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TESOL English Language Bulletin- Inquiry learning vs. standardized content: Can they coexist? 22 May 2013
- Experts say job seekers still finding the English language a hurdle 22 May 2013
- Study backs dual-language pre-Ks for ELLs 22 May 2013
- Next superintendent must have plan to help English language learners 22 May 2013
- Deadline for 2014 TESOL proposals: 3 June 2013 at 5 p.m. ET 22 May 2013
Tag Archives: TESOL
Keeping students engaged
Heidi Casper
The beginning of the school year has come and gone. By now, teachers and students alike are mired in the day to day work of learning. The newness of the school year with its sparkling school supplies and fresh haircuts … Continue reading
Lesson planning
Joe McVeigh
How much time do you spend preparing your lessons in advance? Are you a planner? Or do you like to let the lesson take its own course? As a young student teacher I learned how to carefully plan my lessons. … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom, habits, lesson planning, organization, preparation, teachers, teaching, TESOL
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Electronic Village Online is for Newbies and Techies Alike
Sandra Rogers
In 2009, I was a nascent online educator studying TESOL’s Principles and Practices of Online Teaching through the certificate program at the University of Wisconsin, eager to get my proverbial “digital” feet wet when I first started volunteering for the … Continue reading
Class Chemistry
Joe McVeigh
Have you ever taught a class that just never seemed to come together? Or one in which the students all worked together really well? Do you think that classes have their own personalities? I first learned about the concept of … Continue reading
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Tagged as affect, class, class chemistry, class personality, classroom, EFL, ELT, English language learners, English language teaching, ESL, Joe McVeigh, observation, personality, students, teachers, teaching, TEFL, TESOL
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Tips on remembering student names
Joe McVeigh
I am not good at remembering names and faces. In the small town where I live, I am constantly running into people and trying to recall if I know them from my son’s school or from musical theater or from … Continue reading
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Tagged as attendance, EFL, ELT, ESL, forget, ideas, memory, names, remember, roster, suggestions, TESOL, tips
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The Glass Half Full
Korey Marquez
ESL professionals often have a lot to complain about, and rightfully so. Long hours. Low pay. Small program budgets. Lack of job security. These are real concerns within the profession that affect our careers and our quality of life. Today, … Continue reading
Classroom Horror Stories
Joe McVeigh
We’ve been having a heat wave in Vermont, in the northeastern United States where I live. The temperature has reached 95° F (35° C). It’s actually hotter here than it was in Saudi Arabia when I visited in the spring. … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom, English language teaching, ESL, teaching, TESOL, underresourced
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What Teachers Inspired You?
Joe McVeigh
One of my most memorable teachers was a high school English teacher. Thomas Donovan had been teaching for nearly forty years and was in his sixties when I had him as a 14-year-old student. He was what today we would … Continue reading
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Tagged as attendance, conjunction, effective, English, high school, inspirational, inspire, Joe McVeigh, methods, parts of speech, realia, role model, teacher, teachers, teaching, TESOL, Thomas Donovan
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Mardi Gras Accents the Stage for TESOL 2011!
Well, it’s Mardi Gras time in New Orleans! As always, the Big Easy is suspended between the worlds of the present and the past. School bands are blowin’ and drummin’ and the dancers are twirlin’. Floats are passing and beads … Continue reading
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Tagged as Mardi Gras, New Orleans, TESOL, TESOL Conference
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How Did You Get Started Teaching English?
Brock Brady
How Did You Get Started Teaching English? If you’re ever making small talk with a group of TESOLers and you need an inspiration for something to say, that’s not a bad line. I think almost everyone will have an immediate … Continue reading