KEEPING ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFESSIONALS CONNECTED
February 2024
Volume 2.2
Feature Articles
Association News
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TESOL Interim Executive Director: TESOL Engages Rosa Aronson as interim executive director.
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Join the TESOL YouTube Teaching Team: TESOL is searching for several passionate, charismatic, tech-savvy English language teaching professionals to spearhead our new YouTube series (“How to Teach English”). Read the full call, and apply by 1 April 2024.
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Call for Authors—Teaching Social Studies to Multilingual Learners of English: TESOL Press, in collaboration with the National Council for the Social Studies, seeks authors for a new book about teaching social studies to middle and secondary school multilingual learners of English (MLEs) of any proficiency level. Read the full call and apply by 15 March 2024.
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Best of Affiliates’ Journal Article Nominations to TESOL Journal: The editors of TESOL affiliates’ journals are invited to nominate an article they published in 2023 or 2024 to be showcased in TESOL Journal. Learn more and nominate an article today!
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TESOL James E. Alatis Award: TESOL honors Brock Brady with the 2024 James E. Alatis Award for Service to TESOL.
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TESOL International Convention & Expo Rates Increase on 16 February! Be sure to register by 15 February to receive the advance registration rate, whether you are attending in-person in Tampa, Florida, USA, online, or both!
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Join Us for the TESOL Advocacy Action Days in May and July 2024: TESOL has two opportunities to take your voice to the Hill! On 1 May, join us for virtual Hill visits and learn about the current issues and legislation that matter most to you and your learners. Then on 23 July, join us for in-person Hill visits in Washington, D.C., to raise your voice on Capitol Hill and speak directly to your congressional representatives to advocate for change.
- Community Engagement Forum: Discussions on Discrimination in Education. Free and open to all, this online forum extends the call to action from TESOL President Shelley Taylor in her letter on TESOL’s commitment to Tampa and follows the release of TESOL’s white paper on Discrimination in Education. Register for the discussion(s):
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- 24 February from 10:00 am–12 pm ET (led by the LGBTQ+ PLN)
- 24 February, discussion from 2 pm–4 pm ET (led by the BELPaF PLN)
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Upcoming Events
Save the date!
17 February 2024
TESOL Live! Connect Around the World
19 February 2024
Newcomer Panel: Perspectives and Resources for Supporting Newcomers (online)
19–23 February 2024
"AI in the English Language Classroom" Workshop (Online)
24 February 2024
TESOL Community Engagement Forum: Discussions on Discrimination in Education (online)
- LGBTQ+ Discussion, 10 am–12 pm ET
- BELPaF Discussion, 2 pm–4 pm pm ET
21–23 March 2024
TESOL International Convention & Expo (in-person in Tampa, Florida, USA)
11–12 April 2024
TESOL International Convention & Expo: Virtual
8 April–19 May 2024
ELT Leadership Management Certificate Program (online)
17 April–28 May 2024
TESOL: Training for Trainers (online)
1 May 2024 (online)
23 July 2024 (in-person)
Advocacy Actions Days