DR. JOAN KANG SHIN & DR. JODI CRANDALL
English Learning
Are you a 21st Century Educator? Exploring Strategies for Motivating Learners in the 21st Century
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OVERVIEW
We live in a rapidly changing world, one that is increasingly interconnected. While this century is an exciting one because of its fast-paced, technology-driven nature, it is also a challenging one. Our students who are young global citizens need to learn values and skills that will enable them to successfully communicate and collaborate across borders and cultures. As English teachers, we are building skills for global communication, which includes digital, new media, and visual literacy because communication in English is inextricably linked to these 21st century literacies.
Join two experts in the field of English language teaching, Dr. Joan Kang Shin and Dr. Jodi Crandall, as they outline trends and strategies for fostering 21st century skills in young learners of English using examples from the best-selling Our World and Welcome to Our World series.
In this session, they will cover:
-Lessons around hybrid and remote learning
-Why social-emotional learning (SEL) is more important now than ever
-Ways to integrate specific 21st century skills to help our young learners succeed in this technology-driven and global century
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Dr. Joan Kang Shin is an Associate Professor of Education at George Mason University and the Director of the Global Online Teacher Education Center (GOTEC). In 2016, Dr. Shin was named one of the 30 Up and Coming Leaders of TESOL by TESOL International Association. In 2021, she was named one of the top 30 English Language Specialists by the U.S. Department of State. She currently sits on the Board of Trustees for The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF). Joan is a Series Editor of National Geographic Learning’s young learner programs Welcome to Our World, Our World, and Explore Our World, as well as the teen program Impact, and an author of the professional development title Teaching Young Learners English.
Dr. JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall is Professor Emerita and former Director of the Language, Literacy and Culture Ph.D. Program, and Co-Director of the MA TESOL Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She has worked in all areas of ESL/EFL including teaching, curriculum and materials development, standards development, and teacher training. She is a Series Editor of National Geographic Learning’s young learner programs Welcome to Our World, Our World, and Explore Our World, as well as the teen program Impact, and an author of the professional development title Teaching Young Learners English.
