Online Workshops 4/17-4/19
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Welcome & Opening Keynote Address
Ilan Stavans, Amherst College
"Don't Lose your Accent!":
A meditation on how immigrants change America and vice versa
Ilan Stavans is the Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities, Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College, the publisher of Restless Books, and a consultant to the Oxford English Dictionary. His books include "On Borrowed Words: A Memoir of Language" (2000), "Latino USA: A Cartoon History" (2002), "Becoming American: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing" (2011), "How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish" (2020), and "The People's Tongue: Americans and the English Language" (2023). His work, translated into two dozen languages, has been adapted into film, TV, theater, and radio.
7:00 - 8:30 PM
Fostering Confidence in Conversation
Marilyn Bellis, Literacy NJ Burlington County Programs
Target Audience: ESOL Tutors, Teachers & Trainers
Second language learners often encounter language barriers that prevent them from achieving professional and personal goals. This includes self-advocacy communication skills (e.g., Can you repeat that?), communicating effectively during a college or job interview, requesting to leave early from work, and participating meaningfully in a parent-teacher conference. Learn how to design lessons to address these skills in a way that simplifies the process and aligns with best practices in ESL education.o dozen languages, has been adapted into film, TV, theater, and radio.
THURSDAY, APRIL 18
THURSDAY, APRIL 18
9:30 - 11:00 AM
Beyond the Basics: Resources and Tips for Teaching Online
Kyle Stich, Heartland Alliance
Target Audience: Basic Literacy and ESOL Tutors, Teachers & Trainers
Want free texts suitable for adult learners? Want to be able to share material with learners without a subscription, or to be able to assign online homework for free? This training will provide volunteers with access to free online materials along with basic guidance on best practices for their use. The speaker will review a wide array of free online resources for both literacy students and English Language Learners. The presentation will also demonstrate how to utilize the free texts and activities offered by these vetted websites. Finally, the workshop will assess each site's strengths and weaknesses and illustrate how to identify which online resource meets the needs of your diverse learners.
12:00 - 1:15 PM
Strategies for Creating Effective ESL Lessons
Enid Lee, Literacy NJ West Hudson Programs
Target Audience: New ESOL Tutors, Teachers & Trainers
Textbooks and other formal resources can provide a great framework for our lessons, but sometimes they fall short of providing sufficient opportunities for repetition, practice, and authentic contextualization. In this workshop we'll explore and exercise best practices for developing extension activities to provide students with the best chance at integrating the materials presented in their textbooks before you and they move on to the next chapter!
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Naturalization Information Session
Kelly Ayayla, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Target Audience: ESOL Tutors, Teachers & Trainers, Staff/Program Administrators, Adult Learners
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will conduct an interactive Naturalization Information Session. This comprehensive session will encompass an overview of Naturalization eligibility and filing requirements, the interview, testing, documentary requirements, in addition to a look at key USCIS customer service web tools and where individuals can seek legal immigration assistance as needed. Ample time for Q&A will be provided!
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2:30 - 4:30 PM
Advocating for the Future of Your Program
Lauren Osowski, ProLiteracy
Target Audience: Staff, Program Administrators, Board Members
Learning to advocate for adult education is crucial to a program’s success. ProLiteracy’s Advocacy Toolkit for Adult Education and Literacy helps you create a roadmap to propel your program to the next level. In this workshop, we will review the sections of this free resource and discuss ways to use the activities, which were written and developed by advocacy experts. The toolkit describes how to use skills data, program successes, and student stories to persuade policy makers, funders, and other stakeholders to become champions of adult literacy. Come practice making persuasive arguments to increase visibility and support for your program!
6:30 - 7:30 PM
USA Learns: FREE Online Courses for ESL and Citizenship
Alisa Takeuchi, USA Learns
Target Audience: ESL Tutors, Teachers & Trainers, Staff/Program Administrators/Board Members, Adult Learners
This session presents an innovative web-based instructional resource that helps English language learners integrate into their communities using interactive language learning opportunities. Attendees will learn to tailor and use this FREE resource to support their learners’ language learning, citizenship, and digital literacy goals. The Citizenship course includes hundreds of multimedia elements that teach the English skills and information needed for learners to pass ALL parts of the naturalization interview. This session will demonstrate best practices for participants to use right away with students. From helping to create accounts, classrooms, and management reports, the presenter will give step by step instructions on how the teacher can teach students to navigate the courses.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 19
FRIDAY, APRIL 19
9:30 - 11:30 AM
Let's Start at the Very Beginning: Instruction for Literacy Level Adult Learners
Andrea Echelberger, Robbinsdale Adult Academic Program
Target Audience: ESOL Tutors, Teachers & Trainers
Do you work with an adult learner or a class of learners who are just beginning to read and write? Tutoring literacy level adult ESL learners has unique rewards and challenges. There are very few textbooks aimed at this level, and it can be difficult to break down their learning goals into smaller, achievable steps. This session will cover suggested goals, processes, and activities for helping an adult ESL learner get successfully started on the road to literacy, including instruction in alphabetics and phonics for new readers and writers.
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12:00 - 1:30 PM
Instructional Routines for Teaching Math & Numeracy
Mark Trushkowsky, CUNY Adult Language & Literacy Program / The Adult Numeracy Network (ANN)
Dee Crescitelli, Kentucky Center for Mathematics & the Adult Numeracy Network (ANN)
Target Audience: Basic Literacy and ESOL Tutors, Teachers, & Trainers
Teachers in adult literacy are often familiar with instructional routines in reading and language instruction, such as KWL charts or pair/shares. They may be less familiar with instructional routines that can be used effectively in numeracy instruction to engage students and increase learning opportunities. In this session, we will experience a numeracy instructional routine as learners, and then explore other instructional routines that the Adult Numeracy Network (ANN) has curated for the field.
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Effective Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension
Ann Marie Barter, Catholic Extension
Target Audience: Basic Literacy Tutors, Teachers & Trainers
This session features evidence-based practices for teaching pre-reading, during reading and post-reading strategies with a focus on the importance of contextualized learning, vocabulary building and building background knowledge. Participants will leave with practical, easy-to-use activities along with recommended resources to increase learners’ understanding of what they read. Please note this content is designed for practitioners working with native English speakers at the low and intermediate levels.
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2:30 - 3:30 PM
ESL Listening Comprehension: The Least Understood & Most Overlooked Language Skill
Clarena Larrotta, Texas State University
Target Audience: Basic Literacy and ESOL Tutors, Teachers, & Trainers
Listening is an essential component of language acquisition and perhaps the least understood and the most overlooked skill when planning ESL instruction. This session describes strategies that ESL teachers can use to facilitate listening comprehension practice as well as strategies for determining that listening comprehension has been achieved. Listening for comprehension and listening as a process drive this presentation. Conference attendees can expect literature resources, practical application activities, and recommendations for best-teaching practices.
2:30 - 4:00 PM
Keys to Fundraising Success: Building Blocks for a Thriving Development Department
Cassie Jaeger, Women in Development New Jersey | Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central, & Southern, New Jersey
Erica DeKranes, Women in Development New Jersey | Vision Springs
Cary Esperanza Dawson , Women in Development New Jersey | United Way of Northern NJ/United For ALICE
Target Audience: Staff, Program Administrators, Board Members
Join Women in Development New Jersey for Keys to Fundraising Success: Building Blocks for a Thriving Development Department! In this dynamic session, we'll delve into essential strategies for establishing a strong foundation in your development department. From crafting a development calendar to working with individual donors, this workshop will equip you with the tools and insights needed to thrive in the competitive world of fundraising. Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your skills and take your organization's fundraising to new heights!
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