Latest News from Ohio TESOL

  • Plan Your 2026 Ohio TESOL Conference Experience
    It’s time to start planning your conference experience! Review the 2026 Ohio TESOL Conference sessions and explore the presentations and workshops available throughout the two-day conference. Review the 2026 Conference Sessions Take a look at the conference schedule and start planning the ….  Read More
  • Meet Our 2026 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Megan Hopkins
    Ohio TESOL is excited to welcome Dr. Megan Hopkins as our 2026 keynote speaker! A former bilingual teacher, researcher, and education leader, Dr. Hopkins has spent more than two decades working to improve opportunities for multilingual learners. Her work asks an important ….  Read More
  • Help Shape the Future of Ohio TESOL: 2027 Board Nominations Are Now Open
    Ohio TESOL is now accepting nominations for the Ohio TESOL Board, and we invite you to consider becoming part of the leadership team that helps guide our organization. Whether you’re an experienced leader or looking for a meaningful way to become more ….  Read More
  • New! 2026 Ohio TESOL Conference FAQs Now Available
    Planning to attend the 2026 Ohio TESOL Conference? We’ve created a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page to make it easier to find the information you need before registering and attending. Whether you’re wondering about purchase orders, group registrations, hotel accommodations, conference meals, ….  Read More
  • Watch and Support Emerging TESOL Research
    Get a glimpse of the latest research coming out of Ohio’s Universities. As an Ohio TESOL member, you have access to presentations from the four researchers featured in the 2026 Ohio TESOL Graduate Research Symposium. Click here to access the 2026 Graduate ….  Read More
  • Ohio TESOL Conference Scholarships promotional graphic featuring the 2026 conference theme, "Rooted in Purpose: Cultivating Systems of Support," with an illustration of a growing plant and roots. The graphic highlights the scholarship application deadline of September 1, 2026.
    2026 Conference Grants Grants Now Open!
    Supporting Educators. Strengthening Our Community. Ohio TESOL is committed to making professional learning accessible and affordable. Discounted conference registration is available for current Ohio TESOL members, paraprofessionals, retired educators, and full-time students. Join educators from across Ohio for two days of learning, ….  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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