NYS TESOL: Membership

Are you interested in:

• Meeting professionals who share your interests?
• Employment issues?
• ESL in Higher Education?
• Regents' Requirements in Pre-K-12?
• Learning more about good teaching?
• Learning more about the teaching of reading, writing, listening, and speaking?
• Learning about language acquisition and technology?

Receive Idiom, our 24-page quarterly publication. Network with others from your profession. Learn about new teaching practices. Join in talks to improve employment conditions. Find out about efforts to negotiate with the New York State Education Department. Help disseminate information about immigrants' rights. Become a player!

Who belongs to NYS TESOL?

Teachers, administrators, university students, paraprofessionals, and consultants with diverse educational interests that make up this professional organization. They represent all regions of New York State, all levels of instruction, and all Special Interest Groups (SIGs).

What does NYS TESOL membership include?

1. Idiom, a quarterly publication, featuring articles on current techniques, research, book reviews, and announcements.

2. Notification of Events: (a) Annual statewide conference, (b) ODMACs (one-day mini-area conferences) and other regional events, and (c) SIG (special interest group) events.

3. Professional Discounts on registration fees at the annual conference and ODMACs and on promotional items and publications.

4. Mailings of complimentary information from publishers, including catalogs and announcements of new products.

How to apply for new membership

There are now two ways to become a new member.

1. Register online and pay by credit card.
Sign up with our new safe, secure online membership form.

2. Printable form for Mail-in Registration
Download and fill out the membership form in PDF format.
(The free Adobe Acrobat reader is required to view this form.)

Send the application to
   P.O. Box 185, Teachers College
   Columbia University
   525 W. 120th Street
   New York, NY 10027
along with the check payable to "New York State TESOL"

A prospective member eligible for a student discount should obtain endorsement from their faculty members (either academic advisor or course instructor) on their application form.

How to renew your membership

Please renew your membership according to the instructions. Notification will be sent a few months in advance before your membershop expires.

If you have changes your status (change of address, etc.), please contact the business manager at businessmanager@nystesol.org. For all other membership questions, please contact the membership chairperson at membership@nystesol.org.

NYS TESOL Membership