Marian Thacher - Barry Bakin - Larry Ferlazzo
OTAN; Adult Education, LAUSD; Luther Burbank High School, Sacramento
IG Featured Colloquium
Hyatt Regency E
2:15 p.m - 3:45 p.m.
The Technology-Enhanced Language Learning Interest Group hosts a panel to report on the use of technology to enhance participation in the community. The panel will report on projects such as one at a Sacramento high school to provide laptops and Internet service to the families of high school English learners.

Terry Doyle, City College of San Francisco; Cassia de Abreu, San Diego Community College
IG Featured Colloquium
Convention Center 203
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Issues like the following important to non-native language educators will be discussed: (1) dealing with discrimination; (2) dealing with the fear of failure; (3) becoming more aware of the advantages non-native teachers bring to classrooms; (4) implementing change among hiring practices. Participants will be encouraged to introduce their own issues.