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Thursday, March 6
 

8:00am PST

A02 (6-hr) 7 Steps to a Language-Rich, Interactive World Language Classroom (ticket required)
Thursday March 6, 2025 8:00am - 3:30pm PST
Courtyard 2
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In this session, participants will learn 7 effective, low-prep strategies to create a language-rich, interactive classroom. Participants will walk away with a bank of strategies that target all modes of communication as well as tools to increase motivation, lower the affective filter, provide access to language at every level, and create community and connectedness within their classroom.
Presenters
SB
Thursday March 6, 2025 8:00am - 3:30pm PST
Courtyard 2
  Workshop, 3-hour

12:30pm PST

B02 (6-hr) Standards-Based Grading and Integrated Performance Assessment: A Comprehensive Approach (ticket required)
Thursday March 6, 2025 12:30pm - 6:45pm PST
Shutters East 1
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This workshop equips educators with an understanding of standards-based grading (SBG) and integrated performance assessments (IPAs). Participants will explore SBG principles and benefits, emphasizing improved student outcomes through clear feedback. The session includes hands-on activities to create an IPA that integrates with SBG practices for cohesive assessment.
Presenters
avatar for Cecile Nedellec

Cecile Nedellec

Coordinator, SAILN
Thursday March 6, 2025 12:30pm - 6:45pm PST
Shutters East 1
  Workshop, 3-hour

3:45pm PST

C01 (3-hr) World Language “Trade Secrets” - Top 12 Strategies to Engage Today’s Language Learners (ticket required)
Thursday March 6, 2025 3:45pm - 6:45pm PST
Courtyard 2
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Want to know the secret for teaching today’s Gen Z & Gen Alpha students? Spoiler alert: it’s students having fun! In this session, you will learn how to invigorate your curriculum as you participate in new (and improved!) engaging WL activities that reflect today’s students. Whether you follow a textbook or create your own curriculum, these activities will work in every level & language.
Presenters
avatar for Amy Kingsley

Amy Kingsley

French Teacher, Menlo Park City School District
I’ve taught French for 26 years at middle and high school levels, public and private, and to all-boys, all-girls, and co-ed classes. I am passionate about edtech, Standards Based Grading, and presenting. Ask me about: how I use ChatGPT, being a softball mom, and my labradoodle... Read More →
Thursday March 6, 2025 3:45pm - 6:45pm PST
Courtyard 2
  Workshop, 3-hour

3:45pm PST

C02 (3-hr) Story-Listening for CI, connection, and engagement (ticket required)
Thursday March 6, 2025 3:45pm - 6:45pm PST
Shutters West 1
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Remember the last time you heard a great story? Our language-learners enjoy hearing stories in class. In fact they enjoy it so much they will forget that they are listening in a different language, they will be so focused on the story, the characters and the action. This is how Comprehensible Input works. Story- Listening was researched and developed by Dr. Stephen Krashen and Dr. Beniko Mason.
Presenters
avatar for Beth Wasserzieher

Beth Wasserzieher

French teacher, World Language Dept Chair, CLTA Advocacy committee, Foothill High School
I teach French at Foothill High School in Bakersfield, CA.
Thursday March 6, 2025 3:45pm - 6:45pm PST
Shutters West 1
  Workshop, 3-hour
 
Friday, March 7
 

8:00am PST

D01 Teaching for Acquisition
Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 11:00am PST
Courtyard 2
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The transition away from teaching language courses based on a traditional grammar syllabus requires a shift in thinking as well as a shift in instruction. In this workshop, attendees will consider both the theoretical basis for Acquisition Driven, Comprehension Based™ teaching and its practical application. Attendees will explore these concepts through interactive demonstrations.
Session handouts will be made available during the session! 
Presenters
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 →
Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 11:00am PST
Courtyard 2
  Workshop, 3-hour

8:00am PST

D04 Building Classroom Communities: Empowering Teachers with Strategies for Culturally Cohesive and Connected Learning (ticket required)
Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 11:00am PST
Courtyard 1
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This workshop is designed to help world language teachers develop essential skills to foster strong classroom communities centered on culture. Participants will explore practical strategies for creating positive, culturally responsive learning environments, using high-leverage instructional methods, and integrating technology to engage students in meaningful cultural connections.
Presenters
VB
avatar for Ana Mendoza
Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 11:00am PST
Courtyard 1
  Workshop, 3-hour

8:00am PST

D06 (6-hr) Generation AI (ticket required)
Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 3:45pm PST
Shutters West 1
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How is AI changing education? In this hands-on workshop, teachers will explore how generative AI can impact workload, lesson creation, and student outcomes. Dive into AI's privacy concerns and discuss its current limitations while discovering tools and prompts that can support vocabulary, stories and comprehension. We’ll also review student-friendly AI resources for future classroom integration.
Presenters
avatar for Bethany Thompson

Bethany Thompson

Digital Learning Coordinator, Vanguard Preparatory
Technology, French, eSports, Turkey Farms
Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 3:45pm PST
Shutters West 1
  Workshop, 6-hour

12:45pm PST

E02 Let's PLAY! 讓我們玩 ¡VAMOS A JUGAR! هيّا بنا لنلعب JOUONS! בואו נשחק GIOCHIAMO! 遊ぼう LASS UNS SPIELEN! (ticket required)
Friday March 7, 2025 12:45pm - 3:45pm PST
Brickstones
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Games can provide context for purposeful target-language communication in the classroom & promote SLA, literacy & interculturality. As we play we build community, an essential ingredient of the ACTFL Core Practices & CA WL Framework. We will play each game & take turns setting it up in groups. Slide decks, templates and instructions will be provided & are adaptable to any language & level.
Presenters
JF
Friday March 7, 2025 12:45pm - 3:45pm PST
Brickstones
  Workshop, 3-hour

12:45pm PST

E03 Effective Strategies and Activities for Interpersonal Communication (ticket required)
Friday March 7, 2025 12:45pm - 3:45pm PST
Shutters East 2
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Interpersonal communication shapes individuals' hearts, minds, and actions in daily social interactions (Braithwaite, Schrodt 2015). This workshop focuses on strategies and activities to enhance instructional practices. Participants will explore and practice techniques that boost student engagement and develop their interpersonal speaking skills.
Presenters
avatar for Cecile Nedellec

Cecile Nedellec

Coordinator, SAILN
Friday March 7, 2025 12:45pm - 3:45pm PST
Shutters East 2
  Workshop, 3-hour

12:45pm PST

E04 Learning Can and Should be Fun- Projects for Proficiency to Step up Your Game (ticket required)
Friday March 7, 2025 12:45pm - 3:45pm PST
Courtyard 1
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Are you struggling to design or implement a project that will showcase your students’ abilities and grasp of the material? It is time to look at how project-based learning can revitalize teaching and learning!
Presenters
YT
DL
Friday March 7, 2025 12:45pm - 3:45pm PST
Courtyard 1
  Workshop, 3-hour

12:45pm PST

E05 Puentes entre Culturas y Comunidades a través de las 3 C's - Bridging Cultures and Communities: Through the 3 C's (ticket required)
Friday March 7, 2025 12:45pm - 3:45pm PST
Shutters West 2
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This workshop explores how language teaching can foster global connectedness through the 3 C’s—Communication, Cultures, and Connections. Participants will engage in interactive activities and strategies that build culturally responsive classrooms, empowering students to communicate across borders and deepen their global awareness.
Presenters
VB
avatar for Ana Mendoza
Friday March 7, 2025 12:45pm - 3:45pm PST
Shutters West 2
  Workshop, 3-hour

5:00pm PST

F05 (2-hr) Nuestra Lotería: Uplifting Student Voices (ticket required)
Friday March 7, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm PST
Courtyard 2
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In collaboration with the SMJUHSD, Corazón del Pueblo worked with Ethnic & Gender Studies teachers and local artists to develop and implement a rigorous artism project. Students examined and reconstructed the traditional lotería game. They collectively created a new and uniquely youth-centered version of the lotería game anchored on the notions of student voices and empowerment.
Presenters
avatar for Patricia Villalobos
Friday March 7, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm PST
Courtyard 2
  Workshop, 2-hour

5:00pm PST

F07 (2-hr) Planning Hacks (ticket required)
Friday March 7, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm PST
Shutters East 1
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Stop spending long evenings and weekends planning. Learn a series of high impact activities for language acquisition to structure or complement any lesson. Familiar activities with new content allow your students to focus on the language by becoming experts at the task.
Presenters
avatar for Jenee Fawson

Jenee Fawson

Westmont
Friday March 7, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm PST
Shutters East 1
  Workshop, 2-hour
 
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.
Presenters
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.
Presenters
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.
Presenters
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
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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
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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.
Presenters
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
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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!
Presenters
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
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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
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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
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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.
Presenters
avatar for Abraham García
Saturday March 8, 2025 5:45pm - 6:30pm PST
Great Room 8
  Interest Session
 
Sunday, March 9
 

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.
Presenters
OM

Oraib Mango

Professor, CSUSB
Sunday March 9, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am PDT
Loft 1
  Interest Session

8:00am PDT

L06 Build Communication Using Creativity and Collaboration
Sunday March 9, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am PDT
Shutters East 1
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This session explores how to engage students in the Spanish classroom to help them build communicative proficiency. Participants will take part in instructional strategies and practices that are at the heart many programs. Using creativity and collaboration, they will determine how to utilize these successfully in their own classrooms to motivate their students to communicate.
Presenters
RS
Sunday March 9, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am PDT
Shutters East 1
  Interest Session

8:00am PDT

L07 Unlocking the Power of Reading: Strategies for Pre-Reading, Reading, and Post-Reading Success
Sunday March 9, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am PDT
Shutters West 2
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Empower language teachers with effective strategies for boosting student reading comprehension. This session covers pre-reading, reading, and post-reading techniques to activate prior knowledge, set reading purposes, and encourage reflection. Gain practical tools to help students become confident, skilled second-language readers.
Presenters
avatar for Dahiana Castro

Dahiana Castro

French /Spanish teacherCI practitioner who loves learning new strategies that promote litercy and increase target language use in the classroom.
Sunday March 9, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am PDT
Shutters West 2
  Interest Session

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.
Presenters
avatar for Leigh Murrell

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

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
avatar for Yongzhen (Jennifer) Wu

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

10:00am PDT

M06 Why do some learners benefit from feedback while others do not? Insights from a feedback literacy perspective.
Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Great Room 8
Feedback Survey
Why do some students benefit from teacher feedback on written texts for learning, while others do not? This session will introduce the concept of feedback literacy to explore the multifaceted nature of students’ responses to feedback. Participants will discuss and share strategies to enhance student learning through written feedback.
Presenters
avatar for Jun Takahashi

Jun Takahashi

Assistant professor, San Diego State University
Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Great Room 8
  Interest Session

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
LB
MK
Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Great Room 6
  Interest Session

10:00am PDT

M08 Enhancing Reading Comprehension in World Language Classroom Using Authentic Resources
Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Shutters East 1
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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
SA
avatar for Ghadah Al Saadi
Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Shutters East 1
  Interest Session

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
SL
FL
Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Courtyard 1
  Interest Session

11:00am PDT

N08 Enhancing Reading Comprehension in World Language Classroom Using Authentic Resources
Sunday March 9, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
Shutters East 1
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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.
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Sunday March 9, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
Shutters East 1
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N11 A Day at The Museum: Using PBLL to Design Engaging Language Experiences (Part 2)
Sunday March 9, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am 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.
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Sunday March 9, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
Courtyard 1
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