Branka Marceta, OTAN; Shin Song, North Orange County CC; Myrna Montenegro, North Hollywood Politechnic Adult School
Demonstration: A
Hyatt Big Sur A
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
ESL Technology Integration Mentors engage in projects at their schools, working together with one or more fellow-teachers/mentees to effectively integrate technology in teaching and learning. As you hear about their results, you will learn a few tips and tricks to use at your school on Monday.

Arlene Simmons – Jean Owensby

 Division of Adult and Career Education  LAUSD

 11:00 – 11:30 am

Hyatt Regency D

Hear an overview of Classrooms Without Walls, a downloadable 243 page teacher-created publication and receive sample units and a Classrooms Without Walls CD containing projects that teach students to access resources and become active community participants. Projects contain implementation steps and activities for all ESL levels.

Monica Jones, Mt. San Antonio College
Demonstration: A
Convention Center 204
2:15 – 3:45 p.m.
The 2008 US election is a hot issue! The presenter will demonstrate developing thoughtful, objective lessons enabling students to understand the differences between political parties and candidates. All students can then vote in a mock classroom election, while learning to become informed future voters in the US or abroad. Handouts.

Jee-Eun Oh - Roger Dupuy, UC Irvine Extension
Demonstration: IEP
Hyatt Big Sur B
TIME CHANGE: 8:00-9:30
Achieving a more authentic and valid assessment and feedback is possible through the use of simple new recording software called Audacity. Two different balanced techniques will be introduced and demonstrated – one for practicing iBT speaking and one for giving feedback to writing tasks. Handouts.

Terry Doyle, CATESOL
Sheraton Carr
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Members of the NNLEI interest group will conduct their business meeting for the year 2008.

Margaret Lyman - Ingrid Greenberg, ProActive English; CATESOL; San Diego Community College
Sheraton Compagno
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Members of the Teaching English in the Workplace Interest Group meet to discuss activities of the 2007 Steering Committee and elect new members to the 2008 Steering Committee.

Clarissa Ryan, California State University, East Bay
Sheraton Tofanelli
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Anyone interested in intercultural topics should attend this meeting. Potential new ICIG members can learn about the group’s goals, meet current members, and discuss their own intercultural concerns. In addition, brief official business such as elections will be conducted.

Marian Thacher, OTAN
Sheraton Gardenia
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The Technology-Enhanced Language Learning Interest Group holds its annual business meeting at the conference. If you are a technology enthusiast and are looking for a way to get more involved in CATESOL, please attend! Learn about the work of the interest group and meet some interesting and creative people.

Kitty Moriwaki, ESL Instructor/Assessment & Prerequisite Coordinator, City College of San Francisco/Co-Chair of CCC Assessment Association Test-Development Feasiblity Task Force; Mark Samuels, Assessment Specialist/Counselor, Southwestern College/Co-Chair, Co-Chair of CCC Assessment Association Test-Development Feasibility Task Force; Angelia Jovanovic, Sacramento City College, Member of CCCAA Task Force
Panel
Conference Center 315
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
The CCC Assessment Association Task Force seeks community college ESL faculty input regarding the feasibility of CC-developed ESL placement tests available for statewide use. We seek input regarding ESL placement assessment needs.