2025 Affiliate Workshop: MITESOL Discussion by Alexandra Covell https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u What are some common organizational challenges you've encountered in sustaining and growing your affiliate? en-us 2025-03-07 16:52:53 UTC 2025-03-18 20:54:36 UTC hello@padlet.com Building a sustainable leadership pipeline https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371880793 2025-03-18 20:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371880793 Attract/Retain Committed Board Member https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371880893 2025-03-18 20:47:55 UTC https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371880893 https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371881148 Getting more teachers involved especially from bigger school districts.

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]]> 2025-03-18 20:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371881314 Enough funding for our Annual Convention https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371881449 2025-03-18 20:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371881449 Getting more support from the Ministry of Education. https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371881456 2025-03-18 20:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371881456 https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371881500 Cost of PD as fewer teachers receive support from employers

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]]> 2025-03-18 20:48:49 UTC https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371881669 Online PD https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371881892 Catesolsusan@gmail.com

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]]> 2025-03-18 20:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371881951 CoTESOL Convention Venue https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371882638 The good news is our attendance has grown for the Colorado TESOL Fall Convention. The bad news is we’re having a hard time finding an affordable venue that can accommodate 500 attendees. (Virginia Nicolai vnicolai@coloradomtn.edu)

]]> 2025-03-18 20:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371882638 Build membership https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371882786 2025-03-18 20:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371882786 Memberships https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371882811 Keeping meberships active all through the year and not just pre conference.

]]> 2025-03-18 20:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371882811 TESOL-Ukraine https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371882915 Lack of financial support to make 2025 TESOL-Ukraine Conventional happen.

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]]> 2025-03-18 20:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371883911 New Member Orientation https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371884693 Song Hong

songhong@catesol.org

]]> 2025-03-18 20:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371884693 Webinars throughout the year for K12 teachers/administrators morgancerniglia https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371885112 2025-03-18 20:51:58 UTC https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371885112 Supporting one another https://padlet.com/presidentmitesol/hky92ea7ag4b7o6u/wish/3371886943 I think the more we connect and learn from each other experiences. Brainstorm ways to overcome the challenges that we have in common.

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