BOSTON 2014 C14 CELTA NOVEMBER 17 - DECEMBER 19

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Comment by Matthew Noble on March 12, 2015 at 12:34pm

That's awesome Sarah! Keep us updated on your teaching adventures. I guess it's a bit more to travel for a mini-conference, so I guess I understand. ;)

How's the weather over there right now?

Comment by Sarah Cotton on March 12, 2015 at 12:24pm

Hey everyone ,

I'm currently teaching at an English immersion school in Anyang, Korea- just south of Seoul, so I will not be attending Saturday's event. I got here about 2 and a half weeks ago and it's been great. I teach a few groups, ranging from 2nd grade to 4th. Hope everyone is doing well and putting their CELTA to good use!

Cheers!

Sarah

Comment by Matthew Noble on March 12, 2015 at 12:16pm

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 Sean Keane on March 9, 2015 at 4:14pm

Hey all! I hope you're kicking ass wherever you are. I'm now working part time as the ESOL teacher at a neighborhood center in the North End. Only a few weeks in but I'm really liking it so far. Soon I'll start looking for more hours elsewhere to gain some extra mula. I know a few of you are abroad. Enjoy it and do your thing. Keep in touch.

Sean

Ps . Matt, I unfortunately won't be making it this Saturday. Please keep me posted on events in the future. Id like to catch the next one. Thanks

Comment by Matthew Noble on March 9, 2015 at 3:55pm

Boston ESOL p/t job, FYI:

Asian American Civic Association

Part-Time Temporary ESOL Teacher – Job Description

Teaching

§ Teach one 2-hour class, Tuesdays through Fridays, 8:30 – 10:30 AM, for immigrant adults. There are four 12-week cycles per year (classes are held 48 weeks per year). Position to begin April 7, 2015. This is Level 3 of a 5-level basic ESOL program. After level 5, students may go on to a college transitions intermediate ESOL program.

§ Contribute to ongoing curriculum development at appropriate level.

§ Survey students’ expectation/goals at the beginning of each new cycle and develop appropriate curriculum.

§ Administer regular, ongoing in-class assessments, including (but not limited to) a mid-term exam and final exam.

§ Make teacher’s/program’s expectations clear to students at the beginning of each new cycle.

§ Communicate classroom/student issues to Program Manager in a timely manner.

§ Help students understand the agency’s educational pathway as well another services available to them at agency’s Multi-Service Center.

Administration

§ Keep daily student attendance records.

§ Maintain up-to-date student information (dropout, completion, etc.) in agency database each month.

§ Attend regular team meetings and monthly all-staff meetings (held on Mondays).

§ Prepare certificates at the end of cycle for all students completing your class.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in education, TESOL, applied linguistics or related field strongly preferred. Recent college graduates with M.A. or B.A. encouraged to apply.
Teaching or tutoring experience with immigrant adult learners required.
Native speaker of English strongly preferred. Fluency in Chinese is a plus, but not required.

Salary range: $18/hour (for 8 hours teaching and 4 hours prep per week, plus an additional 2 hours per MONTH for meetings and assessments—all paid time).

No benefits.

To apply, send resume and cover letter by 3/20/15 to:

HR Department

Asian American Civic Association

87 Tyler Street, 5th floor

Boston, MA 02111

Email: hr@aaca-boston.org

Comment by Matthew Noble on March 6, 2015 at 1:32pm

That's not on the Orange line, is it?

Comment by Rachel J Dede on March 6, 2015 at 1:12pm

Hey Matt! I'd love to make it to the mini-conference but I moved to the Netherlands in February!!

Comment by Matthew Noble on March 4, 2015 at 7:36am

Hi everyone! Hope you're doing well...any updates for us here in Boston?

I've produced a short survey for CELTA people & ELTers about Task Feedback in lessons: http://goo.gl/forms/fqElr5qStP If you can, please take a few minutes to respond and help inform small presentation at our upcoming mini-conference in Boston! (http://on.fb.me/1FVKR5Y)

Cheers!

Matthew

Comment by Matthew Noble on January 4, 2015 at 3:20pm

I think this came up at some point during our course? Maybe it was the PT course? Can't remember. Anyway, we (?) were debating the difference? See: http://www.mastersinit.org/geeks-vs-nerds/

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