2025 CLTA Conference San Diego: Full Schedule

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7:00pm PST

Thursday Games Nite

Thursday March 6, 2025 7:00pm - 9:30pm PST

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Games Night (Snacks will be served with a No Host Bar)

Thursday March 6, 2025 7:00pm - 9:30pm PST
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Special Event

8:00am PST

D03 Let's Celebrate! Mark your calendars for a year of holiday activities. (ticket required)

Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 11:00am PST

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Through the lens of celebrations, guide students to recognize the diversity and commonalities of the world cultures they are studying. This is a hands-on workshop with activities in all three modes to use at various holidays. Included will be letters, greeting cards, decorations, poetry, partner and group activities, and suggestions on how to adapt them to various proficiency levels and languages.

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Sally Mearns

Team Leader, Stanford World Language Project

I am a retired French and Spanish teacher and have retired for the second time form my posiition as the Site Director of the Stanford World Language Project.

Hélène Chan

Retired-SWLP

Friday March 7, 2025 8:00am - 11:00am PST
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Workshop, 3-hour

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

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

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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.

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Jason Fritze

Friday March 7, 2025 12:45pm - 3:45pm PST
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Workshop, 3-hour

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

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

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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.

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Cecile Nedellec

Coordinator, SAILN

Ying Jin

Teacher, Cupertino High School

Christine Lanphere

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

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

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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.

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Jordan Lampenfeld

Oak Ridge High School

Saturday March 8, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PST
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Major Focus Communication Standards, SEL
Appropriate Level Elementary (K-8) & Secondary (9-12)
Language Focus Spanish
Session conducted in: English, Target Language

3:00pm PST

I08 Achieving Intermediate Fluency in 60 hours with Storytelling

Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST

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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.

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Von Ray

Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
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Major Focus Communication Standards
Appropriate Level Elementary (K-8) & Secondary (9-12)
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English

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

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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.

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Mustafa Abid

Defense language Institute, DLI

Kara Macdonald

Defense Language Institute

CATESOL 2024 State Conference: President’s Reception Coordinator

Saturday March 8, 2025 4:45pm - 5:30pm PST
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Major Focus Framework, Communication Standards
Appropriate Level All Levels
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English

5:45pm PST

K04 Simple and powerful meditation strategies that promote global connectedness and foster student and teacher wellbeing

Saturday March 8, 2025 5:45pm - 6:30pm PST

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Learn breath-based meditation practices to help students center and ground themselves in order to take action in a globally connected world. Participants will understand the intersections between the Global Competence, SEL, DEI and CA WL Standards. Participants will gain skills for honoring linguistic and cultural heritage and prioritizing rest.

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Margaret Petersen

Christine Lanphere

Liz Matchett

Executive Director, CLTA

Saturday March 8, 2025 5:45pm - 6:30pm PST
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Major Focus Global Competence, SEL
Appropriate Level All Levels
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English

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

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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
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Major Focus Framework, 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

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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.

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

11:00am PDT

N09 Decolonizing our classrooms

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

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Have you seen the word "decolonize" used to refer to various school subjects and curriculums? Does this seem daunting, confusing, and/or too political to you? No need to wonder anymore! In this session, the presenter will show four ways to begin the process of decolonizing your classroom, providing guidance along the way. There will be plenty of opportunities for collaboration and questions.

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Edward Stanko

Spanish teacher and Department Chair, World Languages, Patrick Henry High School

17th year Language educator; grew up surrounded by the Spanish language and Mexican culture; coffee addict and book nerd; obsessed with all things SLA

Sunday March 9, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
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Major Focus Cultures Standards, Connections Standards
Appropriate Level Elementary (K-8) & Secondary (9-12)
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English