Take the next step in your teaching career today! Bilkent University in Turkey is hiring English Language Instructors to join their diverse and dynamic teaching team. They are seeking English Language Instructors for several programs, including the English Language Preparatory Program, Academic English Program, Preparatory Program (PREP), and Academic English Program (ENG). These positions are non-tenure track with an initial two-year contract, renewable annually based on mutual agreement.

TESOL is pleased to announce a new partnership with Ingram Publisher Services to promote and distribute TESOL Press titles. Members can continue to receive their 20% discount when purchasing TESOL Press titles by using promo code TESOLFAN20 at checkout on the new bookstore site. This change also introduces improved customer support and the convenience of pre-ordering titles far in advance of publication.

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. 
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Don’t miss your chance to celebrate 60 years of connection, innovation, and impact in English language teaching at the TESOL 2026 International Convention & Expo, 24-27 March, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA! Join thousands of educators, researchers, and leaders from around the world for inspiring keynotes, 700+ engaging sessions, and unmatched networking opportunities. Registration is still open online, and you can register onsite starting at noon on 24 March!

Take your learning even further with ticketed events at TESOL 2026, happening on Tuesday, 24 March, before the main convention begins. Choose from numerous Preconvention Institutes (PCIs)—hands-on, full- and half-day sessions led by expert ELT practitioners and researchers that allow you to dive deeply into timely, high-impact topics. You can also strengthen your leadership capacity through the ELT Leadership Management Certificate Program, a hybrid learning experience designed for current and aspiring ELT leaders. Space is limited.

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. 

K-12 Dive
Educators are mobilizing for the safety and funding of their districts, which they say are at risk, as lawmakers call for ICE reforms including at schools.

SmartBrief
Belonging is the experience of being accepted, valued, connected and able to contribute within a community. In classrooms where students know their voices matter, they participate more fully and push through difficulty. This makes "belonging" a core condition for learning, not an add-on, especially for multilingual learners who may feel more disconnected than their peers.

K-12 Dive
High-dosage virtual 1:1 tutoring programs analyzed in two university-led studies found significant gains for young students’ reading skills.

Language Magazine
Chronic absenteeism, although improving over the past two years, remains a challenge in most schools and communities. In grades K-8 for the 2024 school year, 18.6% of California students were chronically absent, meaning that they missed 10% or more of the instructional days they were enrolled. But for multilingual learners that same year, chronic absenteeism rates were 20.1%, and for students identified as long-term English learners, the rate was even higher: 23.9%.

 

eSchool News
Today, about 80% of K-12 students use computers or tablets at school—up from about 50% before the pandemic. Even as parents worry about too much “screen time,” schools are ramping it up.

Edutopia
In this lesson, high school students write ‘I am’ poems in their home language and then translate them into English, building crucial literacy skills.