Training Opportunities

New Teachers

On an annual basis, ESLIM offers full-day training sessions for new or relatively inexperienced ESL teachers. These workshops are typically offered in late August and early September.  These classes are taught by ESL professionals, who have extensive experience in training ESL teachers (as well as in teaching ESL classes).  Please see our News pages for specific dates for training courses.

Meet Lauren Lang. Currently, our classes for new and less experienced teachers are taught by Lauren Evans Lang. Lauren has taught adult ESOL students in a privately funded family literacy program in Loudoun County and has conducted workshops around the state for adult ESOL teachers through the Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center. Lauren has been teaching adult English language learners for 11 years, and has been a teacher for 20 years. She has held positions in the adult ESOL program of Fairfax County Public Schools, as a Reading Specialist with Loudoun County Public Schools, and as a Specific Learning Disabilities Specialist with Chesterfield County Public Schools. She holds a Bachelors degree in Specific Learning Disabilities from Ohio State University and a Masters in teaching reading from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Returning Teachers

ESLIM offers annual “Refresh and Renew” training to returning ESL teachers who want to upgrade and refine their teaching skills.

Meet Doug George. Workshops for veteran instructors are led by Doug George, a long-time teacher in ESLIM’s consortium. Doug has taught adult ESL for 20 years, both as a professional with Arlington County and as a volunteer.  He particularly enjoys working with beginning students and getting students to laugh while they learn. Doug has a Master’s Degree in Education from George Washington University and a Virginia state teaching license with endorsements in ESL and Social Studies. He is currently a stay-at-home dad with two language learners of his own.