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- The 44th Annual TESOL Conventi...
Boston Convention and Exhibition Ce...
24 March at 09:00
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The annual TESOL convention offers English language teaching professionals from around the globe the premier opportunity for professional development in the field. Participants exchange ideas and practices, keep abreast of current trends, foster their professional networks, receive mentoring on research projects, revie...w the latest books and professional resources, and learn about advocacy efforts in their community and around the world.
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Tech-savvy teaching methods bringing change to preschool setting
Minnesota: Instructional technology is bringing notable changes to the classrooms at the Eden Prairie Family Center, where the district's early childhood and parent education specialists offer preschool and school readiness programs. In many cases, Family... Center programs are using technology to better connect to students (and parents) from non-English speaking families in a variety of ways. Sally Knaeble, an instructional technology coach at the Education Center, says the children they serve through ECFE programs really rely on visuals, so use of the interactive whiteboards, “really engages the children.”
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Minnesota: Instructional technology is bringing notable changes to the classrooms at the Eden Prairie Family Center, where the district's early childhood and parent education specialists offer preschool and school readiness programs. In many cases, Family Center programs are using technology...
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Local education goes global
New York: Students from around the world are coming in dramatically increasing numbers to the Buffalo area to study at local schools. These students are adding diversity to local schools and communities, filling what might otherwise be empty seats at area high schools and colleges and enrichi...ng the local economy. At the same time, they are taxing the capacity of public school systems, and prompting private and religious high schools to ask themselves tricky questions about how much international presence is too much.
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New York: Students from around the world are coming in dramatically increasing numbers to the Buffalo area to study at local schools. These students are adding diversity to local schools and communities, filling what might otherwise be empty seats at...
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Cut to bilingual teaching won't help students: educators
Australia: Leon White was shocked when the Northern Territory Government announced it was slashing bilingual education in remote indigenous schools. ''Thirty years' work developing a two-ways curriculum was being thrown out the door without consultation," he says.... From the start of the 2010 school year, it will be mandatory for lessons to be taught in English for the first four hours of every school day.
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MOE To Set English Reading Standard In School
Brunei: The Ministry of Education (MOE) is currently working on developing a proper reading programme for schools in order to place a benchmark for English literacy in Brunei. MOE's reading and literacy consultancy work with Dr Laura Huxford, a senior fellow of Oxford Unive...rsity, would result in the establishment of a programme which will see schools set a reading level standard for each class to attain.
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Brunei: The Ministry of Education (MOE) is currently working on developing a proper reading programme for schools in order to place a benchmark for English literacy in Brunei. MOE's reading and literacy consultancy work with Dr Laura Huxford, a senior...
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Program helps children conjure up technical skills
Texas: The new pilot program at Las Palmas Elementary, La Clase Mágica, which is bilingual, aims to be a gateway to success for some of the city's most at-risk students in an increasingly competitive job market, both now and in the future. Two groups of students benefit... — about 20 University of Texas at San Antonio education majors are paired with Edgewood Independent School District elementary students who live on the West Side. They teach and learn the latest technology, using iPhones and netbooks to create videos and presentations and to enhance core subjects.
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Texas: The new pilot program at Las Palmas Elementary, La Clase Mágica, which is bilingual, aims to be a gateway to success for some of the city's most at-risk students in an increasingly competitive job market, both now and in...
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English is India's passport to economic success
India: Research commissioned by the British Council highlights the challenge for India if it is to sustain its growth and emerge as one of the world’s largest economic powerhouses over the next decade. Although most of the world believes “India speaks English”, the exact f...igure on the numbers of speakers is unknown, whilst China may already have more people who speak English than India.
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India: Research commissioned by the British Council highlights the challenge for India if it is to sustain its growth and emerge as one of the world’s largest economic powerhouses over the next decade. Although most of the world believes “India...
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Inc. The Advance Program for the 2010 TESOL Convention is now available!
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TESOL members receive a significant discount on their convention registration over non-members, and now, TESOL members who register with a full registration for the 2010 TESOL Convention and Exhibit in Boston, will receive the following additional savings:
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Registration is now open for TESOL members!
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Re-Imagining TESOL
Location:Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) & the Westin Boston Waterfront Hote
Time:Wednesday, 24 March 2010 09:00
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Bangladesh gets mobile lessons
Bangladesh: Bangladesh may be beset by widespread poverty and environmental threats, but an initiative launched this month to deliver English language lessons by mobile phone could see the country take a world lead in harnessing the latest communications technology for mass education. The ...Janala project aims to deliver English language lessons via mobile phones and the internet to up to 6 million Bangladeshis by 2011.
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Bangladesh: Bangladesh may be beset by widespread poverty and environmental threats, but an initiative launched this month to deliver English language lessons by mobile phone could see the country take a world lead in harnessing the latest communications technology for...
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Site helps students build confidence in speaking English
Oregon: Armed with headphones, laptops and a little imagination, middle school students in Bend are using technology to get a better handle on the English language. It's part of a push to help students still trying to master English gain confidence in their speaki...ng skills, and in turn improve their scores on Oregon's English Language Proficiency Assessment, which measures speaking and listening skills in addition to reading and writing.
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Oregon: Armed with headphones, laptops and a little imagination, middle school students in Bend are using technology to get a better handle on the English language. It's part of a push to help students still trying to master English gain...
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Inc. The 44th Annual TESOL Convention is almost here! Registration for members opens tomorrow November 18, 2009. Visit the TESOL website to register! www.tesol.org/s_tesol/convention2010/#
Re-Imagining TESOL
Location:Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) & the Westin Boston Waterfront Hote
Time:Wednesday, 24 March 2010 09:00
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Inc. TESOL Connections is a monthly e-newsletter for TESOL members. Sent the first of each month, it features articles and interviews, Job Link, association news, and links to helpful outside resources.
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Teachers blamed as English standards fall in Philippines
Philippines: English standards in the Philippines are slipping, according to the results of a major international testing system that also showed Malaysians have taken the top spot in English proficiency among South-East Asian countries.
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Philippines: English standards in the Philippines are slipping, according to the results of a major international testing system that also showed Malaysians have taken the top spot in English proficiency among South-East Asian countries. ...
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Adult Education Reauthorization may be delayed AGAIN
Contact your US Senators and Representative today!
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The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), which provides funding and support for adult education and ESL under Title II, was to have been reauthorized in 2003. After many false starts over the past several years, it looked like Congress was actually going to make progress and address WIA reauthori...
