Message from the President:

Networking and professional development is a big part of CATESOL. We welcome you to discover all that CATESOL offers. Having been a member of CATESOL since I moved to California back in 1983 after having taught in China for two years, I have grown to know so many ESL colleagues in Orange County, Los Angeles County, and now across California and Nevada. My confidence as a teacher blossomed into leadership and administration. It's a very rewarding experience to be part of such an energetic organization.

Welcome to our new and renewing members. Discover all we have to offer on our website. Look for upcoming regional conferences and chapter workshops in your area. Join one of new webinars and let us know what topics you'd like to hear about.

Our CATESOL News is going green. We are making the move to online only version of our quarterly newsletter. It's still full of all the lesson plans, articles and announcements, plus color photos! Look for your password to access the new edition in your email. It's coming out soon - just in time for the beginning of fall.

Thank you for supporting CATESOL!

Sincerely,
Margaret Teske

Of Special Interest

CATESOL Local Talks
Informal Discussions hosted by CATESOL Members
Do you have an idea to share with colleagues from the surrounding area? Consider hosting a two-hour informal discussion at your school. Email president@catesol.org with your idea.

Your charitable contribution to the 2011 CATESOL Angel Fund is used directly by the CATESOL Education Foundation to support the CATESOL Annual Conference. For more information, follow this link to the CATESOL Education Foundation.

Members can now access the electronic version of the CATESOL Journal or order hard copies of the CATESOLNews and the CATESOL Journal.

Congratulations to Lia Kamhi-Stein, founder of the Non-Native Language Educators Issues Interest Group and past CATESOL President, who has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 TESOL Award for Excellence in Teaching. Please join all of us in congratulating her on receiving this prestigious and much-deserved award!

Did you know that you can support CATESOL by making purchases from the CATESOL Marketplace? There, you can buy CATESOL Journals or Articles from the Journals (a searchable list of the Articles since 1997 is provided), use the CATESOL Travel website (similar to Expedia or Travelocity) to book any of your travel, or register for Chapter Workshops or Conferences. Be sure to visit the CATESOL Marketplace.