LAC Workshop CalendarThese professional development offerings are provided through funding from the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development and the Literacy Assistance Center.
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LAC Online Workshop Calendar
ESOL Series
Creating an ESOL Curriculum for Remote Teaching
Date: 8.14, 8.21, 8.28, and 9.11.20
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Description: This is a four session series that is appropriate for those who already have a face-to-face curriculum in place and want to revise it for remote learning, and those who need to know where to start; i.e. want to learn how to develop a curriculum. By the end of the series, participants will have drafted a remote curriculum for use with their program. Facilitators will be available for coaching and guidance between sessions.
Prior to the first session, participants will receive a survey to allow the facilitators to know their level of experience (if any) with curriculum development, curricular materials they currently have, and particular issues they would like to address. This will enable us to target the series to the attendees.
Session 1: The first session will begin with an overview of the process of creating a curriculum for ESOL classes and examine how a remote curriculum differs from a face-to-face curriculum. Discussion will address such questions as: Where do you start? What are the components of a curriculum? What is the relationship between a coursebook and a curriculum? What is the difference between remote and classroom-based curricula? What curricula are available on the web? Participants will also be able to share their existing curricula and identify what aspects they would like to work on. As a strategy for developing or revising a curriculum, they will be provided with guiding questions to answer prior to the next session. They will also decide whether they want to work alone or in teams to draft their curriculum.
Sessions 2 and 3: In the two next sessions, participants will have the opportunity to work alone or in teams to draft or expand on their remote learning curriculum. The two facilitators will provide links to existing curricula resources and circulate to assist each curriculum team as they work. By the end of the third session, each team will upload their curriculum draft outline. Between the third and final session, participants will develop one of their curriculum units in detail.
Session 4: In the final session, participants will share their drafts and receive feedback from the facilitators and fellow participants.
Presenters: William Linn and Judy Trupin
Location: Once you register, you will receive a link to a pre-series survey, and when that is completed, a link to join the session.
Audience: ESOL Instructors, Program Managers, and Program Coordinators. Programs registering as a team are welcome.
To Register: https://pf-esolcurriculum.eventbrite.com
Creating an ESOL Curriculum for Remote Teaching
Date: 8.14, 8.21, 8.28, and 9.11.20
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Description: This is a four session series that is appropriate for those who already have a face-to-face curriculum in place and want to revise it for remote learning, and those who need to know where to start; i.e. want to learn how to develop a curriculum. By the end of the series, participants will have drafted a remote curriculum for use with their program. Facilitators will be available for coaching and guidance between sessions.
Prior to the first session, participants will receive a survey to allow the facilitators to know their level of experience (if any) with curriculum development, curricular materials they currently have, and particular issues they would like to address. This will enable us to target the series to the attendees.
Session 1: The first session will begin with an overview of the process of creating a curriculum for ESOL classes and examine how a remote curriculum differs from a face-to-face curriculum. Discussion will address such questions as: Where do you start? What are the components of a curriculum? What is the relationship between a coursebook and a curriculum? What is the difference between remote and classroom-based curricula? What curricula are available on the web? Participants will also be able to share their existing curricula and identify what aspects they would like to work on. As a strategy for developing or revising a curriculum, they will be provided with guiding questions to answer prior to the next session. They will also decide whether they want to work alone or in teams to draft their curriculum.
Sessions 2 and 3: In the two next sessions, participants will have the opportunity to work alone or in teams to draft or expand on their remote learning curriculum. The two facilitators will provide links to existing curricula resources and circulate to assist each curriculum team as they work. By the end of the third session, each team will upload their curriculum draft outline. Between the third and final session, participants will develop one of their curriculum units in detail.
Session 4: In the final session, participants will share their drafts and receive feedback from the facilitators and fellow participants.
Presenters: William Linn and Judy Trupin
Location: Once you register, you will receive a link to a pre-series survey, and when that is completed, a link to join the session.
Audience: ESOL Instructors, Program Managers, and Program Coordinators. Programs registering as a team are welcome.
To Register: https://pf-esolcurriculum.eventbrite.com
August
Transformative Tools for Interactive and Engaging Online Math Instruction
Date: 8.4.20 and 8.5.20
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Description: If you’re ready to take your remote math and numeracy instruction to the next level, then you will want to know about these transformative tools. Attend these sessions to learn how to use these tools to create interactive, engaging and collaborative learning for students. You are strongly encouraged to ensure that you can attend both parts prior to registering.
Part 1: Participants will learn about the tools and use the tools while engaging in modeled activities during this session.
Part 2: Participants will have a chance to choose their top tool and explore instructional ideas using their chosen tool during this session.
Presenter: Cynthia Bell
Location: Once you register, you will receive a link to a pre-workshop survey, and when that is completed, a link to join the session.
Audience: Instructional staff, coordinators, program directors, and tutors.
To Register: https://transformativemath8420.eventbrite.com
Strategies for Introducing New Vocabulary in the Virtual Classroom
Date: 8.10.20
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Description: Learning and decoding new vocabulary is an essential skill that students can refine during virtual content-based instruction. During this interactive session, participants will explore and examine how specific remote learning strategies for vocabulary acquisition can further reinforce a student’s understanding of the form, meaning, and use of new vocabulary words.
Presenter: Raju Srinivasan
Location: Once you register, you will receive a link to join the session.
Audience: Instructional staff, coordinators, program directors, and tutors.
To Register: https://pf810newvocabulary.eventbrite.com
Google Slides Basics
Date: 8.12.20
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Description: In this online workshop, we will explore the basics of Google Slides. We will go in depth into how to create, share, and edit Google Slides. We will learn to insert pictures and audio into Google Slides and publish them to the web (making them very easy to watch on smart phones!). We will also learn how to make E-Books using Google Slides. Note: This is a lecture format session. Participants will be given the opportunity to sign up for smaller interactive office hour sessions after attending this workshop.
Presenter: Nell Eckersley
Location: A Zoom meeting link will be sent to all registrants a few days before the session that will allow you to join the workshop
Audience: ESOL and ABE/HSE Instructors
To Register: https://slides81220.eventbrite.com
Lead and Leadership: Public Health Lesson Sets for Mid- and Upper-Level ELLs
Date: 8.13.20
Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Description: This workshop is a presentation of Lead and Leadership, a new Study Guide for mid- and upper-level ESOL students on the theme of public health, created in collaboration between CUNY, the NYC Department of Health, and the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. The focus of the beautifully designed materials is lead poisoning prevention, and the language and concepts are relevant to public health more broadly. The lessons feature brief narrative and non-narrative readings and linked activities in a fillable PDF ready for use in synchronous or asynchronous classes online. The engaging stories, non-fiction readings and activities are also useful for teaching reading modalities and strategies.
Presenters: David Hellman, David Rowley, Sam Seifnourian
Location: A Zoom meeting link will be sent to all registrants a few days before the session that will allow you to join the workshop
Audience: ESOL and ABE/HSE Instructors
To Register: https://leadandleadership.eventbrite.com
Bring Back your Classroom Collaboration with Padlet
Date: 8.27.20
Time: 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Description: Padlet is a web-based tool that we can use as a synchronous or asynchronous collaborative learning experience. It is also a powerful resource to enhance your online instruction. During this session we will cover how to build a basic, functional wall and ideas on how to use Padlet in our classrooms.
Note: If you are familiar with Padlet, this session is not for you.
Presenter: Lizelena Iglesias
Location: Once you register, you will receive a link to join the session.
Audience: Instructional staff, coordinators, program directors, and tutors.
To Register: https://albringbackyourcollaborationwithpadlet.eventbrite.com
Transformative Tools for Interactive and Engaging Online Math Instruction
Date: 8.4.20 and 8.5.20
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Description: If you’re ready to take your remote math and numeracy instruction to the next level, then you will want to know about these transformative tools. Attend these sessions to learn how to use these tools to create interactive, engaging and collaborative learning for students. You are strongly encouraged to ensure that you can attend both parts prior to registering.
Part 1: Participants will learn about the tools and use the tools while engaging in modeled activities during this session.
Part 2: Participants will have a chance to choose their top tool and explore instructional ideas using their chosen tool during this session.
Presenter: Cynthia Bell
Location: Once you register, you will receive a link to a pre-workshop survey, and when that is completed, a link to join the session.
Audience: Instructional staff, coordinators, program directors, and tutors.
To Register: https://transformativemath8420.eventbrite.com
Strategies for Introducing New Vocabulary in the Virtual Classroom
Date: 8.10.20
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Description: Learning and decoding new vocabulary is an essential skill that students can refine during virtual content-based instruction. During this interactive session, participants will explore and examine how specific remote learning strategies for vocabulary acquisition can further reinforce a student’s understanding of the form, meaning, and use of new vocabulary words.
Presenter: Raju Srinivasan
Location: Once you register, you will receive a link to join the session.
Audience: Instructional staff, coordinators, program directors, and tutors.
To Register: https://pf810newvocabulary.eventbrite.com
Google Slides Basics
Date: 8.12.20
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Description: In this online workshop, we will explore the basics of Google Slides. We will go in depth into how to create, share, and edit Google Slides. We will learn to insert pictures and audio into Google Slides and publish them to the web (making them very easy to watch on smart phones!). We will also learn how to make E-Books using Google Slides. Note: This is a lecture format session. Participants will be given the opportunity to sign up for smaller interactive office hour sessions after attending this workshop.
Presenter: Nell Eckersley
Location: A Zoom meeting link will be sent to all registrants a few days before the session that will allow you to join the workshop
Audience: ESOL and ABE/HSE Instructors
To Register: https://slides81220.eventbrite.com
Lead and Leadership: Public Health Lesson Sets for Mid- and Upper-Level ELLs
Date: 8.13.20
Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Description: This workshop is a presentation of Lead and Leadership, a new Study Guide for mid- and upper-level ESOL students on the theme of public health, created in collaboration between CUNY, the NYC Department of Health, and the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. The focus of the beautifully designed materials is lead poisoning prevention, and the language and concepts are relevant to public health more broadly. The lessons feature brief narrative and non-narrative readings and linked activities in a fillable PDF ready for use in synchronous or asynchronous classes online. The engaging stories, non-fiction readings and activities are also useful for teaching reading modalities and strategies.
Presenters: David Hellman, David Rowley, Sam Seifnourian
Location: A Zoom meeting link will be sent to all registrants a few days before the session that will allow you to join the workshop
Audience: ESOL and ABE/HSE Instructors
To Register: https://leadandleadership.eventbrite.com
Bring Back your Classroom Collaboration with Padlet
Date: 8.27.20
Time: 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Description: Padlet is a web-based tool that we can use as a synchronous or asynchronous collaborative learning experience. It is also a powerful resource to enhance your online instruction. During this session we will cover how to build a basic, functional wall and ideas on how to use Padlet in our classrooms.
Note: If you are familiar with Padlet, this session is not for you.
Presenter: Lizelena Iglesias
Location: Once you register, you will receive a link to join the session.
Audience: Instructional staff, coordinators, program directors, and tutors.
To Register: https://albringbackyourcollaborationwithpadlet.eventbrite.com
September
Using Pear Deck for Asynchronous ESOL Teaching
Date: 9.15.20
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Description: For teachers looking to supplement synchronous teaching or for teachers who teach entirely in an asynchronous environment, Pear Deck, which works in tandem with Google Slides, is a wonderful option for creating engaging, interactive lessons that track students’ work. With Pear Deck, you can insert audio, video, and links to text, create closed and open questions and see each students’ individual responses, and more. We’ll focus on how to create well-formed four-skills lessons for asynchronous ESOL teaching. Note: This workshop is a flipped classroom approach. Participants should have a basic understanding of Google Slides, and will be required to complete one hour of online learning focusing on techniques with Pear Deck and set up their Pear Deck account prior to attending. This will enable us to focus more on applying Pear Deck to ESOL instruction, and less on tech basics.
Presenter: TBD
Location: Once you register, you will receive a link to the online materials, and when that is completed, a link to join the session.
Audience: ESOL Instructors
To Register: https://pf-peardeckesol.eventbrite.com
Google Applied Digital Skills Lessons for Developing Mobile Content
Date: 9.16.20
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Description: As we continue to work remotely with students, the need for content that is mobile friendly has never been of greater value. In this workshop, we will explore Google's Applied Digital Skills lessons with a concentration on lessons that teachers can use to improve their own skills for making mobile friendly content. We will also review how Google’s Applied Digital Skills lessons can be used with students via mobile devices.
Presenter: Nell Eckersley
Location: A Zoom meeting link will be sent to all registrants a few days before the session that will allow you to join the workshop
Audience: ESOL and ABE/HSE Instructors
To Register: https://appskismobile91620.eventbrite.com
Online Teaching with HyperDocs
Date: 9.17.20
Time: 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Description: If you are curious about HyperDocs or are thinking about making your online lessons more interactive, this virtual session will explore how you can modify your in-class lessons into a digitally accessible format that is inquiry-based driven. Participants in this session will learn how to create and utilize a HyperDoc to deliver content. This is a hands-on session and registration is very limited.
Presenter: Lizelena Iglesias
Location: Once you register, you will receive a link to join the session.
Audience: Instructional staff, coordinators, program directors, and tutors.
To Register: https://al927hyperdocs.eventbrite.com
Project-Based Learning in an ESOL Remote Environment
Date: 9.25.20
Time: 10:00pm - 1:00pm
Description: Participants in this workshop will learn how Project-Based Learning (PBL) can be used with all levels of ESOL learners to create engaging, theme-based lessons where learners have a voice. Examples of projects appropriate for beginning through advanced levels will be shown and the benefits and challenges of PBL in ESOL remote learning will be discussed. Participants will learn tips for setting up PBL and have the opportunity to sketch out their ideas for PBL in their own classes. Note: This workshop is a flipped classroom approach. Participants will be required to complete one hour of online learning prior to attending. This will enable us to focus more on creating lessons.
Presenter: Judy Trupin
Location: Once you register, you will receive a link to the online materials, and when that is completed, a link to join the session.
Audience: ESOL Instructors
To Register: https://pf-esolpbl.eventbrite.com
Program Managers Best Practices Series
Date: 9.25.20
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Description: This is the first of four sessions will take place over a four-month period and will provide program managers with an opportunity to share best practices on issues related to program structure, systems, and curriculum and instruction.
Presenter: Lizelena Iglesias
Location: Once you register, you will receive a link to join the session
Audience: Program Managers, Program Directors
To Register: https://al925programmanagers.eventbrite.com
Using Pear Deck for Asynchronous ESOL Teaching
Date: 9.15.20
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Description: For teachers looking to supplement synchronous teaching or for teachers who teach entirely in an asynchronous environment, Pear Deck, which works in tandem with Google Slides, is a wonderful option for creating engaging, interactive lessons that track students’ work. With Pear Deck, you can insert audio, video, and links to text, create closed and open questions and see each students’ individual responses, and more. We’ll focus on how to create well-formed four-skills lessons for asynchronous ESOL teaching. Note: This workshop is a flipped classroom approach. Participants should have a basic understanding of Google Slides, and will be required to complete one hour of online learning focusing on techniques with Pear Deck and set up their Pear Deck account prior to attending. This will enable us to focus more on applying Pear Deck to ESOL instruction, and less on tech basics.
Presenter: TBD
Location: Once you register, you will receive a link to the online materials, and when that is completed, a link to join the session.
Audience: ESOL Instructors
To Register: https://pf-peardeckesol.eventbrite.com
Google Applied Digital Skills Lessons for Developing Mobile Content
Date: 9.16.20
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Description: As we continue to work remotely with students, the need for content that is mobile friendly has never been of greater value. In this workshop, we will explore Google's Applied Digital Skills lessons with a concentration on lessons that teachers can use to improve their own skills for making mobile friendly content. We will also review how Google’s Applied Digital Skills lessons can be used with students via mobile devices.
Presenter: Nell Eckersley
Location: A Zoom meeting link will be sent to all registrants a few days before the session that will allow you to join the workshop
Audience: ESOL and ABE/HSE Instructors
To Register: https://appskismobile91620.eventbrite.com
Online Teaching with HyperDocs
Date: 9.17.20
Time: 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Description: If you are curious about HyperDocs or are thinking about making your online lessons more interactive, this virtual session will explore how you can modify your in-class lessons into a digitally accessible format that is inquiry-based driven. Participants in this session will learn how to create and utilize a HyperDoc to deliver content. This is a hands-on session and registration is very limited.
Presenter: Lizelena Iglesias
Location: Once you register, you will receive a link to join the session.
Audience: Instructional staff, coordinators, program directors, and tutors.
To Register: https://al927hyperdocs.eventbrite.com
Project-Based Learning in an ESOL Remote Environment
Date: 9.25.20
Time: 10:00pm - 1:00pm
Description: Participants in this workshop will learn how Project-Based Learning (PBL) can be used with all levels of ESOL learners to create engaging, theme-based lessons where learners have a voice. Examples of projects appropriate for beginning through advanced levels will be shown and the benefits and challenges of PBL in ESOL remote learning will be discussed. Participants will learn tips for setting up PBL and have the opportunity to sketch out their ideas for PBL in their own classes. Note: This workshop is a flipped classroom approach. Participants will be required to complete one hour of online learning prior to attending. This will enable us to focus more on creating lessons.
Presenter: Judy Trupin
Location: Once you register, you will receive a link to the online materials, and when that is completed, a link to join the session.
Audience: ESOL Instructors
To Register: https://pf-esolpbl.eventbrite.com
Program Managers Best Practices Series
Date: 9.25.20
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Description: This is the first of four sessions will take place over a four-month period and will provide program managers with an opportunity to share best practices on issues related to program structure, systems, and curriculum and instruction.
Presenter: Lizelena Iglesias
Location: Once you register, you will receive a link to join the session
Audience: Program Managers, Program Directors
To Register: https://al925programmanagers.eventbrite.com