Jeff 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.

Yi-Chia Lin - Hui-Wen Chen
Demonstration: All
Hyatt Carmel B
3:15 – 4:45 p.m.
How can we use SMART Board as classroom teaching equipment to teach lessons in English language classrooms? SMART Board can help students engage in and participate in class activities.  This demonstration will show a way of teaching summary writing with SMART Board technology.

Lisa L. Ireland, Escondido Union High School District
Demonstration: S
Hyatt Regency B
3:15 – 4:45 p.m.
AVID’s purpose is to provide academic mentoring to students who are underrepresented in the college community. The presenter will demonstrate AVID classroom strategies for preparing ELLs for college/university. The presentation will focus on strategies for SAT and ACT on-demand writing tasks. Example prompts and strategies will be modeled.

Stephanie Baker, Temple City Unified School District
Demonstration: E
Convention Center 203
3:15 – 4:45 p.m.
English Learners struggle with the challenge of academic writing. Writing workshop encourages collaboration and facilitation, which helps lower anxiety and increase motivation. Presenter will demonstrate the steps of the writing process and how each step can be used to support the writing competence of English Learners. Examples and applications will be displayed. Handouts will be provided.

Gemmie Kwok, California State University, Los Angeles, Holly Avenue Elementary
Convention Center 319
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Graduate Student Forum: E
The presenter reports the results of a study conducted in her ESL, fifth grade writing class in Southern CA. The presenter discusses teaching strategies and implications which students were provided background knowledge through reading of various materials and analyzing text structures.

Shannon Pella, UC Davis, Sacramento City Unified School District, Area 3 Writing Project, Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment
Demonstration: S
Convention Center 311
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
On-demand writing has joined the ranks of high stakes assessments. One way to prepare students for testing in a randomly selected genre, particularly English Learners, is explicit instruction through genre analysis. Writing instruction that is provided through scaffolding and field building can help students identify the prompt genre and articulate effective responses.

Barbara Felix, Grossmont College; Mary Negrete, Palomar College
Demonstration: S
Convention Center 201
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Many ESL students entering the University of California are unprepared for the writing requirements of their colleges. The presenters will discuss the UC Analytical Writing Placement Exam and the Basic Writing Program at UCSD. The presenters will provide several examples of student writing and the scoring rubric used by the UC system.

Jennifer Bell, Ontario-Montclair School District, Chaffey Junior College
Demonstration: E
Convention Center 313
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
All students should have exposure to words so they have a constant reference for writing and verbal communication. Teaching students to recognize onset/rimes in words can help with the sounding out and spelling of a word. Presenter will demonstrate how using certain techniques can aid students in successfully spelling multiple words.

Lorraine Segal, Napa Valley College
Demonstration CC
Hyatt Regency C
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Well-informed citizens are the heartbeat of democracy. But in today’s disinformation environment, filled with propaganda, stereotypes, and consumerism, our students need skills to think critically about media and advertisements. Lorraine Segal will introduce media literacy concepts and present multi-media clips, resources, and projects to help our ESL composition and speech students become effective local/global citizens.

Yi-Chia Lin, Alliant International University
Paper: CC, C/U
Hyatt Golden State B
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Do your students have difficulties to provide their suggestions to their classmates face-to-face? Do you spend much time doing peer evaluation in class? Google documents is a good tool for doing peer review outside the classroom and also reduce cultural barrier. Learners can have several peer reviews from their classmates.