Presentation Abstracts
and Biographies
Jayme Adelson-Goldstein
Picture-perfect grammar
with
PUBLISHER SESSION
Research shows that contextualized grammar instruction increases
the comprehension, retention, and use of grammatical structures. The presenter will use the multi-level
instructional techniques from
Jayme Adelson-Goldstein is an ESL teacher-trainer,
curriculum consultant, and author of numerous ESL texts, including The Oxford Picture Dictionary and Read and Reflect.
Sayyah Al-Akash
Effects of teaching
methods on L1 and L2 writing attitudes
PAPER-45 MINUTES IEP /HE
This study
investigates whether the implementation of collaborative approach to teaching
writing could cause a change in college students' attitudes toward writing.
Data were collected from the participants using self-report instruments and
were analyzed quantitatively. The results showed significant and insignificant
differences and correlations within and between the
groups.
Sayyah Al-Akash is an
Assistant Professor at Yarmouk University/Jordan. He
received an MA from
Eveline Altheia-Bacon
Mary Elizabeth
McAllister-Bascunan
Bridging the gap
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES AE, CALL, IEP / HE
The activity was
developed to challenge students to break away from ESL websites in the computer
lab and help them bridge the gap between native language and English. Students
used a local English language newspaper site to research a topic
presented in class that was already familiar to them in their language.
Eveline Altheia-Bacon:
A passionate ESL teacher with degrees in education and arts plus over five years
of teaching experience abroad.
Mary Elizabeth
McAllister-Bascunan: A computer lab manager who works
in cooperation with the Spring Institute's ELS program. Mary has a special
interest in effective life-long learning.
Yansi Alvarez
Shirline Potts
Benchmark assessments
maximize ESL students' potential
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES BE, EE, IEP / HE
Benchmark
assessments prepare students for high-stakes tests and improve classroom instruction
by evaluating and tracking student progress. The participants will examine a
sample assessment result to evaluate its ability to determine growth and
performance relative to achievement expectations. Additionally, audience
members will identify curriculum interventions according to assessment results.
Dr. Shirline
G. Potts’ tenure in education encompasses a total of 30 years as teacher,
mentor, language specialist and public school administrator for thirty years.
Presenter has acquired extensive training and hands on experiences in
educational leadership.
Julie Arenson
Helping middle and high
school students acquire English language proficiency while using grade
appropriate content
PUBLISHER SESSION
Textbooks from AGS
Publishing offer engaging lessons appropriate for ELI/ESL students. Research-based and designed to provide extra
support, the textbooks use instructional methodology that makes learning
accessible for all students.
Participants will receive a complimentary teacher’s edition that gives
suggestions on how to teach all students.
Julie Arenson has taught grades K-8 in both special
and regular education and has been a national consultant for AGS Publishing for
nine years.
Derinda Babcock
Improving vocabulary
learning and retention
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES
Academic
vocabulary is one of the hardest areas to build. The purpose of this
presentation is to show how, by restructuring how vocabulary is taught,
students are more readily able to learn and remember content vocabulary, and
how this restructuring helped me, as the instructional provider, to become more
effective.
Derinda Babcock is an elementary/secondary ELL
teacher. She teaches English and mathematics. Her high school
are multi-aged multi-languages, and multi-ability levels.
Charlotte Balkenbush
Using fiction to write
non-fiction
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES AE, IEP / HE, SE
An important part of learning to write well is learning to read
well. This demonstration will provide
participants with short pieces of literature for critical examination. Using reader-response methodology, learners
will examine fictional writing as prompts and examples to create non-fictional
works such as letters, summaries, and short expository essays.
Charlotte Balkenbush often uses
literature to teach ESL/EFL. In 2005, she
was the director of teacher training at a Taiwanese language institute
employing the methods demonstrated in her workshop.
Kat Bradley-Bennett
Let's give them
something to talk about
WORKSHOP-45 MINUTES AE, IEP /HE
Are your ESL students sometimes reticent
to speak out in class? Do they need and want more opportunity to speak
beyond dialog drills and presentations? This workshop will demonstrate simple,
yet dynamic, activities based on odd news items to develop listening
comprehension and promote conversation in high-level ESL students.
Kat
Bradley-Bennett teaches ESL for St. Vrain Valley
Adult Education in
Paula Brown
Gail Carpenter
Connecting assessment,
language, and learning
PUBLISHER SESSION
Discover a comprehensive system of assessment and
instructional tools to promote English language proficiency with LAS
Links. These engaging materials go
beyond traditional language proficiency tests by integrating assessment,
instruction, and professional development.
With LAS Links, teachers can help each student find success both in and
out of the classroom.
Paula Brown, evaluation consultant for CTP/McGraw-Hill, offers a wide array of
assessment services to
Evaluation Consultant Gail Carpenter has worked for
CTB/McGraw-Hill for six years. She is an
expert in using standard-based assessment results to support student learning.
Margie Brown
Richard Garcia
Parent involvement
resourses from the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition
POSTER SESSION-45 MINUTES BE, EE, SE
The Colorado
Statewide Parent Coalition offers a variety of valuable trainings for families
and schools. The Coalition will provide an overview of their resources,
including two trainings to be featured in the spring CoTESOL
Saturday workshop in
Richard Garcia is
the founder and Executive Director of the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition.
A member of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Richard believes
that parent involvement is one important factor often overlooked in schools.
Margie Brown is an ESL coach in
Dieter Bruhn
Interactive activities
for the classroom
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4,
2005 1:30 GOLDEN
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES GA
Students are more
eager to learn when their teachers include fun and motivating activities in
their lessons. In this lively and interactive presentation, the presenter will
take audience members through a number of exciting activities that they can
begin using in their classrooms tomorrow! Detailed handouts will be
provided.
Dieter Bruhn is
President and Founder of One World Training, which offers TEFL Certificate
programs in
Michael Brunn
Leslie Grant
Yvonne Bogard
Challenges and
practices of developing online programs
PANEL/SYMPOSIUM-105
MINUTES EE, IEP / HE, SE
Online ESL education
programs enable higher education to reach ELL teachers beyond local boundaries,
especially in rural areas. Challenges and solutions to the preparation of
instructional materials, teacher-student and student-student interaction,
assignments, a practicum, and others issues of one successful ESL education
program will be discussed.
Michael Brunn is the Director, ESL Education Program (ESLEP) in the
Virginia Lindley-Brunn is Executive Director of the
ESLEP. Her organizational and people skills contribute to the successful human
relations and outreach efforts of the program.
Leslie Grant teaches courses in and conducts research related to the ESLEP. Her
research is grounded in assessment and instruction of second language learners.
Yvonne Bogard teaches courses and manages the online
technical aspects of the ESLEP. Her expertise in eLearning and Distance
Education adds support to the program
Paula Budzak
Grammar Sense: On the
page and on the screen
PUBLISHER SESSION
Rev up your students’ grammar IQ in class and in the computer
lab. Grammar
Sense is a three-level, four-skill grammar series that now offers a dynamic
interactive multimedia program. The
series director shows how the texts and software can be used either in
conjunction with each other or independently to move your students to new levels
of accuracy and fluency.
Paula Budzak has an MA in Curriculum and
Instruction from
Judith Cale
Using graphic
organizers in the ESL classroom
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES BE, IEP / HE, SE
This presentation will supply ideas and
give examples of how graphic organizers enhance the teaching of fiction and
non-fiction reading selections in beginning to advanced ESL classrooms.
Handouts with a variety of ready-to-use graphic organizers will be
provided.
Judith Cale received her MA in Curriculum and Instruction and is
an ELA teacher at
Karen Carr
Home school links: A
connected approach
WORKSHOP-45 MINUTES AE, EE
.
Home school links
are a unique way to support classroom learning in the home environment with low
literacy parents. Come see how these ready-to-go materials can be adapted
to fit your classroom, either adult or primary. We will
create and share lessons specifically for your needs.
Karen is a
licensed elementary and ESL teacher. She has taught English language
learners from preschool through adult. Currently she works for the
Colorado Department of Education with the Migrant Education Even Start program.
Shirlaine Castellino
Being a writing tutor
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES GA, IEP / HE, SE
Every ESL teacher
is also a tutor, whether it be conferencing with
individual students or tutoring outside of class. This presentation
focuses on how tutors, especially new teachers, can be more effective in
helping a student become a better writer. Experienced teachers are
welcome to share their bright ideas.
Shirlaine Castellino is a
full-time instructor at
Ranee Cervania
Teacher for a day--a
student project
PAPER-45 MINUTES BE, IEP / HE
This paper
presents a study on students’ perceptions of a small-group project approach, an
alternative teaching approach that empowers students to become independent
learners and helps teachers lighten their workload. Video excerpts of
students’ presentations will be shown, as well as samples of students’ teaching
materials and lesson plans.
Ranee Cervania, an
advocate of Vygotsky’s sociocultural
theory, completed her MA in ESL and PhD in Education at the
Juvenal Cervantes
Who knows but one
culture knows no culture
WORKSHOP-45 MINUTES BE, GA, PA
While one school of
thought promotes language over culture and the other culture over language, it
is critical for educators to have a healthy balance of both. Cultural
competence in education is a key skill set for effective instruction.
A graduate in
Hispanic studies and foreign language instruction at
Mark Clarke
Don't pass the pressure
on!
PAPER-45 MINUTES GA
Many of the
demands we face today arise from rules and regulations that appear rational in
the abstract but become unreasonable in reality. I explore personal,
institutional, and political contexts and I argue that we do not have to pass
the pressure on.
Mark Clarke is
Professor of Language, Literacy, and Culture at the
Chris Colias
Scaffolding content
reading and writing
WORKSHOP-105 MINUTES SE
This session will
focus on scaffolding content reading and expository writing for dependent
readers and writers. It will showcase an innovative teaching framework
that addresses the following questions:
1.How can teachers incorporate literacy into content-area teaching?
2.How can teachers enable dependent readers and
writers to grasp grade-level content?
Chris Colias is an ESL teacher at
Nancy Commins
Building paragraphs
through visual images
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES EE, SE, BE
This
session will model an interactive strategy for paragraph writing with second
language learners. Using visual images
as a starting point, participants will generate words, phrases, and sentences
to use as the basis for a group generated paragraph and subsequent independent
work.
Nancy
Commins, co-author of two books on linguistic
diversity, is a Bilingual ESL Network faculty member. She works on school reform in
Ann Conway
Building Bridges:
Classroom materials for understanding cultures
PUBLISHER SESSION
Help your students understand their own and other cultures through
programs and classroom materials based on Peace Corps volunteers’ experiences.
All participants will receive FREE copies of books with standards-based lessons
plus information on opportunities for matching classrooms to Volunteers. Participants will experience activities from
the books.
Ann Conway, former elementary school teacher, Peace Corps
Volunteer, and Peace Corps Country Director, is currently the Regional Manager
of Peace Corps’
Christine Coombe
Multiple choice
questions made easy
Workshop-45 minutes AE, IEP / HE,
SE
According to the
testing literature, good multiple-choice questions (MCQs)
are the most difficult formats to develop. Although MCQs
are still the most popular format, teachers lack proper training and experience
in writing valid and reliable items. This workshop provides guidelines and
hands-on experience in writing, critiquing, and analyzing multiple-choice
items.
Christine has a
PhD in F/SL Education from The Ohio State University. She is currently on
the English faculty of Dubai Men's College and works as an Assessment Leader
for the Higher Colleges of Technology in the UAE. Christine has worked in
the
Lisa Costanzo
Balancing instruction
in two languages
DISCUSSION-45 MINUTES BE, EE
The purpose of
this discussion is to engage practitioners in a reflective discussion
surrounding the challenges of balanced and structured instruction in two
languages and ways to overcome those challenges.
Lisa Costanzo is a doctoral candidate at the
Tom Dare
Sally Howard
Taking your students
into a rich, realistic visual environment
PUBLISHER SESSION
The presenters will
demonstrate the many benefits and features of McGraw-Hill’s new
standards-based, four-skill basal text.
It features an activity-based “Big Picture” approach that systematically
builds language and math skills around life-skill topics. All-Star
creates an authentic environmental context within your classroom. Complimentary copies provided to all who
attend.
Tom Dare is an ESL
professional with 27 years in educational publishing. He has done over 300 ESL workshops and staff
development seminars.
Sally Howard has been in
telemarketing sales for the McGraw-Hill ESL/ELT Division since March 2004. She started her career with ESL publishing
sales in 1987.
Tom Dare
Sally Howard
Grammar instruction to
match every student's learning style
PUBLISHER SESSION
Why do students need grammar
instruction that activates every learning modality? Because they want to be
empowered to “decipher” English within their individual learning styles. Two new McGraw-Hill grammar series offer
students a variety of innovative ways to “get it,” including Carolyn Graham’s
grammar chants. Complimentary copies
provided.
Tom Dare is an ESL professional with 27 years in
educational publishing. He has done over
300 ESL workshops and staff development seminars.
Sally Howard has been in
telemarketing sales for the McGraw-Hill ESL/ELT Division since March 2004. She started her career with ESL publishing
sales in 1987.
Connie Davis
Kat Bennett
Practical language
experience
WORKSHOP-105 MINUTES
Acquaint yourself with the language experience teaching technique;
its concept, theory and procedures. A demonstration of lessons using
language experience in several classroom activities will be given.
Participate in choosing an activity, trying it out in small groups, and
sharing ideas from your own experience.
Connie Davis directs the
Kat Bradley-Bennett teaches ESL at St. Vrain
Valley Adult Education in
Connie Davis
Nadeen Lester
Planning lessons to
capitalize on learning styles
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES
This session will
investigate the impact of learning styles on student motivation and achievement
in ESL classrooms. Learn how to exploit
the strengths of the various learning styles to vamp up your planning and brighten
up your instruction.
Connie Davis
directs the
Nadeen Lester is a licensed teacher who received
her TESOL training at
Starla Dietrich
Teaching pronunciation
can be fun
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES AE
You can teach an
applied pronunciation course with few resources and little pronunciation
teaching background but with a good sense of humor and compassion. This
is an active approach with less focus on phonetic symbols and linguistics and
is fun for the student. Come find out how.
Starla Dietrich is an instructor in the English
Language Institute at
Burna Dunn
Myrna Ann Adkins
Barbara J. Sample
But what about the
teacher's culture shock?
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES AE
The presenters
will discuss the culture shock curve, and look at how that curve applies to
teachers with new refugee populations. Participants will identify
themselves on the curve, and presenters will suggest activities providing ways
to cope with culture shock.
Myrna Ann Adkins
is the President and CEO for the Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning.
Barbara J. Sample
is the Vice President and Director of Educational Services for Spring Institute
for Intercultural Learning.
Burna L. Dunn is the director of the English Language
Technical Assistance Project for Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning.
Susan Duron
Lois Adams
Holly Porter
ELLEN toolkit: Systems
and tools for student success
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES
The Colorado
Department of Education launched the ELLEN Toolkit in 2004 to disseminate
information to all educators to enhance their work with English language
learners with special needs. This session will explain the toolkit, list tips
for encouraging teachers to engage in ongoing conversations of learners, and
share hints from practitioners using the Toolkit.
Susan Duron operates META Associates, an educational consulting
firm serving federal, state, and local education agencies with evaluation,
assessment, and system-wide planning and improvement services.
Lois Adams is an educator with expertise in teaching ELLs
and students with disabilities. After 20 years with CDE, Lois is now a private
consultant.
Holly Porter is the principal consultant at the Colorado Department of
Education in the area of culturally and linguistically diverse students with
Exceptional Needs.
Jean Echevarria
Ruth Brancard
Maria Halloran
Rebecca Hicks
Fresh ideas in
PANEL/SYMPOSIUM-105
MINUTES IEP / HE, PA
Jean Echevarria is the director of the ESL program at
Ruth Brancard serves as Senior Chair in the Center for
Educational Advancement at
Maria Halloran is the director of the ESL program at the
Rebecca Hicks is
a faculty member teaching ESL at the English Language Institute at the
Christy Ehrhart
Building science
background knowledge using children's literature
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES EE, SE
Christy
Ehrhart teaches 8th grade physical science. She has just received her ESL endorsement and
is working on her MA.
Jim Epstein
A group project that
isn't all business
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES IEP / HE, SE
International
university students have needs that are not always met in their local
communities. For example, transportation, food, or entertainment may be
lacking. This demonstration takes participants through a project in which
student groups identify such needs and develop mock business proposals to
present in class.
Jim Epstein
teaches ESL at the
Erik Erikson
Manipulatives for
grammar and vocabulary practice
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES SE, GA
Expand your
repertoire of techniques and tools by including manipulatives
in the classroom. This presentation will focus on tactile learning as well as
on its implications for language practice and acquisition. Participate in fun
and successful techniques using easily made materials. Reproducibles,
resources, and web site information will be available.
Erik Erikson
teaches ESL at
Andrea Feldman
Pastiche: Imitating
style, developing voice
PAPER-45 MINUTES IEP / HE, SE
This session will explore how
students can use their own experiences to enhance their writing, with
particular emphasis on style. One method for developing style is the
pastiche, where students learn to imitate writers from a variety of genres.
Participants will try to distinguish the student from the professional!
Andrea Feldman
holds a PhD in linguistics, MA in Japanese, and two BA’s in Spanish and
Linguistics. Her academic interests include first and second language
acquisition, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and multicultural rhetoric.
Andrea teaches ESL and multicultural issues in the Program for Writing and
Rhetoric at the
Laura Fishman
A bag full of tricks
WORKSHOP-105 MINUTES AE, BE,
Participants
in this workshop will leave knowing how to create simple, inexpensive games to
teach vocabulary, conversation and listening skills. These games can be
modified for all levels of ESL instruction and can be used with any age
learner. Come and find out how to make learning FUN.
After 30
years of teaching high school in the public schools Laura retired to become a
volunteer ESL teacher. She loves
teaching adults!
Jeffra Flaitz
How schools back home
affect classrooms here
WORKSHOP-105 MINUTES AE, EE, IEP /
HE
How many times do
teachers ask themselves if their ESOL students' behavior is attributable to differences
between the home and host culture? The presenter of this workshop will
attempt to shed light on common classroom quandaries by particularly exploring
the school environments and educational practices of 25 countries.
Jeffra Flaitz, Associate
Professor of Linguistics and former Director of the English Language Institute
at
Barbara Freeman
Removing language
barriers from learning math content
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES IEP / HE, SE
The demonstration
HELP (Help with English Language Proficiency), an online literacy-based program proven to help
middle and high school ELL students overcome barriers to learning math. Illustrates sheltered instruction applied in an online environment, confidence boosters, bilingual
support, alignment to standards and ELD continuum, and learning to read CSAP
math questions.
Barbara Freeman
is Chief Operating Officer and HELP Managing Director at Digital Directions
International, a developer of digital educational software for the preK-12
market – focusing on ELLs.
Carla Garcia
Monica C. Vialpando
Six-trait writing for
the English language learner
WORKSHOP-105 MINUTES BE,
This workshop
will introduce and provide opportunities to gain an understanding of the six
traits of writing. It will focus on the identification, description, and
evaluation of each trait in student writing. Participants will apply
six-trait writing techniques to improve writing skills of English language
learners.
Carla. Garcia is
the bilingual education coordinator and literacy specialist for Alamosa Public
Schools. She has spent 26 years in the field of bilingual education.
Most recently,
Monica Vialpando has been working as the academic
skills coordinator for the Upward Bound Program at Adams State College.
Her varied experiences in bilingual education span kindergarten through
12th grade.
Kelly Garcia
Developing
metacognitive skills in adolescents and adults
PUBLISHER SESSION AE, BE, SE
Metacognitive skills enable learners to be aware of, self-assess, and
self-monitor their learning processes. The Adult Literacy Program for
Knox County Schools pioneered a program of instruction with roots in metacognitive skills training, and this interactive
workshop reviews the methods used and skills taught in this award-winning
program.
Kelly
Garcia has been the
Wayne A. Gilbert
Debi Hunter
Phillip (Wod) Woodruff
"SHOCKING
TRUTH"--Spoken-word poetry and improving literacy
PAPER-45 MINUTES GA, IEP
/ HE, SE
Write-On Aurora (
Wayne Gilbert is chair of arts and
humanities at
Debi Hunter is co-chair of Write-On Aurora, a
Shocking Truth mentor, and a poet. She works for
Phillip (Wood) Woodruff is co-chair of Write-On Aurora and a poet. He is
completed his AA degree last summer and plans to become a teacher.
Leslie Grant
Michael Brunn
Describing effective
instruction in elementary school ESL
PAPER-45 MINUTES
What kinds of
instructional practices work well for elementary school English language
learners (ELLs)? Presenters will discuss the findings
from a year-long ethnographic study of the practices and techniques of one
successful kindergarten instructor. Transcripts and video clips will be used to
demonstrate these practices and techniques.
Leslie Grant is
an instructor at the
Michael Brunn is an associate professor at the
Elizabeth Grassi
Evaluating teachers of
second language learners
WORKSHOP-105 MINUTES
This interactive
workshop will introduce participants to an evaluation process and an observation
protocol for evaluating teachers who shelter instruction for second language
learners.
Elizabeth Grassi is an assistant professor at
Elizabeth Grassi
Service-learning:
Innovative instruction for second language learners
PAPER-45 MINUTES AL, EE, SE
Best practices
for TESOL teachers recommend asking higher-order questions and encouraging
students to participate on a critical level. How do teachers achieve this with
different levels of English speakers in their classes? This presentation will
address this question and discuss service-learning as a manner of providing
innovative instruction.
Elizabeth Grassi is an assistant professor of education at
Jill Haver
Vicki Kaplan
Building classroom
teacher capacity: A training model
DEMONSTRATION-45 MINUTES EE. SE
In a district
with no outside mandate for the training of regular classroom teachers in ELL
strategies, training of classroom teachers is minimal. Nonetheless, all
teachers are strongly encouraged to complete at least a first level of training
- a 15-seat-hour course. One secondary and one elementary trainer will
present the model used in
Jill Haver and Vicki Kaplan are language acquisition trainers
with Adams 12 Five Star Schools and between them have taught ESL at all levels from
Kindergarten through adult. Jill and Vicki have been working in teacher
training and/or coaching in their district for six years.
Joan D. Heiman
Be here now: Getting
present for learning
PAPER-45 MINUTES AE, IEP / HE,
GA
When students miss class, they miss the lesson. When they are
present in body but absent in heart or mind, they also miss the lesson. This
presentation shares simple, quick centering techniques to get both you and your
students present for learning. Peaceful and energizing experiences and
resources provided.
Joan D. Heiman teaches full-time in the ESL program at the
Pamela Herrlein
Barb Sample
Can this volunteer
relationship be saved?
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES
Explore how
effective teamwork between ESL classroom volunteers and teachers can inspire
all parties, especially learners, to bring out the best in each other. Case
studies ask the question, "Can this volunteer relationship be saved?"
Pam Herrlein, Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning, is the manager of a community-based, adult ESL
program in partnership with the Arapahoe Library District.
Barb Sample is a
founder of Spring Institute and currently serves as its Vice President and
Director of Educational Services.
Natalie Hess
There is nothing like a
good story
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES AE, IEP / HE, GA
Telling stories is part of what we are as humans. We crave stories because they enable us to read and make sense of the story
of our own lives. In
this demonstration, the presenter will engage participants in a communicative strategy that will lift story from
text to life.
Natalie Hess has taught ESL/EFL in several countries. She is the author of and co-author of numerous textbooks and teacher-resource books.
Andrea Heyman
A pronunciation class
curriculum for adult ESL
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES AE, IEP / HE
This demonstration will provide step by
step details of a pronunciation class curriculum that I developed and taught
for ESL students Level 3 to Level 6. I
will show what each class session looked like, specific materials I used to
teach the class, and
give suggestions on how to integrate these pronunciation lessons into an
existing adult ESL class will be given.
Andrea Heyman
has an MA degree in speech pathology.
She has worked as a speech pathologist and currently teaches adult ESL
classes at
Anita Jepson-Gilbert
Clearer speech is only
a breath away
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES A , BE, GA
The role of
exhalation provides the missing link for helping students speak English so they
can be better understood. Since many speakers of other languages do not
employ the breath when articulating sounds, our students need to learn this
from us. Come and hear the difference a breath can make.
Anita
Jepson-Gilbert teaches ESL at CCD and works privately as a pronunciation coach.
She recently published a bilingual children's book w/CD to promote English
literacy among Hispanic learners.
Elliot L. Judd
Reading as a real-world activity
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4,
2005 3:30 Golden
PAPER—45 MINUTES
In
this paper, I will discuss how readers read in natural situations. Through
observation of reading in the real world, we can gain insights on which common
practices in the ESL reading classroom prepare students to read in the world
beyond the classroom and which practices do not. I will offer practical suggestions for ESL
reading teachers and welcome suggestions from others in the audience
Elliot L. Judd is President
of TESOL for 2005-2006. He was the founding editor of the TESOL Journal,
Director of the 1982 TESOL Summer Institute, Associate Chair of the 1984 TESOL
Convention in Houston and a Board Member of TESOL from 1984-1987. He is the Director of the MA TESOL Program at
the
Kevin Keating
Grammar Wise--The wise approach
to grammar
PUBLISHER SESSION
Whatever core materials you use,
the author shows how Grammar Wise
is the most user-friendly grammar text for beginning and high beginning
students. See how the clear, flexible
presentation, reflected in an open, inviting layout, helps students acquire the
grammar they need through practice in meaningful contexts with real-life
transferability.
Kevin Keating has over 30 years’ experience in TEFL/TESOL. The author of Grammar Wise, he is also a lecturer at the
Kevin Keating
A complete
communicative lesson using a dialog
Demonstration-45
minutes AE, GA, IEP / HE
.
Participants in
this highly interactive demonstration walk through a complete lesson using a
creative dialog and communicative activities to promote oral/aural skills.
Learn fun and lively techniques to get your students actively talking and
listening to each other.
Kevin Keating has
taught ESL for more than thirty years in thirteen different countries. He
teaches at CESL at the
Donna Lee Kennedy
Joel Deutser
Techniques to energize
your grammar classroom
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5,
2005 2:30 WEST A
PUBLISHER SESSION
Students
learn more, remember more, and use grammar more effectively when they learn
language in context. Contextualization
makes grammar dynamic, enlightening, and energizing! Learn how to build an effective grammar
curriculum while integrating culture and communication into your class. Walk away with new products, fresh ideas, and
fun techniques.
Donna
Lee Kennedy has over 12 years’ experience facilitating workshop on ESL
methodology for the publishing industry.
As
a senior ESL specialist, Joel Deutser has facilitated
workshops on ESL for over 25 years.
Norma King
Nancy Storer
Sharing administrative
stories: Laughter and tears
DISCUSSION-45 MINUTES IEP / HE, PA
Long-time ESL
administrators will begin the discussion by sharing, with humor, some of their
experiences in resolving problems and then will invite the audience to share
their stories and resolutions. Stories include dealing with sponsors
requesting that a Level 1 student be put in Level 4, a blind student, and a
student with AIDS.
Norma King, in
her 30th year at the
Nancy Storer, Assistant Director, ELC,
Linda M. Kowal
Helping dependent
readers become independent readers and writers
WORKSHOP-45 MINUTES SE
Participants will
be engaged in activities that identify dependent readers and move them towards
being independent readers and writers. Texts used in the workshop offer
participants a chance to experience differentiation.
Linda M. Kowal is an ESL teacher in the Newcomer Program at
Linda M. Kowal
Effective research
based reading strategies for secondary/newcomer ELD students
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4,
2005 11:15 WEST A
PUBLISHER SESSION
Participants will learn how the scientifically-based research
strategies presented throughout Heinle’s newest
course, Visions Introductory,
address the needs of secondary newcomer and beginning level ELD
students. Specific instructional
strategies utilizing the wide array of components will be demonstrated. Hand outs and samples will be provided.
Linda M. Kowal is an ESL teacher in the
Newcomer program at
Clarice Lamb
Inferencing in reading
PAPER-45 MINUTES AL, IEP / HE
Clarice Lamb has
an MA in TESOL with MIIS (CA -
Laura Le Drean
Real world listening
and speaking come to class
PUBLISHER SESSION
Two new listening
speaking texts provide authentic contexts for developing language skills. Tuning In exposes students to different
listening genres, including commercials, folk songs, and call-in radio shows,
while Real Talk prepares students for
communication in person, on the phone, on the air, and in class. Free samples for participants.
Laura Le Drean is executive editor for higher education titles with
Pearson Longman. She has also taught ESL/EFL for twenty years.
Sharon McCreary
Susan Renick
Melissa Nix
Learning in the
community circle
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES AE
What happens when
traditional American teaching environments aren’t embraced by a particular culture
of learners? Find out how a community of agencies and volunteers came together
and created a successful language learning experience for a group of Somali
Bantu women.
Sharon McCreary
teaches English to adult refugees at
Melissa Nix is
the Curriculum and Intercultural Programming Coordinator in the Center for
Service Learning at
Susan Renick is a volunteer in the Colorado Refugee
ESL Program and co-coordinator of the Saturday Bantu Women's Group.
Madeline Milian
Dana Walker
Teri Hutchinson
Jean Kubat
Chris Gillmore
Kathy Smith
Teachers' experiences in
an immersion program
PANEL/SYMPOSIUM-105
MINUTES GA, IEP / HE, SE
This
presentation will share the experiences and reflections of secondary teachers
who participated in a federally funded educational immersion program in
Madeline
Milian is a professor and coordinator of the
Bilingual/ESL Graduate Program at the
Dana
Walker is an assistant professor of the Bilingual/ESL Graduate Program at the
Teri
Hutchinson is an ESL teacher and instructional coach in Adams D50.
Jean
Kubat is a math teacher and team leader at
Chris
Gillmore is a science teacher at
Kathy
Smith is a literacy coordinator and reading teacher at
Jane Miller
Pat Kirby
Out of your seats! Activities for ESL
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4,
2005 10:15 WEST C
WORKSHOP-105 MINUTES
Energize your ESL classroom with active games. We’ll use
“lineups” to practice listening and conversation. We’ll move through “round
robins” to learn vocabulary and clarification strategies. We’ll “race”
for grammar points and “vote with our feet” for correct pronunciation. Be
ready to “catch” some quick responses and “mime” to practice writing.
Jane Miller is the ESL Specialist at the Colorado Department of
Education, Adult Education and Family Literacy unit. She enjoys teaching
large, active, and noisy ESL classrooms.
Pat Kirby teaches ESL at the
David Mindock
Writing case reports
PAPER-45 MINUTES IEP / HE, SE
Case
reports are a useful and stimulating writing activity. Critical thinking is
encouraged as the students analyze the problem in a case and then argue for a
solution. Prewriting activities include a discussion of the case and role-plays
in which each student plays one of the main characters in the case.
David Mindock began teaching ESL as a Peace Corps volunteer in
Pierre Montagano
Shining Star: What’s in it for the
teacher?
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4,
2005 1:30 WEST B
PUBLISHER SESSION
The Pearson Longman ESL series for middle and high school, Shining Star, offers materials at five
levels which provide students with skills and strategies for learning English
as well as academic content-area vocabulary and ample instruction in reading,
writing, listening, and speaking. But
the teacher resources are out-of-the-world!
Pierre Montagano, Pearson Longman Regional Manager, taught
French Canadian adults in his native
Alexandra Moreira Neves
PAPER-45 MINUTES IEP / HE
How can we link second language acquisition (
Alexandra Neves is currently a PhD student in the
Maureen O'Brien
Let us now praise
developmental writers
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES IEP / HE
The presenter will demonstrate how
group-centered assignments, inquiry-based writing, and reflective writing
enabled university freshmen—including Generation 1.5 students, taking a general
education humanities course while taking a developmental writing/reading course
to produce complex and sophisticated pieces of writing based on challenging
reading assignments.
Maureen O’Brien is a lecturer in the
Department of Linguistics and Language Development at
Dennis Oliver
Tips for working with
digital images
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES GA
Participants in this demonstration will learn basic steps in
working with digital photos, including offloading them from a digital camera and
editing them in various ways for display on the Web and in word-processed
documents. Participants will also brainstorm uses of digital photos in creating
classroom materials.
Dennis Oliver, an ESL/English instructor at
Maggie Pike
Carol Vernon
Designing a citizenship
class for adult immigrants
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES AE
Imagine
students gathering eagerly to learn everything about
Maggie
Pike is an ESL teacher with Douglas County Schools. In collaboration with
Carol
Vernon is a District Adjudication Officer at USCIS where she interviews and
makes decisions on applications for permanent residency and citizenship.
Enrique Pilleux
Moving into phonemic
awareness
PUBLISHER SESSION BE,
This workshop
will introduce the basic elements of phonemic awareness in elementary
education. It will include activities that will help ESL teachers to implement
and use phonemic awareness exercises in the classroom, as well as suggest the
use of Moving into English classroom materials.
Enrique Pilleux joined Harcourt School Publishers in March 2005 as
the
Erica Ramsthaler
New! Leveled readers
for High Point
PUBLISHER SESSION
Erica
Ramsthaler has worked as an ESL teacher, coach, and
trainer for eight years. She currently
works for the Adams 12 School District.
Erica Ramsthaler
Ellis: Cutting edge ESL
software for secondary and adult learners
PUBLISHER SESSION
Pacific Learning’s
Erica
Ramsthaler has worked as an ESL teacher, coach, and
trainer for eight years. She currently
works for the Adams 12 School District.
Erica Ramsthaler
Reader's Theater: An
effective and motivational tool for reading instruction
PUBLISHER SESSION
Reader’s Theater is a rehearsed, oral
interpretation of a play-style text.
Scripts develop reading and presentation skills, provide motivation for
repeated readings, and cover content concepts.
Roles within each script represent a range of readability, from first to
fifth grades, and can be used with any age.
Spanish available.
Erica
Ramsthaler has worked as an ESL teacher, coach, and
trainer for eight years. She currently
works for the Adams 12 School District.
Lia Ridley
Learning styles and multiple
intelligences--differentiating instruction
WORKSHOP-105 MINUTES BE,
What are the most
effective ways of differentiating instruction? In this workshop we will explore
students' preferred learning styles and multiple intelligences. Participants
will fill out surveys which will reveal their own talents and abilities.
Strategies will be shared within a differentiated class to increase students'
achievement.
Lia Ridley has completed a 24-year career as
the ESL Curriculum Specialist, Coach and Teacher in the Cherry Creek Schools.
She begins her career anew as a literacy coach in Denver Public Schools.
Molly Robbins
Coaching student
writers
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES GA, SE
Teachers often
believe in the need to conference one-on-one with their students about writing,
but may not know how to structure this time. This demonstration offers a
structure for teachers and students to follow when doing this important work.
Molly Robbins is
a seventh grade language arts teacher at
Rogelio Rodriguez
Shannon Morris
Patricia Moreno
Restorative practice at
schools
DISCUSSION-45 MINUTES AE, BE,
Restorative practice at schools are discipline structures that assist
students with looking at their responsibilities in situations that impede their
educational progress in the education system.
Rogelio Rodriguez
is a middle school teacher who coordinates an alternative to suspension program
for St. Vrain Valley schools in
Ann Roemer
A TESOL award for
everyone
Paper-45 minutes GA, PA
Do you have a colleague who would
benefit from attending a TESOL conference, but just can’t afford to do so? Are
you an administrator who would like to recognize an outstanding teacher? Learn about all the awards available through
TESOL—and how easy it is to apply. Ann
will be joined by Elliot Judd and Christine Coombe to
discuss the benefits of TESOL membership and plans for the upcoming
Ann Roemer teaches in the
Intensive English Language Institute at
Ann Roemer
Fare thee well, TOEFL
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5,
2005 10:15 CONIFER
Paper-45 minutes GA, PA
The new iBT TOEFL® appears to include more authentic academic
tasks, such as note taking and paraphrasing. But have ESL oral-communication
textbooks kept pace with this change? The presenter compares the
listening and speaking tasks in several popular textbooks with those tested in
the Next Generation TOEFL®.
Ann Roemer teaches in the
Intensive English Language Institute at
Diane Rosen
Annie Swanson
Laurie Lopez
Korilyn Peirce
Accessing core
materials: Differentiating for ELLs
DEMONSTRATION-45 MINUTES
Elementary/ESL
teachers will demonstrate various techniques used to shelter core materials.
They will share their expertise on how to make grade level text accessible for
English language learners, demonstrate strategies to teach isolated skills, and
share ways to extend and enrich the core to teach oral language development.
Annie Swanson
teaches primary intensive ELL literacy at
Laurie Lopez has taught for over 20 years in elementary schools in
Korilyn Pierce teaches ESL and literacy to
intermediate elementary aged students. She has traveled to
Akiko Sasaki
Metaphors in ESL
instructors' discourse
PAPER-45 MINUTES
Culturally based
metaphors are often difficult for non-native speakers to understand. This
study analyzes twenty canonical metaphors found in classroom discourse samples
collected from ESL and non-ESL professors’ lectures. The presenter
provides comparisons and contrasts of metaphor usage patterns in the two groups
and discusses the implications for classroom practice.
The presenter is
a doctoral candidate at
Daniel Satterfield
How can our students
meet native speakers?
POSTER SESSION-45
MINUTES
Why do
international students come to the
study English? A key reason is the desire to interact with native speakers
outside of the classroom. How can intensive English programs give
students these opportunities? Victories and defeats at a program trying
to foster these interactions will be discussed.
Daniel
Satterfield is the academic director for ELS Language Centers in
Paula Schlusberg
Building critical
thinking skills seamlessly into ESL instruction
PUBLISHER SESSION
How can critical thinking be successfully
integrated into instruction for adult learners without taking extra preparation
time? See how you can accomplish this in
any lesson by looking through a “critical-thinking lens” at a range of
instructional and supplemental materials from the low-beginning level. Materials will include workplace, general lifeskills, and reading.
Paula Schlusberg
is acquisitions editor for New Readers Press.
Previously, she taught ESL and EFL to university and adult students for
over 16 years.
Tom Schroeder
Culture as shown in the
movies
PAPER-45 MINUTES GA, IEP / HE
Culture classes
hope to make the content more experiential for the student. The presenter
uses a movie lab, using feature films, that
dramatically cover topics such as 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
Barbara Schwendler
Linda Cetrulo
Weaving pronunciation
activities into your class
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES
Would you like to
incorporate more creative pronunciation activities into all of your classes
regardless of what subject you are teaching? We will be presenting a taste of some
of the basics of pronunciation as well as some hands-on activities and handouts
you can use in your class tomorrow.
Barbara Schwendler has a background in communication and has been
teaching and training for over 20 years. Barbara has a TESL certificate from
Linda Cetrulo has a 10 year background in writing and
editing. She has her TESL certification from
Bonnie Scudder
Bridging learning gaps
in secondary ESL students
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES BE, GA, PA, SE
How can ESL teachers
effectively address learning gaps at middle and high school levels? The
presenter describes a program that diagnoses learning needs in reading,
writing, and math, then utilizes "Think Sheets" and "MathGap Sheets" to develop reading comprehension, writing,
and math skills, enabling students to succeed in content classes.
Bonnie Scudder,
PhD, currently teaches grades 7-12 ESL in
Connie Shoemaker
Women writing their
stories
DISCUSSION-45 MINUTES AE, BE, GA,
IEP / HE, SE
During the past
year, the presenter has encouraged women students to write the stories of their
lives: joyful, painful, wonderful stories about difficulties encountered,
changing identities, and re-creation of lives in the
Connie Shoemaker,
director emeritus of Spring International, Arapahoe, has written or co-written
five ESL textbooks and enjoys finding ways to encourage student writers.
Kelly Sippell
Teaching English skills
for TOEFL success
PUBLISHER SESSION
With the new TOEFL's academic focus, students must demonstrate
proficiency in all four skills. The Michigan
Guide helps teachers teach to this new test, but also to improve students'
academic skills, such as vocabulary, note-taking, summarizing, and speaking
extemporaneously.
Kelly Sippell is ESL product development manager, the
Kelly Sippell
What do good readers
do?
PUBLISHER SESSION
Which reading skills are the
best predictors of academic success, and which truly lead to reading fluency?
Participants will be introduced to new
Kelly Sippell is product development manager, the
Elizabeth Skelton
The magic of
TPRStorytelling
WORKSHOP-105 MINUTES
Total Physical
Response Storytelling (TPRS) is revolutionizing language learning! In
this workshop, you will experience how this dynamic method develops language at
all ability levels and in content areas, learn the supporting language
acquisition theory, and practice the 3 basic steps.
Mary Jo Sobocinski
Strategies for teaching
a conversation/pronunciation class
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES
The presenter
teaches a weekly conversation/pronunciation class to intermediate and advanced
adult students. She will share some of her strategies for developing
student-centered lessons, with an emphasis on adapting materials and techniques
from many sources. Participants will be invited to share their ideas and
will receive a handout and bibliography.
Mary Jo Sobocinski is an adult ESL instructor at
Ya-Chen Su
Students' learning
experiences of incorporating the integrated-skill approach into
PAPER-45 MINUTES
The
integrated-skill approach (ISA) which incorporates reading, writing, speaking,
and listening has become a dominant trend in
Ya-Chen Su received a PhD from the
Department of Curriculum Studies at
Maryna Tsehelska
Teaching politically
correct language
DISCUSSION-45 MINUTES AE, BE, IEP /
HE
The importance of
teaching EFL students politically correct English is no longer argued today.
Students who study English as second language should be aware of the importance
of effort towards inclusiveness and acceptance of diverse lifestyles and
ethnicities in English-speaking cultures. This issue is very important for
those who want to be able to function in English-speaking academic and business
settings. Teaching politically correct language in the English classroom not
only provides important information for learners, but also gives them an
opportunity to become aware of important cultural issues.
Maryna Tsehelska
chairs the English Language and Methodology Department at
Mongkol Tungmala
Richard Pontius
Expanding vocabulary
through life science teaching
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES BE, EE, SE
Most educators
concur that academic vocabulary is crucial to the educational success of ESL
students. Teachers recognize that teaching isolated vocabulary words to ESL
students will not properly prepare them to function in the classroom. The
presenters will demonstrate strategies that help students acquire and
internalize science vocabulary.
Mongkol Tungmala, EdD, is
Director of the ESL/Bilingual Endorsement Program at
Richard Pontius, PhD, is an assistant professor at
Barbara Vaille
Jennifer QuinnWilliams
From
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES
What does an ESL
program that is based on Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research look like?
Presenters will describe their innovative, comprehensive, and successful
approach, called Authentic Immersion Multilevel Systems (AIMS), which addresses
listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and offer suggestions for adapting
it for all ages and stages of English language learners.
Barbara Vaille (Casey), 30-year ESL teacher and Gladys Doty Award recipient,
developed Attribute Cards. She's co-creator and co-director of AIMS in
Jennifer QuinnWilliams is co-creator and co-director
of AIMS. With Barbara, she is the teacher-trainer for seven adult ELL
programs in
Sara E. Vandenberg
Culture in literature
WORKSHOP-105 MINUTES AE, IEP / HE,
SE
Literature
contains vast amounts of cultural knowledge and influence. Let's explore
culture and history found in multicultural literature and
listen to the voices of immigrants, past and present. Let's look
at a sampling from multicultural genres and discern what cultural benefits ELLs might gain in reading with this focus.
State trainer,
veteran of adult and workplace ESOL, and district ELA coordinator, Sara will
share what she has learned through an NEH Institute on American Pluralism.
Laurie Wagner
Writing bilingual
autobiographies with K-5
Poster-45 minutes EE
Allowing your ESL
students to share their home language and culture is key
to their success at school. This once a year autobiography project helps
them to share their unique experiences with their school community.
Laurie Wagner
taught for 6 years on the Navajo reservation. She is currently an ESL
educator for Academy District 20,
Jalen Waltman
Using graphic
organizers with TPR storytelling
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES GA, SE, IEP / HE
Enhance your TPR
Storytelling lesson with a graphic organizer to encourage higher-order
thinking, develop beginning writing skills, introduce pre-writing and composing
strategies, and reinforce target vocabulary. Presenter will demonstration
a TPRS lesson and discuss where to find materials and select the organizer that
best fits your lesson.
Jalen Waltman is a
National Board Certified World Languages Teacher and ELL Facilitator for
Kathleen Santopietro Weddel
Are you listening to
your classroom teacher talk?
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES AE
Classroom teacher
language can have significant impact on adult learning and L2 acquisition.
Ideas for simplifying teacher talk while modeling natural language as
well as strategies for introducing, explaining, and restating concepts and
processes will be demonstrated. Participants will receive a checklist of
competencies and indicators that can be used for self-review.
Kathleen Santopietro Weddel is a
consultant in curriculum, instruction, and assessment for the
Mary Kay Wedum
Correcting oral errors:
When, why, how?
DEMONSTRATION-45
MINUTES
This demonstration
will examine the perennial question of whether to correct students’ spoken
English errors in class, and if so, how and when to do so. A review of
research into this matter will be presented, followed by the results of a survey conducted with both ESL teachers and
students.
Self-proclaimed
the "Grammar Police,” Mary Kay Wedum has been
correcting errors at the Intensive English Program at Colorado State University
for many years.
Tammy Welshon
Scaffolding writing
instruction for ELLs
PAPER-45 MINUTES AE, BE, SE
This session will include techniques the presenter uses with ELLs in her regular and sheltered high school English
courses. Discussion will center around how to scaffold
complex academic tasks and create graphic organizers to help the ELL student
grasp and master the concept. Hand-out provided.
Tammy Welshon teaches ELLs in sheltered and regular classes at
Jon Wilkerson
"Improv" your
ESL classroom
WORKSHOP-105 MINUTES AE
Are your students shy?
A little nervous? Jon will give
you the tools to fill your students with confidence and commitment. Learn games and skills developed from
improvisational theater that will make your students bold and creative in their
“real world” English conversations. Be
prepared to participate—and have fun.
Jon Wilkerson is an improvisational actor and trainer with
over 1,000 performances. He has spent
two years giving workshops to both ESL students and insturctor.
Xun Zhao
Cultural identity in second language teaching
PAPER-45 MINUTES BE, EE
Cultural identity, formatted in language
learning and social discourse, is not interpretation of world imparted to
individuals through enculturation but a tool that builds self in the contexts
of power and language. This paper emphasizes the importance of cultural
identity and suggests to negotiate students' identity
and their relationship to English.
Xun Zhao, a doctoral student at
