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Special Interest Groups (SIGS)
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are subgroups of the Illinois TESOL-BE membership that are formed around particular education levels: Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Adult Education, and Higher Education. Illinois TESOL-BE members are allowed to join one SIG. SIG membership is free and included in ITBE membership.
Each year, the SIG members meet at least 3 times (at the annual convention and the Spring and Fall Workshops) and plan activities that address issues that interest them. Each SIG member elects a chairperson, who serves a one-year term on the ITBE Executive Board and who acts as a liaison between the SIG members and the Board. SIG activities are planned by SIG members for SIG members.
Select a SIG below to obtain more information.
| Adult Education | Elementary Education | SIG Leader: Catherine Swanson
adultsig_at_itbe.org or through our web page at Contact Us.
| SIG Leaders:
Margaret Gigous and Dr. Ruth Becker
elemsig_at_itbe.org or through our web page at Contact Us.
| | The Adult Education Special Interest Group encourages and promotes communication, information-sharing, research, publication, and awareness of Adult level English as a second language and bilingual learners. For more information about the Adult Education SIG, please email the Adult Education SIG leader at adultsig_at_itbe.org. | The Elementary Education Special Interest Group provides an opportunity for English as a Second Language and Bilingual Learners to participate in its Elementary Poetry Contest. We also strive to keep its members updated on the latest changes in NCLB and support its educators in their professional development. For more information about the Elementary SIG, please email elemsig_at_itbe.org. | | Higher Education | Secondary Education | | SIG Leaders: Shannon Olson
highsig_at_itbe.org or through our web page at Contact Us. | SIG Leader: Lila Birchfield
secondarysig_at_itbe.org or through our web page at Contact Us.
| The Higher Education Special Interest Group encourages and promotes communication, information-sharing, research, publication, and awareness of English for Speakers of Other Languages and Bilingual Education at the college/university level. The special interest group (SIG) represents practitioners of ESOL/BE, teacher trainers, student, and administrative personnel by providing a forum for the discussion of standards, issues and concerns related to ESOL/BE in higher education. The special interest group also develops position papers as appropriate for consideration by the Illinois TESOL-BE Executive Board.
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