Posted in Adult School - NMUSD, ESL, WASC - All Categories, WASC - Category B, tagged Assessment on May 6, 2008 | No Comments »
There are only 6 weeks until the end of the semester! Click on the Continue Reading link for our essential end-of-semester materials to help you plan and organize the last month of instruction and assessment.
Posted in Adult School - NMUSD, ESL, Tech-Enhanced Inst., tagged ESL, video on April 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Check out this easy-to-make video on teachertube.com:
ESL Instruction-Teaching Eating Utensils.
Description from teachertube.com
Although obviously homemade, this video is a wonderful example of ESL instruction using video implementation. It is a great jumping off point for you to use in your classroom, creating your own videos for vocabulary lessons, or even encouraging your students to create their [...]
Posted in Adult School - NMUSD, Curriculum, ESL, Prof. Development, WASC - Category B, WASC - Category C, tagged ESL Beginning Low project on April 21, 2008 | No Comments »
At the last PLC meeting, our Beg. Lit and Low teachers at our BESST-evening site came up with a great a culminating group project. Their students will make a Moving on Up movie that introduces beginning literacy students to the beginning low level. This project capitalizes on the power of project based learning. It gives students a [...]
Posted in Adult School - NMUSD, ESL, tagged Adult Education, ESL on April 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This I believe! ~ Here is a true treasure of an ESL tip, shared by Beth Bogage (SDCCD) at the April 10-13 CATESOL conference in Sacramento.
Use “This I Believe” online radio essays in your intermediate-high and advanced ESL classes to read, write, and talk about values.
Continue reading for WHY, HOW, and WITH WHAT…
Posted in Adult School - NMUSD, ESL, tagged ESL, verbs, sponge activities on April 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
ESL Tip submitted by Nancy
NMUSD Adult School Beginning Low ESL instructor
Here’s a simple idea that works when you have a few ticks left on the clock and need a quick-n-easy sponge activity that keeps students focused on English.
