The Spring 2015 issue of MIDTESOL Matters, our affiliate newsletter, is now available. This issue includes: TESOL 2015 Convention Gatherings & Presentations CALL Interest Section Tech Tool Spotlight Updates from Member States More! Click here to download your PDF copy.
MIDTESOL is pleased to invite teachers to submit student essays for the Best High School ESL Student Essay Award and Best ESL Student Award. Eligibility Best High School Essay Award – The student must be a high school student (grades 9-12) in good standing who is enrolled—or was enrolled formerly—in an ESOL/ELL program in a K-12 school in Iowa,…
THE 3RD ANNUAL IOWA INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE Date: April 20, 2015 Location: University of Northern Iowa Maucker Union, Cedar Falls Please join us for the 3rd Annual Iowa NAFSA International Education Conference. This will be a one day event from 9am-4pm. This conference will be similar to a regional NAFSA conference in that we will…
TIRF is pleased to announce its 2015 Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) competition. Grants of up to US $5,000 will be made to successful applicants investigating any of the following topics: Bilingualism or Plurilingualism in Business, Industry, and the Professions Language Assessment Optimal Uses of Technology in the Delivery of English Language Instruction Language Teacher Education Students’…
The Winter 2014 issue of MIDTESOL Matters, our affiliate newsletter, is now available. This issue includes: Letter from MIDTESOL President Terry Barakat & Welcome to Nebraska MIDTESOL 2014 Conference Review State By State Update Highlight Of Opportunities MIDTESOL 2014 Essay Contest Click here to download your PDF copy.
The MIDTESOL Board and membership would like to welcome Nebraska back into the MIDTESOL fold! One of the original member states of MIDTESOL, Nebraska left the affiliate around 10 years ago–but now they’re back, baby! We are excited to have our neighboring Cornhuskers as a partner state once again. We look forward to many years of collaboration…
The Summer 2014 issue of MIDTESOL Matters is now available to download in PDF. Take a look at the revamped layout, meet the new editors, and catch upon what’s happening around the region. Click to download.
Your invitation to submit to The Conference Proceedings of MIDTESOL, 2013: “Engaging Learners: Building Community”. Deadline for submissions is April 30, 2014. Dear Presenter, Please accept this invitation to write-up and submit your conference presentation to our annual publication, The Conference Proceedings of MIDTESOL. Below you will find information regarding submission procedures, the purpose of…
The MIDTESOL 2012 Conference Proceedings are now available by clicking here (PDF). Edited by Jennifer Morrison, the MIDTESOL Communications Chair, this 166-page document reflects the annual conference theme from 2012, “Cultivating Best Practices in ESL”, with articles from the K-12, IEP, and Higher Education/Teacher Training interest sections as well as applied linguistics. To download your copy of…
Iowa’s Department of Education English Language Learner (ELL) Task Force recently issued their final report documenting current demographics of ELLs in Iowa and issues related to program types, teacher preparation, funding, and ELL performance on state assessments. The report also details three phases of recommendations for improving the quality of Iowa’s K-12 ELL education. Click…
