Ohio TESOL and TESOL

The 2009 International TESOL convention was held March 26-28, 2009 in Denver, Colorado
Information on the conference can be found at http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/convention2009/

San Diego Continuing Education - Immigrants' Rights and Resources Curriculum

Unit 1 - Immigrants' Rights Curriculum
Unit 2 - Immigrants' Resource Directory
Unit 3 - EL Civics Objectives and Assessment
The 2008 Ohio TESOL convention was held October 31 - November 1, 2008 at the Hilton Easton in Columbus, Ohio.
Information on the conference can be found at www.ohiotesol.org
2008 Ohio TESOL Conference Program (PDF)

Presentations

No Longer Newcomers:  Teachers, Technology, and Education - Plenary Speaker Paige D. Ware
C-18:Transition to the University System - Denise Pottmeyer and Terry Thomas
University System of Ohio Luncheon Address - Ohio TESOL Conference 2008 Chancellor Eric Fingerhut, October 31, 2008
A-2: State of the Profession - Gloria Gillette

Reviews from Ohio TESOL 2008

Ohio TESOL Review 1 - EL/Civics - School House Rocks
Ohio TESOL Review 2 - Jose, can you see?

Lesson Plans from Ohio TESOL 2008

Lesson Plan 1 - EL/Civics - Plays for the Holidays
Lesson Plan 2 - Making Vocabulary Fun
The 2008 International TESOL convention was held April 2-5 in New York City .
Information on the conference can be found at http://www.tesol.org/2008convention

Reviews from International TESOL 2008

tesol_review_1.pdf - "How to be a benevolent dictator"
tesol_review_2.pdf - "Teaching Grammar in Today's Classroom" & "Learning to Read in a Second Language:  What Does the Research Say?"
tesol_review_3.pdf - "All things Considered in Adult ESL Materials"
The 2007 Ohio TESOL Conference was held Nov. 17&18 at the Hilton Easton in Columbus.

Reviews from Ohio TESOL 2007

C-21: Learning a Second (or Third) Language:  How Does It Feel?
D-30:  Using Games in the ESOL Classroom
D-31: Arabic as a Second Language
D-32: F-47, and Technology Fair
D-30: Using Games in the ESOL Classroom
D-32: Repetion:  Multiple Activities from one Reading Selection Demonstration & H-70: Beyond the Definition
E-37:Take a Tour Through Latin America:  The Hispanic/Latino Culture, the People, and Educational Systems
G-57:Update from the Lau Center
H-66:  Classroom Culture and Learning Opportunities, E-39: Community Lessons Based on EL/Civics Objectives and ABLE-ESOL Standards, and H-67: Using Poster Assignments to Enhance English Language Skills

General Reactions and Food for Thought from 2007

General Review 1
Latin American Awareness Inventory
Ohio TESOL Technology Fair 2007

Lesson Plans from 2007

Lesson Plan 1 - Speaking - Student Interviews
Lesson Plan 2 - Reading - Vocabulary Development
Lesson Plan 3 - The First Thanksgiving Story
Lesson Plan 4 - Reading - Skim/Scan for Information

Lesson Plans from 2006

Lesson Plan #1 - Answering Questions About Personal History
Lesson Plan #2 - Make a Scrapbook
Lesson Plan #3 - Scattergories ESL Version
Lesson Plan #4 - The Terrible "S"
Lesson Plan #5 - What should you do if you're stopped for a traffic violation?
Lesson Plan #6
Lesson Plan #7

Helpful Websites

Teaching for Communicative Competence - NCSALL - http://www.ncsall.net/?id=739
Supporting Adult English Language Learners' Transitions to Postsecondary Education - CAELA - http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/briefs/Supporting_Adult_Ell.pdf
Academic Word List - http://web.uvic.ca/~gluton/awl/
http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r21270/freq_lists