Emerald Coast TESOL Annual Conference
10 am to 2 pm April 20, 2024
University of West Florida, Building 71
Pensacola, Florida
The World of TESOL
The Emerald Coast TESOL board and members encourage all interested teachers and ESL students of all levels to join us for our annual conference to connect and share ideas, successes, and even challenges. The conference features a hybrid presentation with both in-person and online opportunities to attend. The in-person portion of the conference will be held at the International Center/Japan House in Building 71 on the University of West Florida campus in Pensacola, Florida. We have an exciting lineup of speakers and workshops planned along with a special lunchtime performance. In-person attendees will be offered lunch and refreshments. We will also have door prizes that will be announced throughout the conference.
Expert Presentations
Various faculty members and TESOL experts will present various workshops/sessions that will be about 20 minutes long, with some time alloted for question and answer.
Some of the topics include innovative approaches to teaching ESL with electronic devices, teaching proficiency through reading and storytelling, using a rubric and video assessment tool to improve teachers’ pedagogies, the assessment of multilingual learners, and more.
Attend & Engage Virtually
As this is a hybird conference, those who cannot attend in-person will have access to a Zoom link to listen and watch the conference presentations and ask questions of the speakers.
Featured Speaker
Dr. Luciana C. de Oliveira is associate dean for Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies in the School of Education and professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va.
Her research focuses on issues related to teaching multilingual learners at the K-12 level, including the role of language in learning the content areas and teacher education.
She has authored or edited 28 books and has more than 200 publications in various outlets. She has more than 30 years of teaching experience in the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).
Dr. de Oliveira served in the presidential line (2017-2020) of TESOL International Association, the largest international organization for English language teachers worldwide, and was a member of the Board of Directors (2013-2016). She was the first Latina to ever serve as president (2018-2019) of TESOL.
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Register Now!
To register for our annual conference, please hit the red button below to go to registration form page link. There are two ways to register: 1. We ask that you print the file, fill it out and mail it to Kathy Van Dyck, Pensacola State College Bldg. 14, 1000 College Blvd, Pensacola, FL 32504.
OR 2. Email the form to kvandyck@pensacolastate.edu and bring a check, cash, or purchase order to the conference on April 20 if you are attending in-person.
