Teacher Resources
This page will serve as a repository for helpful links and documents divided into specific sections to assist your already awesome teaching.
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Teacher Training Tools
| Topic | Title | Format |
| Employee Portal | Accessing Portal | Video |
| Employee E-mail | How to Access Employee E-mail | Video |
| Sharepoint | How to Access Sharepoint | Video |
| Time Sheet | Submitting Timesheet | Video |
| WorkReadly Mobile | WorkReady Mobile Tutorial | Video |
| Reading Plus | http://login.readingplus.com | Teacher and Student login link |
| Reading Plus | http://learn.readingplus.com | Skills Coach and downloadable content |
| Date | Topic |
| 08.11.2017 | Introduction |
| 08.18.2017 | Building Rapport |
| 08.25.2017 | Student Intake |
| 09.08.2017 | Best Lit Test Prep |
| 09.15.2017 | Running Dictation |
| 09.22.2017 | Coordinator Q&A |
| 09.29.2017 | Modeling |
| 10.06.2017 | Genre Based Writing |
| 10.18.2017 | Fall Break Message |
| 10.27.2017 | Headband Game |
| 11.03.2017 | TexasTESOL2017 |
| 11.10.2017 | TexasTESOL Takeaways |
| 11.17.2017 | PPP |
| 11.21.2017 | Thanksgiving Message |
| 12.01.2017 | The First Fifteen |
| 12.08.2017 | Holiday Greetings |
| 01.20.2018 | In Service Review |
| 02.02.2018 | Cell Phone Interview |
| 02.16.2018 | Post Test Prep |
| 03.16.2018 | Happy Spring Break! |
| 03.30.2018 | Greetings from COABE 2018! |
| 04.13.2018 | Verbal Tennis |
| 04.27.2018 | Sequencing Through Motion |
September 2017 Cambridge Univ. Press Training
| Cambridge Univ. Press Presentation | PowerPoint |
| Welcome to the Cambridge Learning Management System | |
| Ventures Website Login & Resource List | Word .doc |
| Ventures Website Directions | Word .doc |
| Ventures Training - References & Resources | Word .doc |
June 2017 Summer Training
To sign-up for training for Burlington English, email Rady Foster at rfoster@occc.edu
| Topic | Presenter |
| ESL Lesson Techniques - ppt | Nancy Kintsel |
| Work Categories - ppt | Nancy Kintsel |
| Rooms of the House - ppt | Nancy Kintsel |
| To the Point Impromptus - pdf | Viann Baggenstoss |
| ABE and CareerTech - ppt | Jared Bates |
| Writing for a Purpose - ppt | Allison Beecher |
| Communication in the Classroom - ppt | Sajida Shahjahan |
| Best Literacy through Ventures - ppt | Elizabeth Reeve |
| Interaction & Communication - pdf | Center for Applied Linguistics |
| Running Dictation - pdf | Anthony Tyrrell |
| Reading For Life - Website | Free Test Prep Activities |
Conference Presentations
| Oklahoma ABE State Conference 2019 | |
| Restocking Your ESL Toolkit | Powerpoint File |
| Restocking Your ESL Toolkit Presentation Handout | Word File |
| Onboarding Your ABE Staff | Powerpoint File |
| 3-2-1 Chart as Student Self-Assessment | PDF File |
| Oklahoma Department of Libraries Aug 2019 | |
| Ingredients to Build a Successful ESL Program | Powerpoint File |
| OK Works 2018 | |
| Building a Successful ESL Program | Powerpoint File |
| From Better to Best: Empowering and Equipping the Adult ESL Teacher | Powerpoint File |
| OK Works 2017 | Neil Sturomski - Metacognitive Resources |
| Website | Summary |
| BenchmarkEducation.com | Good overview of 'Metacognition' including best practice in metacognitive strategies. |
| NHAdultEd.org | Thirty-three pages of excellent information that should be used and imbedded in your regular instruction, including how to incorporate Bloom's and practical exambles. |
| MathematicShed.com | Though designed for "kids", many of these activities designed for higher-level-thinking can be used or modified to work with adults. |
| TeachThought.com | Here are examples of ten team buiilding activities that help oromote cooperation, communication, and team building. |
| minds-in-bloom.com | Here are some fun activities that can be used in writing, speaking, listening, or communication activities. |
| teAchnology.com | Free worksheets that support critical thinking, math, science, social studies, etc. |
| fun-with-words.com | Wordplay puzzles and activities. The rebus puzzles provide higher-order thinking skills or metacognitivies activitiy. |
| HiSET Academy | www.essentialed.com/start/occc | Main link for Teacher and Student logins |
| HiSET Academy | Getting Started Guide | Quick guide to getting started as a teacher. |
| HiSET Academy | Enrolling Students | Video to enroll and activate students |
| HiSET Academy | Blended Learning Model | In-depth text on blended learning:
What is it and how to implement it. |
| HiSET Academy | Orientation Video | Leonard demonstrates your "dashboard" and
how to find student data. Good refresher! |
| HiSET Academy | Viewing Student Progress | AJ's guide on where to find student progress. |
| HiSET Academy | CCRS and LA Lesson Correlation | .pdf of the LA lessons and the CCR Standards. |
| HiSET Academy | Grading Student Responses | While you won't grade student responses, the
HiSET Academy will. This is what they're looking for. |
