January 2020 Member Connection
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The EnglishUSA Member Connection is distributed regularly throughout the year to provide members with information and updates on upcoming activities and events.
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Contents
- 2020 Professional Development Conference
- January 2020 Webinar: 2019 Certified Trade Mission Recap
- EnglishUSA / TESOL Pre-Convention Institute
- Photo Gallery
- EnglishUSA on the Road
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2020 Professional Development Conference
January 23-24, 2019
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Can't wait to see you all at the PDC 2020 at San Francisco State University-Downtown. We've got a great program ready to go with sessions in all areas of English language program teaching & administration.
Special guests include: Karin Fischer from the
Chronicle of Higher Education, Katie Courvoisier from IIE, and Gabriela Zelaya from US Commercial Services.
Click
here for the program. You can still register to attend!
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January 30, 2020 Webinar
2019 EnglishUSA-US Commercial Services Certified Trade Mission: What We Learned
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In November 2019, 25 EnglishUSA member programs traveled to Colombia and Brazil (4 different cities) for a first-time English language programs-focused trade missions with US Commercial and Foreign Services. Three attendees will share their experiences and answer questions about the value of the mission and how they followed up with their in-country experiences.
Objectives:
1) Find out what was involved with the trade mission and how the idea came about within the strategic partnership of EnglishUSA - US Commercial Services.
2) Understand what we learned about the pilot project from the point of view of EnglishUSA as an association
3) Hear three different attendee experiences
Presenters:
Marcel Bolintiam, Georgetown University
Cheryl Delk-Le Good, Executive Director, EnglishUSA
Caroline Gear, ILI of Massachusetts
Franklin Pesantez, University of Denver
Moderators:
Cheryl Delk-Le Good, Executive Director, EnglishUSA
Time: January 30, 2020 03:00 PM ET
Price: $30 for non-members, complimentary for members
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EnglishUSA Pre-TESOL Convention Workshop
March 31, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Fixing the Plane While Flying: Piloting ELPs through Changing Conditions
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EnglishUSA is collaborating with TESOL to offer a pre-convention workshop: "Fixing the Plane While Flying: Piloting ELPs through Changing Conditions." This is an extended version of a webinar offered earlier this fall. Presenters include:
- Alan Broomhead, Showa Institute-Boston, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
- Cheryl Delk-Le Good, EnglishUSA (moderator), Marietta, Georgia, USA
- Jackie McCafferty, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Jennifer Phillips, WESLI, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
NOTE: You do not need to attend the entire TESOL Convention to attend this workshop.
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Check out some photos from the November 2019 Trade Mission. Sign up for the webinar on January 30th to learn more about what the attendees experienced!
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EnglishUSA On the Road: February & March 2020
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Cheryl Delk-Le Good, Executive Director, will be attending several events in the next few months.
February 5-7, 2020
: UCIEP Directors Conference
- Presenting with TESOL's Executive Director, Chris Powers "EnglishUSA, TESOL, and UCIEP: Developing the Possibilities Together"
February 16-19, 2020
: AIEA Conference
February 19, 2020
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U.S. International Education Stakeholder Roundtable (organized by the International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce)
March 31 - April 3, 2020: TESOL Convention. EnglishUSA will have a booth and present in two sessions
- "Hot Topics for English Language Programs" (April 1, 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM)
- EnglishUSA Updates & Trends: Post-Secondary English Language Programs (April 3, 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM)
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Members Only Resources: slides from presentations (e.g. TESOL 2019), survey results, and much more (must sign in to view)!
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Online Forums: Open Member and three interest area forums. Set up your preferences to get daily or digested messages in your inbox.
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The EnglishUSA closed Facebook group has become a great way to share local, regional, national and international updates among programs & stakeholders. Click on icon to join the closed group!
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