MIDTESOL presents MIDTESOL Winter Workshop February 3, 2017 2:00-5:00PM Iowa City, Iowa This event will serve as a professional development workshop that will be available free of charge to members of the MIDTESOL organization. The purpose of this event is to encourage networking and collaboration among MIDTESOL members and to preview presentations that will be given at the TESOL International Convention…
The Call for Proposals (English and Spanish) and Registration are now open for the III International Colloquium on Languages, Cultures, Identity, in School and Society, which will be held in Soria, Spain, July 5-7, 2017. The Colloquium is organized by the Loyola Marymount University School of Education (Los Angeles, California), with the support of the…
Project Title: Do You Teach About American Culture? Dear Colleagues, My name is Bryan Meadows, and I am an associate professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck, USA). I am conducting a global survey of English language teachers. The survey is collecting information about how English language teachers in global settings teach about American culture to…
The TESOL CALL-IS is pleased to present the Call for Proposals for the Electronic Village and Technology Showcase at TESOL 2017. Please re-post and re-share the following Call for Proposals to all interested parties: TESOL 2017 March 21-24, 2017 Seattle, Washington, USA Electronic Village Special Events: Call for Proposals Deadline for Submissions: November 15, 2016 http://www.call-is.org/ev/ You are…
In December 2015, President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) into law, replacing the No Child Left Behind Act. ESSA brings sweeping policy changes to the K-12 arena that all educators should be aware of. With a primary focus on the changes to Title I and Title III, this webinar will provide a…
Please join experts from the Center for English Language Learners at American Institutes for Research (AIR) to learn more about how teachers can provide instruction to help English learners (ELs) master core content in English language arts. This series of three 1-hour webinars features an approach called Attaining Core Content for English Language Learners (ACCELL),…
If you have been notified of acceptance to present at 2016 MIDTESOL, you are encouraged to apply for a Travel Award to help fund expenses. Up to three Travel Awards of $150 each will be granted! To apply, the following items must be submitted to Denise C. Mussman (denise@umsl.edu), MIDTESOL Awards Chair, by September 2,…
Congratulations to the winners of our Interest Section Travel Awards! Each will receive a check for $125 at the MIDTESOL Conference. The winners this year are: Higher Education – Shyam Pandey K-12 – Joanna Schindel Technology – Buu Linh Quach IEP – Paula Rolim See you in Kansas City!
The 2017 TESOL Master’s Student Forum will be held on March 21, 2017, in conjunction with TESOL’s 2017 convention in Seattle, WA, USA. Students enrolled in master’s programs leading to a master’s degree in TESOL (or related fields) at any institution of higher learning may take part in the Master’s Student Forum, either as presenters…
by Liza Armstrong “Ching-Ching-CHING!” Instructor Jenifah Abu-Hassan reminisced that Mark Algren, a MIDTESOL member, used to start his faculty meetings with this sound of Tibetan double bells when he served as her boss at American University of Sharjah in the UAE. As he undoubtedly started meetings as director of language programs at two Saudi universities…
