TEX Training for Volunteer ESL Teachers

Happy Monday Everyone! Today I wanted to post a little about TEX Training. One of the main services that Literacy Connexus offers is teacher training through our TEX program. Literacy Connexus sends our TEX trainers out to ESL ministries to help train their volunteer...

Flipgrid Prompt Ideas for an ESL Class

Have you heard of Flipgrid? On a scale from never heard of it to I could teach a class on it, I’m probably right in the middle. I definitely know what it is, but there is definitely much more for me to learn. Regardless, I wanted to share a little bit about the...

Teaching Tips for Volunteer ESL Teachers

One of the main services that Literacy Connexus provides is teacher training through our TEX program. Literacy Connexus’ TEX Trainers go to churches all over the state and provide ESL training to volunteer teachers in ESL ministries. TEX Training graduates are...

Podcasts and ESL

How do you add listening practice to your lessons? As an ESL teacher, I usually use the listening exercises included in the curriculum I use for class, but to be honest, sometimes I can get a little bored with them – especially after teaching them multiple times...

Remote Teaching and Tutoring Resources

Happy Monday Everyone! I am back and here with more resources for teaching English to adult learners online. Prior to the pandemic there were a lot ESL organizations and ministries that were operating at least in some part online. However, mine like many others were...

Teaching Tips with Karen Peiser

Happy Friday Everyone! We’d like to end this week with a bit of teaching advice from our ESL Coordinator and TEX Trainer Karen Peiser. Check out this short video where Karen discusses the importance of repetition and variance when teaching ESL students. Feel...