2025 Fall Virtual Workshop
Illinois TESOL/Bilingual Education
2025 Virtual Fall Workshop
Evolving Voices in TESOL: Advocating for our Profession and our Learners
October 18, 2025
This year’s theme is Evolving Voices in TESOL: Advocating for our Profession and our Learners. Presenters and attendees are encouraged to expand their skill sets as they envision the future of multilingual education.
We are excited to welcome our keynote speaker, Jeff Hutcheson. His presentation title is: From the Backyard to the Beltway: Advocating for Learners, Professionals, and Communities
The virtual workshop will take place virtually on October 18 from 8:30AM - 3:00PM, beginning at 8:30 am with a Meet and Greet and wrapping up at 3:00 pm with a closing session and raffle. Throughout the day, we’ll also host Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings from 12:30 to 1:00 pm. Attendees can earn up to 5.5 Professional Development Hours, based on participation in each session.
We can’t wait to “see” you at the workshop!
RATES (Registration closes October 16th at 10:00PM)
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MEMBER Registration |
Discounted attendance cost for ITBE members |
30.00 |
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NON-MEMBER Registration |
Attendance cost for ITBE non-members |
35.00 |
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STUDENT MEMBER (Note: Must curently have an active ITBE Student Membership) |
Dicounted attendance for Student Members NOTE: If not a student member already, you must first become a student member and send proof of student status to membership@itbe.org. Once your membership is activated, you can then proceed to register as a student member for the convention. This process may take up to 24 hours. |
20.00 |
Jeff Hutcheson, Director of Advocacy & Public Policy for TESOL International Association, leads efforts to raise awareness and voices for multilingual learners of English and TESOL professionals. From his first teaching position in Bangkok and throughout his 25+ year career in the ESL field, Jeff has worked with diverse groups and voices in building environments for success and support. As TESOL’s director of advocacy and public policy, Jeff works closely with TESOL’s members and affiliates on policy and issues to ensure their interests are served and advanced at all levels – locally, federally, and globally.
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