TESOL CALL-IS Tech Talks

Leveraging GenAI to Support SEL in the Language Classroom

Join us for the first TESOL CALL-IS Tech Talk of the year as we explore the intersection of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), and language education.

This engaging session will examine how educators can thoughtfully integrate GenAI into language teaching to foster meaningful learning experiences while supporting students' social-emotional development. Participants will gain practical insights, classroom applications, and innovative strategies for using AI responsibly and effectively.

Featured Speaker

Nicole King

Assistant Professor of TESOL and Bilingual Education
Co-founder, URI Translanguaging Lab

Nicole King's research and teaching focus on multilingual education, translanguaging, teacher education, and the innovative use of emerging technologies to enhance language learning and teaching.

Session Details

📅 Date: August 8, 2026

🕘 Time: 9:00 a.m. EDT

💻 Format: Online

About the Session

Generative Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming language education, offering new opportunities to personalize instruction, promote student engagement, and support social-emotional learning. In this Tech Talk, Nicole King will discuss practical approaches to leveraging GenAI as a tool for creating inclusive, learner-centered language classrooms.

Attendees will explore real-world examples, discover practical classroom applications, and reflect on responsible AI integration that enhances both language development and students' overall well-being.

📅 Posted: July 3, 2025

🚀 CALL-IS Steering Committee: Call for Applications & Nominations!

The Computer-Assisted Language Learning Interest Section (CALL-IS) is seeking passionate TESOL members to join our Steering Committee as Members-at-Large for one 3-year term and one 2-year term.

🔹 Help shape the future of language education through tech
🔹 Contribute to webinars, convention sessions, and strategic planning
🔹 Take on roles like event coordinator, social media manager, or community manager

This is a great opportunity for proactive, creative educators committed to digital innovation in teaching and learning.

✅ Apply or nominate by July 31, 2025
🗳️ Elections held in August 2025

🔗 https://shorturl.at/JuMMK
📩 Questions? Contact the Nominating Committee. 

Join us in advancing digital literacy and empowering educators worldwide! 

📅 Posted: July 3, 2025

CALL for Proposals Electronic Village Online (EVO) 2026 Sessions

Deadline August 31, 2025 (from myTESOL.com)

Since 2001, the Electronic Village Online (EVO) has functioned as a virtual extension of the Electronic Village (EV), a project of the TESOL CALL Interest Section. EVO provides free online professional development sessions for language teachers worldwide. To learn more, please read WHAT IS EVO?   

The Electronic Village Online (EVO) is inviting proposals for its 2026 round of sessions. We would love to have inspiring educators present 5- week online sessions in EVO 2026. Proposals may be on any topic relevant to the teaching of English to speakers of other languages.

For the timeline, details on proposal submission for interested session moderators, and a free moderator development course, please click the  EVO 2026 Call for Proposals

To see examples from EVO 2025, please access EVO Previous Sessions (2025).

🗓️ Key Dates to Remember

❤️ Proposal Submission Deadline: 

August 31, 2025

❤️ Moderator Professional Development (MOD PD): 

October 5 – November 9, 2025 (5 weeks)

❤️ EVO 2026 Sessions:

 January 11 – February 15, 2026

❤️ Best of EVO 2026 Two-Day Online Conference: March 7–8, 2026

Please spread the word about the Call for Proposals for EVO 2026 in your social networks and to your colleagues.

Sincerely,

Grazzia Maria Mendoza Chirinos

On behalf of the entire EVO Coordination Team 

TESOL CALL-IS Tech Talks

Leveraging GenAI to Support SEL in the Language Classroom

Join us for the first TESOL CALL-IS Tech Talk of the year as we explore the intersection of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), and language education.

This engaging session will examine how educators can thoughtfully integrate GenAI into language teaching to foster meaningful learning experiences while supporting students' social-emotional development. Participants will gain practical insights, classroom applications, and innovative strategies for using AI responsibly and effectively.

Featured Speaker

Nicole King

Assistant Professor of TESOL and Bilingual Education
Co-founder, URI Translanguaging Lab

Nicole King's research and teaching focus on multilingual education, translanguaging, teacher education, and the innovative use of emerging technologies to enhance language learning and teaching.

Session Details

📅 Date: August 8, 2026

🕘 Time: 9:00 a.m. EDT

💻 Format: Online

About the Session

Generative Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming language education, offering new opportunities to personalize instruction, promote student engagement, and support social-emotional learning. In this Tech Talk, Nicole King will discuss practical approaches to leveraging GenAI as a tool for creating inclusive, learner-centered language classrooms.

Attendees will explore real-world examples, discover practical classroom applications, and reflect on responsible AI integration that enhances both language development and students' overall well-being.