Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j6GKiLG28675; Sat, 16 Jul 2005 16:44:21 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 16:44:21 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20050716204137.90277.qmail@web33001.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: sandra fugate <aviasan2@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10997] Re: Lesson Planning for a "model" ESL X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Status: O Content-Length: 5248 Lines: 197 Thanks for this information. I really didn't know how she was perceived. I am only vaguely familiar with her work, having read a short excerpt in the writing of another author. She is referenced at the OTAN site as follows: The model is based on the work from Madeline Hunter from her text, Mastery Teaching (1982), and adapted by the ESL Teacher Institute, Lesson Planning Module, then published by Longman, Teacher Training Through Video, 1992. Sandra --- Elsa Auerbach <elsa.auerbach@umb.edu> wrote: > Please note that there is a great deal of > controversy about Madeline > Hunter's approach which many practitioners (K-12) > find prescriptive and > mechanistic; it has been imposed in a top-down way > in school systems and is > seen as controlling, stifling of teacher creativity, > disrespectful to > teachers' professionalism, etc. > > Googling Madeline Hunter would probably turn up some > of these critiques > (although I have to admit I haven't done this). > > Elsa Auerbach > > On 7/16/05 10:54 PM, "sandra fugate" > <aviasan2@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Thanks David. This is a very helpful site. I > > especially like the extensive 'measurable verbs' > list > > that have been categorized. > > > > I am somewhat familiar with the work of Madeline > > Hunter who is referenced in the OTAN site. > > > > Are you familiar with Dr. Bob Kizlik's site, > Adprima, > > at http://www.adprima.com/? > > > > I have also found the book "Learning Teaching" by > Jim > > Scrivener very useful. Additionally, CAELA has > good > > ideas for planning lessons in their Toolkit. > > > > Again, thanks for this great site. > > > > Sandra > > > > > > > > --- David Rosen <djrosen@comcast.net> wrote: > > > >> Hello Sandra and others who have this question: > >> "What do you consider > >> to be the 'model' ESL-specific lesson plan > format?" > >> > >> A new -- and possibly very useful -- tool which > >> addresses the need > >> you have described is Lesson Plan Builder > >> > >> > >> > > > http://www.adultedlessons.org/login.cfm?fuseaction=login > >> > >> It's a free, online template where a teacher can > >> create lesson plans > >> and save them. The lesson plans can be done a > >> piece at a time, > >> saving (and returning to) the parts that are > done. > >> They follow a > >> tried-and-true format (Madeline Hunter/WIPPIE). > They > >> have adult > >> education (including ESL/ESOL) competencies > >> referenced within it > >> (such as CASAS, and SCANS, with others to be > added ) > >> and it > >> conveniently links with a (free) online rubrics > >> builder. The > >> completed lesson plans can be saved to one's own > >> computer (or a > >> program's server for all teachers there to use) > and, > >> within a few > >> months or, so they will be able to be saved to a > >> user-accessible, > >> searchable online database of lesson plans. This > >> has been developed > >> (and will be improved) by OTAN in California. I > saw > >> it demonstrated > >> at COABE this year, and think it is potentially > very > >> useful to adult > >> ESL/ESOL teachers and others. > >> > >> What do you - and others here -- think of it? > >> > >> David J. Rosen > >> > >> > >> On Jul 16, 2005, at 11:33 AM, sandra fugate > wrote: > >> > >>> While we are on the subject of "Model ESL > >> Programs", I > >>> would like to ask a question. What do you > >> consider to > >>> be the 'model' ESL-specific lesson plan format? > >> We > >>> are trying to create a 'formal' lesson plan > >> template > >>> that is ESOL-specific. We have researched a > >> number of > >>> resources and have found that the components for > >> the > >>> 'recommended' ESOL-specific lesson plan are > pretty > >>> much the same with the exception of the titles > of > >> the > >>> components. Even when the title varies (such as > >>> learner activities vs practice) the definition > is > >>> basically the same. > >>> > >>> We have many ESOL practitioners who are 1) > >> part-time, > >>> 2) have no language acquisition teaching > >> experience or > >>> related educational background and 3) some who > >> may > >>> not even hold a k12 teaching license that would > >>> indicate they have had training in teaching > >>> methods/lesson planning. > >>> > >>> For these reasons, we want to provide training > in > >>> lesson planning and ESOL-specific teaching > >> strategies. > >>> Of course, we know that they will not create a > >> formal > >>> plan before each class, but we want them to at > >> least > >>> know how to do so and understand the principals > >> that > >>> support each component of an ESOL-specific > lesson > >>> plan. > >>> > >>> In an effort to create a lesson plan that > conforms > >> to > >>> recognized ESL specifications, we would greatly > >>> appreciate your feedback. > >>> > >>> Thank you, > >>> > >>> Sandra Fugate > >>> ESOL Coordinator > >>> > >> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? 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