ARTESOL

ARTESOL PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE

ORGANIZED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM

The Center for English as a Second Language (CESL) at the University of Arizona is planning to offer a Pre-Conference Institute (PCI) for participants at ARTESOL 25th Annual Convention “Surfing ELT”, and other English teachers in Argentina interested in attending. The PCI will train ESL professionals in one module (choice of two available) from the Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) program.

For ARTESOL members and convention attendees the PCI will provide the following:

• Professional Development in one of the areas listed in the survey.
• Certificate of participation in 7 total hours of professional development
• Materials for use in the classroom
• 1 module completed of the sequence of 7 modules for Basic TEFL, the first course of two needed for TEFL certificate through the University of Arizona program. Module will be waived and price discounted for the amount paid for the PCI.
• Option to complete remaining modules online in the Fall of 2013 or Spring of 2014 or in subsequent ARTESOL conferences.
• Orientation to online Basic TEFL

Date

• Thursday, May 9 2013, Universidad CAECE 2464, Mar del Plata, Argentina
• From 9:00 to 13:00 and 14:30 to 17:30

Trainer

Cost

• U$S 60 for ARTESOL Members (onsite registration cost 65 USD)
• U$S 75 for non ARTESOL Members (onsite registration cost 80 USD)

Payment

Onsite credit card  payment allowed. No cash.  Registration needed. Register here.

Online registration deadline: May 1

To complete the survey and choose your preferred module, click here.

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ARTESOL Spelling Competition is a national spelling event for nonnative English speaking students under the age of 15 sponsored and organized by Argentina TESOL.

The competition took place on Saturdary, October 19, at Sala III Centro Cultural Borges, Viamonte 500, Buenos Aires.

45 students participated in the competition that resulted in the selection of four winners:

from left to right: 1st place winner, 2nd place winner, 4th place winner, and 3rd place winner

1st Place Winner: Participant 24, Florencia Agostina Ritacco, Colegio Sara Chamberlain de Eccleston, Ciudad de Buenos Aires

2nd Place Winner: participant 6, Andrés Aguirre, Colegio Integral Piacentini, Resistencia, Chaco.

3rd Place Winner: Participant 37, Francisco López Santoro, Colegio Sara Chamberlain de Eccleston, Ciudad de Buenos Aires.

4th Place Winner:Participant 36,  Alan Lifa, Instituto Euskal Echea, Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Winners and judges

Total number of rounds: 16

Participating Schools:

Awards:

1st Place winner: trophy,  Advanced English Dictionary of American English with CD ROM, 5 Readers Classical Comics with audio CD, courtesy of National Geographic Learning Cengage Learning;  an electronic Spanish-English dictionary,  courtesy of the US Embassy in Argentina; and a Lenovo tablet,  courtesy of Argentina TESOL.

2nd, 3rd & 4th winners: plaque,  Advanced English Dictionary of American English with CD ROM, and 5 Readers Footprint with Multi-ROM, courtesy of National Geographic Learning Cengage Learning.

Winning participating schools: one ELT ADVANTAGE Course for a teacher from each winning school, courtesy of National Geographic Learning Cengage Learning.

Teachers awarded:

Pamela Kuringhian from Colegio Eccleston, ELT ADVANTAGE Course Pursuing Professional Development

Laura Blanco from Colegio Integral Dr. Piacentini, ELT ADVANTAGE Course Pursuing Professional Develpment

Aldana Murtagh from Colegio Eccleston, ELT ADVANTAGE Course Communicative Teaching for the ESL/EFL Classroom

Mónica Pepe from Instituto Euskal Echea

ARTESOL Spelling Bee at US Embassy News

Spelling Bee Team:

Judges: Deputy Cultural Affairs Officer, US Embassy, Mr. Mark Naylor & ARTESOL President: Ms. Graciela Martin

Emcee: ARTESOL Past President, Ms. Mabel Gallo

Pronouncer: ARTESOL Board Member: Ms. Nila Clemente

Score Keepers: ARTESOL Vice President: Ms. Ana María Rocca

ARTESOL Secretary: Ms. Vivian Morghen

Time Keeper: ARTESOL Board Member: Ms. Analía Mariniello

Spelling Bee Collaborators:

Collaborators: Elena Diez, retiree ARTESOL board member,  and Clara Brunetto, 2009 Franklin Global Spell Event Winner

Usher: ARTESOL Board Member: Mr. Ricardo Ramirez

Parents’ registration: ARTESOL Board Member: Ms. Graciela Encina

Spelling Bee Team
from left: Graciela Martin, Ricardo Ramirez, Ana María Rocca, Mabel Gallo, Vivian Morghen, Analía Mariniello, Nila Clemente, Mark Naylor

Call for Participation:  If your school is interested in participating in the next ARTESOL Spelling Competition on October 25, 2014 please contact us at

ARTESOLSpellingBee@gmail.com

For further information on school / student eligibility, and contest rules, please check the 2014 Contest Rules.

The challenge of Spelling English