The Return of "Good Work Amelia Bedelia"

From left: Amelia Bedelia, Mr. Rogers, Mrs. Rogers, Narrator 1, Narrator 2, Narrator 3

Meadowbrook ESL, December 7, 2016

Here are the videos:

Meadowbrook Field Trip

The Meadowbrook class visited ACC South Austin Campus for a tour of the library.  The city bus was an adventure, and one of the campus highlights was the art department's Frida Kahlo portrait in the 2nd-floor hallway.

25th Native American Powwow

The South Austin Oral Communication class and some of their friends and family members enjoyed the annual Native American Powwow at Tony Burger Center on November 7, 2015.

Digital Storytelling 2015

Both the Meadowbrook and South Austin classes created digital stories for their summer project. Not only did they have to write, edit, select images, and narrate their stories, but they also had to learn Windows Moviemaker 2012 at the same time.  Only two students—one in each class—came to the project with computer expertise.  However, all the students plunged into the project wholeheartedly, and those who finished early helped others.  I hope you enjoy their stories as much as I do.

Bon Voyage to Dundja

ESL lunch at Buffet Palace in honor of Dundja's last class of the summer.  Safe travels, Dundja!

Green Eggs and Ham 2015

Readers theater of Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham.  Please excuse the rain noise at the beginning of the video.

2015 National Adult Education Honor Society

Catalina Sanchez Benitez

Catalina Sanchez Benitez and Dundja Mustafic are two of the 100 Austin Community College ESL and GED students who were inducted into the National Adult Education Honor Society on Thursday, April 30, 2015.  Qualifications for the honor society are excellent attendance, work ethic, and cooperation.  Congratulations, Cathy and Dundja!!

Dundja Mustafic

April Birhdays

South Austin Campus (l-r): Dundja, Mirian, Nohemi, Juana, Adriana (not pictured)

Meadowbrook (l-r): Hanadi, Iris

Meadowbrook Class, Spring 2015

With Texas bluebonnet faces

And without bluebonnets

TESOL 2015 Conference in Toronto

Every year Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) has an international conference for new ideas and inspiration, sharing ideas with other teachers, and talking to publishers to find the latest and greatest materials for ESL teaching.  This year's conference was held in Toronto, Canada, March 26–28.  As always, it was extremely rewarding.  As always, I always come home exhausted but absolutely grateful for the opportunity to have gone.

Happy New Year at South Austin Campus