Alabama-Mississippi
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
AMTESOL has a new mailing address! AMTESOL PO Box 360122 Hoover, AL 35236
AMTESOL 2026 Schedule
January 29-31, 2026
Flowood, Mississippi
Attend both Thursday pre-conference events and the Friday-Saturday conference!
8:00am-6:00pm Conference Registration
9:00-10:15am Advocacy Forum: Part 1
10:15-10:30am Coffee/beverage break
10:30am-12:00pm Advocacy Forum: Part 2
12:00-12:45pm Lunch (provided for Advocacy Forum attendees)
12:00-12:45pm Lunch (provided for PCI attendees)
Choose 1 workshop from among 4 options (A, B, C, D). Each workshop is 3 hours long.
1:00-2:30pm PCI Workshops: Choose A, B, C, or D (first half)
2:30-2:45pm Coffee/beverage break
2:45-4:00pm PCI Workshops: Continue with A, B, C, or D (second half)
5:00-6:30pm AMTESOL Board Meeting (board members only)
AMTESOL Conference: Friday-Saturday, January 30-31
Friday, January 30
7:30am-6:00pm Conference Registration
8:00am-6:00pm Exhibit Hall - get your Exhibitor Passport Contest stamps for a chance to win great prizes!
9:00-9:45am Concurrent Session #1
10:00-10:45am Concurrent Session #2
11:00-11:45am Concurrent Session #3
11:50am-1:45pm Luncheon followed by Keynote Speaker: Dr. Dorina Ebuwa
2:00-2:45pm State of Teaching English (choose one): P-12 Alabama, P-12 Mississippi, Community Adult, International College Students
3:00-3:45pm Concurrent Session #4
4:00-4:45pm Concurrent Session #5
5:00-6:30pm AMTESOL Board Meeting (board members only)
Evening Dinner on your own
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Saturday, January 31
7:30am-12:45pm Conference Registration
7:30am-12:00pm Exhibit Hall - get your Exhibitor Passport Contest stamps for a chance to win great prizes!
7:15-8:15am Breakfast Buffet (in same room as second keynote speaker)
8:00-8:50am Keynote Speaker: Jeff Hutcheson [Director of Advocacy and Public Policy, TESOL International]
8:50-9:15am AMTESOL, Your Professional Home: Highlights, Updates, Goals - plus lots of door prizes
9:25-9:45am Concurrent Session #6
10:00-10:45am Concurrent Session #7
11:00-11:45am Concurrent Session #8
12:00-12:45pm Concurrent Session #9
1:00-5:00pm Tourism (on your own)
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