Webinar Resources

Looking for ways to encourage your students to practice their English both in and out of the classroom? Join us as we hear from Ann Kozma of Flip (formerly Flipgrid) on ways language teachers can use Flip to engage students, foster creativity, and create a community of learners in their ESL classes.

Facilitators:

• Ann Kozma, Flip 
• Heather Snavely, CBU

Come join your EnglishUSA teaching colleagues for a sharing session on to kick off Winter/Spring sessions. We’ll start off as a larger group to share a few EnglishUSA announcements and conduct polls about HyFlex/Hybrid teaching among the attendees. You'll also get to hear from three EnglishUSA colleagues with experience in HyFlex/hybrid teaching share brief overviews.
 
Guest Speakers/Facilitators:

• Luke Coffelt, International Education Center, University of Colorado-Boulder
• Leann Ross, ELS-Cleveland
• Christine Voight, University of Florida

Presenters: 

• Heather Johnston, Academic Coordinator of ESL, Murray State University
• Ashely Miklos, Curriculum Director, WESLI

A panel of English language program professionals who have experience advocating for and implementing English language courses for academic credit.

Panelists:

• Raichle Farrelly, International English Center, University of Colorado-Boulder
• Ruth Moore, International English Center, University of Colorado-Boulder
• Kelly McClendon, Intensive English, Washburn University
• Jim Rogers, Intensive English Language Institute, Utah State University
• Amy Taylor, English Language Institute, University of Alabama

Facilitators:

• Daryl Bish, EnglishUSA Board
• Lisa Kraft, EnglishUSA Board

Updates on the association from the 4 committees (Finance, Membership, Advocacy, and Professional Development) will be shared, along with an update on the strategic planning process.

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EnglishUSA Executive Director Cheryl Delk-Le Good and President Nadine Baladi will be on the conference call to share information about the upcoming vote for bylaws changes, which kicks off some significant changes in the association.

We're proposing revisions to our bylaws to allow the association to be more nimble and responsive to the changing landscape of our industry, which will include expanding membership to additional types of English language programs.

In addition, EnglishUSA is proposing to move toward a committee-based board structure, with three-year terms for officers and 'at-large' board members. And most importantly, we want to ensure compliance and consistency with our by-laws and articles of incorporation.

Our information-gathering cycle has included seeking out input from the membership (last year's survey) and working throughout the year with input from the Board, a task force, and the advisory council, as well as best practices in association management. We'll also be sharing this information at the annual business meeting at NAFSA (see below). We wanted to provide multiple outlets for Q & A.

The second of our webinars on assessment will feature IELTS, Cambridge Language Assessment, and ETS, all EnglishUSA Associates. In addition to learning about the products/services they offer, participants will have the opportunity to dialog with the experts and learn w;hat support assessment providers is available.

Presenters:

• Marian Crandall, ETS/TOEFL
• Peter Novak, Cambridge Language Assessment
• Misty Wilson, IELTS

The first of our webinars on assessment will feature Trinity College London, Michigan Language Assessments, and Pearson Language Tests all EnglishUSA Associates. In addition to learning about the products/services they offer, participants will have the opportunity to dialog with the experts and learn what support assessment providers is available.

Presenters:

• Alex Thorpe, Trinity College London
• Gad Lim, Michigan Language Assessments
• Jennifer Manning, Pearson Language Tests

Join us to take a deeper dive into the recently announced changes and improvements for PTE Academic . Learn what this means for test takers and institutions. Research around shortening the test, PTE Academic Online’s security measures, and interpreting the updated score report will be covered.   We will also discuss specific data and research on how these improvements relate to validity, reliability, and security.

Presenters:

• Dr. Rose Clesham, Director of Assessment Research and Validity, English Language Learning, Pearson
• Katie Shibata, Client Relationship Manager, PTE Academic

Join IELTS USA  on a webinar that will provide insights into the US test taker market and offer advice for creating a program that can cater to both IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training test takers. We will also discuss a recently launched, complimentary IELTS prep support program, which includes in-depth teacher training, curriculum consultation, and program promotion to help you build or revise existing IELTS prep programs at your institution.

Presenter: 

• Misty Wilson, ESL Program Development and Research Manager 

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The second of our webinars on assessment will feature IELTS, Cambridge Language Assessment, and ETS, all EnglishUSA Associates. In addition to learning about the products/services they offer, participants will have the opportunity to dialog with the experts and learn w;hat support assessment providers is available.

Presenters:

• Marian Crandall, ETS/TOEFL
• Peter Novak, Cambridge Language Assessment
• Misty Wilson, IELTS

The first of our webinars on assessment will feature Trinity College London, Michigan Language Assessments, and Pearson Language Tests all EnglishUSA Associates. In addition to learning about the products/services they offer, participants will have the opportunity to dialog with the experts and learn what support assessment providers is available.

Presenters:

• Alex Thorpe, Trinity College London
• Gad Lim, Michigan Language Assessments
• Jennifer Manning, Pearson Language Tests

Thank you to our Diamond Sponsor, Oxford International Digital Institute! 

Panelists:

• Patrick Kennell, Director- Center for Intensive English Studies, Florida State University
• Megan Kobzej, Executive Director, New America College
• Dana Saif, Founder - Executive Director - PDSO, International Language Academy of Washington D.C.

When changes occur in language schools/programs, it can often feel that there are top down decisions being made that may not always be presented effectively. We discuss experiences and best practices for change management and how to create psychological safety for employees during a time of tumultuous change. 

Panelists:

• Nadine Baladi (Parliament Group)
• Mackenzie Kerby (ELS)
• Emma Tudor (EF)

Moderator:

• Cheryl Delk-Le Good, Executive Director, EnglishUSA 

Are you finding that your program’s systems and practices that previously worked like well-oiled machines are failing? Today’s reality in international education requires English language programs to be more entrepreneurial than ever before.  

Designed as a virtual round table discussion, this webinar will provide an opportunity for participants to discuss issues they are encountering as they strive to maintain or increase enrollment.  Participants who have had success in creating new systems and practices can share their successes.   

Moderators:

• Jackie McCafferty, Temple University, EnglishUSA Treasurer
• Alan Broomhead, Showa Boston, EnglishUSA VP-Advocacy
• Cheryl Delk-Le Good, Executive Director, EnglishUSA 

Join EnglishUSA President Nadine Baladi sharing a module from the Transitioning from Teaching to Administration Regional Workshop held in Atlanta prior to the TESOL Convention this past March.  She will be sharing resources compiled by all the facilitators and focusing on applying those resources to our own programs/institutions.

Presenters:

• Nadine Baladi, EnglishUSA President 

Moderators:

• Cheryl Delk-Le Good, Executive Director, EnglishUSA

Curriculum is often closely connected to teaching schedules and program structure, which can make changes to curriculum challenging, even when there is a clear pedagogical need. This presentation describes a curriculum review model that accounts for these connections, as well as findings from research on curricular practices in IEPs nationwide. We will share how we went about revamping our IEP curriculum, taking into consideration all the other aspects that influenced the questions we asked and that impacted the decisions we made.

Presenters:

• Lara Ravitch, IEP Curriculum Coordinator/ Senior Instructor 1, University of Oregon American English Institute
• Robin Rogers, IEP Senior Instructor 1, University of Oregon American English Institute
• Misti Williamsen, IEP Instructor, University of Oregon American English Institute

Moderators:

• Emi Zlatkovska, University of Southern Indiana, Intensive English Program
• Cheryl Delk Le Good, Executive Director, EnglishUSA – Atlanta, GA

Many IEPs have weathered downturns in enrollment and had to reduce faculty and staff numbers. How do we navigate the resulting impact on organizational culture and climate? Presenters shares potential day-to-day-level strategies for setting the stage for individual and organizational thriving in the face of mercurial programmatic changes.

Presenters:

• Britt Johnson, Academic Director, Senior Instructor
• Laura Holland, Faculty Mentor/Graduate Employee Supervisor, Senior Instructor | American English Institute, University of Oregon

Moderator:

• Jackie McCafferty, Director | IELP, Temple University 

How does your institution make sure that your English proficiency requirements enable your international students to succeed in an academic environment? Join us as we explore steps to define English proficiency requirements for international admissions and to evaluate applicants’ English skills with confidence.

Presenter:

• Dr. Fernando Fleurquin, Michigan Language Assessment

The International Trade Administration’s new Market Diversification Tool for International Education can help you identify global trends about which countries international students are coming from, which states they study in, and the overall value of U.S. education services provided to students from a country or region.

The tool is user-friendly and flexible, allowing you to tailor the search to fit your needs. It brings together data on things like U.S. exports, foreign policies and regulations, flows of students, and visa information from six publicly available databases. It allows you to quickly identify trends within the international education market and explore data that would otherwise be difficult to access and interpret. If you want to conduct further analysis on your own, you can export data to a simple spreadsheet or print a summary report. 

EnglishUSA presents a Webinar: How on-line programming can invigorate partnership opportunities for ELPs

Presenters: 

• Jennifer Phillips, Director, Wisconsin ESL Institute (WESLI)
• Jackie McCafferty, Director, Center for American Language & Culture, Temple University 

Join IELTS USA  on a webinar that will provide insights into the US test taker market and offer advice for creating a program that can cater to both IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training test takers. We will also discuss a recently launched, complimentary IELTS prep support program, which includes in-depth teacher training, curriculum consultation, and program promotion to help you build or revise existing IELTS prep programs at your institution.

Presenter: 

• Misty Wilson, ESL Program Development and Research Manager 

In November 2019, 25 EnglishUSA member programs traveled to Colombia and Brazil (4 different cities) for a first-time English language programs-focused trade missions with US Commercial and Foreign Services.  

Objectives: 

1. Find out what was involved with the trade mission and how the idea came about within the strategic partnership of EnglishUSA - US Commercial Services.
2. Understand what we learned about the pilot project from the point of view of EnglishUSA as an association
3. Hear three different attendee experiences

Presenters:

• Marcel Bolintiam, Georgetown University
• Cheryl Delk-Le Good, Executive Director, EnglishUSA
• Caroline Gear, ILI of Massachusetts
• Franklin Pesantez, University of Denver

Learn about the Global Context of our industry, reasons for decline and the economic and political power causing the shift. Understand where the new middle class growth is coming from and how countries are competing for market share. Review effective recruitment strategies including outreach, diversification, differentiation, and communication.
 
Presenters:

• Rachel Durcan, Business Development Manager, USA, ICEF
• Mike Finnell, Executive Director, American International Recruitment Council 

The U.S. Commercial Service is the export arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce.  Education service exports generated over $43 billion in revenues to the U.S. economy in 2017.  Intensive English Programs play a key role in supporting international student engagement and further studies in the United States.  Learn how the U.S. Commercial Service Global Education Team can support your IEP with strategic recruitment channel creation and effective partnership development.
 
Objectives:

1. Learn about the U.S. Commercial Service, its network, and how they support IEPs in the United States and overseas.
2. Learn about upcoming U.S. Commercial Service programs focused for IEPs.  3) Learn about the U.S. Commercial Service’s collaboration with EnglishUSA

Presenters:

• Amy Ryan, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service – Atlanta, GA

Learn useful strategies to streamline your social media platform choices to help engage your current and prospective IEP students. This is based on a presentation given by our Associate Study in the USA at the 2018 Professional Development Conference.  

Presenters:

• Travis Drageset, Social Media Specialist & Luna Jiang, Online Marketing + WeChat Specialist, Study in the USA  

Adapting student support services to changing delivery platforms is ever more important in today’s pandemic and post pandemic reality. Programs need to engage students in both virtual and campus based environments, often simultaneously, through intake and orientation (all phases), advising, tutoring, and peer mentoring. Creating these support structures to adapt to multiple modes of delivery; identifying those who provide this support; and tracking student access, satisfaction, and outcomes, will be covered in this session.

Presenters:

• Carol Olausen, Miami University
• Nicholas Taggart, University of Dayton

One way to reduce the amount of information overload during orientation week and increase successful learning of crucial topics, is to introduce a self-paced online pre-arrival orientation course for new international students before arrival on campus.  Presenters will discuss the course modules, organization and changes since the first implementation.
 
Presenter:

• Kelly McClendon, Coordinator/Lecturer, Intensive English, International Programs, Washburn University

Many of our ESL students in the IEP setting bring a number of the same mental health challenges that international students in degree programs do; however, the resources available to them are not always the same. This webinar will explore these issues, including ways to support our students by concentrating on training for staff and faculty, programming, identifying and leveraging resources - and bringing in external resources if not locally available.

Moderator:

• Luke Sikorski, Embassy English/Study Group

Presenters:  

• Jennifer Frankel, International Director | International Student Insurance
• Jacqueline Record, Director | American Language Institute, California State University, Long Beach 

In this session, we will demonstrate how you can utilize generative Al to update your content with all your specifications and requirements, and very little of your precious planning time.

Presenter: 

• Sara Davila, Educating Her World

Afraid of how ChatGPT impacts classroom teaching and learning? At this webinar we had several EnglishUSA members across the country share some strategies that they have used to incorporate the technology into classroom activities. While there is reason to be cautious, we discussed the opportunity to see how ChatGPT could be used as a tool to teach academic writing, reading, and critical thinking skills with examples from colleagues in post-secondary English language teaching.

Facilitators:

• Marta Halaczkiewicz, PhD, Director, IELI, Utah State University
• Jeff McIlvenna, Associate Director of Academics, ELI, Pace University 

Learn about the Global Context of our industry, reasons for decline and the economic and political power causing the shift. Understand where the new middle class growth is coming from and how countries are competing for market share. Review effective recruitment strategies including outreach, diversification, differentiation, and communication.
 
Presenters:

• Rachel Durcan, Business Development Manager, USA, ICEF; 
• Mike Finnell, Executive Director, American International Recruitment Council