Summer Institutes 2004 for Adult Educators in Virginia

The Shenandoah Institute will be held from noon on Thursday, July 14th until noon Friday, July 15. Two content strands will be available: Developing Expertise in ESOL and ESOL in the Workplace. All participants should select one of these stands when registering. A packet of pre-institute readings will be mailed to participants according to the strand chosen. Because time will be limited, the institute will be jam-packed with content, instructional activities, and special events. You will be part of a cohort that will explore in-depth the issues for your selected strand and you will leave the Institute refreshed and renewed in spirit with binders full of handouts, and information to additional resources as well as copies of either the new Practitioner Toolkit: Working with Adult English Language Learners by NCFL and NCLE or T.E.S.O.L.'s Effective Practices in Workplace Language Training: Guidelines for Providers of Workplace English Language Training.

Topics Covered:

Developing Expertise in ESOL

• Meeting the Multi-level Challenge: Theoretical Principles
• Learner Characteristics
• Integrating the Language Skills
• Assessing Individual Progress: formal and informal assessments
• Meeting the Multi-Level Challenge: in the practice
• Instructional Planning for a Multi-Level Classroom:
  • Curriculum
  • Lesson planning
  • Resources (realia)
• Triangular Approach to Implementing Materials
  • Textbooks
  • Technological resources
  • Authentic materials

ESOL in the Workplace

• Overview of Workplace Education
  • The World of Business
  • The Challenge for the Educational Institution
  • The Six Priorities for Educational Institutions doing Business with Business
• Benefits of Workplace Education
• Steps to Program Planning
• Characteristics of Workplace ESOL Programs
• Levels of Needs Assessment
• Defining Goals and Objectives
• Designing and Developing Learning Programs in the Workplace
• Instructional Strategies

Registration

To register for the conference, print out the registration form (you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader), fill it out, and mail it to: