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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.
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SB
Thursday March 6, 2025 8:00am - 3:30pm PST
Courtyard 2
  Workshop, 3-hour

8:00am PST

CALLI--THURSDAY and FRIDAY ALL DAY (by invitation only)
Thursday March 6, 2025 8:00am - Friday March 7, 2025 3:30pm PST
Loft 1
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This workshop is for CLTA members who are interested in developing their leadership capacity and teaching practice and who are committed to furthering the mission of the California Language Teachers’ Association.
Presenters
AM
avatar for Susan Watson

Susan Watson

Japanese teacher, Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Thursday March 6, 2025 8:00am - Friday March 7, 2025 3:30pm PST
Loft 1
  Workshop, 2-day

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
 
Friday, March 7
 

8:00am PST

D05 Integrating Project-Based Learning: Language, Content, and Technology in Multilingual Classrooms (ticket required)
Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 11:00am PST
Shutters West 2
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This workshop explores how Project-Based Learning (PBL) can be used to integrate language instruction with social studies, science, and other content areas, fostering both content knowledge and language proficiency in multilingual classrooms. Participants will learn how to design interdisciplinary PBL units that promote comprehensible input and output through authentic, inquiry-based tasks.
Presenters
YT
Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 11:00am PST
Shutters West 2
  Workshop, 3-hour

8:00am PST

D07 (6-hr) Curriculum Ideas for the Spanish for Heritage Learners Classroom (ticket required)
Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 3:45pm PST
Shutters East 1
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See a sample scope and sequence with units for a Spanish as a Heritage Language course, including: Growth Mindset; Value of Bilingualism; History & Cultural Identity; Power of Language, Literature & Arts. We’ll also explore strategies for a Spanish-only class, process-writing, a course-wide rubric menu and more. Participants will be given digital access to course materials, and the workshop will include built-in time for participants to adapt concepts into their own course, as well as share ideas with each other.
Presenters
avatar for Michael Silva

Michael Silva

Hillsdale High School
Michael Silva is a teacher of Spanish at Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, California where he has served as department chair and WL coordinator for the district. He previously taught the WL teaching methods course at the Stanford Teacher Education Program for nearly 10 years, served... Read More →
Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 3:45pm PST
Shutters East 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
 
Saturday, March 8
 

11:15am PST

G02 What’s Trending in Language Learning?: Table Visits with the California Teachers of the Year (Part 1)
Saturday March 8, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm PST
Brickstones
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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
avatar for Cecile Nedellec

Cecile Nedellec

Coordinator, SAILN
avatar for Ying Jin

Ying Jin

Teacher, Cupertino High School
CL
avatar for Iman Hashem

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 →
Saturday March 8, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm PST
Brickstones
  Interest Session

11:15am PST

G05 Can Chocolate Change the World?
Saturday March 8, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm PST
Shutters East 2
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EXHIBITOR SESSION: Globally competent learners know that the power of sharing a meal is a equalizing experience. Indulge in the flavors of the Americas while exploring the transformative impact of fair trade practices in the chocolate industry. This interactive session delves into the journey of cocoa, from bean to bar, examines empowerment and sustainability in fair trade practices, and targets ways teachers can incorporate food as a vehicle for acquisition in the three modes. Come explore the intersection of language, culture, and global responsibility through the lens of sustainability and fair trade practices in the chocolate industry. And yes...you'll taste!
Presenters
AF

Andrea Ford

Westview High School
Saturday March 8, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm PST
Shutters East 2
  Interest Session

4:45pm PST

J03 ¡Hola! Xin chào! Meet the World Languages Adoption Toolkit!
Saturday March 8, 2025 4:45pm - 5:30pm PST
Shutters West 1
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The Curricular and Improvement Support Committee (CISC) World Languages Workgroup created a toolkit to help educational leaders select instructional materials. Aligned with standards, it offers a research-based, data-driven process with customizable templates, ensuring a transparent, inclusive, and collaborative adoption process that engages diverse perspectives.
Presenters
EP
RR
VP
Saturday March 8, 2025 4:45pm - 5:30pm PST
Shutters West 1
  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
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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
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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

5:45pm PST

K03 Third Convening of the San Diego County Network Of World Languages Educators (SDC NOWLEDGE)
Saturday March 8, 2025 5:45pm - 6:30pm PST
Shutters West 1
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Attention San Diego County world languages educators! Join the third convening of the San Diego County Network of World Languages Educators Dedicated to Global Equity (SDC NOWLEDGE) organized by SDCOE. Learn, network and leverage the collective knowledge and capacity of our colleagues across the county. Coffee and snacks will be provided.
Presenters
EP
RR
Saturday March 8, 2025 5:45pm - 6:30pm PST
Shutters West 1
  Interest Session
 
Sunday, March 9
 

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
Brickstones
Feedback Survey
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
avatar for Nicole Naditz

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 →
CL
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Liz Matchett

Executive Director, CLTA
Sunday March 9, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am PDT
Brickstones
  Interest Session

8:00am PDT

L04 Cultivating Global Perspectives: Inclusive Approaches to Language Education
Sunday March 9, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am PDT
Shutters West 1
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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
Presenters
avatar for Iman Hashem

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
Shutters West 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

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
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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
 
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