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Saturday, March 8
 

11:15am PST

G03 Prep for Success: 90% TL Use for ALL
Saturday March 8, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm PST
Great Room 8
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EXHIBITOR SESSION: Do you dream of a 90%+ target language classroom? This session shares tips to create an engaging classroom community where students are comfortably immersed in the target language. Attendees will leave with routines and strategies that encourage student TL use. Examples from Wayside Publishing’s series are referenced as supporting materials.
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AB
Saturday March 8, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm PST
Great Room 8
  Interest Session

11:15am PST

G10 Prepared for a Natural Disaster? Insights from Japanese Practices for Novice Learners
Saturday March 8, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm PST
Loft 1
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Are you prepared for a natural disaster? Explore how novice learners can gain valuable insights from Japanese approaches to disaster preparedness. This interactive session provides comprehensive scaffolding and engaging activities designed to encourage adolescents to think critically about this timely and practical topic.
Presenters
KK

Kumi Kobayashi

Los Gatos High School
YT
Saturday March 8, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm PST
Loft 1
  Interest Session

2:00pm PST

H02 Classroom Jobs: Fostering a Sense of Community and Belonging in the World Language Classroom
Saturday March 8, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PST
Brickstones
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Put those kids to work...with classroom jobs! In this session, participants will explore different kinds of classroom jobs, learn about their benefits, and collaborate on how and when to implement them. Participants of this interactive session will leave with a plan to implement jobs in their own classroom, as well as a toolkit to prepare them for potential challenges they may face.
Presenters
avatar for Jordan Lampenfeld

Jordan Lampenfeld

Oak Ridge High School
Saturday March 8, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PST
Brickstones
  Interest Session

2:00pm PST

H03 Articulating a Global Vision Through Virtual Intercultural Exchanges: Experiences from the Two Shores Project (Part 1)
Saturday March 8, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PST
Shutters West 1
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Learn about SDCOE’s Two Shores Intercultural Exchange Project from the teachers participating in the program. Be energized as you hear about their amazing activities and their students’ experiences connecting across the globe. See global competence in action and leave with ideas for implementing this innovative work in your school or district.
Presenters
avatar for Rizalyn Cruz

Rizalyn Cruz

World Language Teacher, Otay Ranch High School
Hi! I am a Filipino Language teacher and I teach all levels of Filipino at my school. I am also the president of the Council for Teaching Filipino Language and Culture (CTFLC) and a member of the Leadership Team of Foreign Language Council of San Diego (FLCSD), an affiliate of CLTA... Read More →
AV
JM
Saturday March 8, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PST
Shutters West 1
  Interest Session

2:00pm PST

H04 Grammar in Action: Transforming Traditional Textbook Activities into Meaningful Communication
Saturday March 8, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PST
Shutters East 1
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EXHIBITOR SESSION: This workshop will explore innovative strategies for transforming traditional textbook vocabulary and grammar exercises into engaging and communicative activities. Participants will learn how to move beyond rote memorization and grammatical drills to foster deeper understanding and meaningful use of target language structures.
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NA
Saturday March 8, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PST
Shutters East 1
  Interest Session

2:00pm PST

H06 Reading: What, Why, and How
Saturday March 8, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PST
Shutters East 2
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EXHIBITOR SESSION: Reading is fundamental to supporting language acquisition. In this session, you will learn why reading is so important, what types of texts learners should be reading (even beginners!), and simple low or no-prep strategies for reading together, experienced as learners.
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avatar for Elicia Cárdenas

Elicia Cárdenas

Director of Training, The Comprehensible Classroom
Driven by the core belief that all students are capable of acquiring language, The Comprehensible Classroom has been at the forefront of the movement toward teaching for acquisition since 2010. TCC publishes curriculum and instructional tools grounded in a solid understanding of language... Read More →
Saturday March 8, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PST
Shutters East 2
  Interest Session

3:00pm PST

I02 AI as a Tool in the Language Classroom
Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Shutters West 2
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Learn about ChatGPT and other AI platforms. This session will review how AI can assist language teachers with lesson planning, assessment, and provide better feedback to students. We will learn what this tool is, its capabilities, and how it can make our teaching tasks more efficient.
Presenters
avatar for Elizabeth Cisneros
Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Shutters West 2
  Interest Session

3:00pm PST

I03 Articulating a Global Vision Through Virtual Intercultural Exchanges: Experiences from the Two Shores Project (Part 2)
Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Shutters West 1
Feedback Survey
Learn about SDCOE’s Two Shores Intercultural Exchange Project from the teachers participating in the program. Be energized as you hear about their amazing activities and their students’ experiences connecting across the globe. See global competence in action and leave with ideas for implementing this innovative work in your school or district.
Presenters
avatar for Rizalyn Cruz

Rizalyn Cruz

World Language Teacher, Otay Ranch High School
Hi! I am a Filipino Language teacher and I teach all levels of Filipino at my school. I am also the president of the Council for Teaching Filipino Language and Culture (CTFLC) and a member of the Leadership Team of Foreign Language Council of San Diego (FLCSD), an affiliate of CLTA... Read More →
AV
JM
Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Shutters West 1
  Interest Session

3:00pm PST

I04 ¡Viva Fuera del Libro!
Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Shutters East 2
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EXHIBITOR SESSION: Let's explore the latest, authentic resources for novice, intermediate and heritage learners! Learn proficiency-driven practices that foster language and cultural competencies. Take away engaging strategies to integrate the modes and empower your learners. We will share up-to-date, digital content and scaffolding approaches for group, whole class instruction and individual guided practice.
Presenters
avatar for Ken Stewart

Ken Stewart

Duke University, Lingco
Duke University Spanish Instructor; world language consultant, avid traveler, global citizenLingco is an adaptive language learning platform for schools. It provides a library of up to date, proficiency-based content, and all of the tools to build, assign, and grade tasks and track... Read More →
Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Shutters East 2
  Interest Session

3:00pm PST

I05 Using Social Media to Engage and Develop Language
Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Gallery
Feedback Survey
Social media reels in a language classroom? Yes, please! Engage students using content from social media influencers that provide authentic materials that can be used across all levels of instruction. Explore opportunities to simplify planning and grading while increasing student interest in language learning.
Presenters
avatar for Valerie Sun

Valerie Sun

Principal, Duff Language Magnet Academy
Hello! I'm the proud principal at Duff Language Magnet Academy, a 50/50 Chinese Dual Immersion Program in Garvey School District. When I'm not a principal, I am a teacher leader in LA STARS with instructional strands that focus on dual immersion or dual language programs. I love sharing... Read More →
Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Gallery
  Interest Session

3:00pm PST

I06 Comic Creation in the World Language Classroom
Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Great Room 8
Feedback Survey
EXHIBITOR SESSION: What’s more fun than a barrel of monkeys? Making comics about a barrel of monkeys in your target language! This session will focus on the many benefits of comic making in the world language classroom. Participants will be introduced to Pixton, an award-winning platform backed by research that makes language, storytelling, and creative expression accessible to all.
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TM
Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Great Room 8
  Interest Session

3:00pm PST

I08 Achieving Intermediate Fluency in 60 hours with Storytelling
Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Brickstones
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How long does it take to achieve intermediate fluency in school? An ACTFL publication suggests that it takes 4 - 7 years. Amazingly, the majority of students taught with TPR Storytelling are achieving intermediate fluency in 60 hours. Our best students are intermediate speakers after just 30 hours. Come learn how the innovative ideas in this session can help your students get there too.
Presenters
VR
Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Brickstones
  Interest Session

3:00pm PST

I10 A Few of My Favorite Things: Winning Activities That Encourage Speaking
Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Courtyard 1
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These activities have been consistent winners in my classroom for the last eight years. They're simple, low prep, they work across all levels in all languages, and my students love them. Make them into a warm up, a review, an introduction, I've used them in all capacities. Please join me, especially if you are new to teaching and are looking for ways to get your students to talk!
Presenters
BB

Brian Bernhards

Windward School
Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Courtyard 1
  Interest Session

4:45pm PST

J01 Unlocking the Power of AI in L2 Learning: Enhancing Student Engagement and Writing Skills in High School Spanish Classrooms
Saturday March 8, 2025 4:45pm - 5:30pm PST
Courtyard 2
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This session presents case studies from low-intermediate to advanced high school Spanish classes, showing how students improved their presentational and interpersonal writing skills using a trained AI tutor. Learn how AI reinforces learning outcomes through real-time, personalized feedback, enhancing engagement and supporting differentiated learning.
Presenters
avatar for Jenny Nadaner

Jenny Nadaner

Spanish Instructor & Director of Global Scholars Program, York School
Saturday March 8, 2025 4:45pm - 5:30pm PST
Courtyard 2
  Interest Session

4:45pm PST

J08 Debates: In this corner, the interpersonal mode!
Saturday March 8, 2025 4:45pm - 5:30pm PST
Shutters East 1
Feedback Survey
Want better interpersonal interaction? Participate in an interactive session to prepare students to debate globally minded topics. With the right input and enough thematic understanding, interpersonal interaction is enjoyable and doesn’t require laboring over grading for hours. This interactive session that will keep everyone on their toes through the final portion of the session: the debate!
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CS
AF

Andrea Ford

Westview High School
Saturday March 8, 2025 4:45pm - 5:30pm PST
Shutters East 1
  Interest Session

4:45pm PST

J09 Bridging Gaps in Language Assessment: Leveraging ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines for Effective Diagnostic Assessment Design
Saturday March 8, 2025 4:45pm - 5:30pm PST
Brickstones
Feedback Survey
This session presents a practical framework for creating Diagnostic Assessment (DA) questions using the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2024 across Reading, Listening, and Speaking modalities. Participants will engage in hands-on activities to design DA questions targeting Global, Lexical, Structural, and Socio-cultural elements, tailored to diverse learner levels.
Presenters
MA

Mustafa Abid

Defense language Institute, DLI
avatar for Kara Macdonald

Kara Macdonald

Defense Language Institute
CATESOL 2024 State Conference: President’s Reception Coordinator
Saturday March 8, 2025 4:45pm - 5:30pm PST
Brickstones
  Interest Session

4:45pm PST

J10 Back to the basics: get your students moving with Total Physical Response (TPR).
Saturday March 8, 2025 4:45pm - 5:30pm PST
Loft 2
Feedback Survey
Have you ever wondered how to use TPR for more than just 10 minutes of class? In this interactive session you will learn and experience the many different ways to use TPR in an acquisition driven classroom and how to get your students excited about language learning from day one. Examples will be given in German, but strategies are applicable for all languages.
Presenters
avatar for Antje Peterie

Antje Peterie

German Teacher, Millikan High School
I am a very passionate Comprehensible-Input-German teacher.
Saturday March 8, 2025 4:45pm - 5:30pm PST
Loft 2
  Interest Session

5:45pm PST

K02 What a Character! Games and Activities to Practice Reading and Writing Chinese Characters in the Beginner Classroom
Saturday March 8, 2025 5:45pm - 6:30pm PST
Loft 1
Feedback Survey
One of the biggest challenges for novice learners of Mandarin Chinese is learning Chinese characters. The task of learning a language with thousands of unique and distinct characters can be daunting for students who are used to an alphabet. In this interactive session, participants will get to try a variety of activities that make learning reading and writing Chinese characters fun and exciting.
Presenters
JF
Saturday March 8, 2025 5:45pm - 6:30pm PST
Loft 1
  Interest Session

5:45pm PST

K07 Cultivating a Global Mindset for a Connected World (Part 2)
Saturday March 8, 2025 5:45pm - 6:30pm PST
Shutters West 2
Feedback Survey
What does it mean to be globally competent in a world language classroom and beyond? This interest session will address two of the four domains of the Global Competence framework for classroom practice. Investigating the world and recognizing perspectives are the focus of practical instructional strategies, real classroom examples, and collaborative activities designed to deepen understanding.
Presenters
avatar for Ying Jin

Ying Jin

Teacher, Cupertino High School
FL
Saturday March 8, 2025 5:45pm - 6:30pm PST
Shutters West 2
  Interest Session

5:45pm PST

K08 Motivating your students with MUSIC & DANCE in the classroom!
Saturday March 8, 2025 5:45pm - 6:30pm PST
Great Room 8
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Come learn techniques to keep students motivated and engaged in the classroom! Music and dance enrich the learning experience, boost engagement, and promote cultural competence by exposing students to the diversity of Spanish-speaking countries. Incorporating music and dance offers a dynamic way to reinforce culture, language acquisition, and student engagement.
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avatar for Abraham García
Saturday March 8, 2025 5:45pm - 6:30pm PST
Great Room 8
  Interest Session
 
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