Emerald Coast TESOL Annual Conference
10 am to 2 pm February 22, 2025
University of West Florida, Building 71
Pensacola, Florida
Bridging Language and Culture for Multilingual Learners of English
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. Kate Reynolds is a professor of ESOL/Literacy at Central Washington University. A licensed K-12 educator, she has taught teachers in several countries and multilingual learners of English in public-school districts at elementary, middle schools and universities in various contexts. Dr. Reynolds’ publications include “Introduction to TESOL: Becoming a Language Teaching Professional” and Research Methods in Language Teaching and Learning: A Practical Guide.” Currently, she serves on the TESOL International Association’s Board of Directors (2022-2025)
Dr.Reynolds achievements include:
• Licensed English language teacher with 25 years + of teaching language and teacher education experience
• Fulbright Scholar, Ukraine (2007-08)
• U.S. State Department English Language Specialist (Ukraine, Colombia, Egypt, Cameroon)
• Chairperson of TESOL International Association’s Board Governance Committee
• Grant writer with over 40 grants awarded.
• Keynote/plenary speaker and presenter on content and language integrated instruction, SIOP, SDAIE, reading writing across the curriculum, literacy for multilingual learners of English
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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.
