Full-time, non-tenure track Instructors of English (teaching Composition I and II) on annual international assignment for Fort Hays State University (FHSU) stationed at Zhengzhou Sias University in Henan Province, China, or Shenyang Normal University (SNU) in Liaoning Province, China, with opportunity for annual renewal.
 
Minimum Qualifications:
Master’s degree in English, TEFL, Linguistics, Applied Linguistics or related field; MFA in Writing from a regionally accredited university.
Must be able to provide proof of a minimum of 24 months of full-time teaching experience.
Successful candidates must be eligible to legally work in the United States and be able to apply for and receive a Z visa, residence permit, and work permit in China.

 

Join members of the TESOL Professional Development Professional Council (PDPC) for a FREE webinar titled “Mapping your Career Journey: Multiple Pathways for TESOL Professionals.” Presented by Helen Becker, Suzanne Stamper, and Doaa Rashed, this event takes place on 17 April at 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. ET.

TESOL and WIDA are joining forces to offer Assessment in Action: Supporting Multilingual Learners Through Data and Practice, a three-part webinar series that brings together educators, researchers, and leaders to explore how the assessment of multilingual learners can provide meaningful data to inform practical and impactful instructional practices. In this series, you’ll dive deeper into the research behind effective assessment, hear from an educator about the integration of language development standards resources into classroom instruction, and learn how to best leverage data to inform instruction. Webinars take place on 14 April, 28 April, and 12 May 2026.

Are you a teacher educator, program coordinator, or experienced ELT professional ready to take your training program to the next level? In the TESOL: Training for Trainers online course, you’ll explore practical strategies to design or improve teacher education programs, deliver engaging workshops, and create collaborative learning communities. This instructor-led, fully asynchronous course allows you to complete weekly tasks and discussions on your own schedule. Plus, you'll connect and collaborate with a global network of peers. Register by 14 April.

 

Join our five-day AI in the English Language Classroom Workshop to streamline planning and elevate instruction. Across five focused sessions, you’ll gain hands-on practice with leading tools—ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Perplexity, Notebook LLM, and Claude—to adapt texts, design tasks, and modernize classroom materials. Bring your existing worksheets and lesson plans to revise, level, and enhance using AI-driven workflows. You’ll walk away with refreshed lessons, ready-to-use activities, and a clear strategy for integrating AI to boost efficiency and learner engagement. Sessions run 4–8 May 2026, 7:00–8:30 p.m. ET. Registration closes 4 May. 

 

Just two months after Congress maintained steady year-over-year federal funding for most education programs, the second Trump administration is asking lawmakers to once again consider major cuts that would take effect for the 2027-28 school year.

Language Magazine
Some states—like Texas, for example—have recently passed laws banning schools from any practices that might discriminate between students on the basis of their race, ethnicity, gender, or other elements of their identities.

The U.S. Supreme Court this week will consider the legality of one of the biggest items on President Donald Trump’s immigration-enforcement agenda—an executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship for children born on U.S. soil of immigrant parents who are undocumented or have lawful temporary status.

EdSource
Last year, California passed AB 1454, a statewide literacy law aimed at strengthening reading instruction by aligning instructional materials, professional learning and school leadership around evidence-based practices. After more than a year of debate about what should — and should not — be included, the harder work begins: turning policy into consistent classroom practice.

Elementary students can develop their listening and literacy skills as they learn to write concise, expressive poems.

With the deluge of artificial intelligence (AI) tools inserted into our digital interactions, often without consumer consent, it is more urgent than ever that students learn the critical information-literacy skills that are foundational to media and AI literacy.