2016 TESOL Advocacy & Policy Summit: 100+ Meetings on Capitol Hill
This past June, TESOL held its 10th annual Advocacy and Policy Summit, bringing more than 75 TESOL professionals from all over the United States, including representatives from 31 affiliates, to Washington, DC. Read about the informative guest speakers, the interactive activities, and the useful advocacy resources (including a free lesson plan!). Read More
Teacher evaluation can be daunting from both sides of the desk. Learn how approaching your evaluations as a coach can help you to ease the process and your teachers to improve their craft. Learn, too, how a clear, pragmatic, and ongoing assessment rubric is crucial to a successful evaluation. Read More
Association News
Summit on the Future of the Profession: Join your colleagues for this global conversation, hosted by TESOL in Instanbul, Turkey, February 2017. FREE online participation. Learn more.
TESOL Awards & Grants: Funding for TESOL 2017 is available, and TESOL is now accepting applications. Deadline 1 November 2016.
Teaching and Assessing Young Learners (coming soon!)
Resources
Article: 8 best practices for early grade reading in multilingual contexts (Global Partnership for Education)
Blog: Ideas and Resources for Teaching With an International Focus (TESOL Blog)
Publication: Newcomer Tool Kit (U.S. Department of Education)
Guide: What makes a school a learning organisation? A guide for policy makers, school leaders and teachers (The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; OECD)
Invitation to Exhibit: Submit a proposal to exhibit at MIDTESOL 2016. English language educators from Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas will attend this 2-day event.
Report: Language and children’s learning: evidence from Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF)
FAQs: Transitioning to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; U.S. Department of Education)
Report: Understanding and Addressing Public Anxiety About Immigration (Migration Policy Institute)
Article: How Will ESSA Affect Your Bottom Line? (Language Magazine)
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