TexTESOL V and Yakut TESOL Partnership: 2008-2014 Larisa Olesova Elizabeth Smith Jey Venkatesan Portland, OR March 27 5, 2014 TESOL Annual Convention
Nov 30, 2014
TexTESOL V and Yakut TESOLPartnership:
2008-2014
Larisa Olesova
Elizabeth Smith
Jey VenkatesanPortland, OR
March 27 5, 2014
TESOL Annual Convention
Agenda
• Background• Partnership by years• Why this partnership?• How it works• Projects Overview• Plans• What is there for next
decade?
TexTESOLV and Yakut TESOL Partnership
Signing Partnership Agreement
Yakutsk, July 2008
• 14 July 2008: Formal agreement signed in Yakutsk
• July 2008: Yakut TESOL Summer Institute of English
• January 2009: UNT book donation to Yakut TESOL
• 2009: Online Collaboration, the Hockaday School and Gymnasium #8
• 2009-2011: Online Colaboration, Collin College and Yakutsk State University
• Summer 2009: Elizabeth Smith participation in Summer Camp in Yakutsk
• Summer 2010: Classes held at the Hockaday School for students from Yakutsk
• June-July 2010: Invited Don Weasenforth for teacher training session in Yakutsk
• July 2010: Jayme Lynch participation in EFL Summer Camp in Maya (9-12 year olds)
• May 2011: Jey Venkatessan participation in English Conversation Class in Yakutsk
• October-November 2011: Evgeniya Yadrikhinskaya from Yakut TESOL visited schools and colleges in Dallas, TX and participated in TexTESOLV Conference
• March 2011: Partnership Presentation at TESOL Arabia Annual Conference
• October 2008-2013 TexTESOL V and Yakut TESOL Annual Conferences Presentations
• Newsletter and web site collaboration, pen pals, virtual meetings
WHY THIS PARTNERSHIP?• Collaboration • Teaching experience
oversees• Cross-cultural awareness• Cultural adventure• Tourism• Friendship• Publication• Online teaching and
learning• And more …..
HOW IT WORKS?
• Agreement • Financial support• Initial contact with Yakut TESOL or TexTESOLV• Negotiations with Yakut TESOL or TexTESOLV• Planning • Visa and tickets• Trip • Report • Collaborative presentation at annual conferences
English Summer Camps
English Summer Camps
English School and
Professional Development
Professional Development
PLANS: On-site summer
teaching in Yakutsk Online teaching Online collaboration Publication Professional
development One-year teaching
contract in Yakutsk Students exchange
What is there for next decade?
• Hope that the face-to-face meetings will continue in spite of increasing travel expenses.
• More online communication is needed to maintain relationships.
• More virtual connections between American schools and Yakut schools.
• Hope and wish the partnership between TexTESOL V and Yakutsk TESOL continues to flourish.
• We should continue to exchange teachers to share ideas in teaching. When this is not possible, we should continue to collaborate online with students and teachers.
• We need a renewed understanding of how the two affiliates can support each other.
Partnership
• TexTESOL V: www.textesolv.org • Yakut TESOL: http://yakuttesol.blogspot.com/• Essential Teacher article:
http://yakuttesol.blogspot.com/2009/01/yakut-tesol-and-textesolv-partnership.html
PARTNERSHIP CONTACT:
Larisa Olesova (Yakut TESOL)[email protected]
Don Weasenforth (TexTESOLV) [email protected]