CATESOL Board of Directors
All
5:00-6:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Ballroom C

At this meeting, reports will be given by 2007-08 board members detailing what they have accomplished in the past year, service awards and certificates will be presented, and newly elected board members for the year 2007-08 will be installed. ALL CATESOL members are welcome to attend.

CATESOL Members
4:30-5:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Ballroom C

Come meet and greet CATESOL Board Members and share in an open forum to discuss matters of importance to CATESOL Members. This is your opportunity as a member to meet and talk with the CATESOL leadership and to learn how to become involved with the organization. Light refreshments provided.

Kevin Donnelly, TELL ME MORE® by Auralog    
All    
8:00 -8:45 am    
Hyatt Regency B    
 

Is technology your teaching partner? Discover and practice ways to utilize technology in everyday language learning from the innovators at Auralog. See how to put technology to work for you and your students – it’s easy.

Yi-Chia Lin - Hui-Wen Chen
Demonstration: All
Hyatt Carmel B
3:15 – 4:45 p.m.
How can we use SMART Board as classroom teaching equipment to teach lessons in English language classrooms? SMART Board can help students engage in and participate in class activities.  This demonstration will show a way of teaching summary writing with SMART Board technology.

Edita Lara-Vasquez - Andrea Enciso, Mountain View School District
Demonstration: E
Convention Center 202
3:15 – 4:45 p.m.
The presenters will display samples of strategies used across grade levels to develop schema. These strategies were developed by Macia Brechtel cofounder and director of project GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design). The strategies include pictorial input charts, teacher made big books, observation charts, narrative inputs and picture file cards.

Stephanie Baker, Temple City Unified School District
Demonstration: E
Convention Center 203
3:15 – 4:45 p.m.
English Learners struggle with the challenge of academic writing. Writing workshop encourages collaboration and facilitation, which helps lower anxiety and increase motivation. Presenter will demonstrate the steps of the writing process and how each step can be used to support the writing competence of English Learners. Examples and applications will be displayed. Handouts will be provided.

Sarah Barrell, El Monte City School District, University of La Verne
Demonstration: E
Convention Center 311
3:15 – 4:45 p.m.
The presenter will share her unit for teaching figurative language to English language learners through the context of classic American tall tales. This unit incorporates elements of figurative language such as hyperbole, personification, idioms, similes, and metaphors. Examples of texts, models of activities, and handouts of the activities will be shared.

Panelists:
Theresa Roberts, Professor, Child Development Dept., Sacramento State University;
Arlene Simmons, ESL Teacher Adviser, Los Angeles USD;
Kathy Biagi, State Literacy Coordinator, Nevada Literacy Office;
Laurel Leonard, Program Supervisor, Napa Valley Adult Education
Moderator:
Christy Fischer, Coordinator, Adult English Learner Programs, Woodland Adult Education
Panel: E, A
Sheraton Carr
Saturday, 3:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
This panel discussion/workshop is designed for teachers of young English learners, family literacy teachers and adult education CBET teacher. Dr. Roberts will present research on literacy strategies that are beneficial to young English Learners’ oral language development, followed by demonstrations of practical literacy activities for teachers and parents. Included in the presentation is a bibliography of accessible picture books for a family literacy classroom, sample materials and a demonstration video.