TESOL International Association
TESOL is a professional organization with over 100 national and international affiliates. TESOL's mission is to develop the expertise of its members and others involved in teaching English to speakers of other languages to help them foster effective communication in diverse settings while respecting individuals' language rights. TESOL sponsors a four-day international convention each year in the Spring.
Future TESOL conventions:
2024: March 19-22 in Tampa, Florida
2025: March 18-21 in Long Beach, California
2026: March 24-27 in Salt Lake City, Utah
2027: March 16-19 in Houston, Texas
Alabama-Mississippi Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (AMTESOL)
AMTESOL is an affiliate of TESOL International Association.
Southeast Regional TESOL (SETESOL)
SETESOL is an association of 9 TESOL affiliates that represent 11 states in the Southeast. Each year, SETESOL's regional conference rotates to a different state. AMTESOL hosted the SETESOL conference in 2017, 2008, 1999, and 1991.
SETESOL Regional Council meeting at the TESOL International Convention in Chicago, Illinois in March 2018.
Future SETESOL conferences:
SETESOL 2024: No SETESOL Conference in 2024 due to TESOL International in Tampa, Florida in March 2024
SETESOL 2025: Arkansas TESOL (ARKTESOL)
SETESOL 2026: Louisiana TESOL (LATESOL)
SETESOL 2027: Kentucky TESOL (KYTESOL)
SETESOL 2028: Alabama-Mississippi TESOL (AMTESOL)
SETESOL 2029: Sunshine State TESOL (SSTESOL)
Alabama Leaders Advocating for English Learners (ALA-EL)
ALA-EL's mission is to develop the professional expertise of its members and others involved in education English Language Learners.
ALA-EL conducts a winter conference held in February.
WIDA
For educators of K-12 multilingual learners.
Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT)
SCOLT 2024
March 7-9, 2024
Atlanta, Georgia
American Translators Association
ATA 2024
October 30-November 2
Portland, Oregon