TEIS News, June 2026
TEIS Mix & Mingle
Join fellow ELT teacher educators for an informal networking session focused on sharing ideas, experiences, and practices in teacher education. This event invites you to explore different models of teacher education across contexts, discuss current challenges and opportunities, and exchange perspectives on supporting both new and experienced educators.
Friday 19 June 2026 | 9am EST | Register on myTESOL
Call for Submission
We are delighted to invite submissions for the forthcoming issue of the Teacher Educator Interest Section Newsletter, titled "Teaching Teachers to Utilize Generative AI." In this issue, we hope to hear how teachers are teaching and learning about the uses of generative AI in second and foreign language classrooms.
Deadline for Submissions: 1 October 2026
Send your submissions as Word documents (no PDFs) to [email protected] no later than midnight, 1 October 2026, US Eastern time.
Letter From the Chair
Khanh-Duc Kuttig, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany
Letter From the Editors
Melissa Mendelson, University of Utah, Utah, USA
Rebecca Turk, Montana State University, Montana, USA
Letter From the Past Chair
Grazzia Maria Mendoza Chirinos, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Leading With Empathy: How TESOL Teachers Can Support a Caring Classroom Environment
Julie Roberts, Salt Lake Community College and University of Utah, Utah, USA
Many teachers find that using empathy to connect with their students is an effective and important practice. However, educators in the TESOL field may encounter obstacles in expressing their natural empathetic reactions due to language barriers and cultural concerns, which can be addressed with thoughtful but simple strategies.
Teaching Empathy by Naming Emotion Labor
Robert C. Cunningham, Jr. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Honolulu, USA.
Teaching is a demanding profession involving planning, grading, administration, and emotional support for students. These pressures can cause chronic stress and burnout. Promoting teacher well-being is essential, as supported and balanced educators are more effective, resilient, and better able to inspire and positively impact their students' learning and development.