MIDTESOL would like to congratulate our awards winners for this year’s conference in Iowa City! The award of Best Student Proposal goes to Nicole Metzger and Ari Natarina from the University of Iowa. Congrats, Nicole and Ari! The winners of the Travel Awards are: Yuka Sato from Minnestota State University, Zachary Smith from Ottumwa School…
Proposals are now being accepted for the Iowa Culture & Language Conference in a variety of strands, including: Administrative; Adult Education; Higher Education; Assessment; Culture; Early Learning, K-12, Elementary, or Secondary; Paraprofessionals; Refugees and Immigrants; Technology; and more. Proposal Deadline: Thursday, September 10, 2015 The Iowa Culture & Language Conference will take place November 9-11, 2015, at the Coralville Mariott Hotel & Conference Center…
The MIDTESOL Board invites submissions for Travel Awards for the upcoming MIDTESOL Annual Conference “The Future is Now: Building New Traditions in TESOL”. If you have been notified of acceptance to present at 2015 MIDTESOL, you are encouraged to apply for a Travel Award to help fund expenses. Up to three Travel Awards of $150 each will be…
MIDTESOL wishes to celebrate extraordinary service to our organization. The Distinguished Service (formerly “Pat-on-the-Back”) Award honors an individual’s dedication to and leadership in MIDTESOL. The selected recipient will be awarded a life-time membership and recognition at the MIDTESOL Conference in October. Nominations may be made only by organizational members of MIDTESOL. No current member of the MIDTESOL Board is…
The Summer 2015 issue of MIDTESOL Matters, our affiliate newsletter, is now available. This issue includes: State by State Updates Details on Upcoming Regional Conferences Explore EdTech with Socrative More! Click here to download your PDF copy.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 MIDTESOL Student Essay contest. There were 15 submissions for Best ESL Student Essay (adult learners) and 21 for Best High School Essay for a total of 36 submissions. Best High School Essays 1st place: Rachel Chun, 10th grade, Ames High School, Ames, IA. Sponsoring Teachers: Shaeley Santiago and Kendall…
Are you interested in teaching overseas? Missouri State University is now proud to offer the CELTA, a world-famous 120-hour English teaching certificate program from University of Cambridge English Language Assessment Our first course will take place July 13-August 14, 2015 Some highlights of the CELTA are: Classes on a variety of topics like Classroom Management,…
Latinos in the Heartland: Shaping the Future: Leadership for Inclusive Communities University of Missouri-Kansas City June 10-12, 2015 Cambio de Colores is a multistate conference about integration of immigrants in new destinations in the Midwest. It is a professional development opportunity that engages practitioners, researchers, and those working with immigrant communities in sharing experiences and knowledge…
Registration is now open for the I International Colloquium on Languages and Cultures in School and Society, to be held in Soria, Spain, July 1-3, 2015. The deadline for early registration is May 30th, 2015. The Colloquium is organized by the School of Education, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, and will revolve around the…
The annual Technology for Second Language Learning (TSLL) conference brings together researchers, developers and practitioners who are interested in improvements and innovations in the uses of technology in language learning. This year, the conference will focus on phraseology and formulaic language. Phraseology and the study of formulaic language encompass any research and teaching practices that…
