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H TO ESOL
W APPROAC
A NE
E LIBRARY
R N I N G IN T H
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S
SMOTHERS / HARRY GLAS
NIKEISHA
ER, NY
RY ADULT LEARNING CENT
QUEENS LIBRA
INTRODUCTIONS

If the group is small

1. Name
2.Where you are from
3.What you would like to learn today
COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH TO ESOL

?4 SKILLS: L/S / R/W LISTENING/SPEAKING / READING/WRITING
?5 : C/C CONTEXT/CULTURE
?6 : T TECHNOLOGY
TH

TH
WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?
TECH¡¤NOL¡¤O¡¤GY

NOUN ? TEK-?N?-L?-J?

??THE USE OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRY, ENGINEERING, ETC., TO INVENT USEFUL
THINGS OR TO SOLVE PROBLEMS

?A MACHINE, PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, METHOD, ETC., THAT IS CREATED BY
TECHNOLOGY

-- MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY
TECHNOLOGY TIMELINE
AGE

TIME

INVENTIONS

AGRARIAN

4000 BC ¨C 1700 AD

WHEEL
PAPYRUS, PAPER
MACHINES: PRINTING PRESS

INDUSTRIAL

1700 AD ¨C 1960 AD

MOTORS: CARS, AIRPLANES
ELECTRICITY: TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE
ELECTRONICS: TV, RADIO, COMPUTERS

INFORMATION

1960 AD --

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS: PC, CELLPHONE
INTERNET
WHY TECHNOLOGY?

?SCIENCE

?CULTURE

?UBIQUITOUS
CCSS REQUIRES NEW SKILLS TO BE DEVELOPED
Explicit Skills:
Critical Thinking
Global Communication
Collaboration
Information Literacy
Information Management
Media/Technology Literacy
?

Inherent Skills:
Global Empathy
Questioning
Problem Solving
Creativity and Innovative Thinking
Self-direction
EXERCISE 1
? TAKE TWO MINUTES AND LIST
TECHNOLOGY THAT YOU USE IN THE
CLASSROOM RIGHT NOW
? SHARE
APPLICATION 1
Blended Learning
Computer Usage instruction
ESOL instruction
APPLICATION 2
Student Centered

Flipping the Classroom
[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a7NbUIr_iQ teaching for tomorrow: flipped learning]

Teacher Centered
[industrial age]

[information age]
EXERCISE 2
? TAKE TWO MINUTES AND LIST TECH
TECHNIQUES THAT YOU USE IN THE
CLASSROOM RIGHT NOW THAT YOU
ARE PROUD OF
? SHARE
EXAMPLES
Websites that I use
1.http://esolclass142.weebly.com/
2.http://www.easyworldofenglish.com/
3.Others suggested by the audience:
? http://www.esl-lab.com
? http://www.agendaweb.org
THANK YOU
Nikeisha Smothers

nikeisha.smothers@queenslibrary.org

Harry Glass
harry.glass@queenslibrary.org

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