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!