textesolv and yakut tesol partnership: 2008-2014

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)lolesova@gmail.com

Don Weasenforth (TexTESOLV) dweasenforth@collin.edu