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Mission
To provide education
opportunities to
teachers of English learners and to inform the general public about
strengths and needs of these students.
The CATESOL Education Foundation
has federal and state approval to operate as a 501-c-3 public
charity foundation. The Foundation’s purpose is to receive and
administer charitable funds and donations necessary to support
the advancement of CATESOL’s educational goals.
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Goals and
Purpose
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To improve the
preparation
of teachers of non-native learners by providing educational
opportunities for further professional development
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To inform the general
public
about the strengths and needs of non-native speakers of English
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To promote appreciation
of diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds
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Projects include
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Sponsoring outstanding speakers at chapter, regional, and state conferences
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Supporting Pre Conference Institutes at the CATESOL annual conference
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Funding workshops and training on cultural diversity, instructional strategies
for teaching English learners, and other professional development
needs
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Supporting special training
on SDAIE/SIOP methodologies and second language
acquisition theory and strategies
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Providing financial support
for the publication of the annual CATESOL
Journal, a publication that showcases research in the field of
language teaching
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Copyright (c) 2010.
CATESOL Education Foundation. |
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Brett Thomas,
2008 Convention Chair in Sacramento, receives a $5000 check from
CATESOL Education Foundation Treasurer, Don Sillings. Karen
Dennis, President; Kathy Flynn, Liaison to the CATESOL Board; Dan
Fichtner, Director at Large, share the historic moment of the
Foundation’s first contribution to CATESOL.
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 An
exciting new project for 2009-2010 is the Tippy Schwabe Grant,
which will promote participation in CATESOL activities while M.A.
and Ph.D. graduate students in the UC Davis Linguistics Department
are studying for their degree. The Foundation expects this project
to serve as a model for other institutions interested in promoting
professional development for teachers of English to speakers of
other languages. The application process will soon be on the
CATESOL web site. |
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