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Dear HEIS Community,
I would like to thank every member of our interest section (IS)
who contributed a proposal for TESOL 2019! This was the first year of
our transition into the use of strands. While ISs will continue to have
IS academic and InterSections, the majority of the proposal review
process has begun to transition to the new strand model. The strand
model allows the ISs to focus on inbetween conference work while
maximizing the expertise of colleagues who work in/research in areas
related to the strands.
As with every year, only a portion of proposals could be
accepted given time and space constraints, so do not get discouraged if
you were not accepted!
2018–2019 also served as our first year transitioning to our
Communities of Practice within TESOL. This continues a push toward
strengthening our ISs and renewing a vision for our future TESOL
conventions and ISs. In all, TESOL is working to continue to improve and
to serve its membership.
Please remember that our myTESOL
community platform is a resource for all of us to discuss and keep
informed about issues affecting our ISs, so I hope that you will watch
for and contribute to discussions.
This is an exciting time to be with TESOL and HEIS, and I am looking forward to our collective journey.
Very best,
Kevin Martin
Past Chair, TESOL Higher Education Interest Section
Kevin J. Martin is the dean for the School of
Education for Virginia International University in Fairfax, Virginia,
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