Friday, October 24 Morning Sessions at a Glance
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ROOM |
10:15-11:00 |
11:15-12:00 |
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IEP / HE SIG Forum The TOEFL iBT:
Three years later Susan
Fouts, Dana Harper, Bruce Rogers, Jessica Eldridge |
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Leaping beyond LEP (Limited English Proficient) Elizabeth Skelton, Dana Burwell SE, GA |
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Cherry |
How to
combine grammar and competencies for excellent results Pierre Montagano (Publisher Session—McGraw-Hill ESL/ELT) |
Language! Learning English one step at a time Lorena Hendricks
(Publisher Session—Sopris West)
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Conifer |
Create a
festival—Celebrate diversity Scott Hedblom, Kate |
Addressing
global issues through literature Lori Rink IEP / HE, GA |
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Evergreen |
Socio-Political SIG Forum P-20 and the future of ESL Representative
Debbie Benefield, Barbara M. Medina, Gavin Dunnet, |
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Golden |
Bringing the bottom up in ESL literacy Kathleen
Santopietro Weddel, Connie
Davis, Kat Bradley-Bennett |
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Parker |
Mix & match: A strategy for every classroom Nancy Commins BE, |
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Vocabulary learning strategies for all levels Jayme Adelson-Goldstein (Publisher Session—Oxford University
Press) |
The Pearson Longman Cornerstone series K-5: An in-progress report Sharon Moya, Barbara Sihombing, Darleen Osorio,
Mary Murphy, Trina Meyer, Gissela Dillow
(Publisher Session—Pearson Longman) |
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Spruce |
Immigration/Naturalization 101 Barbara Melton AE, BE, PA, SE, IEP / HE, TE / AR |
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West
A |
Using
surveys to promote critical thinking Mary Kay Wedum IEP / HE |
Active
listening: In the backpack of tricks Chris Tombari, Susan Gershwin |
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West
B |
Designing
a South Korean English language village Debby Jennings, Karen Brown, Georgina |
A case
study about migrancy and disability Ruth Tryon TE / AR,
EE, GA |
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West
C |
Understanding
our Muslim students Joy Lapp TE / AR,
GA, IEP / HE |
Ventures:
A
continuum for adults learning English
Mary Louise Baez, Donna
Price (Publisher Session—Cambridge
University Press) |
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West
D |
Options
for online teacher training Leslie Grant, Yvonne Bogard TE / AR, CALL, IEP
/ HE |
Cultural
values in film Tom Schroeder |
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West
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Activities for one-on-one lessons and pair work Paula Blum |
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Arapahoe
/ Douglas |
Publishers’ Exhibits
(Coffee Breaks – 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon) |
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Adult Education (AE), Bilingual Education (BE),
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL),
Elementary Education (EE), Program Administration (PA) , Secondary Education
(SE), General Audience (GA), Intensive English Programs / Higher Education (IEP
/ HE), Teacher Education / Action Research (TE / AR)
Fall 2008 Plenary
Speakers
Friday, October 24, 2008, 8:45 a.m.,
Hasn’t that
book already been written?
Dorothy Zemach
Every
year more ELT textbooks are published. Why? What has changed since the previous
ones came out? This humorous presentation will examine ELT textbooks from the late
1800s to more modern times to examine what has changed about English and what
we believe about how languages are learned and should be taught. Attendees will
be challenged to examine their own assumptions and use their conclusions to
both judge published materials and create their own materials that match their
beliefs.
Dorothy Zemach is an ESL materials writer,
editor, and teacher trainer from