PTE offers incentive awards to support its mission, as stated in the PTE Constitution. These awards are intended
-
to promote the development of the ESL professional
-
to strengthen instruction and research in ESL
-
to collect and disseminate useful information about the teaching of ESL and about new developments in the field
-
to provide opportunities for sharing information, group study and discussion of problems confronting ESL professionals
PTE Institutional Grant Instuctions
Application Form
The purposes of the institutional grant are to fund or subsidize activities that support professional development at a PTE members' local institution and to strengthen the ties between PTE, its membership, and institutions that provide ESL services or train ESL teachers. Possible activities include paying for a speaker to make a presentation, organizing a workshop for teachers at a school, or paying for the rental of space to meet regularly to talk about ESL issues of local concern.
Dr. Gregory Barnes Project Award
Application form
Penn TESOL East offers incentive awards to support its mission, as stated in the PTE Constitution: to promote the development of the ESL professional; to strengthen instruction and research in ESL; to collect and disseminate useful information about the teaching of ESL and about new developments in the field; and to provide opportunities for sharing information, group study and discussion of problems confronting ESL professionals.
Builder of Brotherhood and Sisterhood Award
The goal of this activity is to encourage students to become
“leaders” in the war against prejudice and discrimination. Students are asked to reflect on the importance of tolerance and promote it in an essay or work of art. All participants receive a PTE “Builder of Brotherhood and Sisterhood” Certificate. The winner receives a monetary prize at the Spring Conference. Application form
