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 January to June 2019 Calendar
Workshops
Facing History and Ourselves: Teaching Media Literacy in a Digital Age; Facing Ferguson
Date: 1.11.2019
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Description: On the afternoon of August 9, 2014, Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, was shot to death in a confrontation with a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Within a week, the shooting and the protests that followed—driven to a large degree by social media—became a flashpoint for a discussion about race, policing, and justice in the United States.
Using the curricular unit, Facing Ferguson, co-created by Facing History and Ourselves and the News Literacy Project, this workshop will model how to create a safe and reflective space for dealing with difficult topics; examine how confirmation and other implicit biases can shape our understanding of the world; share how to use news literacy skills and concepts as a set of critical thinking tools to help students find reliable information to make decisions, take action, and responsibly share news and information through social media; and explore what it means to become effective and informed civic participants in today’s complex information landscape.
In this session, participants will:
Discover new interdisciplinary teaching strategies that reinforce historical and literacy skills.
Explore themes such as historical memory, justice, and civic participation in a democracy.
Presenter: Juan Castellanos
Location: 150 Broadway #2100, New York, NY 10038
Audience: ABE, Pre-HSE, and HSE Instructors
To Register: https://pffacinghistorysession3facingferguson.eventbrite.com
The Basics of Google Drive
Date: 1.16.2019
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Google has developed a number of tools that can be used on a variety of devices (desktop computers, laptops, Chromebooks, tablets and smartphones) for free. The skills developed in using these tools are transferable to Microsoft Office and most other computer/smartphone-based activities. But many teachers and students are unaware of the wide variety of Google apps and many of the functions these apps afford. In this series we will explore Google Drive and five of the Google apps that have promising uses in education: Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Forms, and Google Keep.
Presenter: Nell Eckersley
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 18D, New York, New York 10004
Audience: ESOL, ABE, Pre-HSE, and HSE Instructors
To Register: https://googledrive11619.eventbrite.com
NYCCAL Social Media for Advocacy Workshop
Date: 2.1.2019
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Description: In this workshop we will review the basics of Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook as tools for advocacy. We will explore how each best lends itself to advocacy work. Participants will create or log into at least one of these accounts and they will learn how to find people/entities to follow, and how to organize the information they are sharing and receiving.
We will have Chromebooks for people to use but participants are welcome to bring their own devices.
This workshop is for people who identify themselves as novices and have little or no experience using these tools.
Presenter: Nell Eckersley
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 27F, New York, New York 10004
Audience: Instructors, Lead Teachers, Program Managers, Program Directors
To Register: https://someadvocacy2119.eventbrite.com
**Series: Project Based Learning Approach to Civics Engagement Series
Note: Register for each session separately
Series Overview: Research in civics education refers to instructional strategies that promote democratic ways of thinking that foster informed and active citizenship. It also establishes that citizenship education should be student-centered with a strong emphasis on classroom discussion and cooperative activities.
One approach that increases student interaction and enables students to engage with relevant issues is Project Based Learning (PBL). In this four-part series, the LAC will introduce participants to the PBL approach to develop relevant civics curricula. We will look at real issues our students face and develop tools for self-advocacy. Throughout the series, we will include lesson ideas that can be used with students at varying levels of proficiency. We will also explore how specific technology tools can be integrated into civics instruction. Finally, coaching sessions will be offered to participants to assist them in building their projects.
Presenter: Nell Eckersley and Lizelena Iglesias
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 18E, New York, New York 10004
Audience: ESOL, ABE, Pre-HSE, and HSE Instructors
This series will have the following sessions:
Date: 2.8.2019
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Description: During the first session of this series, teachers will learn how to design and execute thematic learning projects that enhance academic skills and promote civics engagement. Participants will be introduced to the seven common phases of Project Based Learning: 1) Identifying a topic, problem, or issue for examination, 2) Sharing prior knowledge and experience, 3) Planning and assigning tasks, 4) Researching the topic or issue, 5) Conceptualizing the product, 6) Creating and presenting the product, and 7) Evaluating the project and assessing learning. Participants will learn how to align projects to skill-based and content-based learning objectives and will review examples. Participants will walk away with an outline of a project that will incorporate PBL essential elements and student civic action.
To Register: https://pfpblsession1nutsandbolts.eventbrite.com
Session 2: Identifying Your Civics PBL Topic Using Google Forms
Date: 2.15.2019
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
During the second session of this series, we will explore phase 1 of Project Based Learning, how to identify a topic, problem, or issue for examination. We will discuss how to develop a participatory atmosphere in the classroom in order to identify social, economic, racial, and/or environmental issues that will provide students with an opportunity to engage in powerful civics education. In order to support getting input from students, we will review the steps to putting together a survey using Google Forms, and participants will develop their own surveys to use with their students.
To Register: https://pfpblsession2indentifyingtopicsusingoogleforms.eventbrite.com
Session 3: Mapping Out Your Civics PBL Using Google HyperDocs
Date: 3.8.19
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
In the third session of the series, we will explore how Hyperdocs can support phases 2-7 of Project Based Learning. A HyperDoc is a digital document—such as a Google Doc—where all components of a learning cycle have been pulled together into one central hub. Within a single document, students are provided with hyperlinks to all of the resources they need to complete that learning cycle. Participants will develop their own hyperdocs using Google Docs and Google Slides not only to support content learning but also the development and strengthening of digital skills.
To Register: https://pfpblsession3hyperdocs.eventbrite.com
Session 4: Advocating for Change
Date: 4.26.2019
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
In the last session, teachers will share what they have learned through their projects. Now what? How can your students continue their civic engagement? We will review several social media tools and how they can be used for advocacy. Participants’ projects from this series will be uploaded in our digital resource center.
To Register: https://pfpblsession4advocatingforchange.eventbrite.com
Seamless Teaching: Scaffolding in Action
Date: 3.1.2019
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Description: Games and activities are great, but how do you combine them into a lesson that best supports your adult ESOL learners? Designing lessons that help learners to “effortlessly” progress to greater levels of independence takes a lot of effort. This workshop will provide participants with specific strategies for scaffolding lessons and tools for determining task complexity so that they can create lessons that flow.
Presenter: Will Linn
Location: WeWork 315 w. 36th St. room 9A, New York, NY 10018
Audience: ESOL Instructors
To Register: https://pfscaffolding-2-2019.eventbrite.com
**Series: Contextualized ESOL and ABE Lesson Planning as an Introduction to Health Careers
Dates: 2.22.2019, 3.22.2019, and 5.24.2019
Note: Register once to attend all sessions
Series Overview: During this three-part series participants will have the opportunity to explore the benefits of contextualized instruction to serve as the foundation for a high demand career pathway. We will look at examples of contextualized learning activities and will plan contextualized lessons using Backward Design as a planning framework incorporating the REACT (Relating, Experiencing, Applying, Cooperating and Transferring) learning strategy as a vehicle for contextualization.
Presenter: Lizelena Iglesias
Audience: ESOL, ABE, and Pre-HSE Instructors
To Register: https://pfcontextualizedesolandabelessonplanning.eventbrite.com
Session 1: During the first session of these series we will define what contextualized instruction is and what it looks like in the classroom. Participants will also explore the three phases of the Backward Design method to write contextualized lesson plans.
Date: 2.22.2019
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004,Room 18E
Session 2: This is a hands-on session. We will look at contextualized lesson plan resources and experience first hand what a contextualized lesson plan looks like in the high level ESOL and ABE classrooms. We will specifically explore reading, writing, and science activities that build a knowledge base for health careers. During the second part of this session, participants will have the opportunity to work alone or in teams to begin drafting their contextualized lesson plans.
Note: If requested, support will be given to participants through coaching sessions before session 3.
Date: 3.22.2019
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, Room 18F
Session 3: In the final session of the series, participants will share their drafts and receive feedback from the facilitators and fellow participants. All lesson drafts will be shared on our resource center webpage allowing all DYCD Adult Literacy programs to access them.
Date: 5.24.2019
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, Room 18F
BEST Plus 2.0 Test Administrators’ Training
This training is fee based and for non-DYCD-funded programs
Date: 3.6.2019
Time: 9:30am-5:00pm
Description: Become an officially-trained BEST Plus test administrator. Participants will practice administering the print-based or computer-based version of the test and will become familiar with the Center for Applied Linguistics’ (CAL's) standardized testing procedures and scoring rubric. Participants will receive a test administrator guide.
Presenter: Be Jensen
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 18E, New York, New York 10004
Audience: ESOL Instructors & Designated Test Administrators
To Register: https://fbwfy19301bestplus030619.eventbrite.com
**Series: What’s the Best Way to Teach Reading to English Language Learners?
Dates: 2.13.2019, 2.20.2019
Note: Register once to attend all sessions
Series Overview: Reading comprehension is a complex process that requires the reader to know and understand how the English language works and how it is represented in print, as well as to be able to make connections between their background knowledge and experiences and the printed text. The process is even more complex for English Language Learners who face the dual challenge of trying to learn to understand, speak, and spell in English while simultaneously trying to read for content.
The goal of this series is two-fold:
To help practitioners gain an understanding of how learning to read differs for native English speakers and English language learners
To provide practitioners with techniques and strategies to help English Language Learners develop reading comprehension skills that will make reading pleasurable and meaningful
Presenter: Be Jensen
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 18E, New York, New York 10004
Audience: ESOL Instructors
To Register: https://2019alreadingforell021319to022019.eventbrite.com
Session 1: What’s Different About Teaching Reading to English Language Learners?
Date: 2.13.2019
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Description: Participants will learn the essential components of effective reading instruction and understand the differences in teaching these components to an English Language Learner as opposed to a native English speaker.
Session 2: What Can Teachers Do to Teach Reading Comprehension to English Language Learners?
Date: 2.20.19
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Description: Participants will learn strategies to improve reading comprehension for English Language Learners and reflect on ways to incorporate those strategies in their current practice.
Facing History and Ourselves: Teaching about Religion and Democracy
Date: 4.5.2019
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Description: Misconceptions and a lack of understanding dominate perceptions of Islam in many societies. In this workshop, participants will examine the impact of stereotypes, bias, discrimination, and hate crimes toward people perceived to be Muslim in both the United States and Europe. A recent reported uptick in hate crimes -especially those targeting Muslims-- adds urgency to this conversation for both educators and students.
In this session, participants will discover new interdisciplinary teaching strategies that reinforce historical thinking and literacy skills. We will explore topics such as stereotypes, bias, discrimination, and hate crimes, as well as tools and resources that help challenge anti-Muslim stereotypes and discrimination. We will examine the universal forces that propel religious intolerance alongside the specific factors that fuel Islamophobia. We will highlight the voices of young people as they respond to ideas and behaviors often rooted in xenophobia.
Presenter: Juan Castellanos
Location: 150 Broadway #2100, New York, NY 10038
Audience: ABE, Pre-HSE, and HSE Instructors
To Register: https://pffacinghistorysession4religionanddemocracy.eventbrite.com
Is Your Program Ready for TABE 11 & 12?
Time: 10:00am - 4:30pm
Date: 4.12.2019
Description: As the field braces itself for the inevitable shift from TABE 9 & 10 to TABE 11 & 12, a lot of questions come to mind such as: How is TABE 11 & 12 different from the current version? How will these changes impact program plans and budgets? What literacy and numeracy skills are students assumed to have acquired to successfully pass this new version of the TABE? What implications does this have upon instruction? What’s different about its format and content? How will it change the way the test is administered and scored? How does it align with the state standards?
This workshop will focus primarily on the new standardized procedures for administering and scoring the TABE 11 & 12 using the new TABE Directions and Scoring Guides. It will provide participants with a brief overview of the TABE 11 & 12, highlighting the differences in its format and content. Participants will compare and contrast the four levels of the TABE tests and analyze the types of questions asked on the test and the depth of knowledge required of the examinee to successfully respond to these questions. They will understand how the test aligns with state standards. Lastly, they will be able to correlate the test results with the NRS Levels and properly place students at the appropriate levels.
Presenter: Be Jensen
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 18E, New York, New York 10004
Audience: Designated TABE Test Administrators
To Register: https://2019alnewtabe041219.eventbrite.com
NYCCAL Social Media for Advocacy Workshop
Date: 4.17.2019
Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Description: In this workshop we will review the basics of Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook as tools for advocacy. We will explore how each best lends itself to advocacy work. Participants will create or log into at least one of these accounts and they will learn how to find people/entities to follow, and how to organize the information they are sharing and receiving.
We will have Chromebooks for people to use but participants are welcome to bring their own devices.
This workshop is for people who identify themselves as novices and have little or no experience using these tools.
Presenter: Nell Eckersley
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 27F, New York, New York 10004
Audience: Instructors, Lead Teachers, Program Managers, Program Directors
To Register: https://someadvocacy41719.eventbrite.com
Practicing Applied Digital Reading and Writing Skills Using Google Docs and Google Slides
Date: 5.22.2019
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Description: WIOA defines digital skills as “the skills associated with using technology to enable users to find, evaluate, organize, create, and communicate information.” In this session, we will dive deep into the use of Google Docs and Google Slides to develop and strengthen reading and writing skills for all levels while also developing and strengthening our digital skills. This session is for people who have little or no experience with Google Slides and Google Docs.
Presenter: Nell Eckersley
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 18D, New York, New York 10004
Audience: ABE, Pre-HSE, HSE, and ESOL Instructors
To Register: https://appskigoogle52219.eventbrite.com
BEST Plus 2.0 Test Administrators’ Training
This training is fee based and for non-DYCD-funded programs
Date: 5.22.2019
Time: 9:30am - 5:00pm
Description: Become an officially-trained BEST Plus test administrator. Participants will practice administering the print-based or computer-based version of the test and will become familiar with the Center for Applied Linguistics’ (CAL's) standardized testing procedures and scoring rubric. Participants will receive a test administrator guide.
Presenter: Be Jensen
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 18E, New York, New York 10004
Audience: ESOL Instructors & Designated Test Administrators
To Register: https://fbwfy19201bestplusnondycd52219.eventbrite.com
Is Your Program Workforce Ready? Integrating Employability Skills: A Framework for All Educators
Date: 6.14.2019
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Description: In this workshop, participants will have an opportunity to review in-depth the Employability Skills Framework developed by the College and Career Readiness & Success Center of the AIR, the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders, and the RTI International. They will learn to identify, prioritize, connect and integrate these employability skills development to their current practices and instructional /program planning.
Presenter: Be Jensen
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 18F, New York, New York 10004, Room 18E
Audience: Program Managers, Workforce Developers, ABE/HSE Instructors, ESOL Instructors
To Register: https://pfworkforceready.eventbrite.com
**Series: Program Managers Best Practices Share
Note: Register once to attend all sessions
Date: 12.7.2018, 1.18.2019, 3.1.2019, and 5.10.2019
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Description: These 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: Ira Yankwitt and Lizelena Iglesias
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, Room 18F
Audience: Program Managers, Program Directors
To Register: https://pfpmshare.eventbrite.com
Facing History and Ourselves: Teaching Media Literacy in a Digital Age; Facing Ferguson
Date: 1.11.2019
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Description: On the afternoon of August 9, 2014, Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, was shot to death in a confrontation with a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Within a week, the shooting and the protests that followed—driven to a large degree by social media—became a flashpoint for a discussion about race, policing, and justice in the United States.
Using the curricular unit, Facing Ferguson, co-created by Facing History and Ourselves and the News Literacy Project, this workshop will model how to create a safe and reflective space for dealing with difficult topics; examine how confirmation and other implicit biases can shape our understanding of the world; share how to use news literacy skills and concepts as a set of critical thinking tools to help students find reliable information to make decisions, take action, and responsibly share news and information through social media; and explore what it means to become effective and informed civic participants in today’s complex information landscape.
In this session, participants will:
Discover new interdisciplinary teaching strategies that reinforce historical and literacy skills.
Explore themes such as historical memory, justice, and civic participation in a democracy.
Presenter: Juan Castellanos
Location: 150 Broadway #2100, New York, NY 10038
Audience: ABE, Pre-HSE, and HSE Instructors
To Register: https://pffacinghistorysession3facingferguson.eventbrite.com
The Basics of Google Drive
Date: 1.16.2019
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Google has developed a number of tools that can be used on a variety of devices (desktop computers, laptops, Chromebooks, tablets and smartphones) for free. The skills developed in using these tools are transferable to Microsoft Office and most other computer/smartphone-based activities. But many teachers and students are unaware of the wide variety of Google apps and many of the functions these apps afford. In this series we will explore Google Drive and five of the Google apps that have promising uses in education: Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Forms, and Google Keep.
Presenter: Nell Eckersley
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 18D, New York, New York 10004
Audience: ESOL, ABE, Pre-HSE, and HSE Instructors
To Register: https://googledrive11619.eventbrite.com
NYCCAL Social Media for Advocacy Workshop
Date: 2.1.2019
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Description: In this workshop we will review the basics of Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook as tools for advocacy. We will explore how each best lends itself to advocacy work. Participants will create or log into at least one of these accounts and they will learn how to find people/entities to follow, and how to organize the information they are sharing and receiving.
We will have Chromebooks for people to use but participants are welcome to bring their own devices.
This workshop is for people who identify themselves as novices and have little or no experience using these tools.
Presenter: Nell Eckersley
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 27F, New York, New York 10004
Audience: Instructors, Lead Teachers, Program Managers, Program Directors
To Register: https://someadvocacy2119.eventbrite.com
**Series: Project Based Learning Approach to Civics Engagement Series
Note: Register for each session separately
Series Overview: Research in civics education refers to instructional strategies that promote democratic ways of thinking that foster informed and active citizenship. It also establishes that citizenship education should be student-centered with a strong emphasis on classroom discussion and cooperative activities.
One approach that increases student interaction and enables students to engage with relevant issues is Project Based Learning (PBL). In this four-part series, the LAC will introduce participants to the PBL approach to develop relevant civics curricula. We will look at real issues our students face and develop tools for self-advocacy. Throughout the series, we will include lesson ideas that can be used with students at varying levels of proficiency. We will also explore how specific technology tools can be integrated into civics instruction. Finally, coaching sessions will be offered to participants to assist them in building their projects.
Presenter: Nell Eckersley and Lizelena Iglesias
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 18E, New York, New York 10004
Audience: ESOL, ABE, Pre-HSE, and HSE Instructors
This series will have the following sessions:
- Session 1: 2.8.19 The Nuts and Bolts of Project Based Learning
- Session 2: 2.15.19 Identifying Your Civics PBL Topic Using Google Forms
- Session 3: 3.8.19 Mapping Out Your Civics PBL Using Google HyperDocs
- Session 4: 4.26.18 Advocating for Change
Date: 2.8.2019
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Description: During the first session of this series, teachers will learn how to design and execute thematic learning projects that enhance academic skills and promote civics engagement. Participants will be introduced to the seven common phases of Project Based Learning: 1) Identifying a topic, problem, or issue for examination, 2) Sharing prior knowledge and experience, 3) Planning and assigning tasks, 4) Researching the topic or issue, 5) Conceptualizing the product, 6) Creating and presenting the product, and 7) Evaluating the project and assessing learning. Participants will learn how to align projects to skill-based and content-based learning objectives and will review examples. Participants will walk away with an outline of a project that will incorporate PBL essential elements and student civic action.
To Register: https://pfpblsession1nutsandbolts.eventbrite.com
Session 2: Identifying Your Civics PBL Topic Using Google Forms
Date: 2.15.2019
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
During the second session of this series, we will explore phase 1 of Project Based Learning, how to identify a topic, problem, or issue for examination. We will discuss how to develop a participatory atmosphere in the classroom in order to identify social, economic, racial, and/or environmental issues that will provide students with an opportunity to engage in powerful civics education. In order to support getting input from students, we will review the steps to putting together a survey using Google Forms, and participants will develop their own surveys to use with their students.
To Register: https://pfpblsession2indentifyingtopicsusingoogleforms.eventbrite.com
Session 3: Mapping Out Your Civics PBL Using Google HyperDocs
Date: 3.8.19
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
In the third session of the series, we will explore how Hyperdocs can support phases 2-7 of Project Based Learning. A HyperDoc is a digital document—such as a Google Doc—where all components of a learning cycle have been pulled together into one central hub. Within a single document, students are provided with hyperlinks to all of the resources they need to complete that learning cycle. Participants will develop their own hyperdocs using Google Docs and Google Slides not only to support content learning but also the development and strengthening of digital skills.
To Register: https://pfpblsession3hyperdocs.eventbrite.com
Session 4: Advocating for Change
Date: 4.26.2019
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
In the last session, teachers will share what they have learned through their projects. Now what? How can your students continue their civic engagement? We will review several social media tools and how they can be used for advocacy. Participants’ projects from this series will be uploaded in our digital resource center.
To Register: https://pfpblsession4advocatingforchange.eventbrite.com
Seamless Teaching: Scaffolding in Action
Date: 3.1.2019
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Description: Games and activities are great, but how do you combine them into a lesson that best supports your adult ESOL learners? Designing lessons that help learners to “effortlessly” progress to greater levels of independence takes a lot of effort. This workshop will provide participants with specific strategies for scaffolding lessons and tools for determining task complexity so that they can create lessons that flow.
Presenter: Will Linn
Location: WeWork 315 w. 36th St. room 9A, New York, NY 10018
Audience: ESOL Instructors
To Register: https://pfscaffolding-2-2019.eventbrite.com
**Series: Contextualized ESOL and ABE Lesson Planning as an Introduction to Health Careers
Dates: 2.22.2019, 3.22.2019, and 5.24.2019
Note: Register once to attend all sessions
Series Overview: During this three-part series participants will have the opportunity to explore the benefits of contextualized instruction to serve as the foundation for a high demand career pathway. We will look at examples of contextualized learning activities and will plan contextualized lessons using Backward Design as a planning framework incorporating the REACT (Relating, Experiencing, Applying, Cooperating and Transferring) learning strategy as a vehicle for contextualization.
Presenter: Lizelena Iglesias
Audience: ESOL, ABE, and Pre-HSE Instructors
To Register: https://pfcontextualizedesolandabelessonplanning.eventbrite.com
Session 1: During the first session of these series we will define what contextualized instruction is and what it looks like in the classroom. Participants will also explore the three phases of the Backward Design method to write contextualized lesson plans.
Date: 2.22.2019
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004,Room 18E
Session 2: This is a hands-on session. We will look at contextualized lesson plan resources and experience first hand what a contextualized lesson plan looks like in the high level ESOL and ABE classrooms. We will specifically explore reading, writing, and science activities that build a knowledge base for health careers. During the second part of this session, participants will have the opportunity to work alone or in teams to begin drafting their contextualized lesson plans.
Note: If requested, support will be given to participants through coaching sessions before session 3.
Date: 3.22.2019
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, Room 18F
Session 3: In the final session of the series, participants will share their drafts and receive feedback from the facilitators and fellow participants. All lesson drafts will be shared on our resource center webpage allowing all DYCD Adult Literacy programs to access them.
Date: 5.24.2019
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, Room 18F
BEST Plus 2.0 Test Administrators’ Training
This training is fee based and for non-DYCD-funded programs
Date: 3.6.2019
Time: 9:30am-5:00pm
Description: Become an officially-trained BEST Plus test administrator. Participants will practice administering the print-based or computer-based version of the test and will become familiar with the Center for Applied Linguistics’ (CAL's) standardized testing procedures and scoring rubric. Participants will receive a test administrator guide.
Presenter: Be Jensen
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 18E, New York, New York 10004
Audience: ESOL Instructors & Designated Test Administrators
To Register: https://fbwfy19301bestplus030619.eventbrite.com
**Series: What’s the Best Way to Teach Reading to English Language Learners?
Dates: 2.13.2019, 2.20.2019
Note: Register once to attend all sessions
Series Overview: Reading comprehension is a complex process that requires the reader to know and understand how the English language works and how it is represented in print, as well as to be able to make connections between their background knowledge and experiences and the printed text. The process is even more complex for English Language Learners who face the dual challenge of trying to learn to understand, speak, and spell in English while simultaneously trying to read for content.
The goal of this series is two-fold:
To help practitioners gain an understanding of how learning to read differs for native English speakers and English language learners
To provide practitioners with techniques and strategies to help English Language Learners develop reading comprehension skills that will make reading pleasurable and meaningful
Presenter: Be Jensen
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 18E, New York, New York 10004
Audience: ESOL Instructors
To Register: https://2019alreadingforell021319to022019.eventbrite.com
Session 1: What’s Different About Teaching Reading to English Language Learners?
Date: 2.13.2019
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Description: Participants will learn the essential components of effective reading instruction and understand the differences in teaching these components to an English Language Learner as opposed to a native English speaker.
Session 2: What Can Teachers Do to Teach Reading Comprehension to English Language Learners?
Date: 2.20.19
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Description: Participants will learn strategies to improve reading comprehension for English Language Learners and reflect on ways to incorporate those strategies in their current practice.
Facing History and Ourselves: Teaching about Religion and Democracy
Date: 4.5.2019
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Description: Misconceptions and a lack of understanding dominate perceptions of Islam in many societies. In this workshop, participants will examine the impact of stereotypes, bias, discrimination, and hate crimes toward people perceived to be Muslim in both the United States and Europe. A recent reported uptick in hate crimes -especially those targeting Muslims-- adds urgency to this conversation for both educators and students.
In this session, participants will discover new interdisciplinary teaching strategies that reinforce historical thinking and literacy skills. We will explore topics such as stereotypes, bias, discrimination, and hate crimes, as well as tools and resources that help challenge anti-Muslim stereotypes and discrimination. We will examine the universal forces that propel religious intolerance alongside the specific factors that fuel Islamophobia. We will highlight the voices of young people as they respond to ideas and behaviors often rooted in xenophobia.
Presenter: Juan Castellanos
Location: 150 Broadway #2100, New York, NY 10038
Audience: ABE, Pre-HSE, and HSE Instructors
To Register: https://pffacinghistorysession4religionanddemocracy.eventbrite.com
Is Your Program Ready for TABE 11 & 12?
Time: 10:00am - 4:30pm
Date: 4.12.2019
Description: As the field braces itself for the inevitable shift from TABE 9 & 10 to TABE 11 & 12, a lot of questions come to mind such as: How is TABE 11 & 12 different from the current version? How will these changes impact program plans and budgets? What literacy and numeracy skills are students assumed to have acquired to successfully pass this new version of the TABE? What implications does this have upon instruction? What’s different about its format and content? How will it change the way the test is administered and scored? How does it align with the state standards?
This workshop will focus primarily on the new standardized procedures for administering and scoring the TABE 11 & 12 using the new TABE Directions and Scoring Guides. It will provide participants with a brief overview of the TABE 11 & 12, highlighting the differences in its format and content. Participants will compare and contrast the four levels of the TABE tests and analyze the types of questions asked on the test and the depth of knowledge required of the examinee to successfully respond to these questions. They will understand how the test aligns with state standards. Lastly, they will be able to correlate the test results with the NRS Levels and properly place students at the appropriate levels.
Presenter: Be Jensen
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 18E, New York, New York 10004
Audience: Designated TABE Test Administrators
To Register: https://2019alnewtabe041219.eventbrite.com
NYCCAL Social Media for Advocacy Workshop
Date: 4.17.2019
Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Description: In this workshop we will review the basics of Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook as tools for advocacy. We will explore how each best lends itself to advocacy work. Participants will create or log into at least one of these accounts and they will learn how to find people/entities to follow, and how to organize the information they are sharing and receiving.
We will have Chromebooks for people to use but participants are welcome to bring their own devices.
This workshop is for people who identify themselves as novices and have little or no experience using these tools.
Presenter: Nell Eckersley
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 27F, New York, New York 10004
Audience: Instructors, Lead Teachers, Program Managers, Program Directors
To Register: https://someadvocacy41719.eventbrite.com
Practicing Applied Digital Reading and Writing Skills Using Google Docs and Google Slides
Date: 5.22.2019
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Description: WIOA defines digital skills as “the skills associated with using technology to enable users to find, evaluate, organize, create, and communicate information.” In this session, we will dive deep into the use of Google Docs and Google Slides to develop and strengthen reading and writing skills for all levels while also developing and strengthening our digital skills. This session is for people who have little or no experience with Google Slides and Google Docs.
Presenter: Nell Eckersley
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 18D, New York, New York 10004
Audience: ABE, Pre-HSE, HSE, and ESOL Instructors
To Register: https://appskigoogle52219.eventbrite.com
BEST Plus 2.0 Test Administrators’ Training
This training is fee based and for non-DYCD-funded programs
Date: 5.22.2019
Time: 9:30am - 5:00pm
Description: Become an officially-trained BEST Plus test administrator. Participants will practice administering the print-based or computer-based version of the test and will become familiar with the Center for Applied Linguistics’ (CAL's) standardized testing procedures and scoring rubric. Participants will receive a test administrator guide.
Presenter: Be Jensen
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 18E, New York, New York 10004
Audience: ESOL Instructors & Designated Test Administrators
To Register: https://fbwfy19201bestplusnondycd52219.eventbrite.com
Is Your Program Workforce Ready? Integrating Employability Skills: A Framework for All Educators
Date: 6.14.2019
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Description: In this workshop, participants will have an opportunity to review in-depth the Employability Skills Framework developed by the College and Career Readiness & Success Center of the AIR, the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders, and the RTI International. They will learn to identify, prioritize, connect and integrate these employability skills development to their current practices and instructional /program planning.
Presenter: Be Jensen
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, Room 18F, New York, New York 10004, Room 18E
Audience: Program Managers, Workforce Developers, ABE/HSE Instructors, ESOL Instructors
To Register: https://pfworkforceready.eventbrite.com
**Series: Program Managers Best Practices Share
Note: Register once to attend all sessions
Date: 12.7.2018, 1.18.2019, 3.1.2019, and 5.10.2019
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Description: These 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: Ira Yankwitt and Lizelena Iglesias
Location: WeWork, 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, Room 18F
Audience: Program Managers, Program Directors
To Register: https://pfpmshare.eventbrite.com