|
Professional Development with
MinneTESOL!
Upcoming 2009 Spring Interest Section Events
Middle School Teachers:
Saturday, May 2, 2009, 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM
Brookdale Library, Brooklyn Center, MN (6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy)
Agenda:
1. Information Sharing
2. Learning and Teaching about the 40 Developmental Assets 3. LFS (Limited
Formal Schooling) Research and Discussion 4. ESL Teachers' Responsibilities,
Expectations, and Priorities
Contact: Eric Goodman (ergoodman@redwing.k12.mn.us) or Carrie Jerome
(Carrie.Jerome@anoka.k12.mn.us).
Secondary Teachers:
Tentative date and time: Wednesday, April 29, 4-6 p.m.
A Panel Discussion around the Question: What's working in assessing reading
levels for adolescent English language learners?
College Instructors:
Saturday, May 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.Technology for ELL –
Alicia Andre from MCTC (speaking on hybrid courses), Linnea Barton from U of
MN Crookston (on tech topic), Susan Wetenkamp-Brandt from Minnesota Literacy
Council (on tech topic)
Adult Instructors:
Friday, May 22 from 1:00-4:00 (Location TBD). Mark your calendars now! We are
putting together a panel on Teacher Research and Reading in the Adult ESL
Classroom.
Teacher Educators:
Saturday, May 16
Hamline University.
Mini-Conference: members will present research or other scholarly work they
are currently working on
For more information or contact information, please go to www.minnetesol.org
and click on Interest Sections.
Interest Sections Events -- more Info
Don't forget the MinneTESOL ESSAY CONTEST!
Submissions
due MAY 1, 2009
This contest is open to anyone in the state of Minnesota who is currently
studying English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Teachers are
encouraged to submit learners' essays on one of the following topics:
1. Change in America
2. Cultural Challenges
A prize will be awarded to one learner in each of the following groups:
--Elementary school
--Middle school
--High school
--Adult basic education
--College/Intensive English program
One winner from each group will receive $30 in prize money.
Winning entries will be posted on the MinneTESOL website.
Entries must be postmarked by May 1, 2009.
Detailed submission requirements and an entry form are on the web:
www.minnetesol.org, click on Contests and Grants.
JOB POSTING
Language
Center Director
College of Liberal Arts
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts (CLA) seeks qualified
candidates for the position of Director of the CLA Language Center. The mission
of the Language Center is to advance second language, literature, and culture
education by providing leadership in integrating technology with instruction
and learning in the College, the University, the state of Minnesota and
beyond.
The Director will provide intellectual leadership for the Language Center to
meet the overall college goal of visible, integrated, and distinctive
services in technology-enhanced instruction, Responsibilities will include
oversight of the Language Center facilities, services, programs, courses,
personnel, and budget as well as supervision of planning and establishment of
priorities that lead to
innovations and improvements in language teaching and curriculum; promotion
and participation in research and materials development in language
teaching/learning and technology; and collaboration with related College,
University, and community partners to advance Center and College goals
related to language instruction.
For more information and to apply (applicants must apply online), please go
to http://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=79360
Please direct questions to Vivian Ramirez in the CLA Deans' Office:
ramir042@umn.edu
The U of M is an equal opportunity employer.
|
FALL
CONFERENCE 2009
Save the
Date!
We are excited to announce that The MinneTESOL Fall Conference 2009 will be
bigger and better than ever! Please mark your calendar for November 6 and 7,
2009.
For details, go to www.minnetesol.org and click on Fall Conference. Mark that
website as a "favorite" and keep checking for updates.
More
Fall Conferene Information
TESOL
Position Statements
News from
TESOL:
At its meeting last month, the TESOL Board of Directors approved three new
position statements. Attached please find copies of the following:
Position Statement on English Entrance Exams for Nonnative English Speakers
at Schools and Universities Position Statement on Fairness and Equity in ESL
Program Reduction Position Statement Opposing Bullying, Harassment, and Hate
Crimes
These documents are also available for download at
www.tesol.org (see direct link below). You are encouraged to share these with
your colleagues.
Regards,
John Segota
Director of Advocacy and Professional Relations Teachers of English to
Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.
Go
to TESOL Position Statements
MinneTESOL
Grants Available!
GRANTS: Applications now being accepted
Do you have a great idea for a project and need some extra funding?
Consider submitting a MinneTESOL Grant Application!
Deadline is May 10, 2009. Maximum grant amount is $500.
For details and an application, please go to www.minnetesol.org and
click on Grants and Contests.
Stop by our Booth!
Are you
going to the Rivercentre conference? Stop by our booth, renew your
membership, and chat with our representative.
The Bilingual and Migrant Education Conference is April 30 and May 1 in St.
Paul's Rivercentre Conference Center.
Registration: open at http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/survey-intro.zgi?p=WEB228UECG3P95
|
|
Paid
Advertisement:
DO YOU WANT TO TRAVEL?
International travel grant for US teachers to travel to Argentina, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El
Salvador, Estonia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Jordon,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Nicaragua, Poland, Russia, Senegal,
Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, or Ukraine!
Under the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) the U.S.
Department of State and IREX (the International Research & Exchanges
Board) announce a competition for middle and high school teachers from the
United States to participate in a two-week professional exchange program.
The program is fully funded and provides: visa support, round-trip domestic
airfare, lodging and meals to attend the TEA U.S. Conference, round-trip
airfare from the U.S. to the assigned country, emergency medical evacuation
plan, and lodging and a daily stipend in host country.
Application Deadline: September 28, 2009
For more information please go to www.irex.org.
Applications can be downloaded at: http://www.irex.org.
For more information, you may contact Chris Helmkamp at
(202) 628-8188 ext 167 or tea@irex.org.
|
