19
MAR
2026

See you at TESOL in Salt Lake City

I’m looking forward to seeing friends old and new at the TESOL International Conference in Salt Lake City. This year I’ll be arriving early, but then I need to leave a bit early to return to the East coast for another event. Hope I will see you there!
25
FEB
2026

Online webinar – Friday March 27th!

Join me for ELTOC—the English Language Teaching Online Conference—from Oxford University Press. I’ll be speaking on Friday, March 27th on the topic of critical thinking and global skills in ELT. It will be live at 9:30 a.m. in the Middle East and 3:30 p.m. in Asia. If those times...
10
SEP
2025

Join me for Oxford Asia Day

I am delighted to be speaking as part of Oxford Asia Day on September 27th. There will be a number of presentations during the day. My topic is “A Question-Centered Approach to Teaching with Global Skills.” I hope you’ll join me!  
01
AUG
2025

Q: Skills for Success now out in its 4th edition !

I am thrilled that the 4th edition of our Q: Skills for Success series is now available in an international edition. This version has some new readings and activities. In addition to the usual focus on reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary, this edition is very tightly...
20
MAR
2024

See you at TESOL in Tampa?

It’s that time once again! I’m looking forward to seeing friends old and new at the TESOL Convention in Tampa. I’ll be giving a brief talk as part of the CEA Accreditation Workshop preceding the conference on Wednesday. After that I’ll be around for the rest of the week. Will you...
26
FEB
2020

Needs Assessment for Course or Curriculum Design

On February 26, 2020 I offered a webinar on the topic of Needs Assessment for ELT Course or Curriculum Design. This webinar was offered as part of a series by the Office of English Language Programs of the U.S. Department of State. If you missed the live version, you can watch...
21
FEB
2020

Q: Skills for Success 3rd edition

I’m delighted that the 3rd edition of Q: Skills for Success is now available from Oxford University Press.  My co-author, Jenny Bixby, and I are very proud of our contributions. We co-wrote two books in the reading/writing strand of the series, Level 2 and also the...
04
SEP
2019

Work for the U.S. Department of State

I had a terrific time working for the U.S. Department of State giving teacher-training workshops in Vietnam and Cambodia and speaking at the Cambodia TESOL conference. I’m delighted that they’ve selected me to be a “featured” English language specialist....
06
FEB
2019

Upcoming talks in Cambodia and Vietnam

I’m looking forward to a series of talks and workshops in Cambodia from February 13-17 and in Vietnam from February 20-24. This series is sponsored by the English Language Programs of the U.S. Department of State. I am especially excited about delivering the opening plenary...
04
JAN
2019

Implementing Content-Based Language Instruction in your Classroom

I hope you’ll join me for a webinar on Implementing Content-Based Language Instruction in your Classroom. It is sponsored by the English Language Programs of the U.S. Department of State. This webinar will focus on the needs of teachers using content-based language...
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