Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

The Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and the Regions are the lifeblood of NYS TESOL. Together, these communities provide the means to ensure greater participation of individual membership in our professional organization.

Ching Ching Lin is our Director of SIGS. Contact her at: sigs@nystesol.org

Adult Education SIG Leadership. Contact them at: esladult@nystesol.org

Tilla Alexander	Emily Burnett Product Coordinator, NeuroLeadership Institute
Fatma Ghailan	Elke Stappert Lead Teacher Adult English Language and Literacy Program The New York Public Library ESOL Professional Development Associate Literacy Assistance Center New York City

Applied Linguistics

Bilingual/Dual Language Education
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Kellie Griffith,

Kellie Griffith, Dual Language Teacher

Elementary Education
Higher Education
Secondary Education
Special Education
Teacher Education
Teaching English Internationally
Technology Enhanced Language Learning

Goals of the SIGs

As microcosms of NYS TESOL, the SIGs adhere to the goals of the association as identified in the NYS TESOL Constitution:

To provide professional development, participation and leadership;
To provide for study and research;
To disseminate information relevant to the organization;
To work cooperatively toward the improvement of instruction in all programs which seek to provide students with an opportunity to acquire English language skills and proficiency, whether they can be carried out in monolingual or bilingual modes of instruction;
To promote empathy and respect for the native culture and language of all students of English, whether they are learning in a bilingual or monolingual context.