of the modifications made will be presented during the last academic session. |
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WORK COMPLETED |
Lesson Plan Reflections |
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EL Civics Academy I (Back to Top) |
FACILITATOR |
Heide Wrigley and Jim Powrie |
LOCATION |
Socorro Community Learning Center |
DESCRIPTION |
This academy will provide strategies to use to assist the ESL student in navigating in a new culture. |
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WORK COMPLETED |
Project 1, Project 2, Project 3, Project 4, Project 5 * Power Point Presentations used in classroom to carry out lesson plans are available upon request - Call (915) 937-1725 |
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EL Civics Academy II (Back to Top) |
FACILITATOR |
Heide Wrigley |
LOCATION |
Socorro Community Learning Center |
DESCRIPTION |
This academy shows teachers how to use Power Point lessons to teach basic content related to U. S. culture, American democratic values, as well as U. S. History and Government. Presenters will demonstrate how visual information can be used to illustrate events, ideas, key vocabulary, and teach basic conversation skills. While the course includes ideas for preparing students for the citizenship test, the ideas presented will be applicable for both civics classes and other content-based instruction. |
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WORK COMPLETED |
Presentations available upon request |
TITLE |
Pre-GED Academy (Back to Top) |
FACILITATOR |
Susan Pittman and Bonnie Vondracek |
LOCATION |
Socorro Community Learning Center |
DESCRIPTION |
The first session will focus on strategies that teachers can use to help students: determine their purpose for reading a given text; identify and use appropriate reading strategies; improve their overall reading rate and fluency levels; and use their own knowledge and experiences to help gain understanding of new information. |
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TITLE |
GED Writing Academy (Back to Top) |
FACILITATOR |
Susan Pittman and Bonnie Vondracek |
LOCATION |
Socorro Community Learning Center |
DESCRIPTION |
The first session will focus on strategies that teachers can use to help students: use the conventions of Edited American English; understand the basic elements of writing an effective sentence; and write an effective sentence and paragraph using the conventions of Edited American English. |
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WORK COMPLETED |
As their final Academy assignment, participants were asked to assess student writing samples. The participants used the Analytical Scoring - Assessing the Writing Process document. Following are a few samples from Academy participants. |
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ESL Reading Academy (Back to Top) |
FACILITATOR |
Heide Wrigley |
LOCATION |
Hawthorne Suites, 6789 Boeing |
DESCRIPTION |
Explore a variety of hands-on strategies designed to improve your beginning and intermediate level ESL student's ability to read with comprehension. Try some of these research-based strategies out in your classroom and develop a customized reading strategy that works for your students. Share your experience in implementing new reading strategies with other practioners and learn from them as well. |
PRESENTATION AND HANDOUTS |
Handouts |
WORK COMPLETED |
Sample 1, Sample 2, Sample 3, Sample 4, Sample 5, Sample 6, Sample 7, Sample 8 |
TITLE |
Classroom Management Institute: Multilevel ESL Instruction (Back to Top) |
FACILITATOR |
Eduardo Honold and Rosa Hidalgo |
LOCATION |
Socorro ISD - District Service Center, 12440 Rojas |
DESCRIPTION |
This workshop will model effective multilevel lesson planning and grouping strategies based on Texas' new ESL Content Standards. At the end of the workshop, teachers will be asked to develop and implement their own multilevel lesson plan in their classrooms. Come and join us and be prepared to try new activities and strategies. |
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Training Material |
WORK COMPLETED |
Institute participants will use the following documents to complete their training projects: Classroom Observation form and Lesson Plan form |
TITLE |
Workforce Literacy Institute I:
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FACILITATOR |
Susan Tollefson and Heather Lozano |
LOCATION |
EPCC Literacy Program Center, 9050 Viscount, Bldg. B |
DESCRIPTION |
This institute is designed to teach specific strategies and content that will help advanced ESL and GED students develop post secondary writing and reading skills. This series will focus on: informational/process paragraph writing and reading, integrating grammar and language skills, and using a variety of career exploration and college culture reading material. Participants will practice teaching the strategy and develop lesson plan content that can be used in their current classes. |
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Training Material |
WORK COMPLETED |
Content Pending... |
TITLE |
Workforce Literacy Institute II: ESL for Work (Back to Top) |
FACILITATOR |
Barbara Baird |
LOCATION |
Socorro ISD - District Service Center, 12440 Rojas |
DESCRIPTION |
Come learn about using the ESL curriculum for health, customer service, and manufacturing as a stand alone class or as a way to enrich your traditional beginning-intermediate level ESL instruction. Try out surefire strategies to bring this wornderful curriculum to life in your classroom. Don't miss an opportunity to be ahead of the curve in adult education's increased emphasis on preparing our adult students for the workforce. |
PRESENTATION AND HANDOUTS |
Training Material |
WORK COMPLETED |
The participants were asked to select a strategy presented during the Institute and implement it with their class. They were asked to answer the questions on this form. Below are the lessons completed and turned in by the participants. Sample 1, Sample 2, Sample 3, Sample 4, Sample 5, Sample 6, Sample 7, Sample 8, Sample 9 |