Professional Development Colleagues,

The Media Library of Teaching Skills (http://www.mlots.org or just  
type "mlots" in your browser) now has eight, original adult literacy  
education classroom videos, and links to 25 adult literacy education  
videos on other web sites. The MLoTS videos include ESOL/ESL,  
reading, writing, numeracy/mathematics, and adult secondary  
education. The latest addition is an ESOL class in a neighborhood in  
Boston, Massachusetts. The lesson focuses on food vocabulary and verb  
tenses. All the videos are free and stream online. The MLoTS videos  
are based on state curriculum standards or frameworks or on other  
best practices. They are intended for teacher professional  
development. They can be used as part of face-to-face or online  
courses, workshops, or study circles, and can also be accessed by  
individual teachers who on their own want a "window" to look in on  
other teaching colleagues' classrooms and teaching practices.

If you look at or use these videos we would like to hear what you  
think. If you are interested in making classroom videos in your  
state, please let us hear from you.

David J. Rosen
Media Library of Teaching Skills
djrosen at mlots.org