ABSTRACTS
Bame,
Jim
Self-regulation
training in pre-workplace curriculums
Friday 11:15-12:00 Apache/Shoshoni
Paper
Adult
Ed
In this paper, the presenter will first review
self-regulation. Applications to a
pre-workplace ESL curriculum will then be discussed. Selected materials will exemplify how these applications are
applied in the classroom. Assessment
will also be discussed. Successes and
caveats will be shared.
Jim Bame, Associate Professor at Utah State
University, is currently involved in adult pre-workplace and pre-academic
English training.
Benjamin,
Julia
Refugee
Resettlement Process
Friday 10:15-11:00 Navajo
Participants will learn the refugee resettlement
process, participate in a experiential refugee exercise, and become more aware
of mental health issues surrounding refugee students.
Julia Benjamin is a licensed clinical social worker
with over 30 years of experience in the Denver area. She currently works with the Rocky Mountain Survivor's Center where
clients include both adults and children who have experienced torture and war
trauma.
Bennett,
Mike
What's
New in the New Side by Side!
Friday 1:30-2:15
Summit North
Publisher
The presenter will introduce the new third edition
of the popular Side by Side series. He will highlight outstanding new features,
including vocabulary and pronunciation activities, and innovative “magazine
style” sections that offer feature articles, cross-cultural photo essays,
authentic listening activities. Internet messages. and cartoon springboards for
open-ended role playing
Mike Bennett has been the National Teacher Trainer
for Longman ESL since 1999. Prior ESL teaching experience includes middle. high
school, adult ed. and college.
Bennett,
Mike
Literacy
Beyond Letters
Friday 11:15-12:00 Summit North
Publisher
If
literacy means being able to read and write, then surely literacy doesn’t end
with learning the alphabet or decoding words! Learn how Longman Dictionaries
and Workbooks truly empower students by further developing their literacy
skills and providing them with tools for greater self-sufficiency.
Mike
Bennett has been the National Teacher Trainer for Longman ESL since 1999. Prior
ESL teaching experience includes middle. high school, adult ed. and college.
Berry,
Nancy
Developing
public speaking skills through special partnerships
Saturday 11:15-12:00 Navajo
Demonstration
Higher
Ed, Intensive English
How can ESL students develop the confidence and
skills necessary to become effective speakers in front of English-speaking
audiences? The presenter will explain
how a public speaking course for advanced IEP students addressed this issue by
establishing a partnership with an elementary school. Handouts, including student testimonials, will be provided.
Nancy Berry is an ESL instructor in the Intensive
English Program at Colorado State University.
She has an ED.M, specializing in TESOL, from Boston University.
Bliss,
Anne
Fostering
Collaboration in Multicultural Classes
Friday 1:30-2:15
Arapahoe/Pawnee
Paper
Adult
Ed, General Audience, Higher Ed
This presentation discusses ways in which teachers and
students can foster the development of a strong learning community through the
use of collaborative activities. The presenter will also discuss the evaluation
of several collaborative learning techniques and present a set of workable
activities that bring disparate groups and individuals together.
Dr. Anne Bliss is a Senior Instructor in the Program
for Writing and Rhetoric for which she serves as the ESL Coordinator.
Borst,
Susan J.Z.
International
Adoption in the ESL Classroom
Friday 11:15-12:00 Silverthorne
Demonstration
Bilingual
Ed, Secondary Ed, Elementary Ed
Internationally adopted children enter the ESL
classroom under unique circumstances and with special needs. This demonstration will discuss the journey
and challenges of internationally adopted children and will suggest ways to
interact with and assist these children and their parents. Adaptable lesson plans and informational
handouts will be
provided.
Susan Borst, M.S.W., M.Ed., left her EFL faculty
position at Georgetown University for a “full time sabbatical” teaching and
raising her two Cambodian-born daughters.
Boyer,
Cheri
Win-win
Situations in ESL Business Classes
Saturday 11:15-12:00 Juniper
Demonstration
Higher
Ed, Intensive English
The focus on business communication within the field
of ESL is growing. ESL teachers now need to provide English skills for business
communication in addition to basic language skills. In this presentation,
participants will learn about three projects that can be done with students to
improve their English for business purposes.
Cheri Boyer completed her MA in TESL in 1987. She has been teaching at the Center for
English as a Second Language at the University of Arizona since 1989.
Brancard,
Ruth
Kathy
Bougher
Partnership
eases high school to college transition
Saturday 10:15-11:00 Navajo
Paper
Program
Administration, Higher Ed, Secondary Ed
What can educators do to help make college a real option for ELA
students? Presenters will describe an evolving partnership program between
Manual High School and Community College of Denver. The partnership plan
combines instruction in academic writing with discussion of students’ career
and educational goals and one-on-one college advising.
Ruth Brancard is chair of the ESL program at the Community College of
Denver.
Kathy Bougher is head of the ELA program at the
Manual Educational Complex.
Brancard,
Ruth
Mimi
Fowler
Kenneth
Kruger
Amy
May
Action
Research in the Listening/Speaking Class
Friday, 2:30-4:15
Apache/Shoshoni
Workshop
Adult
Ed, Program Administration, Higher Ed, Intensive English
Workshop participants will review reports of
a student survey and 3 action research projects conducted in listening/speaking
classrooms. They will articulate hypotheses for adult learners’ dissatisfaction
with listening/speaking classes, formulate ideas for action research projects,
and discuss ways to encourage and support action research by classroom
teachers.
Ruth Brancard is program chair of the English as a
Second Language program
at Community College of Denver (CCD).
Mimi Fowler, currently an adjunct faculty member at
CCD, has worked in a variety of ESL programs and contexts throughout Colorado.
Kenneth Kruger, adjunct faculty member at CCD for
seven years, has also taught in Mexico.
Amy May, who taught English at NATO headquarters in
Brussels, Belgium, has been an adjunct faculty member at CCD since last fall.
Bruhn,
Dieter
Motivating
students through competitive games
Friday 1:30-2:15
Juniper
Demonstration
General
Audience
Motivating students is one of the keys to success in
the ESL or EFL classroom. In this fun
and interactive demonstration, audience members will assume the role of
students and will actively participate in a series of fun, dynamic, and
competitive team activities that they can begin using tomorrow.
Dieter Bruhn is an Instructor and Program Manager at
The Economics Institute, as well as President of One World Training, which
offers TEFL Certificate programs.
Buker,
Suzanne
Replicating
Graduate Students' Indepth Writing Experience
Saturday 1:30-2:15
Blue Spruce
Demonstration
Higher
Ed, Intensive English
How can composition teachers best prepare
graduate students to write the cognitively-demanding literature reviews,
proposals and theses/dissertations characteristic of advanced study? The
presenter will distribute handouts from and describe an advanced course in
which text of one major genre transposes to the next as students explore a
single, individually-chosen topic.
Suzanne Buker teaches regularly-enrolled
international undergraduate and graduate students at New Mexico State
University, where she specializes in academic writing,
conversation/pronunciation development and intermediate composition/grammar.
Carlson,
Sarah
Leigh
Murphy
Teach
English with Quick Crafts
Friday 2:30-3:15
Blue Spruce
Demonstration
Intensive
English
We will present 3 activities. The first one will focus on following
directions and will be a holiday cooking craft. Our second one will be a
rendition of the game "Guess Who" using our own students. The
objective for this craft is to learn to ask questions correctly as well as use
of descriptive words. Our third craft
is a personal calendar. The calendars
will be designed to meet each
students special characteristics. Included will be
family events, school activities, birthdays and national holidays. This craft's objective is to teach the
months of the year, days of the week, holiday vocabulary, and seasons of the
year.
Sarah Carlson is currently an ESL teacher. She also
has taught as an elementary bilingual teacher. She holds a Graduate Degree in
Bilingual Special Education.
Leigh Murphy holds a Master's Degree in Curriculum
and Design for TESL. She has taught ESL students ranging from kindergarten to
the university level.
Casey,
Barbara
Jennifer
QuinnWilliams
Book
Clubs Make Reading Fun
Saturday
1:30-3:15 Juniper
Workshop
Adult
Ed, Secondary Ed, General Audience
Participants will learn the rationale for reading
for fun in an ESL class and, using a rubric developed by the presenters, will
experience a shortened version of a book club.
The reading selection will be a chapter from FLOR'S JOURNAL, the
presenters' original work of fiction for adult ESL students.
Barbara Irving Casey and Jennifer QuinnWilliams have
over 30 years combined experience teaching children and adults ESL. They codirect and teach the Dora Moore Adult
ESL Project in Denver, where they have been piloting their Book Club with the
first in a series of fiction for adult ESL learners
Castellino,
Shirlaine
Livening
Up Textbook Exercises
Saturday 10:15-11:00 Willow
Demonstration
Higher
Ed, Secondary Ed, Intensive English
This demonstration will focus on activities that
require minimal preparation and provide variety and more student interaction
using existing classroom materials, e.g. exercises in grammar and reading
textbooks. The activities give the teacher other options besides the normal "individual quiet time" spent in
doing textbook exercises.
Shirlaine Castellino has a MATESL degree from the
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign.
She teaches at Spring International Language Center and coordinates the
ESL classes at Arapahoe Community College.
Chuang, Stella
Maria Thomas-Ruzic
Classroom- and learner-centered inquiry projects
Friday
1:30-2:15 Outside Front Range
Theater
Poster
General Audience
How can classroom teacher engage in
teacher-research, and why should they? This
poster session shows the inquiry processes that three teachers used to
investigate questions they had about learning and teaching, and/or learners, in
their own classrooms. The presenters
discuss findings and implications from their projects. A handout includes resources.
Stella Chuang is a professional research assistant
for the Content-ESL Certificate Program in CU-Denver's EASL program, which
supports secondary
teachers in professional development opportunities
in ESL, including courses, institutes, conference participation and other
credit-bearing, graduate-level activities for teachers. Her MA in Curriculum
and instruction (emphasis in ESL) is from CU-Denver.
Maria Thomas-Ruzic teaches linguistics and language
teaching methods at the School of Education, CU-Denver, where she heads the ESL
programs for teachers of Adult and Secondary Learners (EASL). She has worked
extensively abroad. Research interests include discourse-interactional
perspectives on instructional talk, engagement and activity, and teacher action
research.
Chen,
Pu
ESL:
Utilize W-questions to promote Reading/Writing
Saturday 2:30-3:15
Aspen
Paper
Elementary
Ed, Secondary Ed, Applied Linguistics
The QCES ESL Center successfully ran a new
ESL program that focused on reading and writing. Short news-stories and
W-questions were employed to promote students’ comprehensive language ability.
Although the students only received 30-minute of training per day, the pre-post
Stanford-9 tests showed that their Reading/Language achievement increased by
4.4%.
Pu Chen has a Doctorate in Educational
Leadership & Master in Applied Linguistics/TESL from Northern Arizona
University). He is an ESL Education
Specialist, Mesa Public Schools District, Arizona.
Chun,
Randy
Adapting
Interactive Voice Response to ESL
Friday 11:15-12:00 Navajo
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) has been adapted to
assist English (and other language) learners by increasing fluency and
developing self-assessment. IVR is the technology in voice mail and is
used by teachers to prompt students for responses. Students listen and repeat their response. Teachers record suggestions. Students listen to teacher, record their
second response and compare their response to the teachers.
Randy Chun spent 20 years in the telecommunications
industry. He earned an ESL certificate
from University of Colorado,
Denver. He
teaches workplace ESL and wants to adapt technology to teaching English.
Claus,
Lara Lee
Bohdana
Allman
Evaluating
assessment accommodation strategies for ESOL students
Friday 10:15-11:00 Silverthorne
Paper
Bilingual
Ed, Elementary Ed, Secondary Ed
How do teachers choose accommodation strategies for
assessments that are useful,
meaningful, and equitable for all students including
those with varying language proficiency? Accommodation strategies currently
used in testing ESOL students' content area knowledge will be evaluated within
frameworks of good assessment practices and second language acquisition theory.
Bohdana Allman is completing her M.A. in TESOL at
Brigham Young University. Her research
interests include assessment, early childhood language acquisition and
vocabulary development.
Lara Lee Claus is finishing her M.A. in TESOL at
Brigham Young University. Her research
interests include assessment of second language learners and academic
vocabulary development.
Clegg,
Jennifer K.
Scroll,
click, print…Internet Basics
Saturday 2:30-3:15
Blue Spruce
Demonstration
Adult
Ed, CALL
ESL classroom teachers are suddenly finding
themselves teaching in computer labs and wondering, “What to do?” Providing Internet opportunities might be
challenging for teachers because there’s a limited amount of resources and
materials available. This presentation
will demonstrate techniques to teach basic Internet skills and provide sample
lessons and materials.
Jennifer Clegg has been teaching computer literacy
skills to adult refugees at the English Language Center in Boise, Idaho for the
past three years.
Clegg,
Jennifer K.
Integrating
SCANS competencies into ESL computer lab
Friday 11:15-12:00 Willow
Paper
Adult
Ed, CALL
The presenter will discuss how an Idaho refugee
center integrated SCANS
(Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills)
competencies into their ESL (English as a Second Language) computer lab. Topics addressed will be the obstacles
overcome and the steps in developing the program.
Jennifer Clegg has been teaching computer literacy
skills to adult refugees at the English Language Center in Boise, Idaho for the
past three years.
Daise,
Debra
Charl
Norloff
Effective
error correction activities for L2 writers
Friday 11:15-12:00 Arapahoe/Pawnee
Demonstration
Higher
Ed, Intensive English
The presenters provide several techniques for
helping students with error correction in writing. The activities help students become more effective self-editors
and use the language more naturally.
Included are activities for self-editing and reformulation for more
native-like expression. Variations for
other writing settings and suggestions for adaptations
are provided.
Debra Daise and Charl Norloff teach at the
International English Center, University of Colorado, Boulder. Their interests include writing and grammar.
Damron,
Julie
Preparing
International Teachers for an International Classroom
Friday 3:30-4:15
Navajo
Paper
Adult
Ed, Applied Linguistics, Higher Ed
This paper advocates the need for educators
to bring to life the theoretical construct of multi-cultural education for
their non-native English speaking teacher candidates. It offers options to
practices within teacher training programs that currently sustain inequalities
in the classroom instead of preparing international teachers to be inclusive of
diversity in their teaching practices.
Julie Damron is a Visiting Assistant
Professor at Brigham Young University in the Department of Linguistics and The
English Language. Her current research interests are non-native instructors in higher
education classrooms.
Damron, Julie
Encouranging
Undergraduate Students towards Professional Development
Saturday 2:30-3:15
Willow
Demonstration
Adult
Ed, General Audience, Applied Linguistics
This demonstration illustrates the importance
of getting university students involved, early, in professional development
activities. The presenter discusses one successful activity that required
students to organize, publicize, and present their work at their own ‘mock
conference’.
Julie Damron is a Visiting Assistant
Professor at Brigham Young University in the Department of Linguistics and The
English Language. Her current research interests are non-native instructors in
higher education classrooms.
Dunn,
Burna
Barbara
Sample
Promoting
realistic expectations
Friday 3:30-4:15
Aspen
Demonstration
Adult
Ed, General Audience
This demonstration presents classroom techniques
designed to help newly arrived refugees develop realistic expectations for their
first job in the United States and strategies for developing problem solving
skills related to workplace issues. Two
techniques will be demonstrated:
simulated job interviews and role plays depicting workplace problem
situations.
Burna Dunn, Spring Institute for Intercultural
Learning in Denver, is the
Coordinator of the English Language Training
Technical Assistance Project.
Barbara Sample is the Director of Educational
Services and Vice President of Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning in
Denver.
Dunn,
Burna
Barbara
Sample
Adjusting
to a new life
Friday 2:30-3:15
Aspen
Demonstration
Adult
Ed, General Audience
Participants will hear refugees talk on videotape
about adjusting to their new life in the United States. The presenters will
identify themes in the video presentations that can guide teachers in selecting
appropriate learning activities that in turn help refugees develop ways to live
effectively in this society.
Burna Dunn, Spring Institute for Intercultural
Learning in Denver, is the Director of the English Language Training Technical
Assistance Project.
Barbara Sample is the Director of Educational
Services and Vice President of Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning in
Denver.
Dunn,
Burna
Myrna
Ann Adkins
Slavica
Olujic
A
Refugee's Voice on Cultural Adjustment
Saturday 10:15-11:00 Juniper
Discussion
Adult
Ed, General Audience
ESL teachers have a unique opportunity to play a
role in the cultural adjustment of newcomers.
A Bosnian refugee joins two other ESL professionals in discussing the
challenges for refugees and immigrants and the opportunities for promoting
mental health afforded by the
classroom.
Burna Dunn, Spring Institute for Intercultural
Learning in Denver, is the
Coordinator of the English Language Training
Technical Assistance Project.
Myrna Ann Adkins is the President and CEO of Spring
Institute for Intercultural Learning in Denver.
Slavica Olujic is an Instructor and Foreign Student
Advisor at Emily Griffith Opportunity School in Denver.
Echevarria,
Jean
Starla
Dietrich
Improving
Conditions for Part-time Teachers
Saturday 11:15-12:00 Ute
Discussion
General
Audience, Higher Ed, Intensive English
How can we provide the best possible working
conditions for part-time teachers within the constraints of our
institutions? We will identify job
conditions that are important to part-time teachers. We will discuss ways various programs have improved
conditions. We will brainstorm further
ways to enhance conditions, especially in ways that won’t affect program
budgets.
Jean Echevarria is director of the English Language
Institute at Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs.
Starla Dietrich is an adjunct instructor at the
English Language Institute at Pikes Peak Community College.
Ellis,
Michelle Ann
Krazy
Kool-Aid
Saturday 2:30-3:15
Ute
Demonstration
General
Audience
This magic trick is a fun way to encourage students
of all ages to communicate using drawn, verbal, and written detail. Try it
yourself! This technique draws upon students’ background knowledge/language and
pushes them to work for communication clarity.
Michelle Ellis, a product of Jefferson County Schools
(Golden), has been teaching biology and ESL earth science at Arvada High School
since January 2000.
Erikson,
Erik
Karen
Caddoo
Beyond
teaching to the test
Friday 3:30-4:15
Silverthorne
Demonstration
Bilingual
Ed, Elementary Ed, Secondary Ed
State mandated standardized testing has become a reality
in public education. The presenters will demonstrate how going beyond teaching
to the test will provide meaningful activities for learning and skills
development.
Karen Caddoo has taught ESL/EFL on several
continents, including numerous schools in the Denver area. She currently is
working with Sheridan Public Schools.
Erik Erikson has been facilitating learning
solutions since 1988. He teaches ESL at South High School, Denver.
Hack,
Gretchen G.
The
I-Search Paper: Real Life Research
Friday 2:30-3:15 Juniper
Demonstration
Adult
Ed, Higher Ed, Secondary Ed
How can composition teachers encourage ELL students'
independence in English and avoid research writing that's one long Internet
quotation? Enter
the I-Search paper!
The presenter will describe how it challenges students to expand their
English skills while they dig into a topic of personal significance. Rationale, activities and outline for
implementation included.
Gretchen Hack teaches composition, grammar and
reading to ELL students at the Community College of Denver. She has taught college composition and
literature for 14 years.
Heiman,
Joan D.
A
Love Affair with Learning
Friday 3:30-4:15 Blue Spruce
Demonstration
Adult
Ed, General Audience, Secondary Ed, Higher Ed, Intensive English
Learning, like loving requires whole-person
engagement, commitment, relationship, and valuing This demonstration will
introduce brain-compatible approaches, also called Essential and Accelerated
Learning, that establish an environment conducive to presence, trust, and joy. The presenter is loving this
approach in an ESL class at the Community College of Denver.
Joan Heiman,
Assistant Professor of ESL at the Community College of Denver, is enjoying
incorporating whole person learning methods in all of her
classes.
Herrlein,
Pamela
Shirley
Penn
Barbara
Sample
ESL
Programs at the Employer's Facility
Friday 1:30-2:15
Apache/Shoshoni
Discussion
Adult
Ed
Teaching employed adults at their work sites,
addressing work-specific content, can be a much different experience from
teaching a life skills class. A panel
of worksite ESL instructors will lead a discussion about the peculiarities of
developing, teaching, pricing and managing an English class at an employer’s
location.
Shirley Penn is the Program Director for the
Workplace Education ESL program co-sponsored by Morgan Community College and
Excel Corporation in Fort Morgan, Colorado.
Barbara Sample is the Director of Education Services
and Pamela Herrlein is the Worksite ESL Coordinator for Spring Institute for
Intercultural Learning in Denver, Colorado.
The presenters have been delivering on-site English programs at a
variety of employer locations for over 10 years.
Herrlein,
Pamela
Maire
Minnis
EL/Civics
in the Workplace ESL Classroom
Saturday 10:15-11:00 Apache/Shoshoni
Discussion
Adult
Ed
Civics in the workplace means understanding the
corporate mission
and values, and building corporate citizenship
skills. This session will demonstrate
ways to help limited English speaking employees expand their knowledge of
employee rights and responsibilities, and take a more active role in company-sponsored
initiatives.
Pamela Herrlein is the Worksite ESL coordinator and
an instructor for Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning in Denver, CO.
Maire Minnis is an instructor for Spring
Institute. She has been teaching
several sections of English to housekeepers from Denver hotels, under an
EL/Civics grant.
Herrlein,
Pamela
Burna
Dunn
Barbara
Sample
Civics
by the calendar
Saturday 1:30-2:15
Apache/Shoshoni
Demonstration
Adult
Ed
The presenters will demonstrate classroom activities
for an EL/Civics or life skills class that uses holidays and calendar events as
a springboard for encouraging civic
participation. They will show how
students can use special dates within American culture to interact with their
classmates about celebrating important milestones and accomplishments.
Pamela Herrlein is a Program Specialist and
instructor for the Spring Insitute for Intercultural Learning in Denver,
CO.
Barb Sample is the Director of Educational Services
for Spring Institute.
Burna Dunn is the Coordinator of the English
Language Training grant at the Spring Institute. All have been compiling civics-related lessons and methods as
part of a Department of Education grant
for use by teachers of adult learners in a variety of settings.
Hess,
Natalie
Zero
Prep for Beginners! Teaching Better, Preparing Less
Friday 1:30-2:15
Blue Spruce
Publisher
Does this idea sound
familiar? It is! In response to the demand for activities like those in the original
Zero Prep, only geared towards beginners, the authors share their new
publication. You’ll discover zero preparation, interactive activities that
involve all language skills, activate students' best learning strategies, and
are adaptable for content.
Natalie Hess, Ph.D.,
associate professor at Northern Arizona University in Yuma, has over thirty
years of experience in the teaching of EFL/ESL as well as in teacher education
Hess,
Natalie
Teaching
Large Multi-Level Classes
Friday 11:15-12:00 Blue Spruce
Demonstration
Adult
Ed, General Audience, Secondary Ed
We will consider the
principles of teaching large multilevel classes and work on ways to get to know
our students, activate and motivate them, review material, deal with written
work, individualize and personalize as well as establish routines in such
classes.
Natalie Hess, Ph.D., associate professor at Northern
Arizona University in Yuma, has over thirty years of experience in the teaching
of EFL/ESL as well as in teacher education.
Hess, Natalie
Stories
with a Twist: Exploring Language Growth
Friday 3:30-4:15
Front Range
Publisher
From love letters to fire engines, add a “twist” to your class by
exploring language growth through the use of intiiguing stones and narratives! The
presenter will demonstrate activities from the book, Stories with a Twist. Each
activity is extremely accessible and hands on great for Monday morning!
Handouts included.
Natalie Hess, Ph.D., associate professor at Northern
Arizona University in Yuma, has over thirty years of experience in the teaching
of EFL/ESL as well as in teacher education.
Hobbs,
Sondra
Therese
Samuel
Collaborations
between ESL and Developmental Reading
Saturday 1:30-2:15
Ute
Demonstration
Adult
Ed, Higher Ed, General Audience
What can English speaking Developmental Education
students and ESL students in Adult Education offer each other through
collaborative activities? Presenters
will describe the development and implementation of a new Reading/ESL
collaboration at Albuquerque TVI, Community College. Sample activities and
possible assessment techniques will be included.
Sondra Hobbs is a part-time instructor at TVI,
Community College in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Therese Samuel is a full-time instructor at TVI,
Community College in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Jepson-Gilbert,
Anita
Better
English Pronunciation Is Only a Breath Away
Saturday 11:15-12:00 Apache/Shoshoni
Demonstration
Adult
Ed, Higher Ed, Intensive English
How does the way we breathe impact the sound and
clarity of our speech? Presenter will
explain and demonstrate why the fundamental difference between producing
English speech and that of nearly every other language lies in the way we
exhale while articulating English sounds, especially consonants.
Anita Jepson-Gilbert teaches pronunciation at CCD in
Denver and also as a private speech coach to foreign empolyees at Avaya
Communications.
Johnson,
Patricia L.
Navigating
the highways and byways of culture
Saturday 1:30-3:15 Silverthorne
Workshop
Higher
Ed, Program Administration, Intensive English
After examining a definition of culture and seven
dimensions for understanding cultural differences, participants will work in
small groups to analyze cultural incidents and share their own experiences.
They will go away with a better understanding of their own culture and how
culture impacts interaction with others.
Kauffman, Dorothy
Let's
Talk about Content
Friday 1:30-2:15
Ute
Publisher
Author Dorothy Kauffman, Ph.D., will demonstrate
lessons from the Oxford Picture
Dictionary for the Content Areas. This program presents vocabulary from the content
areas of social studies, history, science, and math. Participants will be given
a complimentary copy of the Dictionary
and a
complete lesson they can use in class.
Dorothy Kauffman, Ph.D., author of The Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas and other materials for
children, is a research associate with the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
in Washington, D.C. 
Keating,
Kevin
Ten
Great Communicative Classroom Activities
Friday 10:15-12:00 Aspen
Workshop
Adult
Ed, General Audience, Intensive English
In this interactive workshop, participants will walk
through a variety of effective, fun, and simple activities that promote
energetic communication. All classroom
proven, these practical and lively exercises include using videos, pictures,
drawing, songs, classroom walls, oral
presentations, and even typical textbook
comprehension questions. A detailed
handout will be provided.
Kevin Keating, from the Center for ESL at the
University of Arizona, has taught ESL and EFL for thirty years in twelve
different countries.
LaFerlita,
Audrey
Reincarnation
- A Cultural Simulation
Friday 1:30-2:15
Willow
Demonstration
General
Audience
The purpose of this cultural simulation is to show
the cultural differences that exist among groups of people and how mainstream
Americans deal with these differences. The
simulation will focus on 4 groups: Africans, Asians, Arabs/Middle Easterners, and Hispanics. What issues would you have to deal with if you were a member of
one of these groups.
Audrey LaFerlita is an ESL teacher with the St.Vrain
Valley School District. She also
teaches through CASAE: The Center for the Applied Study of American Ethnicity
at Colorado State University.
Loustalet,
Ardith
Guo
Fang Lu
Issues
in becoming literate in English
Saturday 10:15-12:00 Silverthorne
Workshop
Adult
Ed, General Audience
This interactive presentation recreates David Red's
absorbing 2002 TESOL presentation on issues for adult ESL learners with low/no
literacy. Participants directly experience becoming literate in a new
language. Then participants reflect on
what the research says, and create principles for more effective practice.
Ardith Loustalet is an adult education teacher in
Longmont. Her background includes ESL,
EFL, literacy/content-area instruction, teacher training, and materials
writing.
Guo Fang Lu studied English for many years in China
and is currently a student
and volunteer at St. Vrain Valley Adult Education in
Longmont.
Lozoya,
Elena
On
the Road to Learning: A Program to Help Parents Prepare Preschoolers for
Friday 2:30-3:15
Navajo
Publisher
This session will demonstrate how the On The Road
to Learning program is being utilized successfully
with beginning ESL students. The program
offers monthly parent workshops designed to help parents teach their children
pre-academic and
literacy skills
while at home. Learn how you can implement
similar workshops at your site!
Elena Lozoya is a Bilingual Speech Pathologist who developed the On the
Road to Learning Program and now sells it to school districts nationwide.
Martin,
Heather
Barbara
Flocke
Colleen
McGovern
Learning
about Teaching by Becoming a Student
Friday 2:30-3:15
Willow
Panel/Symposium
Adult
Ed, Higher Ed, Intensive English
This panel discussion will focus on how teachers can
learn about language teaching through
taking foreign language classes. Each
presenter will discuss her experience in learning another language this last
academic year and how it has helped her to refine and evaluate her own teaching
praxis.
Colleen McGovern has most recently taught at the
English Language Center (ELC), University of Denver, where she also had the
opportunity to take Spanish classes during the 2001-2002 academic year.
Barbara Flocke taught in Japan for three years and
is currently teaching at the ELC, University of Denver. She has taken Japanese and German classes
while working at the ELC.
Heather Martin has taught in Europe and in various
programs in Denver. She now
teaches at the ELC and has taken Spanish classes at
DU.
Nilep, Chad
Gilana Rivkin-Weitzer
Effective peer editing in the ESL composition
classroom
Saturday,
10:15-11:00 Arapahoe/
Pawnee
An important element of process-based writing courses is the process of revision. It is common for such courses to include both instruction on revision, and peer-to-peer revision sessions (peer editing). Some recent work, however, casts doubt on the effectiveness of peer editing as a classroom strategy. Zhang (1995), for example, suggests that many ESL students prefer teacher-directed feedback to peer- or self directed strategies. Nonetheless, many studies have found that peer editing and multi-draft revision can be effective in improving student writing, and that attitudes toward peer-directed feedback tend to improve with exposure and experience. How can teachers help students use peer editing to get the most from revision? This work presents an overview of recent work in applied linguistics, discusses classroom strategies, and offers a set of editing guidelines to help implement a peer editing strategy. Chad Nilep has taught with a variety of ESL/EFL programs, including Literacy Volunteers, The University of Idaho, Seowon University (Korea) and International Communication School in Hiroshima, Japan. He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Colorado, Boulder.Gilana Rivkin has taught ESL for more than 12 years, working primarily with severely marginalized populations, such as asylees, refugees, Muslim women, and prison populations, and her ESL expertise is in the development of specialized materials and teaching formal writing. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and teaches in the ESL Program in the Department of Linguistics.
Noll, Melody
Applying
Video Viewing Techniques in the Academic Classroom
Saturday,
11:15-12:00 Aspen
Publisher
Adult
Ed, Intensive English/Higher Ed
The 4th Edition of Interactions
Mosaic incorporates video news broadcasts with authentic language and
scaffolding to immerse students in authentic language to reinforce listening,
speaking, reading, writing and grammar skills. This workshop will demonstrate
ways to apply the five video viewing techniques.
Poking the pronunciation
pie: a peek at grammaring intonation
Saturday, 2:20-3:15 Front Range Theater
Public Ed, Adult Ed,
IEP/Higher Ed
Targeted at teachers with an
interest in dovetailing grammar and pronunciation, this interactive
presentation will apply the form/meaning/use grammaring pie to the “melody
line” of English speech.
Melody
Noll is certified by the Royal Society
of Arts/Cambridge and the State of California, and has nearly 20 years’
experience in the field of EFL/ESL. She
is the founder of Ameritalk--a California consultancy specializing in North
American pronunciation and communication skills.
Pearson,
Bethyl
Jamalee
Moret
High
School EL Voices on the Fringe
Friday 11:15-12:00 Juniper
Paper
General
Audience, Applied Linguistics, Secondary Ed
Who are English learners in secondary school
settings and how do they learn English when they are outside the mainstream
peer culture? Using data from individual interviews with ELs, presenters
characterize these students and discuss implications for placement, for
instructional strategies, and for the larger learning community.
Bethyl Pearson is a professor in the undergraduate and
graduate TESL programs in the College of Education at Grand Canyon University
in Phoenix, Arizona.
Jamalee Moret teaches advanced level high school
English learners in Phoenix, Arizona and is an instructor of composition for
adult English learners at Phoenix College.
Peters,
Sandra
Thomas
Peters
Using
Internet-based language learning activities
Saturday 11:15-12:00 Blue Spruce
Demonstration
CALL,
Higher Ed, Intensive English
Why should teachers integrate Internet-based
learning activities into their classroom teaching, and how can they do it? Presenters answer these questions by
examining activities that work successfully and demonstrate ways teachers can
create their own activities to use in class.
Thomas and Sandra Peters have taught ESL in the
United States, Spain, and Japan. They are now in Pueblo, Colorado.
Peters,
Sandra
Thomas
Peters
Integrating
project-based learning and web publishing
Friday 10:15-11:00 Blue Spruce
Demonstration
CALL,
Higher Ed, Intensive English
Presenters will describe successful online
publishing projects to demonstrate how the
integration of project-based learning and on-line publishing fosters the
development of language skills in language classrooms.
Thomas and Sandra Peters have taught ESL in the
United States, Spain, and Japan. They are now in Pueblo, Colorado.
Pinnegar,
Stefinee
Pauline
Longberg
Stephanie
Roberts
Using
video ethnographies of classroom practice
Friday 1:30-2:15
Aspen
Demonstration
Applied
Linguistics, Higher Ed, General Audience
The use of video ethnographies of classroom practice
has proven to be an effective way to bridge the theory-practice divide. This session allows
participants to experience and then discuss the
advantages of using hypermedia case studies in ESL teacher development.
Stephanie Pinnegar is Associate Professor of Teacher
Education at Brigham Young University.
Her research interests focus on teacher thinking and self-study. She has authored video ethnographies.
Pauline Longberg is an experienced elementary
bilingual teacher and facilitator for ESL professional development in Granite
School District.
Stephanie
Roberts is studying German Teaching and Special Education at Brigham Young
University. She serves numerous roles
on the video ethnography team.
Polsky,
Ellen
Teaching
Native Speakers to Communicate Effectively
Saturday 1:30-2:15
Front Range Theater
Paper
Adult
Ed, General Audience, Intensive English/Higher Ed, Applied Linguistics
When non-native speakers of English are not understood by native speakers,
the assumption
is often that the non-native speakers have pronunciation problems which must be addressed. The presenter begins
with an
alternative assumption: native speakers of English (NS) must take some responsibility for making communication more effective in their conversations
with non-native-speakers (NNS). The
presenter has designed a course in
pronunciation and listening comprehension for
NS who communicate with speakers of English as a Second Language.
Ellen Polsky is a linguist and a teacher trainer
with 25 years' experience teaching ESL.
She now teaches Spanish at Peak to Peak Charter School.
Ramsteller,
Erica
Meet
the Needs of ESL Middle & High School Students
Friday 3:30-4:15
Summit North
Publisher
Erica will present strategies to use with ESL
students at both middle and high school levels. She will demonstrate a lesson using multi-level techniques and a
unit that builds vocabulary and then applies this vocabulary to the content
areas.
Erica Ramsteller, M.A., ESL, has taught elementary
and secondary levels. Erica’s ESL
experience includes teaching techniques courses and teacher resource at Aurora
Hills.
Ramsteller, Erica
Audio-assisted
Reading and Running Records
Friday 2:30-3:15
Summit North
Publisher
Erica will present the use of audio-assisted reading
to support ESL students in grades 2-9.
See a demonstration of using a running record to assess a student’s
comprehension and fluency level to drive reading instruction.
Erica Ramsteller, M.A., ESL, has taught elementary
and secondary levels. Erica’s ESL
experience includes teaching techniques courses and teacher resource at Aurora
Hills.
Ridley,
Lia
Becky
North
Colleagues
Collaborating: Sharing K12 English Language Learners
Friday 2:30-4:15
Ute
Workshop
Elementary
Ed, Secondary Ed
In this workshop, participants will discuss
collaboration between ESL and classroom teachers, including issues classroom
teachers raise regarding English language learners and successful strategies
classroom teachers can implement. As
ESL curriculum specialists, the presenters will share their collaboration
experiences and offer strategies for successful collaboration. Participants will receive practical
handouts.
Lia Ridley has taught ESL for seventeen years
including being an ESL Curriculum Specialist.
Currently she is an ELA coach/trainer in the Cherry Creek schools.
Becky North has an MA in TESL and has taught
K12/adult/college ESL in the USA
and overseas.
Currently she teaches in Academy District 20 (Colorado Springs).
Robinson,
Charlie
Harness
New Possibilities with Longman English Online
Friday 1:30-2:15
Navajo
Publisher
Longman English Online, a new multimedia course for
self-access or distance learning adult students. gives teachers a powerful way
to amplify or complement traditional classroom instruction. The presenter will
highlight benefits of personalized.
interactive online learning and demonstrate how course management tools can
boost your effectiveness in the classroom.
Charlie Robinson is Product Manager. US &
Canada. for Longman English Success, with over 14 years educational publishing experience.
Roemer,
Ann
Lee
Ann Rawley
Content
courses in a skills-based curriculum
Friday 3:30-4:15
Willow
Paper
Program
Administration, Intensive English
The presenters report on the success of their IEP in
integrating content-based instruction into their existing skills-based
curriculum. These classes, called Topics
in ESL, serve as capstones for each level.
Presenters will share their experience in bringing about this innovative
curricular change and examples of the content-based courses they offer.
Lee Ann Rawley is an Associate Professor in the
Intensive English Language Institute at Utah State University. She is also a doctoral student at UC-Denver.
Ann Roemer, Assistant Professor at Utah State
University, teaches in the Intensive English Language Institute in Logan, Utah.
Sacks, Rita
Get More From Grammar!
Fridy
11:15-12:00 Ute
Publisher
Meaningful and relevant practice, contextualized
presentation, and truly engaging communicative activities can transform the ESL
grammar classroom into a rich environment for language learning. Participants will learn about three exciting
new grammar series from Heinle & Heinle, and will walk away with sample
materials and practical ideas to use.
Rita Sacks is the Senior ELL Sales Consultant for
Heinle Publishers covering Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. She was a former teacher and has over 10
years of Educational Publishing experience.
NOTE: There will be a book signing around noon at the Heinle table in Summit
South on Friday with the following 5 Heinle authors: Kathleen Graves, Kathi Bailey,
Connie Shoemaker, Susan Polycarpou, Ann Roemer, and Bruce Rogers
Schroeder, Tom
Hollywood's
Portrayal of American Culture
Saturday 10:15-11:00 Aspen
Paper
Adult
Ed, General Audience, IEP/Higher Ed
Culture classes struggle to make the content more
experiential for the student. The presenter developed a movie lab, using
feature films that dramatically cover topics of; the description of culture,
cultural adaptation, stereotyping, and American values in contrast to other
cultures, to further the students’ understanding.
Tom Schroeder is an Associate Professor at
Utah State University where he has taught in the IEP for over 25 years.
Shonerd,
Henry
Song
Lyric in Second Language Teaching
Saturday 1:30-2:15
Aspen
Demonstration
Bilingual
Ed, General Audience, Applied Linguistics
Song lyrics are a rich source of material for ESL teaching. A wide
variety of pronunciation patterns, vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, grammar,
and discourse “styles” and culture are available through lyrics that fit
teaching objectives and are highly motivating. Lyrics tap the world-wide appeal
of music in English. Technologies for capturing and playing the music are more
and more obtainable and affordable. Examples of songs and lyrics will be played
throughout the presentation. Language, culture, and politics flow naturally
from the songs. Issues of appropriateness are discussed. The presentation will
be highly interactive.
Henry Shonerd traveled widely as a military
dependent and ESL teacher. He lives in
New Mexico where he taught and consulted on the Navajo Reservation and earned a
Ph.D. He is an associate professor of
education at the College of Santa Fe (at Albuquerque) where he coordinates
endorsement programs in TESOL and Bilingual Education.
Skelton,
Elizabeth
TOTAL
PHYSICAL RESPONSE STORYTELLING FOR ESL
Saturday 1:30-3:15
Arapahoe/Pawnee
Workshop
Adult
Ed, Elementary Ed, Secondary Ed
Learn
how to adapt the highly effective foreign language teaching methodology "Total
Physical Response Storytelling” to the ESL classroom and the mainstream
classroom with ESL students. In this workshop you will learn about the theory
supporting TPRS, practice the 7 basic steps, and adapt the method to various
content area lessons.
Elizabeth
Skelton has a Master’s degree in TESL from the University of New Mexico and 13
years of various teaching experiences in ESL, German, and Spanish.
Steele,
Paula
Teach
ESL, computer and basic literacy
Saturday 10:15-11:00 Blue Spruce
Demonstration
Adult
Ed, Bilingual Ed, CALL
How can ESL students learn to use a word processor
and learn English? Paula will present and describe projects she has developed
or adapted. Participants will discuss, make suggestions, and develop a project
based on program and/or student need. Participants receive a 3 1/2 Floppy for
basic literacy.
Paula Steele has been employed with Catholic
Charities since January 2000 and has taught and developed several classes. She
holds both bilingual and TESOL certifications.
Storer, Nancy
Online
component for IEP study skills course
Friday 10:15-11:00 Arapahoe/Pawnee
Demonstration
Intensive
English
The presenter demonstrates an online component of an
advanced-level study skills class in an intensive English program. Online materials related to study skills
such as note taking, test taking and memory techniques are discussed, and
methods of involving students in large class and small group discussions online
are demonstrated.
Nancy Storer is the assistant director of the
English Language Center at the University of Denver.
Teemant,
Annela
Stefinee
Pinnegar
Valerie
Hales
Lara
Lee Claus
Masina
Alofipo-AhHoy
Bohdana
Allman
Learning
from students' literacy development
Friday 2:30-4:15
Arapahoe/Pawnee
Panel/Symposium
Bilingual
Ed, Elementary Ed, Secondary Ed
Using video-based and data rich case studies, this
symposium contrasts the second language literacy development of nine public
school students. Three presentations
focus on the role of motivation, native language
skills, and vocabulary development in literacy
development. Discussants
analyze what can be learned from students and draw
implications for practice.
Annela Teemant is a professor in Second/Foreign
Language Teacher Education at Brigham Young University. Her research focus is on ESL in K-12 and
cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Stefinee Pinnegar is a professor Teacher Education
at Brigham Young University.
Her research interests focus on teacher thinking and
self-study.
Valerie Hales is an experienced elementary school
teacher with an M.A. in Reading.
Lara Lee Claus is finishing her M.A. in TESOL at
Brigham Young University.
Masina Alofipo-AhHoy is completing her B.A. in Secondary
Education at Brigham Young University.
Bohdana Allman is completing her M.A. in TESOL at
Brigham Young University.
Teemant,
Annela
Marvin
Smith
Ongoing
assessment strategies in content-area classrooms
Friday 10:15-11:00 Juniper
Demonstration
Bilingual
Ed, Secondary Ed, General Audience
Video-based examples of ongoing classroom assessment
practices of
ESL students participating in mathematics, science,
and social studies classes will be presented and critiqued from the perspective
of useful, meaningful, and equitable assessment practices. A tool for recordkeeping will be shared.
Annela Teemant is a professor in Second/Foreign
Language Teacher Education at Brigham Young University. Her research focuses on ESL in K-12 and
cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Marvin Smith has a Ph.D. in Curriculum and
Instruction, specializing in mathematics education. His research interests include learning with understanding,
assessment, and teacher education.
Thomton,
Amy E.
Lessons
from Japan for Western ESL Teachers
Friday 1:30-3:15
Outside Front Range Theater
Poster
Adult
Ed, General Audience, Secondary Ed
What can ESL teachers who were educated and trained
in a Western culture learn from the Far East?
This poster will address this question using observation data and
artifacts gathered in Japan. There will
be three main topics: school culture, ESL techniques, and meeting the needs of
Colorado’s Asian Students.
Amy Thomton is an ESL teacher at Abraham Lincoln
High School in DPS. She studied in
Japan last summer as a Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholar.
Ulevich,
Maureen V.
Creating
reading exercises for authentic material
Friday 10:15-11:00 Ute
Demonstration
Adult
Ed, Higher Ed, Intensive English
Adult learners of all skill levels want to be
knowledgeable about
their community. The presenter will show how she has
used newspapers and the Internet to develop reading materials to aid students’
access to current information and to encourage student interaction. Specific exercises will be discussed.
Maureen
V. Ulevich has taught English in China, Japan and Colorado. She teaches at the Center for International
Education, University of Northern Colorado and Front Range Community College. 
Walsh,
Elizabeth
ESL
assessment in the community college
Saturday 10:15-11:00 Ute
Discussion
Higher
Ed, Program Administration
Now that we have Mandatory Placement how do we deal
with assessment and placement? Please join us for a discussion of current assessment
tools and other issues currently challenging the community college.
Elizabeth Walsh is the Director of the Center for
Second Language Acquisition at Front Range Community College.
Walsh,
Elizabeth
Dawn
Fondy
Occupational
ESL at Front Range Community College
Friday 10:15-11:00 Apache/Shoshoni
Paper
Adult
Ed, Higher Ed
Never thought you would see the day that state and
county agencies would band together to support the needs of their LEP clients?
Join us for a presentation on how FRCC designed and implemented an intensive
ESL occupational pilot project and got the county to flip the bill.
Elizabeth Walsh is the Director of the Center for
Second Language Acquisition at Front Range Community College.
Dawn Fondy is Lead Instructor and Coordinator for
the ESL Occupational Program at Front Range Community College.
Weddel,
Kathleen Santopietro
In
the learner's opinion…
Saturday 11:15-12:00 Arapahoe/Pawnee
Demonstration
Adult
Ed, Intensive English
Eliciting adult learner opinions in the classroom
proves to be a difficult, but valuable, task.
The presenter will demonstrate several techniques that teach the focused
language function (offering opinions) as well as encourage learners to express
opinions regarding a variety of student-centered topics and issues.
Kathleen Santopietro Weddel is a teacher trainer and
curriculum consultant at the Northern Colorado State Literacy Resource Center
in Longmont.
Wedum,
Mary Kay
Goal
Setting for Language Learners
Saturday 11:15-12:00 Summit North
Demonstration
Adult
Ed, Higher Ed, Intensive English
The presenter will discuss the importance of goal
setting for adult language learners.
Classroom activities and assignments designed to encourage students to set
personal language learning goals and identify activities to reach them will be
shared.
Mary Kay Wedum has been an instructor and curriculum
supervisor at the IEP at CSU since 1985.
She is the current president of CoTESOL.
Weldeyesus,
Weldu Michael
Instructors'
Use of the Chalkboard and its Impact on the Note-taking Skills
Saturday 2:30-3:15
Apache/Shoshoni
Paper
Higher
Ed, Intensive English, Secondary Ed
Weldu Michael Weldeyesus lectured in the Department of
Foreign Languages and Literature, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
(1992-1998). He received an MA in TEFL,
School of Graduate Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia (1996). He also received an MPhil in General
Linguistics, Department of Linguistics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology,
Norway, 2000. Currently, he is a PhD
candidate, Department of Linguistics, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Welshon,
Tammy
Writing
Instruction for English Language Learners
Saturday 1:30-3:15
Navajo
Workshop
Secondary
Ed, Adult Ed, Bilingual Ed, Higher Ed
This hands-on workshop focuses on improving
writing instruction for the preintermediate and intermediate ESL student
through the use of scaffolding writing assignments and a modified Six + One
Traits Writing Rubric. An overview of program design and specifics on
developing lesson plans will be covered. Hand-out included.
Tammy Welshon has been teaching English Language Arts in diverse settings since 1983.