On the 30th of April 2020, TESOLANZ received a response from the Minister of Education, Hon Chris Hipkins, regarding our earlier letter on the subject of catering for ELLs in the online learning environment during COVID-19. You can view our original letter here.
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Free access to Listenwise resources during COVID-19
Listenwise is providing 90 days free premium access to teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. More information can be found on the Listenwise website. ‘Listenwise is an online platform that supports remote learning with easy-to-use lessons and quizzes. Listenwise offers a curated collection of more than 2000 lessons featuring brief nonfiction […]
New Directions 2020 conference to take place online
An update from the British Council on the New Directions 2020 conference, Singapore The COVID-19 crisis has forced many changes to how we live, work and interact, and many organisations have had to make major decisions about activities and events planned for the remainder of 2020. We are no exception. […]
CLESOL 2020 postponed
The CLESOL 2020 Conference Organising Committee, with the support of the TESOLANZ Executive, have made the decision to postpone this year’s conference. The decision has not been made lightly, particularly as CLESOL 2020 was shaping up to be an outstanding conference. We have rescheduled the conference for 08–10 October 2021, at […]
Copyright Licensing New Zealand contestable grants
From Copyright Licensing New Zealand If you’re working on a project that has arisen or been developed to respond to the changed environment in the New Zealand writing and publishing sector due to COVID-19, you’re invited to apply for a Special Round of Contestable Fund Grants that opened today. Each […]
COVID-19 information in many languages
The Office of Ethnic Communities has published a series of videos providing information about government helplines you can access during the COVID-19 lockdown and beyond. Another series provides information about the COVID-19 level 4 lockdown and how to remain safe. The helpline information is currently available in: Arabic Cantonese Filipino […]