If you’re heading to Atlanta for #TESOL19, here is a summary of when and where to meet up with other MIDTESOLers. Tuesday, March 12 after the opening keynote, join us from 7:30 – 9:30 PM for the MIDTESOL Welcome Social. Meet us for food, fun, and networking at Suite Food Lounge, 375 Luckie St, Atlanta,…
The Spring 2019 issue of MIDTESOL Matters, our affiliate newsletter, is now available. This issue includes: TESOL 2019 Info Awards Applications State by state updates Interest Section News And more! Click here to download your PDF copy. For back issues of MIDTESOL Matters, click here.
MIDTESOL is pleased to invite its members to announce and submit student essays for the Best K-12 ELL Student Essay Award and the Best Adult ELL Student Essay Award. Topics reflect this year’s Fall 2019 conference theme: “Bridges to Success”. The 2019 MIDTESOL Student Essay Contest has ended. Winners are announced here. Eligibility Best K-12…
by Kaylene Powell In Part 1, I introduced the idea of using TEDEd video lessons to help ESL students build vocabulary, listening fluency, and critical thinking skills with inviting input. Today, I want to focus on another source of authentic input I like to use with my college-aged and adult students. While building my program…
by Kaylene Powell While building and revising curriculum for an updated ESL program at Bellevue University, I’ve faced this challenge: how do I design and run courses in a way that will help students improve their daily fluency and confidence while also preparing them with EAP knowledge/skills they will need in other university courses down…
Announcing a professional development opportunity for STEM, ICT, and TESOL educators across the United States during summer 2019! The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Short-Term Program for U.S. Teachers (Fulbright DAST) provides an opportunity for outstanding K–12 teachers from the United States to take part in a two- to six-week professional development experience overseas during summer 2019. Three…
We are pleased to announce the publication of the inaugural MIDTESOL Journal, officially replacing the Annual Conference Proceedings. MIDTESOL Journal provides readers with dissemination on various topics in English language teaching. This first issue includes: an easy-to-use technique to help students make full use of the rich cultural and linguistic environment where they learn English; an…
The Fall 2018 issue of MIDTESOL Matters, our affiliate newsletter, is now available. This issue includes: Welcome from the new president #MIDTESOL18 Conference Report Advocacy Report And more! Click here to download your PDF copy. For back issues of MIDTESOL Matters, click here.
by Sharon Henslee In the summer of 2018, I had the opportunity to travel to Greece, specifically to the island of Lesvos, to volunteer with a non-governmental organization (NGO) that serves Syrian, Iraqi, and Pakistani refugees fleeing the violence in Syria. Lesvos, being the easternmost Greek island, is only about 10 km from the Turkish…
Presenters Molly M Kelley and Andrew Lewis, The University of Iowa, hosted a webinar for the MIDTESOL Higher Education Interest Section on August 24, 2018. The webinar walks second language instructors through how to evaluate their course materials for queer inclusivity. We start with some guidelines for the evaluation process and then move into specific…
