1. ESOL Labs that make a difference
NTCCCC Developmental Education Conference April 21, Mountain View College Dallas, TX

2. Speakers: Mary Cinatl Kathy Nevins Carrie Sullivan
Coordinator of ESOL, TCCD, Southeast Campus
Kathy Nevins
Lab Manager of the Reading Writing Resource Center, TCCD, Southeast Campus
Carrie Sullivan
Instructor of ESOL, TCCD, SE Campus

3. Instructors: Generally say 100-200 words a minute
Students only hear words a minute
Are attentive 40% of the time
Retain about 70% of what they hear in the first 10 minutes of class
Retain 20 percent during the last 10 minutes of class

4. Methods of Learning/ Average amount of information retained
Lecture = 5%
Reading = 10%
Audiovisual = 20%
Demonstration = 30%
Discussion Group = 50%
Practice by doing = 75%
Teach others/immediate use of learning = 90%

6. Students learn best when learning is active!
Why Use Labs?
Mentally involved
Engaged in hands-on activities
Involved in a process of inquiry, discovery, investigation and interpretation
Undertake inquiries and solve problems and apply what they have learned
Students learn best when learning is active!

7. Life-Long Learners:
Students need to learn the importance of self-evaluation
Assessing what they know/don’t know/what they would like to know
Recognize their own strengths and weaknesses
Become more familiar with their own beliefs/misconceptions
Set goals and attain new knowledge

8. My English Lab (AZAR)
An excellent supplement to grammar and writing courses
Currently used at TCC Southeast for Grammar 1, 2, and 3 along with Azar textbooks

9. Getting started Instructors will need a teacher log-in through Pearson
Helpful representatives
Quick response time
Friendly help with troubleshooting
Let’s take a tour!

10. Real-Life skills for students
Punctuality
Students must keep up with various due dates.
Independent work makes them responsible.
Computer Program
Learning software promotes an acquaintance with computers and new technology.
It gives confidence to students as they become more tech-savvy.
They learn computer skills for the real-world.

11. What My English Lab offers
Diagnostic tests
Lessons tied to classroom textbook
Includes chapter vocabulary
E-text also available
Incorporation of reading, writing, and listening
Assign homework, set due dates, leave completed previous chapters open for more practice

12. Tests and more Tests already created Messaging system
Option to hide assignments/chapters
Analytics
Easily see which students miss which types of questions
Follow student progress
My English Lab grades it all for you! 

13. My Writing lab My Reading Lab
Composition I, II, III
Reading and Vocabulary 3
Writing Skills
Grammar for Non-Native Speakers
Individualized Modules
Study Skills
Reading Skills
Reading Lexile Level
Study Skills

14. Individualization MRL/MRL linked to their course Blackboard page
Students:
take a diagnostic (Pathbuilder)
receive an individualized learning path
work as fast or as slowly as they choose
Individualization

17. Weekly Readings Assigned:
16-week semester:
Week:
1-4 = 3 stories
5-8 = 4 stories
9-14 = 5 stories
5 week summer class:
5 stories each week

18. My Reading Lab:
Lexile Locator:
10 stories

25. Average
+214
+408
+305
+319
+142
+377
+281
+356
+175 -4
+207
-137
+353

26. READ NATURALLY.COM
Read Naturally's research-based reading interventions have helped millions of students become fluent readers and make solid gains in comprehension and vocabulary. 

27. Why we use Read Live Supplemental program
Lab/tutor exposure when testing
Dual purpose
Phonics-Oral Communications
Reading and Comprehension- Reading and Vocabulary

28. FALL 2015 READ LIVE ESOL-0301

29. FALL 2015

30. SPRING 2016 READ LIVE ESOL-0301

31. SPRING 2016

32. SPRING 2016 READ LIVE ESOL-0301

33. FALL 2016

34. Labs: Cost Can be “overwhelming” Learning curve
ADVANTAGES:
DISADVANTAGES:
Individualizes students’ tasks/goals
Research is completed
Abundance of practice materials
Freedom to work from anywhere
Variety of learning methods
Testing materials
Graded assignments
Consistent standards
Brings students into the lab
Cost
Can be “overwhelming”
Learning curve
Technological assistance

35. Nothing will ever take the place of a caring, creative, engaging teacher