Program

University of California,
1200 University Avenue
(92507-4596)
Riverside, California • USA

Friday 3

TIME

ROOMS:

Conference Room 1

Conference Room 2

Conference Room 3

Conference Room 4

10:00
to
12:30

Pre-conference

Registration: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

2:00
to
3:15

Guiding Teachers: Program Goals to Effective Practice
Marnie Reed

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

"Communicating" With Your Students
Adriana Méndez

Creating Rubrics for Performance-based Language Assessment
Doreen Ewert

3:45
to
5:00

Collaborative Curriculum Revision
Joanna Ghosh

Total Quality Management – Do you want Fries with that?
Cynthia Goldbarg

Highway to Long Term Memory
Mirta Polla Rossi

Improve Reading Scores through Best Practice Strategies
Marisela Rodriguez

5:30
to
6:45

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

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

Developing Useful Tests: Process and Delivery
John Thorpe

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

End of Academic Activities

Saturday 4

TIME

ROOMS:

Conference Room 1

Conference Room 2

Conference Room 3

Conference Room 4

Registration: 8:00 am to 5:30 pm (new participants)

8:00
to
9:15

Implementing Curriculum: Balancing Freedom and Organization
Doreen Ewert

Teaching Spoken English: Seven Essential Concepts
Judy Gilbert

Developing Writing and Speaking Skills via Ballads
Alan Lytle

Pleasurable Reading for All
Walli Weitz

9:45
to
11:00

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

CeRebrating Learning
Rosana Fernández Coto

Digital Storytelling for ELLs and All
Adrienne Viscardi & Thomas Carrigan

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

11:30
to
12:45

Energizing staff meetings!
Laura lewin

Advantages and Disadvantages of Self-Publishing
Martha Kendall

Effective Pronunciation through Stress and Intonation Activities
Kathy Ewing & Chanella Cubbins

Social Constructivism, Principled Pragmatism and ESL Resources
Bob Adamson

13:00 to 14:30 • Lunch Break

2:00
to
3:15

Universal Leadership: The Path to Wholeness
Adriana Méndez

Exploring the Power of Project-Based Learning
James Chang

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

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

3:45
to
5:00

Peer Observation to Promote Professional Growth
Grazzia Maria Mendoza Chirinos

Designing Your Own Summer Language Camp!
Heather Sellens

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

Stress, the Silent Tsunami
Mirta Polla Rossi

5:30
to
6:45

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

The Teacher of English: Not Just an Instructor
Rubén Muñoz

Humor is FUNdamental
Rosana Fernández Coto

The Urgency of Long Term English Learners
Elizabeth Jiménez

End of Academic Activities

Sunday 5

TIME

ROOMS:

Conference Room 1

Conference Room 2

Conference Room 3

Conference Room 4

Closing Ceremony & Grand Raffle

Registration: 8:00 am to 11:00 am (new participants)

8:00
to
9:15

Realities of Effective Language Program Design
Pompeya Gettler

Collaborative Reading Activities for Today's Students
Judy Reed

Got Poetry?
Marna Broekhoff

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

9:45
to
10:45

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

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

Pearson
A+RISE, Research-based Instructional Strategies for ELLs
Cristina Hernandez

to be confirmed

11:15
to
12:30

Recruiting and Retaining Teachers: Practices From The Field
Christopher Roe

Classroom Management in Action!
Laura Lewin

Helping Students Master Commonly Confused Consonant Sounds
Marnie Reed

Linking Language to Literacy
Anne Weisenberg

Closing Ceremony & Grand Raffle

Coordinators Track

Teachers Track