As a member of the Refugee Concerns Interest Section (RCIS) with TESOL International, I receive emails when new information is shared. The Interest Section has begun interviewing its members to gain a better understanding of refugees and try to connect people who might have similar interests.

This is an interview with RCIS member, Bashar Al Hariri. He talks about his work at US Together in Toledo, where he started as a volunteer, and now wears many hats in helping refugees resettle.

Taking Action: Advancing Social Justice through the Transformation of International Schools

The Language Matters Column

By Mariana Castro and Christina Nelson

Social justice for MLLs in International Schools!

https://www.tieonline.com/article/2850/taking-action-advancing-social-justice-through-the-transformation-of-international-schools-

Hello NVTESOL Community!

We hope you are all doing well and staying healthy! The NVTESOL Committee is happy to invite you all to our first hike! This will be a great time to socialize and discuss our amazing emergent bilingual students, all while being safe outdoors.

Save the date! May 16th at 9 am!

We will be meeting at the Historic Railroad Trail in Boulder City. This is a great and fairly easy hike. We will meet at the parking lot (we will have a sign!) at 9 am to start hiking by 9:10 am.

We will be providing refreshments and snacks.

More info about the trail: https://www.nps.gov/lake/planyourvisit/hikerr.htm

Please RSVP to nvtesol@gmail.com and let us know how many will be joining us!

We look forward to seeing you then!

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Description: Promotes discussions that fosters approaches to integrating social justice themes in education. Addresses the language, cultural and social needs of emergent bilinguals.

Objectives:

● Integrate social justice themes into teaching emergent bilinguals.

● Discuss current events relevant to social justice and efforts to teach about these.

● Provide ideas to NVTESOL members on how to implement these topics into their teaching.