ITAIS Newsletter - March 2020 (Plain Text Version)
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LETTER FROM THE CHAIR-ELECT Maria Mendoza, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Dear Colleagues, Being part of the International Teaching Assistants Interest Section (ITAIS) has been instrumental in my development as an ITA professional. Thus, it is an honor for me to contribute to the ITAIS by serving as chair-elect for the 2019–2020 period. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with our current chair, Morag Burke, this past year. I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude for her leadership and hard work. Thank you, Mo! Even though the TESOL Convention was cancelled, I’d like to thank everyone for their hard work. TESOL 2020 had over a dozen ITA-related sessions! This accomplishment would not have been possible without all of you. Thank you for submitting your proposals and for keeping our interest section strong. Our participation at the Convention each year will ensure our success as an interest section in the years to come. I was in charge of the Academic Session this year and would like to be able to offer it, perhaps as a series of webinars. Stay tuned for more details. Finally, I would like to thank everyone for their support of the Virtual Poster Project. The inaugural poster I created was well received by our members, some of whom have already shared their own posters. You are amazing colleagues! I sent a link to the virtual poster on the ITA listserv on Tuesday, 18 February. The virtual poster is another means of sharing our work and allows ITAIS members to access the session at a time that is convenient for them. I hope you are inspired to share your presentations in a similar way in the future to provide more opportunities for professional development for all members throughout the year. I believe this project will become instrumental as we move to online instruction. Feel free to share resources and tutorials that can help us in this transition. All the best, Maria B. Mendoza, PhD |
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