End-of-Semester SLO Meeting:
We would like to meet to work out the kinks in our Listening/Speaking and Reading SLOs. If you remember, we didn't have quite enough time to get to it at our Flex Meeting back in January and we would like those in order before we start in the fall so that we collect data all be on the same page. We will also use this meeting to share and discuss the themes covered in all of our Reading and Writing classes. We hope to avoid covering similar themes across levels. To help us select the best day and time, please click here to fill out the poll: End-of-Semester SLO Meeting.
Opportunity to work at The PLACe this summer:
The PLACe will be open this summer and needs faculty coverage. Also, there is 1 ESU for an ESOL faculty member to train tutors to prepare and deliver face-to-face workshops. This begins June 5, so please let me know immediately if you're interested.
ESOL Redesign
There have been meetings between City, Mesa and Miramar over the course of this semester discussing and brainstorming new ideas for our ESOL Program. Look for an email from Ken with specifics and please give us your feedback so that we can bring it to further meetings.
Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities
Here are a list of PD happenings this summer. Please share others that you know of. I hope to have time for all of us to share something we've learned at our Flex Meeting in the fall.
Online Teaching Conference, June 19-21 Anaheim
- College-Ready Writers Program, June 19-21, 8:00am - 3:00pm
- Building a Writing Community, June 27-29, 8:00am - 3:00pm
- Writing, Revision and Mentor Text, July 11-13, 8:00am - 3:00pm
CATESOL 2017, October 19-22, Santa Clara Call for Proposals through July 23
TESOL 2018, March 27-30, Chicago, Call for Proposals through June 1
PD through Technology
- If you aren't up for travel, try out Twitter for free, ongoing PD! I regularly log on and follow these hashtags: #ELL, #ELT, #ESOL, #CATESOL, #CATESOLers, #Edtech, and #TESOL. I find something new and interesting every time. I'm at @dmaduliwilliams
- Have you heard the CATESOL Podcast? Check it out here: CATESOLCast
- Free Webinars that are also archived that you can view later include @ONE and Listenwise
