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 |  | 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 Integrating English with Scott Enright (Addison-Wesley) and programs for learners of English, including On Our Way to English (Rigby), Visions: Language, Literature, Content (Heinle) Voices in Literature (Heinle), and Making Connections (Heinle), as well as many articles. Mary Lou is available to work with your school, district, or organization on curriculum development, program planning, evaluation and more. |
Mary Lou McCloskey's Selected Presentations
Presentation Topics
| Mary Lou has national and international experience consulting on topics related to program planning, teacher education, curriculum development, methodology, and program evaluation for English as a foreign language and English as a second language for school-age learners. |
Staff Development Experiences
| Mary Lou has vast experience including work with the Department of Education, universities, school districts, and other groups across the nation. She consults on curriculum planning and alignment, best practices in ESOL education, and multi-state program development and training. |
Classroom Teaching and Resources
| Mary Lou began honing her craft in elementary classrooms and added experience in middle schools where she has many experiences teaching reading and writing to English language learners. She has worked extensively with university students and in-service professionals. |
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Published Works by Mary Lou McCloskey
Teaching Resource Collection for Elementary ELL
|  The books, lesson plans, activities, and professional readings in this NCTE Teacher Resource Collection will assist you in your work with elementary English language learners. |
Publications and Standards Materials
| Mary Lou has published numerous curriculum guides, books on integrated English language teaching, and TESOL/NCATE standards for the initial program in P-12 ESL teacher education. |
Articles as TESOL's President
| Mary Lou served as president of the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) in 2002-2003. During her tenure she was responsible for the President's Column in a TESOL publication. Two of her articles focused on NCLB and another one on Standards. |
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Related Resources
Education and Professional Experiences
| Her education has focused on child development, curriculum planning, research and statistics, and language development. Mary Lou has served as an adjunct professor of applied linguistics at Georgia State University, and has consulted with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs on five continents. She has worked with departments in the U.S., and ministries of education abroad through her involvement in many international projects. |
Honors and Awards
| She has been honored for her service with TESOL, and has won an award from The Association of Educational Publishers for Literature for Language Learning (2000). Click here to see the full listing.
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Scaffolding ELL—Handouts from a Recent Workshop
| Visit Mary Lou's own Web site to gain access to handouts from a recent workshop on scaffolding for English Language Learners and slides from similar workshops. Handouts from other workshops and presentations are also available here. |
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