ESL Teacher Education Program, UAB

UAB's ESL teacher education program trains educators in meeting the needs of Alabama's growing popul

Edmonds selected for English language teaching project overseas 06/05/2024

Congratulations to Dr. Lori Edmonds, who was selected as an English Language Specialist, focusing on eco-anxiety and trauma-informed teaching strategies, for Hungarian and Ukrainian English teachers in Siófok, Hungary. https://www.uab.edu/news/people/item/14145-edmonds-selected-for-english-language-teaching-project-overseas?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR08Y8uPW9wOd-xtp3X4An0VFIjZgMXLTImrlMpD44v5q7rFYa_67ZzIsGY_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw

Edmonds selected for English language teaching project overseas Edmonds will present innovative strategies to address eco-anxiety and promote trauma-informed teaching at two summer camps for Hungarian and Ukrainian teachers.

ESL 25th Anniversary Celebration 06/05/2024
04/13/2024

On April 30, 2024, we are celebrating 25 years of preparing educators at UAB to teach English as a second or additional language. Our program’s 25-year celebration will start at 4:00 pm with light refreshments and a free-flowing ambience for our alumni, student, colleagues, and friends to reconnect. From about 4:30 to 5:30, highlights and successes will be shared during a program that will be recorded for synchronous and asynchronous viewing. Afterwards, attendees can continue interacting with each other while viewing posters and maps that depict our program’s history, growth, and impact.

Updated information about our 25-year celebration:
https://www.uab.edu/education/esl/special-events
https://www.facebook.com/ESLgraduateprogramUAB/

ESL Teacher Education Program, UAB UAB's ESL teacher education program trains educators in meeting the needs of Alabama's growing popul

03/18/2024

Dear Alumni and Friends of UAB’s ESL Teacher Education Program,

We would like to invite you to our program’s 25-year celebration:

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 (4:00–6:00 pm or perhaps beyond)
UAB Alumni House, 1301 Tenth Avenue South, Birmingham AL

We are very excited to be celebrating 25 years of preparing educators to teach English as a second or additional language. Our program’s 25-year celebration will start at 4:00 pm with light refreshments and a free-flowing ambience for ESL educators to reconnect. From about 4:30 to 5:30, highlights and successes will be shared in a presentation that will be recorded for synchronous and asynchronous viewing. Afterwards (until about 6:30), you can interact with others while viewing posters about our program’s history, growth, and impact.

Finally, if you are still in contact with your former classmates, please share this invitation with them.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday, April 30th (F2F or virtually)!

Drs. Susan Spezzini, Josie Prado, Lori Edmonds, and Julia Austin

First-ever Blazer Bridge Fund grant recipients announced - Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship | UAB 09/14/2023

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Photos from UAB School of Education's post 08/21/2023

Congratulations, Dr. Prado!

Timeline photos 08/21/2023

Familiar faces at UAB graduation!

08/09/2023

Don't miss your chance to present at AMTESOL 2024!

Here's your chance to present at 2024!

07/26/2023

Save the date for AMTESOL 2024 in Tupelo, Mississippi - January 11-13! Call for Proposals coming soon.

06/01/2023

Don't miss out on the chance to present at SETESOL 2023 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, November 8-10.

Timeline photos 11/11/2022

Receive recognition for your exceptional work as an English Language teacher by applying for the 2023 Teacher of the Year Award. Applications are due 30 November. https://buff.ly/3Us7Rq5

10/24/2022

Efforts of two University of Alabama at Birmingham faculty and their teams led to the state of Alabama’s acquiring a Seal of Biliteracy, a national program that acknowledges high school students who have achieved a high level of proficiency in English and at least one other language.

Krista Chambless, Ph.D., professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of World Languages and Literatures, introduced the need for a seal in the state of Alabama in 2015 in collaboration with Susan Spezzini, Ph.D., professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Chambless led efforts statewide among world language teachers and their school systems, while Spezzini supported these efforts among English language educators statewide and with officials at the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.

https://www.uab.edu/news/people/item/13123-uab-professors-lead-charge-of-seal-of-biliteracy-for-alabama

08/27/2022

Free English classes available to any individual who is 18+ years old and who is learning English. No documentation is required. Registration ends September 9th and classes begin the week of September 12th.
https://www.uab.edu/education/esl/community-english-classes

08/18/2022

Don't miss the very first workshop on the Alabama Seal of Biliteracy since it was signed into law in April 2022. You are invited to the beautiful Birmingham-Southern College campus for a day of professional development that includes nationally recognized experts on the Seal of Biliteracy and local educators. Come learn about this opportunity for your students, how to implement the Alabama Seal of Biliteracy, and how teaching for proficiency relates to traditional humanities content and practices in the language classroom.

Saturday, September 10, 2022

8:00am-4:00pm

Birmingham-Southern College Campus, Norton Theater, Norton Hall

Sponsored by the Alabama Humanities Alliance, the Department of Modern Foreign Languages, Birmingham-Southern College, and the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese

Cost: Only $10 for the entire day including a light breakfast, box lunch, and free parking

Workshop Description: With the Alabama Seal of Biliteracy (SoBL) signed into law recently, our teachers of world languages are eager to learn about the SoBL. How does it validate a student's proficiency in English and one or more other languages? How does proficiency serve (not erase) the humanities? Why does the SoBL increase language study? This day-long teacher workshop for K-12 language teachers statewide will explore these topics across languages through presentations and dialogue between scholars and teachers.

The primary audience is Alabama’s K-12 world/foreign/second language teachers and dual language instructors. Although, our main audience is K-12 language teachers, administrators, and language educators in higher education are welcome to participate.

Teachers of ALL world languages are welcome from public or private settings.

NOTE: K-12 teachers, the Alabama State Department of Education officials have provided the AATSP (Dr. Long) with a letter for you to share with your administrators to encourage supporting your attendance at the workshop. The workshop provides up to six hours of Professional Development credits.

08/18/2022

Don't miss the opportunity to be a part of the Master's Student or Doctoral Research Forum. Serve as a proposal reviewer for the TESOL 2023 Graduate Student Research Forum in Portland, Oregon, USA! The proposal deadline is Friday, 16 September 2022. https://www.tesol.org/tesol-convention

08/10/2022

Submit your proposal for the chance to share your research results at the TESOL 2023 Graduate Student Research Forum in Portland, Oregon, USA, 21 March 2023! Gain valuable experience, network with graduate students and faculty from other universities, and participate in the TESOL 2023 Convention! https://www.tesol.org/tesol-convention

08/08/2022

SETESOL Early Bird rate ends August 15th. Click here to register today! http://vatesol.cloverpad.org/event-4785644/Registration

07/26/2022

Here's a wonderful opportunity to present online!

05/25/2022

SETESOL 2022 registration is now open! Get a group of colleagues together and attend this fabulous conference, hosted by Virginia TESOL. Comment and tell us if you're planning to attend. http://vatesol.cloverpad.org/page-1792579

05/23/2022

Don't miss out on the opportunity to present at SETESOL 2022! The Call for Proposals deadline has been extended until June 15th. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeT0vlQ7soVR4MJ1JU_A6jAMVOC27sQxpdfvJDP_GxyUZTaXw/viewform

Program Mentor, English Language Learning (Full-time Faculty) Advanced Programs - Teachers College - HigherEdJobs 05/16/2022

Looking for a remote non-teaching position that requires ELL training but does not require a terminal degree? Western Governors University is seeking a program mentor (advisor) for their ELL program.

https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/details.cfm?JobCode=177927404

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05/01/2022

Congratulations to UAB's Dr. Susan Spezzini and all those involved in advocating for the Alabama Seal of Biliteracy, which was signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey on April 6th.

The State Seal of Biliteracy allows high school graduates, proficient in English and at least one other world language, including American Sign Language to add this Seal to their diplomas and transcripts. According to the Bill, the purpose of the Seal of Biliteracy is as follows:

>To encourage students to study languages.

>To certify attainment of biliteracy.

>To provide employers with a method of identifying people proficient in language and biliteracy skills.

>To provide institutions of higher education with a method to recognize and give academic credit to applicants seeking admission.

>To prepare students with 21st Century skills.

>To recognize and promote world language instruction in public schools.

>To strengthen intergroup relationships, affirm the value of diversity, and honor the multiple cultures and languages of a community.

The Seal of Biliteracy honors immigrants’ languages and recognizes their children’s foreign language proficiency, and credits it on their high school transcript for graduation units, future career, or college admission requirements.

04/30/2022
04/23/2022

1 more week left for your voice to count! Vote for the AMTESOL Board Member-at-Large positions. If you are a current AMTESOL member and did not receive an email invitation to vote, please email us at [email protected]. Deadline to submit ballots: Saturday April 30th.

01/27/2022

See you at 9:30am for the start of AMTESOL 2022 - ADVOCACY DAY! Our first featured speaker is Amelia Steadman McGowan.

Amelia serves as director of immigration law at the Mississippi Center for Justice, a home-grown public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice. Amelia is also an adjunct professor of Mississippi College School of Law, where she teaches immigration law and has directed the school's Immigration Clinic since its founding in 2016. Her work focuses on representing asylum seekers in appellate proceedings.

Amelia is a Mississippi native and holds a B.A. in History and Spanish from the University of Southern Mississippi, an M.A. in Latin American Studies from Tulane University, and a J.D. from Tulane Law School. As a student, Amelia studied abroad in Vietnam and participated in a cultural exchange program in Panamá.

01/27/2022

See you in Jackson! On-site registration will be available. Download the Conference Program and find Driving & Parking Instructions on our website. www.amtesol.org

01/22/2022

Get a head start planning which Concurrent Sessions you'll attend! The AMTESOL 2022 Conference Program is now available to download from AMTESOL's website! www.amtesol.org

01/18/2022

Missed the online pre-registration for AMTESOL 2022? No problem! On-site registration will be available for all events January 27-29 at Jackson Convention Complex, Jackson, MS. Find all the details at www.amtesol.org.

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