44th Annual Conference - "Teaching and Advocating for English Learners: Using funds of knowledge to foster community, action and agency in TESOL professionals"

When
November 02, 2024
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location
Towson University
Spaces left
78
Registered
161 registrants

Registration

A- EARLY BIRD In-person Member – $100.00
Choose this option if registering for the conference before October 1st if you are a member who plans to attend in-person at Towson University.
A- General Registration: In-person Member – $120.00
Choose this option if registering for the conference if you are a member who plans to attend in-person at Towson University.
B - EARLY BIRD In-person Member GROUP registration (for 5 people only) $95 per person – $475.00
Choose this option if you are a member who plans to attend in-person at Towson University. One person completes the registration form on behalf of the group and add 4 other people as "guests". Full registration of members registered as guests is also needed. Early Bird pricing.
B - General Registration: In-person Member GROUP registration (for 5 people only) $115 per person – $575.00
Choose this option if you are a member who plans to attend in-person at Towson University. One person completes the registration form on behalf of the group and add 4 other people as "guests". Full registration of members registered as guests is also needed.
C - EARLY BIRD In-person GROUP Registration with Membership BUNDLE (only for 5 people - $125 per person, includes 1-year membership) – $625.00
Choose this option if registering for the conference as a group of 5 before October 1st and if all plan to attend in-person at Towson University. One person completes the registration form on behalf of themselves and the other 4 people in the group. 4 people should be registered as "guests" in the form. Full registration information of guests is also needed. This bundle includes 1-year Maryland TESOL membership. Choose this option if everybody in the group wants to get or renew membership.
C - General Registration: In-person GROUP Registration with Membership BUNDLE (only for 5 people - $140 per person, includes 1-year membership) – $700.00
Choose this option if registering for the conference as a group of 5 if all plan to attend in-person at Towson University AND you want a membership (and member pricing). One person completes the registration form on behalf of themselves and the other 4 people in the group. 4 people should be registered as "guests" in the form. Full registration information of guests is also needed. This bundle includes 1-year Maryland TESOL membership. Choose this option if everybody in the group wants to get or renew membership.
D - EARLY BIRD In-person Non-member conference registration ticket – $115.00
Choose this option if registering for the conference before October 1st if you are NOT a member who plans to attend in-person at Towson University.
D - General Registration: In-person Non-member conference registration ticket – $160.00
Choose this option if registering for the conference before October 1st if you are NOT a member who plans to attend in-person at Towson University.
E - EARLY BIRD In-person non-member Conference Registration and 1 year membership BUNDLE – $130.00
E - General Registration: In-person non-member Conference Registration and 1 year membership BUNDLE – $150.00
F - EARLY BIRD In-person Non-member GROUP registration (5 people total, $110 per person)) – $550.00
Choose this option if registering for the conference before October 1st if you are NOT a member who plans to attend in-person at Towson University. Group rate for 5 people total. $110 per person.
F - General Registration In-person Non-member GROUP registration (5 people total, $155 per person)) – $775.00
Choose this option if registering for the conference before October 1st if you are NOT a member who plans to attend in-person at Towson University. Group rate for 5 people total. $110 per person.
G - EARLY BIRD In-person Student Member (student verification required) – $80.00
Choose this option if registering for the conference before October 1st if you are a STUDENT member who plans to attend in-person at Towson University.
G - General Registration: In-person Student Member (student verification required) – $95.00
Choose this option if registering for the conference if you are a STUDENT member who plans to attend in-person at Towson University.
H - EARLY BIRD In-person Student Member Conference Registration Ticket AND Student Membership Bundle (student verification required) – $100.00
Choose this option if you are a student member who plans to attend the conference in-person AND you want to bundle a membership with the registration price.
H - General Registration: In-person Student Member Conference Registration Ticket AND Student Membership Bundle (student verification required) – $115.00
Choose this option if you are a student member who plans to attend the conference in-person AND you want to bundle a membership with the registration price.
I - EARLY BIRD VIRTUAL Member Ticket – $50.00
Choose this option if registering for the conference before October 1st if you are a member who plans to attend VIRTUALLY.
I - General Registration: VIRTUAL Member Ticket – $70.00
Choose this option if you are a member who plans to attend VIRTUALLY.
J - EARLY BIRD VIRTUAL Member GROUP registration with 1 year membership ($75 per person) – $375.00
Choose this option if registering for the conference before October 1st if you are a member who plans to attend VIRTUALLY. Group rate with membership bundle. $75 per person, $375 total.
J - General Registration: VIRTUAL Member GROUP registration with 1 year membership ($115 per person) – $575.00
Choose this option if registering for the conference as a member who plans to attend VIRTUALLY. Group rate with membership bundle. $115 per person, $575 total.
K - EARLY BIRD VIRTUAL Member Ticket AND 1 Year Membership Bundle – $80.00
K - General Registration: VIRTUAL Member Ticket AND 1 Year Membership Bundle – $95.00
L - EARLY BIRD VIRTUAL Non-member – $65.00
Choose this option if registering for the conference before October 1st if you are NOT a member who plans to attend the conference VIRTUALLY.
L - General Registration VIRTUAL Non-member – $115.00
Choose this option if you are NOT a member who plans to attend the conference VIRTUALLY.
M - EARLY BIRD VIRTUAL Non-member Institution GROUP registration (5 people, $60 per person) – $300.00
Choose this option if registering for the conference before October 1st if you are NOT a member who plans to attend VIRTUALLY. Group rate for 5 people total. $60 per person
M - General Registration: VIRTUAL Non-member Institution GROUP registration (5 people, $110 per person) – $550.00
Choose this option if you are NOT a member who plans to attend VIRTUALLY. Group rate for 5 people total. $60 per person
N -EARLY BIRD VIRTUAL Student Member (student verification required) – $45.00
Choose this option if registering for the conference before October 1st if you are a STUDENT member who plans to attend the conference VIRTUALLY.
N -General Registration: VIRTUAL Student Member (student verification required) – $60.00
Choose this option if you are a STUDENT member who plans to attend the conference VIRTUALLY.
O - Invited Guest Speakers, Panels, Keynote, and Mentorship Program Participants
Choose this option if you are one of our invited guest speakers, guest panels, keynote speaker or a Mentorship Program Participant.
P - Sponsor, Exhibitor, & Vendor Ticket - Platinum – $825.00
Choose this ticket as a Platinum Sponsor.
Platinum Sponsors get:
- 2 tables and 2 representatives
-Virtual booth on the Whova app
- Name featured on the conference App
-social media postings
-logo printed on conference t-shirts
-Recorded 5-minute blurb to be aired at the
beginning of a highlighted session at
conference
-Advertising on Conference Website
-Advertising on Official Conference Flyer
Q - Sponsor, Exhibitor, & Vendor Ticket - Gold – $625.00
Choose this ticket as a Gold Sponsor.
Gold Sponsors get:
- 1 table and 1 representative
-Virtual booth on the Whova app
- Name featured on the conference App
-social media postings
-logo printed on conference t-shirts
-Recorded 5-minute blurb to be aired at the
beginning of a highlighted session at
conference
-Advertising on Conference Website
R - Sponsor, Exhibitor, & Vendor Ticket - Silver – $425.00
Silver Sponsors get:
- 1 table and 1 representative
-Virtual booth on the Whova app
- Name featured on the conference App
-social media postings
S - Sponsor, Exhibitor, & Vendor Ticket - General Exhibitor – $250.00
General Exhibitors get:

-Virtual booth on the Whova app
- Name featured on the conference App
T - Sponsor, Exhibitor, & Vendor Ticket - Virtual Only Exhibitor – $200.00
Virtual Exhibitors get:

-Virtual booth on the Whova app
- Name featured on the conference App

Registration is closed

Extended registration is available

through email

president@maryalndtesol.com

MD TESOL welcomes you to our

44th Annual Conference

where you will

share your funds of knowledge to foster

community, action, and agency!

Hosted by: Towson University

on Saturday, November 2nd, 2024

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Keynote Speach by Dr. Heather Linville

"Advocating for Multilingual Learners:

Where We've Been and Where We Are Going"

In her keynote presentation, Dr. Heather Linville will first highlight the several advances we have made in multilingual learner (ML) education due to advocacy efforts over the past few decades. Tracing historical and current approaches to advocacy, she will then explain the multiple ways teachers are and can be advocates for MLs. She will finally focus on the work that remains to be done, highlighting how we can and should work with other groups that are fighting for linguistic diversity and linguistic justice.

Heather A. Linville, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of Educational Studies at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. Her research interests include teacher advocacy multilingual learners, digital storytelling, and translanguaging. Heather has taught around the world, including Indonesia, Mexico, and Panama. Her most recent publication, with Polina Vinogradova, is the book Digital Storytelling as Translanguaging: A Practical Guide for Language Educators (Routledge, 2024). She also edited Advocacy in English Language Teaching and Learning (Routledge, 2019) and wrote Advocating for English Learners—Zip Guide (TESOL Press) with James Whiting. Heather is also President of her local TESOL affiliate, WITESOL.

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Lunch Panel Q&A

Moderated by Rishan Habte

Featuring: Mary Beth Wilkinson; Future Without Violence

Christina Cuglovici Abrao; Asylum Works,

and Daniel Wilkinson; World Relief Baltimore.

Highlighted Panel: Advocating for New and Recent Arrivals

New Americans enter this country through various channels including the refugee resettlement program, as asylees and migrants. In this panel, social service providers from local agencies will discuss how educators can work with agencies to provide support and advocate for new populations.

Our invited guest speakers include:

Dr. Gilda Martinez-Alba, Towson University

Highlighted session: Social-Emotional Learning: Advocating for Meaningful Connections and Positive Relationships

with Dr. Javier Luis Pentón Herrera (pre-recorded)

Do you find yourself thinking how to better connect with your students and their families? You can make a difference advocating for these relationships through social- emotional learning. Come to this workshop to discuss practical ways to make it happen.

Dr. Gilda Martinez- Alba is a professor in the College of Education at Towson University. Her books include, English U.S.A. Every Day, with over 8,000 copies sold, Wordless Books: So Much to Say! (a best seller), and Social Emotional Learning in the English Language Classroom, also a best seller. She was the recipient of the Maryland TESOL Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. And, last but not least, in her free time she enjoys traveling with family, spending time with her babies Mango and Kiwi (which are Chiweenies), making bilingual books about them for her YouTube playlist, and cooking Cuban food.

Dr. Luciana de Oliveira