Advocacy Webinar
U.S. Policy Priorities for ELT Educators and MLEs
Join TESOL next Wednesday, 20 Nov, to discuss U.S. federal policy and its implications for English language teaching professionals (ELT) and multilingual learners of English (MLEs) across all educational levels.
Panelists from TESOL, the Center for Applied Linguistics, and EnglishUSA will discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead in the new U.S. presidential administration and the 119th Congress. The panelists address policy priorities for the ELT profession, the MLEs we serve, and the communities within which we live, covering pre-K-12, adult education, and higher education. Registration is free!
📆 20 November
⏰ 4:30 p.m. ET
🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/4fQGK2u
Register Today!
TESOL Advocacy Action Days
TESOL 2025 Advocacy Action Days
We have two opportunities to take your voice to the Hill! On 25 February 2025, join us for virtual Hill visits and learn about the current issues and legislation that matter most to you and your learners. Then come to Washington, D.C., 16-18 June 2025, and join us for in-person Hill visits. Raise your voice on Capitol Hill and speak directly to your congressional representatives to advocate for change.
Customized Training
TESOL Advocacy Workshop
Would you like to build the advocacy skills of and empower the English language educators in your school, community, or beyond?
TESOL's Advocacy Workshop provides you with the skills and resources to build and elevate your advocacy efforts, whether at the local and community level or impact policy.
Attend to gain the skills to empower and equip:
- Understanding advocacy at all levels, from grassroots to grasstops
- Using the power of storytelling
- Equipping others for their own advocacy
- Increasing community advocacy
- Planning advocacy efforts - from allies to opposition, from messaging to coalitions, from ideas to action
- (U.S.A. only) Engage in the federal and state legislative process
Structure
- One-day workshop, delivered online or onsite
- Groups of 25, with a cap of 30
- Active and engaged learning
Ask about bringing TESOL's Advocacy Workshop to support your group's advocacy efforts!
Make Contact
Advocacy Action Center
The action center is a free resource for all advocates, U.S. TESOL members and non-members alike, to find and contact their members of the United States Congress and state legislatures. Most importantly advocates can answer action alerts from TESOL to contact their members of Congress on important issues TESOL is tracking.