VDMIS Newsletter - August 2012 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
Leadership Updates
•  A WARM WELCOME FROM THE VDMIS NEWSLETTER EDITOR
•  NOTE FROM THE CHAIR
•  New slate of VDMIS officers for 2012-2013
Featured Articles
•  USING VIDEOTAPED ROLE-PLAYS WITH NATIVE SPEAKERS TO TEACH PRAGMATICS
•  OBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF TV SHOWS' REPRESENTATION OF NATURAL CONVERSATION
TESOL 2012 Presentation Reports
•  SELECTING AND USING AUTHENTIC ACADEMIC LISTENING MATERIALS - TESOL PRESENTATION REPORT
•  INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO EFL TEACHER EDUCATION
•  THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT MELODIC STRUCTURE ON SECOND LANGUAGE VOCABULARY ACQUISITION
•  APPROACHES TO NEW MEDIA IN ENGLISH EDUCATION
•  SPICE UP YOUR GRAMMAR LESSONS WITH SHORT ANIMATED VIDEO CLIPS
•  USING GOOGLE DOCS TO FACILITATE LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT: A TEACHING TIP
•  PHILADELPHIA (PHOTO) STORY
•  TEACHING WITH TED TALKS: AUTHENTIC AND MOTIVATIONAL LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION
•  DON'T FORGET TO TURN YOUR CELL PHONE ON!
•  THREE PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHER EDUCATION, DISTRICT COORDINATION, AND CLASSROOM TEACHING ON USING DIGITAL MEDIA TO ENHANCE ELEMENTARY ESL INSTRUCTION
•  MEDIA TOOLS FOR REFUGEE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, SCHOOL ORIENTATION, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•  ENGAGING STUDENTS WITH VIDEOS IN INTEGRATED LEARNING CLASSES
•  TARGETING DIFFERENTIATION WITH MAINSTREAM TEACHERS THROUGH ESL INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING
•  ESL INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING AND ISSUES OF IDENTITY, POWER, AND AGENCY
•  ENGLISH LEARNERS AND DIGITAL STORIES AROUND THE WORLD
Community News
•  VDMIS CALL FOR PAPERS

New slate of VDMIS officers for 2012-2013

We wish to thank all those members who have come forward in the past and present to help us be a productive and successful group. The following members were elected as VDMIS officers at TESOL 2012 in Philadelphia this past March.

VDMIS Leaders 2012-2013

Chair: Kenneth Chi

Chair-Elect: Jason R. Levine

Chair-Elect Elect: Joyce Cunningham

Past Chair: Duysevi Karan-Miyar

IS Newsletter Editor: Joyce Cunningham

IS Assistant Newsletter Editor: Laura E. Ray

IS Community Manager Antonio M. Miyar

IS Web Manager Antonio M. Miyar