PRTESOL Bulletin From the Board

PUERTO RICO TESOL! OCTOBER, 2015

http://puertoricotesol.org - TRANSFORMING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE! PAGE 1

BULLETIN FROM THE BOARD!

42nd Annual Conven.on Nov. 20-‐21, 2015San Juan, Puerto Rico

http://puertoricotesol.org/index.html




Dear teachers, professors, school directors, and administrators:PRTESOL is expecting to see you soon! The 2015 PRTESOL Annual Convention is only weeks away. We have been working hard in order to satisfy you. The convention’s theme is: “Transforming the Learning Experience for

Life-Long Learners through CREATIVITY”. It will be held at “Universidad del Sagrado Corazon”, San Juan, PR, November 20-21, 2015. The convention fees have been lowered to assure your attendance.

The objective of our convention is to empower teachers to change the nature, function, or condition of the teaching process, so the students can pursue knowledge throughout life in a flexible and diverse experience, available at different times and places, promoting acknowledgments beyond traditional schooling and at a full length of the adult life by being able to transform new and imaginative ideas into reality.

The Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in San Juan, PR has given PRTESOL a special rate that is due

October 30, 2015. The group code is C-GTC; we encourage you to make your reservations promptly.

Various exhibitors such as: Cambridge University Press, Spring Branch ISD, McGraw Hill Education, Ken French Group, Interamerican University, Metro, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña: Poetry Out Loud, Pearson, College Board, Nova, Camera Mundi, Viajes A Plus Tours, Santillana, Extron, and more have confirmed their participation to promote products and services meant to assist you. Exhibitors are still welcome to reserve their space in the convention.

We have many excellent presenters from PR and abroad. Our keynote speakers, Dr. Jean Rodriguez from Universidad Interamericana, Guayama and Dorina Sackman, Florida Teacher of the Year, are ready to impress you all! We will be having a social event Friday afternoon in the university. The promotion will be sent out soon in order for attendees to purchase their tickets. PRTESOL is confident that the 2015 Convention will be a success!Sincerely,Vivian Rivera Maysonet2015 PRTESOL [email protected].

Directory: Board of Directors 2015

Executive BoardVivian Rivera Maysonet

PresidentRosa Roman - Vice President

Edward Torres - Past President

Executive Board AppointedNon-‐Voting Members

Naomi Vega Nieves -‐ Executive SecretaryJanytsie Mora -‐ Membership SecretaryMiriam Deida -‐ Treasurer

Regional PresidentsEastern: Ivan MundoNorthern: Daphna Doron

Southern: Jann M. GuzmánWestern: Carol N. Moe

Public School RepresentativesElementary: Héctor PérezPublic Secondary: Josué AlejandroPublic Higher Ed: Jennifer AliceaStudent: Annerys De Jesus

Private School RepresentativesElementary: Maureen OramaSecondary: VacantPrivate Higher Ed:Irma Rodriquez



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Plenary SpeakerDorina Sackman

42nd Annual Conven.onNov. 20-‐21, 2015

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Transforming the Learning Experience for Life-‐Long Learners through CREATIVITY

Dorina Sackman is the 2014 Florida Teacher of the Year, and a Finalist for National Teacher of the Year. She is a leading authority on teaching English Language Learners, and has spent the past 18 years face-to-face with students of diverse backgrounds at the elementary, high school and college levels.

An expert in building solid relationships that result in successful learning experiences for students and teachers, Ms. Sackman believes connection, creativity and community make up the true learning experience. Because of this philosophy, she began her company B.E.L.I.E.V.E.!®LLC and travels the country as a motivational educational speaker presenting research-based workshops on empowering educators to B.E.L.I.E.V.E.!® in themselves and the students they teach.

She is currently earning her doctorate in education as she embarks on a new journey of taking the classroom outdoors. Dorina is creating a non-profit self-sustainable ranch to provide children an educational after-school haven for STEM in agriculture and equine and bovine therapy. Miss Sackman states, "Never, ever, EVER give up on a kid, and you teach them to never, ever, EVER give up on themselves; that is...if you truly B.E.L.I.E.V.E.®!"





Plenary Speaker

Dorina Sackman



Transforming the Learning Experience for Life-‐Long Learners through CREATIVITY

Research for the Bilingual Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity and Learning Gains!

Teachers are brilliant. There… I said it. We are so awesome; we are instrumental in

improving a newer science: educational neuroscience. See neuroscientists aren’t the only

researchers fascinated by the complex makeup of our children’s brains. Teachers have

entered the world of brain based research to better comprehend how our kids learn. In this

session, educators and lovers of “how people tick” will be enlightened as to how the structure

of the brain and all its components can greatly influence how we teach and lead out students

to success. Are you ready to have your mind blown? Are you ready to take creative teaching

to another level? Well, come join me…that is, if you B.E.L.I.E.V.E.!®!

B.E.L.I.E.V.E.!® in The Writing Recipe: Foolproof Writing Strategies for the English Learner!

Remember the days when your favorite recipes were written on index cards? Well, students

can do the same with their prized pieces of writing! Come and see how this interactive,

hands-on DI driven activity empowers any English Learner to create quality essays that grow

with their language acquisition. It’s time to make writing a delicious experience! A sample of

the Writing Recipe in action can be seen on the Teaching Channel here: https://

www.teachingchannel.org/videos/ell-essay-structure-lesson



https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/ell-essay-structure-lesson






42nd Annual PRTESOL Convention

Transforming the Learning Experiencefor Life-Long Learners through

CREATIVITY

PLENARY SPEAKER

DR. JEAN RODRIGUEZ PAZOInter American University, Guayama, PR





42nd Annual PRTESOL ConventionTransforming the Learning Experiencefor Life-Long Learners through CREATIVITY

Presenters Title of Presentation University/School/Company

1 Anthony Cortes Sound Educational PracticesExtron ElectronicsAnaheim, CA

2 Arleen Serrano

Engaging Students with Special Needs: Fostering a Person-Centered Approach in the Classroom

Texas State University

3 Carmen Milagros Torres Rivera

Up the Spider Web…from Anancy to

Compay Araña in Traditional Tales

University of Puerto Rico Humacao

4 Clift D. Armstrong, Ph.D

Creativity is Fundamental to Learning

University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras

5 Crystal Bock Thiessen

Creating Engaging, Communicative, and Creative Lessons from Limited EFL Materials

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

6Cynthia Pittman& Wendell Villanueva

Creating and Learning through Interdisciplinary Connections


7 Debra Freedman

Do We Really Listen?NYC Dept. of Education, Brooklyn College, Kingsborough Community College, St. Joseph's College

8

Elizabeth Dayton, PhDCarpenter, CarolynDeron DolphusGloria Franchesci BatistaLeira Martinez ToroMichelle Morales GarcíaRanesha Smith

Motivation to Learn English: Creating a Vision of a Future L2 Self

University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez






Presenters Title of Presentation University/School/Company

9Emily Almansa, Theresa Mezo & Ariana Gonzalez

Reclaiming Student Attention Using Free, Interactive, Technology-Based Strategies

Inter-American University

10Evaleen Velazquez &Maureen Sheppard

The Power of Inquiry-Based Learning

Pan American Academy Charter School, Philadelphia, PA

11 Eyla Santiago RamosFacing Students’ Gaps: Using Dices to Teach Sentence Construction

University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

12 Faith Litchock-MorellatoMusic to My Ears: Grammar Review Through Song

Wentworth Institute of Technology

13 Federico Escobar-Córdoba, JDIs there a Place for English Literature in Language Instruction?

College Board de Puerto Rico y América Latina

14Amiris Helena&Sandra Rodriguez

Become a Creative Teacher: Come and Have Fun, Break the Ice and Check-in

Centro Cultural Dominico-Americano (Bi-National Center)

15 Helga M. Castaño HileraTeaching ESL with Translanguaging University of West Florida and

University of South Alabama

16 Iván R. Pagán ToroCreativity, Writing, Drama, and Lifelong Learning

Inter-American University at San German

17 Ivette Concepción & Ivette CardonaThe Happiness of Learning in a Multiple Intelligence Environment

Capitan Correa

18Jackeline Martínez Rodríguez, Ph.D & Evelyn Pérez Mass, Ph.D

Happy to Write in English: Using Music to Stimulate Students in the ESL Classroom

Department of Education & Universidad del Turabo

19 Janet Kabak

How to Teach Engli$h using Life $kills and Money! $$$

Middlesex County College New Jersey Public Schools





20 John Hill, Ph.DClassroom Instruction that Helps to Improve Student Achievement

University of the Virgin Islands

21 Laura Martínez Ortiz Music as Language of Instruction University of Puerto Rico Rio

Piedras

22 Lucy Perez

Creative Teacher Recruitment Strategies to Meet the Needs of English as a Second Language Students in Springfield Massachusetts

Springfield Public Schools

23Mara Luna Pérez &Brenda López Ortiz, Ph.D

Shopping at the M.A.L.L.: Using Mobile Technologies in the ESL Classroom


24 Marge Tye Zuba, Ph.D

Creating Engaging Lessons that “Leave no Student Behind” in the English Classroom

Framingham State University International Education Program

25Marylian Rivera Villanueva &Marie J. Agesilas, Ph.D

Innovating Education: Preparing Self-Motivated 21st Century Life-Long Educators

Inter-American University, Aguadilla Campus

26 Toledo Melendez, M. M. &Morales Rivera, J &Marengo Ramos

Creativeness: New ideas that inspire greatness

American Military Academy / St. Mary / Luis Muñoz Rivera Elementary School

27 Migdalia Cruz Arthurton, Ph.D

The Common Core for ELL Students: What do I do for my ELL students?

University of the Virgin Islands

28 Miguel A De Jesus ColónDeveloping grammar skills through poetry writing

Colegio San José Superior, Caguas

29Miriam Eisenstein Ebsworth, Ph.D & Chencen Cai

To Click or Not to Click: The Effect of Hypertext on ESL Reading Comprehension

New York University


Presenters Title of PresentationUniversity/School/

Company






35 Rob Jenkins

Redeeming the Minutes: How to Re-claim Lost Instructional Time Through the Power of Refocus

Georgia Perimeter College

36 Rosa Nydia González Frosting our Stories: A Delicious Take on Figurative Language


37 Cristina M. Salgado

Collaborating and Cooperating as we learn

ISAT - Instituto Superior Anísio Teixeira (College)Niteroi – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

38Sandra Dones, Ph.D &Vigimaris Nadal-Ramos

Practical Lesson Planning Format for the ESL University Classroom

University of Puerto Rico

39 Tamara JG Barbosa, Ph.DEdmodo a New Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning

University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras

40 Zaira R. Arvelo AliceaCreativity in the Assessment of Literacy Skills

Purdue University

41Zuleika Morales & Tania Lefevre

Finding the Muse: Promoting Agility and Self-evaluation through Writing Logs


30 Miriam Eisenstein Ebsworth, Ph.D &Timothy John Ebsworth, PhD

Becoming Bilingual in Puerto Rico: Teacher and Learner Perspectives

New York University, Steinhardt

31 Nelson Omar Nazario Toro Writers of the Round Table: Joining the Conversation Through Reflective Writing


32 Nicole M. Acevedo FelicianoProblem-Based Learning: Teaching Nonfiction to Work on

Southwestern Educational Society

33Oleana Sacuik, Ph.D&Katriamar Nieves

Plays and Poetry to Foster Personal Creativity of Expression

Inter-American University San German

34 Ricardo Molina Castrillón

Inspired to Inspire: The Creative Process of Building Resources for Integrated Literature and Art Units

University of Puerto Rico Cayey

Presenters Title of PresentationUniversity/School/

Company













We are happy to announce our awards and scholarships opportunities for 2015. Attached you will find information regarding all of them. Just submit the required documents by mail to:

PRTESOLP.O. Box 366828San Juan, PR 00936-6828Attention: Awards and

Scholarships Committee For more information, contact

us via e-mail at [email protected] or at [email protected]. The due date for submitting the applications by regular mail is September 30, 2015.

Remember that information on all awards and the applications will appear in the PRTESOLGRAM and on our official PRTESOL web site: www.puertoricotesol.org. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity.

Dr. Jennifer Alicea CastilloChairAwards and Scholarships Committee







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The Bylaws of Puerto Rico TESOL An Affiliate of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.

Ratified September 2015

Ar.cle I. Name

The name of this organizaPon is Puerto Rico TESOL (PRTESOL), an affiliate of TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages).

Ar.cle II. Purpose

PRTESOL, incorporated by the Puerto Rico State Department under the Ley General de Corporaciones para el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico (January 9, 1956), is a non-‐profit professional organizaPon that is dedicated to: 1. promoPng scholarship and professional development; 2. providing opportuniPes for study and research; 3. disseminaPng informaPon and research on the teaching of English to speakers of other languages; 4. working cooperaPvely towards the improvement of instrucPon in all programs which seek to provide students with the opportunity to become proficient English language learners; 5. coordinaPng informaPon with the local, stateside, and internaPonal professional organizaPons with similar goals; 6. promoPng the recogniPon of English as an addiPonal language tool for communicaPon, and not as a supplanPng means of expression at the expense of the second language learner’s naPve language and culture.

Ar.cle III. Membership

A. Membership in PRTESOL is open to all who are concerned with the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. B. Good Standing -‐ A member shall be deemed to be in good standing when that member has paid all applicable dues. Duly recorded members in good standing shall be enPtled to parPcipate in the acPviPes of PRTESOL, including voPng and aênding meePngs. C. Membership shall be for twelve months.

Ar.cle IV. Membership Dues and Fees

A. Membership dues shall be paid annually. B. Membership dues shall be determined by the Board.





C. InformaPon about dues and fees shall be posted on the PRTESOL Website. D. Fees for adverPsing, exhibiPons, the Annual ConvenPon, and other acPviPes are determined by the PRTESOL Board of Directors.E. No regional chapter may impose a separate membership fee to its consPtuents.

Ar.cle V. Mee.ngs

A. Annual General Mee.ng

1. The annual general business meePng will be held during the annual convenPon of the organizaPon. 2. All members are invited to aênd. 3. Members present will consPtute quorum. 4. The agenda of the business meePng shall be presented to the membership at the annual convenPon.

B. Regular Board Mee.ngs:

1. The Board will meet a minimum of six (6) Pmes per year. 2. VoPng may not be done by proxy. 3. Members in good standing are invited to aênd any meePng of the organizaPon.

C. Quorum:

1. Ficy percent (50%) of voPng Board members shall consPtute quorum. 2. If the absence of quorum does not allow holding two consecuPve regular meePngs, the president may call for an emergency meePng where those who are present will consPtute quorum.

D. ASendance:

1. All members of the Board of Directors must aênd the regular meePngs. 2. If a member cannot aênd a meePng, he/she must inform the execuPve secretary prior to the meePng, who will record in the minutes Absent-‐Excused.

E. Extraordinary Mee.ngs:

1. An extraordinary meePng may be called by the president when deemed necessary for the best interest of the organizaPon. 2. The execuPve secretary will noPfy all Board members of the Pme, place, and the reason for calling an extraordinary meePng. 3. No other business but that specified in the noPce may be transacted at the extraordinary meePng without the unanimous consent of all present at such meePng.





Ar.cle VI. Board of Directors

The Board of Directors shall consist of elected officers and appointed officers.

Elected Officers (vo.ng members)

A. The elected officers of the Board of Directors: 1. President2. Vice-‐President3. Immediate Past-‐President4. Elementary EducaPon RepresentaPve 5. Secondary EducaPon RepresentaPve 6. Higher EducaPon RepresentaPve 7. Student RepresentaPve 8. Four (4) Chapter Presidents

B. The elected members shall serve terms of office specified in the Policy Manual and may not hold more than one voPng posiPon on the Board. C. Elected members may serve no more than two consecuPve terms in the same office. D. The duPes of the elected officers are specified in the Policy Manual. E. President, vice-‐president and immediate past-‐president must be members of TESOL InternaPonal. F. The student representaPve (ESL or teacher training) must have an acPve program of 12 undergraduate credits or 6 graduate credits. G. Only PRTESOL members in good standing who are English educators or students of English EducaPon may form part of the Board of Directors.

Appointed officers (non-‐vo.ng members)

A. Appointed members of the Board of Directors have a voice but no vote.1. ExecuPve Secretary 2. Membership Secretary 3. Treasurer 4. PRTESOLGRAM Editor 5. Webmaster 6. Sponsorship Chairperson 7. Publishers’ Liaison

B. The appointed members shall serve terms of office as specified in the Policy Manual. C. The duPes of the appointed officers are specified in the Policy Manual.





Execu.ve Board

The ExecuPve Board shall consist of the President, Immediate Past-‐President, Vice-‐President, ExecuPve Secretary, Membership Secretary, and Treasurer.

Ar9cle VII. Vacancies

A. Vacancies caused by resignaPon or declared so by the Board of Directors should be filled by this body to complete the predecessor’s year of office. The vacancy is then submiêd once again for the membership’s determinaPon in the organizaPon’s next electoral process. B. If the office of the president is vacated, the vice-‐president shall assume posiPon as president and shall serve for the remainder of that term and the enPre succeeding term. C. If the posiPon of vice-‐president is vacated before March 31st, a special elecPon by the membership will be held to fill the posiPon. If the posiPon becomes vacant acer March 31st, it will remain vacant and the posiPon of president will be added to the ballot of the upcoming elecPon. D. A vacancy may be declared if a voPng member or ExecuPve Board member has three (3) absences in a year whether or not they are excused. E. A moPon to remove any Board Member from office requires a 2/3 vote in favor by the Board of Directors.

Ar.cle VIII. Annual Elec.on

A. ElecPons will be held yearly for the posiPon of vice-‐president and any other vacancies on the Board of Directors. B. Candidates for the posiPon of vice-‐president must have one (1) year of leadership experience in PRTESOL. C. Unless there is a violaPon of the Bylaws, the cerPfied results of the official counPng of the ballots are final.

Ar.cle IX. CommiSees

A. Standing Commiêes of PRTESOL: 1. NominaPons Commiêe 2. Membership Commiêe3. Program Commiêe4. CommunicaPons Commiêe, 5. Award and Scholarship Commiêe6. Socio-‐poliPcal Concerns Commiêe7. ConvenPon EvaluaPon Commiêe 8. Bylaws and Policy Manual Commiêe

B. Commiêes shall perform duPes as prescribed in the Policy Manual. C. Board of Directors may establish Ad Hoc Commiêes. D. Commiêe membership and chairs shall cease according to the period established in the Policy Manual.





Ar.cle X. Regional Chapters

A. Regional Chapters shall be composed of those members of PRTESOL who reside or work in a parPcular region. B. Each chapter may accept members from other local chapters who have indicated a preference of affiliaPon other than by geographical designaPon, but no member can be affiliated to more than one local chapter.C. Each Chapter shall abide by the PRTESOL Bylaws and Policy Manual. D. Each chapter must organize at least one full-‐day professional development acPvity to serve the needs of its members, failure to do so may be cause for decerPficaPon of the chapter. E. Each chapter will have an annual meePng at the PRTESOL ConvenPon.F. Each chapter will have an elecPon for board members at the annual meePng.G. Each chapter will receive an annual sPpend to be determined by the Board of Directors depending on the availability of funds.

Ar.cle XI. Conflict of Interest

A. Any member of the Board of Directors who has a financial, personal, or official interest in, or conflict (or appearance of a conflict) with any maêr pending before the Board, of such nature that it prevents or may prevent that member from acPng on the maêr in an imparPal manner, will offer to voluntarily excuse him/herself and will refrain from discussion and voPng on said item. B. To avoid any semblance of a possible conflict of interest, none of the posiPons of the ExecuPve Board will be occupied by mulPple members of a family unit, even though they may be PRTESOL members.

Ar.cle XII. Fiscal Policies

A. The Fiscal year of the Board of Directors shall be from January 1 to December 31. B. The Board of Directors authorizes the compensaPon of all services deemed necessary for the reasonable conduct of the OrganizaPon’s goals. C. The president and the treasurer are authorized to pay regular expenses that are below the amount established in the budget approved by the Board of Directors each year.D. As the financial officer, the Treasurer, pays all uncontested bills within thirty days of receipt. E. The membership may quesPon the expenditures at any regular or business meePng and demand an accounPng of the finances. F. The membership dues will be used exclusively to provide services to the members such as: membership cards and/or cerPficates, publicaPons, promoPonal documents related to professional development acPviPes, elecPon ballots, and any other mailings. G. An audited Financial Report will be submiêd to the Board of Directors by February 28th of the following year. H. The outgoing president and the treasurer will submit all required reports concerning the Good Standing Status of PRTESOL, Department of State, and Treasury Department, or any other document requested by the State by the established due date.





Ar.cle XIII. Amendments

A. Amendments to the Bylaws may be iniPated by a majority of the Board of Directors or submiêd in a pePPon to the Board. The membership secretary shall validate a pePPon to amend the Bylaws if it is signed by at least twenty-‐five members. B. To become effecPve, a proposed amendment must be raPfied by two-‐thirds (2/3) of the ballots received within 90 days of its mailing. C. Amendments should not be made within a three (3) year Pme span from the previous amendment.

Ar.cle XIV. Affilia.on

A. PRTESOL shall comply with the requirements of TESOL to retain affiliate status and enjoy all benefits due it. B. President, vice-‐president, or immediate past-‐president shall act as representaPves to the TESOL Affiliate Council. The Board of Directors will select alternate representaPves. C. PRTESOL will aâin affiliate status with the Central American and Caribbean Basin Group.

Ar.cle XV. Consulta.ve Authority

Robert’s Rules of Order, latest ediPon, shall govern the conduct at all meePngs to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the Bylaws.

Ar.cle XVI. Policy Manual

The Board of Directors shall iniPally establish addiPonal procedures and policies for the operaPon of PRTESOL, which shall be referred to as the PRTESOL Policy Manual. They shall be amended thereacer in accordance with the procedures established in the Policy Manual.





Puerto Rico TESOL Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

Website: puertoricotesol.org [email protected] [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP FORM □ NEW □ RENEWAL

NAME: ________________________________________ Member ID # _______________ Last (Names) First Middle InitialMAILING _____________________________ HOME PHONE: _________________________ADDRESS _____________________________ CELL PHONE: __________________________ _____________________________ E-MAIL: _____________________@________ City Country Zip Code

WORK/STUDY: □ Public □ Private CURRENT LEVEL:PLACE: _______________________________ ____ Elementary

_______________________________ ____ Secondary _______________________________ ____ Higher Education City Country Zip Code ____ Administration _____ Student

TELEPHONE(S): _______________________ ____ Other (please specify)

MEMBERSHIP FEES (Please check the rate CHAPTER: (Check one)that applies to you.) ONE YEAR ____ EASTERN

□ REGULAR $25 ____ NORTHERN ____ SOUTHERN

□ FULL TIME STUDENT** $20 ____ WESTERN ____ OTHER

□ RETIRED $20 PAYMENT:

□ INSTITUTION*** $30 _____ CHECK _____ MONEY ORDER

_____ CASH (No cash through* Special Group Rate Discount of $ 5 per person for 5 or more the mail, please) new members from a given institution. Forms must be mailed as one packet.** Rate for full-time student only, undergraduate 12 credits or more, graduate 6 credits or more. A copy of the present class program is required with membership form.

*** This fee entitles institutions to mailings only. Referred by

MAIL TO: MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY PUERTO RICO TESOL P. O. BOX 366828 Q. SAN JUAN, PR 00936-6828

* A $10.00 fee will be charged for each returned check.

PLEASE DO NOT FILL OUTMembership Card Date Sent:

Check No. _________________Date: _____________________Baning Institution: ___________









Prof. Inocencia Nieves2015 Nominations Committee Chair

Call for Nominations Deadline for submitting nominations is October 25, 2015

Puerto Rico TESOL is seeking outstanding professionals who are willing to become members of the PRTESOL Board of Directors. The nominating committee is in the process of preparing a slate of unique candidates for the 2016 PRTESOL Board of Directors elections. We need your valuable input to identify those dedicated, active PRTESOL members who are capable of assuming leadership positions within our organization at this time. Those elected will serve on the 2016 PRTESOL Board of Directors.

Nominees are needed for the following positions:

Vice-President (Must have at least one year of leadership experience in PRTESOL Board but not necessarily on the PRTESOL Board.) This PRTESOL member is elected for one year, and succeeds to the presidency upon completion of the current president’s term of office. The vice-president has the following additional duties: 1) acts as president whenever the President is absent. 2) assumes the office of the president if it becomes vacant. 3) assists the president in organizing the annual convention. 4) chairs the annual convention program. 5) acts as liaison with regional chapters. 6) Is a voting member of the board of directors. 7) acts as liaison with regional chapters to coordinate their calendar of activities. 8) serves as parliamentarian.

Elementary Education Representative, Secondary Education Representative, Student Representative ( Student Representative Must have a program of 12 undergraduate or 6 graduate credits.)These representatives are elected for two years and have the following duties: 1) represent the interests of the members in their particular professional areas. 2) promote and help organize activities and presentations for their members. 3) assist the membership secretary in promoting PRTESOL among educators and students. 4) participates actively on the PRTESOL Board of Directors and its committees. 5) assists with the PRTESOL Annual Convention, the summer institute, and any other professional activities related to PRTESOL.

Please send in your nominations by October 25, 2015 to: Prof. Inocencia Nieves by email to: [email protected]

Provide the following information:NAME ________________________Address __________________________________________________________________Telephone(s) Home ____________Cellular ___________e-mail ______________________Years of PRTESOL membership____________

Previous leadership position(s) ________________________________________________ Year (s) in leadership positions______

Please send a résumé and brief biographical sketch highlighting your or your candidates' qualifications for the position, including educational background, recent work experience, and contributions to PRTESOL and to the profession. Include a digital photo in JPG format.







PRTESOL Board and Chapter Presidents

EasternChapter Annual ConferenceFajardo InterAmerican University, Sep 5, 2015







The PRTESOL Northern Chapter celebrated the

6th Annual Storytelling Contestat the campus of

Universidad del Sagrado Corazón





Students from kindergarten to 12th grade were eligible and had the wonderfull experience of sharing stories through the art of storytelling.

All students received a cer>ficate and cash prizes range from $75 to $25. Plan to send your students to next year’s Storytelling contest.

PUERTO RICO TESOL! AUGUST 30, 2014




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