Hello you'll,

I'm Jackie Saindon, and no, I'm not from Georgia, but since there is no
second person plural in standard English, I have adjusted to using that in
my everyday speech.   I'm originally from New York, but have lived in
Georgia for the last 27 years.  I have an MA in Anthropology and an EdD in
Adult Education from UGA.   I've taught ABE, GED, and ESL in for the adult
literacy program in northeast Georgia, first for the Clarke County School
District and then for Athens Technical School (now college).  I then became
an ESL teacher at the University of Georgia in American Language Program,
UGA's Intensive English Program until May of 2004 when they closed the
program.  I then taught the endorsement courses, Language and Culture in the
Classroom, First and Second Language Acquisition and Adult Materials and
Methods of ESL, course at the undergraduate and graduate levels for the
University of Georgia.  I also have an interest in Mexican education - from
family engagement to pre-K through post secondary.   Recently,  I  conducted
workshops for volunteer ESL teachers through Athens Literacy Council,
Catholic Social Services, and Georgia's DTAE.   I'm also on the Clarke
County School Board, currently serving as president.

When I started teaching ESL in an intensive English program, my professional
association was with International and Georgia TESOL.  In joining the
professional development discussion list I feel that I am coming back to my
origins as an adult ed teacher/ teacher trainer.  I only found out about the
list a few months ago when I did the DTAE trainings, but I already have been
professionally and academically enriched by the discussions, and resources
that have been posted on the list.  Thanks Jackie (the other Jackie) for the
resources and leadership you provide.

I feel that I'm coming home, and I'm happy to say that I'm happy to join you
on this list.

I would like to add a resource to the list. For those of you who  speak
Spanish or who have Spanish speaking participants in your program, this Web
site that represents a consortium of Mexican educational programs may be
helpful.  It contains numerous resources as well as the curriculum for the
Mexican educational system from the elementary though the secondary system,
including the equivalent of the GED program for Mexican nationals abroad.
Someone can tell me where this posting should go, but here is the URL:
http://www.conevyt.org.mx/.  We're using it in our high school so that
teachers can send  Spanish speaking students to corresponding curriculum
materials in Spanish.

Happy holidays - Feliz Navidad

Jackie Saindon

  




On 12/5/05 9:17 AM, "jataylor" <jataylor at utk.edu> wrote:


> Hello everyone ~

> Over this past week or so, we've had several folks subscribe to the

> Professional Development list - welcome aboard! I'd like to encourage those of

> you who are new or perhaps have never posted before, to share with us a bit

> about yourself, your interests in professional development, and/or what you'd

> like to gain by being a part of this online community.

> 

> If you'd like to get to know "us" a bit better, visiting the discussion list

> archives is helpful:

> http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/professionaldevelopment/2005/date.html

> http://www.nifl.gov/nifl-aalpd/2005/

> 

> Also, here is a listing of previous professional development "discussion

> activities" we've hosted on this list:

> http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/list_guests.html#aalpd

> 

> Finally, some discussions/discussion resources are archived or otherwise

> listed in the Professional Development area of the ALE Wiki:

> http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Adult_Literacy_Professional_Development

> 

> This list is cosponsored by the National Institute for Literacy

> http://www.nifl.gov/ and the Association of Adult Literacy Professional

> Developers (AALPD) http://aalpd.org/

> 

> And for a bit about your list mod: I am a Professional Development Coordinator

> at the Center for Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee. I have a

> strong interest in online collaborative learning, and I thoroughly enjoy (and

> learn from) the exchanges on this list.  I'm glad to have you with us, and I

> look forward to hearing from you!

> 

> Best,

> 

> Jackie Taylor

> Adult Literacy Professional Development List Moderator

> The National Institute for Literacy

> jataylor at utk.edu

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