Making sure that the classroom is a safe and comfortable environment for students to speak up, from the first day of class, is extremely important because it will determine their confidence and willingness to speak on every day afterward. Try these five methods to help create the kind of stress-free and open classroom where adult students can thrive while they develop their speaking ability. Read More
TESOL Board Member Tamara Jones shares how a seemingly small (and perhaps unusual) start in volunteering with TESOL blossomed into a lifelong career full of rich connections and increased professionalism. Read More
Association News
TESOL Statement: TESOL International Association statement on the tragedy at Robb Elementary School, Uvalde, Texas, USA.
Register for the New SWEL Workshop Series: Use your expertise as an ESL teacher and become a peer coach for your colleagues using the School-Wide English Learning (SWEL) framework. Earn a SWEL Coach digital badge and certificate!
2022 TESOL Advocacy & Policy Summit: Join your colleagues to learn, in person, about federal issues that affect you and your learners and meet face-to-face with your members of Congress. Space is limited.
Serve as a TESOL Leader:Make a difference for learners and colleagues around the world with your innovative ideas and vision; apply to serve as an elected leader of TESOL International Association. Deadline for submitting the EOI form is 15 June 2022.
Become a Better Educator With TESOL ME: The 6 Principles Series: TESOL's 6 Principles now have TESOL ME online self-study modules. Build your knowledge of The 6 Principles and put them into practice with these seven short modules you can take when and where you want.
Resources
Article: Using Interactive Storytelling to Teach Key Vocabulary Terms (Edutopia)
Report: TIRF Insights: Social and Emotional Learning (TIRF)
Blog: 6 Effective Practices for Teaching STEM to MLLs (TESOL Blog)
Article: Protecting the Futures of Refugee Children (Harvard Graduate School of Education)
Blog: Making Pronunciation Fun and Engaging (modern English teacher)
Opinion: What I Learned From Teaching English-Language Learners for 30 Years (Education Week)
Academic Article: Implementing Policy: Navigating the English Learner Roadmap for Equity (Journal of Leadership, Equity, and Research)
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