ARKTESOL
Arkansas Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Development
The Latino Question
June 10, 2013
Fayetteville, AR
UofA Student Union
14th Annual
ARKTESOL Conference
October 10, 2013
Rogers, AR
SETESOL Conference
November 7-9, 2013
Myrtle Beach, SC
Common Core
AFT Webinar Nov. 13, 2012
Arkansas Curriculum Wiki
Arkansas Public School Resource Center(APSRC)
Council of Chief State School Officers(CCSSO)
Colorín Colorado
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness of College and Careers(PARCC)
Understanding Language
Immigration
Reform
Be better informed to help your students.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS)
White House Blog
National Immigration
Law Center
Immigration Policy Center
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SAVE THE DATE
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Dr. Stephen Krashen will be our keynote speaker next Fall at the 14th Annual ARKTESOL Conference in Rogers.
Stephen Krashen is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Southern California. He is best known for developing the first comprehensive theory of second language acquisition, introducing the concept of sheltered subject
matter teaching, and as the co-inventor of the Natural Approach to foreign language teaching. He has also contributed to theory and application in the area of bilingual education, and has done important work in the area of reading. He was the 1977 Incline Bench Press champion of Venice Beach and holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He is the author of The Power of Reading (Heinemann, 2004, second edition), Explorations in Language and Use (Heinemann, 2003) and co-author, with James Crawford, of English Learners in American Classrooms Scholastic, 2007). Read Stephen Krashen's work.
ARKTESOL Outstanding Educator of the Year
“Not only is she a gracious, giving teacher, but she is also a generous spirit who will drop everything to help another human being," said Christine Smart, Assistant Director for the HSU Center for Language Proficiency.
On October 11, 2012, at the Annual ARKTESOL Conference held at the John Q. Hammons Center, Julia Correia, Founding Director and ESL Instructor at the Center for Language Proficiency at Henderson State University’s (HSU) Intensive English Program, was named the 2012 ARKTESOL Outstanding Educator of the Year.
During the past twelve years, the Center has provided ESL classes for students from twenty-four countries. Ten years ago, Ms. Correia obtained Arkansas Department of Education approval to develop courses for students to obtain their ESL endorsement at HSU’s ESL Graduate Academies. Over 1900 Arkansas public school teachers have received ESL endorsement training through HSU’s ESL Graduate Academies.
"My life is about working with English language learners, teachers, students, parents, families, colleagues, and community," says Correia. "ESL students walk into my classroom right into my heart."
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