Region Leadership
Liz
Allen
Hudson Valley Community College
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Roma
Kumar
Schenectady City Schools
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Questions? Contact us at
capital@nystesol.org
Upcoming Events
TBA
Recent Events
June 8, 2011
Free Panel and Discussion
"Getting by in America: Immigrants, Refugees, and New American Citizens in the Capital Region"
Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Time:
5:30-7:30 pm
Location: Pine Hills Library, 517 Western Ave., Albany
Panelists include an immigration attorney and several members of
the immigrant and refugee communities in the Capital Region of
New York.
Download Flyer (pdf) | Questions? Contact us at capital@nystesol.org.
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April 19, 2011
Fifth NYS TESOL Salon for K-12:
"Instructional Strategies to Accelerate English Language Learning"
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Facilitator: Roma Kumar (Capital Region K -12 Co-chair)
Contact her for Salon location and directions.
Agenda:
Discussion: Challenges and successes in the K-12 classrooms
View professional video for ESL and mainstream teachers of ELL in elementary grades
Whole Group Activities:
- Activity 1: Turn - talk - share -- participants will write the most important key strategies and discussion points on chart paper and share at the end of the presentation.
- Activity 2: Participants are asked to:
- Compare the identified key strategies presented in the video to the strategies they use in their own teaching
- Develop a lesson to implement important new strategies learned
- Whole group share - out
Download Flyer (pdf) | Contact us at capital@nystesol.org for directions or questions.
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Adult Ed SIG Salon
"One Class Fits All: Differentiated Instruction Strategies for the ESL Adult Classroom"
Date: March 11, 2011
Location: Albany
Joint event by NYS TESOL's Adult Education SIG and the Capital Region.
NYS TESOL: Capital Region