DR. JOAN KANG SHIN &
DR. JERED BORUP
English Learning
Introducing Breaking Through the Screen
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DR. JOAN KANG SHIN &
OVERVIEW
English language educators around the world! Come join the authors of Breaking through the Screen for a peek into their new book. You will explore useful frameworks for guiding effective online and blended instruction that will help you engage diverse learners through interactive and creative uses of technology. You will take part in practical activities that you can apply to your classroom whether you are currently pivoting back to online teaching or applying technology in new ways through blended learning environments. Let us help you transform your use of technology and elevate English language learning in your online and blended classrooms.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Dr. Joan Kang Shin is an Associate Professor of Education at George Mason University and the Academic Program Coordinator of the Teaching Culturally & Linguistically Diverse & Exceptional Learners (TCLDEL) program. Dr. Shin specializes in teaching ESL/EFL to young learners and teenagers and has provided professional development programs and workshops to EFL teachers in over 100 countries around the world. 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.
Connect with Dr. Shin: Google Site
Dr. Jered Borup is an Associate Professor in the Division of Learning Technologies at George Mason University. In his current position, he is the professor-in-charge of the Blended and Online Learning in Schools Master’s and Certificate programs that are devoted to improving teacher practices in online and blended learning environments. Previous to earning his Ph.D. at Brigham Young University, Jered taught history at a junior high school for six years. He has also taught online and blended courses since 2008. He currently researches student support systems in online and blended environments and has published 35 journal articles and 12 book chapters. His book “K-12 Blended Teaching: A Guide to Personalized Learning and Online Integration” can be read or downloaded for free at https://edtechbooks.org/k12blended.
