NNETESOL held its annual conference on 5 November 2011 at St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont. The event was a huge success, with over 200 participants from our tri-state area of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont! We had a number of exhibitors, a variety of workshops, eight hours of networking with colleagues, and, best of all, the TESOL president, Christine Coombe. Participant evaluations indicated that Ms. Coombe’s knowledge was extraordinary, her topic was of great interest and relevance to our teachers, and she was a fabulous presenter!

If you are interested in the workshops presented at the NNETESOL conference, please visit the conference website for more information.

TESOL President Christine Coombe and Conference Participant Kathy Lobo

REDEVELOPING OUR IMAGE

Over the past year, NNETESOL has redeveloped its Web site with the hope it will be more user friendly and meet the needs of our members. Our goal was to increase our traffic throughout the year as well as provide our members with great resources and information. We now have executive board members blogging monthly along with updated and pertinent information such as TESOL registration and World Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) courses. Photos and biographies enhance the executive board member page. To drive our members to the Web site we strengthened our conference resources by adding an online Call for Proposal; information about carpooling, area hotels, and discounts; directions and maps; details for exhibitors and colleges/universities; and our conference schedule and workshop descriptions. Take a moment to browse our website and let us know your thoughts!