LOTE

A Departmental Approach to the LOTE Regents Exam

Join LOTE professionals for a unique approach to the LOTE Regents Exam. Workshop will consider the LOTE department and effective classroom practices as well as offer practice scoring speaking and writing tasks utilizing the NYS rubrics.

Presenter:   Nancy Gates, Teacher

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LOTE Professional Study Group

Join the newly created CNY LOTE professional study group and meet with fellow educators in central New York. Learn strategies and techniques to improve your teaching and student learning. The first session will feature how to create a LOTE department prop collection and discuss the use of props across the LOTE curriculum. The next session will demonstrate ways to utilize music and technology in the LOTE classroom.

Location:   CNYTC
Dates:     February 28 & April 9

Time:     4:00 – 6:00

Audience:   LOTE Professionals

Presenters:   Nancy Gates, Jolene Beck, and Chad Putney, Teachers

Sign Language I

Sign Language I will feature finger spelling, numbers, and over 250 everyday signs including people and relationships, adjectives, words of emotion, and verbs. Signs are taught in a fun, engaging environment with plenty of interaction and repetition to reinforce what has been taught.

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Presenter:   Laura Muscato, Teacher

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Sign Language II

Sign Language II will build on the what was learned in Sign Language I with many new verbs, prepositions, and common nouns including places, objects, days of week, months, and time words. Participants will actively participate to increase fluency and retention of cumulative signs.

Prerequisite:   Sign Language I

Location:   CNYTC
Dates:     February 6, 13, 27 & March 5

Time:     4:00 - 6:00

Audience:   PreK-12

Presenter:   Laura Muscato, Teacher

Sign Language III

Sign Language III will feature over 250 new vocabulary words that will enable participants to be nearly fluent in sign language. The class is taught in a fun, engaging environment that promotes retention of cumulative signs. Anecdotes, storytelling, riddles, recipes, and more will be shared in sign language to create a highly interactive signing atmosphere.

Prerequisite:   Sign Language I & II

Location:   CNYTC
Dates:     March 12, 19, 26 & April 2

Time:     4:00 - 6:00

Audience:   PreK-12

Presenter:   Laura Muscato, Teacher

What’s Different About Teaching Reading to Students Learning English?

This three-part workshop will explore ways to teach ESL students to read, and how these methods compare and contrast with teaching reading to mainstreamed students. Workshop materials are from the Center for Applied Linguistics.

Presenters:   Tish Evans and Diane Bernstein, Teachers

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Your Voice: Can’t Teach Without It!

This workshop is designed specifically for teachers who must use their voice to teach students daily. It will focus on educating teachers about their speaking voice: how to use it, how to prevent voice problems, proper vocal technique, occupational risks/hazards, signs of a voice problem, how and where to get help, and what you can do to improve your voice.

Location:   CNYTC
Date:     April 3

Time:     4:00 - 6:00

Audience:   PreK-12

Presenter:   Ashley Paseman, Speech-Language Pathologist