TESOL 2015 Conference in Toronto

Every year Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) has an international conference for new ideas and inspiration, sharing ideas with other teachers, and talking to publishers to find the latest and greatest materials for ESL teaching.  This year's conference was held in Toronto, Canada, March 26–28.  As always, it was extremely rewarding.  As always, I always come home exhausted but absolutely grateful for the opportunity to have gone.

Happy New Year at South Austin Campus

Fall 2014 in Review

Photo highlights of the fall 2014 semester featuring ACC Meadowbrook and South Austin Campus ESL

Snapshots from the Linguistic Borderlands

We had the good fortune to have Emily Aguilar Thomas, Mario Venegas, and Joe Capraro, UT digital storytelling students, lend their talents and expertise to facilitate and produce the digital stories of our class.  Thank you so much, Emily, Mario, and Joe!  And a million thanks to the students of Meadowbrook ESL for sharing their stories!

SAC perfect attendance!

Worth commemorating :-)

Austin Area Food Bank

On October 22, the Meadowbrook class convened at Starbuck's in South Austin to prepare for a tour of the Austin Area Food Bank. The food bank, with the help of 19,000 volunteers, provides food for about 46,000 people a week.

Pre-tour gathering at Starbuck's

The warehouse

In transition

Tour guide explains how food is sorted

The check room, with oversize copies of the biggest donations

Every Reader Has a Unique Vision

The House on Mango Street