If any teachers want some guidance on preparing for the PRAXIS II ESOL Content exam they can try our free workshop course:
FREE!
 
Go to:
 
www.blackboard.fhsu.edu
 
Account name: Esol
password: FHSUESOL123
 
(Cut & paste password –capitalization/case matters here)
 

From the Language of Critique to the Language of Possibility
KATESOL/BE 2009 Annual Conference
April 23-24, 2009 Emporia State University
Registration is open! Go to the Jones Institute website to register: http://www.emporia.edu/jones/conferences/index.htm

KATESOL Achievement Awards:

KATESOL would like your help in recognizing outstanding individuals who have dedicated themselves to the success of second language students in the state of Kansas. […]

2009 KATESOL/BE Annual Conference
“From the Language of Critique to the Language of Possibility: Advocating for ELLs’ Quality Education”
Call for Session Proposals
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING SESSION PROPOSALS: FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Keynote Speaker:  Margo Gottlieb
“When is content not content? When it is masked by language!”
 
Conference Date:  April 23-24, 2009
Location:  Memorial Union at Emporia State University
Breakout Sessions are 90 […]

KATESOL’s took a stance on the Kansas State Board of Education’s decision to approve changes to the ESOL endorsment qualifications. This decision allows teachers to uptain their endorsement by simply passing a test. Let your voices be heard.
October 31, 2008
Dear Kansas State Board of Education members,
The purpose of this letter is to address our concerns, as […]

The votes are in and congratulations to KATESOL’s new executive board members: 1st Vice President, Ann Walker, USD 259; and Southwest Kansas Member-at-Large, Elaine Fox, from Southwest Plains.
We look forward to Walker and Fox’s leadership in KATESOL for the 08-09 school year!

2009 KATESOL Conference
Emporia State University
The annual KATESOL conference is set for April 23-24, 2009. Our keynote speaker this year is Dr. Margo Gottlieb, presenting on “Aligning Standards and Assessing ELLs.” Gottlieb, is a nationally recognized specialist in the design of assessments for English language learners in preK-12 grade settings, the evaluation of language educational programs, […]

The Kansas Department of Education requests nominations of ESOL professionals to serve on the ESOL Standards review committee from January of 2008 until June of 2010.  We anticipate meeting bi-monthly to complete this task.  ESOL teachers, curriculum and assessment specialists, administrators and university ESOL methodology and certification faculty representatives from each State Board of Education […]

KATESOL Past President Robb Scott attended Seattle TESOL and received a 25-year plaque on behalf of Kansas TESOL, at the Affiliate Assembly, on Thursday, March 22, 2007. In the photo above, Scott (far right) joins the other three 25-year affiliates for a group picture. Affiliates and leaders are: Dr. Marilyn Plumlee, President of Korea TESOL; […]