FACE TEACHERS INTEGRATE SENTEO INTO THE CBET, ESL, AND HS CURRICULUM

By Sharon Ram, Fremont Adult School

May 13, 2011

TIMAC COHORT 7

About Me

Teaching ESL at Fremont Adult School for 10 years

The school serves thousands of students each year

ESL, CBET, Distance Learning and HS Departments

Integrate technology into my curriculum VESL lab learns English through a variety

of computer based-projects

Meet the FACE Mentees

Asha Pathania – HS Math/Algebra teacher

Sherie Tillman – offsite CBET teacher Pamela Weiss-Barr – CBET and ESL

teacher Yelena Zimon – ESL Dept Chair and

Advanced/Transition to College ESL teacher

Project Overview

4 teachers in ESL, CBET and HS Dept participated in integrating the SENTEO clickers into their curriculum

3 lessons each for a total of 12 lessons Algebra, Vocabulary, Grammar,

Multilevel CBET, and Nutrition lessons

Process and Results

Needs assessment Selection process Stipend and Certificate of Participation Expectations email correspondence, updates Folder with information 10 Lessons posted on FACE webpage

http://www.face.edu/Page/1186

DEMO and Training

1 paid Teacher training 2 demos in my VESL lab Drop-in lab from 12-1:15 M-Th so teachers could work on lessons and ask

questions Work closely with FACE tech team

Principal Steve Giudici tries out the SENTEO clickers!

Reflection

In the future, I would do more check-ins and get more feedback on what teachers and students liked or disliked about the SENTEO clickers.

I would also create a personal timeline sheet for each mentee so that they could check it off for accountability and self-progress.

Feedback and Photos

..\SENTEO\SENTEO SLIDE SHOW.pptx

..\SENTEO\FACE Mentees.pptx

Thank you!