If you are planning to go to TESOL in Toronto, let’s see if we can’t get some NNETESOL colleagueship going on!
Email me (Beth Evans) at nnetesol@nnetesol.org. I’ll create a space for us to meet up online and then maybe in Toronto if we can sync up our schedules.
So looking forward to the conference, and if you’re going to be there, I hope to hear from you.
Advance Deadline extended to Friday, 27 February!
Hotel deadline extended to Monday, 2 March.
You have a bit more time to take advantage of the discounted advance rate. Register today or gather your group together and register to come to Toronto.
Not sure about attending the 2015 Convention? Take a look through the sessions, speakers, and exhibitors.
In addition to the almost 1,000 sessions, be inspired and learn from great keynote speakers and well known invited speakers.
Spend as many as 5 days learning & sharing!
Begin with K-12 Day or Adult Ed Day on Tuesday, Pre Convention Institutes on Tuesday and Wednesday, Educational Site Visits,the Master’s and Doctoral Forums, and the the opening keynote on Wednesday, followed by three great days of educational sessions and networking including Post Convention Institutes on Saturday.
Chart your course with the mobile app and desktop itinerary planner.
Visit the convention desktop visitor portal/itinerary planner. Download the mobile app and start planning your convention.
Included in the app this year: Full event schedule, personalized itinerary, exhibitor listings, interactive expo floor plan, convention center maps, social networking, speaker listings, and lots, lots, more.
Get started today! Go to the visitor portal or download the app for your mobile device.
Register Today!
Register today to save prior to the 27 February advance deadline. Visit the convention website for rates and more information.
WIDA would like to learn about, celebrate, and share model classroom practices that develop all students’ academic language and advance ELL achievement. We therefore are requesting 5- to 10-minute video submissions that include:
All Consortium members who successfully complete the submission process will receive a $15 Amazon gift card to purchase books or materials for your classroom.
For more information, including deadlines, prizes and guidelines, visit the Video Contest website.
Something our friends at TESOL asked us to share from The International Research Foundation for English Education:
TIRF is pleased to announce its 2015 Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) competition. Grants of up to US $5,000 will be made to successful applicants investigating any of the following topics:
Applicants must be enrolled in legitimate doctoral programs and must have been advanced to candidacy. That is, they must have completed any required coursework and/or examinations, and must have had their research plan officially approved by the university.
TIRF is pleased to note that half of available funding for the 2015 DDG competition will be used to fund doctoral candidates’ research at universities in the countries on the OECD DAC list of countries: http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/49483614.pdf. These monies will also be used to fund candidates’ research whose work has the potential for positive impact in countries on the list of nations on the OECD DAC list.
TIRF is particularly interested in research proposals that have clear implications for policy makers and others in positions to make decisions about English language education practices. Thus doctoral students from countries on theOEDC DAC list are eligible, as are candidates whose work has the potential to directly and positively influence English language education in those countries.
The application deadline is April 22, 2015. For further information, please visithttp://www.tirfonline.org/research-grants/doctoral-dissertation-grants/
TIRF and its Trustees are grateful to be working in partnership with Cambridge English Language Assessment and the British Council, as well as individual donors, in making possible the 2015 DDG competition.
You are welcome to write to info@tirfonline.org if you have any questions about this announcement.
Best wishes,
Kathi Bailey, President of TIRF
Ryan Damerow, Executive Assistant of TIRF
Dear Colleagues,
As you all know, in November 2014, the President created a White House Task Force on New Americans. The goal of the Task Force is to develop a federal immigrant and refugee integration strategy that allows new Americans to contribute to society to their fullest potential and bring new Americans together with their receiving communities to strengthen communities.
Yesterday, the White House issued a Blog post highlighting the creation of the Task Force. Additionally, the blog is intended to serve as a CALL FOR IDEAS to help shape the focus of the federal immigration and refugee integration strategy. The White House created a specific email account for gathering stakeholder ideas; Please send your ideas, big or small, to NewAmericans@who.eop.gov by February 9th, 2014.
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press SecretaryIf you’re looking at improving your practice in teaching ELLs, the Electronic Village Online might be just the place for you. It’s five weeks of free professional development. Who could say no to that?
This link will take you to the EVO.
Last year I tried making an ebook in the Creating eTextooks class. It was so fascinating, listening to experts in our field and expanding my own horizons. Here is the book I made.
And here is the welcoming message from the site:
For five weeks in January and February, TESOL experts and participants from around the world engage in collaborative online discussions or hands-on virtual workshops of professional and scholarly benefit. These sessions bring together participants for a longer period of time than is permitted by land-based professional development conventions and allow a fuller development of ideas than is otherwise possible.
Sessions are free and open to anyone around the globe. It is not necessary to attend the TESOL Convention in order to participate. All you need is access to the Internet. Choose a session from this year’s offerings, listed below. And please inform your colleagues about this unparalleled professional development opportunity!
Nina Liakos, on behalf of the EVO Coordination Team
So make a new year’s resolution to try something new! I’m thinking I might enroll in Flipped Learning this time around… What have you got to lose?
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Beth Evans is the NNETESOL webmaster and teaches English language learners in Vermont.
The CAEP Reviewer applications deadline has been extended to Monday 12 January 2015.
TESOL International Association is seeking experienced ELL teachers, administrators, researchers, and/or program evaluators in the United States to serve as CAEP reviewers. If you are interested in ways to increase your professional expertise and help advance the field, this is a great way to get involved!
Reviewers will contribute their expertise to the adjudication of TESOL program reports submitted by institutions seeking recognition in the United States by the Commission for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP, formerly NCATE).
For more information about what reviewing entails, benefits of participation, and reviewer qualifications, please visit TESOL/CAEP Reviewers homepage.
The call for proposals is now open for the 2015 WIDA National Conference, which will take place October 15-17 in Las Vegas. All educators, regardless of Consortium member status, are encouraged to submit proposals. For more information, including instructions, guiding questions, and timelines, please visit theWIDA Conference website.