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Leona Leighton
Teaching Beginners in Remote and Hybrid Settings
In-Person: Tuesday, March 22, from 7:30-8:15PM (ET)
Compassion, patience, and kindness go a long way in teaching beginning students with limited exposure to technology. Learn best practices for engaging beginners with compassion in virtual or hybrid classrooms. See samples of adapted learning activities, and come prepared to discuss your own successes or questions from the remote classroom.
Leona Leighton is the Adult ESL Program Coordinator for the South-East Asia Center in Chicago. She began her career teaching English at a Chinese university. She has an MA TESOL from Biola University and over ten years of experience, both overseas and in the US, currently working with adult immigrants.