Teachers Create Facebook Pages for Their Classes

Wilder YnoquioESL Instructor, Technology Leadership

• Celebrating 40 years of excellence in Rowland Heights and surrounding communities

• 3,000 students each year• Programs include ESL,

Citizenship, ASE-GED, Parent Ed, Older Adult, Fee-based

• ESL classes offered at main site and 10 off-site locations

• 30-station computer lab and five classrooms with Smart Boards with room amplification system

• Increased number of fee-based courses in last six years

This project responds to one of the key issues addressed in the last WASC Self Study Report:

“Creation of teacher’s webpage as a new method of communication.”

Project GoalTo help three teachers create acebook pages for their classes

Expectations• Improve communication among teachers-students-

community • Increase the use of technology in classes• Monitor learners’ progress and results• Recruitment and advertisement of classes offered at

RACE• Increase student enrollment• Increase the quality of education according to the needs

and demands of the community

Mentees go for the challenge!!!

Mr. Norman Chavez• 5 years at RACE• Instructor for two programs: ASE/GED and ESL• RACE-GED-Chavez

Ms. Janna Socash• 3 years at RACE• ESL instructor for two classes• ESL Class 030520

Ms. Peggy Toda• 5 years at RACE• ASE/GED instructor• GED AEC2 020211

PROCESS• Project introduction and updates over six staff

development meetings• Exploration of personal Facebook prior to meeting with

mentees• Created accounts, profiles, reviewed privacy issues• Switched from Facebook group to Facebook page• Posted events, embedded web-links, photos, help build

audienceUPDATED RESULTS

• RACE links with mentees on Facebook Rowland Adult & Community Education

• Mentees sharing Facebook at staff meetings• Six more teachers have created Facebook pages• Enhancing online communication

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CONCLUSIONS• Teachers can become efficient with Facebook Pages

by updating their technology skills in using:

and other features of Facebook• Many Facebook applications depend on teachers’

creativityWHAT’S NEXT

• Create a RACE FACEBOOK Committee to extend additional support to instructors

• Continue encouraging teachers to create Facebook pages

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