Saturday
Adult Level Rap
Posted April 8th, 2008 by adminG. Vittoria Abbate-Maghsoudi, Adult Level Chair
Jan Forstrom, Assistant Adult Level Chair
Convention Center 204
Enjoy lunch while you network with adult level colleagues! Share best practices for CBET, VESL, EL Civics, Technology Integration, etc., or just make new acquaintances. Help us recognize and honor the annual Norma Shapiro Memorial Award recipient. Don’t miss this opportunity to informally connect with your adult level colleagues from around the state!
Congratulations to Bethany Rich, winner of the Norma Shapiro Memorial Award 2008.
Elementary/Secondary Level Rap
Posted April 8th, 2008 by adminMargarita Berta-Avila, Elementary Level Chair
Tricia Lima, Secondary Level Chair
Convention Center 314
Join your K-12 colleagues in a lively discussion of current issues, including state and federal legislative matters. There will be lots of time for questions, answers, and networking with colleagues in the area.
How to Publish in CATESOL
Posted April 7th, 2008 by adminMark Roberge, CATESOL Journal Co-Editor, San Francisco State University; Margi Wald, CATESOL Journal Co-Editor, University of California, Berkeley; Tim Lange, CATESOL News Editor; Rosamina Lowi, CATESOL Book Review Editor
Meeting: All
Convention Center 318
8:00 – 8:45 a.m.
In this session, the editors of The CATESOL Journal and The CATESOL News will explain how to publish articles within the CATESOL organization. We encourage all potential authors – those with publishing experience and those who have never published before – to attend.
Education Level Workshops
Posted December 6th, 2007 by adminEDUCATIONAL LEVEL WORKSHOPS
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting: CATESOL Business Meeting
Posted April 10th, 2008 by adminCATESOL Board of Directors
All
5:00-6:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Ballroom C
At this meeting, reports will be given by 2007-08 board members detailing what they have accomplished in the past year, service awards and certificates will be presented, and newly elected board members for the year 2007-08 will be installed. ALL CATESOL members are welcome to attend.
Meeting: CATESOL Town Hall
Posted April 10th, 2008 by adminCATESOL Members
4:30-5:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Ballroom C
Come meet and greet CATESOL Board Members and share in an open forum to discuss matters of importance to CATESOL Members. This is your opportunity as a member to meet and talk with the CATESOL leadership and to learn how to become involved with the organization. Light refreshments provided.
Workshop: Effectively Leveraging Technology for Successful Language Learning
Posted April 10th, 2008 by adminKevin Donnelly, TELL ME MORE® by Auralog
All
8:00 -8:45 am
Hyatt Regency B
Is technology your teaching partner? Discover and practice ways to utilize technology in everyday language learning from the innovators at Auralog. See how to put technology to work for you and your students – it’s easy.
Workshop:Student Organizations Making Connections: Applying Theory Beyond the Classroom
Posted April 10th, 2008 by adminEmily Wright – Christy Pan – Irene Lee – Liane Wang
USC TESOL Program
Sheraton Bondi
This presentation explores how, by applying theories of teaching and learning, a student organization can better connect students to each other, their professors, and their community, and aid in students’ academic, professional, and social development. The presenters will describe their own student-run organization, USC TESOL/TEFL Society, share what they have learned from their experiences in the organization, and suggest a model for an effective student organization.
Mentoring ITAs into Communities of Practice
Posted April 10th, 2008 by adminGwendolyn Williams, University of Nevada, Reno
Paper: C/U
Sheraton Compagno
4:15 – 5:00 p.m.
The presentation explores what international teaching assistants (ITAs) view as the most effective forms of departmental mentoring. After a description of this narrative study, the participants can share their ideas for mentoring cross-cultural teachers. The session would benefit ITA practitioners and international educators.
CANCELLED: Interactive Group Blogging: Teacher Reflections Global Connections
Posted April 10th, 2008 by adminJeff Mattison - Jennifer Uhler, La Paz Middle School, University of Tartu
Paper: S
Sheraton Bondi
4:15 – 5:00 p.m.
How do new teachers engage in a community of practice and reflective teaching while juggling demanding workloads? Three teachers in Japan, Estonia, and California discovered community and a motivating outlet for reflection through online journaling. The presenter analyzes the impact of the project on their professional growth and classroom teaching.
