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Name: Martha Rankin
Agency: Newport-Mesa USD Adult Education
Administrator: Mike Murphy
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Marian Thacher

Describe your project Mentee(s)

GOAL:
Mandi Spottsville

Increase school-wide participation on our e-PLC blog!

OBJECTIVES:
 Train mentee to be blog administrator
 Train teachers on new blog page
RESULT:
 Mentee Mandi achieved the following…
o Designed, organized and built new blog page
o Collected teacher-created resources
o Uploaded docs and PPTs
o Authored new posts

 Mandi’s mentees achieved one or more of the following…

o Learned the inner workings of Wordpress
o Uploaded docs
o Created post
 NMUSD Adult School achieved the following…
o Gained new usable Teacher Resources page
o Viewed the password-protected page nearly 300 times in the last 30
days
o Opened colleagues’ posts and resource contributions
o Posted comments on Teacher Resource page
Increased average monthly views 55%

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Name: Mandi Spottsville

Agency: Newport-Mesa USD Adult Education
Administrator: Martha Rankin and Mike Murphy
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Marian Thacher

Describe your project Mentee(s)

PROJECT GOAL:
 Increase school-wide participation on our blog Rebecca Spohr
 Collect resources from teachers to include in project Suzette
 Recruit a few other teachers to learn the “inner-workings” of Mascarenas
Wordpress in order to be authors and contributors.

RESULT:
 Developed, organized, and launched a new blog page, “Teacher
Resources” which includes PPTs, tests, activities and tech tips that Megan Brown
teachers have created Tony Magana
 Trained teachers how to use the new page and how to post to the Alida Labiosa
page
 Increased participation on the blog by 55%
 Gained more interest from staff on how to contribute to the page and
more confidence in using the blog
 More participation from staff

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Name: Teresita Marchisello

Agency: Watsonville/Aptos Adult Education
Administrator: Cynthia Stark
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Tina Sander

Describe your project Mentee(s)

Two ESL teachers and their students will post to a school blog. Elaine Boles

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Name: Howard Adams

Agency: Bakersfield Adult School
Administrator: Susan Handy
Program Area: High School Diploma
Support Mentor: Penny Pearson
Describe your project Mentee(s)

My project was to support two to three instructors at Bakersfield Adult School Bonnie Vaughn
who had a strong desire to infuse their classroom curriculum with new
technologies. I was able to locate these instructors by utilizing our school Nancy Frazier
site technology survey that our instructors completed for the BAS technology
plan. Bonnie Vaughn and I collaborated on a video PSA “starring” her ESL- 6
class. Nancy and I worked together on an art lesson, deconstructing
Guernica that she presented to her Diploma students using the
Smartboard™.
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Name: Victoria Jones

Agency: Simi Valley Adult School & Career Institute
Administrator: Diana Batista, Vice Principal
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Diana Batista
Describe your project Mentee(s)

My TIMAC project included working directly with ESL staff members to

increase technology use throughout the department. For our aides and lead Arlene Schraer
teachers, I provided training on the CASAS e-test system which has allowed
our ESL and ABE programs to administer the CBT close to 90% of the time. Sylvia Hashemi

For our daytime ESL instructors, I assisted with troubleshooting hardware and
software issues, provided weekly “Tech Tips” to address problems or give
instruction on the use of specific annotation and presentation tools on the
electronic whiteboards, and demonstrated using a document camera.

For my two mentee instructors, I provided consistent support and training to

increase their use of the whiteboard software, online Web sites for enhancing
grammar and vocabulary lessons, and use of the document camera during
classroom instruction.

Each interaction was very rewarding and inspiring for me. I hope to continue
to support my colleagues in the future. I am very grateful for the opportunity
TIMAC has provided for us to expand our horizons.

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Name: Annie Cho

Agency: The English Center
Administrator: Lynne Wilkins
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Branka Marceta
Describe your project Mentee(s)

I set up a wikispace, ecteachers.wikispaces.com, so teachers and Lynne Wilkins

staff could have an online, centralized place to reserve the
computer lab and other rooms. English Center Staff

I conducted monthly trainings for teachers and staff on using the English Center Teachers:
computer lab, using wikispaces, Internet resources and more. Janice Tollman
Lucia Kent
I also sent out a bi-monthly “Tech-Tuesday” email with helpful Web Rob Beckley
sites and tech tips.

I researched curriculum for teaching ESL students how to navigate

Web sites and created handouts and lessons, including ones on
pbwikis, blogs and Twitter.

My advanced students maintained a personal blog for the entire

session, which can be seen on
voicesfromtheenglishcenter.blogspot.com

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Name: Brian Darby

Agency: Educational Options – Independence Network
Administrator: Annabel Tomacder-Ruiz
Program Area: Adults with Disabilities
Support Mentor: Branka Marceta
Describe your project Mentee(s)

My project consisted of three strands. The first strand was to help Yvonne Jasso
instructional and support staff integrate PowerPoint presentations into the
routine operation and student achievement of Individual Program Plan (IPP) Trisha Young-Set
goals.
Jackie Chavez
The second strand was the development of a Web-based application to help
students develop money management and shopping skills.
Shirley Wong
The third strand was the development of a variety of applications to help
students learn scheduling, communication skills, and recipe and shopping Peggie Schubert
lists. All three of these project objectives were met.

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Name: Michael Barnes

Agency: Mary Lind Recovery Center
Administrator: Ed Woodhull
Program Area: Vocational Education, GED
Support Mentor: Marian Thacher
Describe your project Mentee(s)
My project involved the creation of a social networking site
(www.mlfbcasii.ning.com), designed specifically for adult education students, Kirin Naulls,
alumni, their families and friends, teachers and administrators. The purpose Instructor
of this online community is three-fold: Computer Operator
Literacy
First - Integrate and further enhance the use of technology in our classroom
learning centers through the daily use of email, hand-outs in the form of file- Kengee Bostic,
attachments and Power Point presentations through online group meetings Instructor
for assigned class projects. G.E.D.

Second - To informally keep track of the students who have attended classes
in our Adult Education Program, whether they graduated from the Computer Michael McIntyre,
Operator Literacy curriculum or successfully completed/passed the California Site Coordinator
G.E.D. Examination.

Third – It serves as an unofficial measurement of real “student outcomes”, Sonna Chavez,

similar to the goals of the WIA CORE Performance Surveys, which is a Site Coordinator
reporting requirement of the California Department of Education. However,
through the MLF-BCAS site, student gains and outcomes are continuously
updated by the students, themselves, rather than a formal quarterly report. David Brown, Site
Coordinator
To be able to make a formal announcement to Los Angeles Unified School
District and the Mary Lind Foundation that the Social Networking Site is
operable and available for uploads, i.e. videos, pictures, messages,
announcements, discussions.

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Name: Melinda Simica

Agency: Vista Adult School
Administrator: Richard Crane
Program Area: CTE
Support Mentor: Blair Roy
Describe your project Mentee(s)

Even with “road bumps”, I can happily say my project for the first year far
exceeded the goals! My two mentees SHINED by completing their anticipated CTE Instructor
goals and reaching goals that went far beyond our expectations! Debra Debra Parker
Parker learned to teach an online DL Voc course with a Web site, and now
teaches three online DL courses! Lupe Villagrana created a Web site utilizing CTE Instructor
it in the classroom, and acted as mentor to other teachers who were not able Lupe Villagrana
to attend my technology training sessions! I myself had never written an
Annual Technology Plan, or created online surveys to evaluate technology
training.

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Name: Joann Miller

Agency: West Contra Cost Adult Education
Administrator: Raul Ramirez and Jim Trombley
Program Area: CTE
Support Mentor: Branka Marceta
Describe your project Mentee(s)

Getting information disseminated to teachers and staff has always been a Genea Alexander
challenge. Classes and staffing are located at a variety of sites.
Oftentimes, staff and administrators cannot get information out fast Raul Ramirez
enough. I researched the use of social networking via a blog to get
information out. I built a blog site using WordPress. I started taking Jim Trombley
information that was being sent via email and posting the content on the
blog. Staff liked going to one place to find information. Inocencia Dacumos

Getting CASAS test results out to teachers in a timely manner has

always been a challenge. Placing the password protected reports on the
blog proved to be a perfect solution.

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Name: Candace Lynch-Thompson

Agency: North Orange County Community College District
Administrator: Jorge Gamboa
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Blair Roy
Describe your project Mentee(s)

I worked with four ESL instructors, three at the Wilshire campus and one at Elaine Gayley
the Anaheim campus. The purpose of the mentoring was to show the
teachers how to use technology to enhance their in-class lessons. I Sheila Ozbolt
conducted three PowerPoint workshops for the three Wilshire instructors.
During each workshop, the teachers practiced using PowerPoint to create Jim Pilafas
lesson activities. I had two one-on-one training sessions with the Anaheim
instructor. During these sessions we first looked at different ESL practice Natalya Dollar
Web sites that could be used in a classroom environment and finally we went
through the steps to create a simple class wiki.

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Name: Wayne Miyahara

Agency: El Monte-Rosemead Adult School
Administrator: Sara Shapiro
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Susan Gaer
Describe your project Mentee(s)
Web attendance is will be required by all instructors within the coming year.
The scope of my project was to mentor two ESL instructors in the use of a Connie Villaruel
web-attendance program. Initial instruction was as expected. One instructor Maricyl Rosewitz
was a particular challenging, but she was not timid. It was necessary to
understand her learning style and adjusting instruction with regular follow-
ups. It became necessary to work with both instructors with the district e-mail
system. Instruction was given in increments. One instructor required only
her specific needs and any other instruction was not of interest.
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Name: Donna Edwards-Brown

Agency: Evans Adult School
Administrator: Rosario Galvan
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Susan Gaer
Describe your project Mentee(s)

My project was to mentor two colleagues as they created blogs for their Joann Craig
intermediate-level classes. We set up the blogs during a three-hour
conference call. One teacher had her class blog during their allotted hour in Penny Giacalone
our computer lab; the other asked her students to blog at home. Each mentee
posted five or more comments and had some very enthusiastic responses.
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I believe that my mentees enjoyed this project and did a great job. A good
lesson for me was how quickly plans for learning technology can be derailed
due to life-altering events like budget cuts or family crises.

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Name: Andria Keiser

Agency: Lompoc Adult School
Administrator: Susan Williams
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Blair Roy
Describe your project Mentee(s)

My colleagues and I are pioneering Chalkblog, a file depository, for our adult
school, offered to us through the Santa Barbara County Education Office. In Lyn Bean
this first year, we have yet to fully utilize its potential, but we have made Patricia LoCicero
strides from where we first began. We meet monthly to collaborate and Maria Rodriguez
lesson share. These lessons are now uploaded in Chalkblog and stored for Belinda Vaj
teacher use, including EL Civics curriculum. Teachers can post comments to
each other here and get access to ESL resources. We are beginning to see
the benefits this has on our teaching and ultimately, our students.
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Name: Kathleen Bywater

Agency: Riverside Adult School
Administrator: James Dawson
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Diana Batista
Describe your project Mentee(s)

In our first TIMAC year, we focused on three classroom technology Lois Anderson-Stevens
strands in ESL:
Megan Brown
1. Using Power Points to deliver lessons
2. Integrating Promethean Board use in (2) classrooms Alison Vinande
3. Using “blogging” at the Advanced level
Cynthia Whisner
Teachers used a prepared Power Point presentation on “Goal Setting”
and “First Aid/CPR” to deliver instruction. These presentations were
used across levels. Promethean Boards were installed in two
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classrooms and teachers were trained and supported (through team-
teaching) in their use of the boards. The Advanced ESL class had
themed blogging sessions during their computer lab time for students to
“free” write and read.

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Name: Bethany Rich

Agency: Old Marshall Adult Education Center
Administrator: Mary Prather, Principal
Program Area: ESL/Citizenship
Support Mentor: Penny Pearson
Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)

A series of online multiple-choice quizzes were developed to help prepare Marcella Torres,
students for the history and government component of the U.S. citizenship Citizenship Teacher
test. To assist students with low-literacy skills, audio clips were created to
accompany each question and possible answer. Hot Potatoes, Audacity
and Dreamweaver were used to create this project.

Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)

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SMART Board interactive whiteboard training and classroom use were the Ernestina Madriles,
focus of this year’s project. Interactive whiteboard activities were developed ESL Teacher
to supplement existing EL Civics curriculum on accessing
healthcare/interacting with providers (Objective 28) and were used with
beginning-low students at Florin Technology Education Center in
Sacramento.

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Name: Katalin Gyurindak

Agency: Mt. San Antonio Community College
Administrator: Liza Becker
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Blair Roy
Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)

My first year project was to mentor an ESL instructor who needs assistance Abdel Belblidia
to integrate technology (using the computer lab and PowerPoint) into
teaching during class time and assist instructors to be able to use different
software programs to help students with their language development.
Instructors will be able to take their class to the computer lab during the
semester (once a week).

My second technology project is to install Skype (a free program that allows

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you to make free phone calls over the Internet to anyone else who has the
service) in at least one computer lab and use it as part of a communicative
activity and train my mentees to apply this technology in their teaching.

Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)

Continue to work with my mentee to integrate technology into teaching and Abdel Belblidia
provide support when it is needed. My mentee was interested in setting up a
Web site for his class, therefore in the second year we started working on it. It
is still in progress.

My Skype project is completed. In one of our ESL computer labs, Skype is

setup for use. My next goal is to download the new version of Skype.

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Name: Shin Song

Agency: North Orange County Community College District
Administrator: Valentina Purtell and Jorge Gamboa
Program Area: ESL / EL Civics
Support Mentor: Blair Roy

Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)

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NOCCCD has implemented a pilot program of CASAS eTest at the Angela Alvarez –
Lab Instructor
Anaheim campus to determine its reliability as an alternative
assessment tool to improve the gathering and evaluation of student Ngoc Luu –
Lab Instructor
test data as compared to CASAS paper-based assessment. We
began the pilot in fall 2007 with three higher level ESL classes and Alice Niyondagara – Lab
Instructor
now we have increased it to 12 ESL classes for spring 2008. As the
Pati Mendia – Instructional
TIMAC mentor for the ESL program, I have provided extensive Assistant
training and support to three lab instructors and two instructional
Elaine Loayza – Instructional
assistants in the administration and proctoring of computer-based Assistant
testing for our program.

Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)

NOCCCD - ESL program finished implementing CASAS eTests Robin Morgan – Lab
Instructor / Test Proctor
(computer-based testing) at all three campuses (Anaheim, Cypress,
and Wilshire). Our program goal was to standardize assessment Elaine Pearse – Instructional
practices at the three campuses. Staff was trained in utilizing CASAS Assistant
eTests as a tool to maximize funding for the program and to analyze
Ngoc Luu – Lab Instructor /
data to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our assessment
Test Proctor
processes and procedures.
Violeta Aguilera-Valdes –
Instructional Assistant

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Name: Martha Robles

Agency: Cerritos College
Administrator: Graciela Vasquez
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Susan Gaer
Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)

The plan was to assist teachers in integrating online computer technology

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into their teaching. For Mr. La Velle, a novice computer user, I introduced him Fredrick La Velle
to useful Internet sites such as www.webmd.com which introduces, illustrates, Dennis Furgason
or otherwise supports his Vocational English as a Second Language (VESL)
Health students and the content of the class. Both gentlemen
are adjunct
For Mr. Furgason, who uses technology daily for personal use but sparingly instructors for the
to teach, I assisted him in locating a set of useful and interesting Internet sites Adult Education
such as www.manythings.org to support his English as a Second Language Department at
(ESL) teaching and as supplemental work and/or independent/homework for Cerritos College.
his students.

Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)

The goal was to provide basic computer skills to a few adult education Lourdes Chen, ESL
department teachers. A departmental move to a more electronic-based Teacher
office, revealed a few teachers unable to manage their college email
accounts. The training will include skills necessary to accomplish tasks such Ralph Casas, ESL
as email logon and management. Teacher

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Name: Kathleen Edel

Agency: Elk Grove Adult & Community Education
Administrator: Kathy Hamilton
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Penny Pearson
Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)
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Connie Bateman, a visually challenged HB ESL teacher, faced many Connie Bateman,
challenges as our school moved forward with technology. With HB ESL teacher
support from the administration, a new classroom aide, and help
from students, Connie has experienced a new freedom and regularly Stacey Westlake,
integrates technology into the classroom. LB ESL teacher

Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)

Renee Collins has utilized the A+ Accreditation Plus web 2.0 WASC Renee Collins,
collaborative resource for our WASC evaluation process. Resource Teacher
LI ESL Teacher
Linda Boice has developed a computer class for WASC Coordinator
GED/ABE/ASE/ESL/CTE students using several software programs.
Linda Boice,
Connie has continued integrating technology into the classroom. Advanced ESL Teacher
HI ESL Teacher
Teachers and students have developed Web 2.0 resources. Computer Technology
Teacher

Connie Bateman,
HB ESL Teacher

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Name: Sybil Cartwright

Agency: Grossmont Union High School District
Administrator: Phyllis Ruth
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Blair Roy
Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)
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My project was to write a Power Point program for EL Civics 7.5, Danielle Griffith
Safeguarding Families and Homes.
Assist one or two teachers at my site in using the program in their classroom.
Determine if the program was successful by a written test of the students
involved.
47 of 57 students passed in Danielle Griffith’s class, and 40 of 46 students of
mine passed.
Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)

My project was to implement the use of new technology installed at the El Karin Anderson
Cajon Adult School’s ESL Complex.
Tawnya Richards
The ESL Complex has five classrooms. The following equipment was
installed in September 2008: Nancy Taylor

5 Document Cameras (ELMO) Toni Gagliardi

5 Projectors (Epson)
24 Laptops (Dell)
5 DVD/VCRs

My four mentees use the document camera every day. They agree with me
that it is so much better than the old overhead projector.

Karin likes to use PowerPoint in her classroom. Tawnya is excited to be able

to show DVDs. Toni said that the document camera saved her life. Nancy
enjoys using the document camera - it’s an excellent tool.

It has been a very successful year, because, all of the teachers at the ESL
complex are using the technology available to them.

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Name: Justin Loh

Agency: Shasta Adult School
Administrator: Jim Newell, Principal
Program Area: High School
Support Mentor: Branka Marceta
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Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)

1. To establish a technology integration and mentorship Susan McGrath, Matt Clarke,

academy within the Shasta Union High School District Len Massaro, Amy Garrett,
(SUHSD) using the state’s own TIMAC as a framework. Laura Carlisle, Doug Roberts,
Tara Meyer, Louinda McLean,
Chris Dell, Hillari Freeman,
2. To create a Moodle-based website for Shasta Adult
Dave Peek, Susan Hanifl,
School enabling the staff to become more efficient in Jim Jordan, Robin Jack,
communicating and delivering curriculum. Leslie Ellingson, Justin Jordan,
Sierra Ruiz, Tracy Goschke,
Monica Havelka, Lisa Pullen,
Teresa Alexander

Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)

1. To finish the second year of the inaugural cohort Laura Carlisle, Matt Clarke,
Doug Roberts, Hillari Freeman,
group for the SUHSD TIMAC.
Dave Peek, Jim Jordan,
Leslie Ellingson, Sierra Ruiz,
2. To continue using Moodle at Shasta Adult School Tracy Goschke, Monica Havelka,
and to further integrate it into the staff’s daily tasks. Teresa Alexander, Michelle Saelee,
Louinda McLean

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Name: Cindy Wislofsky

Agency: Continuing Education, San Diego Community
College District
Administrator: Gretchen Bitterlin
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Blair Roy
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Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)

My first year project took me in three directions: Jane Uhle

1. Mentor one teacher in creating a class Web page. Valerie Long

2. Mentor another teacher on how to create a class syllabus Continuing Education’s

on the computer. Faculty/Staff/Administrators

3. In collaboration with a colleague, disseminate short weekly

technology tips over our Continuing Education email
distribution list.

Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)

1. Train two teachers on how to use Google’s online Steve Gwynne

presentation program in their classrooms for student
projects. Beth Bogage

2. Continue to disseminate weekly technology tips over email Continuing Education’s

to our Continuing Education family. Faculty/Staff/Administrators

3. Conduct several faculty training workshops on using Word,

PowerPoint, and our district’s online recordkeeping system.

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Name: Hongyan Zheng

Agency: Milpitas Adult Education Center
Administrator: Dan Kreuzer
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Tina Sander
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Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)

Using online surveys (i.e. www.suveymonkey.com) and Web 2.0 technologies Ann Taguchi
(i.e. wiki pages and audio/video Podcasting), six teachers developed
teaching/assessing materials for EL Civics objective on employment, which Reva Larson
were successfully used in actual teaching/assessing.
Judy Connell

Thao Nguyen

Lisa Lau

Eiko PenaDiaz

Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)

Two ESL teachers created their own official Web pages for their classes
using SchoolLoop, an online Web site hosting software that has been used Ann Taguchi
by schools in Milpitas Unified School District. They learned how to create and
maintain the following segments on their pages: rich text boxes with pictures Reva Larson
and hyperlinks, slideshows, news, and calendars

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Name: Myrna Montenegro

Agency: North Hollywood Polytechnic Education & Career Center
Administrator: Bea Zavala
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Diana Batista
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Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)

Collaborate with one ESL Teacher who attends the ESL computer lab to help
him use one to three computers, CD players and headphones in the Michael Gurule
classroom to extend what the students are learning in the lab.

Provide comprehensive hands-on training including the implementation of

"centers" as a classroom management strategy. Training will include
meetings, preparation of materials, classroom setup, team teaching,
continued facilitation, and model the project to the administration and other
teachers in a presentation at a meeting by video taping the project in motion
in the classroom.

Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)

Collaborated with one ESL Teacher who attends the ESL computer lab to Grady Miller
help him use twelve computers and six CD players with headphones in the
classroom to extend what the students are learning in the lab, and to
integrate technology in a class project.

The technology integrated in the class project were computers, CD players

with headphones, a digital camera, a digital video camera, projector and
screen, online video clips, Internet Web sites, as well Microsoft Office Word,
Audacity, and Record Now software programs.

Provided comprehensive hands-on training including the use of the hardware

and software as well as the implementation of “centers” as a classroom
management strategy. Training included meetings, preparation of materials,
classroom setup, team teaching, continued facilitation, and modeling the
class project with all its components to the administration and teachers in a
PowerPoint presentation.

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Name: Peter Hubbard

Agency: Berkeley Adult School
Administrator: Joan Lehman
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Branka Marceta
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Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)

The initial project was to learn the use of interactive whiteboards but the Judith Buist
project morphed into several areas: Linda Hsu
• Establishment of QUIA pages for teachers Modupe Omalayu
• Help teachers to:
o Qualify for independent use of ESL computer lab and use
laptop/LCD carts in their teaching
o Use Picasa
• Advocating for and researching and writing requisitions for
technology purchases this year when a substantial amount of EL
Civics money became available
• Purchases included:
o four laptop/projector carts
o four document cameras
o one audio card reader
o one digital camera
o two Smart Boards
o 10 teacher subscriptions to QUIA pages
o Subscriptions to Discovery Education Streaming & Project
Connect
• Participation in the establishment of distance learning

The crown jewel of the project is the establishment of my classroom as a

center for teacher technology training, with 10 computers, a document
camera, flatbed scanner, Smart Board, overhead projector, and audio card
readers.

Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)

Increase sophistication of Smart Board skills Linda Hsu

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Name: Rebecca D’Harlingue

Agency: Castro Valley Adult School
Administrator: Jerry Green
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Tina Sander
Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)

The major focus was on familiarizing teachers with some Elisa Correira-Dasala (Medical Billing)
of the new equipment that the school had purchased, Elizabeth Gibb (ESL)
such as the LCD projector, the document camera and Emilia Olroyd (Spanish)
the wireless tablet. In addition, one mentee learned Rebecca Wiebe (ESL)
Power Point, and another created a wikispace for her
classes.

Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)

Some mentees learned how to use the document Signe Barry (ADP, Art)
camera, and some of them then shared that knowledge Cynthia Eaton (Older Adults)
with other teachers. Some mentees created PowerPoint Elizabeth Gibb (ESL)
or Excel documents. Three teachers learned how to Shawna Hamilton (ESL)
create podcasts using drop.io, and five created Lynn Hollfelder (Older Adults)
wikispaces for their classes. Rebecca Wiebe (ESL)

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Name: Rebecca Ring

Agency: Monterey Adult School
Administrator: Ann Kilty
Program Area: ESL, ABE, GED, CTE
Support Mentor: Tina Sander

Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)

My basic project was to enable ESL teachers to use the computer lab with Sarah Perkins
their students. I arranged to have teachers go to the computer lab either with
Angelica Diaz-Roman or me. First, we presented the lessons while they Angelica Diaz-
assisted us or watched. As the teachers felt able to, they began doing the lab Roman
time with our assistance.
Hope Tolleson

Leslie Savelberg

Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)

Original plan was set aside in order to set up and run a blended learning All the ESL
program in the ESL classes. teachers.

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Name: Sally Peckenham

Agency: Mt. Diablo Adult School
Administrator: Paige Endo
Program Area: ESL
Support Mentor: Branka Marceta

Describe your project in the first year Mentee(s)

My project was bringing teachers who were inexperienced with technology to Susan Rausch
a more functional level in both knowledge and application. I first surveyed Cindy Molander
the teachers and selected mentees according to need. As I was a technology Cindy Peterson
novice myself, I first had to learn the technology before I mentored others. Jean Bernstein
The technologies I mentored ranged from MSWord and EXCEL to computer
projector units called Smart Carts and digital cameras.

Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)

This year’s project started as a continuation from last year but took on a Linda Reyder
different shape. My new survey found the needs different due to new Betsy Longman
equipment and new Web 2.0 technologies. Therefore, in addition to Mai Perez
mentoring teachers in existing technologies, I also began working with a Jennifer Lew
WIKI. My mentoring ranged from document cameras to embedding videos Mary Mahon
into PowerPoint and building WIKI pages. Joanne Lederman
Josie Pascal
Jean Bernstein

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Name: Suzanne Ludlum

Agency: Oakland Adult and Career Education
Administrator: Jacques LaCour and Sue Pon
Program Area: ESL, CBET, ABE/GED, CTE
Support Mentor: Branka Marceta
Describe your project Mentee(s)

Building a Professional Learning Community Through Multi-

Dimensional Technology Professional Development 25 teachers

This project was designed to provide ongoing technology integration

training and mentoring to teachers in OACE. Using a multi-
dimensional approach (based on research of best practices), I
facilitated over 20 technology-learning circles from October-April. In
these circles, faculty worked together to learn new technology
integration strategies and shared their successes and challenges.

Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)

Building a Professional Learning Community Through Multi- 4 Facilitators

Dimensional Technology Professional Development
(continued) 50 Teachers

This project is designed to provide ongoing technology integration 2 IAs

training and mentoring to teachers in OACE. This year’s focus is on
“growing” the learning circle model by identifying additional
facilitators and providing direct feedback to teachers as they
experiment with new technology practices. So far this year I have
work with four new facilitators and over 50 teachers in our learning
circle model.

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Name: Sylvia Bullock

Agency: Merced Adult School
Administrator: Debra Glass, Principal; Kristin Blanchard, Vice Principal
Program Area: Career Technical Education
Support Mentor: Tina Sander
Describe your project Mentee(s)

My actual project was pretty seamless as my administration was on board Sarah Root,
from the beginning and very supportive. ESL III Teacher
Gary Curro,
My project was to implement the usage of Smart Board technology in the GED Teacher
classroom. I also wanted to implement the usage of technology that is
currently available to our teachers and staff. MAS staff

Describe your project in the second year Mentee(s)

Sarah Root
• To continue the usage of the Smart Board and projectors in the ESL, Gary Curro
ABE and ASE departments.
Christopher
• Train and implement the usage of the Mimio. Rodriguez

• Encourage instructional staff with the utilization of technology for fun Roque Berlanga
while learning with their students – www.freerice.com Tammy Astorino

MAS Staff
• Continue technology mentoring/support to all staff at MAS

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SUPPORT MENTORS

Name: Diana Batista

Agency: Simi Valley Adult School & Career Institute

PROFILE

Diana Batista is an Assistant Principal at Simi Valley Adult School & Career Institute. Before this
post, she had worked as a Technology Coordinator/Instructor for the ESL technology lab since
2003. Diana has been a participant in the Technology Integration Mentor Academy program for five
years. She enjoys working with professional development support programs, such as OTAN,
CALPRO and Beginning Teacher Support Advocacy. Diana is a technology enthusiast working with
teachers at Simi Valley and beyond with the goal of meaningful and effective technology integration
in adult education classes. Through TIMAC Diana has mentored 10 teachers who have extended
the mentoring throughout their own agencies.

Name: Tina Sander

Agency: Santa Cruz Adult School

PROFILE

Tina Sander is the EL Civics Coordinator and the Technology Coordinator at Santa Cruz Adult
School. In 2004, she immersed herself in technology with the creation of a computer lab and a
technology-based EL Civics program at her adult school. Designing and implementing new
curriculum and developing classes on a range of topics from Basic Computer Literacy to Microsoft
Excel, and Using Cameras to Blogging and Skyping, resulted not only in empowering the students
and teachers in the Santa Cruz community, but also in the publication of her books Out and About
in the World of Computers and the Computer Instructions Resource Book published by Alta Book
Center Publishers. Furthermore, Tina has enjoyed and valued the opportunity to be a participant
with the Technology Integration Mentor Academy program.
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Name: Blair Roy

Agency: Garden Grove Adult Education

PROFILE

Blair Roy is an ESL computer lab facilitator and an ESL multilevel multimedia teacher at Chapman
Adult School. She became a mentor teacher in 1998 when the ESL computer lab was opened. She
enjoys learning and sharing her passion for using technology as a tool in the classroom to enhance
the learning experience with students and other teachers. She has been part of the last three
WASC leadership teams. Blair recently completed her second year of the TIMAC program as a
mentee and a mentor. She offers monthly professional development trainings, “Techtivities”, for her
program and is an OTAN online and face-to-face trainer for Discovery Education.

Name: Susan Gaer

Agency: Santa Ana College

PROFILE

Susan is an Associate Professor of ESL at Santa Ana College. Her foci include infusing technology
into ESL classes and developing and institutionalizing the student school newspaper. She believes
that students should be in charge of their learning and therefore empowered to create whatever it is
they need. She has developed a form of project-based learning which is very structured. She
believes that students should be engaged in meaningful projects. She is a frequent presenter at
CATESOL, TESOL, and other conferences. She has published articles on project-based learning,
and is a featured instructor on the NCREL CD "Captured Wisdom." She was the ITAP mentor for
Vista School for Adults, the San Diego Community College Centers for Education and Technology,
and Santa Ana College Adult ESL. Since the inception of TIMAC, Susan has acted as a trainer and
support mentor, inspiring both new and seasoned adult education teachers to implement their own
technology integration projects.
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Name: Branka Marceta

Agency: Outreach and Technical Assistance Network

PROFILE

Branka Marceta has held the position of Coordinator of Technology Projects at OTAN since April
2006. Branka came to OTAN from Milpitas Adult School, where she taught ESL and office
occupations both at the adult school program and in the local correctional facility. She earned her
Master’s Degree in Instructional Technology from California State University, San Jose. At Milpitas,
Branka practiced integrating technology into her daily instruction. In addition to teaching, she
assumed a number of other roles, including technology team leader and technology mentor, CBET
and EL Civics teacher, and curriculum and assessment developer. She also offered numerous
professional development workshops at her agency, was a CALPRO, calpro-online.org, trainer, and
is active in the technology interest section of CATESOL, catesol.org. At OTAN, Branka has been
involved with the Technology Integration Mentor Academy, video production, and technology
planning, as well as conducting conference workshops and technology training sessions.

Name: Penny Pearson

Agency: Outreach and Technical Assistance Network

PROFILE

Penny Pearson came to OTAN in June 2007 from Winterstein Adult Center in the San Juan Unified
School District. For over 10 years, she taught computer skills, digital photography and storytelling in
the Career Technical Education Department. She implemented staff development projects to help
teachers at the school integrate technology into their teaching practices. In addition, she is an
adjunct professor at California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) where she teaches a class for
vocational adult students on how to integrate technology in the classroom. She has a B.A. in
Communication Studies and a M.A. in Instructional Communication from CSUS. She frequently
presents at CBEA, CCAE, and other conferences. Prior to entering into the education field, Ms.
Pearson worked within the legislative and executive branches of Alaska state government. Her
responsibilities included video and audio production and distribution, staff training, and press and
constituency relations.
 Name: Marian Thacher

Agency: Outreach and Technical Assistance Network

PROFILE

Marian Thacher has been a director of OTAN since 2006. In this role she has led OTAN in providing
services to the adult education field under the categories of electronic collaboration, instructional
technology support and distance learning. In her previous position at OTAN, as a Technology
Projects Coordinator, Marian ran ITAP (Instructional Technology Assistance Project), a site-based
professional development model for technology integration, which evolved into TIMAC. Marian was
happy to assume the role of support mentor this year and experience the successes and
challenges of day-to-day technology integration in adult education classes through the eyes of her
mentees.