Welcome to a new edition of GOSOSY News & Information
Please see below our schedule of upcoming webinars all designed to keep you informed and motivated. More details, with log in information, will be sent directly to you very soon. Save the dates!

Tuesday, APRIL 28, 10:00 am PDT, 11:00 pm MDT, 12:00 pm CDT, 1:00 pm EDT

 Join us to experience an overview of the newest English for Daily Life lesson all about SHOPPING . GOSOSY consultant, Michelle Bastiani, will discuss the ideology behind the lesson and the many digital tools designed to enhance this lesson for English Language Learners.
Friday, MAY 1, 11:00 am PDT, 12:00 pm MDT, 1:00 pm CDT, 2:00 pm EDT

Join us to learn all about how to navigate the new GOSOSY website that has been completely redesigned for your benefit at www.osymigrant.org.

The new design makes the site web responsive, making it much easier to navigate on mobile devices like cell phones. It also features a new menu bar at the top of the home page that will make finding the resource you need easier than ever! Service providers Deke Showman and Emily Williams will present their own experiences using the site and resources with students.


Tuesday, MAY 5, 11:00 am PDT, 12:00 pm MDT, 1:00 pm CDT, 2:00 pm EDT

Join us for a webinar presented by all four consortia designed to share resources from GOSOSY, MiraCORE, Pre-School Initiative (PI), and the IRRC Consortium. The focus will be to share those ideas and resources that are currently available to help provide high quality services for all MEP students. We realize this is a time of modifying our approach to working with migrant families and youth. We are confident the resources we share will help you in the process of reaching out and providing needed services to students, especially during this challenging time.


Thursday, MAY 14, 8:30 am PDT, 9:30 am MDT, 10:30 am CDT, 11:30 am EDT

 GOSOSY is proud to introduce a new important resource for all migrant education service providers: the OSY Relationship Building Manual. OSY Engagement and Relationship Building Work Group members Emily Hoffman and Joyce Bishop will walk you through 10 best practices identified as important keys to strengthening your initial engagement with OSY and maintaining a successful relationship. There is a lot of diversity within the migrant student community, but essential to every success with OSY is establishing a strong relationship with them and determining how to motivate and mentor each as necessary.


Friday, MAY 22, 10:00 am PDT, 11:00 pm MDT, 12:00 pm CDT, 1:00 pm EDT

This follow-up webinar to the April 28 introduction of the English for Daily Life Shopping lesson will help you get familiar and comfortable with important online tools, EdPuzzle and Quizlet, used to engage students in new and exciting ways. Michelle Bastiani will walk through creating your accounts, as well as account for your students, and how to use the tools with confidence.

Wednesday, MAY 27, 11:00 am PDT, 12:00 pm MDT, 1:00 pm CDT, 2:00 pm EDT

GOSOSY's highly successful Goal Setting and Learning Plan project has been revamped and improved for virtual use during this time of quarantine. Join our Work Group leaders as they walk through how to use the program successfully even when you cannot meet face-to-face with your students. The brand new Goal Setting Rubric will also be introduced and explained.