SETESOL CONFERENCE 2023

Sponsored by Carolina TESOL

SETESOL Conference 2023 has sold out as of 9/29/2023 at 2:00 pm. Our waitlist is now closed.

Thank you to everyone for your overwhelming interest in this year's conference. If you made it onto the waitlist, you will be contacted if/when a seat opens up.

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SETESOL Conference Agenda

Carolina TESOL is excited to invite you to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina from November 8-10, 2023 for the 2023 Southeast TESOL Conference! Check out the breakout session agenda

Carolina TESOL is excited to invite you to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina from November 8-10, 2023 for the 2023 Southeast TESOL (SETESOL) Conference! This year’s conference will be held at the Embassy Suites Myrtle Beach at Kingston Plantation. The Conference Planning Committee is pleased to welcome educators not only from the Carolinas, but also from the other Southeast TESOL affiliate states: Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Puerto Rico!


The theme for the 2023 SETESOL Conference, “Celebrate Together, Accelerate Together,” reflects an opportunity to share innovative practices and creative initiatives, discuss best practices, and learn about successful strategies that lead to greater success for our region’s multilingual learners (MLs) and their families. We invite you to join us this fall to share in the power of collaboration to develop strong systems and practices that best support the next generation of MLs.

Have questions about the conference? Please email Jamie Cook, Conference Co-Chair. 

Diane Staehr Fenner

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John McWhorter

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CarABE Announcement 2023 Inaugural Event.pdf

CarABE Carolina Association for Bilingual Eduacation

CarABE will host its inaugural in-person meeting at the SE TESOL on November 10, 2023.

 The Southeast TESOL (SETESOL) Conference will be held November 8-10, 2023, at Myrtle Beach, SC. It is the longest-running regional conference within TESOL. This annual conference began in the mid-1980s and is overseen by a regional council composed of representatives from each of the nine TESOL affiliates in the southeastern United States. This regional council meets twice yearly: in the fall at the SETESOL conference and in the spring at the International TESOL Convention. Come visit with the Keynote speaker, Dr. Tatyana Kleyn, and hear from a panel of DL educators. Learn more on their website!

SETESOL Exhibitors

A special invitation to Title III Coordinators

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A Justification Letter for Prospective Participants

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The Southeast TESOL (SETESOL) Conference is the longest-running regional conference within TESOL. This annual conference, which began in the mid-1980s, is overseen by a regional council composed of representatives from each of the nine TESOL affiliates in the southeastern United States. This regional council meets twice a year: in the fall at the SETESOL conference and in the spring at the International TESOL Convention. SETESOL's annual regional conference rotates each year to a different state as determined by the pre-established calendar shown below.

Fall 2023     Carolina TESOL (North & South Carolina) November 8 - 10, 2023 in Myrtle Beach, SC

Fall 2024     No SETESOL so we can attend TESOL International in Florida

Fall 2025     Arkansas TESOL (ARKTESOL)   https://www.arktesol.org/

Fall 2026     Louisiana TESOL (LATESOL)   https://latesol.wildapricot.org/

Fall 2027     Kentucky TESOL (KYTESOL)   https://kytesol.wildapricot.org/

Fall 2028     Alabama-Mississippi TESOL (AMTESOL)   https://www.amtesol.org/

Fall 2029    Sunshine State TESOL (SSTESOL)   https://sunshinestatetesol.wildapricot.org/

Fall 2030     Puerto Rico TESOL (PRTESOL)  https://www.prtesol.org/