PAIS Newsletter - November 2016 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
LEADERSHIP UPDATES
•  LETTER FROM THE CHAIRS
•  LETTER FROM THE EDITORS
ARTICLES
•  REIMAGINING PROGRAM EVALUATION THROUGH APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY: MOVING BEYOND THE NEGATIVE
•  LANGUAGE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION POSITIONS IN TESOL/TFL PROGRAMS: NEEDS, INTERVENTIONS, AND POSSIBILITIES
•  LEADERSHIP IN MOMENTS: GENERATING POSITIVE WORK CULTURE
•  ELEVATING THE IMAGE OF ESL BY ENHANCING FACULTY BIOS ON PROGRAM WEBSITES
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
•  STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

 

ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE


TESOL's Program Administration Interest Section (PAIS) addresses the special needs of ESOL program administrators at all levels and in all fields. PAIS supports professional and ethical administration in English language programs regardless of type, setting, geographical location, or size.

Goals

  • Recognize the unique role program administrators can play in fostering professionalism
  • Ensure that ESL/EFL programs are effective in meeting institutional and student needs
  • Strengthen managerial and leadership skills
  • Provide a forum for information exchange


Leaders, 2016–2017

Chair: Angela Dornbusch and Linda Wesley
Co-Chair Elects: Sandra Tompson and Elizabeth Gould
Past Chair: Beverley Earles
Member-at-Large: Lara Ravitch
Newsletter Editors: Hannaliisa Savolainen and Jackie Record
Community Manager: Misty Popovich