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TESOL English Language Bulletin- Call for Award Reviewers 20 July 2017
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Tag Archives: professional development
ELT Best Practices: Highlights from TESOL 2017
Sherry Blok
The highlight of my time at the 2017 TESOL International Convention & English Language Expo was my experience coordinating the Professional Development Travel Grant for Practicing ESL/EFL Teachers. This award is sponsored by well known author Betty Azar, who wrote … Continue reading
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TESOL Teacher Education in Multilingual Norway
Kristen Lindahl
As part of a “Notes from the Field” series, guest bloggers and teacher educators Dr. Anna Krulatz and Dr. Mona Evelyn Flognfeldt provide some insight on L2 teacher education in multilingual Norway.
6 Resources Offered by the TESOL Second Language Writing Interest Section
Elena Shvidko
proSOL provides numerous resources and opportunities for teachers to develop as professionals in the field. One of my favorite resources offered is interest sections (ISs). As it says on the TESOL website, interest sections “offer members a supportive community of practice … Continue reading
Just Three Months to TESOL 2017
Ahu Moser
I hope that the New Year has had a wonderful start for all of you. It is getting chilly here in Maryland, but, although I do not like cold weather, I am happy for this. This cold weather is the … Continue reading
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Tagged as evergreen, networking, professional development, TESOL 2003, TESOL 2017, TESOL Convention
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Making (and Keeping!) New Year’s Resolutions
Shannon Tanghe
Happy 2017! It’s that time of year again. As the new year rolls around, many people are making (and breaking) New Year’s resolutions. Gym memberships significantly increase in January, spring cleaning sweeps begin, bad habits are dropped (or go on hiatus), … Continue reading
Learning through Change, Learning to Change
Dudley Reynolds
One of the real honors of being TESOL International Association President is the chance to represent the Association at conferences hosted by Affiliate associations around the world. Since being elected I have had the chance to speak at events hosted … Continue reading
Best Practices in TESOL Leadership: An Interview with Naziha Ali, TESOL Arabia Past President
Sherry Blok
Past president of TESOL Arabia (2016–2017) Naziha Ali shares her best practices as a leader in TESOL Arabia and discusses the impact of teacher professional development associations on both teachers and employers.
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Tagged as employment issues, evergreen, leadership, professional development, TESOL Arabia
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LESLLA: Read All About It!
Kristen Lindahl
I am happy to introduce the first of two posts by guest blogger Raichle Farrelly, a longtime TESOL educator and advocate who is currently assistant professor of applied linguistics at St. Michael’s College in Vermont, USA. “Rai” has worked in … Continue reading
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ELT Best Practices: Getting Your TESOL Conference Proposal Accepted
Sherry Blok
Caroline Payant, MA TESL Director and Assistant Professor of TESL at the University of Idaho and President-Elect of WAESOL, shares insights and practices of her recent study, “The Dynamic Rhetorical Structures of TESOL Conference Abstracts” (2016), coauthored with Jack A. … Continue reading
Get Inspired at TESOL 2017! Apply for a TESOL PD Travel Grant
Sherry Blok
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” ―William Arthur Ward Great teachers also engage in professional development to enhance their classroom teaching, networks and opportunities for growth, both personal and professional. … Continue reading