2022/23 In Person Activities:
Previous 22/23 Meetings
October 14, 2022, 6 pm
FREE - Storytelling and Creative Writing Workshop for Teachers with Wendy Fambro.
This workshop will be led by Wendy Fambro, who is a recently retired, American Baptist minister from upstate New York. She holds a BA. in Psychology and a Master of Divinity (Mdiv). She has taught ESL to Haitian migrant workers, interpreted for deaf students, conducted programs for a regional branch of the United Nations, and currently teaches Tai Chi and Balance classes to older adults.
November 25, 2022, 6 pm
Education in Emergencies Workshop with Meagan Abrahamsson - English Language Specialist - American Spaces Ukraine.
What is Education in Emergencies and Building Resilience? Wars, epidemics, and natural disasters spare no children. More countries are gripped by conflict today than at any time in the past thirty years. Many of these crises span entire childhoods. In countries affected by emergencies, children lose their loved ones and homes. They lose access to safe drinking water, health care, and food. They lose safety and routine. And, without access to education, they risk losing their futures. In this workshop, we will focus on the main principles of EiE, how they are applicable to current events, and how to implement INEE standards and build resilience in the classroom.
This workshop will be led by Meagan Abrahamsson. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Meagan has lived and worked in the U.S., Honduras, China, Australia, and China. She has worked remotely in Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, the Philippines, and Ukraine. She is currently working on projects to promote mutual understanding across cultures and fight disinformation with her Ukrainian colleagues and audiences.
Her professional interests include project-based learning, community service projects, education in emergencies, social-emotional and ethical learning, democratic classrooms, human rights education, and educational technology integration.
January 20, 2023, 6 pm
African American Vernacular English Workshop. Speaker: Karoline Steckley
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What is TESOL Italy
What is TESOL Italy?
TESOL Italy (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) is a grass roots organization, run by teachers and for teachers. It is a non-profit Italian organization founded in 1975 by Mary Finocchiaro and Renzo Titone along with other foreign language teaching experts and pioneers. It has many members in Italy and abroad and is an affiliate of TESOL International Association, based in Virginia, USA, with over 11,000 members worldwide. TESOL Italy is also accredited by the Italian Ministry of Education (MIUR) Direttiva 170/2016
Its mission is to develop the expertise of those involved in teaching English to speakers of other languages and to foster professional growth and active participation in language teaching. This includes promoting community understanding of the role of language in a progressively changing environment while respecting individual language rights.
TESOL Italy collaborates with people and organizations involved in English Language Teaching including:
Italian Ministry of Education (MIUR)
The U.S. Embassy – Public Affairs Section
The British Council
INDIRE
Other Professional Language Associations:
ANILS, LEND, AISPI, ADILT, etc.
The Fulbright Commission
Italian universities
Regional educational authorities
- Language improvement courses
- CLIL language improvement and methodology courses
- Pre-service and in-service training
- Self-development opportunities
- Training of teacher trainers
- All-day seminars
- After-school workshops
- Annual National Convention
- Local Group Activities
Besides being able to take part in all professional development activities, members receive publications:
The Newsletter (five times a year) and the academic journal, Perspectives (twice a year). Members can
also start or join a local group anywhere in Italy.
Local groups are made up of at least five TESOL Italy members. These groups organize and hold
professional development activities in their areas. Existing groups are located in Benevento, Bologna, Formia, L’Aquila, Marche, Messina, Napoli, Palermo, Roma, TRIESTE, Val d’Adige, and Venezia.