2025 CLTA Conference San Diego: Full Schedule

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8:00am PDT

L02 What’s Trending in Language Learning?: Table Visits with the California Teachers of the Year

Sunday March 9, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am PDT

What's trending in language learning for California’s ACTFL Teachers of the Year and SWCOLT Finalists? Come participate in an interactive session where the TOYs will discuss topics of personal interest related to language learning with small groups, giving you the opportunity to visit several stations during the session. Leave with new ideas for instruction, advocacy, and professional engagement.

Presenters

Nicole Naditz

Prog. Specialist - Inst. Tech & World Lang., San Juan Unified School

Passionate about planning for learning rather than for teaching, Nicole taught French to grades 3 through 12, including AP French Language for more than 24 years before transitioning to her current role as the Program Specialist for World Languages and Instructional Technology K-12... Read More →

Christine Lanphere

Liz Matchett

Executive Director, CLTA

Sunday March 9, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am PDT
Brickstones

Interest Session

Major Focus Framework, Global Competence
Appropriate Level All Levels
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English

8:00am PDT

L03 Designing engaging and meaningful Tasks in the World Language classroom

Sunday March 9, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am PDT

Loft 1

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Want to engage learners in meaningful tasks that motivate their learning while guiding them toward higher proficiency? Come see how you can create fun and engaging real-world tasks that get students excited about learning while incorporating World-Readiness standards and proficiency guidelines.

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Oraib Mango

Professor, CSUSB

Sunday March 9, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am PDT
Loft 1

Interest Session

Major Focus Global Competence, Communication Standards
Appropriate Level All Levels
Language Focus Arabic
Session conducted in: English

8:00am PDT

L04 Cultivating Global Perspectives: Inclusive Approaches to Language Education

Sunday March 9, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am PDT

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How can we build global competencies while fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion in language classrooms? Discover practical strategies using the Global Competence Framework to design meaningful, student-centered lessons. Leave with actionable ideas to engage students and connect language learning to real-world contexts

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Iman Hashem

Director, Loyola Marymount World Language Project

Iman Arabi-Katbi Hashem, MADirector, Loyola Marymount World Language Project (LMWLP)Director, Southern CA Arabic Teacher Council (SCATC)Arabic Language Instructor, CSULBIndependent ConsultantIman Arabi-Katbi Hashem is the 2019 California World Language Teacher of the Year and the... Read More →

Sunday March 9, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am PDT
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Interest Session

Major Focus Framework, Global Competence
Appropriate Level All Levels
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English

8:00am PDT

L08 Socratic Seminar in the world language classroom

Sunday March 9, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am PDT

Courtyard 1

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We will explore how to scaffold and structure classroom discussions through Socratic Seminar. It is a way to have authentic student led, student to student, interpersonal practice. Socratic Seminar incorporates the interpretive and interpersonal modes of communication and allows students to make meaning of texts and use the target language to deepen their understanding.

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Leigh Murrell

Spanish Teacher, Del Norte High School

Leigh Murrell is an AP Spanish teacher at Del Norte High School in Poway USD. She graduated from SDSU with her Masters Degree in Educational Technology and is a fellow of SAILN. Leigh has over 20 years of experience in education as a teacher, technology integrationist and instructional... Read More →

Sunday March 9, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am PDT
Courtyard 1

Interest Session

Major Focus Communication Standards
Appropriate Level All Levels
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English

8:00am PDT

L11 Express, Embrace, and Inspire: Build Students’ Connectedness Through Creative Writing

Sunday March 9, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am PDT

Great Room 6

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Do your students have opportunities to express themselves and share their interests in class? Through creative writing in the target language, they can showcase their strengths, interests, and cultural backgrounds. Strategies for writing and reading will be shared to enhance learning. Let’s express and embrace distinct ideas and values while building connectedness through students’ written works!

Presenters

Junko Tokuda Simpson

Kayoko Ross

Sunday March 9, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am PDT
Great Room 6

Interest Session

Major Focus Cultures Standards, Connections Standards
Appropriate Level All Levels
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English

10:00am PDT

M02 Advocacy for All: Let's Connect!

Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT

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World Language programs face challenges at every level across California today. How can we be stronger together? Come connect with the members of the CLTA Advocacy Committee and like minded educators who can support you to get the message across to the people who need to hear it: ALL languages matter and ALL of us need to work together to support them. We'd love to get to know you!

Presenters

Ann Jordan

Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Shutters West 1

Interest Session

Major Focus Global Competence
Appropriate Level All Levels
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English

10:00am PDT

M03 Sparking Academic Talk to Build Bridges and Unlock Minds

Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT

Brickstones

This session equips educators with strategies to facilitate academic conversations that enhance critical thinking, problem-solving, social-emotional growth, and communication skills. It emphasizes scaffolding and real-life connections to foster engagement, collaboration, and a language-rich environment in dual language immersion settings. Participants will gain practical tools to lead impactful classroom discussions.

Presenters

Yongzhen (Jennifer) Wu

Mandarin Instructional Coach, Guy Emanuele Elementary School

Hello, I'm Jennifer Wu, an enthusiastic and dedicated educator with a passion for fostering professional growth and creating impactful learning experiences.With over 18 years of teaching experience in both elementary and secondary education in China and the USA, I've had the privilege... Read More →

Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Brickstones

Interest Session

Major Focus Communication Standards
Appropriate Level All Levels
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English

10:00am PDT

M05 Mastering Interactive Self-Paced Lesson Design: Practical Tools and Techniques for Learner-Controlled Instruction

Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT

Great Room 7

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Research has shown that giving learners control over their instruction can significantly enhance self-regulated learning and increase information retention (Milheim, 1990; Scheiter, 2005). In this session, attendees will learn how to create interactive lessons. These lessons allow students to control the pacing and sequence of their learning.

Presenters

Mustafa Abid

Defense language Institute, DLI

Dr. Hamid Mohammed Ahmed

Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Great Room 7

Interest Session

Major Focus Virtual Learning, Connections Standards
Appropriate Level All Levels
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English

10:00am PDT

M07 Interactive Tools and Cultural Connections: Transforming the Dual and World Language Classroom

Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT

Great Room 6

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In this interactive session, participants will explore strategies to engage students while using technology, real-life cultural contexts, and small-group activities. By examining students' work samples and participating in some engaging activities, attendees will discover the power of students engaging and its positive impact on their learning outcomes.

Presenters

Layla Bahar Al-Aloom

Maria Kouli

Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Great Room 6

Interest Session

Major Focus Communication Standards, Cultures Standards
Appropriate Level All Levels
Language Focus Arabic
Session conducted in: English

10:00am PDT

M08 Enhancing Reading Comprehension in World Language Classroom Using Authentic Resources

Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT

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Discover the power of connecting subject matter to enhance reading comprehension in world languages! Learn practical strategies from our experiences in university immersion language classes and explore activities that foster literacy skills, broaden perspectives, and promote academic success. Leave with a toolkit of techniques to enrich your world language instruction.

Presenters

Shahnaz Ahmadeian Fard

Ghadah Al Saadi

LARC SDSU

Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Shutters East 1

Interest Session

Major Focus Communication Standards, Connections Standards
Appropriate Level All Levels
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English

10:00am PDT

M11 A Day at The Museum: Using PBLL to Design Engaging Language Experiences (Part 1)

Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT

Courtyard 1

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Project-based language learning (PBLL) has been shown to motivate students, but designing projects can be an arduous process. This session uses a museum project inspired by PBLL to provide a template for designing engaging projects that extend beyond the classroom and foster global connectedness even when it is not feasible to include all elements of traditional PBLL.

Presenters

Shandy Lemperle

Franck Lemperle

Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Courtyard 1

Interest Session

Major Focus Communication Standards, Cultures Standards
Appropriate Level All Levels
Language Focus French
Session conducted in: English

11:00am PDT

N05 Meet the Underrepresented Languages SIG and Join the World Languages Reading Challenge!

Sunday March 9, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am PDT

Great Room 6

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Learn about the WL Reading Challenge, a successful initiative between CLTA and the California Dept of Education, and how teachers can easily implement it in their schools. You will hear from past participats and the benefits it has brought their students, language programs, and school communities. You will be provided with resources and strategies to implement the Challenge in your own classroom!

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