Technology

Professional Development

Hosted by Santa Ana College

Manager: Susan Gaer

How did it Start?

Sample Responses• sounds interesting.  can you provide more

details?  Thanks.

Dear Susan, Thank you for your e-mail. I am the Program Director of an adult ESL program and we would be interested in having teachers attend. Would it be an ongoing, online format or would they go to training? I look forward to hearing from you.

My response

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And they did……

Process

1) Recruit Participants 2) Create Master Blog  (http://technologytraining.edublogs.org) 3) Have participants create Blog

Online Meeting Room

Joint Partnership

 

Budget• 34.99 for ad free blogs• 10 Quia Accounts to be

shared for 49.99/yr

https://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100000737011229

Charlotte Fagin

Subject:  ESL Beginning 1

What I Learned: Students learn best when they are independent learners and technology gives them that opportunity.

Name - Sue SeayLocation - Shelby County, Alabama Inverness Elementary School

Class - Multi-level class of English language learners. All moms of children enrolled in Shelby County Schools with a goal of learning to speak, read, and write better in English while also learning how American Schools work and learning how to help their children be successful  in school.

Objective - To discover new ways to help my students become comfortable using technology in meaningful ways in our class.

      THANKS FOR INCLUDING ME!

Name:  Chris Kane in Racine, WisconsinClass:  Computers & ESL

Non-profit literacy organization Low intermediate to intermediate students 6 ESL students waiting for classes New computer lab

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Learned (including challenges): 

Students were curious, eager, and receptive

I didn't have to be as much of an expert as I'd expected

Multiple proficiency levels present  (English & computer skills)

Keeping all students challenged (group work, social media)

Name: Susan Clancy-KellyLocation: College of Lake County, Lakeshore Campus, ILWhat I Teach: Computer LiteracyFall project: Learn some new web-based tools for teaching and learning.

What I learned: Lots of useful tools out there.• Used Quia to create class quizzes.• Established a Dropbox to share course materials • How to create a blog, connect with other teachers, share

learning.• Used Jing to create videos to demonstrate basic computer

tasks for students.

http://eslinstructor.edublogs.org/

Jose Lopez Mercedes

Subject: Non-credit ESL Low-Beginning 

Location: Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education

Project: Using Avatars to Enhance Learning 

http://esltechpro.pbworks.com/w/page/30577829/martha

Sue Pace

Name: Sue PaceLocation: Santa Ana College Centennial Education Center Beginning One ESLFall project: A Newbie’s Journey with Technology.

 

 

The project was perfectly described as playing in a sandbox and taking risks. Both higher and lower level Beginning One students  with no computer experience were so amazingly accepting of using each new form of technology. I gave them a safe place to take risks. We would repeat in unison that mistakes were no problem. I learned to give myself the same permission to make mistakes.  Lessons became richer with technology. If students got stuck, we used Smart Board’s Notebook to move around words to understand a grammar point. We applied a lesson’s vocabulary by students making quia games and shopping online for clothing and food.   

What I did

• Developed goals after getting participants

• Sent out regular emails reminding everyone what to do

• Allowed for free flow of ideas within the constraints

• Participated in the process!

What I learned

• Send out regular emails

• Don’t over organize

• Don’t force people to work together

• It is not about how much money you spend on the training!

• Create partnerships with other agencies