What's happening in the world of Cobb County ESOL?
1. FTE Fall 2009
Many thanks to all local school lead ESOL teachers and IWC staff for all of their work with finalizing FTE!
2. KSU ESOL Conference
The KSU ESOL Conference will take place in the beginning of February. Go to the "Conferences" category for more information and a flyer.
3. Accommodations...TPC forms and such
The new accommodations forms have been uploaded on the ESOL blog. See category "Accommodations & Testing." District Lead ESOL Teachers have contacted all schools and have provided further instructions regarding the completion and submission of the accommodations spreadsheet. The District Lead ESOL Teachers have been directed to review all accommodations and contact local school lead ESOL teachers if there are any concerns. Our Office will submit the district ESOL spreadsheets for all assessment to the Office of Accountability by the end of October.
4. ESOL Instructional Resources Adoption Committees 2009-2010
(See category “Adoption Committee 2009-2010")
The committee members have begun work on this year long effort. Click on the category to details regarding these meetings and committee members. The next meeting will be Tuesday, October 27 (ES), Wednesday, October 28 (MS) and Thursday, October 29 (HS).
Do you have something amazing going on in the world of ESOL at your local school that you would like to share with all of us? Email me that information. Check out "Spotlight" and see the great things going on in ESOL around Cobb County.
For information on how to integrate technology into the FL/ESOL classroom, visit the FL ESOL Tech Blog. Check it out! There are several exciting resources that would assist every ESOL teacher with classroom instruction!
If you would like to contact me regarding the blog, please send an email to flesolblog@cobbk12.org.
Erika Martinez, Luz Cardoza, Terry Floyd, Juliana Faughnan and Felix Rentas at Belmont Hills' ESOL Endorsement class.
