Adult
Adult Level Rap
Posted April 8th, 2008 by adminG. Vittoria Abbate-Maghsoudi, Adult Level Chair
Jan Forstrom, Assistant Adult Level Chair
Convention Center 204
Enjoy lunch while you network with adult level colleagues! Share best practices for CBET, VESL, EL Civics, Technology Integration, etc., or just make new acquaintances. Help us recognize and honor the annual Norma Shapiro Memorial Award recipient. Don’t miss this opportunity to informally connect with your adult level colleagues from around the state!
Congratulations to Bethany Rich, winner of the Norma Shapiro Memorial Award 2008.
How to Publish in CATESOL
Posted April 7th, 2008 by adminMark Roberge, CATESOL Journal Co-Editor, San Francisco State University; Margi Wald, CATESOL Journal Co-Editor, University of California, Berkeley; Tim Lange, CATESOL News Editor; Rosamina Lowi, CATESOL Book Review Editor
Meeting: All
Convention Center 318
8:00 – 8:45 a.m.
In this session, the editors of The CATESOL Journal and The CATESOL News will explain how to publish articles within the CATESOL organization. We encourage all potential authors – those with publishing experience and those who have never published before – to attend.
ESL Teachers as Technology Integration Mentors
Posted April 11th, 2008 by adminBranka Marceta, OTAN; Shin Song, North Orange County CC; Myrna Montenegro, North Hollywood Politechnic Adult School
Demonstration: A
Hyatt Big Sur A
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
ESL Technology Integration Mentors engage in projects at their schools, working together with one or more fellow-teachers/mentees to effectively integrate technology in teaching and learning. As you hear about their results, you will learn a few tips and tricks to use at your school on Monday.
Meeting: CATESOL Business Meeting
Posted April 10th, 2008 by adminCATESOL Board of Directors
All
5:00-6:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Ballroom C
At this meeting, reports will be given by 2007-08 board members detailing what they have accomplished in the past year, service awards and certificates will be presented, and newly elected board members for the year 2007-08 will be installed. ALL CATESOL members are welcome to attend.
Meeting: CATESOL Town Hall
Posted April 10th, 2008 by adminCATESOL Members
4:30-5:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Ballroom C
Come meet and greet CATESOL Board Members and share in an open forum to discuss matters of importance to CATESOL Members. This is your opportunity as a member to meet and talk with the CATESOL leadership and to learn how to become involved with the organization. Light refreshments provided.
Workshop: Effectively Leveraging Technology for Successful Language Learning
Posted April 10th, 2008 by adminKevin Donnelly, TELL ME MORE® by Auralog
All
8:00 -8:45 am
Hyatt Regency B
Is technology your teaching partner? Discover and practice ways to utilize technology in everyday language learning from the innovators at Auralog. See how to put technology to work for you and your students – it’s easy.
Workshop: Projects for Creating Positive Student-Community Connections
Posted April 10th, 2008 by adminArlene Simmons – Jean Owensby
Division of Adult and Career Education LAUSD
11:00 – 11:30 am
Hyatt Regency D
Hear an overview of Classrooms Without Walls, a downloadable 243 page teacher-created publication and receive sample units and a Classrooms Without Walls CD containing projects that teach students to access resources and become active community participants. Projects contain implementation steps and activities for all ESL levels.
Why Learn About the 2008 Election? Why (Mock) Vote?
Posted April 10th, 2008 by adminMonica Jones, Mt. San Antonio College
Demonstration: A
Convention Center 204
2:15 – 3:45 p.m.
The 2008 US election is a hot issue! The presenter will demonstrate developing thoughtful, objective lessons enabling students to understand the differences between political parties and candidates. All students can then vote in a mock classroom election, while learning to become informed future voters in the US or abroad. Handouts.
Smart board for an English reading and writing lesson
Posted April 10th, 2008 by adminYi-Chia Lin - Hui-Wen Chen
Demonstration: All
Hyatt Carmel B
3:15 – 4:45 p.m.
How can we use SMART Board as classroom teaching equipment to teach lessons in English language classrooms? SMART Board can help students engage in and participate in class activities. This demonstration will show a way of teaching summary writing with SMART Board technology.
Discovery Education Streaming: Multimedia Resources for the Adult Ed Classroom
Posted April 10th, 2008 by adminPenny Pearson, OTAN
Computer Lab: A
Hyatt Carmel A
3:15 – 4:45 p.m.
Discovery Education Streaming (formerly unitedstreaming) offers over 4,000 full-length videos segmented into over 40,000 content-specific clips, high resolution images, clipart, sounds, lesson plans, blackline masters and much more. Get connected with the resources available through DE streaming! This workshop explores these resources and offers examples and suggestions for the adult education classroom.
