ALC Newsletter - 09/08/2014 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
Leadership Updates
•  MESSAGE FROM THE PAST CHAIR
•  MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR
Articles
•  A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TESOL AFFILIATES
•  A FRIEND IN YOUR POCKET: USING VOICE RECORDERS AS LEARNING TOOLS IN THE L2 CLASSROOM
NEWS FROM THE AFFILIATES
•  FROM THE PARTICULAR TO THE GENERAL
•  A TOP 10 LIST FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE
•  MEXTESOL, EMBARKING ON THE FIFTH DECADE
•  CA&CB TESOL REGIONAL GROUP'S 12TH CONFERENCE IN PANAMA
•  SEARCHING FOR YOUR TRUE NORTH IN ELT
TESOL 2014 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION & ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXPO: BEST OF AFFILIATES SESSIONS
•  ESL CONVERSATION ACTIVITIES: THESE ARE A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE THEMES
•  G.A.M.E.S. FOR THE COMMON CORE
•  TAKING DIGITAL STORIES TO THE NEXT LEVEL: MAKING DOCUMENTARIES
•  PROGRESS-MONITORING MADE SIMPLE WITH CBM3D (CURRICULUM BASED MEASURES THREE DOMAINS)
•  WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM AN ONLINE SITE: READING EXAMS
•  DEMOCRATIZING DIDACTIC TRANSPOSITION IN SECONDARY EDUCATION
•  HOTS, LOTS, AND MOTS: THINKING SKILLS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING
2014 AFFILIATE COLLOQUIUM
•  CHALLENGES OF COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
•  TexTESOL V AND YAKUT TESOL PARTNERSHIP: 2008-2014
•  LEADING A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS: NEGOTIATION, MANAGING PEOPLE'S STRENGTHS, AND COORDINATING A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS
2014 Affiliate Workshop
•  2014 AFFILIATE WORKSHOP: MORNING SESSION
•  2014 AFFILIATE WORKSHOP: AFTERNOON SESSION
•  CASE STUDIES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
•  MEMBERS ENGAGEMENT - TESOL ARABIA
2014 AFFILIATE EDITORS WORKSHOP
•  EDITORS' WORKSHOP
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
•  TESOL INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

CASE STUDIES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Doaa Rashed, Maryland TESOL President; Maryland TESOL

The workshop “Case Studies: Challenges and Opportunities” at the TESOL convention focused on strategic planning for small and midsized organizations. The goal was to understand strategic planning as a strategy for assessing the organization’s performance, identifying any challenges, and seeking future opportunities. The presenter shared the process Maryland TESOL went through during the planning for the plan and forming the strategic planning committee. She then shared the support the committee received from the organization and the current board members. Finally, the presenter shared some of the findings from the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis (SWOT). The participants in the workshop had the opportunity to reflect on their own affiliates’ needs during the SWOT analysis. The workshop was a great opportunity for affiliate leaders to showcase their own challenges and success stories from their affiliates.