The Summer 2020 issue of MIDTESOL Matters, our affiliate newsletter, is now available. In this issue: Message from the President #MIDTESOL20 Conference Information ESL Student Essay Winners TESOL Policy Recommendations Advocacy Through Uncertainty and Trauma State Updates Interest Section Updates Member Profile Click here to download this issue. Back issues of MIDTESOL Matters are available here.
MIDTESOL is deeply concerned about the recent modifications to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) that will place international students in the impossible position of choosing between their health and education. International students are an asset to higher education programs. They should not be put under any undue stress regarding the risk of completing…
English USA presents a new webinar: Why You Need To Care and What You Can Do About It: Supporting Our Students & Programs Come join Mackenzie Kerby and Cheryl Delk-Le Good to this online session on the importance of advocating for our English language programs and international education as a whole. “Advocating” is just a…
The Immigrant Learning Center’s Public Education Institute and Re-imagining Migration host the eighth annual free online workshop Immigrant Student Success: Strategies and Tools for K-12 and Adult Educators on Wednesday and Thursday, July 8 and 9, from 12:00 to 3:00 PM EDT. Certificates of completion are available by request. With brand new content and more than 10…
by Patrick T. Randolph and Joseph I. Ruppert “I am the poet of the body, And I am the poet of the soul.” Walt Whitman Leaves of Grass New Ways in Teaching with Creative Writing, by Patrick T. Randolph and Joseph I. Ruppert, is the first book of its kind for the English Language Education…
MIDTESOL is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 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 Note: The 1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place K-12 winners all go to the same school and…
TESOL International has canceled the 2020 TESOL International Convention & English Language Expo, scheduled for 31 March – 3 April in Denver, Colorado. The decision comes after a state of emergency was declared in Colorado due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full statement from TESOL here.
The Spring 2020 issue of MIDTESOL Matters, our affiliate newsletter, is now available. In this issue: Message from the President #MIDTESOL19 Conference Highlights #TESOL2020 Preview State Updates 2019 Award Recipients Click here to download this issue (PDF). Back issues of MIDTESOL Matters are available here.
Update 3.11.20: The conference has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Save the date! Missouri State University’s English Language Institute presents the English Language Educator Conference on March 27 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. This free, one-day conference is designed for English language educators at the K-12 and university levels. Proposals The conference…
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…
