Mary Lou McCloskey is active as a staff development specialist, consultant, writer, curriculum developer, and researcher in the area of English for school-age speakers of other languages. She has worked with teachers, teacher educators, and departments and ministries of education on five continents and in 34 of the United States. Mary Lou is a former President of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and has served on the TESOL Task Force to develop TESOL/NCTE Teacher Standards. She has authored and co-authored professional texts, including Teaching Learners of English in Mainstream Classrooms with Linda New Levine (Allyn & Bacon/Pearson) Integrating English with Scott Enright (Addison-Wesley) and programs for learners of English, including On Our Way to English (Rigby/Harcourt), Visions: Language, Literature, Content (Heinle) Voices in Literature (Heinle), and Making Connections (Heinle), as well as many articles.
View Mary Lou McCloskey's Resume/Vita, Publications and Workshops.
Level: K-16
- English as a Second Language Instruction
- ESL Program Planning and Evaluation
- ESL Curriculum Development
Leadership in English Language Teaching and Learning
Teaching Learners of English in Mainstream Classrooms (K-8):
One Class, Many Paths (MyEducationLab Series)
Workshop/Presentation Titles, 2007-2010
2010
Scaffolding Academic Language for English Learners: What, Why, How? with Janet Orr, Lydia Stack and Gabriel Kleckova, TESOL Annual Convention, Boston, MA, March 26, 2010
Language through Peace, Peace through Language, with Molly Staeheli, Lydia Stack, Adela Tompos, Bojana Klacar, and Katarina Szabos. TESOL Annual Convention, Boston, MA, March 26, 2010
Challenges of Developing Professional and Language Standards for Teachers and Learners of English in Diverse Settings. Paper for TESOL Colloquium: Standards as a Framework in EFL Contexts, Boston MA, March 25, 2010.
Oral Language Development in the Grade-Level Content Classroom, with Linda New Levine, TESOL Annual Convention, Boston, MA, March 25, 2010
Online Tools for Language Teaching and Learning: Plenary Session at Middle School Conference in El Jadida, Morocco
The Power of Writing for Language Learners: Workshop in Guelmim, Tiznit, Tafraoute, Taroudant, Agadir, and Casablanca, Morocco, January 22-February 4, 2010.
Rules of Engagement: Concurrent session at the Middle School Conference in El Jadida, Morocco, February 1, 2010.
Cooperative Learning for Language Learners: Workshop for Peace Corps Training, Azrou, Morocco, February 3-4, 2010
Zip, Zap, Pop!: New Games for Community Development and Language Learning, Workshop for Peace Corps Training, Azrou, Morocco, February 3-4, 2010
Cool and Sweet: Camp Chants, Songs and Skits for Language Learning (and Fun!), Workshop for Peace Corps Training, Azrou, Morocco, February 3-4, 2010
A Teacher’s Dozen Strategies for Interactive Language Teaching, Workshop for Peace Corps Training, Azrou, Morocco, February 3-4, 2010
2009
Pushed Outside the Lines: Teaching Literacy to English Language Learners. With Eric Dwyer. National Council of Teachers of English, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 22, 2009
Literacy Practices to Support English Language Learners. With Lydia Stack. National Council of Teachers of English, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 20, 2009
21st Century Literature-Based, Content-and-Language Thematic Units for Teens: Focus on Big Questions. With Lydia Stack and Janet Orr. National Council of Teachers of English, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 20, 2009
First Words, Words First: Vocabulary Development Essentials for Teachers and Learners: Presented in Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Salta, Argentina, September 23-October 6, 2009
A Scaffolding Toolbox for English Language Learning. Federación Argentina de Profesores de Inglés (FAAPI), Bahia Blanca, Argentina, September 24, 2009.
Online Tools for Language Teaching and Learning. Federación Argentina de Profesores de Inglés (FAAPI), Bahia Blanca, Argentina, September 25, 2009. (Also presented in Córdoba and Salta, Argentina, Sept 23-October 6, 2009.)
One Size Fits None: Differentiating Instruction for English Language Learners. Celebrating Diversity Conference, sponsored by the Toronto District School Board Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. May 1, 2009.
Ensuring Access to Academic Language for English Learners: Strategies for Scaffolding
Reading With Grade-level Texts. Celebrating Diversity Conference, sponsored by the Toronto District School Board Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. May 2, 2009.
Uncharted Terrain- Challenges and Changes in the Professional Development Landscape. Featured session with Suchada Nimmannit, Richard Boyum, and Andy Curtis. Preparing Teachers of Global English to work with Young Learners. Denver, Colorado, TESOL, March 26, 2009.
New Pathways to Teacher Development for Content-Based Learning, with Lydia Stack, Molly Staeheli, Gergo Santha, Lisa Harshbarger, Mirjam Bekonja-Sokli, Ivana Porvaznova and Jim Stack. Denver Colorado, TESOL, March 26, 2009.
Structuring and Planning Meaningful Content-Integrated Lessons for English Learners, With Linda New Levine. Denver Colorado, TESOL, March 27, 2009.
Challenges and Concerns of Current Practice: What the Fugees and I Taught One Another about Writing. Denver Colorado, TESOL, March 29, 2009.
Teaching English Learners with Interrupted Education. Denver Colorado, TESOL, March 29, 2009.
What the Fugees and I Taught One Another about Writing. Plenary address at Tennessee TESOL, Franklin, Tennessee, March 7, 2009.
Differentiating Instruction for English Learners. Tennessee TESOL, Franklin, Tennessee, March 7, 2009.
2008
The ABCs of English Language Development for CLIL. Madrid, Spain, National Primary Content Integrated Language Learning (CLIL) Conference, November 29, 2008
A Scaffolding Toolbox for the CLIL Classroom. Madrid, Spain, National PCLIL Conference, November 29, 2008.
Literacy, Teens and Soccer, Birmingham, AL, Southeast Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (SETESOL), September 27, 2008
Cultivating Community for Peace, Birmingham, AL, Southeast Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (SETESOL), September 27, 2008.
Ensuring Access to Academic Language for English Learners (ELs): Strategies for Scaffolding Reading with Grade-Level Texts. Atlanta, Georgia: International Reading Association, May 2008.
2007
First Words, Words First: Vocabulary Development Essentials for English Learners. National Council of Teachers Annual Convention. New York, NY, November 17, 2007.
Developing Academic Language with English Learners: Scaffolding a Language Arts Text. Plenary address, Pennsylvania TESOL. Philadelphia, PA, October 13, 2007.
Scaffolding Literature for English Language Learners. McDougal Littell Leadership Conference. Chicago: October 4, 2007.
Multicultural Literature for Literacy, Empowerment, and Peace. Sri Lanka English Language Teachers Association Conference at Peradeniya Teachers’ College, Kandy, Sri Lanka. June 15, 2007.
Touching Hearts and Developing Oral English through Hands-On Storytelling. Sri Lanka English Language Teachers Association Conference at Peradeniya Teachers’ College, Kandy, Sri Lanka. June 15, 2007.
First Words, Words First: Vocabulary Development Essentials. Sri Lanka English Language Teachers Association Conference at Peradeniya Teachers’ College, Kandy, Sri Lanka. June 16, 2007.
Trends in EFL Primary Education: Case Studies. Sri Lanka English Language Teachers Association Conference at Peradeniya Teachers’ College, Kandy, Sri Lanka. June 16, 2007.
Principles of Teaching English to Young Learners and Oral Language Development for Young Learners of English. Regional Institute of English Teacher Training Centre, Bangalore, India. June 12, 2007.
The Multiplier Effect of English Language Learning. American Center of the US Embassy, Delhi, India. June 6, 2007.
English for Young Learners: Prnciples and Practices. 2-day seminar at the India Habitat Centre, Delhi, India. Sponsored by the US Department of State and the Indian Ministry of Education. June 8-9, 2007.
Reauthorization of NCLB and ELL Literacy Research. Spotlight Session with Beth Arnow, James Crawford, Elizabeth Franklin, Lois Meyer and Wayne Wright. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. March 21, 2007.
A Scaffolding Toolbox for the Content Classroom. With Linda New Levine. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. March 23, 2007.
The Multiplier Effect of Foreign Language Learning. Plenary Address at the National Council of Teachers of English, Costa Rica. January 25, 2007.