Welcome To ORTESOL! |
ORTESOL is an affiliate of TESOL and was founded in 1977. We serve teachers, administrators, researchers, and students of the ESL profession in the state of Oregon. Our Mission StatementORTESOL is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to promote
scholarship, disseminate information, strengthen instruction and
research at all levels in the teaching of English to speakers of other
languages, and to cooperate in appropriate ways with other groups having
similar concerns. Serve with ORTESOLORTESOL is looking for dedicated ESOL professionals willing to commit time and energy to fulfilling our mission as board members starting January 2019. Serving on the ORTESOL board offers opportunities for networking, CV building, gaining valuable experience and direct impacts ESOL education in Oregon. Submit your application by November 19th, 2018.More details about these opportunities: Join the ORTESOL Board2018 ORTESOL fall conference
This year’s theme, Navigating Change, highlights the need for ESOL professionals to explore how changing learner demographics, employment trends, skills, and teaching strategies create new opportunities for transforming our teaching practice in ways that are relevant, innovative, and adaptable to different contexts. Click on Upcoming Events to learn more about the conference theme strands and to register. Note: you must be an ORTESOL member in order to register for the conference. ORTESOL Fall Travel Grant: Deadline for applications has passed. Meet Saturday's Plenary Speaker! David Rives, President of Oregon AFT David Rives is the President of Oregon of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), serves as the Higher Education Program and Policy Council and is Vice President of Oregon AFL-CIO. He also serves as the Vice-Chair of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. David holds a BA from the University of Oregon and a MA in Teaching ESOL from Portland State University and has taught ESOL courses for fifteen years at Portland Community College in addition to time teaching abroad in England and Thailand. TESOL international convention 2023International TESOL will be coming to Portland in 2023! The event will take place 21-24 March 2023 hosted by ORTESOL. | Upcoming events
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ORTESOL is excited to announce details of this year's fall conference. The two day event will be held at Clackamas Community College on November 16th and 17th. 