TESOL ITALY TRIESTE Local Group
cordially invites you to the Free Workshop:
From Disinformation to Digital Tools for Learning and Civic Engagement
We’re all spending more time online, and teens especially. A 2022 Pew research study found that 80% of teens report being on the internet frequently or “almost constantly.” How can educators help teens navigate the online world so that digital sources become positive tools for learning and civic engagement, rather than dangerous suppliers of misinformation and disinformation? This workshop will look at the state of teen digital literacy, and offer pedagogical tools and curriculum to help students become positively engaged in digital spaces.
hosted by:
Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste
Friday, May 17, 2024 - 18:00-19:00
Piazza Sant’Antonio Nuovo, 6 – Trieste
This workshop will be held by Mary Battenfeld is a Clinical Professor of American Studies at Boston University, and currently a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Dr. Battenfeld received her B.A. in Linguistics from Swarthmore College, and her Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park, and has held previous Fulbrights in Indonesia and Nepal. She is the author of numerous articles on education history, curriculum, and policy, and co-author with Andrea S. Libresco and Jeannette Balantic of Notable Books, Notable Lessons: Putting Social Studies Back in the K-8 Curriculum (Libraries Unlimited, 2017).
Register to Participate at this link:
From Disinformation to Digital Tools for Learning and Civic Engagement
The deadline for registration is: Friday, May 17, 2024
For additional information: Janine Sprague Zolle, Trieste local group coordinator tesolitalytrieste@gmail.com
#FactsMatter #CombatDisinformation #MediaLiteracy
TESOL ITALY TRIESTE Local Group
cordially invites you to the Free Workshop:
Focus on Fluency
Discover the keys to unlocking fluency in your second language classroom! This workshop equips educators with simple strategies and hands-on techniques to nurture fluency in students. Dive into immersive exercises and leverage technology for dynamic learning. Join us and empower your students to thrive in a multilingual world!
hosted by
Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste
Friday, February 23, 2024 - 18:00-19:00
Piazza Sant’Antonio Nuovo, 6 – Trieste
This workshop will be led by Karoline Steckley who is President of the Associazione Italo
Americana in Trieste, She holds a B.A. in French Language & Literature and an M.A. in Foreign Language and Literature from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. Currently, she teaches English at CIOFS FP, the University of Trieste, and at the Associazione Italo Americana.
Janine Sprague is the Director of the Associazione Italo Americana in Trieste. She holds a B.A. in Psychology and an M.A. in Bilingual Education from the University of Colorado at Denver. Currently, she teaches at the Associazione Italo Americana, as an online business language coach, and as a virtual educator for the U.S. Department of State.
Register to Participate at this link:
https://forms.gle/8i19rq4r3oJ49spu5
The deadline for registration is: Friday, February 23, 2024
For additional information:
Janine Sprague Zolle, Trieste local group coordinator tesolitalytrieste@gmail.com
The event is open to TESOL Italy members. For those who are not TESOL Italy members for the current year, a free one-time provisional membership card will be issued. Conditions of this card will be explained onsite by the local group coordinator. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.*
Next Meeting: May, 17, 2024
QUESTIONS? Fill in this FORM and we will contact you.
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
What is TESOL Italy’s mission?
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.
Who does TESOL Italy collaborate with?
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
What kind of professional development activities does it offer teachers?
- 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.
What exactly are local groups?
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.
TESOL Trieste Local Group The TESOL Trieste Local Group was officially recognized by TESOL Italy on January 1, 2018. Janine Sprague Zolle is the TESOL Trieste Local Group Coordinator.
A local group does many different things but basically it is a group of enthusiastic teachers who share a common goal – to engage in developing personally and professionally as EFL educators. The idea that “we are our own best resource” is empowering; it is the foundation of all grassroots organizations and what guides all local group activities.
Please remember that TESOL Italy is also accredited by the Italian Ministry of Education (MIUR) Direttiva 170/2016
For more information about becoming a member of TESOL Italy, go to this LINK. The TESOL Membership Year is from January 1st until December 31st.
If you are a Teacher and have the Carta del Docente, you can use your funds to participate in TESOL initiatives.