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  • Primary school students crowded round a computer

    Preparing Teachers to Work With English Learners: A Multimodal Vocabulary Mini-Lesson Project

    • Oct 4, 2021
    • Ying Zhang

    In K–12 classrooms, multimodal teaching, such as using visuals and technology, has been commonly embedded at different levels with different student groups. However, it has not been well discussed in English as a second language teacher training.

  • Hispanic male teacher in his classroom

    6 Tips for Successful Continuous Professional Development

    • Sep 27, 2021
    • Jaber Kamali

    Training and development seem to be the two most intertwined terms in the field of teacher education.

  • Asian student studying in the library

    Planning an SEL-Focused School Reopening

    • Sep 20, 2021
    • Wiley Education Services

    As many schools begin to reopen under (somewhat) normal circumstances, educators are asking a lot of tough questions.

  • Reflection as Meta-Action: Lesson Study and EFL Teacher Professional Development

    • Sep 6, 2021
    • Özgehan Uştuk, Peter I. De Costa

    This article explores the nature of reflective practice in a professional development process based on lesson study.

  • Why Use the Term “Professional Development” and not “Training”?

    • Aug 30, 2021
    • Laura Baecher

    This article defines why we specifically use the term “professional development” rather than “training” for this blog.

  • 9 Ways New ELT Teachers Can Succeed

    • Aug 23, 2021
    • Laura Dzieciolowski

    Much like language production itself, teaching is a complex cognitive process that requires mastery of both practice and theory.

  • Support Pronoun Disclosure When Students Are Ready

    • Aug 16, 2021
    • Wiley Education Services

    In the higher ed community, we understand the importance of showing each student that we value and accept them.

  • Rethinking Instructional Strategies with English Learners in the Content Areas

    • Aug 9, 2021
    • Scott E. Grapin, Lorena Llosa, Alison Haas, Okhee Lee

    In this article, the authors argue that instructional strategies traditionally used with ELs in the content areas need to be rethought in light of contemporary theoretical perspectives.

  • Understanding Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy

    • Aug 2, 2021
    • Naashia Mohamed

    In recent years, there have been many calls to transform approaches to schooling in pluralistic societies that have treated the languages, cultures, and ways of being of people of colour as deficiencies that have to be overcome to succeed both in and out of school.

  • Designing an Interactive CV as Professional Reflection

    • Jul 26, 2021
    • Laura Baecher

    When was the last time you took a really careful look at your résumé or CV?

  • Writing-Related PD Through MOOCs

    • Jul 21, 2021
    • Betsy Gilliland

    This article discusses one form of online professional development: MOOCs.

  • Virtual Exchanges in Language Teacher Education: Facilitating Reflection on Teaching Practice Through the Use of Video

    • Jul 12, 2021
    • Barbara Loranc-Paszylk, Shannon M. Hilliker, Chesla Ann Lenkaitis

    Language teachers must be equipped with technological skills to respond to the needs of 21st-century classrooms.

  • Teaching the K–12 Summer School Student

    • Jul 5, 2021
    • Wiley Education Services

    After more than a year of COVID restrictions and hybrid learning, summer school is top of mind for school leaders around the country.

  • 4 Ways to Adapt EL Scaffolds for Content Learning

    • Jun 28, 2021
    • Scott E. Grapin

    Content learning is no longer about memorizing discrete facts and following cookbook procedures.

  • Looking for New Ways to Engage and Attract Students? Try Twitter.

    • Jun 21, 2021
    • Wiley Education Services / Claire White

    In this article, Claire White, social media manager at Wiley Education Services, offers tips on boosting your school’s recruiting and engagement efforts through Twitter’s core and emerging features.

  • Peer Review in Academic Writing: Different Perspectives from Instructors and Students

    • Jun 14, 2021
    • Rashad Ahmed

    This study employed a mixed-methods approach to examine peer review through the eyes of writing instructors and first-year college students, including native and nonnative speakers of English.

  • 6 Tips for Teaching Impromptu Speaking

    • Jun 7, 2021
    • A. C. Kemp

    Having to speak without preparation can be stressful, even in your first language. Some students freeze; others dive in and start speaking without a plan and end up rambling.

  • ESL Teacher Leadership: Lessons From Distance Learning

    • May 31, 2021
    • Amy Stolpestad and Michelle Benegas

    In our book, Teacher Leadership for School-Wide English Learning, we present the critical role that nonevaluative peer observation plays in English as a second language (ESL) teacher leadership.

  • How Universities Can Optimize Their Learning Delivery Methods

    • May 24, 2021
    • Wiley Education Services

    In this article, David Migliorese, Vice President of Academic Services at Wiley Education Services, discusses ways schools can use different learning methods to support students and faculty.

  • TESOLGobbledygook: The Proliferation of Jargon in English Language Teaching

    • May 17, 2021
    • Joshua D. Bernstein

    English language teachers must learn the vocation’s discourse before they can “shake” the metaphorical tree.