For Immediate Release: NYS TESOL HOLDS FIRST HYBRID CONFERENCE FOR EDUCATORS “Looking Forward: Educational Empowerment & Transformative Education”

Don’t miss the NYS TESOL 51st Annual Conference taking place both virtually and in-person!

Where & When:

Virtual: Nov 4th, 2021

In-Person: Nov 5th – 6th, 2021

Sonesta White Plains Downtown

66 Hale Avenue

White Plains, NY 10601

The virtual day will showcase international site visits to classrooms in countries from Brazil to Tanzania, an administrator bootcamp, and a host of global sessions that enhance, inspire, and celebrate TESOL professionals in this era of educational transformation. The 2-day in-person conference gives its attendees the chance to engage in plenary talks from prominent professionals in the TESOL field, speed network, empower themselves with professional development workshops and presentations, and enjoy a dinner party featuring music from an international DJ.

This year’s conference features keynotes and plenaries from speakers such as author and podcaster Tan Huynh, Associate Commissioner/Office Of Bilingual Education & World Languages at the NYS Education Department, Dr. Elisa Alvarez, and CEO and Founder of Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Teachers, Dr. Bettye Perkins.  The conference is sponsored by Imagine Learning and Benchmark Education.

NYS TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) 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 advocates, advances and enriches TESOL education and professionalism statewide.

To register for the NYS TESOL 51st Annual Conference, go to: https://mms.nystesol.org/members/evr/reg_event.php?orgcode=NYST&evid=28075129

Unknown's avatar

Author: drcowinj

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.

Leave a comment