{"id":41641,"date":"2026-05-14T15:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohiotesol.org\/web\/?page_id=41641"},"modified":"2026-05-19T13:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:28:08","slug":"advocacy-events-connections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ohiotesol.org\/web\/advocacy-events-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy Events &amp; Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay Connected and Get Involved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Explore advocacy events, professional organizations, and opportunities that support multilingual learners and educators across Ohio. Connect with Ohio TESOL advocacy liaisons and partner networks to collaborate, share ideas, and stay informed about advocacy efforts impacting the TESOL community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#e3e8ed;flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohiotesol.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Advocacy-Events-3.png?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohiotesol.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Advocacy-Events-3.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohiotesol.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Advocacy-Events-3.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 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class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">June 22 &#8211; 24, 2026: TESOL Advocacy Action Days<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a6a245a7fcc679a6fde4b8241ed7cd79 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ohiotesol.org\" title=\"\">October 8-9, 2026:  Ohio TESOL Annual Conference<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">March 15-18, 2027:  TESOL International<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">May 5, 2027:  OCHLA Legislative Visit Day<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#e3e8ed;flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohiotesol.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Professional-Organizations-8.png?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohiotesol.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Professional-Organizations-8.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohiotesol.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Professional-Organizations-8.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohiotesol.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Professional-Organizations-8.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohiotesol.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Professional-Organizations-8.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.escneo.org\/Downloads\/NOELL%2025-26.pdf?v=76\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NOELL: Northeast Ohio English Language Learners Collaborative<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-dbf77653e9ccd4e2150f76da0debb50d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1883c0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.escneo.org\/TitleIIIEnglishLearnersConsortium.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Education Service Center of Northeast Ohio: Title III English Learners Consortium<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d76de3d3eb3372eafbcc096b1604716c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1883c0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesol.org\/advocacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TESOL International Association Advocacy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-05d128610ddc65cde035faa2ccce6556 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1883c0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/welcomingamerica.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Welcoming America<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-41189056e106c661e66dcec281b216ad wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1883c0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crisohio.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS) Ohio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Part of Ohio TESOL\u2019s mission is to advocate for the TESOL profession at the local, state, and federal level while supporting educators and multilingual learners across Ohio and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">If you have questions, suggestions, advocacy resources, or would like to become more involved in advocacy efforts supporting multilingual learners and language education, we encourage you to connect with the Ohio TESOL Advocacy Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Paul Hudson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">ohiotesoladvocacy@gmail.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr. Adam Cooper<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">ohiotesoladvocacy.3@gmail.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stay Connected and 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