http://www.planesllessons.com An online resource for ESL teaching tools and current trends in ESL education Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:57:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Inter-American Magnet School is a school that promotes academic excellence through dual language and multicultural education.  Students attain proficiency levels in Spanish and English that enable them to participate in communicative, academic and workplace contexts in their school level Pre-K through 8. Position: Bilingual Education Teacher (4th Grade) Duties/Responsibilities: Fully implement the ... http://www.planesllessons.com/2009/12/employment-opportunity-the-inter-american-magnet-school/ Cuts to the English as a Second Language program at College of DuPage have some people worried about its future. College officials are cutting 36 ESL classes for the upcoming spring semester and requiring that each class has 21 registered students in an effort close a program budget shortfall that has ... http://www.planesllessons.com/2009/12/college-of-dupages-esl-cuts-rile-teachers/ Teaching English as a Secondary Language ESL online has proven to be one the fastest-growing online jobs nowadays. More foreigners are recognizing the benefits of being fluent in English, and the target market is no longer concentrated only on students, but on business professionals as well. Besides that, people find ... http://www.planesllessons.com/2009/11/esl-teaching-is-the-new-career-for-stay-home-moms/ Ana Alfaro-Correa, center, has volunteered nearly each summer in the last decade as an interpreter for the Emory University farmworker assistance program. For almost 10 years in a row, Ana Alfaro-Correa has spent her summer vacation in the hot, gnatty, mosquito-prone fields of south Georgia helping migrant farmworkers receive high-quality health ... http://www.planesllessons.com/2009/09/cdc-in-the-news-cdc-volunteers-help-farmworkers/ Parents of adolescents know that it can be challenging to make sure their teens are making healthy choices.  Latino parents who have immigrated to the United States face an additional and unique challenge:  raising adolescents in a new country and culture. Latino teens face challenges too. Adolescents who are trying to ... http://www.planesllessons.com/2009/08/latino-teens-happier-healthier-if-families-embrace-biculturalism/ When Jeannette Sgambellone found out there was money available for Lakewood Schools to hold an ESL summer school session for the first time, she and her fellow district English as a Second Language teachers rallied into action. Because the district didn’t know for sure that federal Title 1 funds were available ... http://www.planesllessons.com/2009/08/summer-school-gives-esl-students-jump-start/ POSITION DESCRIPTION TITLE: Consultant/Technical Assistance Provider for the Mid-Atlantic Equity Assistance Center (MAEC), a project of The George Washington University’s Center for Equity and Excellence in Education (GW-CEEE) REPORTS TO: Director, Mid-Atlantic Equity Center (MAEC) ROLE: Plan, coordinate, and provide technical assistance, training, and professional development on a variety of educational equity issues to educators/clients in ... http://www.planesllessons.com/2009/08/consultanttechnical-assistance-provider-for-the-mid-atlantic-equity-assistance-center/ Whether you're in an ESL setting or teaching in your own country,disciplining students is never a fun thing. However, the reality of the situation is that discipline is an inevitable part of being a teacher. Read full story via  examiner.com http://www.planesllessons.com/2009/07/how-to-effectively-discipline-your-students/ "Tales from America," the third episode of The Learning English Video Project, has been released for free access on EnglishClub.com. With learners around the world expressing a desire to learn American English, UK filmmaker Daniel Emmerson felt it was important to take his project to New York City, one of ... http://www.planesllessons.com/2009/06/new-york-taxi-drivers-teaching-english-new-film-features-top-esl-destination/ The sinking economy has spurred demand for English classes, while at the same time cuts in education budgets have left some of the programs without classrooms, education officials say. While there has always been a high demand for English classes, recently more students are calling and walking up to registration counters ... http://www.planesllessons.com/2009/06/sagging-economy-boosts-english-class-enrollment/