While a doctoral student at UCLA, I had the honor and pleasure of working with Chuck Goodwin, whose work on the moment-by-moment conduct of face-to-face social interaction informed the work of scholars across disciplines, inside and outside the academy. Fred Erickson has written a beautiful obituary for Chuck, published in American Anthropologist.
Month: October 2019
OH TESOL 2019 Conference
The 2019 Ohio TESOL Conference takes place here in Columbus, Ohio on October 11th and 12th. The theme this year is Collaborate! Educate! Initiate! This is an annual meeting of various stakeholders (teachers, researchers, students, community support networks, etc.) who work with English learners and multilingual speakers in Ohio. I am is the featured speaker on Saturday morning. I will talk about the Expanding Repertoires of Practice project and reflect on the power of TESOL professionals and how we amplify our impact and expand our skills and knowledge through our collaboration with non-TESOL partners (students, families, non-TESOL colleagues, community organizations). I am also leading a workshop with COSI colleagues on hands-on and inquiry-based science with English learners.