MATSOL Member Groups and Special Interest Groups offer support and information to our members. The groups are open to current MATSOL members at no additional cost, and are organized and led by volunteers.
Community College ESL Faculty
The Community College ESL Faculty Special Interest Group (SIG) is a group for faculty and staff in ESL/ESOL programs at Community Colleges in Massachusetts.
The English Language Educators of the Cape & Islands (ELE-C&I) is a regional group for Pre K-12 ELL educators on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket. The group became a MATSOL SIG in October 2013.
The Dual Language Special Education Network is for educators who support bilingual students who receive special education (or students who are bilingual and receive special education), including special educators, dual language teachers, ESL/ELL teachers and administrators.The Network is a collaboration between MATSOL, Massachusetts Association for Bilingual Education (MABE), and Massachusetts Council for Exceptional Children (MCEC).
New!The Private Language Schools Special Interest Group (SIG) is a group for administrators, staff and teachers in Private Language Schools that are based in or have schools in MA.
Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE)
The SLIFE Special Interest Group (SIG) Is for educators in PK-12 districts and adult education programs serving students with limited or interrupted formal education.
The Teacher Educator special interest group is a working group designed to connect teacher educators and teacher educator groups to improve teacher preparation and thus improve educational opportunities for English Learners (ELs). The group is also interested in moving forward advocacy issues from a teacher education perspective. The group meets several times during the year face-to-face and using Go-To-Meeting, and communicates via a MATSOL E-list.
