Drawing on speculative scenarios and narratives crafted by Ukrainian students, this presentation examines emerging visions for higher education in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. Students highlight both opportunities and challenges, expressing concerns over privacy and autonomy while acknowledging AI's convenience. These narratives reveal a tension between efficiency and traditional educational values like critical thinking and creativity, and illustrate the changing roles of universities, teachers, and students. This method empowers students' voices, offering insights into their aspirations and informing educators how to adapt teaching practices. Attendees will gain practical strategies for integrating student narratives to enhance civic learning and educational outcomes.
In this session, we address the policy, practice, and instructional shifts necessary to create equitable outcomes for multilingual learners, Participants will explore: * the essential components of literacy instruction for MLLs * the implications for foundational skills instruction, backed by research, * research-based guidelines for high-quality instructional materials designed to include the assets and needs of multilingual learners. Attendees will use guiding principles to advocate and to identify the highest-leverage areas for improvement, ensuring that language and literacy instruction meets the needs of multilingual learners.
Interested in using corpus-informed materials in your pedagogy or research? CIRT-IG provides a forum for practitioners, researchers, and teacher trainers to discuss how using corpora in the classroom can facilitate language learning and to share effective instructional practices that grow out of this use. Join a growing corpus of corpus users at our annual business meeting and networking session. Bring questions, ideas, and coffee -- and collocate with CATESOLers. See https://padlet.com/mwald/cirt_ig for more information.
Margi teaches first-year composition, reading, and grammar & vocabulary courses specifically designed for multilingual student writers. She directs UC Berkeley's Summer English Language Studies program, co-edits The CATESOL Journal, and has extensive experience presenting at and... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 8:45am - 9:15am PST
KH B2014
Meet other English language teaching professionals with an interest in digital learning tools. Learn about and discuss emergent technologies from the past year, and plan/speculate about the future. Ensure that your tech skills are up-to-date and ready for the future. Help to plan the workshop offerings of the TELL-IG for the upcoming year. Learn about opportunities to get involved, network, volunteer, learn, and strengthen your skills.
Johanna Gleason teaches beginner level HyFlex classes at San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCD). She also Business Writing and Rhetoric and Freshman Success courses at San Diego State University, and English Conversation to Russian students and faculty through the Department... Read More →
Bring your coffee and join us for an engaging rap session that explores the pivotal role of California community colleges in fostering civic engagement and enhancing digital literacies. This session will delve into how our community colleges empower diverse communities, bridge societal gaps, and cultivate informed, active individuals. Through interactive discussions and real-world examples, participants will gain insights into effective strategies for integrating civic engagement and digital literacies into educational practices, enriching the community and empowering individual voices. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a transformative conversation.
I earned my MA in TESOL from Cal State LA in June 2021, under the extraordinary mentorship of Dr. Lia Kamhi-Stein. After graduation, my family returned to the Valley...Simi Valley specifically, and I am now teaching ESL for Ventura College and College of the Canyons. I am also working... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 8:45am - 9:15am PST
KH C4071
Explore the innovative and free USA Learns Citizenship course, developed by the Sacramento County Office of Education, and designed to prepare students for the U.S. Citizenship test and interview. This presentation will be a quick dive into the course's comprehensive curriculum, interactive online tools, and student/teacher-friendly design that empower learners with essential knowledge and skills. Discover how this accessible resource supports teachers and guides adult learners in achieving their American dream.
Content Developer/CTE and ESL instructor, SCOE/Garden Grove Adult Education
I've been in ESL for over 20 years. I've taught all levels, but my main passion is Beginning Level. I was the EL Civics Coordinator for many years. I've been with OTAN for 5 years. I've just received my CTE credential and am now teaching an IELCE Business Office Technology Cerrtificate... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 8:45am - 9:15am PST
KH B4016
AR and AI create immersive learning environments for adult learners by adapting to individual learning styles. They provide flexible, accessible, and contextualized content delivery, making the learning experience more engaging and effective. By using AR and AI, adult learners can benefit from a more efficient and effective learning experience that can fit around their schedule. These innovative technologies are transforming adult education and helping people achieve their educational goals. Join us today to explore this exciting session.
Farzana Cassim is an Instructional Technology Teacher Advisor at Evans Community Adult School, part of the Division of Adult and Career Education, LAUSD. With 30 years at Evans CAS, she began as an ESL Level 1A student and has held roles such as Educational Aide, Teacher Assistant... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 8:45am - 10:00am PST
KH C4070
This presentation explores the pedagogical implications of using Padlet in ESL classrooms to enhance students' oral communication skills and participation in online discourse. The Padlet was designed for a noncredit ESL course at a community college. Students were taught to present on a travel-themed experience. This activity promotes active participation, enabling students to engage in meaningful online interactions while receiving scaffolded support. By integrating Padlet, instructors can create a dynamic learning environment that significantly improves students' language proficiency and digital communication skills. During this presentation, participants will be part of a demonstration of using a similar Padlet.
Join Ana Guzman, M.A., winner of the 2024 Ron Lee Technology Award, in a workshop that exposes new and experienced ELL teachers to Google Sites. Educators will learn research-based strategies that promote culturally relevant and inclusive practices and help build safe learning environments for Emergent Bilinguals and Newcomers. Students apply new skills by building a site where they demonstrate proficiency in the four language skills and confidence in using technology. At the end of this workshop, educators will gain an understanding of Google sites and take home resources that help build digital literacy and communicative competence among students.
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing language learning, especially in English speaking proficiency. Unlike traditional methods, where achieving fluency required significant time, money, and travel, today's learners have access to AI-powered tools that provide dynamic, personalized speaking practice. Platforms like FLOW Speak and others are making language learning more accessible, allowing students to practice anywhere, anytime, and at a fraction of the cost. These tools enhance, rather than replace, traditional teaching, empowering both educators and learners to achieve better outcomes in less time, unlocking global opportunities for academic and career success.
Matt Sussman is the CEO and Co-founder of FLOW Speak, an AI-powered platform designed to improve English speaking confidence. Prior to this role, Matt served as the Executive Director for Fulbright Japan from January 2013 to June 2021. In his free time, he enjoys making banana waffles... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 9:30am - 10:00am PST
KH B3016
What is information competency and how do librarians teach it? The current California community college library model of teaching information competency is based on traditional degree-seeking students and ignores the needs of nontraditional ESL students. To meet the learning needs of nontraditional ESL students, we need transformational and culturally responsive leaders who embrace the link between critical race theory and critical information literacies. This session will include a community college librarian's preliminary research on curricular change on their campuses. A good opportunity to network and exchange resources.
Reading comprehension skills are essential for success in school and the workplace. Adjunct questions (AQ) have the potential to improve reading comprehension by directing the readers' attention to important information in a text. AQ can be integrated into digital environments where AI generates relevant prompts, analyzes responses, and adapts questions. Before integrating textual enhancements, design aspects and effects on comprehension need investigation. By reviewing eight L2 (second language) studies, this presentation offers recommendations for implementing AQ in both classroom and digital environments and provides examples of how to iterate the AI for prompt engineering.
ESLvideo.com offers free and premium resources for English teachers and students, including video-based quizzes, ChattyBots, and the Neo English App-tools designed for engaging, practical speaking practice. ChattyBots are AI-powered, voice-enabled chatbots customized for conversations, listen-and-repeat drills, workplace English role-play scenarios, and more. The Neo English App accelerates proficiency through daily practice by sending users one question per day, encouraging beginning-level learners to engage in short conversations. This daily, bite-sized practice leads to significant progress over time. Join this presentation to learn how easy and affordable it is for teachers and organizations to share these educational tools with students.
Digital literacy is not usually considered an integral part of low level ESL instruction. Faced with the need for basic skills and vocabulary, technology may seem a secondary concern. However, presentation software can provide an effective means of engaging students, allowing them to manipulate text and images and express themselves more easily than many written tasks. This presentation will give research-based evidence for student-created slides in beginning ESL classes, recommendations for project implementation, and examples of successful projects with student samples. Finally, participants will outline and share their own ideas for slide projects adapted to their specific classrooms.
It is possible to create an effective citizenship course using free, easily accessible digital resources. Teaching with these materials empowers students to take control of their study and preparation and be self-directed and self-resourced learners. Participants in the workshop will leave with resources for teaching and studying all aspects of the US naturalization interview as well as a suggested course outline and examples of online assignments and activities.
Discover the time-saving benefits of National Geographic Learning's new learning platform, Spark. This powerful tool seamlessly integrates eBooks, online practice, and assessment, providing comprehensive support at every stage of teaching and learning. Worried about integrating with Canvas? Spark effortlessly integrates with Canvas, offering a seamless sign-on experience and deep linking with your courses. Whether you're new to National Geographic Learning or already familiar with our incredible catalog of materials, join us to see how you can bring your class to life with Spark.
National Sales Manager, National Geographic Learning
I’m super excited to present at CATESOL and share the latest result of National Geographic Learning’s collaboration with TED.com. Talk to me about your classroom experiences with TED.com.
Saturday November 16, 2024 10:15am - 10:45am PST
KH B4013
Students engage with multimodal texts in their daily lives via their phone, tablets, and computers, interacting with articles and posts that are composed of text, images, video, and audio in their native and target language. This genre of text is now commonplace when accessing information online. The presenters share a dynamic approach of leveraging AI for multimodal text creation to scaffold foreign language and/or heritage language writing instruction and overall proficiency development.
Generative AI is one of the most powerful technologies of communication that the world has yet seen, but one that is especially challenging to harness, especially in second language learning contexts. This presentation will discuss approaches to incorporate generative AI in second language classrooms that can successfully foster writing skills, language development, and critical AI literacy for academic and career success.
Mark Warschauer ( markw@uci.edu ) is a Professor of Education at UC Irvine, where he directs the Digital Learning Lab. He was formerly Director of the Teaching and Learning Research Center at UCI, as well as Associate Dean and Interim Dean of the School of Education. His research... Read More →
Writing is one of the challenging issues in learning process for ESL students. We know our students belong to the technology era and are completely intertwined with their cellphones, iPads, or laptops. This poster session explores how, with the help of Google Docs, we can provide our students a new method of teaching in writing classes.
This poster session outlines the steps followed to create a podcast. To address the results of a needs analysis, the podcast was designed to: 1) address the potential audience's interests, including the use of AI tools, teacher social-emotional well-being, etc., 2) be 20 minutes- long to maintain the audience's attention, 3) integrate visuals for maximum audience engagement, and 4) feature the voices classroom instructors.
The poster session displays the various aspects of the podcast design process, provides a fail-proof set of ideas on how to design a podcast, and describes the role played by the classroom instructors in the podcast.
Professor, California State University, Los Angeles
Lía Kamhi-Stein is a professor in and coordinator of the M.A. in TESOL Program at California State University, Los Angeles. She worked as a certified public translator, EFL teacher, and program administrator in Argentina. She has published articles, chapters, and edited volumes... Read More →
AI has taken the world by storm, but mainstream AI models out-of-the-box are biased and lack the contextual awareness to successfully serve the needs of adult ESOL learners, especially in career education and workplace training, where context is paramount. This workshop aims to empower educators with foundational AI literacy and best practices, starting with a beginner-friendly introduction to AI concepts and moving into advanced topics like Retrieval Augmented Generation. Participants will gain hands-on experience with AI and workshop AI use cases to support adult ESOL learners in career education learning contexts. Please bring your laptop if you wish to participate!
Jayme Adelson-Goldstein is a curriculum consultant and teacher educator who focuses on supporting teachers as they plan and provide instruction that respects (and differentiates for) the needs of adult ESOL learners. Jayme helps educators navigate their in-person and virtual learning... Read More →
This workshop will focus on how instructional strategies, resources, and activities can cohesively integrate language development, information literacy, and digital technologies. We will have an engaging discussion followed by small group activities. Please join us!
ESL Instructor & Material Writer, Chabot College & Digital ESL
CATESOL 2024 State Conference: Conference Treasurer
Talley Caruso is an ESL instructor at Chabot College with a rich background in teaching and a passion for language exchange. Talley’s love for teaching began in 2019 when she created Os Dedicados, a virtual language exchange community... Read More →
Let's not let our English language learners be left behind in today's rapidly evolving technological environment. They need opportunities to experiment with generative Artificial Intelligence tools while exercising creative and critical thinking skills. This workshop will explore how AI tools can be integrated into language instruction, enabling students to practice their language skills while gaining essential AI literacy. Participants will learn how these tools can benefit students in their civic endeavors and try for themselves on their own devices with hands-on activities that are part of larger thematic projects.
This session explores the integration of generative AI, specifically Chat GPT, and collaborative tools like Padlet in adult ESL education. By leveraging AI's capabilities in providing personalized, real-time feedback and enhancing language practice, combined with Padlet's interactive and engaging platform, adult learners can experience a more dynamic and effective learning environment. This session will showcase practical applications, case studies, and success stories, demonstrating how these technologies can facilitate improved language acquisition, student engagement, and teacher efficiency. Attendees will gain insights into innovative strategies to enhance their teaching practices and support diverse learning needs in the ESL classroom.
Subject Matter Expert & Adjunct Faculty, OTAN & American University of Afghanistan
Susan Gaer is a retired professor of ESL at Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education and a former president of CATESOL. She currently works as an adjunct faculty for the American University of Afghanistan, a Subject Matter Expert at OTAN and an advisor and collaborator for... Read More →
Did you know that the average English learner only speaks for about 90 seconds per class? Ellii Polls will get your students talking! In this demo, we'll show you how teachers in 10,000+ schools around the world are using Ellii's latest free interactive feature to engage learners with relevant topics and maximize speaking time in the classroom. Bring your phones and get ready to participate in live polls!
After teaching English and developing curriculum in Tokyo, Japan, for five years, Ben launched Ellii (formerly known as ESL Library) in 2002. Ellii is a subscription-based resource site providing easy access to highly engaging, relevant content for English teachers. Over the past... Read More →
Handouts on the desk—last-minute cancel Why are some students forgetting past lesson tools and learning skills? Ugh! Teachers can integrate prior lessons with these three effective reading strategies and worksheets that integrate and scaffold clear instruction, group discussion, effective feedback, and cognitive skills for visual, auditory, and kinetic learning. Handouts.
English Language Art/Honors Educator, Student, Mendota High School--Mendota California
Hi Everyone,First, thank you so much for signing up for my session or considering it. I know there are a lot of great ones to attend. I really appreciate it, and I hope you are challenged there. Again, thank you. CATESOL has posed the question of, “What should people talk to you... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2024 3:45pm - 4:45pm PST
KH B4016
This interactive session will empower educators by integrating AI technology into writing instruction, focusing on the creation and deconstruction of explanatory texts. Attendees will explore practical methods using a Sentence Patterning Chart and Text Type Chart, supported by AI-generated text exemplars. The session aims to enhance teaching strategies, providing actionable insights and tools for immediate classroom application.
Feeling overwhelmed with lesson planning and content creation? This workshop empowers educators with practical AI tools to save time and elevate instruction. Let Canva help you market your school programs by creating flyers, posters, and presentations with the help of AI. Educators can use MagicSchool.AI tools to create instructional materials, differentiate for success, engage communities, and generate original content. With Perplexity.AI, learn how this AI tool will help summarize your internet searches. Bring your own device so you can follow along and learn these AI tools in real time.
