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Learn how to use community resources to help students integrate, learn, and thrive. Explore examples of outings, guest speakers, target language activities, and more.
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Using Community Resources Helping Students Learn, Integrate, and Thrive Lyla Hage & Lydia Mans
Agenda • Why do we use the community? • Example Outings and Guest Speakers • Target Language Activities • Group Brainstorm
Why is it important to connect to your new community? What are ways you have connected to a new community?
Benefit of Using Community Resources • Helps students settle into a new place • Connects with classmates and the community • Helps to feel more at home and get excited about the city • Help advance professional goals by creating a network of people that can support you in your search for work
Benefit of Using Community Resources • Connects the classroom to the real world • Provides an opportunity to use their English in a practical way • Retain newcomers • Connects the community to our students
Places to Get Connected • Immigrant Serving Organizations • Volunteering • Community Centres • Sports teams • Social Clubs • Your neighborhood • Your child’s school • Places of Worship
Some things we do at ISANS • Draw attention to events that are happening in the cityincluding: • Parades • Potlucks • Sales • Etc. • Lesson using the Halifax Rec Catalogue • Outings and Guest Speakers
The Halifax Central Library Target Language: Asking for assistance, giving directions, library vocabulary, presentations
Asking for Assistance & Giving Directions Asking for Directions:Excuse me, can you tell me where the Teen area is? Asking for assistanceCertainly, it’s on the second floor next to the creative lab Giving Directions
Research about 2 relevant programs and prepare a presentation
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax • Why the AGNS? Art is universal, Free on Thursday nights, family-friendly, plenty of activities and events for entire family. • Target Language: Expressing Likes and Dislikes, Comparing Art, Maud Lewis, Art Vocabulary, Presentations
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax • PRE-OUTING • Students view different kinds of art work from various artists. • Students express their likes/dislikes and reasons. • Students read a story about Maud Lewis and answer vocabulary/comprehension questions.
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax DURING THE OUTING •Students participate in a tour of the art gallery lead by a gallery volunteer. • Students take note of their favorite artwork and answer specific questions about the art. • Students take notes about their impressions of the Maud Lewis house and her paintings.
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax • POST-OUTING ACTIVITY • Students prepare a short presentation on their favorite piece of art work, present it to the class, and answer questions. • Class discusses Maud Lewis’ work, style, students’ likes and dislikes
Fraud Presentation Target Language: Fraud Vocabulary/ Presentations
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax • Nova Scotia has a significant and important maritime history – Titanic, shipwrecks, Halifax Explosion, pirates, etc. • Many students are familiar with and interested inour maritime history • Family-friendly • Target Language: • Vocabulary, Presentation Skills
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax • PRE-OUTING • Students watch a short video clip from the movie, “Titanic”, discuss what they saw and what they know about the sinking of the Titanic. • Students read a story about the sinking of the Titanic, and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions.
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax DURING THE OUTING • Students participate in a tour of the museum. • The students break up into small groups to conduct a scavenger hunt to locate specific items on a list. • Students take note of at least 3 things they learned about the sinking of the Titanic from the exhibit.
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax POST-OUTING ACTIVITY • Students work in pairs to review their answers to the scavenger hunt, then discuss the answers as a group. • Students share the new information they learned about the Titanic. • Students present their findings to the class and answer questions.
The Oval Target Language: Networking language, Safety Regulations (Have to, Must, should)
Modals: Have to, Must, should More Rules: Work with a small group. Make a list of rules and suggestions for the following situations: 1. Living in an apartment building in the city 2. Riding the bus 3. Riding a bike 4. Taking a plane to Toronto
Volunteering – Guest Speaker • Volunteer Coordinator Visit • Volunteering is a part of Canadian culture for all ages -54%of Nova Scotians ages 15 and over volunteer (Stats Canada, 2010). • Easy way to get Canadian experience, practice English, meet people, etc.
Volunteering – Guest Speaker • PRE-GUEST SPEAKER • Students discuss the meaning and value of volunteering. • Students discuss their experiences with volunteering. • Reading activity – Students read about newcomer experiences with volunteering and benefits of volunteering.
Volunteering – Guest Speaker • DURING THE PRESENTATION • Students take notes about presentation in preparation for comprehension questions in next class. • Teacher prepares comprehension questions for next class.
Volunteering – Guest Speaker • POST- GUEST SPEAKER ACTIVITY • Students work in groups to compare their notes. • In groups, students discuss what was most valuable to them from the presentation. • Students complete the comprehension questions prepared by the teacher. • Some students signed up to volunteer at local events
Recycling Presentation Target Language: Recycling Vocabulary Word Forms Question formationListening for specific details Describing a process
Sobeys Dietician Target Language: Making comparisons, reading food labels
Some things we do at ISANS Outings • The Halifax Central Library • The Ferry • Alderney Gate Library & Peace Pavilion • The Oval (Winter & Summer) • The Public Gardens • Art Gallery of Nova Scotia • Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Guest Speakers • Recycling Presentation • Police - Fraud • Fire Department – Safety • Mortgage Specialist – Credit • Investor’s Group –Savings & Retirement • Toast Masters • Volunteer Coordinator
What students say about it: • “I enjoyed the outings because [they were] a good opportunity to go to society and find out interesting things that [are] going on around us.” • “I learned a lot of information about vegetables, how to choose healthy food, and how to compare the price or find suitable food for ourselves.” • “I heard useful information for day-to-day life.” • “We can learn how things work here in Halifax.”
Brainstorm • Get into a small group • Share how you currently integrate your clients into the community
Thank You Lyla Hage: lhage@isans.ca Lydia Mans: lmans@isans.ca