By Jeanne Beck Read Applying for the JET Program: Part 1 here. Ever since I ended my tenure on JET (2008-2011 Nagano), I have helped JET hopefuls through their application process. One of the most daunting parts of the application is the two-page, double spaced essay, which is the biggest area to let yourself shine…
Join EnglishUSA for professional development and networking at the only peer-reviewed conference that focuses solely on the needs of all aspects of post-secondary English language programs (assessment, administration, curriculum, compliance, leadership, etc.) and the challenges they face. This event typically features over 50 sessions and attracts about 200 attendees, including administrators, staff, and faculty from…
by Jeanne Beck The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program is an international teaching program run by the Japanese government. Through JETs, individuals can work as Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) at Japanese K-12 school districts. Since 1987, more than 70,000 JET Program participants from 75 countries have participated in JET, either as ALTs, Coordinators of…
This FREE professional development workshop on “Cultivating a Positive Classroom Climate with Bushido (Way of the [samurai] Warrior)” for all educators will be held during the Greater Kansas City Japan Festival at Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park in the Carlsen Center, Room 126 A. Contrary to their image as rough warriors, Japan’s…
Miami University’s Project Dragonfly is accepting applications for 2020 Earth Expeditions graduate courses that offer extraordinary experiences in 16 countries throughout the world. Earth Expeditions can build toward the Global Field Program (GFP), a Master’s degree that combines summer field courses worldwide with web learning communities so that students can complete the GFP Master’s part-time…
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…
The Summer 2019 issue of MIDTESOL Matters, our affiliate newsletter, is now available. In this issue: Message from the President TESOL Advocacy Report #MIDTESOL19 Conference Preview Student Essay Winners Join the MIDTESOL Board State Updates Click here to download this issue (PDF). Back issues of MIDTESOL Matters are available here.
The Immigrant Learning Center’s Public Education Institute hosts its seventh annual, free online workshop for educators, Immigrant Student Success: Models and Tools for K-12 and Adult Educators on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 9 and 10, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT. With brand new content and speakers, participants will learn how to integrate themes…
Save the Date! The 2019 Dakota TESOL Closer Connections Conference is scheduled for October 21-22 at Augustana University, Sioux Falls, SD. Registration opens July 1. Visit the Dakota TESOL website to stay up to date.
By Jeanne Beck Flipgrid is a video discussion platform where teachers post questions and students answer in video format. Classmates can view and reply to each other’s videos, and the teacher can reply publicly or privately to an individual student. Flipgrid can be integrated into any content area as a way for students to process…
