Presentation
Abstracts and Biographies
Pietro Alongi
Tools for effective academic writing
Friday, October 27, 2006 10:15-11:00
Publisher Session
Clear, focused instruction plays a crucial role in the development
of writing skills necessary for academic success. The presenter demonstrates the approach of Effective Academic Writing, a new
three-level series developed to make the teaching and learning of writing as
transparent and practical as possible.
Samples provided.
Pietro Alongi is a senior
acquisitions editor at Oxford University Press.
Lance Askildson
Developing L2 reading via phonological recoding
Friday, October 27,
2006 3:30-4:15 Room 318
Paper - 45 minutes AE, AL, GA,
IEP / HE
This paper will
claim that the role of phonology in L2 reading development can be exploited
with significant pedagogical effect through simple audio training as an
accompaniment to silent reading. Experimental results from a large-scale
study of ESL readers strongly supporting this claim will be presented alongside
theoretical and pedagogical implications.
Lance Askildson is a PhD candidate in secondary
language acquisition and teaching (SLAT), coordinator for teacher
training, and lecturer at the Center for ESL (CESL),
Matt Baca
Using
Saturday, October 28,
2006 10:15-12:00 National
Workshop - 1 hour 45
minutes AE
In this
interactive training, current
Matt Baca earned
his undergraduate degrees in fine arts and Spanish, with a minor in Russian
language and culture. In 1997 he received his MA in TESOL from the
Amy E. Bennett
SQP2RS: Scaffolding non-fiction texts for all
Saturday, October 28,
2006 11:15-12:00 Room 316
Demonstration - 45
minutes BE, EE, GA
SQP2RS is a
step-by-step how-to of the scaffolding technique discussed in Making Content Comprehensible for English
Learners: The SIOP Model, 2nd Ed. Teachers will
learn to use this application to teach reading comprehension and summary
writing, and as a beginning point for student research projects.
Amy E. Bennett is an
experienced ESL teacher who has worked in
Nancy Berry
Bridging academic vocabulary gaps from the outset
Friday, October 27,
2006 11:15-12:00 Room 312
Demonstration - 45
minutes IEP / HE
One challenge
facing ESL learners who want to pursue academic studies at American universities
is developing the vocabulary necessary to comprehend academic texts and
lectures. The presenter will describe research, assessment tools,
materials, and activities used to help beginning learners at an IEP start to
bridge the academic vocabulary gap.
Nancy Berry has taught ESL at
the Intensive English Program at
Lisa Blackburn
Intense content vocabulary instruction
Friday, October 27,
2006 11:15-12:00 Room 303
Demonstration - 45
minutes SE
ESL textbooks
usually provide basic techniques for teaching content vocabulary, but are these
sufficient? The presenter will demonstrate ways of teaching vocabulary that
focus on meaning and compare test results obtained through intensive vocabulary
instruction with those obtained through the prescribed textbook method.
Lisa Blackburn is
the English language acquisition language arts instructor and team leader at
Anne Bliss
Teaching in
Friday, October 27,
2006 2:30-3:15 Room 312
Paper - 45 minutes AE, BE, EE,
IEP / HE, SE, GA
Discussing
experiences of a Fulbright ESL/EFL teacher in
Anne Bliss is a
senior instructor in the Program for Writing and Rhetoric at the University of
Colorado-Boulder and was a Fulbright fellow to
Kat Bradley-Bennett
Ardith Loustalet
Mighty manipulatives,
optinmum organizers, terrific teaching tactics
Saturday, October 28,
2006 1:30-2:15 Templehof
Workshop – 45
minutes AE, BE, AL, EE, HS, SE
Based
on the teaching strategies of Maria Montaño-Harmon,
this hands-on workshop will introduce teachers to easy-to-make manipulatives and easy-to-use graphic organizers to enhance
ESL instruction. The strategies are simple to produce, require only basic
classroom materials (provided), appeal to all learning styles, and make
learning fun!
Kat Bradley-Bennett teaches ESL for St. Vrain Valley Adult Education in
Ardith Loustalet is the
ESL component manager for St. Vrain Valley Adult
Education in Longmong. She has taught English in
Christina Brady
Advanced writing: Peers, citations, topics, electronics!
Friday, October 27,
2006 1:30-2:15 Room 305
Paper - 45 minutes IEP / HE
Peer reviews,
citation styles, electronic paper correction, genre-specific paper topics, and
brainstorming are the main areas to be discussed. Ideas from the audience will
be encouraged.
Christina Brady
has almost 15 years of experience in ESL and has taught advanced writing at the
Margie Brown
Brain research and English language learners
Friday, October 27,
2006 10:15-12:00 Room 301
Workshop - 1 hour 45
minutes EE, GA, SE
This workshop explores
the implications of brain research for maximizing learning in the classroom.
Participants will apply principles from David Sousa’s How the Brain Learns series to refine a
lesson plan to increase retention, transfer, and complex thinking.
Margie Brown is
an ESL coach in
Paula Brown
Gail Carpenter
Linking assessment and instruction
Friday, October 27,
2006 11:15-12:00 LaGuardia
Publisher Session—CTB/McGraw-Hill
Discover a comprehensive system of assessment and
instructional tools to promote English language proficiency with Language Assessment Scales (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
District Manager, Gail Carpenter has worked for CTB/McGraw-Hill
for eight years. She is an expert in
using standards-based assessment results to support student learning.
Julie Bruch
The future of English grammar
Friday, October 27,
2006 11:15-12:00 Room 318
Paper - 45 minutes AL, GA, IEP /
HE
English is
changing very rapidly and in quite dynamic ways. What will the English of
tomorrow be like, and what are the implications of these changes for ESL?
This paper will explore the question of whether the field of ESL is
keeping up with evolving forms of “standard” American English.
Julie Bruch
currently teaches linguistics and foreign languages at Mesa State College.
She has taught ESL in other countries and in intensive university
programs in the 
Dieter Bruhn
Fun with songs
Saturday, October 28,
2006 1:30-2:15 Room 314
Demonstration - 45
minutes GA
Making lessons fun
and exciting is a great way to maintain student interest and encourage
participation. In this lively and interactive demonstration, the
presenter will take the audience through several high-interest activities based
on songs. Detailed handouts will be provided.
Dieter Bruhn is
president of One World Training, which offers TEFL Certificate programs in
2006 CoTESOL Teacher Innovation Grant
Recipient
Laurel Cadwallader
Service learning for ELL (Empowered Literate Leaders)
Friday, October 27,
2006 10:15-11:00 Room 303
Demonstration - 45
minutes EE, SE, GA
How can service
be integrated with academic learning and help students become empowered
literate leaders in their classroom and community? Through student work
and sample activities, the presenter will describe a project based on Paul
Fleischman’s novel Seedfolks
and share strategies for teachers to implement a text-based service-learning
project.
Laurel Cadwallader, a teacher at
Shirlaine Castellino
Becos speling has becom an isyu agin
Friday, October 27,
2006 3:30-4:15 Room 305
Discussion - 45 minutes AE, GA, IEP /
HE
Spelling problems
can interfere with the simplest sentences or paragraphs. Techniques that can be
used to help improve spelling in writing classes and possibly other classes
will be discussed. Come share your bright ideas and suggestions.
Shirlaine Castellino is
an instructor at
Juvenal Cervantes
Michelle Campbell
Getting comfortable with difference
Saturday, October 28,
2006 10:15-11:00 Templehof
Paper – 45 minutes PA, SE, GA
Our classrooms are more diverse than ever before. The challenge of
every teacher is to find ways to present a lesson that is relevant to all
students. The solution is not necessarily doing something different, but doing
what we are doing in a different way.
Juvenal Cervantes is program coordinator of Centennial BOCES and a
trainer of the
Michelle Campbell is a lead trainer of the
Mark A. Clarke
How to respond reasonably to irrational demands
Friday, October 27,
2006 10:15-11:00 Kennedy
Paper - 45 minutes GA
Intended for
teacher educators, administrators, and teachers, this paper explores strategies
for responding to mandates from above in ways that do not merely pass the pressure
on. Participants will leave with tools for Monday morning.
Mark Clarke is
Professor of Language, Literacy, and Culture at the
Mark A. Clarke
Nancy L. Commins
English teaching:
Instructional strategies and institutional maneuvers
Saturday, October 28,
2006 10:15-12:00 O'Hare
Workshop - 1 hour 45
minutes EE
We present
vignettes to illustrate common problems faced by teachers of English language
learners and will offer specific instructional strategies for diversifying
instruction. We will also explore strategies for working with
administrators and colleagues to support ELA instruction.
Mark Clarke is
Professor of Language, Literacy, and Culture at the
Nancy Commins is an educational consultant and
activist. She is the author of Linguistic
Diversity and Teaching and Restructuring
Schools for Linguistic Diversity.
Chris Colias
Scaffolding content reading and writing
Friday, October 27,
2006 2:30-4:15 Heathrow
Workshop - 1 hour 45
minutes SE
This workshop will
guide participants through an eight-step framework intended to scaffold reading
and expository writing for dependent readers and writers. Participants
will experience portions of the framework which focuses upon incorporating
literacy into content and enabling dependent readers and writers to grasp grade
level material.
Chris Colias is an ESL teacher at
Mary Colonna
Barbara Sarapata
Fun ways to teach grammar
Friday, October 27,
2006 10:15-11:00 Room 316
Demonstration - 45
minutes IEP / HE, SE
The presenters
will focus on ways to make grammar fun. They will share attention-grabbing
materials prepared from ads, songs, videos, poems, and newspaper articles. The
materials are designed to introduce grammatical concepts to students on varied
levels of English proficiency.
Mary Colonna, MA
Linguistics,
Barbara Sarapata, MA TESOL,
Mary Colonna
Barbara Sarapata
Adapting authentic materials for varied levels
Saturday, October 28,
2006 10:15-12:00 Heathrow
Workshop - 1 hour 45
minutes IEP / HE
This workshop
will focus on how to design ESL materials which encourage the students to think
critically regardless of their language levels. Lesson plans will be organized
around the same authentic materials for both beginner and high-intermediate
levels.
Mary Colonna,
M.A. Linguistics,
Barbara Sarapata, MA TESOL,
Nancy L. Commins
Connecting language and
literacy instruction to content area themes
Saturday, October 28,
2006 1:30-3:15 National
Workshop - 1 hour 45
minutes BE, EE, SE
Participants will
experience and practice several strategies for connecting language and literacy
instruction to content area themes. The presentation
will focus mainly on poetry but will also include several other strategies to
get at and play with the language of the content areas (alphabet walls, mix
& match, sentence building).
Nancy Commins, co-author of two books on linguistic diversity, is
a Bilingual ESL Network faculty member.
She works on school reform in
Rachel Connell
Incorporating the
multiple intelligences in the ESL classroom
Saturday, October 28,
2006 11:15-12:00 Room 301
Paper - 45 minutes GA
How can an ESL
teacher enhance, encourage, and strengthen students' different learning styles
as they are learning the English language? The presenter's action
research paper describes significant improvement in English language
acquisition in secondary students when
Rachel Connell
has been teaching ESL at
Lonnie DaiZovi
Music--no pain--so much gain
Saturday, October 28,
2006 10:15-11:00 LaGuardia
Publisher Session—Vibrante Press
Music is a very powerful tool to use in the ESL classroom at any
age and any level. This presentation
will show how music and musical chants can be used to teach all aspects of
language (pronunciation, grammar, syntax) effectively and pleasantly. No singing ability is required to attend.
Lonnie DaiZovi is a high school ESL
teacher in
Dena Daniel
Preparation for success
in academic listening and discussion
Friday, October 27, 2006 2:30-3:15
Publisher Session—
ESL students in
mainstream courses face tremendous challenges in understanding lectures and
participating in discussions. In the Lecture Ready series, students attend
lectures via DVD or video, practice target language, and learn key listening,
discussion, and note-taking strategies, thus preparing them for the realities
of the academic classroom. Samples
provided.
Dena Daniel is an
editor at Oxford University Press.
Tom Dare
Sally Howard
The New Quest, 2nd edition series: An accelerated approach for English for
academic purposes
Friday, October 27,
2006 2:30-3:15 LaGuardia
Publisher Session—McGraw-Hill ESL/ELT
The presenters
will introduce the new Quest, 2nd
Edition series, which bridges the gap between English learning and
successful college-level academic study.
They will demonstrate Quest, 2/e’s
combination of “scaffolding” techniques and critical thinking skills,
enabling students to succeed with both college content and the new TOEFL iBT test.
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
Juli Lamb
Using authentic literature to build language skills
Saturday, October 28,
2006 1:30-3:15 O'Hare
Workshop - 1 hour 45
minutes AE, GA
The presenters
will use The Pearl, by John
Steinbeck, as the basis for interactive and kinesthetic classroom activities
which are inclusive of all four language skills, and adaptable for different
student proficiency levels. Attendees
will participate in activities during the session. Suggestions for other books and materials
will be offered.
Connie Davis has
taught Spanish and ESL in
Juli Lamb is the lead faculty for the ESL
program at
Burna L. Dunn
Barbara Sample
Myrna Ann Adkins
Refugee health, mental health, and cultural adjustment
Friday, October 27,
2006 1:30-2:15 Room 316
Paper - 45 minutes AE
Most life skills
curricula for adult ESL learners include vocabulary on body parts and role
plays for making a doctor’s appointment. This session will demonstrate
additional classroom health activities which focus on prevention and improve
health literacy.
Burna L. Dunn is the director of the English
Language Training Technical Assistance Project which Spring Institute for
Intercultural Learning manages for the Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement.
Myrna Ann Adkins is the president and chief executive officer for the Spring
Institute for Intercultural Learning.
Barbara Sample is a founder of the Spring Institute and currently serves as its
vice president and director of educational services.
Jean Echevarria
Rebecca Hicks
Avoiding burnout:
Recharging yourself and your students
Friday, October 27,
2006 3:30-4:15 Room 314
Discussion - 45 minutes GA, IEP / HE
Teaching is a demanding profession. Both teachers and their
students can feel burned out over time. The presenters will introduce
ways to avoid energy-draining workplace situations, to create energy enhancing
practices within work routines, and to create options for energizing students
throughout the semester.
Jean Echevarría and Rebecca Hicks teach for the English Language
Institute of Pikes Peak Community College in
Andrea Feldman
Joining hands: Moving
beyond the classroom to create community
Saturday, October 28,
2006 1:30-2:15 Room 303
Paper - 45 minutes AE, AL, IEP /
HE
Many ESL students
report on the difficulty of forming friendships with native speakers in the
university community. This presentation will draw on the research regarding
service learning as a way of forging community in the classroom. Examples
of materials, portfolios, and student writing will be shown.
Andrea Feldman
holds a PhD in linguistics, MA in Japanese, and two BAs, 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
Jean Louise Ferguson
Student scrapbooks as culminating grammar projects
Saturday, October 28,
2006 11:15-12:00 Room 305
Paper - 45 minutes GA, IEP / HE
The
presenter describes a scrapbook project which provides ESL students with an
opportunity to apply newly-learned grammatical knowledge and writing skills to
an authentic, personally meaningful, creative task. The presentation
details elements and offers guidelines for this very adaptable project.
Jean Louise
Ferguson teaches ESL at Garden City Community College. She is completing
her dissertation for a PhD in applied linguistics from
Dan Fichtner
Accelerated language
learning prepares for high-stakes tests
Friday, October 27,
2006 3:30-4:15
Publisher Session–Pearson Longman
Students need to
develop skills and strategies for taking high-stakes exams. This demonstration will offer an
instructional model integrating academic language and content with explicit
instruction in learning strategies and differentiating learning through the use
of various learning-group configurations.
Free samples of materials that help students succeed will be provided.
Dan Fichtner has
been involved with English learners for the past 25 years. He has a PhD
in international education/cross cultural communication and presently is
involved in the TESOL program at UCLA education extension.
Mimi Fowler
Jian Guatney
Chinese education: Realities
Saturday, October 28,
2006 2:30-3:15 Room 305
Paper - 45 minutes IEP / HE, GA,
SE
International
comparisons of test scores rate Chinese education highly, but would you really want
to exchange American education for Chinese? This presentation focuses on
English language education in the People’s Republic of Chine to exemplify the
philosophy and workings of Chinese education including: class size, hours spent
in class, methodology, homework, tests, college entrance and teachers'
responsibilities.
Mimi Fowler spent
five months in
Susan Garza
Sheltered Instruction Observation
Protocol (SIOP): Observations and
cognitive coaching
Friday,
October 27, 2006 2:30-3:15 Room 305
Discussion - 45 minutes EE, SE
This session will
be a discussion about improving instruction for all students. Using the
SIOP Observation Tool and Cognitive Coaching Conversations, teachers can
continually improve delivery of content by participating in observations and
conversations with coaches or other teachers.
Susan Garza has
worked as an ESL teacher and coach for the last 11 years. She has two
master's degrees in education (reading and ESL/Bilingual).
Mary Glazier
Using technology to improve language learning outcomes
Friday, October 27, 2006 3:30-4:15
LaGuardia
Publisher Session—Auralog
Auralog has been synonymous with language mastery
since its inception in 1987. Auralog’s language learning software Tell me More is one of the highest acclaimed solutions available
today. Equipped with advanced speech
recognition exercises in addition to advanced traditional language learning
exercises, students using Tell me More
achieve unprecedented learning outcomes.
Mary Glazier is a
highly valued asset to Auralog. Her dedication to the
education industry and her professionalism are rare to find.
Kate Goodspeed
Can they truly do the job?
Saturday, October 28,
2006 11:15-12:00 Room 314
Paper - 45 minutes AE, GA, IEP /
HE
What skills and
qualities do refugees need to get and keep entry-level jobs and how can ESL
curriculum be re-designed to ensure that students
obtain these quickly? Results of research and job-shadowing in two industries
as well as trial changes in curriculum are shared along with copies of the
paper.
Kate Goodspeed has an MA in education, teaches at
Sharlie Graham
Chanon Adsanatham
Rebecca Smith
Fun, hands-on ideas for the multicultural classroom
Saturday, October 28,
2006 1:30-2:15
Demonstration - 45
minutes AE
How can teachers incorporate multiculturalism into the classroom
that moves beyond the curriculum and into one's teaching philosophy and
practices? How is multiculturalism an advantage to language acquisition?
Multiculturalism, the presenters believe, begins with recognizing each
student's cultural and linguistic uniqueness. This demonstration provides fun,
hands-on activities for the multicultural classroom.
Rebecca Smith is
a graduate student in applied linguistics at the
Chanon Adsanatham was a
community college ESL instructor and administrator. Now a graduate student of
English, he has interests in rhetorical diversity, rhetoric, and language
teaching.
Sharlie Graham received her MA in teaching writing at
the
Leslie Grant
Michael Brunn
Promoting cohesive
groups and meaningful discussions online
Friday, October 27,
2006 3:30-4:15 Room 303
Paper - 45 minutes AL, IEP / HE, GA
Many online
courses include discussions, but most of the time they are flat, uninteresting,
and surface level responses to a preformed question. Presenters discuss
the design and implementation of an online discussion format that promotes
cohesive groups and fosters meaningful discussions. Student sample
interactions and feedback are included.
Leslie Grant is
an instructor at the
Michael Brunn is an associate professor at the
Elizabeth Grassi
Obdulia Castro
Learning locally: Community-based "abroad" programs
for teachers
Friday, October 27, 2006 11:15-12:00