CATESOL 2015: Full Schedule

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8:30am PST

36 Read-Aloud eBooks with detailed Teacher Guides

• Build listening & reading skills with audio linked to word highlighting
• Build pronunciation skills with rhyming words
• Meet multiple Common Core Standards
• Engage students with stories about animals and their environments
• Run on any device- iPads, Android tablets, smart phones or PC's

Speakers

Kathy Hans

Founder, AmEnglish.com

Established in 1999, AmEnglish.com® provides web-based programs to improve reading, vocabulary & communication skills. Our newest series, Read Aloud eBooks with adaptive assessment, received the Smart Book Award & is designed for students at reading grade levels 1.6 - 6.9. Our middle... Read More →

Friday November 13, 2015 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Catalina 2 (Lower level)

Publisher, E, A, CC, ML, TELL, CALL, TOP

11:00am PST

Organize/Access English Sounds Using Picture Cues

Learn phonics and its application to ESL instruction. Discover spelling patterns and the repertoire of spelling for each vowel sound. Participate in a pre and post assessment to use in your classroom. Witness the power of a picture as a cueing device to connect letters and sounds for decoding, encoding and pronunciation.

Speakers

Phyllis Herzog

Owner/Developer, PhonicsQ

Friday November 13, 2015 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
Catalina 2 (Lower level)

Publisher

3:45pm PST

The Skills and Knowledge Needed for the Naturalization Process

This session reviews the specific listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills needed to complete all sections of the naturalization test developed by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Office of Citizenship.

Speakers

Paul Kim

Office of Citizenship, Department of Homeland Security - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Friday November 13, 2015 3:45pm - 4:45pm PST
Catalina 2 (Lower level)

Publisher, A

8:30am PST

How to quickly determine speaking ability, without a speaking test

This presentation details a first-day, quickie placement test for speaking classes and programs. This is a 15-minutes, multiple choice, listening test. Thus, it is practical, easy to grade, and favors the better speakers. It measures micro skills (pronunciation and prepositions) that accurately predict the macro skill of speaking.

Speakers

Gunther Breaux

Associate Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Gunther Breaux has taught English conversation to Korean university freshmen for 19 years. He’s an associate professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, Korea, and the author of several EFL textbooks, including Jazz English, which is published in Korea, Japan and... Read More →

Saturday November 14, 2015 8:30am - 8:50am PST
Catalina 2 (Lower level)

Teaching Tip, S, Admin, A, CC, C-U, IEP, ML, NT

9:00am PST

Effective and Stress-Free Testing through the use of Polling Apps

This presentation showcases how students can confidently engage in classroom activities through the use of online polling apps. Teaching advantages include maintaining student attention and interest during class and promoting student engagement. Polling apps provide a fun and engaging learning experience for students and also provide essential information for instructors.

Speakers

Nina Kang

Saturday November 14, 2015 9:00am - 9:20am PST
Catalina 2 (Lower level)

Teaching Tip, A, CC, C-U, IEP, ML

12:30pm PST

Adult Level Rap: From AB 86 to Adult Block Grant: Checking-in and Refining our Self-Advocacy

We welcome Diana Batista, Principal of Oxnard Adult School, who has been attending CASAS Network and legislative meetings and will update us on the WIOA guidelines, AB 104 (formerly AB 86) and the status of charging fees for ESL classes. Afterwards we will “rap” about AB 104/the Adult Ed Block Grant , how our consortia are working, and our efforts at advocating to empower and expand adult education in California.

Speakers

Dave Coleman, Adult Level Awards Coordinator

ESL TEACHER ADVISOR, Central Office, CALPRO & LAUSD

Kristen Pursley

Saturday November 14, 2015 12:30pm - 1:30pm PST
Catalina 2 (Lower level)

Level Rap Session

1:30pm PST

Adult Workshop: From WIA to WIOA: Increasing Innovation and Opportunity in Adult Education

Laura Chardiet, WIOA specialist for LAUSD's Division of Adult and Career Education and administrator of the largest WIOA Title II Grant in the universe, shares key components of the new Innovation and Opportunity Act that will drive our student learning gain performance as measured by State and Federal agencies.

Speakers

Dave Coleman, Adult Level Awards Coordinator

ESL TEACHER ADVISOR, Central Office, CALPRO & LAUSD

Kristen Pursley

Saturday November 14, 2015 1:30pm - 2:45pm PST
Catalina 2 (Lower level)

Educational Level Workshop

3:00pm PST

Teaching English in the Workplace Workshop: Teaching workplace English: proposals, pricing, and planning

Come join us for this Teacher of English in the Workplace discussion and workshop. Two seasoned professionals share advice, experience and challenges on two TEW jobs, then participants work in groups to create a proposal, a schedule, assessments and an overview of training for a fictional client.

Speakers

Danielle Pelletier

CATESOL Past President and Cañada College

CATESOL Past President 2017-19.

Lynne Wilkins

Interim Center Director, The English Center

Saturday November 14, 2015 3:00pm - 4:15pm PST
Catalina 2 (Lower level)

Interest Group Workshop