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

Community News

VDMIS CALL FOR PAPERS

As always, we warmly encourage you to submit an article to Video News. You can report on activities using video, digital media, art, or music you have had success with in the classroom, or if you still haven’t done so, summarize your TESOL 2012 presentation into a longer 1,000-word article. You may also submit announcements.

Reminders:

1. 1 to 2 pages long. (around 1,000 words)
2. Send your head photo (format .jpg) in a separate file as well. We really want to know you.
3. Send your file in Word format (.doc).
4. Biography of each contributor/presenter
5. Teaser: 1- to 2-sentence general blurb about your article or report to entice the reader to go on to find your article and enjoy it.

Ideally, we are aiming for one issue in June/July and one in December/January. If sufficient submissions are received, there could be another in February/March. It would be also appreciated if you let us know which issue you intend to aim for.

Some of you may not be familiar with our newsletter. Click here to view our archives. Please enjoy reading submissions by our many innovative and talented TESOL members.

As mentioned in Leadership Updates, please send articles or reports for the 2013 spring issue (deadline January 4^th) of our VDMIS newsletter to Laura Ray.

Contributions to the 2013 August/September VDMIS newsletter issue (deadline June 20^th) should be sent to Joyce Cunningham