Dear TESL Sask,
I hope you are surviving the winter which has been challenging in
many parts of the province this year. From my home in Kamloops, we’ve
many parts of the province this year. From my home in Kamloops, we’ve
been cut off more than once due to heavy snowfalls. On the coast, spring
is in the air which means that BC TEAL is ramping up preparations for
our annual conferences.
The BC TEAL Vancouver Island Regional conference is in Victoria at Camosun College on Saturday, February 22nd, and the Annual Conference which is paired with the Image Conference
is in New Westminster at Douglas College on April 23-25. The Image
Conference is bringing national and international attention to our
annual conference this year, so register now and get prepared for a great event.
I will be heading to the TESOL International Convention
in Denver in March to represent BC TEAL. This is definitely a highlight
because year after year BC TEAL is viewed internationally as one of the
most successful, responsive, and innovative affiliates.
BC TEAL would like to learn how the association can better serve its
members and to guide our future initiatives, member benefits, and
activities. We would appreciate you completing this short anonymous survey which should take less than five minutes.
A great way to get involved with the organization is to contribute to the BC TEAL newsletter. TEAL News
invites submissions for the Spring 2020 issue. Newsletter articles are
usually 500-1000 words in length. The deadline for submissions to the
next issue of TEAL News is March 9, 2020. Please contact the editor at [email protected]
with your submission ideas. You may also want to consider submitting to
the peer-reviewed BC TEAL Journal, which publishes on an ongoing
basis, with articles gathered into a single issue over the course of one
calendar year.Information on how to submit an article to the journal
along with author guidelines can be found here: https://ojs-o.library.ubc.ca/index.php/BCTJ/about/submissions.
I'd also like to add a note of congratulations to BC TEAL member and
VCC EAL Instructor Tanya Cowie, who is going to be a delegate at the
64th Commission on the Status of Women at the UN Headquarters in March.
As my term as president is drawing to a close, I look forward to
connecting with as many members as possible during the upcoming
conferences. Please let me know your thoughts on how BC TEAL can serve
the needs of your sector, and if you are interested in getting more
involved, I’ll be happy to connect you with one of our committee chairs.
Cheers,
Karen Densky, PhD
President, BC TEAL (2018-2020)
