Heading to Philly!

The TESOL International Convention is this week, and I'll be there! I'll be presenting twice, once about a cool service learning video project, and once about teaching grammar and vocabulary with games. The second is a repeat (with some adaptations) of a presentation from OH TESOL back in November, the first is new. I'll be traveling and presenting with 5 colleagues from my program plus another woman who used to be the director of our program (she transitioned to a new job at another university just as I was starting at BGSU). The travel logistics have been a bit complicated, and there's a lot of prep involved (not just for the presentations, but in terms of figuring out how to keep my students busy while I'm gone). But, in the end, I think it'll be really great. It's actually kind of a cool milestone for me, because the last time I went to TESOL was two years ago, in Boston, and at that convention, I met three of the ladies I'm traveling with this year. They told me all about their program, and I was really hopeful to get a job there. Here I am two years later, not only working in the program, but collaborating with them on conference presentations! The last two years really have gone by quickly, and this moment of reflection has left me feeling very blessed. It'll be a crazy week, but perhaps I'll have some pictures to post at the end of it!