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LAC & New School Announce Meeting Challenges, Exploring Solutions in the Adult ESOL Classroom Conference

The third annual MEETING CHALLENGES, EXPLORING SOLUTIONS IN THE ADULT ESOL CLASSROOM took place on  Saturday, October 21, 2017,  hosted by The New School in partnership with the Literacy Assistance Center, both of which have a long tradition of excellence in the training of teachers of English to speakers of other languages. 

​The day featured the plenary "Learning Challenges: Assessment Solutions" by Anne Katz, workshops exploring techniques and ideas to support classroom practice, and presentations focusing on current challenges facing ESOL teachers.

Presentation materials from the 2018 Conference 
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Presentations from the 2016 Conference
  • Describe and Draw
  • Extensive Listening
  • Goal Motivation
  • Making Your Own Free Website with Weebly
  • Plenary with Sarah Lynn
  • Saavy PowerPoints
  • Teaching English Presentation Skills with TED
  • Using Theatrical Improv
  • Create Your Own Podcast
  • Crossing Borders 
  • Culturally Responsive Teaching
  • Fun Independent Practice (FIP)​
  • ​Fostering Collaboration in the Adult ESOL Classrooom
  • What is Metacognition
  • Using Music to Lower the Affective Filter While Enrgizing Adult ELLs
  • Small Talk: A Big Deal for Second Lanaguage Learners
  • The Source Collage: Fostering Transparency in the ESL Resaerch Paper Process
  • Teaching Vocbulary
  • Using Drama to Teach History, Government, Politics, and Language
2016 Plenary: “Smart Practice: Brain based Approaches to Teaching” 
by Sarah Lynn, Bridge Program at Harvard University’s Center for Workplace Development

Presentations from the 2015 Conference
  • Bridging the Gap between technology and content in the Adult Education Classroom -- W Coward
  • Creating Mobile Friendly Content -- N Eckersley
  • Error Correction -- N Huzieff
  • Extensive Reading -- R Sheppard
  • Finding Authentic Materials for the Adult Beginner Classroom -- A Hiner
  • Out On a Limb -- J Gerald
  • Learn English with Songs -- E Stappert
  • Practice, Practice, Practice -- L Pelc
  • Rewiring the Brain for Effective Second Language Learning Working Memory -- J Chang
  • Rigor from the Get Go -- B Parrish
  • Teaching Conversational English -- T Speirs
  • The Conversation Tree -- J Hunsdon

Sponsored by the Department of Language Learning & Teaching  at The New School & the Literacy Assistance Center
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