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thursday session descriptions - Sunshine State TESOL of Florida
Sunshine State TESOL
35th Annual Conference
Orlando, FL
May 16-18, 2013
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
WELCOME
Welcome .......................................................................3
Greetings From The SSTESOL President ..............................6
Sunshine State Tesol of Florida .........................................7
GREETINGS,
In Sincere Appreciation ...................................................9
Featured Speakers ........................................................ 11
As Mayor of the City of Orlando, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the “City Beautiful”
and to the Sunshine State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (SSTESOL)
2013 Conference. I hope that your conference is a successful one, as attendees explore the
theme “Expanding Traditions: Merging Methodology and Technology.”
Conference Snapshot (Three-Day View) ............................ 12
Orlando is a City on the rise.
Awards ....................................................................... 10
Thursday - Conference At A Glance .................................. 13
I encourage those of you visiting Orlando to experience all of the things that make Orlando
one of the fastest growing, most business-friendly and quality of life-centered cities in our
nation.
Friday - Conference At A Glance ...................................... 14
Saturday - Conference At A Glance .................................. 15
Thursday Session Descriptions ........................................ 16
Friday Session Descriptions............................................ 22
Saturday Session Descriptions ........................................ 30
List Of Exhibitors.......................................................... 34
Alphabetical List Of Presenters....................................... 36
Feedback Survey........................................................... 42
Notes.......................................................................... 44
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professional sports and abundant parks.
Our vibrant and diverse culture is evidenced by the many distinctive neighborhoods that dot our City. I invite you to walk our
red brick, tree lined streets, visit our beautiful historic districts or our Downtown Arts District and take in Orlando’s crown
jewel, Lake Eola Park.
Again, welcome to Orlando! We are happy to have you here and hope you enjoy taking part in the wonderful experiences that
can only be found here.
Best wishes for a productive conference and continued success. I hope you enjoy your time here and I hope you visit Orlando
again soon.
Sincerely,
Buddy Dyer
Mayor
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WELCOME
WELCOME
Dear Friends,
As Mayor of Orange County, I offer my warm welcome to the
Sunshine State Teachers ofEnglish to Speakers of Other Languages
(SSTESOL) for their 2013 conference! We are honored that you
chose to host your event at the Double Tree Universal Studios in
Orlando.
Moreover, I would like to commend SSTESOL on striving to
give educators access to professional development, resources,
and interaction, as well as provide leadership and advocacy in
language policy issues. I am continuously amazed by the youth of
today and believe that they are the leaders of our future. However,
it is because of our educators that young people not only strive to succeed, but also set out to
accomplish goals that will better themselves and their community. Thank you for your continued
dedication and commitment to teachers and students in the state of Florida.
Additionally, Orange County has much to offer to help make your event memorable. Most
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we are home to more than 90 attractions and exciting theme parks, a world-class convention center,
an award winning international airport, more than 150 world-renowned golf courses, a wide variety
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makes our region unique. Additionally, our region is also home to top rated higher education
institutions, the 2nd largest convention center in the nation and a burgeoning community of biotech,
life sciences and research facilities, which have been recognized around the world for its forward
thinking success. We are truly proud of being a major international destination.
Orlando, the largest city in Orange County, has been cited as one of America’s ten best cities in
which to live and work. We are extremely proud of that distinction and honored that you chose
Orlando to host SSTESOL’s 2013 conference!
May 16, 2013
As Superintendent of the Osceola School District, I am extremely proud to
welcome you to the heart of Central Florida for the 2013 Sunshine State Teachers
of English to Speakers of Other Languages conference. No matter where you’ve
traveled from in our great state to be with us throughout the conference, be assured
that we are all here for the same reason: to create English language learners who
are prepared for success in the 21st Century.
Your conference theme, “Expanding Traditions: Merging Methodology and
Technology” goes hand in hand with our district goal of the use of technology
to increase student achievement, communication, assessment, and overall
productivity.
Students in Osceola County proudly represent 107 different countries and speak
over 97 languages, with Spanish, Arabic, Creole, Haitian-Creole, Portuguese, French, Urdu, Tagalog, Russian,
and Chinese/Zhongwen rounding out the top ten. Our district-wide Hispanic student population average is 56%,
with 26% being English Language Learners (ELLs). We value the unique perspective that our multilingual
learners bring to the classroom, and work hard to ensure that they demonstrate the highest academic achievement
possible.
I also encourage you to make the most out of this wonderful conference and your time in Central Florida. Learn
from each other and share the knowledge that you have. That is how we will continue to grow and expand our
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Best wishes for an outstanding conference!
Sincerely,
Melba Luciano
Superintendent
Teresa Jacobs
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WELCOME
GREETINGS FROM THE SSTESOL PRESIDENT
As Superintendent of Seminole County Public Schools,
I welcome you to the annual Sunshine State Teachers of
English to Speakers of Other Languages Conference. The
Sunshine State TESOL conference is an opportunity for you
to learn from experts, network with practitioners and enjoy the
company of other hard working educators.
May 16, 2013
Welcome to Orange County!
It is an honor for Central Florida to be the site selected for the 2013 Conference
for Sunshine State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Your conference’s theme, “Expanding Traditions: Merging Methodology and
Technology” is very timely and noteworthy. The conference’s many expert
speakers will provide valuable professional development for our state’s TESOL
professionals.
For those of you that are visitors to our area, I hope you get to experience the
real Central Florida. We are proud of our increasingly diverse community.
Our students now represent 212 different countries and speak more than 160
different languages and dialects.
I know this conference is an important opportunity to highlight our public elementary and secondary school, as
well as our higher education partners - Valencia College and the University of Central Florida.
I wish you a successful and productive 2013 SSTESOL Conference.
Sincerely,
Barbara M. Jenkins, Ed.D.
Superintendent
It is very important that as a state and as a nation, we
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second language and embrace our English Language Learners
as key contributors to the learning experiences of all of our
students. As we prepare our students for a global economy, it
is necessary to support how our ELL students are assimilated
into our schools and communities. As we all know, the
strength of our country comes from embracing our diversity and collectively working together
for our future.
Seminole County Public Schools is a diverse, multi-national district. Our students represent
139 different countries and 109 different languages. Other than English, the top ten languages
spoken by our students are Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Ukrainian, Tamil
(language spoken in South India & East Sri Lanka), Russian, Gujarati (west coast of India) and
French. During the last ten years, Seminole County Public Schools’ Hispanic population has
increased to 22 % of the student population and currently we have approximately 2,450 English
Language Learners.
Seminole County Public Schools’ English Language Learners are on a path of continuous
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and trained our ESOL teachers to work to ensure every student has an opportunity for academic
success. In addition, starting in 2013-14, SCPS will offer a Dual Language program at three
elementary schools. All of these efforts are supported by a committed School Board, and a
strong parent and community network dedicated to our students. Seminole County Public
Schools takes pride in the academic and social success of our English Language Learners,
is committed to on-going training and support for our ESOL teachers, and embraces the
innovation and diversity that our English Language Learners bring to the school district.
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GREETINGS FROM THE SSTESOL PRESIDENT
SUNSHINE STATE TESOL OF FLORIDA
CONFERENCE TEAM MEMBERS
SSTESOL HISTORY
May 16, 2013
Welcome to Orlando, and the 35th annual SSTESOL Conference, Expanding Traditions: Merging
Methodology and Technology! We are glad you are here and look forward to this time together.
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many opportunities for exciting and rewarding professional growth. If you are new to the TESOL
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Whether your focus is K-12, higher education, EFL, adult ESOL, or teacher preparation, we think you
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In accordance with our theme, this year’s conference will provide a forum for sharing innovative ideas
and strategies for integrating technology for meaningful classroom use. The promise of technology lies
in its ability to support student learning and creativity and enrich learning environments. I hope that in
attending this SSTESOL conference, you are able to increase your knowledge, gain new skills, gather
ideas, and broaden your perspectives.
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have graciously sponsored several of our expert plenary speakers.
Finally, after all is said and done, enjoy Orlando. We chose this venue largely because of the family-friendly atmosphere. After a full
day of academic sessions and multiple workshops, take some time to relax and explore the city. Take advantage of the cultural and
linguistic diversity that makes this area a prime destination.
Thank you for coming, and I hope you have a fantastic conference experience. Please feel free to stop and introduce yourself and share
your feedback. The conference team strives to make this event exceed your expectations every year.
Collegially,
Kisha C. Bryan
SSTESOL President
When organized in 1975 the genesis of SSTESOL originally was
a four state group: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida
TESOL. In 1980, this group adopted the name Gulf TESOL and
had about 300 members. At the same time another group with
membership focused in Southeast Florida retained the name Florida
TESOL and hosted the 1987 TESOL International Convention in
Miami Beach.
In 1990, Broward separated from Florida TESOL in the southeast,
formed the Broward TESOL Council, and joined Gulf TESOL as its
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TESOL and Treasure Coast TESOL. By 1995, there were about 450
members in Gulf TESOL. A controversial and unifying issue for
TESOL folks in the state in the 1990’s was the implementation of
the Florida Consent Decree.
In 1995, the membership voted to become Sunshine State TESOL,
a Florida organization. In 1997, SSTESOL hosted the TESOL
International Convention in Orlando, giving the organization pubOLFLW\DQGDÀQDQFLDOERRVW7KDW\HDU667(62/RIÀFLDOO\GHÀQHG
board member roles and responsibilities. At the same time, the once
separate Florida TESOL organization moved to dissolution and
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SSTESOL came to represent the entire state of Florida. In October
2000, SSTESOL hosted the Southeast Regional TESOL Conference
in Miami.
James May
Lindi Kourtellis
Conference Chair
Program Chair
Kisha C. Bryan
Stephen Johnson
SSTESOL President
Treasurer
Also at this time, the board began work on the development of a
strategic forward plan. Organizational development, professional
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areas. Annually, short and long term goals are created and reviewed
by the board in these categories.
Currently, SSTESOL has eight active chapters, and membership
has generally stayed close to 750-800. In 2006, SSTESOL again
hosted the TESOL International Convention in Tampa Bay, and in
2010, the Southeast Regional TESOL Conference in Miam
Ekaterina Goussakova
Teresa Lucas
Exhibitor Liaison
Exhibitor Liaison
STATE CHAPTERS
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Bay Area Regional TESOL (BARTESOL): Don Modesto
Miami-Dade TESOL: Elvia Hernandez
Broward ESOL Council (BEC): Monica Nelsas
Northeast Florida TESOL (NEFTESOL): Betsy Sotillo-Gaura
Central Florida TESOL (CFTESOL): Gerry Stewart
Palm Beach TESOL: Jean Bayol
Emerald Coast TESOL: Laureen Fregeau
Suncoast TESOL: TBA
Orlando, May 16 - 18, 2013
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SUNSHINE STATE TESOL OF FLORIDA
2012 - 2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SSTESOL PAST PRESIDENTS
President
Kisha Bryan, Florida State College at Jacksonville
Immediate Past President
Patricia Grant, Duval County Public Schools
First Vice President
James May, Valencia College
Second Vice President
Lindi Kourtellis, Valencia College
Secretary
Betty Green, Daytona State College
Treasurer
Stephen Johnson, Miami Dade College
Members-at-Large
Teresa Lucas (2010-2013), Florida International University
Arlene Costello (2010-2013), Escambia County Public Schools
Ester de Jong (2011-2014), University of Florida
Li-Lee Tunceren (2012-2015), St. Petersburg College
Melanie Gonzalez (2012-2015), University of Central Florida
Christine Dahnke (2012-2015), Duval County Public Schools
Alternate Members-at-Large
Katya Goussakova (2012-2013), Seminole State College
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Receiving Secretary
Cynthia Schuemann, Miami Dade College
The Messenger Editor
Betty Green, Daytona State College
SSTESOL Journal Editors
Ester de Jong, University of Florida
Maria Coady, University of Florida
Candace Harper, University of Florida
Webmaster
James May, Valencia College
Social Media Liaison
Lindi Kourtellis, Valencia College
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IN SINCERE APPRECIATION
1975-1976 Carol Cargill
1976-1977 Mary Jane Schenk
1977-1978 Jane Harder
1978-1979 John Rogers
1979-1980 Sheila Acevedo
1980-1981 Judy Judd Price
1981-1982 Pat Byrd
1982-1983 Bob King
1983-1984 Susan McFalls
1984-1985 Jerry Messee
1985-1986 Bill Powell
1986-1987 Edwina Hoffman
1987-1988 Luz Paredes Lono
1988-1989 Randall Alford
1989-1990 Consuelo Stebbins
1990-1991 Yvonne Cadiz
1991-1992 Linda Evans
1992-1993 Sandra Fradd
1993-1994 Nancy Lucas
1994-1995 Allene Grognet
1995-1996 Judy Strother
1996-1997 Pat Ellis
1997-1998 Judy Jameson
1998-1999 Michael Kraft
1999-2000 Marilyn Santos
2000-2001 Sandra Hancock
2001-2002 Katherine Dunlop
2002-2003 Betty Green
2003-2004 Cheryl Benz/Betty Green
2004-2005 Suze Lindor
2005-2006 Jose Carmona
2006-2007 Carmen Morales-Jones
2007-2008 Roger Thompson
2008-2009 Ann Jackman
2009-2010 Cynthia Schuemann
2010-2011 Nora Dawkins
2011-2012 Patricia Grant
SPECIAL THANK YOU
Arnhilda Badia, President of the José Martí Foundation
Chane Eplin, SALA Bureau Chief at
the Florida Department of Education
CENTRAL FLORIDA TESOL —
HOST CHAPTER
Gerry Stewart, Center for Multilingual Multicultural Studies
Juliette Gjini, Seminole County Public Schools
Mayor Teresa Jacobs, Orange County
Rachel Wilkinson, Center for Multilingual Multicultural
Studies
Mayor Buddy Dyer, City of Orlando
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Superintendent Melba Luciano, Osceola County
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Superintendent Barbara M. Jenkins, Orange County
Jill Jackson, DoubleTree Orlando
Jessie Austudillo, DoubleTree Orlando
2013 CONFERENCE TEAM
Jay Varner, DoubleTree Orlando
James May, Valencia College
Lindi Kourtellis, Valencia College
SPECIAL THANKS TO THESE VOLUNTEERS
Kisha Bryan, Florida State College at Jacksonville
Lindsay Vecchio - University of Florida
Katya Goussakova, Seminole State College
He Stephanie Huang - University of Florida
Teresa Lucas, Florida International University
Ahyea Alice Jo - University of Florida
Stephen Johnson, Miami Dade College
Seongah Byeon - University of Florida
SSTESOL
Patricia Grant, Duval County Public Schools
SPECIAL THANKS TO THESE
SPONSORS/SUPPORTERS
Ester de Jong, University of Florida
Jeff Janelle, jeffjanelle.com
Li-Lee Tunceren, St. Petersburg College
More than Just Ink
Melanie Gonzalez, University of Central Florida
Carolina TESOL
Arlene Costello, Escambia County Public Schools
Glenda Norvell, New Readers Press
Cynthia Schuemann, Miami Dade College
Robyn Smith, New Readers Press
Betty Green, Daytona State College
Keith Folse, University of Central Florida
Christine Dahnke, Duval County Public Schools
TESOL International
Proposal Reviewers
Adult ESL: Melanie Gonzalez, Katya Goussakova, Stephen Johnson
Advocacy: Arlene Costello
Dual language/Bilingual Education: Ester deJong, Seongah Byeon
EFL: Lindi Kourtellis
K-12: Patricia Grant
Teacher Education: Kisha Bryan, Ester deJong, Lindsay Vecchio, He
Stephanie Huang, Ahyea Alice Jo
Technology: James May, Li-Lee Tunceren
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Orlando, May 16 - 18, 2013
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AWARDS
FEATURED SPEAKERS
2013 PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Dr. Maria I. Pouncey
DR. JANET ZADINA
Dr. Maria I. Pouncey is the project director for the Migrant Education Program with the
Panhandle Area Educational Consortium. For more than 21 years, she has worked with
migrant and farmworker families, English language learners and community organizations that serve them. Passionate about education, she has consistently collaborated with
various inter and intrastate migrant programs, school districts, and interested agencies
and communities – providing training and guidance relevant to the Title 1, Part C Migrant
Education Program and English learner services and accommodations. Further supporting
migrant and farmworker families, she has organized a Migrant Seasonal Farmworker Program that offers additional resources to migrant families and stipends to support participation in educational programs that help further their educational and employment goals.
Dr. Pouncey has collaborated with the local community college and university to provide
ESOL professional development for teachers of students from migrant families. For the
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with these students in a summer camp setting. Dr. Pouncey supports life-long learning,
encourages migrant and seasonal farmworker English language learner families to participate in their children’s education, and regularly educates parents on the rights of English
language learners. She is a staunch advocate for those families who live at the margins of
society and the teachers who have the knowledge and passion to educate them.
2013 OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AWARD RECIPIENT
Thursday, May 16th – 2:00pm to 3:15pm in Orange
Dr. Janet Zadina is an Educational Neuroscientist who sees brain research through the eyes of a teacher
and teaching through the eyes of a researcher. After twenty years’ teaching experience at both high
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and neuroscience through her work as a researcher, teacher, author, and international speaker.
DR. TIM COLLINS
Friday, May 17th – 12:00pm to 1:30pm in Orange
Dr. Tim Collins, Ph.D., is associate professor, ESL and bilingual education, at National Louis University in Chicago, one of the oldest and most renowned colleges of education in the U.S. The author of
over 25 textbooks and media publications, Dr. Collins is the founder or co-founder of two technology
in education companies, and an early mover in both epublishing and mobile learning with cell phones.
He has taught in Spain, Morocco, Taiwan, and the United States.
Dr. Myra Medina
Dr. Myra Medina is a professor at Miami Dade College in the department of ESL and
Foreign Languages at the North Campus. Her primary responsibilities are to teach
English for Academic Purposes and Spanish. Because English and Spanish are her areas
of expertise, she has published in both languages. Her publications in Spanish include
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Baquiana, a literary publication in Spanish.
Some of the recognitions Dr. Medina has received are an Endowed Teaching Chair from
Miami-Dade College, the NISOD award for Teaching Excellence from the University of Texas at Austin, the Modern Languages Alumni Honor Roll Award from Rhode
Island College, the Academic Excellence Award from Crítica Literaria Dominicana, and
Distinguished Professor Promotion. In 2011, she received a grant through the Fulbright
Specialist Program to train faculty at the Universidad APEC in the Dominican Republic
in the areas of theories of language acquisition and second language methodology. She
has recently been selected to serve as a peer reviewer in the Fulbright Specialist Program
in the discipline category of Applied Linguistics/TEFL.
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DR. THOMAS COBB
Saturday, May 18th – 9:00am to 10:00am in Orange
Dr. Tom Cobb has taught and coordinated ESL reading programs and trained ESL teachers in many
parts of the world (Saudi Arabia, Oman, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Japan, England, and Canada).
He currently teaches teachers and does research and development in applied linguistics at the University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada. His development work is mainly involved with building and
maintaining his Lextutor website, which is devoted to supplying ESL and French teachers and learners
worldwide with tools for “data driven” language learning.
Orlando, May 16 - 18, 2013
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THURSDAY, MAY 16TH
7:00am – 8:15am
Registration
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(Invitation Only)
Publisher / Vendor Set-Up
8:30am – 5:00pm
8:00am – 5:00pm
Publisher Exhibits (closed for lunch
12:00pm – 1:00pm)
8:30am – 5:00pm
9:00am – 11:45am
Publisher Exhibits (closed for lunch
12:00pm – 12:45pm)
45-Minute and 90-Minute Concurrent Sessions
9:00am – 11:45am
45-Minute and 90-Minute Concurrent Sessions
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12:00pm – 12:45pm
1:45pm – 6:30pm
Networking – Lunch on Your Own
45-Minute and 90-Minute Concurrent Sessions
1:00pm – 1:45pm
4:45pm – 5:30pm
45-Minute Concurrent Sessions
SSTESOL Annual Business Meeting
8:00am – 2:00pm
Plenary Speaker (Dr. Tom Cobb)
Registration
10:15am – 1:00pm
7:45am – 8:45am
45-Minute and 90-Minute Concurrent Sessions
Sunshine State TESOL Conference
Departure
1:00pm
Plenary Speaker (Dr. Janet Zadina)
6:00-­7:30
4:30-­5:15
3:30-­4:15
2:00 -­ 3:15
1:00 -­ 1:45
12:00 -­ 12:45
Levy
“Migrant Laptops: Credit
Recovery for the Children of
Farmworkers”
Belvis
“Persuasive Writing
Instruction in a Critical
Literacy Framework for
Middle School ELLs”
López Estrada
“Eliciting Students’ Extended
Use of Spanish During Whole
Group Instruction in a First
Grade Two-Way Immersion
Classroom”
NETWORKING -­ LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
Al Khaiyali
“Engaging EFL Learners
to Develop Comprehension
Strategies Using Picture
Books”
Trotta
“Using Television and Movies
to Develop Classroom
Activities”
Perez-Prado
“Using Social Networking
& Dramatization in TESOL
Teacher Education”
Porter
“The Use of iBooks and
iTunes U in the Classroom”
Kellerman
“Utilizing PowerPoint
Technology to Successfully
Teach ELL Students Oral
Presentation Skills”
RECEPTION (COURTYARD)
Verde
“Using an Academic
Vocabulary Tracking Chart
in the K-12 Classroom”
Karlsson
“Quantitative and qualitative
aspects of L1 (Swedish)
and L2 (English) idiom
comprehension”
Lucas
“Habits of Mind for ESL
Educators”
PLENARY SPEAKER – DR. JANET ZADINA “USING BRAIN RESEARCH TO ENHANCE AND ENERGIZE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: THE MULTIPLE PATHWAYS MODEL” ORANGE
Tran, Nichols & Folse
“Three Components of
Successful Conversation
Classes”
Benitez-Rosa & Acevedo
“Know Your Literacy Shifts!”
Deacon & Nakamura
“Teaching Japanese Learners of
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versus Easy Differences”
O’Donnell & Gilbert
“Understanding Student
Anxiety in the Classroom”
Williams & Habib
“Training ESOL Teachers
through On-line Instruction”
Eplin
“Update on Florida’s English
Language Learners (ELLs)
for the 2013 Sunshine State
TESOL Conference”
Dwyer & Platt
“Lessons from Angola,
Rwanda, and Bangladesh:
Bringing them back to
Florida”
DADE
Program at a Glance
Vecchio
“The Educational
Experiences of Haitian
Adolescents with Limited
Formal Schooling”
11:00 -­ 11:45
9:00am – 10:00am
Publisher / Vendor Set-Up
Abobaker
“The Effect of English
Captioning While Listening
on Second Language Learners
Comprehension”
FRIDAY, MAY 17TH
10:00 -­ 10:45
2:00pm – 3:15pm
SATURDAY, MAY 18TH
Torrey
“Linking Social Studies
Curriculum to USCIS
Naturalization Requirements”
6:00pm
BROWARD
Publisher Exhibits (closed after 12:00pm)
Kellerman & Schroeder
“Using Video Clips from
Popular TV Shows to Teach
Effective Recognition and
Utilization of Tones to ESL
Students”
12:00pm – 1:30pm
8:30am – 1:00pm
Lopez Estrada, Rodriguez &
Bonet
“21st Century Classrooms:
Exploring Perspectives,
Negotiating ComputerMediated Landscapes, and
Integrating Technology in the
ESOL Classroom”
Registration
8:00am – 10:00am
Green
“Save”
Welcome Reception
Registration
9:00-­9:45
3:00pm – 6:00pm
6:00PM – 7:30PM
Chou
“Strategies Using Word
to Word Dictionaries as
Accommodation for FCAT”
Board Orientation and Registration Training
45-Minute and 90-Minute Concurrent Sessions
Deacon
“Building Graphemic
Awareness: Arabic
Orthographic Errors in
English”
1:00pm – 3:00pm
3:30pm – 5:15pm
PALM BEACH
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“Using Brain Research
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Learning: The Multiple
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May
“Flipping Your Classroom:
Curating Engaging LevelAppropriate Content for
Students”
Navarre & Deuel
“Taking Tradition to TimeSaving Technology”
Erben
“A Pedagogic ESOL
Essential: Web 2.0 Tools”
May
“The Power of
Backchanneling: Free Tools
to Enhance Classroom
Communication”
FLORIDA KEYS
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday: May 16-­18, 2013 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel at the Entrance to Universal Orlando Orlando, Florida
CANAVERAL
Expanding Traditions: Merging Methodology & Technology
35th Annual Conference – Sunshine State TESOL
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THURSDAY - CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE
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“Pathways: Academic Literacy
through National Geographic
Content”
Reilly & Folse
“I Am Boring: A Corpus Study
of -ing and -ed Participial
Adjectives”
Graney
“The Flipped Class: Year Two”
10:00 -­ 10:45
11:00 -­ 11:45
Torrey
“E-learning or Traditional
Format for ESOL Teacher
Preparation Courses”
Fisher
“Interactive Notebooks and
Foldables for ELLs”
Hammond Carrasquel
“Assessing ESL Speaking
Skills (With and Without
Technology)”
12:15 -­ 1:00
11:15 -­ 12:00
10:15 -­ 11:00
9:00-­10:00
Haring, Valdeos, Hancock
& Wedding
“Cruisin’ in My Wagon:
Engaging ELLs in
Language Learning and
Culture Study
through Doo Wop & Swing
Songs”
Templeman, Harvey, Estes
& Naghitorabi
“The Culture of You:
Students and Social Media”
Torrey
“Help! I Don’t Speak Their
Language”
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“A Journey Into Instructional
Masi & Paneque
Smith
“Navigating Zamblish and
Minibuses: Lessons Learned
in Lusaka”
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Liontas
“Straight from the
Horse’s Mouth: How to
Teach Idioms and Not
Lose Your Marbles”
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Ballard, Galeano &
Torres
“Integration of
Technology in ESOL
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“The Contemporary Music
Approach to Teaching
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Jones & DeLorenzo
“ESL Students in the
Writing Center: Inquiry and
Action”
Shaqareq & McMurria
“Linking Minds to
Technology”
BROWARD
Seren
“Interactive Read Aloud”
Vargas & Shelly
“Supplementing Academic
ESL Curricula with Authentic
Materials”
DADE
Manner, Foronda, Powell &
Flores
“Professional Development
in ESL: a Virtual Model”
Tunceren & Benson
“Advancing Critical
Literacies in Online EAP
Courses”
Rodriguez Spence
“The Term Paper and
Technology: Avoiding the
Pitfalls”
FLORIDA KEYS
Smith
“A Treasure Hunt Approach:
Using eLibraryUSA to
Teach Literature Reviews
and Increase Digital
Literacy”
Bittenbender Royal,
McGreger, Murphy,
Victor & Kilkowska
“Developing a
Service Learning
Course for IEP
Students”
Jalilzadeh &
Dastgoshadeh
“Reconceptualization of
Validity: Post Methods
Perspective”
Torrey
“Implementing CCSS
for TESOL/BE courses
in Teacher Education
Programs”
DeLorenzo
“Parental Beliefs and
Attitudes on Enrollment in a
Dual Language Program at a
Central Florida Elementary
School”
Jiang & Perkins
“A Study of the
Peters
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The Case of ELT in
Learning Approach in
the ESP classroom” Jiangsu Union Technical
Institute”
McPeek
“The Effect of Native
Writing Systems on the
Interlanguage English
Pronunciation of EFL
and ESL Learners”
Anton
“Know Your True Value
As a Teacher”
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“Integrating Technology into
genre based writing classes”
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Language Learning”
Bittenbender Royal
“Avoiding
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New Normal”
Trujillo
“Balancing Common Core,
Technology, and Cooperative
Learning for ESOL Students”
Destrades-Mendoza &
Johnstone
“Using iPads to Enhance
Intensive Academic English
Instruction”
Elturki & Abobaker
“Using Technology to
Support ESL Teaching and
Learning”
Graney
“Making an ebook:
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“Building Your Own
Interactive Textbook”
Lopez-Lopez & Hussein
“Integrating Technology in
the Classroom”
Cobb
“Building Your own Web
Content for Learners in 10
Minutes”
FLORIDA KEYS
Contreras & Espinal
“Please TURN ON your
Cell Phones”
Liontas
“Contextualizing Oracy
and Literacy Instruction
in the Content Areas”
Quijano
“How to Better Assist
our Spanish ELLs”
Lapp, Weber, Ariza &
Zelden
“Common Core
Standards for ELLS in
Middle School”
PLENARY SPEAKER -­ DR. TOM COBB
“10 USES OF A MILLION WORD CORPUS IN ESL”
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Goodman & Davis
“AEROBIC & Visual PRONUNCIATION”
SSTESOL
Annual, Business, Meeting
Devanny & Walton
“Conversation Essentials”
deJong
Getting Published: The
SSTESOL Journal
Proietti, Folse & Denisenko
“Five Practical ways to Teach
Present Perfect”
Arsolino & Esparza
“TFAs and ELLs: Lessons
Taught and Lessons Learned”
Brinks Lockwood & Sippell
“Trying to Flip the ESL
Classroom: Applying
Academic Strategies in
Textbooks to Authentic
Materials”
Hewett
“The English Language Fellow
Program”
Jones, Proietti & Keeler
“Perceptions of Native and
Non-Native Teachers in
Asia”
Manner, Delgado, Hardy
& Piro
“Implementation of
Instructional Strategies in
ESL through Collaboration
and Technology”
Destrades-Mendoza &
Johnstone
“Methodology and
Implementation of Mobile
and Blended Learning in an
Intensive ESL Program”
Clarcq
“Embedded Reading:
Scaffolding Text for
Student Success”
CANAVERAL
CAPE
Maldonado, Pappa & Rojas
“Challenges Faced by Hispanic
ELLs and Ways to Overcome
Them”
TIME
5:45 -­ 6:30
4:45 -­ 5:30
3:45 -­ 4:30
2:45 -­ 3:30
1:45 -­ 2:30
12:00 -­ 1:30
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PLENARY SPEAKER – DR. TIM COLLINS “WHAT’S WRONG RIGHT WITH EBOOKS? WHAT’S THE IDEAL EBOOK FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING?” PLATED LUNCH, AWARDS, & RAFFLE ORANGE
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9:00-­9:45
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Gjini & Crum
“Inclusion Through Team
Teaching
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Foster & Horwitz
“Learning from the Test: Going
Beyond Class Averages”
8:00 -­ 8:45
TIME
FRIDAY - CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE
SATURDAY - CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE
Orlando, May 16 - 18, 2013
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THURSDAY SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
THURSDAY SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Thursday, 9:00am – 10:30am
Broward
9:00 a.m.
Thursday, 9:00am – 9:45am
Cape Canaveral
Utilizing Audacity Software and TOEFL
Speaking Tasks to Improve ELLs Pronunciation
and Intonation Patterns
0DQ\(//VKDYHGLIÀFXOWLHVOHDUQLQJWKHFRUUHFW(QJOLVKSURQXQciation and intonation patterns of the language. How can we as
instructors help them improve their pronunciation and intonation?
This challenging task can be met by utilizing the computer recording
technology, Audacity. Combining recording technology with speaking
tasks while providing feedback will facilitate improvement.
Deborah Kellerman, University of Florida
Thursday, 9:00am – 9:45am
Volusia
Building Graphemic Awareness: Arabic
Orthographic Errors in English
,QWZRLQGHSHQGHQWVWXGLHV'HDFRQ'XQODSLWZDVVWDWLVWLcally shown that Arabic students make more errors than students of other
L1 backgrounds (including languages without Romanized alphabets).
Reasons and solutions for this will be discussed in order to correct common deviant patterns via new grapheme to phoneme awareness.
Robert Deacon, University of Florida
Thursday, 9:00am – 9:45am
Palm Beach
Strategies Using Word to Word Dictionaries as
Accommodation for FCAT
Most schools have dictionaries in the classroom. In Florida, LEP
students can use word to word bilingual dictionaries as accommodation at FCAT. This session explores several effective strategies on
students using dictionaries to acquire academic vocabulary and as
ELL accommodation at FCAT.
Linking Social Studies Curriculum to USCIS
Naturalization Requirements
Current and proposed Immigration Reform provides a ‘path to
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of U.S. civics topics. How can we prepare students and connect to
Florida’s curriculum standards? What resources are available? How
can immigrants be helped by schools or volunteer and advocacy
organizations?
Evelyn Torrey, Florida Atlantic University
Thursday, 9:00am – 10:30am
Dade
Lessons from Angola, Rwanda, and
Bangladesh: Bringing Them Back to Florida
In this interactive workshop, participants engage in stories from three
developing countries, acknowledging pedagogical shifts in expertise
from the foreigner to the local. Participants then connect these stories
to Floridian contexts by examining their students’ communities and
materials developed from their students’ lives, and planning lessons
emerging from such orientation.
Eric Dwyer, Florida International University
Elizabeth Platt, Florida State University
Thursday, 9:00am – 9:45am
Florida Keys
The Power of Backchanneling: Free Tools to
Enhance Classroom Communication
Would you like to read your students’ minds? Know what they know
and what they don’t? Know what your students are thinking while
they are thinking it? This session will demonstrate free and easy to
use techniques for both live-time and asynchronous backchanneled
communication. All skill levels welcome. BYOD!
Thursday, 10:00am – 10:45am
Palm Beach
10:00 a.m.
Thursday, 10:00am – 10:45am
Cape Canaveral
The Educational Experiences of Haitian
Adolescents with Limited Formal Schooling
21st Century Classrooms: Exploring
Perspectives, Negotiating Computer-Mediated
Landscapes, and Integrating Technology in the
ESOL Classroom
Many Florida ELLs are Haitian-born and some have had limited forPDOVFKRROLQJ'XULQJWKHLUÀUVW\HDULQD)ORULGDKLJKVFKRROZKDW
are the experiences of Haitian students with limited formal schooling?
Findings from interviews with Haitian students, high school ESOL
teachers, and mainstream classroom teachers will be presented.
Global trends highlight the importance of technology use to allow
students to demonstrate learning process, thus facilitating language
learning in meaningful contexts (Eaton, 2010). The authors will
illuminate current conversations concerning technology integration
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ESOL teaching, and share recommendations.
Lindsay Vecchio, University of Florida
Patricia López Estrada, Technological Institute of Costa Rica
Prisca Rodriguez, University of Florida
Maria C. Bonet, Prince Georges Community College
Thursday, 10:00am – 10:45am
Volusia
Using Video Clips from Popular TV Shows to
Teach Effective Recognition and Utilization of
Tones to ESL Students
Many ESL students frequently have problems recognizing and
identifying different tones like sarcasm in conversations or lectures
when used by native speakers. Consequently, they then have problems
producing those tones in their own speech. This lesson plan teaches
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video clips from popular TV shows and traditional group role playing
activities.
Deborah Kellerman, University of Florida
Jennifer Schroeder, University of Florida
Thursday, 10:00am – 10:45am
Florida Keys
A Pedagogic ESOL Essential: Web 2.0 Tools
This presentation explores how web 2.0 technology can be employed
in ESOL classrooms. Teachers will have a roadmap based on simple
and manageable steps to implement over 200 web 2.0 tools throughRXWWKHVFKRRO\HDULOOXVWUDWLQJKRZWHDFKHUVFDQPDNHXVHRIZHE
tools to manage, prepare, present, facilitate, extend, apply, generate
and create ESOL instruction in meaningful ways.
Tony Erben, University of Tampa
11:00 a.m.
Thursday, 11:00am – 11:45am
Cape Canaveral
The Effect of English Captioning While
Listening on Second Language Learners
Comprehension
This research paper aims to investigate a combination of scaffolding
strategies such as reading captions while listening (bimodal texts) and
topic and technology familiarity on ESL listening comprehension.
Reima Abobaker, Washington State University
James May, Valencia College
Arthur Chou, Academic Learning Company
K-12 Programs
18
EFL
Technology
Sunshine State TESOL Conference
Teacher
Education
Dual language/
Bilingual Education
Community College
EA P/Adult/ IE P
Orlando, May 16 - 18, 2013
Special Topics
Advocacy
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THURSDAY SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
This presentation will provide an update on Florida’s ELL data,
including CELLA data, FCAT data, AMAO data, and graduation data.
Also, information will be provided on ELLs and the Common Core,
PARCC accommodations for ELLs, the ELPA21 consortium, and any
other timely ELL updates.
Using Social Networking & Dramatization in
TESOL Teacher Education
Three Components of Successful Conversation
Classes
Using Television and Movies to Develop
Classroom Activities
This workshop will involve participants in a teacher training activity
that incorporates social networking and dramatization to promote engaged interaction among English Language Learners and their peers.
Instagram and facebook will be used to demonstrate the potential of
social networking as a springboard for interactive classrooms.
In this session, the presenters will describe three components of a
successful conversation course, including the structure of the class,
topics for conversation, and management of conversations. Activities
to encourage conversation and cultural issues that arise will also be
discussed. Handouts will be provided.
Learn how to create activities inspired by movies and television.
Examples from grammar and vocabulary exercises to intercultural
communication role-plays will be demonstrated.
Aixa Perez-Prado, Florida International University
Rose Tran, University of Central Florida
William Nichols, University of Central Florida
Keith Folse, University of Central Florida
Chane Eplin, Florida Department of Education
Thursday, 11:00am – 11:45am
Florida Keys
Thursday, 11:00am – 11:45am
Palm Beach
Engaging EFL Learners to Develop
Comprehension Strategies Using Picture Books
Picture books were used as supplementary materials to teach some
basic comprehension strategies in the seventh and eighth EFL classrooms overseas. Results of qualitative data analysis showed some
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comprehension learning process.
Save time, document actions, eliminate time-consuming paper and
pencil tasks, and easily retrieve ELL student data. Document ELL
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the push of a button. Eliminate lost documents. SuccessEd’s Steve
Navarre and Mellony Deuel present the company’s cloud-based,
digital ELL solution.
Steve Navarre, SuccessEd, LLC
Mellony Deuel, SuccessEd, LLC
1:00 p.m.
Thursday, 11:00am – 11:45am
Broward
This credit-recovery program for a highly mobile population
describes how school districts can support CLD students to meet
graduation requirements both state and federal.
Michele Lopez-Stafford Levy, Broward College Ft. Lauderdale
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EFL
Persuasive text composition is an academic language skill that
students must develop to succeed in school. This session reports on
a research project in which middle school ELLs produced various
persuasive texts within a critical literacy framework, following the
self-regulated strategy development model (Harris & Graham, 1996).
Renee Belvis, Pinellas County Public Schools
Training ESOL Teachers through On-line
Instruction
This presentation will explain how on-line instructional delivery
systems can facilitate ESOL teacher education. After providing an
overview of previous research about on-line instruction in teacher education, the presenters will offer strategies that can be used to engage
students, provide content material, and assess their understanding of
ESOL methodology
Gwendolyn M.Williams, University of West Florida
Amany Habib, University of West Florida
K-12 Programs
Persuasive Writing Instruction in a Critical
Literacy Framework for Middle School ELLs
Thursday, 1:00pm – 1:45pm
Cape Canaveral
Technology
Sunshine State TESOL Conference
Teacher
Education
Thursday, 1:00pm – 1:45pm
Broward
Eliciting Students’ Extended Use of Spanish
during Whole Group Instruction in a First
Grade Two-Way Immersion Classroom
The qualitative study describes how a bilingual teacher elicited
students’ extended use of Spanish during whole group instruction in a
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instructional patterns used by a bilingual teacher and her beliefs as
guiding points in her teaching practices.
Patricia López Estrada, Technological Institute of Costa Rica
Dual language/
Bilingual Education
James Trotta, Florida State University
Thursday, 1:00pm – 1:45pm
Florida Keys
Thursday, 1:00pm – 1:45pm
Palm Beach
Taking Tradition to Time-Saving Technology
Al Tiyb Al Khaiyali, Washington State University
Migrant Laptops: Credit Recovery for the
Children of Farmworkers
Thursday, 1:00pm – 1:45pm
Dade
Thursday, 1:00pm – 1:45pm
Volusia
Thursday, 11:00am – 11:45am
Dade
Thursday, 11:00am – 11:45am
Volusia
Update on Florida’s English Language Learners (ELLs) for the 2013 Sunshine State TESOL
Conference
THURSDAY SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Flipping Your Classroom: Curating Engaging
Level-Appropriate Content for Students
Learn best practices and strategies for curating free, engaging content
for your language classroom and beyond. Experience how TED,
TEDed, YouTube and a variety of other sources can be combined with
resources from Lextutor.ca to make free, engaging, level-appropriate
content for your students. All skill levels welcome. BYOD!
James May, Valencia College
2:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Janet Zadina
“Using Brain Research to Enhance and
Energize Language Instruction: The Multiple
Pathways Model”
Orange Ballroom
Come see with your own eyes how learning changes the brain! Go
beyond visual, auditory, and kinesthetic pathways and utilize multiple
pathways in your lessons. This Multiple Pathways Model will provide
you with an understanding of the many pathways by which the brain
can learn and how second language impacts the learning pathways.
In this exciting presentation, loaded with images and scattered with
interactive experiences, attendees will learn about these lesser known
pathways and acquire strategies that can be added to curriculum
design to reach diverse and struggling language learners. Come prepared to laugh, learn, experience, and engage.
Community College
EA P/Adult/ IE P
Orlando, May 16 - 18, 2013
Special Topics
Advocacy
21
THURSDAY SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
THURSDAY SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Thursday, 3:30pm – 4:15pm
Broward
3:30 p.m.
Thursday, 3:30pm – 4:15pm
Cape Canaveral
Understanding Student Anxiety in the
Classroom
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students have.
Martin O’Donnell, University of Central Florida
Kris Gilbert, University of Central Florida
Thursday, 4:30pm – 5:15pm
Cape Canaveral
Utilizing PowerPoint Technology to Successfully
Teach ELL Students Oral Presentation Skills
This lesson focuses on teaching students successful oral presentation skills through learning how to create a basic PowerPoint for
successfully presenting information in a college classroom. After
instructional period and viewing a model presentation, students work
in a computer lab in cooperative learning groups of two to create a
PowerPoint presentation.
Deborah Kellermann, University of Florida
Thursday, 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Dade
Thursday, 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Volusia
Teaching Japanese Learners of English
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After analyzing Japanese and English spatial and temporal grammatical markers, this study examined the difference between easily negotiated language differences and troublesome ones. It is the belief of the
researchers that an understanding of this will lead to better methods
for teaching Japanese ESL learners. Activity ideas will be discussed.
Join us as we use the Six Key Principles for ELL Instruction, as our
guide to designing scaffolded instruction to meet the needs of ELLs
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reaching the Common Core State Standards can be a lot of fun!
Deborah Benitez-Rosa, ESOL Department Broward County
Public Schools
Miriam Acevedo, ESOL Department Broward County Public
Schools
Teresa Lucas, Florida International University
Thursday, 3:30pm – 4:15pm
Florida Keys
Thursday, 3:30pm – 4:15pm
Palm Beach
Quantitative and Qualitative Aspects of L1
(Swedish) and L2 (English) Idiom Comprehension
The study addresses three main research questions: 1) How well do
students master idioms in their L2 as compared to in their L1? 2)
How do a) degrees of transparency, b) idiom frequency and c) the
choice of source domain affect students’ comprehension? 3) To what
extent is context used when interpreting idioms?
Education and technology are becoming inseparable, and as educators
we should know what our options are in order to maximize our students’
motivation and interest levels. The use of iBooks and iTunes U can help
bridge the gap between technology and accessibility in the classroom.
Mitchell Porter, Full Sail University
Thursday, 4:30pm – 5:15pm
Florida Keys
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Thursday, 4:30pm – 5:15pm
Palm Beach
Future teachers must cultivate “Habits of Mind”, as well as knowledge and skills, to reach their full potential as educators and contributing members of society. Come see how activities promoting language
acquisition also have the potential to encourage development of such
characteristics as persisting, listening with understanding, and thinkLQJÁH[LEO\
The Use of iBooks and iTunes U in the Classroom
Robert Deacon, University of Florida
Yukari Nakamura, University of Florida
Habits of Mind for ESL Educators
Know Your Literacy Shifts!
Thursday, 4:30pm – 5:15pm
Broward
4:30 p.m.
Using an Academic Vocabulary Tracking Chart
in the K-12 Classroom
A concern of teachers is helping English Language Learners acquire
the academic vocabulary they need to succeed academically. This
interactive session will provide forum for discussion of ideas and provide suggestions for hands on activities that can help students develop
vocabulary necessary for academic success.
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your area is? Have you considered creating a network of language
professionals in your local school district and surrounding counties?
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the opportunities and challenges of creating networks of advocacy
and support for ELLs and language teachers.
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Jesus Verde, Velazquez Press
Using Brain Research to Orchestrate Language
Learning: The Multiple Pathways Model
Continue exploring multiple pathways in more depth after the
keynote. Learn strategies for stimulating these pathways in your
classroom activities and assignments. Learn how to avoid “drill and
kill” and get more learning in less time. Discover what part of the
brain you are responsible for helping to develop!
Janet Zadina, Tulane University School of Medicine
Monica Karlsson, Halmstad University, Sweden
K-12 Programs
22
EFL
Technology
Sunshine State TESOL Conference
Teacher
Education
Dual language/
Bilingual Education
Community College
EA P/Adult/ IE P
Orlando, May 16 - 18, 2013
Special Topics
Advocacy
23
FRIDAY SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
FRIDAY SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Friday, 9:00am – 9:45am
Broward
9:00 a.m.
Friday, 9:00am – 9:45am
Cape Canaveral
Learning from the Test: Going beyond Class
Averages
ESL teachers encourage students to learn from returned tests, but
teachers can also learn from the results of the test. The presenters will
discuss techniques for collecting data as tests are graded, and participants will receive some hands-on practice at analysis.
Jenica Smith, University of Alabama, English Language Institute
Friday, 9:00am – 9:45am
Dade
Dayna Foster, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Jeannette Horwitz, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Friday, 9:00am – 9:45am
Volusia
Inclusion through Team Teaching
What does an inclusion model look like? The presenters will share
with the audience how they worked together to make the inclusion
model successful in a regular classroom setting with an ELL population of students. The presenters will share ideas and activities to
show how ELLs and regular students work collaboratively to develop
reading and writing skills.
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experiences. These tools include IPAD minis, LiveScribe Smartpens,
and the TeachLive Virtual Classroom. The presentation will include a
demonstration of each tool and explanations of how program pre-service teachers are using each one.
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Laura Ballard, Florida State University
Rebecca Galeano, Florida State University
Kelly Torres, Florida State University
Friday, 9:00am – 9:45am
Florida Keys
Friday, 9:00am – 9:45am
Palm Beach
The Culture of You: Students and Social Media
The Term Paper and Technology: Avoiding the
Pitfalls
In order to prepare university-level international students for the
increasing use of social media in education, the presenters created
a 5-week integrated EAP skills content unit that focuses on how
students can utilize social media to their advantage in an educational
context. Materials will be provided.
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research. However, how can teachers ensure they are used appropriDWHO\"7KLVSUHVHQWDWLRQSURSRVHVDÀYHSRLQWPHWKRGWKDWPDNHVVWXdents accountable, engaged, and information literate. By addressing
issues as they arise, major problems like plagiarism can be averted.
Maureen Templeman, University of South Florida
Jane Harvey, University of South Florida
Kristin Estes, University of South Florida
Christy Naghitorabi, University of South Florida
Silvia Rodriguez Spence, Southern New Hampshire University
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Teaching the Present Perfect Tense doesn’t have to be a dull or boring
grammar class. There are a variety of fun activities you can use in
your classes to make the Present Perfect tense lively, interesting, motivating, and memorable for our students. Come, and let’s celebrate
your Present Perfect Life!
Mary Goodman, Everest University
Caitlin Davis, American Heritage School
Integration of Technology in ESOL Field
Experience
Xhuljeta Gjini, Seminole County Public Schools
Nicole Crum, Seminole County Public Schools
K-12 Programs
Friday, 10:00am – 10:45am
Cape Canaveral
Navigating Zamblish and Minibuses: Lessons
Learned in Lusaka
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2011. Teacher training, Zambian-English dialect, and adapting to life
and teaching in Zambia are presented as they apply to that country as
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Friday, 10:00am – 10:45am
Volusia
10:00 a.m.
Pathways: Academic Literacy through National
Geographic Content
English language instruction needed in today’s increasingly connected
world must instruct learners to synthesize information, form opinions, and personalize information. National Geographic Learning’s
Pathways program helps learners acquire the academic reading,
writing, and critical thinking skills required for academic success and
to connect to the world in which they live.
Cindy Le, National Geographic Learning
Friday, 10:00am – 10:45am
Broward
Friday, 10:00am – 11:30am
Palm Beach
Cruisin’ in My Wagon: Engaging ELLs in
Language Learning and Culture Study through
Doo Wop & Swing Songs
This workshop and PowerPoint will focus on use of Doo Wop and
Pop songs to engage ELLs in language learning, cadence/rhythm,
stress, intonation, and history/culture study. Participants will work on
ways to implement applications in their classes. Door prizes include
posters and a Doo Wop/Pop CD produced by presenters.
Cynthia Haring, Pasco County School District
Katia Valdeos, Hernando County School District
Sandra Hancock, Flagler College-Tallahassee
Debbie Wedding, Pasco County School District
A Journey into Instructional Technology
Resources for ELLs
Participants will be provided with resources to better utilize the rapidly growing body of emerging instructional technologies to enhance
the academic achievement levels of English Language Learners.
Technologies, including iPad apps and websites, to promote the
development of language skills as well as content area learning will
be presented.
Annmarie Masi, Miami Dade College
Oneyda M. Paneque, Miami Dade College
Friday, 10:00am – 11:30am
Dade
Straight from the Horse’s Mouth: How to Teach
Idioms and Not Lose Your Marbles
If you dare to be different and are not afraid of taking risks, then this
workshop is for YOU! This quick-paced, hands-on workshop demonstrates how to teach idiomatic expressions regardless of personal
teaching method and style. Come in and watch yourself and others
begin to “spill the beans” about idioms.
John I. Liontas, University of South Florida
Technology
Sunshine State TESOL Conference
Teacher
Education
Dual language/
Bilingual Education
Community College
EA P/Adult/ IE P
Orlando, May 16 - 18, 2013
Special Topics
Advocacy
25
FRIDAY SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Friday, 11:00am – 11:45am
Broward
Friday, 10:00am – 10:45am
Florida Keys
Advancing Critical Literacies in Online EAP
Courses
Blended and online EAP courses offer students unique opportunities
to learn and practice critical academic literacy skills. The presenters
share strategies for teaching students to annotate, paraphrase, summarize and synthesize printed and digital texts to plan and write effective
source-based essays. Synchronous and asynchronous online feedback
tools are also demonstrated.
FRIDAY SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Help! I Don’t Speak Their Language
Monolingual teachers have been criticized for ignoring ELLs or not
using bilingual strategies. Bilingual teachers may not provide comparable assistance to students whose languages they do not speak. We
will consider the implications and ways in which we can use bilingual
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Evelyn Torrey, Florida Atlantic University
Li-Lee Tunceren, St. Petersburg College
Susan Benson, St. Petersburg College
Friday, 11:00am – 11:45am
Florida Keys
11:00 a.m.
Friday, 11:00am – 11:45am
Cape Canaveral
The Flipped Class: Year Two
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the instructional model and discuss my implementation of the model
in an intermediate ESL writing class. I will also discuss how it has
changed my teaching of reading classes.
John M. Graney, Santa Fe College
Friday, 11:00am – 11:45am
Volusia
Professional Development in ESL: a Virtual
Model
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learners. Teachers in these areas need professional development
to help them provide effective instruction. This session highlights
Project LEAP, a grant-funded school and strategy-based program that
has produced excellent outcomes through a series of virtual graduate
courses.
Jane Manner, East Carolina University
Kathering Foronda, East Carolina University
Elaine Powell, East Carolina University
Octo Flores, East Carolina University
Lunch Keynote Speaker
The English Language Fellow Program
Dr. Tim Collins
During this session, attendees will learn about the English Language
“What’s Wrong Right with ebooks? What’s the Fellow Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State and
Georgetown University. The presenter will cover the intent of the
ideal ebook for language learning?”
program and how to become a Fellow.
Orange Ballroom
Teachers, including language teachers, have always adopted technological innovation, whether it is the photocopier, CD player, or the
personal computer, in order to improve their support of students. Yet
acceptance of ebooks in educational settings, even in higher education, has been very slow. Industry statistics show that while ebook
sales continue to grow in almost every sector, epublications have
a very low acceptance rate among students. This presentation will
examine the kinds of technological innovations available for online
publications, consider reasons why students and teachers continue to
express disinterest in epublications, and examine cultural and economic factors that result in the acceptance of new technologies.
1:45 p.m.
Friday, 1:45pm – 2:30pm
Cape Canaveral
Assessing speaking in an ESL classroom has always been challenging
due to the subjectivity of assessing productive skills, the time constraints that may accompany assessing a large classroom, and student
fears of speaking in front of others. Learn ways to do this effectively
with and without the use of technology.
In this session, the presenters discuss confusing participial -ing and
–ed adjectives (I am boring/bored). Grammar textbooks explain
this issue in a very general way, but we will hear the results of a
corpus-based study of these confusing adjective pairs and consider
implications for ESL teachers.
Nicole Hammond Carrasquel, Center for Multilingual
Multicultural Studies (CMMS)
Natalia Reilly, University of Central Florida
Keith Folse, University of Central Florida
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Cynthia Hewett, English Language Fellow Program
Friday, 1:45pm – 2:30pm
Palm Beach
Methodology and Implementation of Mobile
and Blended Learning in an Intensive ESL
Program
Presentation on the methodologies and techniques used to develop an
intensive ESL program using mobile technology and full campus and
community immersion. The program was implemented with iPads,
allowing language instruction, exposure to the target language and
reinforcement in or out of the classroom and lab environments.
Olivia Destrades-Mendoza, Full Sail
Rosemeire Johnstone, Full Sail
Assessing ESL Speaking Skills (With and Without Technology)
I Am Boring: A Corpus Study of -ing and -ed
Participial Adjectives
K-12 Programs
Friday, 1:45pm – 2:30pm
Volusia
12:00 p.m.
Friday, 1:45pm – 2:30pm
Broward
Implementation of Instructional Strategies in
ESL through Collaboration and Technology
This presentation will address critical information about preparing
teachers to work effectively with English learners, as well as
implications for professional development through online courses.
Practicing educators will analyze how theories of practice evolve
during teaching and will share effective strategies for enhancing
educational practice in K-12 classrooms.
Jane Manner, East Carolina University
Maria Delgado, Lenoir County Public Schools, North Carolina
Yvonne Hardy, Lenoir County Public Schools, North Carolina
Wendy Piro, Wayne County Public Schools, North Carolina
EFL
Technology
Sunshine State TESOL Conference
Teacher
Education
Dual language/
Bilingual Education
Community College
EA P/Adult/ IE P
Orlando, May 16 - 18, 2013
Special Topics
Advocacy
27
FRIDAY SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Friday, 2:45pm – 3:30pm
Volusia
Friday, 1:45pm – 2:30pm
Dade
Common Core Standards for ELLS in Middle
School
Technological preservice teachers are being introduced to mobile
technology as a means to academically prepare ELL middle school
students for the demanding curricula changes brought on by the
implementation of the Common Core Standards. Middle school
classroom teachers need to become competent and capable to further
enhance the learning environment for ELLS by learning to use the
newest applications and mobile devices.
FRIDAY SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Five Practical ways to Teach Present Perfect
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perfect tense, including form and usage. The majority of the
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this tough tense. Handouts will be provided.
Ame Proietti, University of Central Florida
Keith Folse, University of Central Florida
Anna Denisenko, University of Central Florida
Susanne I Lapp, Florida Atlantic University
Roberta Weber, Florida Atlantic University
Eileen Ariza, Florida Atlantic University
Renee Zelden, Miami Dade College
Building your own Interactive Textbook
In this hands-on, interactive workshop, participants will work
together in teams to create the design of a custom epublication for
their students. First, participants will examine a number of new and
emergent technologies for epublishing and eLearning. Then the
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lessons and learning aids for their students. Participants will leave
with new ideas on using technology with their students, as well as
new understandings of the epublications of the future.
Tim Collins, National Louis University, Chicago
2:45 p.m.
Friday, 2:45pm – 4:15pm
Cape Canaveral
Interactive Notebooks and Foldables for ELLs
Teachers will learn how to create and use interactive notebooks and
foldables in the classroom. Based on the work of Dinah Zike, ELLs
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linguistic support for content mastery.
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We will discuss aspects of the Spanish language to learn some of
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pronouncing English. Spelling and pronunciation rules in Spanish will
be covered, including cognates. Some cultural differences will be
explained as well.
Mary Quijano, VALF and Learn to Read
Getting published: The SSTESOL Journal
This presentation will discuss the SSTESOL Journal, its mission,
and how to prepare and submit manuscripts for this journal and other
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Ester deJong, University of Florida
Friday, 2:45pm – 3:30pm
Broward
Friday, 2:45pm – 3:30pm
Florida Keys
Reading, writing, listening, and speaking strategies presented in
textbooks are often sound. However, university students need to
apply the content beyond the given samples. This session discusses
students implementing the textbook strategies to authentic materials
outside the classroom and discussing the content and the strategies
inside the classroom.
Robyn Brinks Lockwood, Stanford University
Kelly Sippell, University of Michigan Press
EFL
Ebooks offer a means to provide cheap and targeted materials
for classes. Teachers can edit and compile ebooks relatively
inexpensively. However, there are pitfalls. This presentation will
discuss how the avoid some of the pitfalls while demonstrating the
basics of ebook making.
John Graney, Santa Fe College
Sunshine State TESOL Conference
Teacher
Education
What is the perception of native and non-native English teachers in
Asia? Our study elicited opinions from both native and non-native
English-speaking teachers who have taught in Asia on the strengths
and weaknesses of each teacher type. This presentation summarizes
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Charlotte Jones, University of Central Florida
Ame Proietti, University of Central Florida
Jane Keeler, University of Central Florida
Friday, 3:45pm – 4:30pm
Broward
TFAs and ELLs: Lessons Taught & Lessons
Learned
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of Teach for America Corps Members. While struggling to become
masters of their new careers, these new teachers must learn to adapt
the TFA methods to their ESOL classrooms. But can it be done?
Thais Arsolino, Duval County Public Schools
Jasmin Esparza, Duval County Public Schools
3:45 p.m.
Friday, 3:45pm – 4:30pm
Volusia
Conversation Essentials
Join us for Conversation Essentials, an interactive presentation on
adult ESL conversation groups. While Conversation Essentials are
informal, drop-in sessions facilitated by volunteers, each meeting
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Keith Folse. Training guide, grammar keys, topics, and prompts
created by the presenters are free to download.
Katie Devanny, Jacksonville Public Library Center for
Adult Learning
Katie Walton, Jacksonville Public Library Center for
Adult Learning
Technology
Perceptions of Native and Non-Native
Teachers in Asia
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Mistakes
Trying to Flip the ESL Classroom: Applying
Academic Strategies in Textbooks to Authentic
Materials
Daniel L. Fisher, Rockdale County Public Schools, Conyers,
Georgia
K-12 Programs
How to Better Assist our Spanish ELLs
Friday, 2:45pm – 3:30pm
Palm Beach
Friday, 1:45pm – 2:30pm
Florida Keys
Friday, 4:45pm – 5:30pm
Palm Beach
Friday, 2:45pm – 4:15pm
Dade
Dual language/
Bilingual Education
Friday, 3:45pm – 4:30pm
Florida Keys
Using Technology to Support ESL Teaching and
Learning
This demonstration shares some online tools that can be integrated in
classroom instruction to engage students in different activities, or they
can be used by the students outside the classroom.
Eman Elturki, Washington State University
Reima Abobaker, Washington State University
Community College
EA P/Adult/ IE P
Orlando, May 16 - 18, 2013
Special Topics
Advocacy
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FRIDAY SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
FRIDAY SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Friday, 4:45pm – 5:30pm
Broward
4:45 p.m.
Friday, 4:45pm – 5:30pm
Cape Canaveral
E-learning or Traditional Format for ESOL
Teacher Preparation Courses
The two stand-alone ESOL courses in the infused teacher education
programs in universities have to cover theory, skills, and applications,
deal with student resistance, and meet the 2010 Domains and Standards. Can either course be offered effectively online? What about
assessments and accountability? How can we share with each other?
Evelyn Torrey, Florida Atlantic University
Lillian E. Vargas, University of Florida
English Language Institute
Victoria C. Shelly, University of Florida
English Language Institute
The organization’s annual business meeting is open to the public. The
SSTESOL executive board encourages all members to attend.
SSTESOL Executive Board
Friday, 4:45pm – 4:30pm
Palm Beach
Challenges Faced by Hispanic ELLs and Ways
to Overcome Them
In this session, the presenters will demonstrate fun and interactive activities that are targeted towards Hispanic ELLs. These activities address
phonetic, syntactic, and vocabulary problems that they tend to have.
Activities include primarily group work. Handouts will be provided.
Interactive Read Aloud
This session will share a read aloud activity as a poetry workshop
based on the Interactive Read Aloud, “Momma, Where Are You
From?” by Marie Bradby. Learn new techniques to get your students
involved! The target population for this activity is K-5, ESL.
Elin Seren, South-Western City Schools, Grove City, Ohio
Friday, 5:45pm – 6:30pm
Broward
Elizabeth Maldonado, University of Central Florida
Maria S. Rojas, University of Central Florida
Friday, 4:45pm – 5:30pm
Dade
Friday, 4:45pm – 5:30pm
Volusia
SSTESOL Annual Business Meeting
Friday, 5:45pm – 6:30pm
Cape Canaveral
Supplementing Academic ESL Curricula with
Authentic Materials
The presenters have noticed a lack of authentic materials offered
in textbooks and have created lessons that achieve objectives and
have been proven successful. Grounded in theory and informed by
instructional observations, this session presents examples of activities,
resources, and strategies for use in the academic ESL context.
Friday, 5:45pm – 6:30pm
Broward
5:45 p.m.
Contextualizing Oracy and Literacy Instruction
in the Content Areas
Research has demonstrated that the comprehension of academic/literary and authentic idiomatic texts involves diverse reading strategies
and (meta)cognitive processes. This presentation highlights the most
pertinent principles of contextualizing oracy/literacy instruction in the
content areas and emphasizes effective reading strategies shown to
impact instruction, readers’ attitudes, strategy use, and metalinguistic
knowledge.
Friday, 5:45pm – 6:30pm
Volusia
AEROBIC & Visual PRONUNCIATION
The goal of this workshop is to provide ESL/EFL instructors with
fun, interesting, & lively activities to teach pronunciation via physical
movements set to aerobic music and visual aids. It aims to create an
active & motivating environment to teach pronunciation in a sensory/
visual way.
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The widespread of personal handheld mobile devices has added new
potential for communication, accessibility and learning (Demouy &
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case study where students used mobile devices to self-direct their
language learning. The presentation reviews myths and truths of
technology in the classrooms.
Edward Contreras, University of South Florida
Giovanni Espinal, University of South Florida
Mary Goodman, Everest University
Caitlin Davis, American Heritage School
Friday, 5:45pm – 6:30pm
Florida Keys
John I. Liontas, University of South Florida
Linking Minds to Technology
Friday, 5:45pm – 6:30pm
Our demonstration will bring together three of many ways of incorporating technological resources in reaching ELL students and making
learning English interesting and interactive. We will explore how
Google’s more than a search engine, hyperlinks expand on learning,
and games become more that just boards and game pieces.
Lena Shaqareq, University of North Florida
Catherine McMurria, University of North Florida
Using iPads to Enhance Intensive Academic
English Instruction
ESL Students in the Writing Center: Inquiry
and Action
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students engage both with new knowledge and with their learning
environment. This presentation will introduce a variety of apps
and demonstrate how they can be effectively utilized in the English
language classroom.
Writing Centers offer academic writing consultations for students of
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research, we survey writing consultant and extend an implementation plan for tutor training and outreach to ESL students and their
professors.
Olivia Destrades-Mendoza, Full Sail
Rosemeire Johnstone, Full Sail
K-12 Programs
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Palm Beach
Friday, 4:45pm – 5:30pm
Florida Keys
Technology
Sunshine State TESOL Conference
Balancing Common Core, Technology, and
Cooperative Learning for ESOL Students
Common Core is here! In order to teach common core, teachers must
integrate subjects, use technology effectively and meet the language,
social, and academic needs of all students. This interactive presentation will go over free and paid Internet resources, cooperative
learning strategies, and tips to help students “dig deeper.”
Amy Trujillo, Orlando Science Elementary School
Charlotte Jones, University of Central Florida
Leah DeLorenzo, University of Central Florida
Teacher
Education
Dual language/
Bilingual Education
Community College
EA P/Adult/ IE P
Orlando, May 16 - 18, 2013
Special Topics
Advocacy
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SATURDAY SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
SATURDAY SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Saturday, 10:15am – 11:00am
Volusia
9:00 a.m.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Thomas Cobb
“10 Uses Of A Million Word Corpus In ESL”
Orange Ballroom
A `language corpus` is a sampled collection of written or spoken texts
large enough to represent part of a language (medical, economic) or
even a language as a whole. The applied linguistics literature is full
of references to research involving corpora, and ESL teacher-training
courses exhort new teachers to get familiar with corpora and use them
for various purposes in their teaching. But - when teachers get into the
classroom, do they follow this advice? And if so what do they use a
corpus for? The Lextutor website (wwww.lextutor.ca) offers teachers
access to several smallish corpora and checks whether and how they
use them. User data shows that more than 1,000 (mainly teachers) per
day consult a corpus via Lextutor’s concordance corpus-search tools.
This data along with email queries and conference presentation makes
it clear what teachers are using corpora for, and has made it possible
to evolve the tools in line with teachers’ needs and goals.
10:15 a.m.
Avoiding Heterosexism: The New Normal
What is heterosexism? And what does it have to do with TESOL?
Come to this session to learn what heterosexism is, why it’s
problematic, and what English Language professionals can do to
avoid it. We’ll also cover basic LGBTQ facts and discuss how
LGBTQ issues relate to our international ELLs.
Krista Bittenbender Royal, University of South Florida
Know Your True Value as a Teacher
Let no one underestimate the job we do. Doctors save lives, lawyers
defend lives, but teachers develop lives. Upon leaving this session
the participants will gain a true understanding of the importance and
value of being a teacher. Our responsibilities are great but so are the
rewards. Handouts will be provided.
Ronald J. Anton, Via Music Communications
Saturday, 10:15am – 11:00am
Palm Beach
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Language Learning
Based on the analysis of the examples of poetic forms and literature
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major aspects of second language learning as the development of L2
complex syntax and vocabulary, development of understanding of the
L2 discourse, cultural awareness, and students’ motivation.
Saturday, 10:15am – 11:45am
Florida Keys
Embedded Reading: Scaffolding Text for
Student Success
Embedded Reading creates successful reader interaction and skill
development. It is designed to pinpoint and to elevate comprehension
levels through carefully scaffolded versions of text. This session will
demonstrate: a) choosing or create a text, b) scaffolding the reading
for success, c) utilizing activities that develop skills and engage
interest.
Participants will gain hands-on experience with Lextutor’s *Builder*
Routines, including cloze, dictation, database, tests, and error
correction. Participants will graduate with usable skills.
Thomas Cobb, University of Quebec at Montreal
11:15 a.m.
Laurie Clarcq, Marcus Whitman High School, Rushville, NY
Saturday, 10:15am – 11:00am
Broward
Integrating Technology into Genre Based
Writing Classes
The presentation will demonstrate how applying the teachinglearning cycle (TLC) stages (modeling stage, joint negotiation stage
and independent stage) is effective in improving students` writing
through the use of technology.
Ibtesam Hussein, Washington State University
A Study of the Effectiveness of Recasts:
The Case of ELT in Jiangsu Union Technical
Institute
The presentation will review recasts, as one type of corrective
feedback, and then delineate the results of a quantitative study to
investigate its effectiveness on Chinese EFL learners in a Chinese
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English grammar in China.
Xuan Jiang, Florida International University
Kyle Perkins, Florida International University
Saturday, 11:15am – 12:00pm
Broward
Building Your Own Web Content for Learners
in 10 Minutes
Natalia Reilly, University of Central Florida
Saturday, 10:15am – 11:45am
Cape Canaveral
Saturday, 11:15am – 12:00pm
Palm Beach
Saturday, 10:15am – 11:00am
Dade
Saturday, 11:15am – 12:00pm
Volusia
Parental Beliefs and Attitudes on Enrollment
in a Dual Language Program at a Central
Florida Elementary School
This project is a graduate level thesis focused on enrollment in dual
language educational programs. Data collected from a questionnaire
completed by parents of Elementary aged students revealed ethnic/
language group demographics, and reasons for enrollment rated by a
Likert scale.
Leah DeLorenzo, University of Central Florida
A Team-Based Learning Approach in the ESP
Classroom
This presentation will demonstrate the use of a particular team-based
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By employing the Readiness Assurance Process (RAP) and the Instant
Feedback Assessment Technique (IFAT) to work through course
content, the learners are held accountable to each other in their small
teams.
Sabine Peters, United States Air Force
Saturday, 10:15am – 11:00am
Dade
Implementing CCSS for TESOL/BE courses in
Teacher Education Programs
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ELLs? How do we prepare teachers implementing CCSS for ELLs
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ELA and math standards? How do we equip teachers to incorporate
bilingual strategies? Is college and career readiness feasible?
Evelyn Torrey, Florida Atlantic University
K-12 Programs
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EFL
Technology
Sunshine State TESOL Conference
Teacher
Education
Dual language/
Bilingual Education
Community College
EA P/Adult/ IE P
Orlando, May 16 - 18, 2013
Special Topics
Advocacy
33
SATURDAY SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
SATURDAY SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Saturday, 12:15pm – 1:00pm
Palm Beach
12:15 p.m.
Saturday, 12:15pm – 1:00pm
Cape Canaveral
The Effect of Native Writing Systems on the
Interlanguage English Pronunciation of EFL
The Contemporary Music Approach to Teaching and ESL Learners
Recent evidence indicates that the writing system, not only
ESL
The CMA is a simple yet effective way to teach ten key grammar
lessons necessary for language acquisition. Just follow the eight
simple steps: cooperative learning, art, choreography, and original
composition all make-up the CMA. It has been proven effective
from grades three through university level. No musical experience
necessary. Handouts will be provided.
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mispronunciations of native-like, target English language utterances.
This presentation will use Japanese EFL and ESL learners as a case
study to demonstrate and offer bilingual media solutions for ESL and
EFL instructors.
Tyler McPeek, University of Florida
Ronald J. Anton, Via Music Communications
Saturday, 12:15pm – 1:00pm
Broward
Saturday, 12:15pm – 1:00pm
Volusia
Developing a Service Learning Course for IEP
Students
This presentation will discuss the process a university IEP went through
to develop a new service-learning course for upper-intermediate ELLs.
Presenters will share student survey results, the new service-learning
course guide and schedule, class activities and lesson ideas, and will
discuss how students responded to the experience.
Krista Bittenbender Royal, University of South Florida
Kristen McGreger, University of South Florida
Laura Murphy, University of South Florida
Sangita Victor, University of South Florida
Justyna Kikowska, University of South Florida
K-12 Programs
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A Treasure Hunt Approach: Using eLibraryUSA
to Teach Literature Reviews and Increase
Digital Literacy
Saturday, 12:15pm – 1:00pm
Florida Keys
Saturday, 12:15pm – 1:00pm
Dade
Reconceptualization of Validity: Post Methods Integrating Technology in the Classroom
Perspective
There is a new generation of students with new expectations and
A dominant assumption in the post methods era is that any post
method pedagogy must be sensitive to a particular group of
learners in a particular context with a particular set of goals. What
is inferred is that the more a test accounts for the individualization
and idiosyncrasies of test takers, the more valid it would be. The
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capacities, looking for different interactions and ways of learning.
This demonstration will provide examples and activities to
successfully blend technology with teaching while preparing and
engaging our ESL/ELL students. Participants will have access to
more than 200 free online resources.
Sonia I Lopez-Lopez, Washington State University
Kaveh Jalilzadeh, Dokuz Eylul University, Ankara, Turkey
Adel Dastgoshadeh, Dokuz Eylul University, Ankara, Turkey
This demonstration will guide participants through the steps used with
students and faculty in Zambia to introduce eLibraryUSA as a source
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and evaluating relevant published research.
Jenica Smith, University of Alabama, English Language Institute
Technology
Sunshine State TESOL Conference
Teacher
Education
Orlando, May 16 - 18, 2013
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LIST OF EXHIBITORS
Beacon Educator
New Readers Press/ProLiteracy
Cambridge University Press/McGraw-Hill
Pearson Education ELT
Cengage Learning
School Specialty, Inc.
Compass Publishing
SuccessEd
English Language Fellow Program
Topics Entertainment
ESLgo.com
Velazquez Press
Franklin Electronic Publishers
Grand Canyon University
National Geographic Learning
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Sunshine State TESOL Conference
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PRESENTERS
Abobaker, Reima – Reima Abobaker is a doctoral candidate in
Language, Literacy and Technology Education in the Department of
Teaching and Learning at Washington State University, Pullman. She
is currently teaching at the American Language and Cultural Program
at the University of Idaho. Before beginning her doctoral studies, she
taught Second Language Listening Comprehension for intermediate and
advanced students in the English Department in the Faculty of Arts at
the University of Garyounis for 3 years. She was awarded her Master’s
degree in Applied Translation from the School of Modern Languages at
the University of Exeter, UK. [email protected]
Bittenbender Royal, Krista – Krista Bittenbender Royal is an instructor and the Special Academic Programs Coordinator at the USF English
Language Program, INTO USF. She has been teaching language
learners since 2002 and has her MA in Applied Linguistics/TESL.
[email protected]
Bonet, María C – María C. Bonet has a BA in Liberal Studies and a
Master’s in library Science. She is currently the Department Chair of
Library Services in Prince Georges Community College, MD.
Acevedo, Miriam – Miriam has been teaching in Broward County for
21 years - 6 years as an ESOL instructional facilitator. She has provided
support and trainings to schools with high ELL population.
Brinks Lockwood, Robyn – Robyn Brinks Lockwood is an EFS lecturer at Stanford University. She teaches courses and develops materials to
prepare second-language learners for academic programs and success at
the university level. [email protected]
Al Khiayali, Al Tiyb – Al Tiyb Al Khiayali is a PhD Candidate (Language, Literacy, Education, Technology) from Washington State University with a primary research interest in the incorporation of children’s
literature into ESL/EFL classrooms to in order to improve language and
literacy skills. [email protected]
Chou, Arthur – Arthur Chou is the managing director at Academic
Learning Company. He previously taught Math in college and become
a linguist later in his life. He has presented several research papers
in more than 30 conferences throughout the years. [email protected]
Anton, Ronald J. – Ronald is a 30 year teacher for Cleveland where
he taught ESL and Spanish. He also taught four years at the University
of Akron. He holds an A.A.in Music, B.A.ED M.A.in Spanish, and a
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Clarcq, Laurie – Laurie Clarcq is a teacher with thirty years of classroom experience. In addition, she presents at workshops and conferences across the country on language, literacy and love for the profession. [email protected]
Ariza, Eileen – Dr. Eileen Ariza is a professor of pre-service teachers
who teach ELLs and foreign languages.
Davis, Caitlin – Caitlin Davis, ESL teacher at American Heritage
School in Delray Beach, has taught at Everest University, FAU, Embassy CES, and in Milan, Italy.
Arsolino, Thais – Thais Arsolino joined Teach for America after graduating from Florida Atlantic University with a B.A. in Political Science
and an Interdisciplinary in Social Science. Currently, Thais teaches
ESOL English at Englewood High School in Jacksonville. As a former
ELL student, Thais overcame many challenges that her students now
face. [email protected]
Deacon, Robert – Joel Deacon is a linguistics PhD student at the
University of Florida. He has taught ESL for 4 years and teaches
Introduction to Linguistics and Language: Human Perspectives classes.
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Belvis, Renee – Renee Belvis is an ESOL teacher in Pinellas County,
Florida and Member-at-Large with BART. She was the 2008 middle
school winner of the Hispanic Heritage Month Excellence in Education
Award. [email protected]
Benitez-Rosa, Deborah – Deborah Benitez-Rosa is an ESOL Instructional Facilitator in Broward County. She facilitates professional development and trainings at schools to increase ELLs academic achievement
and growth. She formerly taught ESE/ESOL. deborah.benitez-rosa@
browardschools.com
Benson, Susan – Susan Benson designs and teaches blended and
online EAP and Composition courses at St. Petersburg College. She
is a doctoral student in SLA at the University of Maryland. Susan has
co-authored a textbook: Choice and Consequence (2010, U of Michigan Press).
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Denisenko, Anna – Anna Denisenko is a student in the MA TESOL
program at the University of Central Florida.
Destrades-Mendoza, Olivia – Olivia Destrades-Mendoza has taught
in a variety of language contexts including adult community-based ESL
and intensive academic English programs. She has conducted language research in Spain related to heritage language preservation in the
Basque Country and is passionate about improving language instruction
for all students. [email protected]
Devanny, Katie – Katie Devanny works for the Jacksonville Public Library Center for Adult Learning. She is an ESL instructor, site
coordinator, and currently sits on the Literacy Council of Jacksonville.
[email protected]
Dwyer, Eric – Eric Dwyer is an associate professor of Foreign Language Education at FIU. He has conducted workshops in more than 20
countries and focuses his research on literacy in poor regions.
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Sunshine State TESOL Conference
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PRESENTERS
Elturki, Eman – Eman Elturki is a doctoral candidate in the Language,
Literacy and Technology program at WSU. She holds a master’s degree
in TESOL from USC. She teaches ESL at WSU. eman.elturki@email.
wsu.edu
Esparza, Jasmin – After graduating from the University of California,
Santa Barbara, former ELL, Jasmin Esparza joined Teach for America
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ESOL English at Lee High School in Jacksonville. Jasmin enjoys
sharing her experiences with her students to inspire them to strive for
success. [email protected]
Estes, Kristin – Kristin Estes, M.A. is a full-time Instructor at INTO
University of South Florida. She has worked in elementary and ESL/
EAP teaching for over nine years.
Hammond-Carrasquel, Nicole – Nicole has been teaching adults ESL
since 2001. She has conducted overseas teacher workshops and has
taught ESL, Spanish/Family literacy, Accent Reduction, and all classes
at UCF’s intensive English program. [email protected]
Chinwonno, Apasara – Apasara Chinwonno is an Assistant Professor
in the Faculty of Education at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. She
teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in EFL Literacy, Curriculum Development and Materials Design. Her research interests include
ÀUVWIRUHLJQODQJXDJHOLWHUDFLHVODQJXDJHWHDFKHUHGXFDWLRQDQG7HFKnology in language instruction. [email protected]
devices and their impact on language learning. [email protected]
Cross Halsey, Robin – Mrs. Robin Cross Halsey is a Peoria, Illinois-based English as a Second Language teacher. Robin has been testing innovative teaching ideas in language classes since 1981. rehalse@
ilstu.edu
Crum, Nicole – Nicole is a graduate of Northern Illinois University
with BS in Elementary Education. In her 8 years of experience with
Seminole County Public Schools, Nicole has taught regular and ELL
students in her classroom. She also served as President of the Seminole
County Reading Council. She has organized and presented professional
development workshops.
Dastgoshadeh, Adel – Adel Dastgoshadeh is a PhD candidate in TEFL
who has participated in different conferences and has been published in
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applied linguistics and second language acquisition and identity issues
in language learning.
Delgado, Maria – Maria Delgado earned a Master’s in Second Language Acquisition: Spanish from the University of Leaon, Spain, and
serves as ESL teacher in Lenoir County, North Carolina.
DeLorenzo, Leah – Leah DeLorenzo is a TESOL graduate student and
writing center consultant at the University of Central Florida. She has
earned her BA in Theatre at UCF.
Coady, Maria – Maria Coady is an Associate Professor of ESL/
Bilingual Education at the UF. Her research addresses the family-school-community partnerships. She also prepares teachers for incluVLYHPDLQVWUHDPFODVVURRPVZLWK(/VPFRDG\#FRHXÁHGX
de Jong, Ester – Ester de Jong is an Associate Professor of ESL/Bilingual Education at UF. Her research includes student integration in
bilingual classrooms, policy, and preparing mainstream teachers to work
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Cobb, Thomas – Dr. Tom Cobb has taught and coordinated ESL
reading programs and trained ESL teachers in many parts of the world
(Saudi Arabia, Oman, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Japan, England, and
Canada). He currently teaches teachers and does research and development in applied linguistics at the University of Quebec in Montreal,
Canada. His development work is mainly involved with building and
maintaining his Lextutor website, which is devoted to supplying ESL
and French teachers and learners worldwide with tools for “data driven”
language learning. [email protected]
Deuel, Mellony – Mellony Deuel has 21 years of experience as an educator, including 14 years in administration in charge of compliance. She
serves as the Program Manager for SuccessEd’s ELL on-line program.
Collins, Tim – Dr. Tim Collins, Ph.D., is associate professor, ESL and
bilingual education, at National Louis University in Chicago, one of the
oldest and most renowned colleges of education in the U.S. The author
of over 25 textbooks and media publications, Dr. Collins is the founder
or co-founder of two technology in education companies, and an early
mover in both epublishing and mobile learning with cell phones. He
has taught in Spain, Morocco, Taiwan, and the United States.
Contreras, Edward – Edward Contreras is a PhD student of the SLAIT
program and Instructor at INTO USF. His research interests are mobile
Eplin, Chane – For the past 30 years, Chane Eplin has served the
English Language Learners of Florida as a teacher, administrator, consultant, tutor, and, perhaps most importantly, as a friend. In his current
role as Chief of the Florida Department of Education’s Bureau of Student Achievement through Language Acquisition (SALA), his goal is to
have a greater positive academic impact on the ELLs and their families
as a servant leader. He believes in making progress, and knows that if
we provide the appropriate education and tools to our ELLs and to our
World Languages and Dual Language students, they will increase both
their language skills and their academic achievement in content areas.
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Erben, Tony – Dr. Tony Erben is Director of the ESOL Endorsement
Program in the Department of Education at the University of Tampa. He
has been involved in ESOL education for the past 25 years in the USA,
in Europe, in Japan and in Australia. His recent publication is “Teaching
ELLs through Technology” with Routledge Press. [email protected]
Orlando, May 16 - 18, 2013
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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PRESENTERS
Espinal, Giovanni – Giovanni Espinal is the Academic Coordinator
for the Academic English Department at INTO USF. He has taught
adults at the college level for the last 10 years in South America, the
US and the Middle East. His research interests are Adult Education and
technology.
Hancock, Sandra – Sandra Hancock, assistant professor of TESOL at
Flagler College-Tallahassee, is a former elementary ESOL teacher and
past president of Sunshine State TESOL. She is a frequent presenter on
teaching and learning of ELLs.
Flores, Octo – Octo Flores teaches in Duplin County, North Carolina
and is a graduate student with Project LEAP.
Hardy, Yvonne – Yvonne Hardy earned a Master’s with a concentration
in ESL from American College of Education and serves as middle school
teacher, as well as teacher/facilitator for NC Community Colleges.
Fisher, Daniel L. – Dr. Fisher, a native of Prattville, Alabama, teaches
ESOL at Hightower Elementary School in Conyers, Georgia. He has
presented at TESOL conference throughout the South and Midwest.
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Haring, Cynthia – Cynthia is an ESL resource teacher in Pasco County
and has an MA from University of Arizona. She has taught ESOL in
Iowa, Chicago, Arizona, Florida, and Puerto Rico. See www.worldnaWLRQJURXSFRPFKDULQJ#SDVFRNÁXV
Folse, Keith – Dr. Keith Folse is professor of TESOL at the University
of Central Florida. He has taught all skill areas in the U.S. and abroad
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UHVHDUFKDUHDLVKRZYRFDEXODU\LVWDXJKWKHLVWKHDXWKRURI9RFDEXlary Myths (University of Michigan Press, 2004). [email protected]
Harper, Candace – Candace Harper is an Associate Professor of ESL/
Bilingual Education at the UF. Her research addresses teacher preparation and the development of expertise/collaboration among teachers of
K-12 English learners.
Foronda, Kathering – Kathering Foronda teaches in Duplin County,
North Carolina and is a graduate student with Project LEAP.
Harvey, Jane – Jane Harvey, Ph.D. is a Senior Instructor at INTO University of South Florida. She has worked as an ESL teacher and teacher
educator in various countries for over 20 years.
Foster, Dayna – Dayna Foster received her MA TESOL degree from
Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio and is currently teaching as
an adjunct in the university’s intensive English program.
[email protected]
Hewett, Cynthia – Cynthia Hewett received her MA in Applied Linguistics and has been teaching ESL for 20 years. She is presently the
Regional Recruitment Coordinator for ELF and teaches at HCC, Tampa.
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Galeano, Rebecca – Rebecca Galeano is an Assistant Professor of Multicultural/Multilingual Education at Florida State University. Galeano
teaches courses in ESOL and Foreign Language Teaching Methodologies for the School of Teacher Education.
Horwitz, Jeannette – Jeannette Horwitz is the Director of the Learning English for Academic and Professional Purposes Intensive English
Program, Department of English Language & Literature, Wright State
University, Dayton, Ohio.
Gilbert, Kris – Kris Gilbert is an MA TESOL graduate student at the
University of Central Florida. He has lived and taught in Korea over
the past 8 years.
Hussein, Ibtesam – Ibtesam Hussein is a PhD student in Language
and Learning Education at WSU. She has worked as an ESL and EFL
teacher for six years in Libya and the USA. ibtesam.hussein@email.
wsu.edu
Gjini, Xhuljeta – Dr.Gjini has experience as a classroom teacher (regular and ELLs), instructional coach, and presenter. As a professional development facilitator, her focus is county public schools geared toward
teaching critically in the classroom. She currently works for Seminole
County Public Schools. [email protected]
Goodman, Mary – Mary Goodman, IES Program Director at Everest University, Pompano Beach campus, has taught ESL in Florida
since 2001. She also directed & taught EFL in Ecuador for 20 years.
[email protected]
Graney, John M. – John Graney is the ESL Coordinator at Santa Fe
College in Gainesville, Florida. [email protected]
Habib, Amany – Amany Habib is an instructor/undergraduate ESOL
Coordinator at the School of Education (UWF). She has been teaching
for over ten years and she often volunteers at a local ESOL classroom.
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Jalilzadeh, Kaveh – Kaveh Jalilzadeh is a PhD candidate in English
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world and is published in both local and international journals. His main
interests are language testing, applied linguistics, and second language
acquisition. [email protected]
Jiang, Xuan²;XDQ-LDQJLVDWKLUG\HDU3K'VWXGHQWLQ7(62/ÀHOG
at Florida International University. She has presented papers in several
local and regional TESOL conferences, mainly from cognitive perspecWLYHV[MLDQJ#ÀXHGX
Johnstone, Rosemeire – Rosemeire Johnstone has been teaching EFL
and ESL for over 20 years, both in Brazil and in the United States. In
addition to supporting language acquisition for students, she has a
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acquisition and language teaching.
Sunshine State TESOL Conference
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PRESENTERS
Jones, Charlotte – Charlotte Jones is a TESOL graduate student and
writing center consultant at the University of Central Florida, as well as
an adjunct instructor at CMMS. [email protected]
tional University. She holds a PhD. from FSU in Multilingual/Multicultural Education, and an MS in TESOL from the University of Illinois.
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Karlsson, Monica – Dr. Karlsson has taught English at university level
for over 15 years and she holds a permanent position at Halmstad University, Sweden. Her main research area is EFL, especially vocabulary.
[email protected]
Maldonado, Elizabeth – Elizabeth Maldonado is a student at the
University of Central Florida, where she is majoring in Spanish, with a
PLQRULQ/DWLQ$PHULFDQ6WXGLHVDQGFHUWLÀFDWHVLQ7()/DQG7UDQVODtion. [email protected]
Keeler, Jane – Jane Keeler has taught EFL in Russia, Korea, and Kyrgyzstan. She is in the MA TESOL program at UCF. She was unable to
attend the conference as she is currently teaching in Kyrgyzstan.
Manner, Jane – Jane Manner earned an Ed.D. from FIU and is on the
faculty of East Carolina University. She is co-directs PROJECT LEAP,
a grant funded program for professional development in ESL.
[email protected]
Kellerman, Deborah – Deborah has been happily teaching ESL students for many years in many different places. Currently, she is a faculW\PHPEHUDWWKH(/,DWWKH8QLYHUVLW\RI)ORULGDGNHOOHUP#XÁHGX
Kikowska, Justyna – Justyna is an instructor at INTO USF and has
her MA in English Language Education/Applied Linguistics from
Lodz University in Poland. She has taught English as a Foreign Language and English as a Second Language in the US and abroad. She
has 16 years of ELT experience.
Lapp, Susanne – Dr. Susanne Lapp is a professor of literacy and language
at FAU. She specializes in teaching preservice teachers. [email protected]
Le, Cindy – Cindy Le is the Regional Academic and Adult Education
Sales Specialist for the South region for National Geographic Learning.
[email protected]
Levy, Michele Lopez-Stafford – Dr. Levy is from the west Texas/
southern New Mexico borderlands and is the new TESOL professor at
Broward College in Ft. Lauderdale. She brings her experiences to south
Florida with a vision of preparing all teachers for 21st century demographics. [email protected]
Liontas, John I – John is an associate Professor of ESOL/SLA Specialist, active member in (inter)national learned societies, and PI on several
multimillion dollar funded projects, performing research and developPHQWLQPHWKRGRORJ\ÀJXUDWLYHFRPSHWHQFHDQGPXOWLPHGLDEDVHG
learning. [email protected]
López Estrada, Patricia – Dr. López Estrada has a BA in English
Teaching, a licentiate and MA degree in Applied Linguistics in Teaching, and an Education Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from
University of Florida. [email protected]
Lopez-Lopez, Sonia – Sonia Lopez-Lopez is a Spanish Instructor at
WSU (Washington State University) and a doctoral student in LL&T.
Lopez-Lopez has experience teaching classes at elementary, middle,
and high school level as well as at the university level in both English
and Spanish. [email protected]
Lucas, Teresa – Teresa Lucas is a Senior Instructor at Florida Interna-
Masi, Annmarie – Annmarie Masi, Ph.D., Miami Dade College School
of Education, has specialized in Educational Foundation courses for
teacher preparation incorporating the latest instructional technology to
meet the needs of diverse learners. [email protected]
May, James – James May is a Professor of EAP at Valencia College in
Orlando. Dr. May is SSTESOL’s conference chair and webmaster. Visit
him at http://TeacherTricks.org (his video blog) to learn more about
Computer Assisted Language Learning and the infusion of Web 2.0 in
the classroom. [email protected]
McGreger, Kristen – Kristen is an instructor at INTO USF with her
MA in Applied Linguistics and ESL from the University of Memphis.
She’s taught ESL and composition in the US and abroad.
McMurria, Catherine – Catherine McMurria is a Visiting Instructor
in the Department of Childhood Education, Literacy, and TESOL at the
University of North Florida. Her interests lie in ESL, Anthropology and
Russian Language.
McPeek, Tyler²7\OHU0F3HHN0$/LQJXLVWLFV7(6/&HUWLÀFDWHLV
currently a PhD Candidate at UF and President of the Florida Linguistics Association (FLA). He speaks Japanese and has taught EFL in
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Murphy, Laura – Laura is an instructor and coordinator of the General
English Program at INTO USF. She has an MA in TESL from the University of San Francisco with 15 years of experience.
Naghitorabi, Christy – Christy Naghitorabi teaches EAP at INTO University of South Florida. She received her MA in Linguistics/TESOL at
USF and has had EFL experience in Iran, Peru, and South Korea.
Nakamura, Yukari – Yukari Nakamura is a lecturer of Japanese at the
University of Florida and a director of AFTJ.
Navarre, Steve – CEO of SuccessEd Steve Navarre’s extensive business background and personal family experiences make him uniquely
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and student drive his passion. [email protected]
Orlando, May 16 - 18, 2013
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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PRESENTERS
Nichols, William – William Nichols is a graduate of the University of
Central Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies
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O’Donnell, Martin – Martin O’Donnell is an MA TESOL graduate
student at the University of Central Florida. He has taught abroad in
Korea. He currently volunteer teaches at the Apopka Family Learning
Center. [email protected]
Paneque, Oneyda M – Oneyda M. Paneque, Ed.D., Miami Dade ColOHJH6FKRRORI(GXFDWLRQKDVZRUNHGIRUWKHSDVWWZHQW\ÀYH\HDUVLQ
the areas of teacher preparation for diverse students, including English
Language Learners.
Pappa, Elizabeth – Elizabeth Pappa is a current student at the UniverVLW\RI&HQWUDO)ORULGDZKHUHVKHLVPDMRULQJLQ6SDQLVKDFHUWLÀFDWHLQ
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Quijano, Mary – Mary Quijano is an impassioned ESL Adjunct Professor. She has taught grammar, reading, and writing. Teaching conversation
classes, she specializes in pronunciation and supporting others in Spanish
to better assist their Spanish-speaking ELLs. [email protected]
Torres, Kelly – Kelly Torres teaches courses in English to Speakers
of Other Languages (ESOL), Educational Psychology, and Classroom
Assessment. Her research focuses on heritage language learners’ experiences of acquiring and maintaining language.
Reilly, Natalia – Dr. Natalia Reilly is recently in the MA TESOL
program at the University of Central Florida. She used to teach science,
Russian, and English in Russia and Belarus. [email protected].
edu
Torrey, Evelyn – Dr. Evelyn Torrey teaches TESOL courses at Florida
Atlantic University and has taken a lead role in course revisions, compliance with TESOL standards, and designing e-learning for TESOL
courses. [email protected]
Rodríguez, Prisca – Prisca Rodríguez has a BA in English, an MA in
Liberal Studies, and is completing a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction,
specializing in Literacy, Educational Technology, and Children’s Literature.
Tran, Rose²5RVH7UDQDVWXGHQWLQWKH7()/FHUWLÀFDWHSURJUDPDW
the University of Central Florida, participates in conversation hours at
the intensive English program. [email protected]
Rodriguez Spence, Silvia – Silvia Rodriguez Spence is Associate
Professor of TESOL at Southern New Hampshire University where
she teaches Graduate Language Studies. She is a 2008 recipient of the
Fulbright Scholar Award.
Trotta, James – James Trotta has over 10 years of experience teaching
English in South Korea. He is now pursuing a PhD. [email protected]
Perez-Prado, Aixa – Aixa Perez-Prado is the ESOL Coordinator at
Florida International University. Her interests include using social
networking to promote language acquisition and for teacher education,
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Rojas, Maria S – Maria S. Rojas is a current student at the University
of Central Florida, where she is majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies, a
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Perkins, Kyle – Kyle Perkins is a TESOL professor at Florida International University. He has published research on second language acquisition,
reading comprehension, the composing process, and Rasch measurement.
Shaqareq, Lena – Lena Shaqareq is the Interim ESOL Coordinator
in the Department of Childhood Education, Literacy, and TESOL. She
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Peters, Sabine – Sabine is a doctoral candidate in FSU’s Instructional
Systems program and an active duty Major in the US Air Force. She
was also an Assistant Professor of German at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado. [email protected]
Schroeder, Jennifer – Jennifer taught EFL in Turkey for ten years and
is now teaching at the English Language Institute at the University of
Florida. She has an M.Ed. from George Mason University.
Platt, Elizabeth – Since retiring from FSU in 2005, Elizabeth Platt
has taught courses locally and consulted internationally. Specializing
in applied linguistics and curriculum development, she has worked for
brief periods in Nicaragua, Rwanda, Angola, the Dominican Republic,
and Bangladesh. [email protected]
Seren, Elin – Elin Seren is a TESOL teacher from Columbus, Ohio. She
currently teaches in a co-teaching setting (grades 5-6) for South-Western City Schools in Grove City, Ohio. She also teaches TESOL to
adults through the ABLE program. Elin has her B.A. and M.Ed. from
The Ohio State University. She has taught TESOL in Istanbul, Turkey to
children and adults as well as in Chile. Her area of expertise is literacy.
[email protected]
Piro, Wendy – Wendy Piro earned an MA.Ed. in Elementary Education
from East Carolina University and serves as Teaching and Learning
Coach for Wayne County Public Schools, North Carolina.
Shelly, Victoria C. – Victoria is a Florida native who earned her BA and
MA in linguistics from UF. She has taught academic ESL since 2009.
Porter, Mitchell – Mitchell Porter has an MA in Linguistics, with
emphasis in TESOL. He has taught English in Ecuador and China, and
is currently an ESL Course Director at Full Sail University.
[email protected]
Sippell, Kelly – Kelly Sippell is the Assistant Director, ESL Manager,
and Executive Acquisitions Editor at University of Michigan Press. She
manages an extensive list of ESL textbooks and teacher training materials.
Powell, Elaine – Elaine Powell teaches in Duplin County, North Carolina and is a graduate student with Project LEAP.
Proietti, Ame – Ame Proietti is a student in the MA TESOL program at
the University of Central Florida. [email protected]
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Smith, Jenica – Jenica Smith, MA TESOL, has taught in Florida,
China, Zambia, and Alabama. She currently teaches at the University of
Alabama’s English Language Institute. [email protected]
Templeman, Maureen – Maureen Templeman is an instructor and the
Curriculum Coordinator at INTO University of South Florida. She has
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Trujillo, Amy – Amy Trujillo is a teacher of 3rd grade gifted students
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articles about technology integration. [email protected]
Tunceren, Li-Lee – Li-Lee Tunceren works in faculty development and
designs and teaches blended and online EAP courses at St. Petersburg
College. She is a doctoral student in Second Language Acquisition and
Instructional Technology at USF. Li-Lee has co-authored a textbook:
Choice and Consequence (2010, U of Michigan Press). tunceren.
[email protected]
Weber, Roberta – Dr. Roberta Weber in a specialist in instructional
program design at FAU.
Wedding, Debbie – Debbie Wedding, Literacy Coach at Shady Hills
Elementary in Pasco, has an M.A. from Ball State University. She has
36 years in education, including 22 years as a literacy coach.
Williams, Gwendolyn M – Gwendolyn M. Williams is an assistant professor of ESOL at the University of West Florida. Her research interests
include ESOL teacher education and identity issues with international
students. [email protected]
Zadina, Janet – Dr. Janet Zadina is an Educational Neuroscientist who
sees brain research through the eyes of a teacher and teaching through
the eyes of a researcher. After twenty years’ teaching experience at both
high school and college levels she became a cognitive neuroscientist.
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as a researcher, teacher, author, and international speaker. jzadina@
uno.edu
Zelden, Renee – Renee Zelden holds a MS in TESOL and teaches EAP
at Miami Dade College. She specializes in teaching reading, writing,
and technology.
Valdeos, Katia –Katia is an ESOL Lead Teacher in Hernando County
and has an M.A. from University of Leeds in England. She is a frequent
presenter on Dream Act, bullying, and advocacy.
Vargas, Lillian E. – Lillian graduated from Rutgers University with an
MA in Language Education and is currently an adjunct lecturer at UF’s
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Vecchio, Lindsay – Lindsay Vecchio has taught ESL to children and
adults in Paris, Baltimore, and Detroit. She is currently pursuing a PhD in
Education at the University of Florida. Her most recent research has been
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Verde, Jesus – Jesus has taught elementary, high school, and adult
education. He is currently a Research Consultant with Velazquez Press.
[email protected]
Victor, Sangita – Sangita is an instructor at INTO USF and has her MA
in Applied Linguistics: TESL from the University of South Florida. She
has taught many ESL courses, including service-learning.
Walton, Katie – Katie Walton works for the Jacksonville Public Library Center for Adult Learning. She is an ESL coordinator, volunteer
trainer, and was formerly an AmeriCorps*VISTA with the Florida
Literacy Coalition.
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