Call for Papers - TESOL - Teaching the 21st Century Student



CALL FOR PAPERS
TESOL ITALY TRIESTE Local Group
is accepting abstracts for the annual seminar

Teaching the 21st Century Student

hosted by
Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste
Saturday, March 10, 2018 - 14:00-18:00
                                         POSTPONED TO MAY 12, 2018
Piazza Sant’Antonio Nuovo, 6 – Trieste

This seminar will explore the unique challenges of teaching today’s students, including promoting life skills and integration of the 5 C’s into the curriculum -Creativity, Communication, Critical Thinking, and Cooperation.

Submit your abstracts using the submission form provided at this LINK

The conference theme is:            TEACHING the 21st Century Student

The sub-themes are:
·         21st Century Student ELT Education: Strategies and Methods
·         Life Skills in the ELT classroom
·         Integration of the 5C's in the ELT curriculum (Creativity, Cooperation, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication

Submissions should clearly indicate which sub-theme will be addressed. Also, please indicate clearly which format the presentation will take:

·         A paper (20 mins+10 minutes Q&A)
·         A workshop (45 minutes)

The deadline for submission is: February 23, 2018
For Information and Pre-Registration contact:

Janine Sprague Zolle, Trieste local group coordinator tesolitalytrieste@gmail.com
If you would like to Attend, but not Present, here are the details of the seminar and the REGISTRATION LINK:  



Vacanze di Carnevale

Saremo chiusi da sabato 10 febbraio a venerdì 16 febbraio.  

 Le lezioni riprendono sabato 17 febbraio.

 Buon Carnevale!

BLACK HISTORY MONTH February 2018


Join us at American Corner Trieste to enjoy a Film, Conference, Poem, or Discussion on the theme.
All Activities are FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC. All activities are in English.

5/02 - 9 am and 11 am - The LEGACY of MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.  - Presentation by Kim Natoli, US Consul for Press and Culture - US Consulate Milan.  For High School Students by Invitation Only (Preseren, Nordio, IST)

 6/02 - 11 am - SELMA - Film 2014 - 2 hrs. 8 min. 
A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.

 20/02 11 am - RACE - Film 2016 - 2 hrs. 15 min.
Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.

 26/02 - 10 am - Short Story Club - Discussion of Langston Hughes' I, Too (Am America) and Martin Luther King Jr.'s I have a Dream Speech from the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

 27/02 - 11 am - GUESS WHO'S COMING to DINNER - Film 1967 - 1 hr. 40 min.
A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her African American fiancé.

 27/02 - 7 pm - GET OUT - Film 2016 - 1 hr. 44 min.
It's time for a young African-American to meet with his white girlfriend's parents for a weekend in their secluded estate in the woods, but before long, the friendly and polite ambience will give way to a nightmare.

Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea was shown on THURSDAY, February 8th.  
There was an error on the printed program.  The date on the back of the Membership card is correct.

 The date correction was announced:

  • in January at the film.
  • in the February newsletter
  • on the blog
  • on Facebook.


We are sorry for the inconvenience.  The film will be available in DVD from March 2nd. 


GLOW - Feb. 9, 2018 - Web Design for Teen Girls

GLOW - Girls Leading Our World
Free and Open to Middle and High School Girls.

February 9, 2018 6-8 pm
Web Design with Barbara Razzini.  Bring your Lap Top.  
Pre-registration Requested.



Returning for her second GLOW workshop is technology guru, Barbara Razzini, who will be running our website and logo design workshop on February 9th from 18:00-20:00 at the American Corner/Associazione Italo-Americana del FVG.

She will be presenting in English but here is a short profile in Italian for you to get an idea about who she is and what she does. Check out the links below to see more about her incredible projects. What a woman!

Barbara Razzini (37 anni)

Lavoro da più' di 10 anni nel mondo della comunicazione e del digitale.
I miei studi: laurea in relazioni pubbliche e un dottorato in Corporate finance.
Ho una start up incubata presso Innovation Factory di Area science Park dove insieme ad un’altra ragazza abbiamo creato un “laboratorio di Idee” (www.basilab.com)
Tra i diversi progetti che abbiamo sviluppato c’e’ The Coding Box (www.thecodingbox.com) 
Un percorso di avvicinamento al pensiero computazionale attraverso il coding unplugged per bambini dai 3 ai 7 anni 
Per noi l’educazione digitale rivolta alle nuove generazioni e’ di fondamentale importanza per uno sviluppo ed un utilizzo consapevole e sostenibile delle nuove tecnologie.

To confirm a GLOW girl's participation on Feb. 9th, please follow THIS LINK.

Here are the registration and privacy links for any new GLOW girls (or people who forgot!)

GLOW team  
The more we are, the brighter we GLOW!

Winter Closing Policy

Se il Comune di Trieste annuncia la chiusura delle scuole a causa tempo inclemente, l' ASSOCIAZIONE ITALO-AMERICANA DEL F.V.G. / American Corner Trieste chiude e annulla corsi ed eventi. Se hai dubbi, troverai aggiornamenti sul blog e Facebook. 

 Policy for Winter Weather Closing: 
In the event that the City of Trieste Closes the Public Schools because of Severe Weather, We also Close and Cancel Classes and Events. 

If you are in doubt, you can always find updates on our Facebook Pages and Blog. 


The Week Ahead: February 5-9, 2018

Black History Month.  Speaker on Martin Luther King Jr., Film SELMA plus our usual great activities. 
GLOW, Moms & Babies,  Teen Maker Space and more.
American Corner Activities are Free and Open to the Public.

Monday, Feb. 5
9 am and 11 am - Speaker: The LEGACY of MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.  - Kim Natoli - Public Affairs Officer from the US Consulate General Milan will speak to High School Students from Nordio, Preseren and IST.  By Invitation Only.

Tuesday, Feb. 6
11 am - Film:  SELMA - in English
The story of Martin Luther King's March to Birmingham Alabama.
Free and Open to the Public. 


10 am - Mom & Baby Play Group -Come and hang out.  Bring the Kids.  Don't get BLUE.  Get OUT of the house.


Wednesday, Feb. 7


6 pm - Knit Wits - Knitting Group.  Come to knit in company, learn or teach!

 We're thinking about changing the day and time.
What would be best for you?

  • Tuesday mornings at 10 am
  • Thursday mornings at 10 am
  • Wednesday evenings from 5-7
  • Wednesday evenings from 6-8 (like it is now)
  • Send us an email with your preference.  aia.fvg@gmail.com


Thursday, Feb. 8
10 am - Mom & Baby Play Group 

10 am - Morning Makers

1:30, 4, 6:30, 9 pm - FILM - MANCHESTER by the SEA
Dir. Kenneth Lonergan. Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams. Drama. 137 minutes at Teatro dei Fabbri in the American Film Series.  Members of the Associazione Italo Americana FVG only.  No single ticket sales.

 Friday, Feb. 9
5 pm - Teen Maker Space - continuing with our 3D T-Rex and  3D Design Projects.
6pm - GLOW - Girls Leading Our World.  Web Design!  A special workshop on designing your own Web Site and Logo.  Guest Barbara Razzini.  Bring your Laptop!  More info and Registration Link here:   http://aia-fvg.blogspot.it/2018/02/glow-feb-9-2018-web-design-for-teen.html

CLOSED FOR CARNIVAL!  
We will be CLOSED from Saturday, February 10th until Friday, February 16th.  
NO CLASSES, NO OFFICE HOURS, NO LIBRARY.                Buon Carnevale!  
Back for Class on Saturday February 17th.  
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