Call for Volunteers: Deadline Extended!
📣TESOL is pleased to announce volunteer leadership opportunities with our Professional Councils, Interest Sections (ISs), and Convention Program Coordinators.
Find your next volunteer role that fits your current leadership journey! 🤝
We are seeking individuals who share TESOL’s commitment to excellence in education and English language teaching and who share TESOL’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and actively encourage applicants from ethnically diverse communities. We value the positive impact that difference has on our community.
📌Professional Councils
Professional councils provide professional expertise to help advance the association's strategic objectives and activities. To apply, you must be a TESOL member for at least 3 years and have at least 1-2 years of volunteer experience with TESOL International Association (i.e., having served with interest sections, task forces, or other TESOL entities).
Seven Professional Councils Are Currently Seeking New Leaders:
- Affiliate Network Professional Council
- Awards Professional Council
- Conferences Professional Council
- Justice & Equity Professional Council
- Membership Professional Council
- Professional Development Professional Council
- Research Professional Council
📌Interest Sections
Interest sections review current practice and research in areas of English language teaching and learning. IS leaders work on communications, member engagement, and leadership development. Most positions are for a 1-year term beginning in April 2026 and may be renewed annually. New volunteers are welcome to apply, and no previous experience is required.
Sixteen Interest Sections Are Currently Seeking New Leaders:
- Adult Education
- Applied Linguistics
- Bilingual-Multilingual Education
- Computer-Assisted Language Learning
- English for Specific Purposes
- HIgher Education
- Intercultural Communication
- International Teaching Assistants
- Material Writers
- Program Administration
- Reading and Vocabulary
- Second Language Writing
- Social Responsibility
- Speech, Pronunciation, and Listening
- Supporting Students with Disabilities
- Teacher Educator
📌Convention Program Strand Coordinators
Increase your professional contacts, expand your leadership skills, and help TESOL develop a vibrant convention program by applying to serve as a Convention Program Strand Coordinator (SC) for the TESOL 2027 International Convention & Expo in Houston, Texas (15–18 March 2027).