ESOL instructors support their multilingual learners’ writing skill development across a wide range of scenarios as they write independently and collaboratively, both in person and online. This workshop introduces edtech routines that you will try out and then adapt to your learners’ career, academic, and personal goals.
Please note: This course will take place in Blackboard where you will find all virtual session information, course materials, and additional resources. You cannot access the online course from the SABES website. You will receive a separate email one to two days before the course begins with instructions on how to access the Zoom session. If you do not receive these instructions, please check your Spam folder and/or send an email to nruskin@edc.org.
- ESOL instructors at all levels of language proficiency
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
In today’s world, adults need writing strategies that enable them to write independently and collaboratively in diverse settings, both in person and online. These can include messaging (personal), emailing (work), and posting to LMS discussion boards (academic). This workshop introduces edtech routines that you can adapt to your learners’ goals (e.g., writing in health-care settings, writing for business correspondence, writing for training and higher education tasks). The routines integrate writing strategies such as organizing ideas, planning, drafting, collaborating, and revising. You will also explore ways that digital feedback supports learners’ writing skill development without placing an undue burden on the instructor. By integrating digital skills and digital literacy within the writing process, learners can access tools that allow them to express themselves more clearly and more quickly, motivating them to write even more.
This session is the fourth and final session in the Fusing Literacy series. Please visit the SABES Calendar (https://sabes.org/calendar) for more information and to register for these other sessions:
Session 1 focuses on listening: Nov. 15
Session 2 focuses on speaking: Nov. 29
Session 3 focuses on reading: Dec. 6
Note: This course is not available for recordings only. If you are interested in this topic, but are unable to attend all of the sessions as outlined here, please see our resource collection on the SABES website at https://sabes.org/pd-center-resources/34.
- Provide effective instruction in writing skill development for ESOL learners (both in person and online)
- Make use of edtech tools to engage learners in the writing process
- Provide digital feedback to support learners’ accuracy and fluency
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
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