My infographic, “At the Crossroads of Languages: Morocco Sings Its Diversity,” portrays Morocco’s linguistic diversity, celebrating the rich tapestry of languages spoken nationwide. It explores the prevalence and cultural significance of Arabic, Berber, French, Darija, and Tamazight, illustrating how each contributes to Morocco’s unique societal and cultural identity.
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Touro TESOL Candidate, Nicolette Parisi’s Differentiated Lesson Plans
As a Professor for TESOL, I am immensely proud to feature outstanding student work from our MS in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Program. New York’s linguistic diversity demands teachers who can find common ground and effectively communicate with students from different language backgrounds. Academically rigorous and practice-intensive, the 33-credit program includes 50 hours of fieldwork and supervised student teaching experiences. Candidates who complete all coursework, fieldwork, and student teaching requirements are eligible for recommendation for ESL certification.
Nicolette Parisi: ” I am currently pursuing a Master’s degree in TESOL at Touro University. This academic journey has been immensely enriching, offering me valuable insights and methodologies essential for excelling in the field of TESOL education. My focus is on integrating innovative teaching strategies and linguistic theories to enhance my future role as a TESOL educator.”
“Great teachers are the ones who inspire you.” By Martin Landau
Nicolette Parisi, Touro TESOL Candidate
My Professors have been nothing short of remarkable and have been extremely helpful in assisting me on this outstanding learning journey! Touro is an incredible choice if you want to feel supported with your learning and grow as an educator!
U.S. Education Department Websites, including Commonwealths and Territories Infographic by Dr. Jasmin (Bey) Cowin
While working on the U.S. Education Department Websites, including Commonwealths and Territories, my intention was to develop a comprehensive and user-friendly infographic that serves as a one-stop resource for educators, teacher candidates, and researchers. I incorporated clickable links to every U.S. Education Department website for easy user access through clickable flags. Each state education department site features an array of educational materials, programs, state-specific data, teacher certification requirements, and different state initiatives. I hope you enjoy my infographic!
Touro University TESOL Candidate Meghan Schick on “Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners”
When designing rich and meaningful online courses discussion boards (DBs) are an opportunity to increase both the facilitators’ teaching and the social presence of the students and facilitator. Video DBs create a social presence for students and facilitators, thereby allowing connectedness and group cohesion to develop.
DBs are an important vehicle to measure growth, connect with students beyond text-based contributions, introduce new technology, and interact using different modalities and media. I find that varying the format and giving students the ability to express themselves through different media introduces spaces of discovery, communication, and peer-to-peer learning while giving diverse learning styles various ways to shine.
To gain a further understanding of early interventions as well as the RTI system Touro TESOL candidates were asked to reflect on the importance of providing Multilingual Learners the support and interventions they may need. Candidates also reflected on assessing this student in their native language in order to tell if it is an academic or a language issue.
Video contributions increase “the ability of participants…to project their personal characteristics into the community, thereby presenting themselves to the other participants as real people”
Garrison, Anderson, & Archer, 2000, p. 89.
Meghan Schick is completing her second semester at Touro Univerity, Graduate School of Education, TESOL & BLE Department and working towards her Master’s in TESOL.
I feel that I have already learned a lot of valuable information that will help me in my career.
Meghan Schick, Touro University TESOL candidate
Meghan Schick: “I thoroughly enjoyed reading Chapter 10 in “Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners.” I am very passionate when it comes to the topics of issues with Reading, RTI, and Special Education for English Learners. As an educator who has the opportunity to work with English learners, I have to be aware of their language proficiency levels. We have to be aware that a student’s difficulty to learn reading might just be from their limited English Proficiency and not mislabel them as special needs.
References:
Echevarria Jana,Vogt,M.E., & Short, D.(2017). Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model. Pearson
Questions:
- How would you avoid the trap of confusing and labeling an entering ESL student with a student with special needs?
- What is RIT and how might it be useful to you as a TESOL professional?
- How might you use the RTI-Based Specific Learning Disability Determination Worksheet?
References:
Garrison, R., Anderson, T., & Archer, W. (2000). Critical inquiry in a text-based environment: Computer conferencing in higher education. The Internet and Higher Education, 2(2 – 3), 87-105. doi: 10.1016/S1096-7516(00)00016-6
Jasmin Cowin plays Claudia Montero’s Evocaciones No. 1 En algún lugar de Plaza Francia
EVOCACIONES
Evocaciones for Harp was written in May 2010 for Floraleda Sacchi. The piece is composed of three movements: it is simple, but deeply emotional and linked to my original land (Argentina) and my city (Buenos Aires). So this is the idea of it: evocations of my city. Evocaciones No. 1 (En algún lugar de Plaza Francia) is inspired from a very nice place in Buenos Aires called Plaza Francia and for this reason one can find the sonorities of French music in it. I liked to stand and walk in Plaza Francia especially at the end of the day. Evocaciones No. 2 (Buenos Aires bajo lluvia) is romantic and depicts the city in the night when it seems crying under the rain. Have you ever been to Buenos Aires? It is a melancholic city. This movement adds to this melancholy of my longing for Buenos Aires as now I am living far away. Evocaciones No. 3 (Buenos Aires despierta) sounds in tango style. It is the most complicated and fast part of the piece. The idea is to represent Buenos Aires awakening early morning and people running to their jobs. (by Claudia Montero, (1960-2021)
This is a live performance with no editing.
Jasmin Bey Cowin, Ed.D. to speak at the virtual 26th Annual NATE Conference Digital Change in the ELT Community in Moscow, Russia
The 2021 NATE Conference is dedicated to Digital Change in the ELT Community. Never has the world faced such fast-paced change and vast digitalization and, as a result, required such spur-of-the-moment creativity and agility from educational professionals. We are in this process together and have a lot of personal and professional experience to share.
Dr. Bey Cowin’s conference topic will be: Innovation, Collaboration, Transformation: Education for a Connected World. The conference host is the National University of Science and Technology.
Globally, the way we educate and are educated is changing at a rapid pace. New technologies and ways of interpreting the world are reshaping educational philosophies and their underpinning pedagogies while transforming modes of delivery in educational institutions worldwide. This presentation explores the necessity of rethinking education for a successful integration in the artificial intelligence (AI) age.
The need to adapt by educational institutions, corporations, teachers, and learners is great. However, what kind of frameworks are necessary for education in the digital age? What resources will be necessary to bring education into digital classrooms from early childhood through tertiary and technical education? What trends and possibilities are on the horizon to educate and train entire generations of educators to stay relevant in the 21st Century and beyond? Five emerging trends for 21st-century education will be explored.
Designing an Online Learning Environment Infographic
An infographic on designing an online learning environment by Jasmin Bey Cowin, Ed.D.
Dr. Jasmin Cowin assumes conference chair position for NYS TESOL 2021 conference
On November 14th, 2020 I was officially installed as the Conference Chair of the NYS TESOL conference 2021 with my Touro colleague Prof. Ching Ching Lin as the incoming President for 2021-2022. Monica Baker assumed the gravel as President 2020-2021. #NYSTESOL2021
Touro College TESOL Candidate Jessica Guzman’s Method Presentation
For this assignment in the course Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language Touro Teacher Candidates (TCs) plan, record on video teaching a brief mini- lesson to a specific ENL audience in a specifically designed approach to language learning.
Jessica Guzman is an Elementary school teacher holding a Masters degree in Elementary Childhood Education. She is currently a Touro College candidate in the TESOL and Bilingual Department pursuing her TESOL Certification. She chose a quote that best describes her as a teacher. “A teacher who loves teaching teaches students to love learning.” She said, “The most rewarding part of my career is to see my students excited to learn and my greatest accomplishment is becoming a teacher.”
For this assignment in the course Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language Touro Teacher Candidates (TCs) plan, record on video teaching a brief mini- lesson to a specific ENL audience in a specifically designed approach to language learning.
It is a pleasure to feature Jessica Guzman’s teaching presentation as an example of a thoughtful submission of a “pretend” mini session.
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