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AMTESOL 2026 Schedule

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January 29-31, 2026

Flowood, Mississippi

Sheraton Flowood The Refuge Hotel & Conference Center

Attend both Thursday pre-conference events and the Friday-Saturday conference!

AMTESOL Pre-Conference: Thursday, January 29

8:00am-6:00pm       Conference Registration

ESOL Teacher Advocacy Forum

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)

Pre-Conference Institute (PCI)

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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