Teacher Interview: Brian
We recently sat down with one of our teachers for a one-on-one interview. Enjoy getting to know Brian!
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TESL Practicum Students
Why NAC Supports TESL Practicum Students New America College students love us for our engaging, relevant, and expertly-taught classes. Our teachers all have ESL certification and years of experience. But all teachers have to start somewhere! Often certification programs for Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) require future teachers to complete practicums in ESL […]
Read PostTeacher Profile: Matthew Weiner
New America College is lucky to have wonderful teachers. In order to help you get to know them we will be sharing their profiles on our blog. Tell Us About You I’m from Santa Barbara, California. I moved to Denver in the summer of 2019. I enjoy reading, particularly history books and historical fiction, and […]
Read PostTEFL Practicum Student Reflection
By guest author Mia Madrid TEFL Certification is for fluent English speakers looking to not only earn a certification but also learn how to be a successful English Language Acquisition teacher. A practicum is required for the certification. After finishing a 10-week TEFL certification course it was time to complete my practicum. The practicum consists […]
Read PostHappy Teacher Appreciation Week!
Five fun facts about the teachers of New America College. We are experienced. Teachers at New America College have over 156 years of combined teaching experience. Wow! That’s a lot of teaching. How do NAC students benefit from this? Our teachers share their experience with one other twice a month during professional development meetings. Each […]
Read PostThe Annual Spelling Bee at New America College!
How well can you spell? Every March, students at New America College compete in a school wide spelling bee to determine who is an expert with words! Spelling word lists are distributed to all classes with beginner, intermediate, and advanced vocabulary words lists. Round 1 of the competition is held in each classroom to determine […]
Read PostWelcome to NAC, Channing McAdams!
Meet our newest ELA teacher at New America College, Ms. Channing McAdams! Where are you from? I am from Tulsa, Oklahoma born and raised. I received my B.A. in Spanish and my M.A. in TESOL from the University of Oklahoma. How long have you been teaching English? I have been an ELA teacher for 3.5 […]
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