2025 CLTA Conference San Diego: Full Schedule

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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

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

Sally Barnes

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

Workshop, 3-hour

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

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

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

Major Focus Framework, Communication Standards
Appropriate Level Elementary (K-8) & Secondary (9-12)
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English

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

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

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

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

Patricia Villalobos

Friday March 7, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm PST
Courtyard 2

Workshop, 2-hour

Major Focus Communication Standards, Social Justice
Appropriate Level Secondary (9-12)
Language Focus Spanish
Session conducted in: English

11:15am PST

G01 Transforming Language Classrooms with GenAI: Creating Immersive, Student-Centric Experiences for Lasting Engagement

Saturday March 8, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm PST

Courtyard 2

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This presentation focuses on the role of GenAI in boosting student motivation in the language classroom. We will show how GenAI produces personalized and engaging interactive activities that easily fit into lessons and adjust to diverse needs, turning classrooms into dynamic and motivating learning spaces.

Presenters

Mustafa Abid

Defense language Institute, DLI

Dima Almoamin

Defense Language Institute

Saturday March 8, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm PST
Courtyard 2

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

2:00pm PST

H01 UPDATED SESSION: Are Students Receiving Enough Speaking Practice? Leveraging AI for Individualized Practice and Personalized Feedback (Exhibitor session)

Saturday March 8, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PST

Courtyard 2

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EXHIBITOR SESSION Providing personalized feedback on world language speaking skills for every student can be
challenging in traditional classrooms. Many students don’t speak enough, struggle to fi nd the right
words, and often feel less engaged as a result. AI offers a solution, preparing students for real-life
conversations and building their confidence.

Exhibitors

Ben Altschuler - Speakology AI

Founder and CEO, Speakology AI

Speakology AI is an education tool that allows students to practice speaking languages in a one-on-one environment. Our technology functions like a Zoom call, pairing students with an AI instructor instead of a human. This enables teachers to provide personalized speaking practice... Read More →

Saturday March 8, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm PST
Courtyard 2

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Major Focus Artificial Intelligence
Appropriate Level All Levels
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English

3:00pm PST

I01 UPDATED SESSION Making it Real: Helping Students Experience Real World Benefits to Language Study (Exhibitor session)

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

Courtyard 2

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Travel, increased pay, college credit, and more. These are some of the reasons we tell students they should study a world language. How real are these things to them though? Exciting things are happening to benefit our language learners that will help encourage them to continue studying language, and experience real world benefits.

Saturday March 8, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm PST
Courtyard 2

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Major Focus Artificial Intelligence
Appropriate Level All Levels
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English

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

Jenny Nadaner

Spanish Instructor & Director of Global Scholars Program, York School

Saturday March 8, 2025 4:45pm - 5:30pm PST
Courtyard 2

Interest Session

Major Focus Communication Standards, Artificial Intelligence
Appropriate Level Secondary (9-12) & College/University
Language Focus Spanish
Session conducted in: English

5:45pm PST

K01 Practical AI and Online Translator Policies: Balancing Support, Integrity, and Trust

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

Courtyard 2

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Let's explore practical strategies for integrating AI and Online Translator(OT) policies into syllabi and assignments that foster student learning, earn administrative support, and maintain academic integrity. Leave with clear, supportive, and adaptable language for AI and Online Translator usage and guidelines that will work for you and your students.

Presenters

Bethany Thompson

Digital Learning Coordinator, Vanguard Preparatory

Technology, French, eSports, Turkey Farms

Saturday March 8, 2025 5:45pm - 6:30pm PST
Courtyard 2

Interest Session

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

8:00am PDT

L01 Harnessing AI for Student Multimedia Projects: Enhancing Creativity and Efficiency

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

Courtyard 2

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Explore how genAI can streamline multimedia projects in language classrooms, saving time while maintaining engagement and creativity. This session covers AI applications for creating music, videos, and images, with guided hands-on practice and examples of classroom activities and student work.

Presenters

Evan Rubin

Emily Xu

Chinese Instructor, SDSU LARC

I am a Chinese language instructor at San Diego State University’s Language Acquisition Resource Center (SDSU LARC). I am passionate about helping students develop their proficiency in Mandarin through engaging, immersive, and interactive learning experiences. My teaching approach... Read More →

Sunday March 9, 2025 8:00am - 8:45am PDT
Courtyard 2

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Major Focus Artificial Intelligence
Appropriate Level Secondary (9-12) & College/University
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English

10:00am PDT

M01 LASER-focused AI Use in the Language Classroom

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

Courtyard 2

Feedback Survey

TThe biggest obstacles to teachers embracing the use of artificial intelligence are fear and the need for specific training on how to use the technology quickly and effectively. This session is the first step to removing both of those obstacles.

Presenters

Bruce Basinger

Amy Morrison

Sunday March 9, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am PDT
Courtyard 2

Interest Session

Major Focus Artificial Intelligence
Appropriate Level Elementary (K-8) & Secondary (9-12)
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English

11:00am PDT

N01 What is so new about AI and why should I care?

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

Courtyard 2

Feedback Survey

This presentation will look under the hood of generative AI to clearly define its power and its applicability in language education. How does this new technology impact our lesson planning, student motivation, activity design and assessment patterns?

Presenters

Mathias Schulze

Director / Professor, San Diego State University

proficiency development, online language learning, testing, language teaching pedagogy, applied linguistics

Sunday March 9, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am PDT
Courtyard 2

Interest Session

Major Focus Artificial Intelligence
Appropriate Level Secondary (9-12) & College/University
Language Focus All languages
Session conducted in: English