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Staff Development Calendar

For workshops offered through the Technology Learning Center, visit the TLC workshop calendar

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Online Workshops from OTAN:
  • Creating Podcasts for your Courses - November 13th
  • Show Your Slide Shows to the World! - November 16th
  • Using Moodle to Create a Course Web Site - November 17th
  • Free Customized Class Web Site Aligned to Your Curriculum - November 18th
  • CAHSEE: Stepping Into Your Future - November 18th
  • Quizzes and Assessments in Moodle - November 19th
  • Easy Excel Activities for the Classroom: Create a Personal Budget - November 20th
  • Using Picture Dictionaries in the Multilevel ESL Classroom - November 20th

Registration closes 7 days before the workshop, and online workshops with insufficient enrollment are subject to cancellation. So don't delay registering!

Schedule a workshop at your school - It's free! Contact Linda Swanson at lswanson@otan.us or 800-894-3113

The full digest is available at www.otan.us/digest and contains links to full news stories and information on training opportunities.


Presentation: Recurrent Action Grammar

Nov. 2 at 1:30 PM
Chinatown Campus
Libby Kuizenga

Elizabeth Kuizenga will be giving a presentation about her methods and materials, including her new book just out called Recurrent Action Grammar: Achieving ESL Acquisition in the TPR Classroom.

It includes the complete teacher's guide for the Live Action English Interactive Workbooks, as well as complete instructions for introducing and practicing 4 basic verb tenses and many other basic grammar points in text with actions and props in the classroom.

The Power of Communities: Norther Regional CATSOL Nov. 7, 2009

Saturday, November 7, 2009
Mt. Diablo Adult School, Concord
The Call for Proposals is available online.

. Deadline for proposal submission is September 20.
You can also download the conference flyer for more information and posting.

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Literacy Workshop

Hosted by the Staff Development Committee
ESL Literacy Workshop

9:00-12:30, Saturday, Oct. 17
Mission Campus Literacy Room (room 318)

Everyone is welcome -- new and veteran literacy teachers alike --
The format is a panel discussion. Five experienced Literacy instructors will share their expertise. Topics will range from the what's happening in the current research to very practical, take-it-to the-classroom-on-Monday activities and strategies. We've had several of these workshops in the past and they are always inspirational.

Please RSVP so we have a general idea of a head count (handouts and such)