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To: All
Faculty and Staff - «FirstNAME»
«LastNAME»
From: Caryn
T. Davis. Dean of Academic Affairs
Dante V. Ferraro, President
RE: Faculty Meeting, Workshop and Luncheon
Date: Saturday, July 27, 2013
Time: 10 am to 1 pm
There will be a Faculty Meeting, Workshop and Luncheon on Saturday, July 27, 2013. All faculty and staff are encouraged to
attend.
We are pleased to welcome as a special guest speaker, Tamara
Kirson, M.Ed.,
on faculty in the English Language Studies Program, Division of Language
Learning and Teaching, The New School for Public Engagement, in
Please try to arrive by 10 am so we can use our meeting time to full advantage. Ms. Kirson’s workshop will start promptly at 10:15am. Bring a notebook and pen for the workshop.
Faculty meetings are an important part of our school's professional development activities. Your participation helps us to meet many accreditation, state licensing and best practices requirements.
Faculty meetings are a great time to meet and get to know your fellow teachers and to exchange ideas and teaching strategies. The "Idea Exchange" luncheon which follows is also a delicious way to improve our school.
REMEMBER: The front door of the schools will be closed. Please enter at 1501 Broadway. Take the elevator to the second floor. We will leave your name on a list with security, so bring along photo ID.
Looking forward to seeing you there,
dvf
AGENDA
Faculty and Staff
Meeting and Workshop
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Faculty
Meeting: 10:00am-1:00pm
1. President
Introduction
·
Welcome
·
New Faculty and Staff
Introductions
·
Student Club Bike Tours
·
"English through
the Arts" Special Events
Center
2. WORKSHOP: 10:15am-12:15pm 
Tamara Kirson: X-Word Grammar, A
Focus on Asking Questions
BREAK:
12:15-12:30
3. PRESENTATION:
12:30-12:45pm
Dr. Leonila Dolina, Faculty Member: Spelling Strategies
4. Caryn T. Davis, Dean of
Academic Affairs with Dante V. Ferraro, President
·
Ongoing
TOEIC Tests Practices and Support
·
Program Planning, Development and
Review Plan Update
·
TESOL Self-Review Instrument
Review
·
Testing and Assessment Update
·
Ongoing Student Orientation
Review Including Foreign Student Medical Insurance
·
Faculty Mentoring and Peer
Coaching Update
Luncheon: 1:00 p.m.
"The Idea Exchange" Luncheon with discussion, comment and
review of the day's activities.
Suggestion on a luncheon venue encouraged (pass by Room One anytime).
WHAT
IS X-WORD GRAMMAR? It’s a linguistics-based approach that demystifies
the teaching and learning of grammar. It focuses on the relationships
among grammar elements to reveal the logic and consistency rather than the
exceptions in English grammar.
HOW
DOES IT HELP OUR STUDENTS TO ASK QUESTIONS? Often question
development stymies our students. They’re unclear which words to include
and where to place the different grammar elements when asking a question.
X-Word Grammar clarifies the elements and their consistent order in
question construction, making the process visual and kinesthetic.
WHAT
IS THE FOCUS OF OUR WORKSHOP? In this introductory workshop to
X-Word Grammar, you will “meet” the twenty x-words and discover that they are
ubiquitous and powerful in the English language. You will practice working
with X-Words to create yes/no and information questions through singing,
movement and reading. A reading selection from a NorthStar
textbook will provide the content for the questions.
HOW
DO WE PREPARE FOR OUR WORKSHOP? You’ll be given
the NorthStar selection to read prior to the workshop. There will
be handouts, but please bring a notebook and pen. Please also come
prepared to join in the joyful process of experimenting with X-Word Grammar
which offers our students competency and control as they seek information
through questions. -- Tamara Kirson - kirsont@newschool.edu