Education & Schedule
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Schedule at a Glance • Organizational Meetings
​All events are at the Dallas Convention Center unless otherwise noted. Events with an
asterisk (*) next to them will be held in the Hyatt Regency hotel.
Tuesday, 19 March 2013 |
Various | Preconvention Institutes |
3 pm–6 pm | Registration open |
Wednesday, 20 March 2013 |
7 am–7 pm | Registration open |
Various
| Preconvention Institutes |
8:30 am–4:45 pm | Graduate Student Forum |
8:30 am–4:45 pm | Doctoral Student Forum |
9 am–11:15 am | Leadership Briefing* |
9 am–5 pm | Affiliate Leaders' Workshop* |
1 pm–5 pm | Research Mentoring Workshop |
1 pm–5 pm | Interest Section Leaders' Workshop |
5:30 pm–7 pm | Opening Session:
“Solving for X: Critical Thinking and Problem‑Solving
Essentials” John Hunter, The Martin Institute |
7 pm–9 pm | Interest Section Steering Committee Meetings |
Thursday, 21 March 2013 |
7 am–5 pm | Registration open |
7:30 am–5:45 pm | Concurrent sessions |
8:30 am–9:30 am | James E. Alatis Plenary
“The Project of Critical Intercultural Communication” Thomas Nakayama, Northeastern University |
9 am–6 pm | English Language Expo and Job MarketPlace open |
1 pm–2:45 pm | Affiliate Editors' Workshop |
2 pm–2:50 pm | Interest Section Editors' Workshop |
2 pm–3 pm | President’s General Session:
“Our Heritage: the TESOL Journey in Developing Great Teachers” Suzanne Panferov,President, TESOL |
3 pm–3:45 pm | Interest Section Community Managers' Workshop |
4 pm–5 pm | TESOL Town Meeting |
5 pm–6:30 pm | Interest Section Open Meetings |
6:45 pm–8:15 pm | Interest Section Open Meetings |
Friday, 22 March 2013 |
7 am–5 pm | Registration open |
7:30 am–5:45 pm | Concurrent sessions |
8:30 am–9:30 am | General Session:
“Subconsciously Held Bias: Exposing the Myth of Racial Colorblindness” Aram deKoven, University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire |
9am–6 pm | English Language Expo and Job MarketPlace open |
10 am–11:30 am | Affiliate Assembly |
1 pm–3:45 pm | Interest Section Assembly |
5 pm–6:30 pm | TESOL Annual Business Meeting* |
Saturday, 23 March 2013 |
7 am–3 pm | Registration open |
7:30 am–4:45 pm | Concurrent sessions |
8:30 am–9:30 am | General Session:
“Identity and Language Learning Across Time and Space” Bonny Norton, University of British Columbia |
9 am–2 pm | English Language Expo and Job MarketPlace open |
2 pm–6 pm | Postconvention Institutes |