Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Conference at a Glance

9:00-10:00

On-site Registration and Check-in

(Outside Mabee Ballroom A)

Coffee and Light Refreshments

10:00-10:50

Vietnamese, Korean & Chinese Bilingual/ESL Programs in Austin ISD

Presenters: Mi-Ae Lee, Thuy Nguyen, John Zhang

Room: 319, Wessendorf Rice

Audience: K-12

Got Markers? White Board Activities for Vocabulary Expansion and Practice “Best of Best 2009”

Presenter: Jada Pothina

Room: 330, Bain Boardroom

Audience: K-12, AE, Higher Ed

 

Putting Everything on the Table: Using the Harkness Method

Presenter: Michelita Matthews

Room: 301, Lucas

Audience: Higher Ed

 

11:00- 12:00

 

TT3 Annual Business Meeting & Raffle (Mabee Ballroom A)

 

12:00- 1:00

 

Swap Shop with 12:15 Raffle (Ballroom B) & Lunch Break

BESO Fundraiser: Pizza by the slice, water and soda

Hunt Hall Café: 1st Floor, Hunt Hall; Meadows Café: West end, Ragsdale Center; Starbucks

1:00– 1:50

Welcoming our Refugee Students to their New School!

Presenter: Galadriel Friese “TexTESOLer of the Year 2009”

Room: 319, Wessendorf Rice

Audience: K-12

Using Microsoft Photostory in the Adult ESOL Classroom

Presenter: Denise Guckert

Room: 330, Bain Boardroom

Audience: AE, Higher Ed

 

 

Educator Rights & Responsibilities: What an ESL Educator Should Know

Presenters: Carolyn Martinez, Richard Cutler

Room: 301, Lucas

Audience: Higher Ed, AE, K-12

 

2:00–

2:50

A Journey to Understanding the Road ELLs Travel

Presenters: Pearl Perez & Sandra Broussard

Room: 319, Wessendorf Rice

Audience: K-12

 

Family-Based Immigration and Citizenship

Presenter: Holly Miranda of American Gateways (PAPA)

Room: 330, Bain Boardroom

Audience: AE, parents of K-12

How to Teach American English Intonation

Presenter: Alison McGregor

Room: Room 320 Brothers of Holy Cross

Audience: AE, Higher Ed

 

 

Reducing Foreign Language Anxiety

Presenter: Han Luo Room: 301, Lucas

Audience: Higher Ed, AE, K-12

 

 

 

3:00– 3:50

Parent/Community Involvement Strategies and Services that Work

Presenter: Dr. Rosemary Rubino

Room: 319, Wessendorf Rice

Audience: K-12, AE

20 Top ESL Websites

Presenter: Kim Oliver

Room: 330, Bain Boardroom

Audience: 6-12, AE, Higher Ed

 

 

Creating Positive Selves in ESL Classrooms

Presenters: Hayriye Kayi & Harishini Ernest

Room: 301, Lucas

Audience: K-12, AE, Higher Ed