McKayla Menzel

MA TESOL Candidate at @PeppGSEP. Drama and Play-Based Educator. Advocate.

[Aries Cheng @AriesCheng23]

Equitable educator

[Aries Cheng @AriesCheng23]

Teaching gender inclusive language

[McKayla Menzel @mckaylamenzel]

Learning can and should be fun. Drama and play-based education foster both language development and personal growth. #MyTeachingPhilosophy #PepperdineTESOL @PeppGSEP

[Weina Li Chen 陈李伟娜 @weinalichen]

Happy Valentine’s Day! @PeppGSEP @pepperdine #PepperdineTESOL

[English Fluent 🌐 @englishfluentme]

British and American English

#learning #England #English

[McKayla Menzel @mckaylamenzel]

The @CA_TESOL newcomer orientation for #CATESOL19 was such a wonderful resource. I am excited for all of the fantastic sessions in store today! #PepperdineTESOL @PeppGSEP

[McKayla Menzel @mckaylamenzel]

@LiyingYu10 @PeppGSEP @CA_TESOL Super fun!!

[McKayla Menzel @mckaylamenzel]

“Teach Out of Your Seat” was an absolute blast. I cannot wait to use these playful, dramatic, and FUN teaching strategies with my future students. @PeppGSEP @CA_TESOL #CATESOL19 #PepperdineTESOL

[McKayla Menzel @mckaylamenzel]

“First and foremost, STUDENTS ARE PEOPLE” - Keith Folse, plenary speaker. Thank you for sharing your experiences and reminding us all why we teach. #CATESOL19 @CA_TESOL #PepperdineTESOL @PeppGSEP

[McKayla Menzel @mckaylamenzel]

Thank you @Sarinamolina for teaching us how to use Japanese lesson study to critique and compliment teacher candidates @CA_TESOL ! This could be a very useful strategy for @PeppGSEP #PepperdineTESOL students in the near future! #CATESOL19

[McKayla Menzel @mckaylamenzel]

What a neat experience to start off day two of #CATESOL19 @CA_TESOL, sitting in on a live recording of the Oxford University Press podcast as they discuss teaching tips for classes with advanced learners. #PepperdineTESOL @PeppGSEP

[McKayla Menzel @mckaylamenzel]

That’s a wrap on day one of #CATESOL19 @CA_TESOL ! So thankful for all of the learning opportunities and connections made today. Let’s do it again tomorrow. @PeppGSEP #PepperdineTESOL

[McKayla Menzel @mckaylamenzel]

@EmbraceESL @CA_TESOL @PeppGSEP @TeachFiercely @weinalichen @PengpengChen4 @XinChloeYong1 @LuojiaLi12 @yezifffiona @EmilyLi95474300 @KwangNancy @ZhongniLiu Yunan, you are a light to everyone you encounter. Your future students will be so blessed to have you, just as Pepperdine is!

[Yunan.Chen @EslYunan]

Day 1 in #CATESOL19 @CA_TESOL with my whole big family of #PepperdineTESOL @PeppGSEP ended up with incredible team building & sharing. YOU ALL ARE SO AMAZING AND CARING AND ENCOURAGING AND... The world will see great language teachers! I'm so proud of you and myself!

[McKayla Menzel @mckaylamenzel]

Had a blast at the @REGIPIOLanguage session for #CATESOL19 @CA_TESOL - I am eager to play games like these with my future students! @PeppGSEP #PepperdineTESOL

[McKayla Menzel @mckaylamenzel]

Plenary time with @PeppGSEP #PepperdineTESOL colleagues! @CA_TESOL #CATESOL19

[Jennifer Miyake-Trapp @TeachFiercely]

Look at the #PepperdineTESOL scholars shine! The future of language teaching is bright with these passionate teacher candidates leading the way @CA_TESOL #CATESOL19 @PeppGSEP

[Nancy Kwang Johnson, MPA, MA, PhD @NancykwangJ]

Celebrating our newfound community of practice w/ McKayla Menzel (my Pepperdine classmate - in middle) and former CATESOL president, Belinda Braunstein ( on right) ⁦@CA_TESOL⁩ 2019 in San Jose ⁦⁦@CA_TESOL⁩ , #CATESOL19 , ⁦@PeppGSEP⁩ , #PepperdineTESOL

[McKayla Menzel @mckaylamenzel]

Reflecting on Cheryl Chan and Alyssa Tobar’s #CATESOL19 session this morning... all educators (including #PepperdineTESOL) can benefit from learning strategies to ACT like a teacher! @CA_TESOL @PeppGSEP