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Teaching is a challenging job—a job that requires substantial resilience to maintain both professional focus and joy. This webinar unpacks the concept of resilience, sharing both individual practices to help educators prevent burnout and community practices to foster supportive spaces for both teachers and students. The American Center in Moscow invites English language teachers, students, and enthusiasts from around Russia to come together and celebrate IEW in a unique free online event with English Language Specialist Jennifer E. Eidum on Friday, November 17th at 18:00 Moscow time! About the Presenter Jennifer E. Eidum has a PhD in English Language and Rhetoric, an MA in TESOL from the University of Washington-Seattle, and a BA in Politics and Government from the University of Puget Sound. In her 25 TESOL career, Jennifer served as a Peace Corps TEFL Volunteer in Ukraine, taught intensive and academic English at the University of Washington, Seattle, and now teaches future English language teachers at Elon University. You can find her teaching courses on applied linguistics (eg TESOL, sociolinguistics), writing studies (eg English 1100, writing civic action), and core curriculum courses such as her capstone on global hip-hop. Her research interests include inclusive teaching, engaged learning techniques, and pedagogies that support reflection and metacognition. Jennifer currently serves as the director of Elon’s Peace Corps Prep program and previously served for six years as the Faculty Director of Global Neighborhood, living on campus with her family alongside Elon undergraduate students. Her experiences collaboratively leading the Global Neighborhood led to her co-edited book, The Faculty Factor: Developing Faculty Engagement with Living-Learning Communities (2023). Jennifer grew up in Montana and has lived in several cities abroad, including Aberystwyth, Wales, UK, Pervomais’k, Ukraine, and Budapest, Hungary.
