- April 2011 –
Submitted by Kern Goyette and Debra St. Lawrence
ESOL Network Meeting:
Upper Valley TESOL Network – The Upper Valley TESOL Network meets the first Wednesday of every month at 3:00 at Seminary Hill School at 20 Seminary Hill in West Lebanon, NH. Meetings are held in the white annex in front of the school. Take the long ramp across from the front door of the school. Contact: Charlotte Johnson at Charlotte.Johnson@valley.net.
South Central Network – The 2010-2011 South Central ESOL network meetings are held in Room 217 of Grappone Hall at New Hampshire Technical Institute (NHTI) in Concord, NH. The address is 13 College Drive. Meetings are the second Tuesday of each month from 4:00pm-5:45pm. Attendees receive 2.0 hours of professional development per meeting from the NH Department of Education for attendance and participation.
Here are the specific dates for the 2010-2011 year, along with the facilitator’s name: September 14, 2010 – Karen Boxell, October 12, 2010 – Jean Fremont-Smith, November 9, 2010 – Kerri Biller, December 14, 2010 – Nancy Morse, January 11, 2011, February 8, 2011, March 8, 2011 – Gordana Mlinar and Danielle Boutin, April 12, 2011 – Dottie Keller and Brandi Drinkwine, May 10, 2011, and June 14, 2011.
North Country Network – The North Country Network meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 4:00 at the Café on Route 16 in North Conway. Contact: Karen Gibson: esl9@aol.com.
New Hampshire Department of Education (Concord): Sue Stepick, Education Consultant, Title III (603) 271-2034 sue.stepick@ed.state.nh.us and Susan Morgan, Title III Assessment Specialist, (603) 271-3719 smorgan@ed.state.nh.us
State Highlight:
- NH School districts completed the 2nd annual Mid-Year Update
- NH State-wide English for Speakers of Other Languages Database has been made available to districts
- Plymouth State University now offers increased opportunities for mainstream teachers to participate in coursework relating to ELLs
- University of New Hampshire continues to offer opportunities for coursework relating to ELLs
- The State of New Hampshire continues to offer professional development to teachers in the form of guest presenters (i.e. Don Bouchard)
- The University of New Hampshire-Manchester continues to expand their collection of ESOL resources available to teachers within the state
2 comments
Ania Mikelinich says:
December 13, 2011 at 8:00 pm (UTC 0 )
Good evening.
My name is Ania. I obtained M.Ed in English as a second language in Poland in 2010. I was working as a teacher at middle school where I taught English. Now I am waiting for my NH certification in ESOL. I have a question about your meetings. May I attend them? I work as a paraprofessional in NH. Could you tell me how much does it cost too?
thank you,
sincerely,
ANIA
Karen G. says:
February 8, 2012 at 8:16 pm (UTC 0 )
Yes, anyone is welcome to attend the networks meetings and the meetings are are absolutely free!
The best way to get the most up-to-date information about ESOL happenings in the state of NH is by joing the listserve. To join, simply send an e-mail to the listserv facilitator, Dr. Suzanne Irujo, at sirujo@bu.edu. All you have to say in the e-mail is: “Please put my e-mail on the listserve. Thanks!”