The presenters share their experiences, challenges, and successes in redirecting their program's structure and culture from a traditional IEP to a teacher training and mentoring institution. Administration and faculty discuss the impact on overall program quality, professional development opportunities, and commitment to excellence in teaching and curriculum design. The presenters, who secured IEP positions from overseas, address where to find position announcements, required and desirable qualifications, tailoring resumes and applications, and interview techniques, as well as the results of an IEP employer survey. This session has been cancelled. This demonstration shows procedures for correcting misplacement, which saves the time and efforts of learners and teachers.
Some verbs take either an infinitive or a gerund, only an infinitive, or only a gerund as objects.
Students often fail to make the appropriate choice. The presenter analyzes the meanings of these verbs, classifies them according to their behavior, and provides a distinction between infinitives and gerunds as objects. The presenters examine the role of goal setting in various classroom settings and describe methods they have used to incorporate students' expectations and goals in the assessment process in the classroom. They share examples of group and individual goals and strategies for involving students in assessment. Tapping into the learning and teaching processes of ESL students through alternative assessment tools has been accepted by many instructors, but designing and implementing such tools remains a challenge.