At the Convention:
TESOL Leadership Training Programs
ELT Leadership Management Certificate Program - The ELT LMCP provides quality professional development and leadership training for ELT professional. The 10-hour certificate, includes a 7-hour workshop, two 90-minute elective workshops, and a capstone to summarize their learning and goals. All workshops must be completed at the 2013 TESOL convention.
LDCP Leadership Development Certificate Program - The Leadership Development Certificate Program (LDCP) provides quality professional development and leadership training for TESOL members interested in developing their knowledge and skills as current or future leaders within the TESOL International Association.
Invited Speaker Sessions
Harmony in Communication and Leadership - Presenter: Lark Doley
Motivation and the Vision of Knowing a Second Language - Presenter: Zóltan Dörnyei
Heritage Cultures and Languages in the Second Language Classroom - Presenter: Joy Peyton
Awakening the English Learner: Innovation in a Competitive Education System - Presenter: Vincent Flores
Implementing Language Programs Across Regions - Presenters: German Gomez, Ana S. Ramirez, Rina de Gongora
English Language Teaching in China: State-of-the-Art - Presenters: Peiya Gu, Jun Liu, Qiang Wang, Shaoqian Luo, Zhihong Huang, Alice Murray
“But We ARE Language Teachers!” Preparing Secondary English Teachers - Presenter: Candace Harper
Creating Curriculum for the Best Language Course Ever Taught - Presenter: Eli Hinkel
Anxiety and Beliefs: On Learners, Teachers, and Pink Dresses - Presenter: Elaine Horwitz
Developing Intercultural Awareness - Presenter: Joe McVeigh
Out of the Mouths of Babes - Presenter: David Nunan
Binational Collaboration Broadens Professional Horizons for Mexican Teachers of English - Presenter: Hignio Ordoñez
Towards Resourceful Speakers - Presenter: Alastair Pennycook
Multiple Englishes in Multiple Contexts: Intercultural Communication in TESOL - Presenter: Lucy Pickering
From Colonial Legacies to Postcolonial and Globalizing Surges in TESOL - Presenter: Vaidehi Ramanathan
Do You Have to Know Arabic to Teach in Qatar? - Presenter: Dudley Reynolds
Newspaper-Assisted English Learning and Teaching in a Chinese Context - Presenter: Shen Gang, Huang Qing, Zeng Qingkai
Harmonizing Culture in and of the Classroom Through Technology - Presenter: Claire Bradin Siskin
Tuesdays With Omsk: Telementoring and Telecollaboration in Culture Learning- Presenter: Pete Smith
Grab 'Em and Hold 'Em: Making Subject Matter Come Alive! - Presenter: Mary Gordon Spence
Reflections on Teaching: An Elegant and Powerful Profession - Presenter: Marge Tye Zuba
Common Core Standards and ESL: Theoretical and Methodological Issues - Presenters: Guadalupe Valdes, Kenji Hakuta, Linda Harklau, Diane Larsen-Freeman, Elana Shohamy
Constraints and Opportunities in U.S. Language Minority Teacher Education - Presenter: Manka Varghese
Dialogue and Language Learning: Directions in Research and Teaching Practices - Presenter: Gergana Vitanova
Link to main convention page:
http://www.tesol.org/convention2013
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