Adult Education
English as a Second Language

Staff Development

The following links are related to various staff development workshops presented by Teacher Advisors of the ESL Programs Office

Make Your Own Online Quizzes (Technology Colloquium, June 12, 2009)

as a pdf file

Presented by Barry Bakin

Online Resources, using the net to connect with students

webpage version presented June 5, 2009

Multimedia ESL Lessons in the classroom - Technology Colloquium May 2009 Presented by Barry Bakin

Sampler of possible "on-the-fly" practice presentations

Sample of Scrambled Steps Presentation

Start Internet-Assisted Instruction Today - CATESOL 2009 Presented by Barry Bakin

The Wonderful World of Wikis - CATESOL 2009 Presented by Barry Bakin and Liz Koenig

Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet Projects Students and Teachers Love

Getting Started With Wikis March 2009

Presented by Barry Bakin at TESOL 2009

Projects Using Excel - Technology Colloquium, March 20, 2009

Susan Coulter's Bingo Game Template

Barry's adaptation of the Bingo Game Template - Opposites

Online Activities for ESL and ABE

Presented by Barry Bakin, March 12, Evans CAS

Excel, PowerPoint, Websites and Wiki Projects for ESL Students and Their Teachers!

Getting Started With Wikis January 2009 step by step for CUE handout

Bombay TV Project

DFilm Project

Lester Movie

Jose Movie

Presented by Barry Bakin, March 6, 2009, Computer Using Educators Conference

OTAN Technology and Distance Learning Symposium, Sacramento, February 17 & 18th, 2009

Getting Started with Blogging PowerPoint, Presented by Barry Bakin

Getting Started with Blogging Handout

Photos for "Projects Using Word"

chairs and plants

computer workstation

break room

copy room

cubicle

restroom

file cabinets

Creating a Wiki step-by-step including basic editing and management tasks (PowerPoint Presentation)

Presented by Barry Bakin, January 23, & 29, 2009 Technology Colloquium

Getting started with wikis

Presented by Barry Bakin, January 2009, OTAN version

Online Activities for ABE & ESL (Technology Colloquium)

Presented by Barry Bakin, October 21 & October 24, 2008

Using Computers and the Internet for ESL and CBET

Presented by Barry Bakin and Delisa Sexton, Fall Conference, October 11, 2008

Getting Started with Wikis (Otan Online Training)

Presented by Barry Bakin, October 14, 2008

Simple Ways to Start Using Web-Based Instruction

Presented by Barry Bakin, June 6, 2008
A sample of one of the techniques presented by Paul Yung at the workshop.  In this case, the PowerPoint slides provide images of people for students to describe using the vocabulary introduced in the textbook lesson. The point of the slide show is to provide additional practice of material that has already been introduced.

Wikis in the Classroom (OTAN online training)

Presented by Barry Bakin, May 30, 2008

Selected Web Tools for Professional Development

Presented by Barry Bakin, May 30, 2008

Online Activities for ESL

Presented by Barry Bakin, Metro Skills Center, May 1, 2008

Magnetic Card Readers for Meaningful Language Practice

Presented by Barry Bakin, Technology Colloquium, April 18, 2008

Strategies for Learner Goal Setting

Presented by Ronna Magy and Dave Coleman, CATESOL 2008 Sacramento

Very Simple Ways to Start Using Web-Based Instruction

Presented by Barry Bakin, CATESOL 2008, April 11, 2008, Sacramento

What will happen next 1

What will happen next 2

What will happen next 3

Two New CBET Course Outlines

Presented by Liz Koenig and Barry Bakin, CATESOL 2008, April 11, Sacramento

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet Projects Students and Teachers Love

Presented by Barry Bakin, TESOL Pre-Conference Institute, Tuesday April 1, 2008

TESOL 2008,New York City (hand out)

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet Projects Students and Teachers Love

Presented by Barry Bakin, TESOL Pre-Conference Institute, Tuesday April 1, 2008

TESOL 2008,New York City (WEB Links Only)

Powerpoint for workshop

Handout for Electronic Village Classics Fair

Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet Projects Students and Teachers Love (handout) presented at Computer Using Educators (CUE) 2008 (March 7)

Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet Projects Students and Teachers Love (WEB Links only)

Connecting Technology to the Curriculum (PowerPoint Slideshow)  presented at Computer Using Educators (CUE) 2008 (March 7), and at CATESOL 2008 (April 12),

Blogging in the Classroom (OTAN online Training, February 15, 2008) as a PowerPoint Slideshow

Online Activities for ABE and ESL (Technology Colloquium, February 8, 2008) as a webpage

as a .pdf file

Wikis in the Classroom (OTAN online Training, February 2, 2008) as a PowerPoint Slideshow

Create your own Podcast (OTAN online Training February 1, 2008) As a PowerPoint Slideshow

Online Activities for ABE and ESL (January 19, 2007) as a webpage

as a .pdf file

Word, PowerPoint, Excel and a Browser: Four All-Time Favorite Student Projects

Using Card Readers for ESL instruction

Word Projects for Literacy and Beginning Levels (March 2007)

One Word Poems (March 2007)

Connecting Technology to the Curriculum (TESOL March 2007 & CATESOL April 2007)

From Data Collection to Presentation: Team Research Projects for ESL (Barry Bakin: CATESOL, April 2007)

Preparing for the "New" CBET (Kit Bell: CATESOL, April 2007)

Learner Persistence and Goal Setting (Ronna Magy and Arlene Simmons, CATESOL April 2007)

--Second Handout ("Class-to-Class Visit")

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Updated 6/11/2009