International call for volunteers to inspire 50 000 school children all over Ukraine in summer 2020 GoCamp – the biggest volunteering program in Eastern Europe of summer language school-based camps– is looking for 500 English, German or French-speaking volunteers from all over the world. We invite teachers, students, people of any profession to try yourself in…
Calling all English language educators! The deadline for submitting manuscripts to MIDTESOL Journal has been extended to Sunday, March 1, 2020! MIDTESOL Journal is an annual blind peer-reviewed academic publication dedicated to the dissemination of research and ideas of interest to English language teaching professionals in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and worldwide. Articles in the MIDTESOL Journal are grounded in research,…
UPDATE 3.11.20: TESOL International has canceled the 2020 convention in Denver due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to read the full statement. Planning to attend TESOL 2020? Join us for a MIDTESOL reception with plenty of pizza and appetizers at the Pizza Republica restaurant, inside the Colorado Convention Center immediately following the opening plenary at…
MIDTESOL members considering attending the TESOL 2020 Convention in Denver, Colorado, March 31-April 3, 2020, have an opportunity for funding through MIDTESOL. As one of your member benefits, MIDTESOL offers a Travel Award to help cover the cost of attending the TESOL 2020 Convention. The recipient will be expected to: submit receipts for proof of…
MIDTESOL is pleased to invite its members to announce and submit student essays for the Best K-12 ELL Student Essay Award and the Best Adult ELL Student Essay Award. Topics reflect this year’s Fall 2020 conference theme: “Community at a Crossroads: The Right to Education”. Eligibility Best K-12 ELL Essay Award – The student must…
Are you interested in tutoring Syrian refugees and other individuals affected by conflict? Do you have two hours a week to spare? Apply to become a Paper Airplanes English tutor! Paper Airplanes provides free, one-on-one virtual language and skills instruction to people affected by conflict. Our goal is to help our students learn critical languages…
The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research Program provides an opportunity for K–12 educators from the United States to conduct research and engage in other professional learning experiences abroad for three to six months. Fulbright Distinguished fellows complete individual inquiry projects on a topic relevant to education in the United States and the host country, take courses…
On behalf of the University of Northern Iowa’s (UNI’s) College of Education and the Center for Educational Transformation, we would like to invite you to respond to our Call for Proposals for our upcoming Education Summit scheduled for November 11-12, 2019. The call for proposals has been attached for your review. UNI’s Education Summit titled, Culturally…
MIDTESOL is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 MIDTESOL Student Essay Contest. Three winners were awarded at the K-12 level and at the Adult. Congratulations to these students who demonstrated excellence in written English. K-12 Winners 1st: Lumiere Bisimwa $100 Sponsoring Teacher: Daniel Lekin Liberty High School North Liberty, Iowa 2nd: Wendy Corzo…
In an effort to provide more opportunities for professional development for our members and other English language teachers, MIDTESOL is excited to launch a Webinar Series. MIDTESOL will host two webinars in April with a second series coming in June 2019! See the details below to sign up for one or both of the April…
