Many teachers around the world are finding themselves having to teach completely online, and this shift can be jarring and challenging. Here are three tips, from a teacher who has gone through the transition, to help you leverage your foundational classroom skills to maximize engagement and student learning. Read More
These activities from the second edition of the best-selling book, New Ways in Teaching Speaking, utilize technology. One activity, for intermediate to advanced speakers, uses TED Talks to improve oral summarizing skills, practice fluency, and learn new vocabulary. The other activity, for all levels, uses Google Earth to help students practice adjectives and comparatives. Try these activities in your classroom or when teaching online. Read More
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Interim Executive Director: TESOL International Association is pleased to announce that Rosa Aronson has been appointed interim executive director.
Call for Volunteers: The Membership Professional Council supports TESOL membership engagement and recruitment. (Applications due 10 April)
Call for Submissions:TESOL Connections seeks feature articles (1,000–1,400 words) and Quick Tips (300–500 words) that highlight ELT resources, trends, practice, strategies, and innovations.
2020 TESOL Advocacy & Policy Summit: Registration now open! The summit will take place 22–24 June 2020 in Arlington, Virginia, USA. Early registration discounts end 1 May and space is very limited.
Article: Teaching the Challenging but Essential Academic Writing Skill of Paraphrasing (EFL Magazine)
Free Webinar: Game-Based Learning for English Language Learners (8 April; TESOL)
Blog: Supporting Every Teacher: Creative Online Language Learning Tasks for Lockdown Learning #2 (Cambridge University Press)
Free Journal Article: Teaching Digital Literacies in EAL/ESL Classrooms: Practical Strategies (TESOL Journal)
Teaching Practice Brief: Integrating Language While Teaching STEM (U.S. Department of Education, National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition)
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