Latest News from Ohio TESOL

  • Ohio TESOL 2025 Conference & Call for Proposals
    We are pleased to announce the 2025 Ohio TESOL Conference, where the the theme is Interwoven Worlds: Language, Culture, and Connection.The conference will be November 20th and 21st, 2025 at the Nationwide Hotel & Convention Center in Lewis Center Ohio.If you are ....  Read More
  • 2024 Conference Photo Gallery
    Enjoy this google photos album that collects photos from our 2024 conference. Feel free to share your own memories as well. Thank you Milena, Mackenzie, and Mauricio for getting this album started.Find on Google Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/dL9E97YgmKaERCE69
  • Ohio University CALL Conference 2025
    We’re proud to announce that the OU CALL Conference is returning on April 25, 2025. With featured speaker, Shannon Sauro and the theme "CALL in the Wild", University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Want to present? Submit a proposal and find more information ....  Read More
  • 2025 Graduate Research Symposium
    Ohio TESOL is excited to announce its 5th Annual Virtual Graduate Symposium, which will be held online May 10, 2025.The Graduate Student Research Symposium is an excellent opportunity for graduate students to present their completed or ongoing research projects to professionals and ....  Read More
  • Ohio TESOL Conference Guide
    Interwoven Worlds: Language, Culture, and Connections📅 Dates: November 20–21, 2025To learn more about sponsorship opportunities and take the next step in supporting Ohio TESOL, head over to our Exhibitor/Sponsorship Page and secure your spot today!📍 Location: Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center100 Green ....  Read More

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About Ohio TESOL

Ohio TESOL (Ohio Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) is an affiliate of TESOL, an international professional organization. The specific purposes of this nonprofit organization are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, strengthen and improve instruction of English to speakers of other languages and dialects and cooperate with other groups within the state having similar purposes.


Ohio TESOL advocates and promotes professional development, interaction and leadership in the field of ESL and bilingual education within the state of Ohio and in so doing, promotes respect for the native cultures and languages of all citizens and students. Finally, Ohio TESOL encourages standards for professional preparation, language instruction and employment.  Ohio TESOL has traditionally offered one conference each year, centrally located in Columbus.


In 2020, when the conference was canceled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Ohio TESOL put on a weekly webinar series, 'Tuesdays with Ohio TESOL' in the fall in order to support our members who were largely teaching online.  In the 2021/2022 school year, this series has been extended to a full-year of programming.


We invite nationally recognized TESOL experts to these conferences and also have members give presentations which share their research, their practical teaching tips, or their ideas on curriculum or material design. We also invite a number of publishers to our conferences to display the best and most recent publications in our field.


As a member of Ohio TESOL you will receive the latest issues of our nationally recognized Ohio TESOL journal every year. Areas include Adult Education Concerns, Book Reviews, Calendar of Events, Conference Information, Profiles of Programs, Regional News, Socio-Political Concerns, Teaching Tips, Theory in the Classroom, and more.





The reasons for forming Ohio TESOL in 1977 were quite simple. By forming a professional association of like-minded individuals, we gain strength and knowledge.  Each individual is limited in terms of ideas, expertise, and strength. But when we join
together, we all benefit from the union.

We can share ideas at our professional gatherings and through our publications. We can listen to each other’s professional
issues and join together to solve them.

We also have the collective strength to attract others to talk to us at our professional meetings, and we can form an entity to advocate for professional issues such as teacher certification.

We have the power to address other professional groups and governmental organizations.

Our Mission Statement

The mission of Ohio TESOL, an affiliate of TESOL, is to develop the professional expertise of its members and other involved in educating those learners for whom English is a non-native language by:

  • Advocating for the TESOL profession at the local, state and federal level
  • Promoting Professional Development
  • Acting as a resource for the dissemination of information
  • Improving standards for high-quality instruction
  • Promoting better employment conditions
  • Encouraging opportunities for networking, interaction, leadership and research
  • Promoting respect for the language rights and culture of all people

Our Vision Statement

Ohio TESOL, an association of teachers of English to speakers of other languages, provides professional representation, resources, and expertise in support of institutions and individuals dedicated to the education of learners for whom English is a non-native language.

--Adopted October, 1999


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Ohiotesol@gmail.com