Other Adult Learning Videos
The professional development videos described and linked
to below were not made by MLoTS. They have been listed here and will be
included in our searchable database to make it easier for adult educators
and professional developers to find. They are organized on this page in
the following categories:
• Integrating Technology
• English Language Learning (ESOL/ESL)
• Basic Literacy
Integrating Technology
Captured Wisdom
7 ESL/ESOL and ABE video examples of best practices in technology integration in the classroom, from the Captured Wisdom project will be found at:
http://www.ncrtec.org/pd/cw/adultlit.htmOTAN Video Gallery
21 ESL/ESOL and ABE video examples of integrating technology in the adult education (including English language learning) classroom. Registration (free) and log-in are required.
http://www.otan.us/browse/dsp/dsp_videotechintegration.cfm
English Language Learning (ESOL/ESL)
Assessing Knowledge of ESL Literacy
The Reading Demonstration was designed by Literacywork International as an assessment for low-level ESL learners. It uses real-life materials and texts. Students are asked to indicate what items they recognize and how much they can read. Materials include fast food items, utility bills, grocery flyers, along with connected texts such as short personal narratives and newspapers. Learners are asked to read aloud a passage written in their native language as well. This is a quick way for the teacher to get a good sense of the underlying fluency and decoding skills the learner possesses.
It has three sections:
1.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wQHrCxNg6A
2.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3r2kHwqXFA&NR=1
3.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csEHEb_oV2Y&feature=relatedCoalition of Limited English Speaking Elderly (CLESE)
Bright Ideas – ESL for Elders Project:
http://clese.org/brightideas_video.htm
Reading Demonstration
http://www.literacywork.com/readingdemonstration
In this reading demonstration, Literacywork International’s Heide Spruck Wrigley invites Bessima, an elderly refugee from Bosnia, to show her what she can do in English (recognize popular labels, identify a product on a flyer, interpret a utility bill and read a simple story in Bosnian and another in English). At the end of the video, Heide interprets Bessima’s skills and comments on her strengths and challenges with literacy.
I have a problem
http://clese.org/brightideas_video.htm
The "I have a problem" video shows students responding to common life problems and suggesting solutions. The teacher introduces a scenario and invites students to comment. It also shows a student offering his own problem to the class as others offer input. The web site includes a transcript so students can follow along.
Excuse me, how much are the peppers?
http://clese.org/brightideas_video.htm
This video, meant for community teachers with little background in teaching ESL, intersperses classroom teaching with a discussion of instructional principles. The teacher teaches the English names of vegetables to a group of Bosnian elderly, who speak very little English, and then takes them on a field trip so they can compare vegetable prices at a farm with prices in a Chicago supermarket.
Some of the 7 ESL lessons below, produced by Literacywork International, have beginning level job-related content. Several classroom methods or strategies are used: true-false cards to check comprehension, judicious use of the first language for explanation, the teacher drawing pictures (chalk talk) and students drawing pictures
Review of Survival English (01:35)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT9BL2eENs0
True-False Cards to Check Comprehension (03:45)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x6EXvxdojk
Lesson Preview in Spanish (1:33)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGg7i9gH4zs
Review Jobs Children Have (03:11)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_VGDwC0nMk
Review Jobs for Adults (03:39)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdIUVT-XU7c
Teacher Describes Her First Job (02:12)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjHDcrPwmtU
Chalk Talk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CB3GjSMw08
Students Draw Pictures and Describe First Job (03:30)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xExuQKvXASE
A Framework Comes Alive Video and Guidebook ($15.00)
Video Excerpt: Repetition in English language learning
Quicktime format
Flash format
The goal of this project is to mentor new teachers confronting the challenges of teaching adult ESOL (ESL) classes for the first time. The video and guide also provide an opportunity for more experienced teachers to reflect on their philosophies and practices in the classroom. The video and guide can be used separately or together, with a trainer or independently.
Ordering information can be found at: Curriculum Publications Clearinghouse
http://www.wiu.edu/users/micpc/index.html
PDK English Language Learing (ESOL/ESL) Videos
The Professional Development Kit (PDK) videos were developed by literacy.org and the National Center on Adult Literacy (NCAL) at the University of Pennsylvania. . Included here are 5 ESOL English language learning classes taught by Margarita Kershner.
Real Tutors, Real Learners
A collection of tutoring videos that illustrate techniques for basic and ESL literacy instruction made by Literacy DuPage, a nonprofit, community-based organization in Illinois. http://www.literacyvolunteersdupage.org/RealTutorsRealLearners.html
Basic Literacy
PDK Basic Literacy Videos
The Professional Development Kit (PDK) videos were developed by literacy.org and the National Center on Adult Literacy (NCAL) at the University of Pennsylvania. Included here are 8 basic literacy tutoring sessions with Dr. Richard Cooper.
Family Literacy
Adult Education and Family Literacy Curricular Integration
Lesson Planning
http://www.floridatechnet.org/vff/adulted1.htm
GROWS Family Literacy Program, in Apopka FL .
This video shows a family literacy lesson that focuses on vocabulary development.
http://www.floridatechnet.org/vff/adulted4.htm