CATESOL 2016: Full Schedule

Thank you for attending CATESOL 2016 in San Diego!

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You can view the whole conference schedule by the day and also search for sessions and events by speaker, title, session type, level, and even room! Maps of the Town & Country and the Exhibit Hall are in the menu. You can create and save your personalized conference schedule by creating a free login in sched.org, but you do not need to create a login to use this site! This site - and uploaded materials - will remain available long after the conference.

8:30am PST

Bring Your Own Banana Peels: Using Humor to Enliven Your Class

Humorous teachers can invigorate their classes, motivate learner engagement, and build community. However, being funny isn’t always easy. Presenters will demonstrate techniques for creating spontaneous humor. Participants will be provided with classic principals of comedy they can use to create constructive laughter in their classrooms.

Speakers

Gretchen Owens, City College of San Francisco

Benjamin Finateri, City College of San Francisco

Friday November 18, 2016 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Royal Palm Salon 4

Practice-based session, E, S, A, CC, C/U, IEP, ML, NT

8:30am PST

Empowering Learners for Success in College, Careers and the Community

This session focuses on closing the gap between current instruction and the increased rigor required to promote learner success in college, careers and the community. The presenters provide three instructional strategies using materials for beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. Participants share ides for incorporating these strategies into their teaching.

Speakers

Sylvia Ramirez, MiraCosta College (ret)

Hi! I'm a Professor Emeritus at MiraCosta College, a teacher educator, writer, consultant and a past recipient of the California Hayward Award for excellence in education, honoring teaching and professional activities. I teach online in the TESOL Core Certificate Program, and I'm... Read More →

K. Lynn Savage

curriculum developer and teacher trainer, Cambridge University Press & Assessment and City College of San Francisco (retired)

A retired ESL teacher who began when the audio-lingual method was dominant, Lynn is excited that the College and Career Readiness Standards will improve the reading curriculum for adult ESL learners. Lynn is especially interested in literacy for lower level ESL learners who are lack... Read More →

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CATESOL 2016 Handout collated 11.01 docx

Friday November 18, 2016 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Hampton

Practice-based session, A, CC

8:30am PST

Forward Thinking in the Design of Contextualized Idiom Lessons

This hands-on presentation guides participants through lesson designs regarding American idioms. Research suggests that sequential, contextualized activities are effective in promoting comprehension in L2 learners. Participants will develop criteria for idiom selection for contextualized activities that form lessons with the aim of improving L2 learner’s communicative usage of them.

Speakers

George Longbottom, Temple University

Access Temple Coordinator, Temple University

Friday November 18, 2016 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Windsor

Practice-based session, S, A, CC, C/U, IEP, NT

9:45am PST

Catching Up with the Future: Best Practices for Teaching Hybrid Adult ESL Classes

Has your adult education or noncredit ESL program considered offering hybrid classes? Data indicate that adult ESL students have the access to technology and the basic technology know-how for online study. Hear about caveats, best practices, standards, and successes in teaching hybrid ESL classes.

Speakers

Elizabeth Clarke

MiraCosta College

Kristi Reyes

Faculty, MiraCosta College, OTAN, CALPRO, CATESOL OT-IG Assistant Coordinator

Fulltime faculty, Noncredit ESL Department, MiraCosta College. Technology integration enthusiast: online/hybrid, flipped, and blended instruction in adult ESL. TESOL Principles and Practices of Online Teaching and @ONE Online Teaching certificated. OTAN Subject Matter Expert. http://www.otan.us... Read More →

Friday November 18, 2016 9:45am - 10:45am PST
Royal Palm Salon 5

Practice-based session, A, NT, TELL

9:45am PST

Equipping Students to Become Autonomous Learners

This presentation describes specific activities to address four common learning challenges. Students are 1) unaware of how they organize their knowledge and their thinking; 2) unaccustomed to thinking about an idea’s level of specificity; 3) missing inferred meaning in texts; and 4) focused on getting ‘A’s’ instead of on learning.

Speakers

Lisa Phares Marchand

Professor of English as a Second Language, Cosumnes River College

Maybe the most important concept I introduce to the people in my classes is 'each of us is the product of what we have taught ourselves to learn'. Everything I do or assign to my students is intended to equip them to become autonomous learners. Most learners make significant progress... Read More →

Empowering Students to Become Autonomous Learners pptx

Friday November 18, 2016 9:45am - 10:45am PST
Eaton

Practice-based session, S, A, CC, C/U, IEP, ML, NT

9:45am PST

Four Big Tools to Enhance the Future of Reading Comprehension

How can we help students tackle the complex texts of today’s College and Career Readiness Standards? With Webb’s Depth of Knowledge wheel as a guide, the presenters suggest four simple tools to engage learners: highlighters, sticky notes, graphic organizers, and a core of simple questions.

All related slides are housed at http://bit.ly/2016catesol.

Speakers

Susan Gaer

Consultant, Retired Santa Ana College Professor

Susan Gaer is a Google Certified Innovator. She taught ELLs at Santa Ana College and is a presenter at CATESOL (California Association of Teachers to Speakers of Other Languages) and TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages). She is the CATESOL President from 201... Read More →

Friday November 18, 2016 9:45am - 10:45am PST
Tiki Pavilion

Practice-based session, A, CC, NT, PTE

9:45am PST

Student Photos as Writing Prompts: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

The presenters share four lessons showing how students’ own smartphone photos got them writing. Tasks varied from descriptive to analytical writing and yielded surprisingly strong results. Students wrote authentic pieces which demonstrated improved vocabulary and structure—not to mention pride in performance. Lesson plans and examples will be shared.

Speakers

Bette Brickman

CC Professor, College of Southern Nevada

Vicki Holmes, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Dr Holmes is presently director of the English Language Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Friday November 18, 2016 9:45am - 10:45am PST
Royal Palm Salon 1

Practice-based session, S, A, CC, C/U, IEP, ML

11:00am PST

Embracing the Present: Helping Learners Converse Confidently Anywhere Anytime

Speaking up in the real world is one of the scariest parts of learning English, so how can we create lessons that empower learners to actually use English in their daily activities? Learn how to create power-packed speaking lessons that give your students the confidence it takes – and more.

Speakers

Danielle Pelletier

CATESOL Past President and Cañada College

CATESOL Past President 2017-19.

Friday November 18, 2016 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
Le Sommet

Practice-based session, A, CC, NT, IC, TEW, TOP

11:00am PST

Skill Transfer from On-ground to Online Instruction

While teaching future TESOL instructors in online environments has its differences from on-ground classes, there are many sound pedagogical skills that can and should make this transition. This interactive presentation illustrates practical applications to prepare TESOL instructors to successfully teach online, increase faculty and student satisfaction, and promote student retention.

Speakers

Jennifer Hirashiki, Westcliff University

Julie Ciancio, CSU, San Bernardino and Westcliff University

April Vuong

Westcliff University

Friday November 18, 2016 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
Royal Palm Salon 3

Practice-based session, A, Admin, C/U, CC

11:00am PST

Teaching Authentic Speaking Skills for Medical Visits: Current and Emerging Approaches

Looking to help your students communicate in health care visits? This presentation shares research-based, practical classroom materials and strategies for teaching social interaction skills, incorporating transcribed ethnographic recordings, awareness-raising tasks, role-plays, and mobile technology to support autonomous learning. The presenter will demonstrate activities and provide sample materials and resources.

Speakers

David Olsher, San Francisco State University

Friday November 18, 2016 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
Eaton

Practice-based session, A, IC, TELL

11:00am PST

The Magic of Exercise: Improving ELLs’ Learning, Engaging Teachers’ Minds

This high-energy session examines the powerful effects that exercise has on the brain. Pedagogical benefits are discussed and participants will practice six fun and effective exercises guaranteed to help ELLs enrich their attention and memory. Two academic-based activities are offered that focus on the benefits of exercise’s impact on learning.

Speakers

Patrick T. Randolph, University of Nebraska

Friday November 18, 2016 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
Tiki Pavilion

Practice-based session, E, S, Admin, A, CC, C/U, IEP, ML, NT, IC, NNLEI, PTE, TEW

11:00am PST

Transition to College -- Two Successful Models From the Classroom

Transitioning students to college is currently a national topic in education. In this session, two successful models for transitioning students to college credit classes are presented. One model uses the participatory approach and relies on technology. The other model uses a more traditional lecture approach. Handouts will be provided.

Speakers

Susan Morgan, San Diego Community College District

ESL Professor, San Diego Community College District

I have been an ESL professor in the San Diego Community College District for over 30 years. I was an ESL department chair for over 10 years and have taught ESL and VESL classes. I began teaching our District's first Transition to College Class 6 years ago and the class has successfully... Read More →

Magdalena Kwiatkowski

WIOA Grant Coordinator, San Diego Continuing Education

Friday November 18, 2016 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
Royal Palm Salon 5

Practice-based session, A

3:45pm PST

Developing a Vocational ESP Curriculum for Low Level Day Laborers

Developing day laborers’ English language skills is paramount to increasing their prospects of employment in less physically demanding jobs. This presentation describes a curriculum framework used to create a bilingual vocational ESL course to develop low-level learners professional skills, while fostering their perception of English as an empowering tool.

Speakers

Sofia Almeida, San Francisco State University

Teacher, San Francisco State University

Sofia grew up speaking Portuguese, but was raised in different countries, acquiring, in the process, English, French, Afrikaans, Spanish and German. Her passion for learning languages naturally evolved into an eager interest in teaching them. After earning a degree in Spanish from... Read More →

Amy Collihole, San Francisco State University

Reeta Duong, San Francisco State University

Catesol Developing a vesl curriculum day laborers pdf

Friday November 18, 2016 3:45pm - 4:45pm PST
Royal Palm Salon 1

Practice-based session, A, TEW

3:45pm PST

Digital vs. Print Reading: Teaching Appropriate Skills for Both Modalities

Research shows that reading digitally differs greatly from reading in print. Different skills and strategies are needed to read effectively and efficiently in the different modalities. The presenters will provide an overview of recent research on this issue and ideas on how to address the implications of this research.

Speakers

Deborah Gordon

Santa Barbara City College

Deborah Gordon has been an ESL teacher, teacher trainer, program administrator, and materials writer for over thirty years. She has worked in United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. She has written or co-authored several textbooks, teachers’ books, companion website... Read More →

Laurie Blass, Independent Materials Writer

Laurie Blass is a writer and editor specializing in content development for English Language Teaching materials. She has an MA in Linguistics and a TESL certificate from the University of Pittsburgh. Laurie has taught ESL at the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie-Mellon University... Read More →

Friday November 18, 2016 3:45pm - 4:45pm PST
Windsor Rose

Practice-based session, S, Admin, A, CC, C/U, IEP

3:45pm PST

Revisiting Fun Activities For Beginning ESL Students

Do you need ideas to spice up your class, captivate your students and make learning effortless? Teaching low-level ESL learners and preparing creative activities can be challenging and time consuming. In this session, the presenters will demonstrate fun and engaging activities that are easy to learn and require minimum preparation.

Speakers

Kate Hey, Modesto Junior College

Didi Quiros, San Jose State University

Friday November 18, 2016 3:45pm - 4:45pm PST
Tiki Pavilion

Practice-based session, A, CC, NT

3:45pm PST

Student Autonomy through Self-Assessments

Students often see themselves as "containers" to be "filled" with knowledge. This problem can be even more profound in adult learners. Methods of self-assessment and reflection help increase student autonomy and engagement in creation and evaluation processes from start to finish as they consider their role in their own learning.

Speakers

Stephanie Youngblood, UCLA

Program Director, Project SPELL, UCLA

I'd like to share the prezi “'Teaching Soft Skills'” with you. Please click the link to view it. https://prezi.com/qwaqyzqy7oqo/

Student Autonomy through Self Assessments pdf

Friday November 18, 2016 3:45pm - 4:45pm PST
Royal Palm Salon 6

Practice-based session, A, Admin, NT, TEW

8:30am PST

Grammar for an Academic Head Start

Novice students use translation as an L2 learning strategy which produces writing in alignment with their L1. Explicit grammar lessons, however, have marginal effect on students' habits of mind. This presentation introduces icons to describe and template English syntax then engages participants in an example activity. Handouts will be provided.

Speakers

Lisa Phares Marchand

Professor of English as a Second Language, Cosumnes River College

Grammar for an Academic Head Start pptx

Saturday November 19, 2016 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Clarendon

Practice-based session, A, C/U, CC, E, IEP, ML, NT, S

8:30am PST

How to Adapt or Create a Mobile App for Use in an ESL Classroom

This presentation demonstrates how apps can be utilized in an ESL classroom, and gives teachers the information, and more importantly, the confidence to adapt or even create apps and other technology tools for use in the classroom, thereby enhancing student motivation

Speakers

Brian Pound, Senior Instructor, ELS San Diego

Claire (Hee-Eun) Yang, Course Developer, United States University

Course Developer / ESL Instructor, United States University

Sarah (Minyoung) Kim, Student, Alliant International University

Sarah Claire Brian How to adapt or create an app for use in an ESL classroom pdf

Saturday November 19, 2016 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Garden Salon 2

Practice-based session, A, C/U, CC, IEP, ML, S, TELL, TEW

8:30am PST

Research-Based Intelligibility Challenges and Techniques: Teaching Pronunciation to Chinese Learners

In this session, practical and adaptable techniques will be presented for teaching pronunciation within the Five Step Communicative Framework (Celce-Murica et al., 2010) focusing on Chinese learners. Using related research as a foundation, the presenters will suggest prioritizing certain pronunciation features to increase learners’ intelligibility and better utilize classroom time.

Speakers

Dave Breedlove, California State University, Fullerton

ESL Teacher, Albany Park Community Ceneter

Jun Li

JSerra Catholic High School

CATESOL 16 Dave & Jun pptx

Saturday November 19, 2016 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Eaton

Practice-based session, A, C/U, CC, IEP, S, TOP

8:30am PST

Teachers as Scholars: Demystifying the Academic Publishing Process

In this session, CATESOL publications editors explain the ins and outs of the academic publishing. We discuss audience and editor expectations, submissions policies, and review and revision processes. We also present ideas for article topics. Anyone interested in publishing is encouraged attend – graduate, teachers, unpublished authors and those publishing experience.

Speakers

Margi Wald, CATESOL Journal Co-Editor

Jennifer Johnson, CATESOL Journal Review Editor

Mark Roberge

English Professor (and CATESOL Journal Editor), San Francisco State University

Saturday November 19, 2016 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Garden Salon 1

Practice-based session, A, C/U, CC, E, IEP, ML, NT, S

1:45pm PST

Creating Successful Student Transitions - CANCELLED

CANCELLED.

Learn about a 10 year journey developing programs to aid successful student transitions to high school diplomas, apprenticeships, vocational training, post-secondary education and work. Presenters share program designs, challenges and successes of their ABE Transition Bridge class and Student Transitions Center. Models can be used to develop participants’ own programs.

Speakers

Cathy Gample

Lori Howard

Program Soecialist Coordinator, CASAS

Lori Howard is an ESL consultant, teacher educator and author of reading textbooks for adult ESL learners including the Read All About It and Read and Reflect Series. She is also the AEFLA/WIOA Title II Program Specialist Coordinator for CASAS specializing in IELCE, Integrated English... Read More →

Rachelle Parham, San Leandro Adult School

Vice Principal, San Leandro USD

Bradley Frazier, San Leandro Adult School

Kristi Kaady, San Leandro Adult School

Saturday November 19, 2016 1:45pm - 2:45pm PST
Hampton

Practice-based session, A, Admin, CC

1:45pm PST

Helping Vietnamese Speakers Acquire a Listener Friendly Pronunciation

This session explains some challenges Vietnamese learners face (airstream, segmentals, stress, tone, intonation, rhythm) and provides concrete and practical activities to empower speakers of Vietnamese, Cantonese, and other tone languages to pronounce English in a more listener-friendly way so that they may engage in spoken English communication with greater ease.

Speakers

Marsha J. Chan

President, Sunburst Media

You may know me as the Pronunciation Doctor on YouTube with over 2000 free videos at http://www.youtube.com/pronunciationdoctor. I taught for over 30 years at Mission College in Santa Clara, CA. I am a member of the CATESOL Leadership as Web Manager, Professional Development Coordinator... Read More →

Saturday November 19, 2016 1:45pm - 2:45pm PST
Clarendon

Practice-based session, S, A, CC, C/U, IEP, ML, NT, TOP

1:45pm PST

Powerful Picture Books: Visual Literacy Skills Help Enhance Content Comprehension

Participants learn how to choose well-crafted, content accurate picture books, which parallel content curriculum topics, deliver instruction, and build academic vocabulary and concept understanding for upper elementary through adult ELs. Presenters demonstrate picture/text interaction, through the dual coding of information, supporting the comprehension of content and language. Resource list provided.

Speakers

Brenda Custodio

Consultant, Ohio State University

Dr. Brenda Custodio is a retired teacher for Columbus City Schools, and currently teaches at Ohio State University and serves as an educational consultant. She is a frequent presenter at state and national conferences on literacy for English learners, working with newcomers, students... Read More →

Judith O'Loughlin, Language Matters Education Consultants, LLC

Saturday November 19, 2016 1:45pm - 2:45pm PST
Meeting House - Sunrise

Practice-based session, S, Admin, A, ML, NT

3:00pm PST

Artistic Affordances: Art as Fuel for Task-based Language Teaching

Teachers can use art to depart from dull, mechanistic “input” and, instead, construct a classroom environment rich with meaning making “affordances”. Attendees will learn to use art with the 6 steps of task based language teaching to restore agency to students, and promote meaningful production and target form acquisition.

Speakers

Rogers Walker, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Associate Director, Intensive English Programs, Middlebury Institute of International Studies

Rogers Walker is passionate about using creativity and collaborative problem solving to help students reach their academic and life goals. He is dedicated to learning about students’ individual perspectives, including their learning preferences, cultures and interests. He focuses... Read More →

CATESOLpacket pdf

ArtLessonPlan docx

Saturday November 19, 2016 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Eaton

Practice-based session, E, S, A, CC, C/U, IEP, IC

3:00pm PST

Integrating Workforce Preparation into ESL and EL Civics Curriculum

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) emphasizes integrating workforce preparation into ESL and EL Civics curriculum. Presenter demonstrates California’s EL Civics workforce preparation curriculum and performance-based assessment. Participants review and evaluate it for their own use in ESL and EL Civics curriculum.

Speakers

Lori Howard

Program Soecialist Coordinator, CASAS

Saturday November 19, 2016 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Hampton

Practice-based session, A, CC, TEW