The U.S. Department of Education recently issued a statement concerning discrimination and harassment in schools, calling for educators to ensure a safe place for students regardless of race, religion, or national origin. The letter is published below in full along with links to suggested resources. [divider] Dear Colleagues, On the eve of this new year,…
The Student Exchange and Visitor Program (SEVP) recently published their first Stakeholders Issues Response Report. The report provides an overview of where the program stands with many items of interest to the academic community. Inside this report, you can find the latest information on hot topics, such as: Processing times for Form I-17 updates; SEVIS…
Fifteenth Annual Conference Cambio de Colores / Change of Colors Latinos in the Heartland: Building Bridges, Dialogue, and Opportunity Columbia, Missouri June 8-10, 2016 www.cambiodecolores.org The Call for Presentations is now available! Proposals can be made at www.cambiodecolores.org. Students are invited to participate in a student poster competition. Contact decolores@missouri.edu with questions. 2016 Themes: -Change…
TESOL reminds affiliate members to consider participating in the TESOL Core Certificate Program. Application deadline is November 15, 2015. TESOL offers the incredibly successful TESOL Core Certificate Program (TCCP) twice a year. This program is a 140-hour blended training program providing a foundation in the theory and practice of English language teaching. We are currently…
The Fall 2015 issue of MIDTESOL Matters, our affiliate newsletter, is now available. This issue includes: Tribute to Genevieve Lennon State by State Updates Preview of MIDTESOL Conference More! Click here to download your PDF copy.
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…
The 29th Annual Women in Educational Leadership Conference (WELC), sponsored by the Department of Educational Administration at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, takes place October 4-5, 2015, at the Embassy Suites in Lincoln, NE. Proposals for the conference are now being accepted. Research topics addressing issues related to women in educational leadership are encouraged. For more information or to…
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…
Belgium English Language Teachers’ Association (BELTA) and TESL Toronto have joined forces for a summer web conference focused on Assessment in Language Teaching, taking place August 7-8, 2015. Plenary speakers for the event include Jeremy Harmer and Luke Meddings. Jeremy is one of the most well known names in English language teaching and has written coursebooks, methodology titles…
