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TESOL English Language Bulletin- Strategies for assessing students remotely 15 September 2020
- Children use both brain hemispheres to understand language, unlike adults 15 September 2020
- In bilingual classrooms, teachers are anxious to build relationships, close digital divide 15 September 2020
- What happens if your college campus closes again this fall? 15 September 2020
- Should teachers accept Facebook friend requests from parents? 15 September 2020
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Category Archives: TESOL Blog
Online Teacher Education Resources in ELT: Content-Area Language Demands
Christine Montecillo Leider and Johanna Tigert
This is the fourth post in our blog series. Previously, we’ve focused on supporting teacher candidates preparing to work with multilingual learners more broadly, while here we focus on specific content areas. We teach sheltered English immersion courses to teacher … Continue reading
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Tagged as content areas, language demands, online resources, STEM, teacher education
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4 Pathways to a Culturally Responsive Virtual Classroom
Judie Haynes
Culturally responsive teaching (CRT) is grounded in the idea that educators teach to students’ unique cultural strengths. A well-known author in the field of culturally responsive teaching, Zaretta Hammond, has provided professional development based on her book, Culturally Responsive Teaching … Continue reading
Level-Up Your Games and Learning Knowledge: 6 Resources
Jeff Kuhn
Greetings everyone, and welcome to another edition of the TESOL Games and Learning Blog. This month’s post highlights books and journals that are some of my favorite games and language learning resources. These are the resources I recommend to others looking to … Continue reading
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Tagged as game-based learning, gamification, language games, tech resources, technology resources
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Teaching Workplace Writing
Betsy Gilliland
Much of our discussions of writing instruction revolves around academic writing and preparing students for their future studies, from high school to university to graduate school. But few of our students plan to become professors, so it’s important for writing … Continue reading
3 Innovative Ways to Use Breakout Rooms in ELT
Stephanie Marcotte
In the age of remote and online teaching, it is more important than ever that we find ways to encourage group work in our lessons. While we can no longer rearrange desks in a circle or send groups of students … Continue reading
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Tagged as group activity, online teaching, remote teaching, synchronous sessions, teacher education, teaching online, zoom
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3 Speaking Skills for the First Day of Class: Hit the Ground Running
A. C. Kemp
For many of us, the first day of school is fast approaching. The first class is crucial because it sets the tone for the rest of the semester. Therefore, we focus on creating a friendly, low-stress environment, setting clear expectations, … Continue reading
Online Teacher Education Resources in ELT: Cultivating Positive Dispositions With Multimodal Resources
Christine Montecillo Leider and Johanna Tigert
In this third part of our blog series on virtual teacher education, we discuss how to help teacher candidates develop asset-oriented dispositions for teaching multilingual students. All teacher candidates have preconceived beliefs, and there are a number of assumptions about … Continue reading
Trace Effects: A Game for Language Learning and Teaching
Jeff Kuhn
Welcome to another edition of the TESOL Games and Learning Blog! I hope many of you were able to attend TESOL’s Virtual Convention last month. During the Convention, TESOL President Deborah Healey delivered the fantastic keynote “Teaching With Play: Games, Game-Based Learning, and … Continue reading
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Tagged as digital games, edtech, educational technology, game-based learning, language games, online games, technology resources, video games
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