CATESOL California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages CATESOL represents teachers of English language learners throughout California and.

CATESOL

California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

CATESOL represents teachers of English language learners throughout California and

Nevada, promoting excellence in education and providing high-quality professional development

Founded: 1969

Location: California and Nevada

2011 Membership: 1,800 (800+ also in TESOL)

Governance: Elected Board of Directors meets 4 times per year.

Members• Teachers• Teacher trainers• Graduate students in TESOL & Linguistics• Authors of ESL materials• Tutors and aides • Program administrators

Levels:• Primary• Secondary• Adult Education• Community College• University/College• IEP (Intensive Eng. Program)

Interest Groups:• Intercultural

Communication• Non-Native Language

Educators’ Issues• Teaching English in the

Workplace• Technology Enhanced

Language Learning

CATESOL Chapters

EventsMany chapter conferences & workshops all year long – under 150 people

One annual conference in the spring – approx. 1,200-1,500 people

Three regional conferences in the fall – 300-500 people

CATESOL Education Foundation

(a 501-c-3 public charity)

Projects include • Sponsoring outstanding speakers at chapter, regional, and

state conferences

• Supporting Pre Conference Institutes at the CATESOL annual conference

• Funding workshops and training on cultural diversity, instructional strategies for teaching English learners, and other professional development needs

• Supporting special training on SDAIE/SIOP methodologies and second language acquisition theory and strategies

• Providing financial support for the publication of the annual CATESOL Journal, a publication that showcases research in the field of language teaching

Why People Join• To get teaching ideas at conferences

• To get discounts for CATESOL events

• To share info with our legislative advocates in California and Nevada, who make our positions known to the state governments

• To network with other professionals

• To receive the CATESOL News & Journal

• To join the listserv discussions & job board

• They get new ideas for classroom instruction, including CAHSEE prep and SDAIE, SIOP & GLAD techniques

• They can review materials by multiple publishers at state, regional AND some many chapter events

• They have opportunities to network and meet other K-12 from all over the state, and participate in discussions and workshops that address K-12 issues

• The can attend plenaries by leaders in our field such as Cummins, Kagan, Krashen, Kinsella, and Zimmermann

• They are encouraged to present at conferences and take on leadership roles

• They can bring all this back to their colleagues & schools

Benefits for K-12 Teachers

We hope you will encourage your teachers to join

CATESOL today!