Adult Education
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Howard County Community College
English, Language, Business Building
Room 209
9 am – 11:30 am
$5.00 fee

This year’s event will focus on working with beginner learners, and the presenters will cover the following:

* Using Technology with Beginning Students - Minah Woo
* Increasing Student Retention - Sandy Cantrall
* Interactive Activities with Beginners - Sydney Wallace
* What works with Beginners - Sharing Session

Refreshments will be served. To RSVP, please contact Agata Liszkowska at axliszkowska@salisbury.edu or by phone at (410) 334-3495.

please go to www.howardcc.edu for directions and a map.

Advocacy Committee
Wed, Feb. 27, 2008
Matthew’s 1600 Restaurant
1600 Frederick Rd.
Catonsville, MD 21228
6:30pm

NOTICE!!

The Maryland TESOL Advocacy Committee Spring Event scheduled for this evening has been postponed due to the weather and closure of several schools in the area.

This event will be rescheduled for next Wednesday, February 27, at the same time and location.

Come join us as we discuss current advocacy issues and strategize the committee's position and action plan. Anyone interested in advocacy at any level is welcome! We look forward to working together with individuals who are committed to change through the advocacy process.

RSVP to Rachele Lawton (RLawton@ccbcmd.edu) or Minah Woo (MWoo@howardcc.edu) as soon as possible.

Elementary Education
Friday, February 22nd (snow date: Feb. 29)
Pastablitz
6010 University Blvd.
Ellicott City, MD 21043
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Cost ranges from $12.95 - $14.95 + dessert (Specific dinner options and prices will be emailed to you upon registration and are due via email by February 14.)

Successful ESL Instruction for World English Speakers: The Role of Language Awareness, Presented by Dr. Krista de Kleine, Associate Professor at the College of Notre Dame in Baltimore

Space is limited. Register by February 7th by emailing: Laurel Conran at Laurel_Conran@hcpss.org or Laura Hook at Laura_Hook@hcpss.org

Higher Education
Sweets and Treats
March 15
Towson University, Hawkins Hall, ROOM 113
10:00 am

The Higher Education group will be meeting on March 15, 2008 at Towson University. MD TESOL will provide the sweets, and we hope you will provide the treats! The treats are examples of activities that you have done in your classrooms that not only are very engaging and motivating, but also meet course learning objectives. Please think about creating a Poster of a favorite activity to share your ideas with others. We would like to make the meeting a social event, but also ensure that you walk away with several great new lesson plans.

RSVP to either Jeanette Gerrity Gomez at jgerrity@pgcc.edu or Gilda Martinez at gmartinez@towson.edu

Secondary Education
Saturday, March 1st
Howard Community College – Gateway Campus
10am – 12pm

Please join Secondary ESOL teachers from around the state for an exciting presentation on Making Academic Vocabulary Accessible to ELLs. Light refreshments will be provided.
Making Academic Vocabulary Accessible to ELLs. JoAnne Zoller Wagner, Kristine Walker, Leigh Fleckenstein, and Susan Chung developed an in-service presentation on vocabulary teaching for secondary and elementary classroom teachers. The in-service includes an original Powerpoint presentation about teaching vocabulary to ELLs, a demonstration of several ways to teach vocabulary which includes ELLs, followed by small group brainstorming by the classroom teachers on specific vocabulary terms. JoAnne, Kristine, and Leigh presented this on October 19 at Severna Park Middle School and received very positive feedback. They will describe the process of creating the presentation, as well as the presentation, to secondary ESOL teachers who may want to develop their own in-service presentations.

Lunch and networking to follow at
Jesse Wong's Asean Bistro
Columbia Palace 9, 8775 Centre Park Drive
Columbia, Maryland 21045

Teacher Education
Saturday, April 12th
Clyde’s of Columbia
6:00 pm

In an effort to continue bringing together those who are engaged in staff development at the broadest level, the Teacher Education IS invites all those who are involved in the development and continued education of teachers in Maryland, such as mentor teachers, instructional staff, professors, coordinators, and adjunct faculty.
Please come to join your colleagues, make contacts and exchange ideas in an informal and enjoyable atmosphere.
You may preview the menu options and pricing by visiting the restaurant website at http://www.clydes.com/main/MenusList.cfm?Restaurant=Clydes_of_Columbia.

For further information or to RSVP please contact Debra Suarez, dsuarez@ndm.edu or Suzi Monti, smonti@ccbcmd.edu , the Teacher Education co-representatives.