The registration fee for this 5-week course is $179 - ProLiteracy members get 15% off.
Jane

-----Original Message-----
From: Diaz, Beatriz B. [mailto:BDiaz at dadeschools.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 10:25 PM
To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List
Subject: [EnglishLanguage 2990] Re: Computers in the ESL Classroom
-Courseopens Oct. 20


Is this course free? If not what is the fee?
Bea

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From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Jane Greiner
Sent: Wed 10/8/2008 12:41 PM
To: englishlanguage at nifl.gov
Subject: [EnglishLanguage 2986] Computers in the ESL Classroom - Courseopens Oct. 20



Hello everyone, 
The online course "Creating Engaging ESOL Activities Using Computers" begins in just about 10 days. This course offers very practical information and activities to help you integrate computers into your ESOL classroom. Please see below for course information.

ProLiteracy has a few other courses lined up for fall, available on ProfessionalStudies AE.org: 

*	Assessments Developed by Teachers and Students, November 10 - December 12  (Course info at: http://www.newreaderspress.com/Items.aspx?hierId=6530) 
*	Facilitating Adult Learning: Key Concepts for Teaching Adults, November 10-December 15 (Course info at: http://www.newreaderspress.com/Items.aspx?hierId=6620) 
	

Thank you for sharing this information with colleagues who may be interested in these courses for instructors. 
All the best, 
Jane Greiner 
ProLiteracy 

Creating Engaging ESOL Activities Using Computers 
Course Facilitator: Diana Satin
Course Dates: Oct. 20 - Nov. 24, 2008, Webinar @ 2:00 p.m. (EST), Nov. 21 
Research shows that interesting, engaging learning activities using productivity software increases students' motivation and helps them learn English for all the reasons they come to your classes. In addition, it's a fact that more and more jobs require computer skills. Students who can use computers effectively expand their career options in countless ways.

Creating Engaging ESOL Activities Using Computers I 
Through this course, you will integrate computer software into your ESOL instruction. You'll identify the steps necessary to incorporate computer software applications into lesson plans, including analyzing specific language and computer skills. You will finish the course having developed, tested, and refined a learning activity for your own classroom. Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

*	Describe the benefits and challenges of using word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software in ESOL instruction 
*	Evaluate student use of productivity software 
*	Analyze learning activities for language and computer skills 
*	Convert a classroom activity to one that includes productivity software, test it with students, and evaluate the activity 

During this five-week course you will engage in self-paced activities and readings, as well as asynchronous discussions with the facilitators and course participants. The course will close with a live Webinar.

Documentation: Certificate of Completion will document 12 hours as completion time.
Register at http://www.newreaderspress.com/Items.aspx?hierId=6590 
or go to www.ProfessionalStudiesAE.org 


Jane Greiner 
Professional Development Coordinator 
ProLiteracy 
1320 Jamesville Avenue 
Syracuse, NY 13210 
315-422-9121 ext. 283 
315-422-6369 fax 
www.proliteracy.org 
jgreiner at proliteracy.org 

Learn more about ProLiteracy's Professional Development at http://www.newreaderspress.com/default_prolit.aspx 

Become a member to receive 25% off New Readers Press products, 15% off Professional Development, and much more!!!  

For more information or to join, please visit www.proliteracy.org/proliteracy_america/membership.