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Name: Martha Rankin
Agency: Newport-Mesa USD Adult Education
Administrator: Mike Murphy
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Marian Thacher
Describe your project Mentee(s)
GOAL:
Increase school-wide participation on our e-PLC blog!
OBJECTIVES:
Train mentee to be blog administrator
Train teachers on new blog page
RESULT:
Mentee Mandi achieved the following…
o Designed, organized and built new blog page
o Collected teacher-created resources
o Uploaded docs and PPTs
o Authored new posts
Mandi’s mentees achieved one or more of the following…
o Learned the inner workings of Wordpress
o Uploaded docs
o Created post
NMUSD Adult School achieved the following…
o Gained new usable Teacher Resources page
o Viewed the password-protected page nearly 300 times in the last 30 days
o Opened colleagues’ posts and resource contributions
o Posted comments on Teacher Resource page
Increased average monthly views 55%
Mandi Spottsville
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Name: Mandi Spottsville
Agency: Newport-Mesa USD Adult Education
Administrator: Martha Rankin and Mike Murphy
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Marian Thacher
Describe your project Mentee(s)
PROJECT GOAL: Increase school-wide participation on our blog Collect resources from teachers to include in project Recruit a few other teachers to learn the “inner-workings” of
Wordpress in order to be authors and contributors.
RESULT: Developed, organized, and launched a new blog page, “Teacher
Resources” which includes PPTs, tests, activities and tech tips that teachers have created
Trained teachers how to use the new page and how to post to the page
Increased participation on the blog by 55% Gained more interest from staff on how to contribute to the page and
more confidence in using the blog More participation from staff
Rebecca SpohrSuzette Mascarenas
Megan BrownTony MaganaAlida Labiosa
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Name: Teresita Marchisello
Agency: Watsonville/Aptos Adult Education
Administrator: Cynthia Stark
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Tina Sander
Describe your project Mentee(s)
Two ESL teachers and their students will post to a school blog. Elaine Boles
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Name: Howard Adams
Agency: Bakersfield Adult School
Administrator: Susan Handy
Program Area: High School Diploma
Support Mentor: Penny Pearson
Describe your project Mentee(s)
My project was to support two to three instructors at Bakersfield Adult School who had a strong desire to infuse their classroom curriculum with new technologies. I was able to locate these instructors by utilizing our school site technology survey that our instructors completed for the BAS technology plan. Bonnie Vaughn and I collaborated on a video PSA “starring” her ESL- 6 class. Nancy and I worked together on an art lesson, deconstructing Guernica that she presented to her Diploma students using the Smartboard™.
Bonnie Vaughn
Nancy Frazier
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Name: Victoria Jones
Agency: Simi Valley Adult School & Career Institute
Administrator: Diana Batista, Vice Principal
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Diana Batista
Describe your project Mentee(s)
My TIMAC project included working directly with ESL staff members to increase technology use throughout the department. For our aides and lead teachers, I provided training on the CASAS e-test system which has allowed our ESL and ABE programs to administer the CBT close to 90% of the time.
For our daytime ESL instructors, I assisted with troubleshooting hardware and software issues, provided weekly “Tech Tips” to address problems or give instruction on the use of specific annotation and presentation tools on the electronic whiteboards, and demonstrated using a document camera.
For my two mentee instructors, I provided consistent support and training to increase their use of the whiteboard software, online Web sites for enhancing grammar and vocabulary lessons, and use of the document camera during classroom instruction. Each interaction was very rewarding and inspiring for me. I hope to continue to support my colleagues in the future. I am very grateful for the opportunity TIMAC has provided for us to expand our horizons.
Arlene Schraer
Sylvia Hashemi
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Name: Annie Cho
Agency: The English Center
Administrator: Lynne Wilkins
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Branka Marceta
Describe your project Mentee(s)
I set up a wikispace, ecteachers.wikispaces.com, so teachers and staff could have an online, centralized place to reserve the computer lab and other rooms.
I conducted monthly trainings for teachers and staff on using the computer lab, using wikispaces, Internet resources and more.
I also sent out a bi-monthly “Tech-Tuesday” email with helpful Web sites and tech tips.
I researched curriculum for teaching ESL students how to navigate Web sites and created handouts and lessons, including ones on pbwikis, blogs and Twitter.
My advanced students maintained a personal blog for the entire session, which can be seen on voicesfromtheenglishcenter.blogspot.com
Lynne Wilkins
English Center Staff
English Center Teachers: Janice TollmanLucia KentRob Beckley
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Name: Brian Darby
Agency: Educational Options – Independence Network
Administrator: Annabel Tomacder-Ruiz
Program Area: Adults with Disabilities
Support Mentor: Branka Marceta
Describe your project Mentee(s)
My project consisted of three strands. The first strand was to help instructional and support staff integrate PowerPoint presentations into the routine operation and student achievement of Individual Program Plan (IPP) goals.
The second strand was the development of a Web-based application to help students develop money management and shopping skills.
The third strand was the development of a variety of applications to help students learn scheduling, communication skills, and recipe and shopping lists. All three of these project objectives were met.
Yvonne Jasso
Trisha Young-Set
Jackie Chavez
Shirley Wong
Peggie Schubert
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Name: Michael Barnes
Agency: Mary Lind Recovery Center
Administrator: Ed Woodhull
Program Area: Vocational Education, GED
Support Mentor: Marian Thacher
Describe your project Mentee(s)
My project involved the creation of a social networking site (www.mlfbcasii.ning.com), designed specifically for adult education students, alumni, their families and friends, teachers and administrators. The purpose of this online community is three-fold:
First - Integrate and further enhance the use of technology in our classroom learning centers through the daily use of email, hand-outs in the form of file-attachments and Power Point presentations through online group meetings for assigned class projects.
Second - To informally keep track of the students who have attended classes in our Adult Education Program, whether they graduated from the Computer Operator Literacy curriculum or successfully completed/passed the California G.E.D. Examination.
Third – It serves as an unofficial measurement of real “student outcomes”, similar to the goals of the WIA CORE Performance Surveys, which is a reporting requirement of the California Department of Education. However, through the MLF-BCAS site, student gains and outcomes are continuously updated by the students, themselves, rather than a formal quarterly report.
To be able to make a formal announcement to Los Angeles Unified School District and the Mary Lind Foundation that the Social Networking Site is operable and available for uploads, i.e. videos, pictures, messages, announcements, discussions.
Kirin Naulls, InstructorComputer Operator Literacy
Kengee Bostic, InstructorG.E.D.
Michael McIntyre, Site Coordinator
Sonna Chavez, Site Coordinator
David Brown, Site Coordinator
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Name: Melinda Simica
Agency: Vista Adult School
Administrator: Richard Crane
Program Area: CTE
Support Mentor: Blair Roy
Describe your project Mentee(s)
Even with “road bumps”, I can happily say my project for the first year far exceeded the goals! My two mentees SHINED by completing their anticipated goals and reaching goals that went far beyond our expectations! Debra Parker learned to teach an online DL Voc course with a Web site, and now teaches three online DL courses! Lupe Villagrana created a Web site utilizing it in the classroom, and acted as mentor to other teachers who were not able to attend my technology training sessions! I myself had never written an Annual Technology Plan, or created online surveys to evaluate technology training.
CTE Instructor Debra Parker
CTE Instructor Lupe Villagrana
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Name: Joann Miller
Agency: West Contra Cost Adult Education
Administrator: Raul Ramirez and Jim Trombley
Program Area: CTE
Support Mentor: Branka Marceta
Describe your project Mentee(s)
Getting information disseminated to teachers and staff has always been a challenge. Classes and staffing are located at a variety of sites. Oftentimes, staff and administrators cannot get information out fast enough. I researched the use of social networking via a blog to get information out. I built a blog site using WordPress. I started taking information that was being sent via email and posting the content on the blog. Staff liked going to one place to find information.
Getting CASAS test results out to teachers in a timely manner has always been a challenge. Placing the password protected reports on the blog proved to be a perfect solution.
Genea Alexander
Raul Ramirez
Jim Trombley
Inocencia Dacumos
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Name: Candace Lynch-Thompson
Agency: North Orange County Community College District
Administrator: Jorge Gamboa
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Blair Roy
Describe your project Mentee(s)
I worked with four ESL instructors, three at the Wilshire campus and one at the Anaheim campus. The purpose of the mentoring was to show the teachers how to use technology to enhance their in-class lessons. I conducted three PowerPoint workshops for the three Wilshire instructors. During each workshop, the teachers practiced using PowerPoint to create lesson activities. I had two one-on-one training sessions with the Anaheim instructor. During these sessions we first looked at different ESL practice Web sites that could be used in a classroom environment and finally we went through the steps to create a simple class wiki.
Elaine Gayley
Sheila Ozbolt
Jim Pilafas
Natalya Dollar
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Name: Wayne Miyahara
Agency: El Monte-Rosemead Adult School
Administrator: Sara Shapiro
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Susan Gaer
Describe your project Mentee(s)
Web attendance is will be required by all instructors within the coming year. The scope of my project was to mentor two ESL instructors in the use of a web-attendance program. Initial instruction was as expected. One instructor was a particular challenging, but she was not timid. It was necessary to understand her learning style and adjusting instruction with regular follow-ups. It became necessary to work with both instructors with the district e-mail system. Instruction was given in increments. One instructor required only her specific needs and any other instruction was not of interest.
Connie VillaruelMaricyl Rosewitz
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Name: Donna Edwards-Brown
Agency: Evans Adult School
Administrator: Rosario Galvan
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Susan Gaer
Describe your project Mentee(s)
My project was to mentor two colleagues as they created blogs for their intermediate-level classes. We set up the blogs during a three-hour conference call. One teacher had her class blog during their allotted hour in our computer lab; the other asked her students to blog at home. Each mentee posted five or more comments and had some very enthusiastic responses.
Joann Craig
Penny Giacalone
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I believe that my mentees enjoyed this project and did a great job. A good lesson for me was how quickly plans for learning technology can be derailed due to life-altering events like budget cuts or family crises.
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Name: Andria Keiser
Agency: Lompoc Adult School
Administrator: Susan Williams
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Blair Roy
Describe your project Mentee(s)
My colleagues and I are pioneering Chalkblog, a file depository, for our adult school, offered to us through the Santa Barbara County Education Office. In this first year, we have yet to fully utilize its potential, but we have made strides from where we first began. We meet monthly to collaborate and lesson share. These lessons are now uploaded in Chalkblog and stored for teacher use, including EL Civics curriculum. Teachers can post comments to each other here and get access to ESL resources. We are beginning to see the benefits this has on our teaching and ultimately, our students.
Lyn BeanPatricia LoCiceroMaria RodriguezBelinda Vaj
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Name: Kathleen Bywater
Agency: Riverside Adult School
Administrator: James Dawson
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Diana Batista
Describe your project Mentee(s)
In our first TIMAC year, we focused on three classroom technology strands in ESL:
1. Using Power Points to deliver lessons2. Integrating Promethean Board use in (2) classrooms3. Using “blogging” at the Advanced level
Teachers used a prepared Power Point presentation on “Goal Setting” and “First Aid/CPR” to deliver instruction. These presentations were used across levels. Promethean Boards were installed in two
Lois Anderson-Stevens
Megan Brown
Alison Vinande
Cynthia Whisner
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classrooms and teachers were trained and supported (through team-teaching) in their use of the boards. The Advanced ESL class had themed blogging sessions during their computer lab time for students to “free” write and read.
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Name: Bethany Rich
Agency: Old Marshall Adult Education Center
Administrator: Mary Prather, Principal
Program Area: ESL/Citizenship
Support Mentor: Penny Pearson
Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)
A series of online multiple-choice quizzes were developed to help prepare students for the history and government component of the U.S. citizenship test. To assist students with low-literacy skills, audio clips were created to accompany each question and possible answer. Hot Potatoes, Audacity and Dreamweaver were used to create this project.
Marcella Torres,Citizenship Teacher
Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)
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SMART Board interactive whiteboard training and classroom use were the focus of this year’s project. Interactive whiteboard activities were developed to supplement existing EL Civics curriculum on accessing healthcare/interacting with providers (Objective 28) and were used with beginning-low students at Florin Technology Education Center in Sacramento.
Ernestina Madriles, ESL Teacher
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Name: Katalin Gyurindak
Agency: Mt. San Antonio Community College
Administrator: Liza Becker
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Blair Roy
Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)
My first year project was to mentor an ESL instructor who needs assistance to integrate technology (using the computer lab and PowerPoint) into teaching during class time and assist instructors to be able to use different software programs to help students with their language development. Instructors will be able to take their class to the computer lab during the semester (once a week).
My second technology project is to install Skype (a free program that allows
Abdel Belblidia
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you to make free phone calls over the Internet to anyone else who has the service) in at least one computer lab and use it as part of a communicative activity and train my mentees to apply this technology in their teaching.
Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)
Continue to work with my mentee to integrate technology into teaching and provide support when it is needed. My mentee was interested in setting up a Web site for his class, therefore in the second year we started working on it. It is still in progress.
My Skype project is completed. In one of our ESL computer labs, Skype is setup for use. My next goal is to download the new version of Skype.
Abdel Belblidia
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Name: Shin Song
Agency: North Orange County Community College District
Administrator: Valentina Purtell and Jorge Gamboa
Program Area: ESL / EL Civics
Support Mentor: Blair Roy
Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)
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NOCCCD has implemented a pilot program of CASAS eTest at the Anaheim campus to determine its reliability as an alternative assessment tool to improve the gathering and evaluation of student test data as compared to CASAS paper-based assessment. We began the pilot in fall 2007 with three higher level ESL classes and now we have increased it to 12 ESL classes for spring 2008. As the TIMAC mentor for the ESL program, I have provided extensive training and support to three lab instructors and two instructional assistants in the administration and proctoring of computer-based testing for our program.
Angela Alvarez – Lab Instructor
Ngoc Luu – Lab Instructor
Alice Niyondagara – Lab Instructor
Pati Mendia – Instructional Assistant
Elaine Loayza – Instructional Assistant
Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)
NOCCCD - ESL program finished implementing CASAS eTests (computer-based testing) at all three campuses (Anaheim, Cypress, and Wilshire). Our program goal was to standardize assessment practices at the three campuses. Staff was trained in utilizing CASAS eTests as a tool to maximize funding for the program and to analyze data to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our assessment processes and procedures.
Robin Morgan – Lab Instructor / Test Proctor
Elaine Pearse – Instructional Assistant
Ngoc Luu – Lab Instructor / Test Proctor
Violeta Aguilera-Valdes – Instructional Assistant
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Name: Martha Robles
Agency: Cerritos College
Administrator: Graciela Vasquez
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Susan Gaer
Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)
The plan was to assist teachers in integrating online computer technology
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into their teaching. For Mr. La Velle, a novice computer user, I introduced him to useful Internet sites such as www.webmd.com which introduces, illustrates, or otherwise supports his Vocational English as a Second Language (VESL) Health students and the content of the class.
For Mr. Furgason, who uses technology daily for personal use but sparingly to teach, I assisted him in locating a set of useful and interesting Internet sites such as www.manythings.org to support his English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching and as supplemental work and/or independent/homework for his students.
Fredrick La VelleDennis Furgason
Both gentlemen are adjunct instructors for the Adult Education Department at Cerritos College.
Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)
The goal was to provide basic computer skills to a few adult education department teachers. A departmental move to a more electronic-based office, revealed a few teachers unable to manage their college email accounts. The training will include skills necessary to accomplish tasks such as email logon and management.
Lourdes Chen, ESL Teacher
Ralph Casas, ESL Teacher
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Name: Kathleen Edel
Agency: Elk Grove Adult & Community Education
Administrator: Kathy Hamilton
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Penny Pearson
Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)
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Connie Bateman, a visually challenged HB ESL teacher, faced many challenges as our school moved forward with technology. With support from the administration, a new classroom aide, and help from students, Connie has experienced a new freedom and regularly integrates technology into the classroom.
Connie Bateman, HB ESL teacher
Stacey Westlake, LB ESL teacher
Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)
Renee Collins has utilized the A+ Accreditation Plus web 2.0 WASC collaborative resource for our WASC evaluation process.
Linda Boice has developed a computer class for GED/ABE/ASE/ESL/CTE students using several software programs.
Connie has continued integrating technology into the classroom.
Teachers and students have developed Web 2.0 resources.
Renee Collins, Resource Teacher LI ESL TeacherWASC Coordinator
Linda Boice,Advanced ESL Teacher HI ESL Teacher Computer Technology Teacher
Connie Bateman, HB ESL Teacher
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Name: Sybil Cartwright
Agency: Grossmont Union High School District
Administrator: Phyllis Ruth
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Blair Roy
Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)
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My project was to write a Power Point program for EL Civics 7.5, Safeguarding Families and Homes.
Assist one or two teachers at my site in using the program in their classroom.
Determine if the program was successful by a written test of the students involved.
47 of 57 students passed in Danielle Griffith’s class, and 40 of 46 students of mine passed.
Danielle Griffith
Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)
My project was to implement the use of new technology installed at the El Cajon Adult School’s ESL Complex.
The ESL Complex has five classrooms. The following equipment was installed in September 2008: 5 Document Cameras (ELMO)5 Projectors (Epson)24 Laptops (Dell)5 DVD/VCRs
My four mentees use the document camera every day. They agree with me that it is so much better than the old overhead projector. Karin likes to use PowerPoint in her classroom. Tawnya is excited to be able to show DVDs. Toni said that the document camera saved her life. Nancy enjoys using the document camera - it’s an excellent tool.
It has been a very successful year, because, all of the teachers at the ESL complex are using the technology available to them.
Karin Anderson
Tawnya Richards
Nancy Taylor
Toni Gagliardi
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Name: Justin Loh
Agency: Shasta Adult School
Administrator: Jim Newell, Principal
Program Area: High School
Support Mentor: Branka Marceta
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Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)
1. To establish a technology integration and mentorship academy within the Shasta Union High School District (SUHSD) using the state’s own TIMAC as a framework.
2. To create a Moodle-based website for Shasta Adult School enabling the staff to become more efficient in communicating and delivering curriculum.
Susan McGrath, Matt Clarke,Len Massaro, Amy Garrett,Laura Carlisle, Doug Roberts,Tara Meyer, Louinda McLean,Chris Dell, Hillari Freeman,Dave Peek, Susan Hanifl,Jim Jordan, Robin Jack,Leslie Ellingson, Justin Jordan,Sierra Ruiz, Tracy Goschke,Monica Havelka, Lisa Pullen,Teresa Alexander
Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)
1. To finish the second year of the inaugural cohort group for the SUHSD TIMAC.
2. To continue using Moodle at Shasta Adult School and to further integrate it into the staff’s daily tasks.
Laura Carlisle, Matt Clarke,Doug Roberts, Hillari Freeman,Dave Peek, Jim Jordan,Leslie Ellingson, Sierra Ruiz,Tracy Goschke, Monica Havelka,Teresa Alexander, Michelle Saelee,Louinda McLean
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Name: Cindy Wislofsky
Agency: Continuing Education, San Diego Community
College District
Administrator: Gretchen Bitterlin
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Blair Roy
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Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)
My first year project took me in three directions:
1. Mentor one teacher in creating a class Web page.
2. Mentor another teacher on how to create a class syllabus on the computer.
3. In collaboration with a colleague, disseminate short weekly technology tips over our Continuing Education email distribution list.
Jane Uhle
Valerie Long
Continuing Education’s Faculty/Staff/Administrators
Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)
1. Train two teachers on how to use Google’s online presentation program in their classrooms for student projects.
2. Continue to disseminate weekly technology tips over email to our Continuing Education family.
3. Conduct several faculty training workshops on using Word, PowerPoint, and our district’s online recordkeeping system.
Steve Gwynne
Beth Bogage
Continuing Education’s Faculty/Staff/Administrators
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Name: Hongyan Zheng
Agency: Milpitas Adult Education Center
Administrator: Dan Kreuzer
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Tina Sander
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Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)
Using online surveys (i.e. www.suveymonkey.com) and Web 2.0 technologies (i.e. wiki pages and audio/video Podcasting), six teachers developed teaching/assessing materials for EL Civics objective on employment, which were successfully used in actual teaching/assessing.
Ann Taguchi
Reva Larson
Judy Connell
Thao Nguyen
Lisa Lau
Eiko PenaDiaz
Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)
Two ESL teachers created their own official Web pages for their classes using SchoolLoop, an online Web site hosting software that has been used by schools in Milpitas Unified School District. They learned how to create and maintain the following segments on their pages: rich text boxes with pictures and hyperlinks, slideshows, news, and calendars
Ann Taguchi
Reva Larson
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Name: Myrna Montenegro
Agency: North Hollywood Polytechnic Education & Career Center
Administrator: Bea Zavala
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Diana Batista
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Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)
Collaborate with one ESL Teacher who attends the ESL computer lab to help him use one to three computers, CD players and headphones in the classroom to extend what the students are learning in the lab. Provide comprehensive hands-on training including the implementation of "centers" as a classroom management strategy. Training will include meetings, preparation of materials, classroom setup, team teaching, continued facilitation, and model the project to the administration and other teachers in a presentation at a meeting by video taping the project in motion in the classroom.
Michael Gurule
Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)
Collaborated with one ESL Teacher who attends the ESL computer lab to help him use twelve computers and six CD players with headphones in the classroom to extend what the students are learning in the lab, and to integrate technology in a class project.
The technology integrated in the class project were computers, CD players with headphones, a digital camera, a digital video camera, projector and screen, online video clips, Internet Web sites, as well Microsoft Office Word, Audacity, and Record Now software programs.
Provided comprehensive hands-on training including the use of the hardware and software as well as the implementation of “centers” as a classroom management strategy. Training included meetings, preparation of materials, classroom setup, team teaching, continued facilitation, and modeling the class project with all its components to the administration and teachers in a PowerPoint presentation.
Grady Miller
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Name: Peter Hubbard
Agency: Berkeley Adult School
Administrator: Joan Lehman
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Branka Marceta
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Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)
The initial project was to learn the use of interactive whiteboards but the project morphed into several areas:
• Establishment of QUIA pages for teachers• Help teachers to:
o Qualify for independent use of ESL computer lab and use laptop/LCD carts in their teaching
o Use Picasa• Advocating for and researching and writing requisitions for
technology purchases this year when a substantial amount of EL Civics money became available
• Purchases included: o four laptop/projector cartso four document cameraso one audio card readero one digital camerao two Smart Boards o 10 teacher subscriptions to QUIA pageso Subscriptions to Discovery Education Streaming & Project
Connect• Participation in the establishment of distance learning
The crown jewel of the project is the establishment of my classroom as a center for teacher technology training, with 10 computers, a document camera, flatbed scanner, Smart Board, overhead projector, and audio card readers.
Judith BuistLinda HsuModupe Omalayu
Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)
Increase sophistication of Smart Board skills Linda Hsu
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Name: Rebecca D’Harlingue
Agency: Castro Valley Adult School
Administrator: Jerry Green
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Tina Sander
Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)
The major focus was on familiarizing teachers with some of the new equipment that the school had purchased, such as the LCD projector, the document camera and the wireless tablet. In addition, one mentee learned Power Point, and another created a wikispace for her classes.
Elisa Correira-Dasala (Medical Billing)Elizabeth Gibb (ESL)Emilia Olroyd (Spanish)Rebecca Wiebe (ESL)
Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)
Some mentees learned how to use the document camera, and some of them then shared that knowledge with other teachers. Some mentees created PowerPoint or Excel documents. Three teachers learned how to create podcasts using drop.io, and five created wikispaces for their classes.
Signe Barry (ADP, Art)Cynthia Eaton (Older Adults)Elizabeth Gibb (ESL)Shawna Hamilton (ESL)Lynn Hollfelder (Older Adults)Rebecca Wiebe (ESL)
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Name: Rebecca Ring
Agency: Monterey Adult School
Administrator: Ann Kilty
Program Area: ESL, ABE, GED, CTE
Support Mentor: Tina Sander
Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)
My basic project was to enable ESL teachers to use the computer lab with their students. I arranged to have teachers go to the computer lab either with Angelica Diaz-Roman or me. First, we presented the lessons while they assisted us or watched. As the teachers felt able to, they began doing the lab time with our assistance.
Sarah Perkins
Angelica Diaz-Roman
Hope Tolleson
Leslie Savelberg
Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)
Original plan was set aside in order to set up and run a blended learning program in the ESL classes.
All the ESL teachers.
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Name: Sally Peckenham
Agency: Mt. Diablo Adult School
Administrator: Paige Endo
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Branka Marceta
Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)
My project was bringing teachers who were inexperienced with technology to a more functional level in both knowledge and application. I first surveyed the teachers and selected mentees according to need. As I was a technology novice myself, I first had to learn the technology before I mentored others. The technologies I mentored ranged from MSWord and EXCEL to computer projector units called Smart Carts and digital cameras.
Susan RauschCindy MolanderCindy PetersonJean Bernstein
Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)
This year’s project started as a continuation from last year but took on a different shape. My new survey found the needs different due to new equipment and new Web 2.0 technologies. Therefore, in addition to mentoring teachers in existing technologies, I also began working with a WIKI. My mentoring ranged from document cameras to embedding videos into PowerPoint and building WIKI pages.
Linda ReyderBetsy LongmanMai PerezJennifer LewMary MahonJoanne LedermanJosie PascalJean Bernstein
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Name: Suzanne Ludlum
Agency: Oakland Adult and Career Education
Administrator: Jacques LaCour and Sue Pon
Program Area: ESL, CBET, ABE/GED, CTE
Support Mentor: Branka Marceta
Describe your project Mentee(s)
Building a Professional Learning Community Through Multi-Dimensional Technology Professional Development
This project was designed to provide ongoing technology integration training and mentoring to teachers in OACE. Using a multi-dimensional approach (based on research of best practices), I facilitated over 20 technology-learning circles from October-April. In these circles, faculty worked together to learn new technology integration strategies and shared their successes and challenges.
25 teachers
Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)
Building a Professional Learning Community Through Multi-Dimensional Technology Professional Development (continued)
This project is designed to provide ongoing technology integration training and mentoring to teachers in OACE. This year’s focus is on “growing” the learning circle model by identifying additional facilitators and providing direct feedback to teachers as they experiment with new technology practices. So far this year I have work with four new facilitators and over 50 teachers in our learning circle model.
4 Facilitators
50 Teachers
2 IAs
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Name: Sylvia Bullock
Agency: Merced Adult School
Administrator: Debra Glass, Principal; Kristin Blanchard, Vice Principal
Program Area: Career Technical Education
Support Mentor: Tina Sander
Describe your project Mentee(s)
My actual project was pretty seamless as my administration was on board from the beginning and very supportive.
My project was to implement the usage of Smart Board technology in the classroom. I also wanted to implement the usage of technology that is currently available to our teachers and staff.
Sarah Root, ESL III Teacher
Gary Curro, GED Teacher
MAS staff
Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)
• To continue the usage of the Smart Board and projectors in the ESL, ABE and ASE departments.
• Train and implement the usage of the Mimio.
• Encourage instructional staff with the utilization of technology for fun while learning with their students – www.freerice.com
• Continue technology mentoring/support to all staff at MAS
Sarah RootGary Curro
Christopher Rodriguez
Roque BerlangaTammy Astorino
MAS Staff
NOTES:
Cohort 5
SUPPORT MENTORS
Name: Diana Batista
Agency: Simi Valley Adult School & Career Institute
PROFILE
Diana Batista is an Assistant Principal at Simi Valley Adult School & Career Institute. Before this post, she had worked as a Technology Coordinator/Instructor for the ESL technology lab since 2003. Diana has been a participant in the Technology Integration Mentor Academy program for five years. She enjoys working with professional development support programs, such as OTAN, CALPRO and Beginning Teacher Support Advocacy. Diana is a technology enthusiast working with teachers at Simi Valley and beyond with the goal of meaningful and effective technology integration in adult education classes. Through TIMAC Diana has mentored 10 teachers who have extended the mentoring throughout their own agencies.
Name: Tina Sander
Agency: Santa Cruz Adult School
PROFILE
Tina Sander is the EL Civics Coordinator and the Technology Coordinator at Santa Cruz Adult School. In 2004, she immersed herself in technology with the creation of a computer lab and a technology-based EL Civics program at her adult school. Designing and implementing new curriculum and developing classes on a range of topics from Basic Computer Literacy to Microsoft Excel, and Using Cameras to Blogging and Skyping, resulted not only in empowering the students and teachers in the Santa Cruz community, but also in the publication of her books Out and About in the World of Computers and the Computer Instructions Resource Book published by Alta Book Center Publishers. Furthermore, Tina has enjoyed and valued the opportunity to be a participant with the Technology Integration Mentor Academy program.
Cohort 5
Name: Blair Roy
Agency: Garden Grove Adult Education
PROFILE
Blair Roy is an ESL computer lab facilitator and an ESL multilevel multimedia teacher at Chapman Adult School. She became a mentor teacher in 1998 when the ESL computer lab was opened. She enjoys learning and sharing her passion for using technology as a tool in the classroom to enhance the learning experience with students and other teachers. She has been part of the last three WASC leadership teams. Blair recently completed her second year of the TIMAC program as a mentee and a mentor. She offers monthly professional development trainings, “Techtivities”, for her program and is an OTAN online and face-to-face trainer for Discovery Education.
Name: Susan Gaer
Agency: Santa Ana College
PROFILE
Susan is an Associate Professor of ESL at Santa Ana College. Her foci include infusing technology into ESL classes and developing and institutionalizing the student school newspaper. She believes that students should be in charge of their learning and therefore empowered to create whatever it is they need. She has developed a form of project-based learning which is very structured. She believes that students should be engaged in meaningful projects. She is a frequent presenter at CATESOL, TESOL, and other conferences. She has published articles on project-based learning, and is a featured instructor on the NCREL CD "Captured Wisdom." She was the ITAP mentor for Vista School for Adults, the San Diego Community College Centers for Education and Technology, and Santa Ana College Adult ESL. Since the inception of TIMAC, Susan has acted as a trainer and support mentor, inspiring both new and seasoned adult education teachers to implement their own technology integration projects.
Cohort 5
Name: Branka Marceta
Agency: Outreach and Technical Assistance Network
PROFILE
Branka Marceta has held the position of Coordinator of Technology Projects at OTAN since April 2006. Branka came to OTAN from Milpitas Adult School, where she taught ESL and office occupations both at the adult school program and in the local correctional facility. She earned her Master’s Degree in Instructional Technology from California State University, San Jose. At Milpitas, Branka practiced integrating technology into her daily instruction. In addition to teaching, she assumed a number of other roles, including technology team leader and technology mentor, CBET and EL Civics teacher, and curriculum and assessment developer. She also offered numerous professional development workshops at her agency, was a CALPRO, calpro-online.org, trainer, and is active in the technology interest section of CATESOL, catesol.org. At OTAN, Branka has been involved with the Technology Integration Mentor Academy, video production, and technology planning, as well as conducting conference workshops and technology training sessions.
Name: Penny Pearson
Agency: Outreach and Technical Assistance Network
PROFILE
Penny Pearson came to OTAN in June 2007 from Winterstein Adult Center in the San Juan Unified School District. For over 10 years, she taught computer skills, digital photography and storytelling in the Career Technical Education Department. She implemented staff development projects to help teachers at the school integrate technology into their teaching practices. In addition, she is an adjunct professor at California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) where she teaches a class for vocational adult students on how to integrate technology in the classroom. She has a B.A. in Communication Studies and a M.A. in Instructional Communication from CSUS. She frequently presents at CBEA, CCAE, and other conferences. Prior to entering into the education field, Ms. Pearson worked within the legislative and executive branches of Alaska state government. Her responsibilities included video and audio production and distribution, staff training, and press and constituency relations.
Name: Marian Thacher
Agency: Outreach and Technical Assistance Network
PROFILE
Marian Thacher has been a director of OTAN since 2006. In this role she has led OTAN in providing services to the adult education field under the categories of electronic collaboration, instructional technology support and distance learning. In her previous position at OTAN, as a Technology Projects Coordinator, Marian ran ITAP (Instructional Technology Assistance Project), a site-based professional development model for technology integration, which evolved into TIMAC. Marian was happy to assume the role of support mentor this year and experience the successes and challenges of day-to-day technology integration in adult education classes through the eyes of her mentees.