| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| FROM THE PRESIDENT: COMMUNICATE, COLLABORATE, CREATE |
| Andy Curtis, President, TESOL International Association |
TESOL President Andy Curtis shares the main points of the panel presentation he took part in during the 20th annual NileTESOL Conference. Read More |
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| GROWING THROUGH THE YEARS: A LETTER FROM THE PAST CHAIR |
| Janet L. Pierce, Past Chair, Affiliate Leadership Council |
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| MEET ELIZABETH: NEWEST MEMBER OF THE ALC |
| Elizabeth Smith, TexTESOL V |
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| GET READY FOR THE BEST OF AFFILIATES' SESSIONS |
| MAKING SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS WORK TOWARD, NOT AGAINST, CLASSROOM EFFICACY |
| Courtney Elizabeth King, Michigan TESOL |
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| PLANNING FOR LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION WITH COMMON CORE STANDARDS |
| Kristina Robertson, Minne-TESOL, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
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| FLIPPING THE CLASSROOM TO TEACH ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES |
| Erik Voss & Ilka Kostka, MATSOL |
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| ENCOURAGING MINDFULNESS THROUGH ACTIVE LEARNING |
| Leticia Vela, Mexico TESOL |
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| SHARING FROM AROUND THE GLOBE |
| OUTREACH, SERVICE, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: REFLECTIONS ON NILETESOL, JANUARY 2015-2016 |
| Mariam Osman, Past President, NileTESOL |
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The past president of NileTESOL reflects on the association's accomplishments. Read More |
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| PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2.0: BEYOND THE CONFERENCE |
| Shaeley Santiago, Ames Community Schools, Ames, Iowa, USA (Mid-America TESOL) |
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Shaeley Santiago of Mid-America TESOL provides some alternative professional development options to attending conventions. Read More |
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| CONTENT AND LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING (CLIL): EMERGING COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE IN LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION |
| Lucilla Lopriore, TESOL Italy |
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CLIL (Content and
Language Integrated Learning) is an approach that involves content
teachers in teaching their subject matters in a foreign language – usually
English. CLIL is a major innovation for
improving both the quality of language learning and of educational curricula. Read More |
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| TEACHERS: THE MODERN AGE DINOSAURS |
| Ahmed Al-Adawy, Pearson Incorporation-Middle East, Saudi Arabia |
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Dinosaurs
once walked the earth, but where are they now? Will ESL teachers have the same
fate and become extinct under the threat of modern language learning
technology? How do we turn the tides and become the ultimate champions? Read More |
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| TESOL PRESIDENT ANDY CURTIS VISITS AFFILIATE BELTA |
| Arifa Rahman, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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TESOL President Andy
Curtis visited a South Asian Affiliate BELTA in Bangladesh – the first ever by
a TESOL President – and pleasantly surprised the Affiliate members with his
intercultural insights and interpersonal skills. This obviously had a
positive effect in networking and cooperation. BELTA past president Arifa
Rahman gives a vivid report. Read More |
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| FIFTY YEARS GROWING TOGETHER |
| Mabel Gallo, Argentina TESOL |
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Happy 50th birthday dearest TESOL! The
recent change in your name to TESOL international Association reflects the
expansion of the profession. Read More |
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| GLOBAL COMPETENCE IN THE ELT CLASSROOM |
| Dina El-Dakhs, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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The 21st-century ESL teacher’s
responsibilities are no longer limited to facilitating the achievement of
linguistic competence, but also to supporting them in achieving global
competence. It is time to ask each one of us ESL professionals this question: Is
global competence just another new vocabulary word in our teaching manual? Read More |
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| NEWS FROM NYS TESOL |
| Sarah Elia, Anne Henry, & Fran Olmos, NYS TESOL, New York, USA |
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The president, president-elect, and past president of New York State TESOL share the association's plans for the year. Read More |
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| SOCIAL MEDIA FOR TEACHERS: TWITTER FOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH |
| Nathan Hall, Language Instruction Support and Training Network, British Columbia, Canada |
Twitter has the potential for connecting language teachers from all over
the world. While getting started might be slow at first, a few tips can start educators
on growing their personal learning networks. Being oneself, emulating role
models, and staying active combine to make Twitter an important part of ongoing
professional development.
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| 10 WAYS TO USE SOCRATIVE |
| Jeremy Levin, TESOL France, Lille, France |
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Socrative is an app that delivers simple
technology to enable instant classroom engagement, assessment, and
personalization through educational exercises, games, and other tools. From
quizzing, races, and live polling to peer feedback, Socrative is a powerful
technological tool that can not only liven up classes, but also make life
easier for teachers. Read More |
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| CORRECTIONS |
| CORRECTION FROM AFFILIATE NEWS, DECEMBER 2015 |
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