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Comment by Matthew Noble on July 28, 2015 at 9:12pm

Just spreading the word about an upcoming webinar series for teachers I'm involved in (my session is on 8/8). Gonna be great! Easy sign up, easy to participate, and easy access to all recordings later if you can't make sessions.

Check it out: http://itdi.pro/itdihome/summer2015.php

:)

Comment by Matthew Noble on July 15, 2015 at 12:31pm

Below was posted on FB by Ken Wilson (https://kenwilsonelt.wordpress.com/) today:

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(I don't usually advertise ELT jobs, but today I'm going to make an exception. There are vacancies for teachers in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, with the New Generation group of schools. I was lucky enough to give a talk to NG teachers in April another Kazakh city, Pavlodar, and I was really impressed by the teachers, the owners and the support staff. Anyway, here are the details:

EFL Teacher
Astana, Kazakhstan
Start date: September 1st 2015

New Generation International Educational Center is looking for EFL professionals to work in Astana, the amazing capital city of Kazakhstan. An excellent local remuneration package is offered to the right candidate, who must have CELTA or equivalent and be committed to delivering high quality lessons and focused on self-development.

School Description:
New Generation International Educational Center has been providing first-class language tuition in Kazakhstan since 2000. The company has three main divisions: language schools, bookselling and the Studies Abroad department. There are three schools, two in Pavlodar and one in Astana.

Location:
Astana became the capital of Kazakhstan in 1997. Its modern architecture is striking in its scale and futuristic design, especially in contrast to the vast steppes that surround it.

Qualifications:
Our ideal candidate for an EFL teacher position
• has a recognized EFL qualification (TEFL/TESOL/ CELTA/DELTA)
• has a university degree
• is outgoing, enthusiastic, positive, sociable, hard-working and looking for a challenge.

Moreover, experience in teaching YL and Exam Preparation (IELTS and TOEFL) is highly preferable. A Business English qualification will be an advantage, along with an IELTS Examiner qualification.

Applications from people who do not meet all of the above criteria will be considered, although only successful applicants will be contacted. We welcome applications from native and non-native speaker teachers of English.

Salary and benefits:
- Monthly salary: from KZT 220,000 (net) depending on qualifications and experience. About USD1,200 per month.

In addition, we offer the following remuneration package:
- Visa support: the school will help with and cover the cost of a multiple one-year visa;
- Economy return air fare to Astana
- Airport transfer on arrival and departure
- Free accommodation
- Free access to email and internet facilities
- 24-hour hotline emergency assistance.

Support:
Teachers will always have a senior member of staff with whom they can discuss any aspects of their work. Also, our school will help teachers settle smoothly into living in Kazakhstan and provide ongoing assistance on all matters that may otherwise prove difficult with the language barrier.

PLEASE SEND RELEVANT CV TO:
Bakhyt Syzdykova bsyzdykova@yahoo.com

Comment by Matthew Noble on July 13, 2015 at 12:32pm

FYI

Sign up here: http://fluencymc.wiziq.com/online-class/2960148-ten-tiny-tweaks-wit...

If you're signed up, you'll have access to a recording if you can't make it live. :)

Comment by Matthew Noble on July 10, 2015 at 4:07pm

Boston P/T evening gig teaching immigrants

Make%20a%20difference%2C%20ESOL%20PT%20Evening%20Teacher.docx

Comment by Matthew Noble on May 27, 2015 at 10:38am

Just FYI, an example of a local (in Cambridge) p/t ESOL (English for Immigrants) job, posted today:

Comment by Matthew Noble on May 5, 2015 at 11:19am

FYI:

This Friday and Saturday (May 8th & 9th) this is happening:

It's free, practical, easy...and potentially very informative/inspiring for you guys...

The program can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13nheev5ipL8z4OOQYaFdxk3rsRmQVYy...

The TIMETABLE OF SESSIONS (in GMT times!) is here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lH2RbXyrUFRXMoJp9whYCwAQrOM...

Hope you can check it out!

:)

Matthew

Comment by Matthew Noble on March 17, 2015 at 10:04am

Local p/t job info:

The Educational Development Group, Inc, an adult ESOL program is looking for an English as a Second Language teacher to join us for our Spring 2011 class cycle. The position is for our intermediate level class. The focus of the class is to improve students’ reading comprehension, writing, and conversation skills. We are looking for a teacher who is flexible and who is willing to adapt to EDG’s teaching methods. The class meets Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30AM to 1:30PM and the class size is 13-15 students. Classes begin on April 27th. If you are interested in this position, please email your resume to Frances Laroche at frances@edginc.org.

Comment by Matthew Noble on March 12, 2015 at 12:17pm

Oops, update: The webinar mentioned in the previous post happens Saturday at 11am EST, not 3pm.

Comment by Matthew Noble on March 12, 2015 at 11:39am

Hello CELTA grads,

If you're NOT coming to the mini-conference at Teaching House Boston this Saturday (why in the world not?!?! ;) there IS still a nice ELT-event you could 'attend' online at 3pm on Saturday. Just FYI, see details below:

Jamie Keddie - 'Storytelling in the classroom'

It is often teachers of young learners who are the quickest to embrace teacher-led storytelling as a way of engaging students and structuring sessions. But we are considering a classroom art which is far too valuable and versatile to be associated exclusively with one group alone. In this practical webinar, we will look at ways in which a short narrative can be used to generate a whole-class dialogue with language learning opportunities along the way.

Jamie Keddie is a teacher, trainer, writer and storyteller. He is the founder of Lessonstream.org and the winner of a British Council ELTons award. His publications include 'Images' (OUP, 2009) and 'Bringing Online Video into the Classroom' (OUP, 2014). He is also the author of Videotelling, a self-published ebook

You can enter the webinar at this link: http://www.iatefl.org/web-events/webinars (find 'Join this webinar here')

Jamie Keddie is awesome, so don't miss it! ;)

Comment by Stefan Piscitelli on March 8, 2015 at 1:18pm

Hey Matt and the Gang! Or... Ciao ragazzi!

Well, the road to Italy is incredibly complicated for an American, I can't even begin to tell you how many different forms we've had to fill and people to see on repeat, ad nauseum. Also, Italians are not paid very well, $20K/year here is equivalent (somehow) to $40K per year in the US. I'm managing just fine. Winter is finally melting away (HAHA YOU ARE COVERED IN SNOW) and I'm in a beautiful region of the country, nestled in the lower Alps.

Teaching is going well! Most of the students are adults, some teenagers, and most of them are weekly individual lessons, and a lot of CEFR test prep! The best thing is about Italians is that they just want to talk, and the worst thing about Italians (in a classroom) is that they just want to talk. Following a pretty standard procedure: Warmup, check HW (which I love to give, otherwise they don't do ANYTHING re: English the rest of the week), throw a listening at them, talk about it, error correct, cover some new grammar, and go for an espresso. JK, I'm off caffeine, I go for a gelato instead.

Hope you guys are well!

Emily: My favorite Italian idiom is "C'eranno quattro gatti!" That one had me giggling. Un abbracio!

Stefan(o)

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