CATESOL24: Full Schedule

Welcome to the CATESOL State Conference 2024!
Empowering Voices / November 14-16 / Cal State Los Angeles

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7:30am PST

Registration

Friday November 15, 2024 7:30am - 4:00pm PST

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Welcome to CATESOL 2024! Check in to pick up your badge and other goodies at the Registration desk. Registration closes at 4 pm on Friday and opens again at 7:45 am on Saturday.

Note: If you already checked in on Thursday and picked up your badge, there's no need to check in again today.

Friday November 15, 2024 7:30am - 4:00pm PST
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12:00pm PST

Lunch

Friday November 15, 2024 12:00pm - 1:15pm PST

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Time for lunch! Get a grab-and-go option, take in some fresh air, and then head to one of our Chapter Munch & Mingles to network with other professionals in your area.

Friday November 15, 2024 12:00pm - 1:15pm PST
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1:15pm PST

AI and the Future of Labor in ESOL

Friday November 15, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST

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This poster examines labor trends from the past and present to explore how future labor demands in ESOL might shift with the increase of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Many praise how educators can save time with AI, but what's missing from this prediction? This poster explains the caveats entailed by such laudatory claims and how a field like education that's riddled with burnout won't be saved by AI hacks and shortcuts. Furthermore, those most impacted by labor shifts are marginalized already, and have the most to lose as work changes in uncontrollable ways. Come to discuss, raise awareness, and build hope.

Speakers

Amanda Simons

Adjunct Instructor, San Diego College of Continuing Education

CATESOL 2024 State Conference: Proposal Review Coordinator

Friday November 15, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST
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Professional Development, Poster

Level Community College, College/University, Intensive English Program
Focus Advocacy / Social Justice / DEI / Intercultural Communication
Interest Group California State Universities, Technology-Enhanced Language Learning
Type PD Hour

1:15pm PST

Assessing Instructor Readiness for Implementing Multilingual Pedagogies

Friday November 15, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST

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This poster session shares emerging results from the development of the Multilingual Pedagogies Scale (MPS), developed by the researcher, to assess and support instructor readiness with multilingual pedagogies within the community college context. Designed to measure teacher attitudes toward multilingual pedagogies, the novel tool will benefit all instructors of multilingual learners.

Speakers

Lauren Ramers

Adjunct Faculty, San Diego Community College District-Continuing Education

Friday November 15, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST
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Professional Development, Poster

Level Adult, Community College
Focus Teacher Training and Education
Interest Group Corpus-Informed Research and Teaching, Intercultural Communication, LGBTQ+
Type PD Hour

1:15pm PST

CATESOL Interest Groups? Which One Will Empower You?

Friday November 15, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST

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CATESOL brings together so many voices. Members can join an unlimited number of Interest Groups. Our current array of IGs includes CIRT, CSU, IC, LGBTQ+, RW, RC, MW, NNLEI, OT, TELL, TEW, TOP, and USC! In this alphabet soup of acronyms, find a group of like-minded educators to empower your voice.
Present and past IG Chairs and coordinators will be there to chat and orient you to what each IG focuses on and which ones you should join.

Speakers

Randall Rightmire

CATESOL Interest Group Chair, UCSB

Friday November 15, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST
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Professional Development, Poster

Level K-12, Adult, Community College, College/University, Intensive English Program
Focus Advocacy / Social Justice / DEI / Intercultural Communication, English for Specific Purposes, Materials Development / Publishing
Interest Group LGBTQ+, Non-Native Language Educator Issues, Online Teaching, Technology-Enhanced Language Learning
Type PD Hour

1:15pm PST

Transforming NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements into L2 Communicative Activities

Friday November 15, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST

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This presentation introduces a method for utilizing the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements by transforming them into communicative group activities, providing educators with a practical way to integrate the frameworks in class. While proficiency checklists are helpful for L2 learners, interactive activities may offer a more effective means of utilization. Over an extended two-month period, these activities proved effective, as students minimized L1 use and engaged in extended speech despite increasing task difficulty. Interviews and questionnaires conducted at the end of the project indicated that students responded positively to the activities overall.

Speakers

Norman Fewell

Professor, Meio University

Friday November 15, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST
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Skills Instruction, Poster

Level K-12, College/University
Focus Content-Based Approaches / Integrated-Skills, Listening / Speaking / Pronunciation
Interest Group Intercultural Communication
Type PD Hour

1:15pm PST

Divorce, Disability, Dying, Deployment and Other Tender Topics for Children

Friday November 15, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST

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Explore an integrated skills project in which adult English learners select and read a children's book about a challenging situation such as the death of a loved one or pet, divorce, disability, or military deployment. Students analyze the stories and illustrations, explain how books challenge stereotypes, prepare discussion questions, and read books aloud. Review the project's text, photos, illustrations, and questions as we consider how parents and childcare providers can raise these tender topics and support children's social-emotional development. Examine writing samples, materials, and methods that can guide us all to be more knowledgeable, caring, and compassionate teachers of English.

Speakers

Marsha Chan

President, Sunburst Media

Sunburst Media is proud to be a long-time supporter of CATESOL. Marsha and Terry hope you learn something useful and have a great time, too.At our CATESOL booth in the Exhibit Hall and online, you can choose from our assortment of books, games, and online programs to increase accuracy... Read More →

Julaine Rosner

Instructor, Mission College

Friday November 15, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST
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Skills Instruction, Poster | Specific Populations, Poster

Level Adult, Community College
Focus Content-Based Approaches / Integrated-Skills, English for Specific Purposes, Teacher Training and Education
Interest Group Intercultural Communication, Refugee Concerns, Teaching English in the Workplace
Type PD Hour

1:15pm PST

Scaffolding and Promoting Student Participation through Translanguaging

Friday November 15, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST

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In a bilingual elementary classroom, effectively implementing scaffolding and translanguaging is essential for growing the students' linguistic repertoire while promoting bilingualism. This presentation demonstrates ways in which students can be encouraged to actively participate in a bilingual classroom setting. Scaffolding explains how the Zone of Proximal Development is associated with language acquisition, where it can be applied to a student's learning environment. Translanguaging discussion circles and oral and digital storytelling create safe spaces for students to share about themselves in ways they feel comfortable doing so, such as using their home language while continuing to grow their classroom target languages.

Speakers

Amy Bueno

Grad Student, University of Southern California

Joyce Liang

USC

Friday November 15, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST
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Specific Populations, Poster | Tech, Poster

Level K-12
Focus Content-Based Approaches / Integrated-Skills
Type PD Hour

1:15pm PST

Scaffolding Beginning English Literacy and Beginning Digital Literacy Together

Friday November 15, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST

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How can we afford to build digital literacy when students are learning basic English literacy? While skipping digital literacy in beginner adult education programs may seem reasonable, students need these skills for future success. We can build the plane and fly at the same time by using traditional literacy and digital literacy in tandem. This poster session will show example lesson plans for how to reinforce beginner literacy learning outcomes with digital literacy skills. Teachers will walk away with ideas and materials.

Speakers

Ryane Willis

Instructor, San Diego College of Continuing Education

CATESOL 2024 State Conference: Food & Beverage Coordinator

Friday November 15, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST
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Specific Populations, Poster | Tech, Poster

Level Adult
Focus Reading / Writing / Literacy
Type PD Hour

1:15pm PST

Korean Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of Using Technology in Education

Friday November 15, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST

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This study aims to examine the perceptions of Korean pre-service elementary school teachers about education using technology on the basis of their self-efficacy and the challenges they may face when during the class. For this, 120 participants completed a survey including twenty closed-ended questions and one open-ended question. It was found that overall, the participants seem to feel comfortable in using technology in classrooms while they are not confident to appropriately use computer terminology and to evaluate proper software for teaching and learning. Concerning challenges, teacher-related, students-related, and other types of difficulties including technical issues were explored.

Speakers

Jong-gab Choi

Assistant Professor, Chuncheon National University of Education

Friday November 15, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST
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Tech, Poster | Professional Development, Poster

Level K-12, College/University
Focus Teacher Training and Education
Interest Group Non-Native Language Educator Issues, Teaching English in the Workplace
Type PD Hour

5:30pm PST

Graduate Student Mixer

Friday November 15, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm PST

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The 2024 CATESOL State Conference at Cal State Los Angeles welcomes graduate students to an evening of fun, food, and networking! Please join us to meet current and future grads, share what you love most about your MA TESOL program, and discuss potential career paths. We look forward to seeing you there!

Speakers

Kate Jensen

Sara Ruiz Hirata

ESL Instructor, Santa Monica College, Pasadena City College

CATESOL 2024 State Conference: Graduate Student Mixer Coordinator

Friday November 15, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm PST
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Special Session, Networking

Focus Teacher Training and Education
Interest Group California State Universities, University of Southern California