ESL/Dev. Ed./Reading Meeting Notes: 03/06/08
 
Thank you to all who participated in this meeting.

Attendees:

Ruth Callahan

Jane Camp

Maggie Carrasco

Julie Gray

Larissa Hill

Frederica Johnson

Rita [McCarthy]

David Miller

MJ Onen

Carol Penrose

Betsy Wheeler

Joy Wingersky 
Discussion items included but were not limited to:

-         Fall Assessment: the need for ESL/Dev. Ed./Reading breakout sessions

-         Update on ESL067/077 and new lower-level ESL Level V course

-         Update on the renumbering of the ENG Dev. Ed. sequence

-         Follow-up on the WIU students

-         Common finals and assessment

-         Feedback on the NADE conference: Julie

-         Feedback from the ESL-IC meeting

-         Student placement and new cut-off scores

-         Textbook selection and cohesion among levels and disciplines  
ESL/Dev. Ed./Reading Meeting: 04/10/08
Present: Thomas Jaramillo, Tomomi Hayashi, David Miller, Ruth Callahan, Julie Gray, Maggie Carrasco, Betsey Wheeler, Jane Camp, Mary Jane Onnen,

Debbie Berkowitz, Isabel Conchos, Larissa Hill, Stephanie [DaCostademello] 
Discussion items include:

-         Pre-registration assistance: forms will be available - David M. passed out registration forms

-         Textbook adoption: new courses/current courses - Tomomi H. brought a speaking listening text, Mary Jane O. mentioned that she had asked for examination copies of [McGraw] Hill texts that are multi-level across the skills

• Thomas Jaramillo discussed his computer skill classes   BPC CIS

-         Feedback on TESOL: MJ    www.tech4ESL.blogspot.com       Tell Me More

-         Fall Assessment

-         Common finals: Ruth, Larry and Joy will do a common final.

-         Status of ESL outreach: Maggie 
If you have any other items to discuss, please email them to me.