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Start your day with positive energy playing communicative games that support social emotional learning and are filled with love! This is a casual opportunity to network and gain inspiration for your classroom, led by the heart.

This session explores the wide range of submissions The CATESOL Journal, Newsletter, and Blog welcome and how accessible these venues are for members to share their action research, conference presentations, and/or classroom activities. CATESOL publications editors explain the ins and outs of publishing: audience and editor expectations, submissions policies, review and revision processes, and ideas for article topics. Anyone interested in publishing is encouraged to attend, regardless of background experience.
Slides: Tips for Publishing in The CATESOL Journal

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.

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.

Immigrants often experience verbal, behavioral, or environmental actions that communicate hostility. Teachers can support their adult English language learners with direct instruction in the language learners need to address these microaggressions at school, work, and in the community. Participants interact with the strategies, scaffolds and routines that enhance students' ability to manage these difficult conversations.

While the passage of Assembly Bill 101 in California introduces Ethnic Studies as a high school graduation requirement, incorporating Ethnic Studies into the curriculum can start even earlier. Evidence that teaching Ethnic Studies across PreK-12 holds long-term benefits including positive academic outcomes. With PreK-12 multilingual learners comprising 40% of California's total student population, this workshop will consider how to teach Ethnic Studies to our PreK-12 multilingual learners. This interactive presentation will address:
* PreK-12 Ethnic Studies
* Literacy scaffolds
* Introduce resources and to implement them
* Key components of statewide, community-informed ethnic studies project

Start your day with positive energy playing communicative games that support social emotional learning and are filled with love! This is a casual opportunity to network and gain inspiration for your classroom, led by the heart.

This panel discussion addresses the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent ESL students through an intersectional lens. By recognizing the interconnected aspects of identity, educators can better understand the complex disadvantages students from each community face. Our panelists will share their personal experiences as members of the communities, as well as insights on pedagogical approaches and skills instruction to bridge communities, promote equity, and create inclusive learning environments for students with marginalized identities.

This interactive networking meeting unites ESL educators in a collaborative discussion on leveraging allyship to advocate for LGBTQ+ ESL students. Participants will engage in dialogue, share strategies, and identify actionable steps to build supportive communities and promote visibility, inclusion, representation, and safe spaces in the classroom and beyond.