Schedule Overview

8:00-8:45	Registration & Breakfast
8:30-8:45	Welcome Address from Gold Sponsor
8:45-9:00	President's welcome & Intro to Keynote
9:00-9:45	Keynote: Dr. Joel Gomez
10-10:45	Concurrent Session #1
11-11:45	Concurrent Session #2
12-1:15	Lunch
1:30-2:15	Concurrent Session #3
2:30-3:15	Concurrent Session #4
3:30-4:00	Poster Sessions, Exhibitors, Refreshments
4:15-5:00	Concurrent Session #5
5:00-5:30	Closing and Raffle
5:45	Happy Hour: Murphy's Grill, 1st Floor Pryzbyla Center

Highlights

Stay tuned for a detailed list of sessions by mid-August!

Keynote
Dr. Joel Gomez, President and CEO
Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)

Fostering Multi-Literacies
Among English Language Learners

Invited Speakers

A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies: Why and How?, by Dr. Polina Vinogradova, American University
Academic Literacy for ELs: What Teachers Need to Know, Panel Discussion Led by Dr. Roberta Miceli, CAL
Advocacy in Your Community: Key Takeaways from TESOL's 2019 Advocacy Policy and Summit, Presented by WATESOL's Advocacy Committee
Getting Started as an Entrepreneur in ESL, by Amber Gallup Rodriguez and Karen Taylor

Session 1 - 10:00-10:45

	Type
Burlington English	Exhibitor
Jon Malone & Louise Godley: The How of Meaningful Vocabulary Teaching Heather Weger & Julie Lake: Focusing on Complexity: Teaching Grammatical Accuracy to Enhance Reading and Writing Skills	Higher Ed HIgher Ed
Dmitri Stanchevici & Megan M. Siczek: A Comparative Analysis of a Face- to-Face and an Online Version of a Graduate-Level EAP Course	Higher Ed
Becky Miskell: Strategies and Scaffolds for Secondary English Learners Across the Curriculum	K-12
Elizabeth Pandya: Edu-Sketchnoting: Foundational Skills to Make Sketchnoting Accessible for All	K-12
Roberta Miceli, Senior Director, Language and Education, CAL: Academic Literacy for ELs: What Teachers Need to Know	Program Administration

Session 2 - 11:00-11:45

	Type
Cambridge University Press	Exhibitor
Polina Vinogradova: A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies: Why and How?	Invited Speaker
Eda Aladagli Yoon & Heather Mehrtens: Bridging the Gap: Using Asian-American Literature to Foster Cross-Cultural Understanding	Higher Ed
Albert VanLanduyt: The Role of Information Literacy and Reading Skills in Class Discussions	Higher Ed
Andrea Todd: Inspire Critical Thinking Using Creative Questions and Resources From the National Gallery of Art	K-12
Julie Lake & Andrew Screen: Making Learning Stick	Higher Ed
Betsy Lindeman Wong: Standards-Based Activities in Meaningful Contexts for Adult Literacy Learners	Adult Ed

Session 3 - 1:30-2:15

	Type
U.S. Department of State: Teach Abroad with the English Language Fellows Program	Exhibitor
William Woodard: Using History to Teach Reading, Writing, and Research Skills to ELLs	Higher Ed
Tabitha Kidwell & Luis Pentón- Herrera: Activating culturally sustaining pedagogy: Practical applications to support student learning	K-12
Heather G Zitlau & Andrew Screen: Many Uses for Youglish: Teaching Vocabulary, Grammar, and Pronunciation While Building Student Autonomy	Higher Ed

Sessions 3 and 4 Workshops, 1:30-3:15 (Workshops span 2 sessions)

Type

Jacqueline E. Whitney & Amanda E. Brunson: Supporting ESL Students with Disabilities

Kevin Martin & Glen R. Habbershaw:Using and Revising Rubrics for Project- Based Writing Tasks

Robin C. Barr & Tessa Leon: Tables, Directions, and Maps, Oh My!: Scaffolding Functional Literacy

Advocacy

Adult Ed

Curriculum/Materials Development

Session 4 - 2:30-3:15

	Type
Karen Taylor & Amber Gallup-Rodriguez: Getting Started as an Entrepreneur in ESL	Invited Speakers
(Graduate student presentation, 20 min.) Zijun Qin: The “Dark Side” of Using Humor in Second Language Classes (Graduate student presentation, 20 min.) Meng Li: Exploring an L2 Learner’s Motivations and Beliefs about Using Google Translate in English Writing Polina Vinogradova, Allison Crolla, Mariana Hernandes Grassi, Melissa Krut, and Xinxin Wang: Multiliteracies and Digital Multimodal Composing as Part of TESOL Megan Fullarton: Practical Applications for Task-Based and Task-Supported Language Teaching in TESOL	Teacher Training Higher Ed Technology Higher Ed

Margaret Megan & Darcy Scott: Targeted Strategies for Teaching Academic Vocabulary	K-12

Afternoon Snack and Posters - 3:30-4:00 - Pryzbyla B (Ballroom)

	Type
Dalia Reda Mahmoud: Using Kagan Strategies to Apply Cooperative Learning Inside the Classroom	K-12
Wynter K. Oshiberu & Kaitlin Lucas: Communicative English Language e-Learning During Humanitarian Emergencies	Curriculum/Materials Development
Greer Mancuso: Teachers of Students with Interrupted Schooling: An Action Research Study	K-12
Islam Medhat Farag: Fairness of GRE Issue Writing Prompts: A Critical Discourse Analysis	Assessment
Amirreza Karami & Freddie A. Bowles: Schematic Information-Processing Model of Reading Comprehension	Adult Ed
Krisztina Domjan: Bringing Transparency to the Classroom: Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment	Higher Ed
Mijanur Rahman: From Cultural to Colonial: Exploring Differential Genre Values in School Letters	Higher Ed
Yacoub Aljaffery: The Effectiveness of Theater Use in ESL Classes	Teacher Training
Adam McConnell: Enhancing ESL Pronunciation Instruction with Web Applications to Promote Collaboration	Technology

Session 5 - 4:15-5:00

	Type
Advocacy Committee: Reporting from the TESOL Summit (Panel Discussion)	Advocacy
(Graduate student presentation, 20 min.) Thuy Thi Minh Tu: Voices from English as a Second Language Teacher Candidates: Assessment Literacy to Support Student Learning (Graduate student presentation, 20 min.) Tracey Ryan: How Elementary Teacher Perceptions and Backgrounds Affect the Strategies They Use With SLIFE	Assessment K-12
Tiara Smith: Vocabulary Learning Ideas Directly From Low Literacy Learners	Adult Ed
Melissa Krut: Identity Café: Cooking Up Community in the ESL Classroom	Adult Ed
Sigrun Biesenbach-Lucas & Donette Brantner-Artenie: Tapping into Students’ Critical Thinking and Writing Skills through Online Platforms	Curriculum/Materials Development
Glen R. Habbershaw: Adult English as a Second Language	Adult Ed

2024 Fall Conference Sponsors

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