Join Us in Long Beach! Research Professional Council Events at TESOL 2025

It's the time of the year again when we meet friends and colleagues from across the world at the TESOL annual convention. The Research Professional Council (RPC) has been working on organizing special convention events for TESOLers in Long Beach, California, and we are glad to invite you to join us at these events to learn about the RPC activities and working groups and to discuss recent trends in TESOL research with our diverse and amazing lineup of panelists and speakers. Mark your calendar! Come to any or all of the convention events below to meet the RPC members and other TESOLers who are interested in research.

Add these sessions to your schedule using the TESOL 2025 mobile app (search for “TESOL 2025”; also available on desktop).

Emerging Educational Technologies in TESOL: Exploring Research in Diverse Contexts (Research-Mentoring Workshop)

Thursday, 20 March, 9 am–11 am PT 

In this workshop, the TESOL Research Directions will be introduced as a framework for TESOL practitioners to explore emerging educational technologies in relation to their own research priorities, and work on research questions that are relevant to their contexts. Attendees will also discover resources that are available to them in the TESOL community while engaging in and with research on this topic. 

We are glad to host the following speakers at this event: Justin Shewell, David Nunan, and Kaye Reynolds. Speakers will talk about engaging TESOLers with research related to the recent Research Directions and help the attendees formulate their own research questions based on these directions. You are encouraged to bring your own research questions to discuss with our speakers during this workshop.

Professional Learning and Mentoring to Support TESOL Educator Researchers (The RPC Colloquium)

Wednesday, 19 March 10 am–11:45 am PT 

This session explores the transformative impact of mentoring in TESOL professional learning. Presenters will share successful mentoring strategies, focusing on diverse, multilingual contexts in the United Arab Emirates, Cameroon, Hong Kong, and the United States. Insights into design-based research, online professional development, and community-based participatory research are highlighted. Facilitators will share their perspectives about mentoring in diverse and multilingual contexts, exploring a practical approach to mentoring for action research and teacher-led research.  

This session will host the following panelists: Christine Coombe, Mispa Mua Mbi, Guangwei Hu, Ozgehan Ustuk, and Grazzia Maria Mendoza Chirinos, with Amira Salama as discussant. Join us to exchange perspectives on mentoring for research with our panelists and other attendees.

TESOL Research Directions Fair: Equitable Research Partnerships for Multilingual TESOL 

Thursday, 20 March, 3 pm–4:45 pm PT 

The session encourages attendees to focus on developing equitable research partnerships using multilingual pedagogies in language classrooms. It also shares the benefits that such partnerships can bring for multilingual learners. Speakers will discuss the impact of those research partnerships on the underrepresented contexts and the roles of professional organizations in creating such partnerships.

We are glad to have the following panelists joining us at this event: Beth Clark-Gareca, María Rossana Ramirez Avila, Jardel Coutinho Dos Santos, María Cecilia Espinoza, Paula Rebolledo, Taiko Aoki-Marcial, Cristina Sánchez-Martín, Mary Shepard Wong, and Rashi Jain.

RPC Networking Lounge

Wednesday, 19 March, 4:30-5:30pm PT 

Join us for this networking hour to learn more about RPC activities and working groups and how to get involved. If you have any questions, please contact us at research@tesol.org

We are looking forward to seeing you at these RPC convention events and hope you enjoy a great conference experience in Long Beach.