2013 Conference

Mission Statement

Sunshine State TESOL History

SSTESOL Board

The President’s Corner

Past Conferences

Journal

Congratulations

to SSTESOL’s very own Ester J. de Jong on her recently published Foundations for Multilingualism in Education: From Principles to Practice. This foundational textbook equips pre-service and in-service educators with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed language and literacy education decisions in school. It also shows multiple pathways for advocacy through classroom and school practices and policy-making, and sets an agenda for research from a multilingual perspective.

Congratulations

to SSTESOL’s very own, James May, for being recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as the 2011 Florida Professor of the Year, the only national award of its kind. Dr. May teaches EAP at Valencia College in Orlando, and he has developed his own style – using technology to get beyond language barriers and help students learn.

Announcements

The SSTESOL Board is pleased to announce that the ESOL/Bilingual education program faculty at the University of Florida will be editors of the SSTESOL Journal as of the Spring 2012 issue.  Thank you to Dr. Maria Coady, Dr. Ester de Jong, and Dr. Candace Harper.  The SSTESOL Board would also like to express its gratitude to Dr. Mercedes Pichard for all her work on the journal for the past two years.