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Friday, March 7
 

8:00am PST

D02 Corridos as Cultural Narratives (ticket required)
Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 11:00am PST
Shutters East 2
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This session explores corridos as cultural and literary narratives, offering Spanish teachers tools to analyze themes, historical contexts, and literary devices. Participants will discover strategies to engage students with these songs, fostering global connectedness through music, language, and culture, while challenging the view that corridos are solely a negative part of society.
Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 11:00am PST
Shutters East 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

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

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

F03 (2-hr) La cultura en el aula de español:el deporte (ticket required)
Friday March 7, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm PST
Courtyard 1
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How do sports create a reality to hispanic culture in the Spanish classroom? Explore the origins of the Olympic games, the role of women in sports and celebrate hispanic champions and sports heroes. This session includes interactive activities that enrich cultural competence via sports.
Presenters
avatar for Ines Garcia Sal

Ines Garcia Sal

Education advisor, Spanish Embassy Education Office
I work for the Spanish Embassy education office in Los Angeles. We promote and support the teaching and learning of Spanish through different programs such asSummer courses in Spain 2022: deadline April 1st 2022 North American Language & Culture Assistants (NALCAP) Application pe... Read More →
Friday March 7, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm PST
Courtyard 1
  Workshop, 2-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
 
Saturday, March 8
 

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

H05 Unlocking the World with Virtual Exchanges
Saturday March 8, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PST
Shutters West 2
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EXHIBITOR SESSION: Explore transformative benefits of virtual exchanges. Virtual exchanges offer authentic communication experiences, enhance interpersonal speaking skills, boost confidence for proficiency assessments, pave the way to the Seal of Biliteracy, and develop 21st-century skills. See how you can empower your students to become adept communicators and global citizens.
Presenters
LI
Saturday March 8, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PST
Shutters West 2
  Interest Session

2:00pm PST

H09 Translanguaging in WL: Pushing the boundaries of languages for proficiency and identity sustenance (Part 1)
Saturday March 8, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PST
Loft 1
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Language teachers navigate pedagogical spaces where language practices are fluid and dynamic, like their communities. In this presentation we will interrogate a recent conceptual “buzzword,” translanguaging, and explore its pedagogical implications where student identity and communicative potential intersect.
Presenters
EM
Saturday March 8, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PST
Loft 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

I09 Translanguaging in WL: Pushing the boundaries of languages for proficiency and identity sustenance (Part 2)
Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Loft 1
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Language teachers navigate pedagogical spaces where language practices are fluid and dynamic, like their communities. In this presentation we will investigate a recent conceptual “buzzword,” translanguaging, and explore its pedagogical implications where student identity and communicative potential intersect.
Presenters
EM
Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Loft 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

J05 Mythical and Historical Mexican Women
Saturday March 8, 2025 4:45pm - 5:30pm PST
Shutters East 2
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In this session, participants will explore the integration of influential historical and mythical Mexican women into their lessons. We’ll examine the cultural, social, and historical contexts that shaped these women’s lives and explore their lasting impact on Mexican culture. This session celebrates the resilience, creativity, and empowerment embodied by these legendary figures.
Presenters
avatar for Elizabeth Cisneros
Saturday March 8, 2025 4:45pm - 5:30pm PST
Shutters East 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

5:45pm PST

K10 Global Connectedness Through Spanish Literature
Saturday March 8, 2025 5:45pm - 6:30pm PST
Courtyard 1
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Did you know that there is exciting use for realia in literature class? Come learn how to use authentic materials to elucidate the texts and bring the literature to life in your classroom. The presenter received a CLTA travel grant to Salamanca this summer and will share her insights for making your Spanish literature class engaging. Learn to apply for the CLTA grants so that you can travel too!
Presenters
MT
Saturday March 8, 2025 5:45pm - 6:30pm PST
Courtyard 1
  Interest Session
 
Sunday, March 9
 

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

10:00am PDT

M04 Questions, questions, and more questions!
Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Shutters East 2
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In this presentation, participants will gain an enhanced understanding of different types of questions that guide our instruction as world language teachers, such as unit essential questions, focus questions for lessons/activities and how to lead a discussion. They'll also examine different levels of rigor in questions and practice creating high-rigor questions.
Presenters
MS
Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Shutters East 2
  Interest Session

10:00am PDT

M09 Enhance Your Playlist and Liven up Your Classroom with Songs that Reinforce Spanish Language Structures: Let’s Share Our Playlists!
Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Shutters West 2
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Want to enhance your classroom playlist? Come see how you can post songs and create activities in your LMS that are centered in music from around the Spanish-speaking world. Participate in an interactive session that highlights songs that showcase culture and all the tenses we teach. Let’s share the songs we use to enhance our upbeat classrooms while promoting cultural understanding for students.
Presenters
AS
Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Shutters West 2
  Interest Session

10:00am PDT

M10 Centro Mundo Lengua: AP Training and Study Abroad
Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Loft 1
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This summer as the recipient of the 2023-24 Centro MundoLengua travel grant, I was fortunate enough to travel to Madrid, Spain for a week for Advanced Placement training and immersive cultural experiences. In this session, the participants will be introduced to Centro MundoLengua. After discussing the immersive cultural experiences, have attendees brainstorm how they could adapt similar activities in their classrooms. If you are curious about professional development opportunities abroad and cultural enrichment, join me!
Presenters
KP
Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Loft 1
  Interest Session

11:00am PDT

N06 Antiracism, Inclusion and Identity in the Spanish classroom: Activities for elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels
Sunday March 9, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
Great Room 7
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Are you interested in antiracist pedagogy in the Spanish classroom but don’t know where to start? Join this session to see how you can scaffold assignments in a way that guides students through the use of language and culture from vocabulary building to learning about culture and leads them to deeper reflection about questions of identity and race.
Presenters
JM

Jacqueline Mitchell

Point Loma Nazarene University
avatar for Paula Cronovich

Paula Cronovich

Professor of Spanish, Point Loma Nazarene University
Full time university Spanish professor, implementing antiracist pedagogy into all levels of language instruction. I specialize in contemporary Latin American literature, art and culture, as well as film, politics and human rights movements.
Sunday March 9, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
Great Room 7
  Interest Session
 
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