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!