a new approach to esol learning in the library

A NEW APPROACH TO

ESOL LEARNING IN THE LIBRARY

NIKEISHA

SMOTHERS / HARRY GLASS

QUEENS LIBRARY ADULT LEARNING CENTER, NY

INTRODUCTIONS

1.Name

2.Where you are from

3.What you would like to learn

today

If the group is small

COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH TO ESOL

•4 SKILLS: L/S / R/W LISTENING/SPEAKING / READING/WRITING

•5TH: C/C CONTEXT/CULTURE

•6TH: T TECHNOLOGY

WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?

TECH·NOL·O·GY NOUN  \TEK-ˈNÄ-LƏ-JĒ\

• THE USE OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRY, ENGINEERING, ETC., TO

INVENT USEFUL THINGS OR TO SOLVE PROBLEMS

•A MACHINE, PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, METHOD, ETC., THAT IS CREATED BY TECHNOLOGY

-- MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY

TECHNOLOGY TIMELINEAGE TIME INVENTIONS

AGRARIAN 4000 BC – 1700 AD WHEELPAPYRUS, PAPERMACHINES: PRINTING PRESS

INDUSTRIAL 1700 AD – 1960 AD MOTORS: CARS, AIRPLANESELECTRICITY: TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONEELECTRONICS: TV, RADIO, COMPUTERS

INFORMATION 1960 AD -- INTEGRATED CIRCUITS: PC, CELLPHONEINTERNET

WHY TECHNOLOGY?

•SCIENCE

•CULTURE

•UBIQUITOUS

CCSS REQUIRES NEW SKILLS TO BE DEVELOPED

Inherent Skills:Global EmpathyQuestioningProblem SolvingCreativity and Innovative ThinkingSelf-direction

Explicit Skills: Critical Thinking Global Communication Collaboration Information Literacy Information Management Media/Technology Literacy  

EXERCISE 1• TAKE TWO MINUTES AND

LIST TECHNOLOGY THAT YOU USE IN THE CLASSROOM RIGHT NOW

• SHARE

APPLICATION 1

Blended Learning

ESOL instruction

Computer Usage instruction

APPLICATION 2

Flipping the Classroom[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a7NbUIr_iQ teaching for tomorrow: flipped learning]

Teacher Centered

[industrial age]

Student Centered

[information age]

EXERCISE 2• TAKE TWO MINUTES AND

LIST TECH TECHNIQUES THAT YOU USE IN THE CLASSROOM RIGHT NOW THAT YOU ARE PROUD OF

• SHARE

EXAMPLESWebsites that I use1.http://esolclass142.weebly.com/2.http://www.easyworldofenglish.com/3.Others suggested by the audience: http://www.esl-lab.com http://www.agendaweb.org

THANK YOU

Nikeisha Smothers nikeisha.smothers@queenslibrary.org

Harry Glassharry.glass@queenslibrary.org