Blazing New Trails Co TESOL 2013

The theme this year was fitting due to the changing educational landscape in Colorado. Speakers in this conference talked about standards, new evaluating system, and the various needs in elementary, secondary, and higher educational sites. For instance, featured speakers such as Debra Short, Dir. of the American Language Research and Jessica Williams from the University of Illinois at Chicago, addressed the integration of language and content as well as the methods that support learning, just to name a few of the hot topics discussed.

TESOL International Association aims to deepen respect for the TESOL profession, its practitioners, and the profession's student constituency. TESOL's advocacy program addresses issues that affect the profession worldwide. To get involved, check out the Advocacy Action Center and sign up for alerts.

Letters & Alerts

TESOL International Association is frequently required to take positions on key issues in English language education and make comments on important government policies and legislation. TESOL’s letters and alerts address the issues that affect the profession.

Advocacy &Policy and Summit

Once a year, English language educators from across the United States meet to learn about the inner workings of Congress, receive hands-on training on the fundamentals of advocacy, gain knowledge about the current political climate and trends as they relate to TESOL's priorities, and meet with members of Congress to share their thoughts.

“TESOL Advocacy Day was so well organized— it truly was a wonderful experience. I dare to call it life changing! I feel so empowered now to advocate for my students and for the

field!”

– Julia Muffei, TexTESOL III

Co TESOL's address/telephone/fax/contact:

Co TESOL, c/o L. Fisher, 63 UCB, Boulder, CO. 80309

Tel: (303) 735-4234, Fax: (303) 492-5515

Email: Larry.Fisher@colorado.edu

Co TESOL 2013

Colorado Teachers of English to

Speakers of Other Languages, a

TESOL affiliate

Advocacy

TESOL Press offers almost 90 titles for educators teaching English as a second or foreign language.

TESOL Press publishes two refereed journals devoted to improving English language teaching and learning. They are the TESOL Journal and TESOL Quarterly.

TESOL Journal (TJ) is a refereed, practitioner-oriented electronic journal based on current theory and research in the field of TESOL. While the TESOL Quarterly is also a refereed professional journal, that fosters inquiry into English language teaching and learning by providing a forum for TESOL professionals to share their research findings and explore ideas and relationships in the field.

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Mission

To advance professional expertise in English language teaching and learning for speakers of other languages worldwide

Credo

Ideals that members believe in as a professional community:Professionalism in language educationInteraction of research and practice for educational improvementAccessible, high quality instructionRespect for diversity, multilingualism and multiculturalismRespect for individual language rightsCollaboration in a global community

Core Values Responsiveness Quality Collaboration Integrity

Become a TESOL MemberJoin this reputable association for continuous education and professional development. Through professional interest publications, and advocacy efforts, TESOL enables thousands of educators, researchers, and administrators worldwide to become more effective, more knowledgeable, and more skilled and to have a voice in shaping policies that affect their work. Join TESOL.

Connect with Colleagues

The TESOL Community is a place where TESOL members and their colleagues discuss emerging issues in the field, share knowledge and resources, and create peer-to-peer learning communities.

TESOL Research Center

The TESOL Resource Center contains lesson plans, teaching tips, activities, assessment tools, and much more. Some of the latest resources include lesson plans that use online resources to enhance literacy, and others explore vocabulary and grammar games.

"At any point in language teaching history there

are always items of faith which nobody

questions. The belief in a focus on meaning is

the dogma of our time." Guy Cook, 'Language

Play, Language Learning,' 1997.

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