Debra Engers, Redlands High School, Redlands East Valley High School
Paper: S
Hyatt Big Sur B
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
The presenter will demonstrate how she utilized Dr. Jim Cummins’ text Literacy, Technology and Diversity to plan and implement a project to develop the literacy and oral language skills of a group of high school English Learners. Samples of students’ work, DVD footage, and the class Website will be shown.

Kelly Sippell, University of Michigan Press; Randi Reppen, Northern Arizona University; Robin Persiani, Sierra College
Paper: A
Hyatt Regency C
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Many newcomers hold or desire jobs in the hospitality and travel industry. A new textbook is demonstrated that offers a variety of activities that will prepare newcomers for situations they will encounter in their work in hotels or other travel-related companies. Samples provided.

Marsha Chan, Mission College (Santa Clara), Sunburst Media for Language Learners
Demonstration: CC
Hyatt Carmel B
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
The presenter will demonstrate how she presents content to online students using slides, application sharing, text chat, and telephone or voice over Internet protocol via CCC Confer, free to California Community Colleges. Oral augments visual to provide rich distance learning. No special software, equipment required.

Kristy Reyes
Demonstration: A
Hyatt Carmel A
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Participants will learn hands-on how to use Microsoft Word to create a newsletter by adding columns, headers and footers, word art, page borders, clip art and pictures, and changing fonts. Samples will be shown. A handout will be provided at the end of the workshop.

Staci Johnson - Rob Jenkins
Santa Ana College, School of Continuing Education
Demonstration: A
Convention Center 204
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Context. Purpose. Building Blocks. Skills. Meaningful Tasks. Creativity. Come see how this approach to teaching grammar will give your students challenging opportunities to be successful in their language-learning experience. This success will help them develop the confidence to
become independent, lifelong adult learners. Handouts of reproducible exercises will be provided.

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Plenary Speaker
José Montoya, California State University Sacramento, Professor Emeritus
Using Art to Nurture Creativity in the Classroom
Mr. Montoya will share his fascination with art and storytelling, focusing on how the arts can be a motivator to students of all ages, from pre-school all the way through college and beyond. Mr. Montoya will discuss his “Barrio Art Program,” share some of his strategies for teaching, and read from his poetry.
José Montoya is one of the most influential Chicano bilingual poets in the U.S. His work has been published in many well-known anthologies and magazines, and he was appointed Sacramento’s first Poet Laureate in 2004. Previously, he co-founded the Rebel Chicano Art Front, an artists’ collective internationally recognized for its mural and poster work and for its synthesis of creative expression and community activism. Montoya’s own work depicts everyday barrio life and urban types through visual art, poetry, and song lyrics. He has taught art at every level of the public school system, from preschool to graduate courses for prospective teachers. Most notably, he taught for over 25 years at California State University Sacramento, where he retired in 1996. He continues to remain active professionally, and his artwork continues to be displayed in exhibits locally, nationally, and internationally.