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TESOL English Language Bulletin- How federal COVID aid is uplifting English learners in this small Rhode Island city 20 March 2023
- Exploring language acquisition in multilingual children 20 March 2023
- NNEST-IS Webinar: Emerging NNEST Leaders: Where do we begin? 20 March 2023
- Potential of light literature 20 March 2023
- Separating Difference From Disability With Students Learning English as an Additional Language 20 March 2023
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Motivated Literacy: Mrs. O’Donnell’s Magic Pencils
Spencer Salas
Greetings from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte! For this month’s post, I’d like to write about a memory of magic pencils and a Latin classroom. It goes like this: In the 1980s in high schools across the state … Continue reading
New (Critical) Friendships for a New Year of PD
Laura Baecher
Welcome Guest Bloggers Wayne Malcolm and Dawn Lucovich! For the next few months, I will be inviting voices from a variety of contexts to share their work and thinking on professional development (PD). As we know, the best PD comes … Continue reading
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5 Ways to Use Zoom in the Physical Classroom
Brent Warner
2022 was a year for many of us to try, despite upsets, to settle back into in-person teaching. Most of us struggled just to keep our heads above water, and some of us found that, *gasp!*, we missed some of … Continue reading
Tackling Native Speakerism: What Can You Do to Address Discriminatory Ideologies?
Naashia Mohamed
Imagine a school located somewhere in the world where English is the medium of instruction, but is not widely spoken in the society. Two teachers—let’s call them Kate and Kamala—have applied for the position of English teacher in this school. … Continue reading
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Writing Letters in the English Language Classroom
Betsy Gilliland
The winter holidays often bring with them greeting cards from friends and relatives living near and far. One of the things I like the most about these cards is the letters some people include, telling about their family activities over … Continue reading
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1-Word New Year’s Resolutions for ELT
Tomiko Breland
It’s the new year, and a great time to reflect on the previous year while planning for the next in the form of New Year’s resolutions. Though we don’t need a special occasion to set a goal, the beginning of … Continue reading
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Top 8 PD Topics for English Language Teachers in 2022
Laura Baecher
In a flash, we come to the end of 2022. It is a great time to pause and look back to see what some of the trends, key topics, and themes were when it comes to teacher professional development (PD) … Continue reading
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AI for Language Learning: ChatGPT and the Future of ELT
Brent Warner
On the last day of November 2022, OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research lab, launched ChatGPT into the world, and launched an avalanche of concern, curiosity, fear, and hope all at once. For those who haven’t been watching, ChatGPT is a … Continue reading
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Tagged as AI, Artificial Intelligence, edtech, genre, teaching speaking, teaching writing
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