This presentation discusses ways in which English as a second language teachers can use resources from library, museum, archival & historical societies. Frequently, librarians, museum educators/librarians, archivists, and historical society coordinators & researchers provide outreach to schools and education programs. Explore these ideas! Perhaps, one will be suitable to use in your classroom!

1. Library, Museum, Archival &
Historical Societies:
Resources for
Emerging Bilinguals (EBs)
Bernadette M. López-Fitzsimmons, M.L.S., M.A.
ConnTESOL Conference 2016
The 46th Annual ConnTESOL Conference on
Lifelong Learning for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Populations
Sheraton Hartford South
Saturday, October 22, 2016

2. ConnTESOL: Suggested Topics
• Higher education
• Adult literacy
• Career & college
readiness
• Academic Vocabulary
▫ Library Lingo
• ELs in the 21st-century
• ELs with special
education
• Multiculturalism
• Culturally responsive
instruction
• Lifelong & life-wide
learning
• Reading & Literacy
▫ Text mining
• Developing technological
skills to empower ELs
• Pronunciation
• Oral & written academic
discourse (BICS & CALP)
• Citizenship Preparedness
• Intercultural
communication
• Workplace and ELs

3. Interests&Background

4. What will we discuss today?
• Libraries
▫ Types of libraries
▫ Resources
▫ Learning experiences for EBs/ELLs
• Museums & Museum Education
▫ Special Collections (documents or artifacts)
▫ Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)
• Archives & Archival Education
▫ Types of Archives
• Historical Societies & Resources
▫ Exhibits & events
• Education Institutes
▫ Arts Education & Training: Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)

5. Libraries
• Community
Mission &
Socializing
• American culture
& society
• Educational
supports
• Learning
activities

6. The World of Libraries
• Public Libraries
• School Libraries
• Academic Libraries
• Research Libraries
• Special Libraries
▫ Corporate Libraries
▫ Medical Libraries
▫ Hospital Libraries
▫ Presidential Libraries
▫ Private Libraries

7. Great Opportunity to Learn Library Lingo
• El Civics for ESL Students: ESL Library Lesson
• Top ESL Activities You Can Do in the Library
• International Students' Guide to the Dudley Knox Library

8. Library Lingo for International Students
• San Jose State University (SJSU)
▫ Dr. Martin Luther King Library
▫ International Students' Library Research Guide
• University of Cincinnati
▫ UC Libraries
▫ International Students' Library Resources Guide
• Norwalk Community College (NCC)
▫ English as a second language Guide
▫ English as a second language library resources

9. Public & School Libraries
Sources Technology
• Books
▫ Fiction
▫ Non-fiction
• E-books
• Vocabulary Builders
• Magazines
▫ Hobbies
▫ Crafts
▫ Celebrities
▫ Current Events
• Newspapers
• Pamphlets
• Games
• CDs
• Films
▫ Documentaries
▫ Fiction
• Computers
• Printers
• 3-D Printers
• Laptops
• Portable reading devices
• Scanners
• Photocopiers
• CD Players
• Video Players
• Other Activities & Events

10. MUSEUM&MUSEUMEDUCATION
• 41% of community art
education , ELLS/Ebs
• 90% , Spanish-speaking
• universal language of visual
art bridges language barriers
• art objects as a catalyst to
enhance language skills
• develop new vocabulary
• expose diverse visitors to a
variety of world cultures and
experiences
J. Paul Getty Museum: Museum Consultants' Network. (2012). Education: Language through Art: An ESL Enrichment
Curriculum (Beginning ) Information for Teaching, Amadeo Sandoval's Kitchen and Bedroom, Río Lucío, New Mexico. In J.
Paul Getty Museum. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from
http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/classroom_resources/curricula/esl3/downloads/sandovals_kitchen.pdf

11. Brown University Library
Center for Digital Scholarship
Digital Collections
Center for Digital Scholarship, Brown University Library.
(1771). The College to Nicholas Brown & Co., Dr. In The
Center for Digital Scholarship, Brown University Library.
Retrieved October 20, 2016, from
http://library.brown.edu/cds/repository2/repoman.php?ve
rb=render&id=1098447551250000
Full and minute list of all supplies and
monies expended by the Building
Committee for the erection of the College
Edifice and the president's house.
The last of sixteen pages is an auditor's
statement affirming the account to be
correct and expressing appreciation of the
"judgement, prudence and economy" of
the Committee, signed by Nicholas Cooke,
Darius Sessions and Joseph Russell.
Special Collection Document

12. Museums
Museum Educators
& Librarians
Visual Thinking Strategies
(VTS)
• Teacher-facilitated
discussions of art images
• Positive effect on teachers &
students
• Key behaviors listed in
Common Core Standards
(CCSS)
• Critical thinking skills
become habitual
• Inquiry skills transferring
from lesson to lesson
• Oral & written language
literacy
• Visual literacy
• Collaboration among peers.
Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)
Patricia Edwards: Artist, Illustrator, Educator, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA http://www.chrysler.org/

13. ARCHIVES&ARCHIVALEDUCATION
• Archives are important
resources for answering
our questions about the
past.
• First Nations Peoples may
use archival records to
establish legal claims to
both land and privileges
guaranteed by federal and
provincial governments.
• Historians and others
interested in history use
archives to understand
and interpret the past
from primary sources.
• Authors and filmmakers
use archives to become
familiar with the people
and times about which
they are writing.
National Archives Learning Center

14. Archives, Archival Education & Archivists
Types of Archives Archives & Special Collections
• College and university archives
• Corporate archives
• Government archives
• Historical societies
• Museums
• Religious archives
• Special collections

15. HISTORICALSOCIETIES
• Field trips
• Classroom Visits
• Digital Resources (free)
• Professional
Development
• Exhibits
• Lesson Plans
New York Historical Society & Library, Exhibit: Class Trip

16. Historical Societies & Resources
Collections & Exhibitions Primary Sources
• Library collections
• Museum collections
• Graphic collections
• Ephemera
• Digital resources
• Exhibitions
▫ Current
▫ Online
▫ Past

17. Historical Societies & Resources
Services Available Connecticut Historical Society
Class Visit
• Homeschool
• Field trips
• Teen programs
• Programs in your classroom
• Professional development
• Internships
• Volunteers
• Visit your class & talk to your students

18. Historical Societies: Programs
• Homeschool
• Field trips
• Teen programs
• Programs in your classroom
• Professional development
• Internships
• Volunteers
• Visit your class & talk to your
students
Rowe, J. (1765, August). John Rowe Diary. In The
Massachusetts Historical Society: The Coming of the
American Revolution, 1764-1776. Retrieved October
20, 2016, from
http://www.masshist.org/revolution/doc-
viewer.php?item_id=299&mode=nav

19. Rhode Island Historical
Society
Rhode Island History
Lesson Plans
Articles Rhode Island’s past
Information on overlooked characters,
places and movements from the past
Scholarly articles might not appeal to
younger students
On-line lesson plans related to the
pieces
Education Team is available to assist the
public.
Rhode Island Historical Society. (ca. 1676). Twelve Bushels of
Indian Corn: Roger Williams Received by the Indians. In
Lesson Plans: Goff Center for Education and Public Affairs.
Retrieved October 20, 2016, from
http://rihs.org/images/Twelve_Bushels.pdf

20. EDUCATIONINSTITUTES
• Partnerships with
schools
• Meet the Artist Program
• Visual Thinking
Strategies (VTS)
• Resources for lifelong
learning

21. ARTINSTITUTE
Lincoln
Center
Education:
Arts Institute

22. Lincoln Center Education (LCE): Arts Institute
• K-12 education
▫ Programs for more than 25,000 students in over 200 schools in the New York metro area.
• Higher education
▫ Partnerships w/ local colleges & universities to train teaching candidates in arts education
▫ Employment assistance for recent graduates
• Community outreach:
▫ Programs include Poet-Linc, Musicians/Composers, Art Exhibits, etc.
▫ “Meet the Artist “series in the David Rubenstein Atrium
▫ Community engagement in the arts and other cultural events
• Lincoln Center Institute
▫ Research in arts education
▫ Training for educators using an arts-based teaching model.
• Consultancies:
▫ LCE’s special consultancy practice shares its expertise in arts education and creative learning.

23. TAKE AWAYS!

24. Libraries, Museums, Historical Societies, & Archives
HOW THEY CAN HELP EDUCATORS?
• Lifelong learning, college & career readiness
• ELLs & their families to all types of information sources
• ELLs & their families to library services & programs
• Collaboration between librarians & schools supporting
the curriculum
• Involvement in community activities & events

25. Why try to bridge the gap(s)?

26. Questions,comments,discussion

27. Teaching & Learning Resources
• Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
• Connecticut Historical Society, Museum & Library
• Brown University Library, Center for Digital Scholarship
• Lincoln Center Education Art Center, NYC, NY
• Martin Luther King Library & Archive, Atlanta , GA
• Massachusetts Historical Society
• National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• Rhode Island Historical Society

28. Teaching & Learning Resources continued …
• El Civics for ESL Students: ESL Library Lesson
• Top ESL Activities You Can Do in the Library

29. Library Lingo for International Students
• San Jose State University (SJSU)
▫ Dr. Martin Luther King Library
▫ International Students' Library Research Guide
• University of Cincinnati (UC)
▫ UC Libraries
▫ International Students' Library Resources Guide
• Norwalk Community College (NCC)
▫ English as a second language Guide
▫ English as a second language library resources
• Manhattan College (MC)
▫ International English Language Program (IELP)
▫ O’Malley Library: Library Research Guide

30. Bernadette M. López-Fitzsimmons
Information & Outreach Librarian
Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY 10471
718 862-7981
bernadette.lopez(at)manhattan.edu
Research Guide for ELLs and International Students
Our Library Can Help You! Using multicultural
elements from TESOL for non-native speakers of
English

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• Our library can help you! Using multicultural elements
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▫ Download PDFs (handouts)

32. Works Consulted
• Bordonaro, K. (2011, March 30). Incorporating Language Skills Strategies into Library
Instruction for ESL Students. In Academic & Research Libraries (ACRL), a Division of the
American Library Association (ALA): Conference & Report Proceedings. Retrieved October
20, 2016, from
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• Brown, M. (ca. 2015). Conceptions of international students service at academic libraries in
library literature. In (Megan Brown: the tiny librarian). Retrieved October 20, 2016, from
http://thetinylibrarian.net
• J. Paul Getty Museum: Museum Consultants' Network. (2012). Education:Language
through Art: An ESL Enrichment Curriculum (Beginning ) Information for Teaching,
Amadeo Sandoval's Kitchen and Bedroom, Río Lucío, New Mexico. In J. Paul Getty
Museum. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from
http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/classroom_resources/curricula/esl3/downloads
/sandovals_kitchen.pdf
• J.Paul Getty Museum: Museum Consultants' Network. (March 2008). Education: Evaluation of the
J. Paul Getty Museum’s Language through Art: An ESL Curriculum. In J. Paul Getty Museum.
Retrieved October 20, 2016, from
http://www.getty.edu/education/museum_educators/downloads/getty_eslcurriculum_evaluation
.pdf

33. Works Consulted continued…
• Hamilton, K. (2014). Best Practices: How can a librarian enhance learning for the
adult English Language Learner students in American colleges?. In Metropolitan
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http://metro.org/media/files/files/9686b478/Hamilton.pdf
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international student community. Reference Services Review, 38(4), 581–605. doi:
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Museum: Teacher Resources. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from
http://teachers.mam.org/collection/teaching-with-art/visual-thinking-strategies-
vts/
• New York Historical Society. ((ca. 2016)). Making history matter: education mission.
In New York Historical Society Museum & Library. Retrieved October 20, 2016,
from http://www.nyhistory.org/education
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October 20, 2016, from http://www.elcivics.com/esl_library_lesson_1.html

34. Works Consulted continued …
• (The)U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). ((ca. 2016)).
Getting Started with Primary Source Research for Teachers and Students.
In National Archives: Teachers. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from
https://www.archives.gov/education/research
• Visual Thinking Strategies. (2016). What's going on in this picture? In Visual
Thinking Strategies (VTS). Retrieved October 20, 2016, from
http://www.vtshome.org/
• Walker, C., & Click, A. (2011, January). Meeting the reference expectations of
ESL students: The challenges of culture. College & Research Libraries, 72(1),
20-23. Retrieved from http://crln.acrl.org/content/72/1/20.full
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Learners. In Visual Thinking Strategies: Using Art to Deepen Learning Across
School Disciplines. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.

35. Illustrations Cited
• Center for Digital Scholarship, Brown University Library. (1771). The
College to Nicholas Brown & Co., Dr. In The Center for Digital Scholarship,
Brown University Library. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from
http://library.brown.edu/cds/repository2/repoman.php?verb=render&id=
1098447551250000
• Rhode Island Historical Society. (ca. 1676). Twelve Bushels of Indian Corn:
Roger Williams Received by the Indians. In Lesson Plans: Goff Center for
Education and Public Affairs. Retrieved October 20, 2016, from
http://rihs.org/images/Twelve_Bushels.pdf
• Rowe, J. (1765, August). John Rowe Diary. In The Massachusetts Historical
Society: The Coming of the American Revolution, 1764-1776. Retrieved
October 20, 2016, from http://www.masshist.org/revolution/doc-
viewer.php?item_id=299&mode=nav