INCORPORATING COMMUNITY CONTEXT IN

TUTORING SESSIONSVOLUNTEER IN-SERVICE

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

*PRESENTED BY IRINA CLINE, JOCELYN LOPEZ AND DENNIS SCHLAGHECK

PROGRAM NEWS • PROGRAM WILL SERVE STUDENTS ABOVE 9TH GRADE LEVEL

•MARCH IS READING ALOUD MONTH

• IN-SERVICE IN MAY

• POTLUCK IN JUNE

•ADDITIONAL STUDENTS

PROGRAM NEWS MARTHA NEMOYER AND RAYMOND SEDIVEC

WERE NOMINATED FOR

THE GOVERNOR’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARDS

TRAINING OPPORTUNITY

TUTORING ESL TO ADULTS WITH VERY LOW LITERACY

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 & WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 CHECK-IN: 5:45PM / WORKSHOP: 6:00 - 8:30PM

ALBANY PARK COMMUNITY CENTER, 5101 N. KIMBALL, CHICAGO

COMMUNITY CONTEXT • DIFFERENT FORMS OF TEXT THAT SURROUND US IN DAILY LIFE (STORE

SIGNS, MAPS, MENUS)

• CONNECTED WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY (LOCAL BUSINESSES AND PLACES OF INTEREST, LANDMARKS)

• USED IN STUDENTS’ DAILY ROUTINE (SHOPS, LIBRARIES, RESTAURANTS)

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

• DIVERSIFY TUTORING MATERIALS

• BOOST STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY

• ENABLE STUDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY

• PRACTICE LITERACY SKILLS

• PRACTICE LIFE SKILLS (HOURS OF OPERATION, THE CLOSEST LIBRARY)

• MAKE STUDENTS ENGAGED IN LEARNING

• BUILD RESEARCH TECHNIQUES

GROUP DISCUSSION

•DO YOU USE ANY MATERIALS CONNECTED WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN YOUR TUTORING SESSIONS?

• IF SO, WHAT KIND OF MATERIALS? HOW DO YOU USE THEM?

ORGANIZATIONS• LOCAL LIBRARIES

•CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

•GROUPS OF INTEREST

• SUPPORT GROUPS

LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT • THEATERS

• PERFORMANCE CENTERS

• STADIUMS

•MUSEUMS

• EXHIBITION HALLS

•CLUBS

PRESENTATION BY JOCELYN LOPEZ

THE BOBBY HULL COMMUNITY ICE RINK IS LOCATED AT THE CICERO COMMUNITY PARK NEAR 34TH STREET AND LARAMIE AVENUE.

THE BOBBY HULL COMMUNITY ICE RINK OPENED ITS DOORS ON DECEMBER 4TH, 2011. MORE THAN A DOZEN OF CURRENT BLACKHAWK PLAYERS WERE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND.

THE ICE RINK WAS NAMED AFTER A FORMER CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS PLAYER BOBBY HULL.

BOBBY HULL IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREATEST BLACKHAWKS AND NATIONAL PLAYERS OF ALL TIME.

THE ICE RINK WAS DONATED BY WIRTZ CORPORATION, WHICH BUILT A 70 MILLION 600,000 SQUARE FOOT LIQUOR DISTRIBUTION CENTER ACROSS THE CICERO COMMUNITY PARK. WIRTZ BEVERAGE HAS ALSO DONATED FUNDS TO THE LOCAL PARK DISTRICT AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR SPORTS AND CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES.

WIRTZ BEVERAGE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS, AND PART OF THE FAMILY RUN CORPORATION THAT OWNS THE BLACKHAWKS.

GENERAL INFORMATIONOFFICE NUMBER: (708) 477-6875

LOCATION: 3400 S 53RD AVE, CICERO, IL 60804

TIMES OF OPERATION: 9AM-9PM TIME SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO THE WEATHER

COST: SKATE RENTAL FOR RESIDENTS $1 AND $1 FOR SKATING

SKATE RENTAL FOR NON- RESIDENTS $3 AND $5 FOR SKATING

NOTE: CHILDREN UNDER 13 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT 18 YEARS OLDER, AND ID IS REQUIRED TO SHOW PROVE OF AGE AND RESIDENCY.

IN A TUTORING SESSION• READING PRACTICE, INCLUDING READING COMPREHENSION

• GRAMMAR PRACTICE

• VOCABULARY PRACTICE

• CONVERSATION PRACTICE

• WRITING PRACTICE

• BOOST STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY

• LEARN RESEARCH TECHNIQUES

• PRACTICE LIFE SKILLS (HOURS OF OPERATION)

• DIVERSIFY TUTORING MATERIALS

• MAKE STUDENTS ENGAGED IN LEARNING

LOCAL BUSINESSES

• LOCAL SHOPS

• FACTORIES

•RESTAURANTS

•MARKETS

PLACES OF INTEREST, LANDMARKS•NATURAL AND MAN-MADE

•DISTINCTIVE BUILDINGS

• STATUES, MONUMENTS

• PARKS

•UNIQUE LANDMARKS?

GAME

SEPARATE INTO TWO TEAMS AND GUESS THE NAME OF THE

LANDMARK AND IN WHICH LOCAL CITY (BERWYN, CICERO, LYONS, OR STICKNEY) IT IS/WAS LOCATED.

WORKSHOP

SEPARATE INTO SMALL GROUPS AND, USING THE HANDOUT, DISCUSS HOW YOU CAN USE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY CONTEXT IN YOUR TUTORING SESSION. CHOOSE

1-2 ITEMS FROM THE LIST.

LOCAL HISTORY

GUEST SPEAKER

DENNIS M SCHLAGHECK

MUSEUM TOUR