by Jan McClellan Boosting Achievement by Carol Salva is a much-needed resource for any person working with SIFE/SLIFE students. SIFE/SLIFE are Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education. Ms. Salva takes an asset-based approach to what our English Language Learners (ELLs) can bring into our classrooms even if they are SIFE/SLIFE. The culture and language…
The Summer 2018 issue of MIDTESOL Matters, our affiliate newsletter, is now available. This issue includes: Preview of MIDTESOL 2018 Speakers Report from TESOL Advocacy & Policy Summit 2018 Winning ESL Student Essays And more! Click here to download your PDF copy. For back issues of MIDTESOL Matters, click here.
by Cynthia Lamas It isn’t too late to jump in and take part in the #ELLCHAT_BKCLUB 12.0 book discussion which started this past Saturday, June 16, 2018, with their second fiction novel Refugee by Alan Gratz. This book chat will last four weeks and is divided accordingly: Week 1: June 16 – June 22: pages…
by Jan McClellan Four Things Every Principal Should Know about English Language Learners by Persida and William Himmele is a quick and easy read that introduces basic language information as well program models for principals and administrators. This book is less than 100 pages and concisely gives administrators the beginning foundation of what having English…
Help us congratulate the 2018 winners of the ESL student essay contest! Winning essays will be published in the upcoming Summer 2018 edition of MIDTESOL Matters. Adult Program Essays Tiange Zhang, University of Missouri-Center for English Language Learning Daeun Aum, University of Missouri-Center for English Language Learning Ruoyin Zhao, University of Missouri-Center for English Language…
by Zachary Smith One of the struggles I have had during my professional career as an ELL teacher is assisting my ELLs with finding activities to become involved in. We all know that our students need engagement and interaction with other students in order to more quickly and effectively pick up on social language (BICS).…
by Zachary Smith Tips for those who didn’t attend the TESOL Convention: 1. Check the online resources that are shared by the presenters at TESOL. Each year for the conference, TESOL does a wonderful job of vetting and finding the best presenters who are experts in their research and teaching areas. Most of the presenters…
Patrick T. Randolph’s presentation, “A Guaranteed, Humanistic, Four-Step Process to Help Prevent Plagiarism,” was nominated by MIDTESOL’s executive board based on input from conference attendees as the Best Presentation from the 2016 MIDTESOL Conference. The presentation was then selected by TESOL International as one of the eight “Best of TESOL Affiliates.” Patrick will present his…
by Zachary Smith A couple years ago, I wrote the article, “Seven Tips for Successful Home Visits.” This topic is still so important today that I am writing a follow up with an update on ways to help improve the outcome of home visits. In addition to the seven tips that I provided in the…
MIDTESOL is pleased to invite its members to announce and submit student essays for the Best K-12 ESL Student Essay Award and Best Adult ESL Student Award. Topics reflect this year’s conference theme: “Building on the Past, Looking to the Future”. Eligibility: Best K-12 Essay Award – The student must be a K-12 school student…
