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8:00 am
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Checking Plagiarism Online Tools
Asma'a Alkhudhari
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In this mini-workshop, participants will tour various Plagiarism Online Tools; they will try those tools themselves. In the end, participants will be equipped by some practical techniques to avoid plagiarism.
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8:00 am
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Encouraging Self-Direction and Self-Regulation Through Autonomy-Centered Homework
Mariah Nix, Maria Summers, and Chirstin Stephens
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Homework is one way to encourage strategy application. However, if students do not have motivation to complete it, it may not be effective. Come learn how to format homework, so it encourages student autonomy and application of the material and additional learning strategies that will benefit their future learning.
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8:00 am
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Turbulent Times: The Future of USA Post-Secondary English Programs
Mark Algren, Cheryl Delk-LeGood, Patricia Juza, Joann Ng Hartmann, Beata Schmid, Heidi Vellenga and Bill Wallace
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Postsecondary English programs in the USA face an existential crisis following recent years of declining enrollments. A diverse panel of program leaders analyze the challenges facing the industry and discuss solutions for individual programs and the industry as a whole. Attendees are engaged to elicit concerns and responses.
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8:00 am
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Integrating the I-BEST Model in the ESL Classroom
Nataliia Dunina
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This session discusses the ways the I-BEST model can be introduced in the ESL classroom, gives a sample of an I-BEST curriculum tested in Hostos Community College, New York City, and tackles the advantages and disadvantages of using the I-BEST model in the ESL setting.
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9:00 am
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7 Steps Towards Creativity in the Classroom
John Hughes
Sponsored by National Geographic Learning
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Teachers agree that creativity in the classroom is beneficial, but do we all agree on what it is and how it is applied? Let’s explore creativity by contrasting divergent with convergent thinking and thinking ‘inside the box’ instead of outside it. This session will include seven steps towards making your teaching more creative with examples from World English, Third Edition and some online creative thinking teaching tips.
No live Q&A after session.
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9:00 am
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: The Diverse Voices Task Force Seeks Membership Input
Kisha Bryan, Eric Dwyer, Arlene Costello, Luciana de Oliveira, Phoenicia Grant, Deborah Healey, Abdulsamad Humaidan, Sara Kangas, Yasmine Romero, Mary Romney, Federico Salas-Isnardi
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TESOL has charged a Diverse Voices Task Force to address challenges regarding (the lack of) diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the association. In this interactive session, the task force seeks input from TESOL members regarding their DEI experiences, initiatives, and recommendations in asserting that TESOL be a more inclusive organization.
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9:00 am
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A Framework for Developing Online Tests
Rosario Giraldez and Victoria Dieste
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The increase of online and blended programs brought about the development of online tests. In this session, presenters share their design of an online testing framework. They describe the steps followed in the development of online testing tools as well as tips for test developers and test administrators.
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9:00 am
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Future Teachers: Authoring Original Storybooks for Young Children
Suzan Stamper
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In a community college English course, future teachers of young learners completed a project to create original children's stories focusing on local issues in an ethnically diverse city. The presenter describes how the project engaged students with English in the text, the illustrations, and the final publications as books.
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10:00 am
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Reach Higher for Language and Academic Success
Deborah Short
Sponsored by National Geographic Learning
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Motivate your students in grades K-6 to learn English through original fiction, science, and social studies material with proven techniques. Explore a variety of ways to develop their reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills while they learn meaningful vocabulary and build their knowledge of key content area topics.
No live Q&A after session.
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10:00 am
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Revitalizing Systems to Support EL Success in ESL Programs
Carlene Thomas
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Looking for ways to improve implementation of ESL programs in your school or district? Don’t miss this engaging and practical session that provides strategic, systematic methods for goal setting, accountability measures, and meaningful PD. Walk away with fresh ideas and tools for evaluation and enhancement of your ESL program.
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10:00 am
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Engaging the Disengaged
Gena Rhoades
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Participants will learn how to create engaging games using the Goosechase app and Quizlet website, motivating conversation groups on WeChat, and inspiring cooperative teams that work together on a variety of sites that are assigned by the instructor or proposed by the students. Links to all sites will be provided.
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10:00 am
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As Good as Gold: An English Olympics via WhatsApp in Brazil
Jennifer Uhler and Jan Krutzinna
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English in schools is never enough. Over 135,000 Brazilians took learning literally into their own hands through participation in a one-month English Olympics carried out via WhatsApp. The one-month Olympic sprint for teachers and students with recordings and a Chatbot demonstrated clear interest in taking learning beyond traditional classrooms.
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10:00 am
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Supporting students who struggle with reading, writing and math remotely
Rachel Berger
Sponsored by Microsoft
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Did you know Microsoft has free, accessible AT to support students who struggle with reading, writing and math? This session will showcase how these free Learning Tools can be used to support classroom engagement of reading and writing for users with learning differences such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, ELL, ADHD, emerging readers or a combination of any of the broad range of unique student abilities. Details, demonstrations and student examples will be shared about several new and improved sets of features across Microsoft products.
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11:00 am
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Education Volunteer Positions in Peace Corps and Peace Corps Response
Brock Brady
Sponsored by Peace Corps
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12:00 pm
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Opening Keynote
Hacking Parallax: A NatGeo Explorer on the Power of Perspective
Andrés Ruzo
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Our world is so incredible that it is difficult to describe its richness in a single language. Nowhere is this more evident than through the lens of National Geographic. Join explorer Andrés Ruzo on a journey from the Amazon to the Arctic—because when perspectives meet, discoveries often follow.
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3:00 pm
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TESOL Annual Business Meeting
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4:30 pm
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Ethan Trinh, Kisha Bryan, Abdulsamad Humaidan, and Deborah Healey
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Networking Session
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