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  Sessions in Alphabetical Order
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Self-Publishing
By Martha Kendall

Target: People curious to learn about publishing.
Theme: Materials Writers.
  The discussion helps writers identify their publishing objectives and the best means for achieving them. The presenter contrasts self-publishing with writing for a publisher. She has self-produced ESL books and DVDs and also written award-winning titles for other publishers. Handouts with FAQs include information about print-on-demand options.   A veteran professor at San Jose City College, Martha Kendall has written 18 books, including the best-selling series "The Real Thing, A Video and Skill-Building Book that Prepares Students for College Success." She is a Carnegie Scholar, and the recipient of numerous awards for excellence in teaching.

CeRebrating Learning
By Rosana Fernández Coto

Target: Teachers and administrators.
Theme: Neuroeducation.
  All our students are intelligent, so why is it that for some of them learning seems Mission Impossible? Every brain is unique and consequently has a unique learning style, however traditional schooling seem to offer the same learning practice to students whose possibilities are not the same. This leads to mediocrity and frustration. In this workshop we will discover that learning styles are in relation to: The way they respond to challenges - Preferred channels of representation - Combinations of multiple intelligences. Discover how your students’ brain learns and make the most of their potential.   Rosana M. Fernández Coto de Savini has been an EFL teacher and teacher trainer for more than twenty five years. She completed a post graduate course in ´English History' and has been an UCLES examiner since 1999. She has been the Head of several prestigious bilingual and semi-bilingual schools. She is currently the Head of William Shakespeare, School of English and Instituto Cervantes. She holds a Master certificate in NLP and is a Neuropsychoeducator. She is also the Head of the Neurolearning Department of Asociación Educar (San Isidro). She has delivered seminars and workshops all over Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Mexico.

Classroom Management in Action!
By Laura Lewin

Target: Novice and experienced teachers of English.
Theme: Classroom Management.
  “The number one problem in the classroom is not discipline. It is the lack of procedures and routines”.
Do you sometimes find yourself struggling to teach? Do you sometimes notice that your students are learning much less than they should?
Let´s face it: effective teaching and learning cannot take place in a poorly managed classroom. Join me in this practical workshop to learn how to establish effective rules, improve behavior, foster student-teacher relationships, and develop a positive learning environment in which both teaching and learning can flourish!
If you´d like to spend more time teaching and less time discipling students, you can´t miss on this session. Lots of effective tips for daily classroom use.
  Laura Lewin heads ABS International. President of the Organizing Committee of the International Conference for ELT Managers, and President of the Organizing Committee of the International Conference of Professional Development for Teachers of English, Laura is also the editor of EMO (Educational Management Online), an e-zine that reaches over 98,000 ELT professionals on a monthly basis.
Ms Lewin pursued studies in translation in Argentina (UADE) and in management in the USA (University of California-Riverside). Laura is an internationally recognized consultant and speaker. She has delivered hundreds of seminars and workshops all over Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia, Ecuador, Greece and USA.

Collaborative Reading Activities for Today's Students
By Judy Reed

Target: Teachers.
Theme: Reading methodologies.
  Collaborative activities promote a high degree of active participation and help students move beyond simple comprehension. The presenter will demonstrate a variety of collaborative activities based on novels students read in an intermediate IEP classroom. The presenter will provide materials for these activities and include tips on implementation and evaluation. Discussion encouraged.   Judy Reed, the Director of the Intensive English Language Program at Portland State University, has been in the field of ESL since 1991. She has been an administrator for the last eight years. She is interested in educational management and curriculum development.

"Communicating" With Your Students
By Adriana Méndez

Target: All teachers.
Theme: Communication.
  Are you a Good Communicator? Do you get your message across ppropriately? Are you aware of the enormous impact you have when you teach? Do you know exactly what your communication style is? What about your students'? If you want to know the answers to these questions, come and share this workshop!   Adriana Méndez is a graduate teacher of INSP (Lenguas Vivas) Master Practitioner in NLP ("Primera Escuela de PNL"). Técnico in NLP - Tertiary level degree from ICP (Instituto de Capacitación Profesional). Director of "Adriana Méndez Consultora" devoted to training in English and Human Communication (Spanish and English) since 1989 in leading companies.

Creating Rubrics for Performance-based Language Assessment
By Doreen Ewert

Target: All teachers.
Theme: Assessment.
  Rubrics for performance-based language assessment are beneficial to teachers and students in preparing to use English for real-life purposes. In this session, participants will learn principles of rubric design, receive multiple examples of language task rubrics, and work collaboratively in designing rubrics for some common literacy and oracy language tasks.   Doreen E. Ewert, Associate Professor, Director of English Language Instruction, Department of Second Language Studies, Indiana University. Dr. Ewert teaches graduate courses in TESOL and directs curriculum and teacher development in several ESL programs. Her research interests include teacher development, curriculum design and implementation, L2 adult literacy and interlanguage development.

Developing Useful Tests: Process and Delivery
By John Thorpe

Target: Experienced classroom teachers and administrators who work mostly with adults or young adults.
Theme: Assessment and testing.
  Most teacher training programs train people to teach. What is often forgotten is instruction on how to measure learning outcomes in a reliable and valid way. This presentation will provide a practical, step-by-step, theoretically-grounded demonstration of how to develop valid and reliable tests for any teaching situation.   John Thorpe (M.A., TESOL) has more than 15 years ESL/EFL teaching experience in Japan, California, Oregon, and Washington. He is a senior assessment editor for CTB/McGraw-Hill where he develops ESL and EFL tests currently used throughout the U.S., China, and the UAE.

Developing Writing and Speaking Skills via Ballads
By Alan Lytle

Target: Educators at all levels of experience and coordinators at all levels of experience.
Theme: Technology in Education.
  Using music in teaching language is one area that often times is overlooked. In this presentation, the use of songs and their lyrics will be used to demonstrate how the skills of writing and speaking can be addressed in the classroom. Additionally, the technological aspects will be discussed with technological variances addressed.   Dr. Alan D. Lytle is the teaching Director of the Intensive English Language Program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. His background is in Second and Foreign Language Education, as well as 22 years of ESL and foreign language experience at all levels, in academic-preparation, conversation, and language-for-special-purposes programs.

Digital Storytelling for ELLs and All
By Adrienne Viscardi & Thomas Carrigan

Target: ESL Teachers, grades 5-12, ESL program directors.
Theme: ESL in High School; Reading Methodologies; Curriculum Development.
  Teachers may be familiar with comic books, but what about graphic novels? The integration of words and art provides an engaging format for literacy development and literary discussion; often, practitioners need a point of entry into the genre. A library media specialist and ESL coordinator will share their collaborative work, titles to consider, and ideas for classroom application using Gene Yang's American Born Chinese as a premise.   A graduate of Wellesley and Simmons College, Adrienne Viscardi intends to complete her MA in Educational Leadership in May 2011. As the K-12 Coordinator of ESL in Bedford Central School District, NY, she serves as a staff developer and coach. She has taught ESL at all grade levels, including summer and continuing education programs at NYU and Harvard Extension School. She has presented on explicit instruction and graphic novels at area conferences as well as TESOL 2010 in Boston.

Thomas Carrigan, the Librarian and Media Specialist of the Fox Lane High School in Bedford, NY, received his MLS from the University of Albany. After a summer study in China in 1999, he developed a web-based research project and presented his work at the Westchester Council for the Social Studies. He was a keynote speaker at the School Library Media Specialists of Southeastern New York and has given numerous presentations about graphic novels at various conferences, including TESOL 2010 in Boston.

Effective Pronunciation through Stress and Intonation Activities
By Kathy Ewing / Chanella Cubbins

Target: Teachers (greater or lesser experience) of adolescents and adults.
Theme: Speaking and Listening Methodologies.
  ESL/EFL speakers struggling with proficiency in spoken English benefit from practicing the more salient features of stress & intonation in order to achieve more lasting speech changes. The presenters involve the participants in stress & intonation activities that cultivate long-term changes in ESL/EFL speakers of widely varying first languages. Handouts.   Kathy Ewing, Ph.D. (BA Linguistics, MATESL); University of Washington doctoral pronunciation research involved Speech & Hearing Sciences, ITA training. Teaching emphasis: professional written/oral communication, Sciences/Medical bridge programs.Has taught all levels of English skills to individuals from throughout the world .Currently five years at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman (Arabian Peninsula).

Chanella Cubbins (BA, English Communication; MA, English Literature; Rani Durgavati University, India). EFL teacher, coordinator, pronunciation curriculum developer in India (8 years) and in Oman, Arabian Peninsula (4 years). Currently teaching EFL at Vidya Sanskar International School (India). Presented at TESOL Arabia, CamTESOL, and Sultan Qaboos University regional conference (Oman).

Engaging Learners With Digital Storytelling, Wikis, and ePortfolios
By Cassie Piotrowski

Target: Instructors and curriculum developers at all levels of experience, in any disciplines.
Theme: CALL, ESL/EFL all levels, Speech/Pronunciation, Writing, CLIL.
  Students have a natural affinity for electronic communication. The technology that this skill set requires can be used to encourage and inspire language learning as well as promote student creativity, support different learning styles, promote problem solving, and incorporate multiple intelligences. Handouts will be provided.   Cassie Piotrowski has taught ESL and Business communications, in the U.S. and abroad, for over twenty years. Her experience spans university to adult education levels. She holds a B.A. in Liberal Studies, from CSU, Sacramento and an M.A. in TESOL from San Jose State University, where she currently teaches ESL.

Exploring the Power of Project-Based Learning
By James Chang

Theme: ESL/EFL in Secondary. School and Adult Education.
  The presenter demonstrates how to use the Project-Based Learning Approach to successfully empower and facilitate students' language learning in the classroom. To enhance participants' understanding of this powerful approach, a video clip is shown to answer the most frequently asked questions. How can I make it work for my class?   James Chang has been working as the ESOL Coordinator and staff developer at 1199SEIU Education Fund since June, 2002. Additionally, James has presented various workshops at the TESOL 2005-2010 Conferences, the NYS TESOL Conference, Pace University, New York University, NYC Department of Education, The YMCA, and NYC Literacy Assistance Center.

Facts, Fallacies and Findings: Knowledge about the Brain
By Lucrecia Prat Gay

Target: Anyone with a brain!.
Theme: Neuroeduation.
  In this workshop we will consider what variables influence our capacity and willingness to learn. We will also identify some virulent fallacies and some stunning new discoveries. How does sleep improve memory and recall? Should we teach boys and girls differently? A revolutionary experiment will demonstrate the power of positive thinking and set us thinking about our own intra personal skills. Through humor, collaborative work and practical tips we will be able to differentiate between the science and the pseudoscience of human learning. Ready,fire, wire!   A life-long learner who has been teaching for 30 years and coordinating since 1990, she co-founded Río de la Plata SUR and is its Head of English. She holds a Self-Esteem Practitioner Degree and has finished her studies in Neurosicoeducación. Lucrecia also studied Brain Based Learning overseas, and has been successfully putting the model into practice for the last ten years. She has spoken at countless conferences and seminars throughout the country and abroad sharing her passion for the brain and the role of emotions in learning and is now an International Teacher Trainer for Oxford University Press.
Deeply committed to making a positive and significant difference in her students' lives, she has taught Literature for the IGCSE Exams, is a "retired actress" who worships Shakespeare and a loving mother to Juan and Jazmin.

Humor is FUNdamental
By Rosana Fernández Coto

Target: Teachers and administrators of all areas and levels.
Theme: Neurolearning.
  "Humor is the most significant activity of the brain" Edward de Bono Humor is FUNdamental not only because it caters for all learning styles but also because it activates our brain reward system (discovery/challenge- action- satisfaction). In this workshop, we will be dealing with lots of activities to enhance our students´/staff cognitive and emotional competences... And remember: "He who laughs last processes information more slowly!"   Rosana M. Fernández Coto de Savini has been an EFL teacher and teacher trainer for more than twenty five years. She completed a post graduate course in ´English History' and has been an UCLES examiner since 1999. She has been the Head of several prestigious bilingual and semi-bilingual schools. She is currently the Head of William Shakespeare, School of English and Instituto Cervantes. She holds a Master certificate in NLP and is a Neuropsychoeducator. She is also the Head of the Neurolearning Department of Asociación Educar (San Isidro). She has delivered seminars and workshops all over Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Mexico.

Got Poetry?
By Marna Broekhoff (USA)

Target: Teachers who are confused about all the different fads in teaching English.
Theme: EFL/ESL in Elementary and High School.
  Traditional drill-and-practice language lessons overemphasize accuracy, but communicative approaches overemphasize fluency. Activity-based learning creates a compromise. Using a dramatic poem for elementary pupils, this presentation demonstrates seven "best practices" language teaching techniques and guides participants in creating their own mini lesson.   Marna Broekhoff has taught English composition, literature, and ESL/EFL classes for nearly 40 years, primarily at the University of Oregon, but also in Japan, Turkey, and Namibia. A graduate of Stanford, she holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Her primary interests are in L2 writing and international education.

Helping Students Master Commonly Confused Consonant Sounds
By Marnie Reed

Target: integrated skills and/or speaking, pronunciation, and conversation teachers.
Theme: Speech/Pronunciation.
  Teachers know that some of the most common pronunciation mistakes students make are transposing sounds, such as b/v, v/w, and l/r. Often, students can in fact produce both consonant sounds, but do not do so on demand in the appropriate context. We offer hands-on, practical advice for solving this problem.   Marnie Reed is Associate Professor of Education at Boston University with appointments in Applied Linguistics and the Graduate TESOL Program. Marnie is co-author, with Christina Michaud, of Sound Concepts: An Integrated Pronunciation Course (McGraw-Hill, 2005), its accompanying Teacher's Manual (McGraw-Hill, 2006), and Goal-Driven Lesson Planning for TESOL (UMichigan, 2010).

Highway to Long Term Memory
By Mirta Polla Rossi

Target: Teachers.
Theme: Neurosciences.
  To get information into our long term memory is essential but hard if we take a bumpy road. Highway to long term memory aims at showing the best way to internalize data following the pace our Body-Brain-Mind-Unit requires.   Mirta Polla Rossi: Teacher of English since 1975, head of Practical English Teaching - Cultural Inglesa in Quilmes, BA since 1980, inquisitive and knowledge addict since she was born in 1953. She became a
Neuposychoeducator and trainer in 2008 and since then she has been working in the field of Neurosciences and Education. She is the Director of the Formation in Neuropsychoeducation in Asociación Educar and has been lecturing for a couple of years now. It is her aim in every presentation she makes to join all the experience gathered in the classroom for decades with the new scientific research to help young teachers improve their work at the pace the new century demands, making less effort and getting better results.

Improve Reading Scores through Best Practice Strategies
By Marisela Rodriguez

Target: PK-12th District and School Leadership.
Theme: Best Practices in ESL and RtI aligned with Common Core Standards.
  Are your ELL students reading below grade level? Our approach to reading is aligned with core standards plus best practices for getting results. View success stories in how the 100 Book Challenge caused schools' reading scores to increase, while students learn English through using accelerated English Language Learner methodologies.   Marisela Rodriguez, Senior Executive Staff Developer American Reading Company. Doctoral Candidate, Pepperdine University. Previous Experience: Dual Language District Coordinator, ESL Teacher Mentor, and Bilingual Teacher. Ms. Rodriguez has presented nationally about Dual Language, Bilingual and ESL teaching methodologies, and in transformational change in education.

Increasing Student Talk through Cooperative Learning Activities
By Francie Christopher & Stephanie Christenot

Target: English teachers who want to increase students' oral proficiency.
Theme: ESL/EFL in elementary/high school.
  Research tells us that students become better speakers when given more opportunities to practice oral language. Participants in this workshop will experience a variety of cooperative learning activities designed to increase student talk. The activities are transferable to all content areas and can be used at any age level.   Francie Christopher taught French and Spanish for over 20 years before spending a semester in Mexico on a Fulbright Exchange. Upon her return, she completed a doctorate in Curriculum Instruction-TESOL at the University of Kansas where she is Program Coordinator for the Kansas Migrant & ELL Academy.

Stephanie Christenot taught English in China before returning to the US where she recently completed a M.Ed in TESOL. She is Assistant Project Coordinator for the Knasas Migrant & ELL Academy at the University of Kansas.

Linking Language with Literacy
By Anne Weisenberg

Target: Primary teachers with little to some experience.
Theme: English Development.
  Participants will learn how to link oral language with literacy. Come to this session and help English learners build bridges between speaking, reading, and writing with an interactive language experience approach that's FUN!   Anne Weisenberg is Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the Multiple Subject Credential Program at California State University, Stanislaus. Her experience includes more than 20 years of teaching in reading interventions, special education, and working with English learners.

Pleasurable Reading for All
By Walli Weitz

Target: All teachers interested in reading.
Theme: Reading Methologies.
  Reading is a vital part of language development and yet it is the least understood. Join this session to discover various reading for pleasure opportunities and sites/information for selecting materials for your grade level. Lesson planning will also be included in this session where you will learn and share strategies for gaining proficiency in language development.   I have a Master's and Doctorate in ESL from USC-have worked in schools districts and Riverside County Office of Education. Have also worked with publishers, CELDT teams; ELA text adoption as the EL point person. I am a second language learner and started out teaching high school.

Social Constructivism, Principled Pragmatism and ESL Resources
By Bob Adamson

Target: Teachers interested in materials design.
Theme: Materials Development.
  The session outlines a materials design model underpinned by principled pragmatism. It coherently synthesises a range of theories associated with student-centred learning and pragmatically addresses the constraints of a typical ESL classroom. Samples of resources will be presented and then we will plan more materials using this model.   Bob Adamson is the author of more than 50 textbooks and multimedia packages for learners of English. He has been a teacher educator in mainland China, Hong Kong, Australia and UK for over 25 years.

Stress, the Silent Tsunami
By Mirta Polla Rossi

Target: Coordinators, heads, teachers.
Theme: Neuropsychoeducation.
  Why do we feel stressed? Can we get used to it? Was stress less frequent 50 years ago? Is it natural to feel stress? A hundred and one questions to be answered on stress and how it affects our everyday lives.   Mirta Polla Rossi: Teacher of English since 1975, head of Practical English Teaching - Cultural Inglesa in Quilmes, BA since 1980, inquisitive and knowledge addict since she was born in 1953. She became a Neuposychoeducator and trainer in 2008 and since then she has been working in the field of Neurosciences and Education. She is the Director of the Formation in Neuropsychoeducation in Asociación Educar and has been lecturing for a couple of years now. It is her aim in every presentation she makes to join all the experience gathered in the classroom for decades with the new scientific research to help young teachers improve their work at the pace the new century demands, making less effort and getting better results.

Teaching Spoken English: Seven Essential Concepts
By Judy Gilbert

Target: All ESL/EFL teachers.
Theme: Pronunciation/Listening.
  Students at all levels need to acquire the same basic equipment for effective communication in spoken English. This workshop will present the essential core concepts that must be mastered before time and energy are used for other elements. Participants will work with practical tools to teach the core concepts.   Judy B. Gilbert has an M.A. in linguistics from the University of California at Davis, and a Secondary Teaching Credential in bilingual education. She is the author of Clear Speech from the Start, (2001), Clear Speech, (3rd edition, 2005) Cambridge University Press, and has given workshops in fifteen countries.

The iBT TOEFL: Strategy Stories of Success
By Ron Metzler & Elena Sapp

Target: Teachers who teach iBT Toefl and interested in assessment.
Theme: English Language Programs-iBT Testing.
  This presentation discusses research done on student strategies when approaching the iBT test. The presenters will share an analysis of the most important strategies successful students use and show participants how to direct students with their own individual strategies.   Ron Metzler has taught ESL/EFL for over 30 years in the U.S. and abroad and now works as an instructor at the English Language Institute at Oregon State University. His special interests include drama and movie making, TOEFL testing, and listening/speaking classes.

Elena Sapp is the General English Coordinator at INTO OSU. Elena received her Master's degree in Russia in Education, with a focus on teaching English. Elena has taught in Russia and South Korea. Her interests are TOEFL, grammar and Reading/Writing.

Theme-based English Language Learning to Address Students’ Multiple Intelligences
By Siu Yin Annie Tong

Target: Teachers of English and Teacher Educators of English
Theme: ESL/EFL in elementary and high school
  Holistic, individualized approaches to communicative language teaching allow teachers to attend to the cognitive demands of tasks and also to cater to multiple intelligences. In the workshop, examples of theme-based tasks that embed multiple intelligences will be presented as the basis for participants to develop their own tasks. Don’t miss this exciting topic!   The presenter is an assistant professor in the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Her recent publications focus on English language learning, assessment, leadership and the role of pioneering teachers in English language curriculum development.

The Teacher of English: Not Just an Instructor
By Rubén Muñoz

Target: Teachers with or without much experience.
Theme: Professional Development and Classroom Management.
  This presentation will deal with those emerging situations that arise in an English class of pre-adolescent and adolescent students, a period of life when students are not 'really' interested in learning but more worried about becoming adults. Emerging situations like 'bullying', sexual identity, family problems, drugs and alcohol to mention some will be tackled through simple and entertaining humanistic exercises. Thus the English teacher can play his or her 'educational' role: a counselor.   Rubén Muñoz holds a Bachelor Degree in EFL Teaching, an M Ed from Universidad de Chile and a Ph.D. © in Psychology and Education from Universidad de Granada, Spain. He has been engaged in teaching English to adolescents, adults and being a teacher trainer for the last 25 years. He is now the Head of the Undergraduate English Teaching Program at Universidad Central in Santiago, Chile.

The Urgency of Long Term English Learners
By Elizabeth Jiménez

Target: Administrators and Leadership Teams.
Theme: CLIL.
  Many teachers of Long-Term English Learners have had professional development in Sheltering and English Language Development, but these strategies do not always find their way into practice. Elizabeth Jimenez shows how teaching and learning of LTEL's have been transformed in school districts where she has worked. She passionately argues that narrowing the curriculum is not the answer but infusing language across subjects, peer coaching, and closely benchmarking progress are transformative. Strategies will be demonstrated.   Elizabeth Jiménez worked in California's Legislature on pioneering legislation for English Learners and served as statewide Lead Trainer for the California's English Proficiency Test. She has authored numerous textbooks, children's books, collaborated on a recently released study of Long Term English Learners and conducts professional development throughout the US and Puerto Rico.

Using YouTube to Enhance Students' Learning
By Susan Chaiton & Beata Piechocinski

Target: Administrators and Leadership Teams.
Theme: CLIL.
  Many teachers of Long-Term English Learners have had professional development in Sheltering and English Language Development, but these strategies do not always find their way into practice. Elizabeth Jimenez shows how teaching and learning of LTEL's have been transformed in school districts where she has worked. She passionately argues that narrowing the curriculum is not the answer but infusing language across subjects, peer coaching, and closely benchmarking progress are transformative. Strategies will be demonstrated.   Susan Chaiton has an M.A. in Sociology and a background in Canadian publishing. After working 26 years in the Canadian publishing industry, she earned a TESL certificate at George Brown College in 1998 and since then has been teaching ESL at YUELI (York University English Language Institute) and Atkinson College, York University.

Beata Piechocinski (M.A., TESL) has been teaching English as a Second Language for over 10 years to international students. She has also worked as a teacher trainer overseas and in Canada. She currently teaches ESL at YUELI (York University English Language Institute).
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Collaborative Curriculum Revision
By Joanna Ghosh

Target: Curriculum designers, administrators
Theme: Curriculum Design
  When revising an existing course, the participation of an instructor, experienced with the target material and population, can significantly benefit the project. This program manager has collaborated with instructors in revising three different content-based courses. Learn how those partnerships built stronger curricula, enhanced professional relationships, and provided professional development opportunities.   Joanna Ghosh is the Manager of University-Based Programs for English Language Programs at the University of Pennsylvania. She manages the development and delivery of ESL courses for matriculated students. She maintains and provides instruction for the ITA Training Program, English for Legal Studies Program and Communication Strategies for International Dentists.

Designing Your Own Summer Language Camp!
By Heather Sellens

Target: Lead ESL Teachers and Adminstrators
Theme: Program development
  This workshop will illustrate the details needed to design a summer EFL program which focuses on content, rather than traditional grammar-based language. Everything from student placement, teacher training, curriculum and materials, as well as the unique program book from a successful 2009 camp in South Korea for 300 children will be presented.
   Dr. Heather Sellens is an international speaker/educator of TESOL, Literacy, SDAIE, and Instructional improvement. She is a faculty member at California State University, Sacramento. She co-authored an ESL/SDAIE teacher training program for teachers in California. She has presented in hundreds of school districts and Universities in the US, Europe, South America and Asia.

Dynamic, Brain-Friendly & Creative Leadership (is it possible…?)
By Lucrecia Prat Gay

Target: Anyone who leads or wants to.
Theme: Leadership.
  A dynamic leader engages all multiple intelligences and aligns daily work with brain compatible strategies. Can coordinators also help the staff develop creativity? What can we learn by wandering around the institution?
In this workshop we will look into Dr. Kagan’s engagement structures, Sir Ken Robinson´s tips to promote creativity and the latest research on how the brain learns and leads.
   A life-long learner who has been teaching for 30 years and coordinating since 1990, she co-founded Río de la Plata SUR and is its Head of English. She holds a Self-Esteem Practitioner Degree and has finished her studies in Neurosicoeducación. Lucrecia also studied Brain Based Learning overseas, and has been successfully putting the model into practice for the last ten years. She has spoken at countless conferences and seminars throughout the country and abroad sharing her passion for the brain and the role of emotions in learning and is now an International Teacher Trainer for Oxford University Press. Deeply committed to making a positive and significant difference in her students' lives, she has taught Literature for the IGCSE Exams, is a "retired actress" who worships Shakespeare and a loving mother to Juan and Jazmin.

Energizing staff meetings!
By Laura lewin

Target: Novice and experienced Administrators.
Theme: Staff meetings.
  When was the last time someone in your school said. “Yeah! Staff meeting!”. Wishful thinking, huh?
The goal of a staff meeting is not just communication, decision making or problem solving. My idea of a staff meeting is that everyone should be more motivated about teaching tomorrow, after the meeting, than they are today. The meeting process should send members away with a sense of energy and commitment.
So what can you do about it? Join me in this practical presentation to learn dos and don’ts of effective meetings, and lots of ideas to involve your teachers, so next time you say “staff meeting”, everyone says “ Yeah!”.		   Laura Lewin heads ABS International. President of the Organizing Committee of the International Conference for ELT Managers, and President of the Organizing Committee of the International Conference of Professional Development for Teachers of English, Laura is also the editor of EMO (Educational Management Online), an e-zine that reaches over 98,000 ELT professionals on a monthly basis.
Ms Lewin pursued studies in translation in Argentina (UADE) and in management in the USA (University of California-Riverside). Laura is an internationally recognized consultant and speaker. She has delivered hundreds of seminars and workshops all over Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia, Ecuador, Greece and USA.

From Teacher to Administrator: What did I Get Myself into?
By Judy Reed

Target: New administrators & those who want to improve.
Theme: Educational management.
  The presenter will discuss the qualities and characteristics of an extraordinary leader, in addition to what a leader must do in order to become extraordinary. Attendees will be able to evaluate both their current and future leadership qualities, as well as their passion for becoming an extraordinary leader.   Judy Reed, the Director of the Intensive English Language Program at Portland State University, has been in the field of ESL since 1991. She has been an administrator for the last eight years. She is interested in educational management and curriculum development.

Guiding Teachers: Program Goals to Effective Practice
By Marnie Reed

Target: Program directors, assistant directors, and teacher support personnel.
Theme: Teaching standards; curriculum design.
  All language programs have stated goals for learner progress. How are teachers guided to implement these goals and align them with their classroom practice? This presentation offers some theory behind goal-driven lesson planning and some practical advice and checklists that administrators can use to support teachers' application of program goals.   Marnie Reed is Associate Professor of Education at Boston University with appointments in Applied Linguistics and the Graduate TESOL Program. Marnie is co-author, with Christina Michaud, of Sound Concepts: An Integrated Pronunciation Course (McGraw-Hill, 2005), its accompanying Teacher's Manual (McGraw-Hill, 2006), and Goal-Driven Lesson Planning for TESOL (UMichigan, 2010).

Implementing Curriculum: Balancing Freedom and Organization
By Doreen Ewert

Target: curriculum designers and implementers; experienced teachers.
Theme: Curriculum design.
  Teachers are axiomatic in the success or failure of curricular innovation and yet the actual processes by which they implement the curriculum are understudied. The results of an ethnographic investigation of two teachers implementing a new ESL literacy curriculum in a university context suggest strategies for administrators in promoting success.   Doreen E. Ewert, Associate Professor, Director of English Language Instruction, Department of Second Language Studies, Indiana University. Dr. Ewert teaches graduate courses in TESOL and directs curriculum and teacher development in several ESL programs. Her research interests include teacher development, curriculum design and implementation, L2 adult literacy and interlanguage development.

Peer Observation to Promote Professional Growth
By Grazzia Maria Mendoza Chirinos

Target: Coordinators, managers.
Theme: Observation and professional development.
  Peer Observation provides comfort towards being observed and helps strengthen weaknesses in professionals. Through this session you will be able to experience the 3-step process of Peer Observation (Pre-Observation, Observation, Post-Observation) and find out how this helps teachers and supervisors work together towards the enhancement of their professional practices.   Grazzia Maria Mendoza is Honduran and has worked in the ESL field for 18 years. She is currently Zamorano's University Language Center Coordinator. She holds an undergraduate degree in TESOL and an M.Ed in International Education and has been a presenter both in Honduras and at International TESOL since 2007.

Quality vs. Quantity: Can they be balanced?
By Alan Lytle

Target: Coordinators at all levels of experience.
Theme: Program Administration.
  The presenter, using his own language program as a case study, will address the issue of program growth and the advantages and disadvantages of strategically-planned, or sometime accidental, expansion. What should be considered and how can the decisions be justified? Where is the balance?   Dr. Alan D. Lytle is the teaching Director of the Intensive English Language Program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. His background is in Second and Foreign Language Education, as well as 22 years of ESL and foreign language experience at all levels, in academic-preparation, conversation, and language-for-special-purposes programs.

Realities of Effective Language Program Design
By Pompeya Gettler
Target: Administrators, Specialists, Strategists, Facilitators.
Theme: Program Design.
  An effective language program demands essentials to meet institutional needs and legislative mandates. This presentation addresses requisite framework, options, and activities, focusing on the foundational ingredients of quality, balance, and trust, and emphasizing treatment of the learner as an active agent in participation with all members of the institute community.   Pompeya Gettler is currently an English Language Specialist for a Middle School in Las Vegas, Nevada. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from the Universidad Nacional de Cordoba (Argentina), and was a Fellow Scholar at the Universities of Cuyo (Argentina), Birmingham (England), and Michigan (English Language Institute). Her research interests include instruction and assessment, curriculum design, and professional development.

Recruiting and Retaining Teachers: Practices From The Field
By Christopher Roe

Target: Administrators hiring new teachers.
Theme: Research/Professional Development.
  New teachers in today's job market need to be skilled and prepared to meet the demands of an ever-changing education system. Through a US DOE grant, one university teamed up with several school districts to provide research-based professional development to teachers and student teachers in order to enhance teaching at low socioeconomic schools. The results of the grant will be shared.   Dr. Christopher Roe has been an educator for 29 years. Presently, he is an Assistant Professor at CSU Stanislaus. His areas of instruction are elementary social studies, classroom management, and multilingual methods. Previously he was an elementary school teacher and administrator in the Central Valley of California.

SIOP Model Impact on Teachers and Students
By Kelli A. Millwood & Cristina Hernandez

Target: Coaches, administrators, and teachers interested in SIOP professional development and effectiveness.
Theme: SIOP Professional Development Effectiveness.
  Two studies investigated the impact of the SIOP Model on teacher knowledge, practice and address the needs of English learners. Discussion will focus on teacher's understanding of the SIOP model, instructional practices with English learners, and student achievement when the SIOP model is implemented on a sustained basis.   Dr. Millwood researches the impact of professional development on teacher practices and student outcomes. She has conducted school audits that investigated the impact of technology initiatives in the classroom. Additionally, she was the co-principal investigator on a randomized control trial focused on the impacts of an inquiry-based mathematics curriculum.

Cristina Hernandez has an extensive background in urban, suburban, and rural school districts, spanning a period of 31 years as a teacher, principal, and ESL Coordinator. After her retirement and based on her last leadership position, she was named to the Texas Business and Education Coalition Honor Roll for 2008.

Total Quality Management – Do you want Fries with that?
By Cynthia Goldbarg
Target: All administrators.
Theme: Quality management & Continuous Improvement.
  When did the business world and the education world become opposites? Running any organization requires innovative practices and these can be found in the corporate world. Embrace your CEO spirit! Learn different concepts from the world of management and leadership, such as Kaizen (change for the better), and use continuous improvement strategies to drive your team to success!   Cynthia Goldbarg holds a Master’s Degree in Education Management from the George Washington University and she is the Director of Cynergy Group, a consulting firm specializing in education and leadership through training and coaching. She has extensive experience as a trainer in the United States (over half of her career) and in her native Argentina. She is passionate about inspiring organizations and professionals to strive for excellence; and she has delivered training for teachers, directors, public administrators and officials of foreign governments. Cynthia defines herself as a native Argentinian in love with Washington DC, a geek wannabe, a music lover and a lifelong learner.

Universal Leadership: The Path to Wholeness
By Adriana Méndez

Target: All Administrators.
Theme: Leadership.
  Our world requires really soon a paradigmatic change as far as Leadership is concerned: A change of direction. I will present qualities that NEW leaders will require to produce this change. We should stop thinking in "fragments" and start thinking in "Wholeness". Join this lecture since I truly believe this change can be made and my greatest hope is YOU to become part of "my team".   Adriana Méndez is a graduate teacher of INSP (Lenguas Vivas) Master Practitioner in NLP ("Primera Escuela de PNL"). Técnico in NLP - Tertiary level degree from ICP (Instituto de Capacitación Profesional). Director of "Adriana Méndez Consultora" devoted to training in English and Human Communication (Spanish and English) since 1989 in leading companies.

Yes we Can!: Staff and Teachers Working Together
By James Chang

Target: ESL/EFL Administrators, Managers, Directors.
Theme: Interpersonal Skills in the Workplace.
  Often, administrators experience difficulties implementing program policies or achieving educational goals due to a lack of an administrative connection with faculty. This presentation provides fun and innovative techniques for promoting clear communication and gaining insights into teachers' characteristics to establish an essential connection. Build relationships first, and do business later.   James Chang has been working as the ESOL Coordinator and staff developer at 1199SEIU Education Fund since June, 2002. Additionally, James has presented various workshops at the TESOL 2005/2010 Conferences, the NYS TESOL Conference, Pace University, New York University, NYC Department of Education, The YMCA, and NYC Literacy Assistance Center.
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A+RISE, Research-based Instructional Strategies for ELLs
BY Cristina Hernandez

Target: secondary teachers, administrators and school mentors/coaches.
Theme: English Language Learners.
  A+RISE®, useful, daily, just-in-time instructional strategies that help educators improve the academic and content achievement of your ELLs (English Language Learners).   Cristina Hernandez has an extensive educational background in urban, suburban, and rural school districts, which spans a period of 31 years. She has experiences as an Elementary Bilingual teacher, Secondary ESL teacher, Elementary School Principal, and as a Bilingual/ESL Coordinator for the PK-12 English Learner population.
As an advocate for all children, she has been recognized by her professional colleagues as an agent of change in increasing student achievement. Under her leadership, her campuses were rated at the highest levels of student performance as measured by federal and state guidelines. After her recent retirement and based on her last leadership position, J.W. and Ruth Christie Elementary in Frisco ISD was named to the Texas Business and Education Coalition Honor Roll for 2008. This is the most prestigious award for sustained academic excellence in Texas.
Mrs. Hernandez received a Bachelor of Science in Education from Southwest Texas State University and a Master’s degree in Educational Administration from the University of Texas in Brownsville.

Preparing for Real-life: IELTS Test Prep
BY Richard Halstead

Target: Teachers of adults with some experience, particularly in IEPs.
Theme: Assessment and Testing.
  IELTS is recognized by over 3,000 US institutions and programs for admissions, so learn how to prepare students to do well in the test. Find out about the skills-based test format, rate samples, look at syllabi, get skills development and test taker tips, and complete practice activities. Resource material provided!   Richard Halstead is an experienced ESL teacher, teacher trainer, and ESL program manager. He has had experience as an IELTS Examiner and IELTS Examiner Trainer, and currently works for IELTS in the US managing the test center network.

Teaching with a touch of S.P.I.C.E.
BY Jenny Dooley

Audience. Teachers of young learners
Theme: Teaching young learners
  Teaching very young learners is a challenge, a privilege and a joy. It is also a great responsibility as it lays the foundations for language that will be learned later and equally ( if not more) importantly, shapes the child's first experience of foreign language learning.
It is certainly arguable that as modern educators, we have a responsibility to teach young children more than just 'the subject'. They are at an age when so much is happening developmentally and a teacher who ignores this fact may do so at his/her peril. In this presentation therefore, we will be looking at five domains in which children need help with their development: the Social, Physical, Intellectual, Creative and Emotional. We shall look at this from a broader methodological perspective, and of course focus on what this means in terms of teaching practice.		   Jenny Dooley holds a B.A. (Classics) and an M.Ed. (Masters in Education) from the University of Wales, Swansea. She has been a teacher, a teacher trainer and an author in the EFL field for more than fifteen years. She has travelled extensively, delivering seminars and holding workshops in Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. She currently holds the position of director of studies, manages one of the piloting schools used by Express Publishing and is also the president of a centre which runs Cambridge ESOL Exams. She is currently involved in the development of material for young learners. She has written several readers and she is the co-author of award nominated books like: ”Welcome, Enterprise, Access, Blockbuster”, “Upstream, Fairyland” and “Happy Hearts” all published by Express Publishing.
 
   

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