New York State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages 2021 Conference Registration is Open! Looking Forward: Educational Empowerment & Transformative Education

NYS TESOL is thrilled to announce that the 51st Annual Conference will be hybrid, with virtual and in-person options. We currently have a LIMITED NUMBER of seats available!

NYS TESOL advocates, advances, and enriches TESOL education and professionalism statewide. NYS TESOL is an association of professionals concerned with the education of English language learners at all levels of public and private education in New York State. Our interests include classroom practices, research, program and curriculum development, employment, funding, and legislation.

NYS TESOL is thrilled to announce that the 51st Annual Conference will be hybrid, with virtual and in-person options. We currently have a LIMITED NUMBER of seats available! You may register for:


Virtual Day (Thursday, November 4) – Participate from the comfort of your own home via zoom.
Virtual Day (Thursday, November 4) plus ONE in-person day (either Friday, November 5 or Saturday, November 6) at the Sonesta Hotel in White Plains, NY.
Virtual Day (Thursday, November 4) plus TWO in-person days (Friday, November 5 AND Saturday, November 6) at the Sonesta Hotel in White Plains, NY.
ALL Conference Registrations include 2022 NYS TESOL membership.
If you are a current NYS TESOL member, please log-in before registering in order to ensure you receive a discounted rate.
There will be NO on-site registration this year.
*Registration rates will increase by $30 on October 1st.
Event Date: 11/4/2021 – 11/6/2021
Event Time: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern

Register here: https://mms.nystesol.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=64899

We are offering three full days of workshops, plenary speakers, and practical sessions. This year we will also have virtual, international site visits, an administrator ENL boot camp (focus on ENL regulations and best practices), and speed networking sessions. Plus, be sure to join us for our dinner and dance party on Friday night! We currently have a LIMITED NUMBER of seats available so don’t delay! We encourage all teachers, teacher educators, support staff, and administrators to attend the conference. Whether you are an ENL/Bilingual teacher, an elementary teacher, a high school math teacher, an adult educator, or a college professor, we will have sessions geared toward you. Our complete conference line-up is coming soon! You have the opportunity to earn up to 6 CTLE credits per day of attendance. 2022 NYS TESOL membership is included with ALL conference registrations. Please share this conference information with anyone in your network who may be interested in attending! If you have any questions, please email pres@nystesol.org. Register here. If you are a current NYS TESOL member, be sure to use the email address associated with your account in order to receive a discounted rate. You can also book your Sonesta Hotel room for a reduced rate using the code here.

We would also like to announce the winners of our Student Logo Contest! Congratulations to Elio (4th grade) and Roxana (6th grade), two multilingual students from Taconic Hills Central School District in the Capital Region!! We love collaborations, and this year we were so impressed by all of our logo contest submissions that it was difficult to choose just one winner – so we chose two!

We have combined Elio and Roxana’s logo submissions to create our NYS TESOL 51st Annual Conference Logo! Their logo will appear in all promotional materials for our upcoming conference. A special thank you to their teacher, Martine Van Ness, for submitting their designs. And thank you to everyone who entered and to all of the teachers who encouraged their students to participate! Check out the logo at nystesol.org.

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Dr. Jasmin (Bey) Cowin, an Associate Professor at Touro University, received the 2024 Touro University CETL Faculty Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching and the Rockefeller Institute of Government awarded her the prestigious Richard P. Nathan Public Policy Fellowship (2024-2025). As a Fulbright Scholar and SIT Graduate, she was selected to be a U.S. Department of State English Language Specialist. Her expertise in AI in education is underscored by her role as an AI trainer and former Education Policy Fellow (EPFP™) at Columbia University's Teachers College. As a columnist for Stankevicius, she explores Nicomachean Ethics at the intersection of AI and education. She has contributed to initiatives like Computers for Schools Burundi, served as a resource specialist for Amity University in Uttar Pradesh, India, and participated in TESOL "Train the Trainer" programs in Yemen and Morocco. Her research interests include simulations and metaverse for educators-in-training, AI applications in education and language acquisition and teaching, and distributed ledger technologies, with a focus on her 'Education for 2060' theme. In conclusion, my commitment extends beyond transactional interactions, focusing instead on utilizing my skills and privileges to make a positive, enduring impact on the world.

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