Roundtables

LVCC Roundtables:

toc Roundtable discussions are held during the year to help tutors with specific topics, answer questions, or determine "best practices".

Are you interested in conducting a Roundtable? If you have an idea for a roundtable, share it with us. Please let us know if you would like to conduct one this year. ‍These are some possible topics:

......... .- ‍"Using Visuals as the Basis for a Lesson" .......... - ‍"Using Sports to Develop Lessons" ......... .- ‍"Using Music to Develop Lessons" .......... - ‍“Using TV shows as the basis for Lessons." .......... - ‍“Using Literature (Kiddie lit, Cookbooks, Magazines) to develop Lessons."

= = =2015 Roundtables: =

........... Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm. Location: LVCC Office............ ........... Conducted by Tutor and Board Member Bill Nichols. 
 * Thursday, March 26, 2015<span style="color: #090000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. LVCC Wikispaces

<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 10:30am - 11:30pm. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by Resource Coordinator Linda Ryan. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * Thursday, February 26, 2015<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. Conversation.

<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by Tutor and Board Member Bill Nichols.
 * Tuesday, February 10, 2015<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. LVCC Wikispaces.



=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2014 Roundtables: = ............ Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm. Location: LVCC Office ............ Conducted by Tutor and Ambassador Gwendolyn McLaughlin.
 * Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Accent Reduction Roundtable.

............ Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm. Location: LVCC Office ............ Conducted by Tutor and Board Member Bill Nichols
 * Thursday, May 29, 2014. 2nd Wiki Roundtable.

<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by Tutor and Board Member Bill Nichols.
 * Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Wiki Roundtable.

=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2013 Roundtables: =

<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 9:30am - 11:00am. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Tutor Linda Rosenthal and Program Coordinator Ingrid Fernandez. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Articles used include:
 * Wednesday, November 13, 2013. Confidence 101. Confidence Building for success in serving LVCC students.

__@http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/digests/trauma2.html__   __@http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/digests/mental.html__  __@http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/digests/HOLT.html__ __@http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/0012brain.html__

<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Tutor and Trainer Flora Metrick and Tutor Harriet Adelstein. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Best Practices from Experienced Tutors.

<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Tutor, Trainer, and Board Member Sandi Rasmussen. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Learn about language acquisition and how children learn. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [] [] []
 * Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Total Physical Response (TPR).

<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">.Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Tutor Don Loritz. Bring your laptop or tablet. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 10:00am - 11:30am. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Tutor and Trainer Flora Metrick and Tutor Harriet Adelstein. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Come and learn from other tutors. Bring your best lesson plans. ............. Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm. Location LVCC Office. ............. Conducted by Program Coordinator Ingrid Fernandez and Sharon Sanders. ............. 10 Nutrition Tips: [] ............. Tips in Spanish: [] ............. WebMD BMI Calculator: [] <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by Program Coordinator Ingrid Fernandez and Sharon Sanders. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For reference materials, see March 6th Roundtable. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> ............. Conducted by Program Coordinator Ingrid Fernandez and Sharon Sanders. ... <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For reference materials, see March 6th Roundtable. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Family Program Specialist Paula Oliver. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Come and learn about our family program at Parkside and Golden Gate elementary schools.
 * Monday, April 22, 2013. Oxford Picture Dictionary & Google Translate.
 * Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Best Practices from Experienced Tutors.
 * Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Nutrition for Family Health.
 * Monday, February 25, 2013. Nutrition for Family Health.
 * Monday, February 25, 2013. Nutrition for Family Health. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">..
 * Wednesday, January 9, 2013. Family Literacy Informational Meeting.

= 2012 Roundtables: =

............. Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm. Location: LVCC Office. ............. Conducted by LVCC Tutor and Trainer Flora Metrick and Tutor Harriet Adelstein.
 * Tuesday, November 13, 2012. Tutoring Conversation Classes.

............. Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm. Location: LVCC Office. ............. Conducted by Fifth Third Bank. This workshop teaches students how to get a loan to pay for ............. a car, house, or school, as well as how to establish a credit history. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by Sandra Beaver, LVCC's Librarian. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by Diane Gonzalez, Attorney. ............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Program Coordinator Ingrid Fernandez. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time 1:00pm - 2:30pm. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Tutor, Trainer, and Board Member Sandi Rasmussen. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: Unknown. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Tutor, Trainer, and Board Member Sandi Rasmussen. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: Unknown. Location: LVCC Offices. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Trainer Barbara Saner. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: Unknown. Location: LVCC Offices. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Tutor Cheryl Duey. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 10:00am - 11:30am. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by David Jaye, Collier County Recycling Coordinator. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Basic recycling strategies for both students and tutors of Collier County. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time 11:00am - 12:30pm. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Tutor Janice Bundy and her student Fanny Flores. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: Unknown. Location: LVCC Offices. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Tutor, Trainer, and Board Member Sandi Rasmussen. = = = 2011 Roundtables: =
 * Monday, October 29, 2012. Financial Literacy Workshop on Loans for Creole speakers.
 * Thursday, October 29, 2012. Library and Online Resources.
 * Wednesday, July 11, 2012. Citizenship Requirements.
 * Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Understanding Our Students' Latin American Culture. American Culture.
 * Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Sharing Materials & Lesson Plans for Beginners.
 * Thursday, April 5, 2012. LVCC Family Literacy Program. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">.
 * Thursday, March 15, 2012. Open Discussion Roundtable.
 * Monday, February 21, 2012. The Importance of Comprehension.
 * Wednesday, February 15, 2012 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. Recycling in Collier County.
 * Monday, January 30, 2012. Success Stories.
 * Thursday, January 19, 2012. LVCC Family Literacy Program.

<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: Unknown. Location: LVCC Offices. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Tutor, Trainer and Board Member Sandi Rasmussen. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm. Location: LVCC Offices. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Program Coordinator Ingrid Fernandez. ............. Time: Unknown. Location: LVCC Offices. ............. Conducted by Guest Speakers from //Una Familia Sin Fronteras// and the Red Cross ..........of Fort Myers. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm. Location: LVCC Offices. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Trainer and Office Volunteer Gary McClellan. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: Unknown. Location: LVCC Offices. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Program Coordinator Ingrid Fernandez. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 9:30am - 11:00am. Location: LVCC Offices. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Trainer and Office Volunteer Gary McClellan. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 10:00am - 11:30am. Location: LVCC Offices. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm. Location: LVCC Offices. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Program Coordinator Ingrid Fernandez. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm. Location: LVCC Offices. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by LVCC Tutor Flora Metrick. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Using Music to Teach English Language Skills ............. Time: 12:00 - 1:30pm. Location: LVCC Offices.
 * Wednesday, December 14, 2011. LVCC Family Literacy Program.
 * Wednesday, December 7, 2011. How to use Wikispaces.
 * Wednesday, November 16, 2011. Identity Theft.
 * Thursday, October 27, 2011. Best Practices & New Materials.
 * Thursday, September 15, 2011. LVCC Computer Lab Exploration.
 * Monday, July 18, 2011. Open Discussion Roundtable.
 * Monday, May 16, 2011. Grammar.
 * Tuesday, April 5, 2011. How to use Wikispaces.
 * Monday, February 28, 2011. Music For ESL Lessons.
 * Thursday, February 3, 2011. Open Discussion Roundtable.

= 2010 Roundtables: =

> . Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm. Location: LVCC Offices. > . Conducted by LVCC Tutor Fran Sills. >  ............. Goal Setting and Conferencing Strategies by Fran Sills
 * Thursday, December 9, 2010. Goal Setting & Conferencing Strategies.

............. Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm. Location: LVCC Office. ............. Conducted by LVCC Program Coordinator and Tutor Ingrid Fernandez. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. Trauma and the Adult English Language Learner by Janet Isserlis: <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[| http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/digests/trauma2.html] ............. Mental Health and the Adult Refugee: The Role of the ESL Teacher by Myrna Ann and Dina ............ Birman. ............. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: 10:00am - 11:30am. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by David Jaye, Collier County Recycling Coordinator. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Basic recycling strategies for both students and tutors of Collier County. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time: Unknown. Location: LVCC Office. <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">............. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted by Loreto Kaplan, ESOL teacher and former LVCC staff member.
 * Thursday, October 28, 2010. Building Student Confidence.
 * Thursday, September 30, 2010. Recycling in Collier County
 * Wednesday, March 4, 2010. ESOL at Collier County Adult Education.

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