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Rap Sessions
Posted December 6th, 2007 by admin
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.The CATESOL Level Chairs have chosen timely topics to discuss with colleagues while enjoying to-go (box) lunches*. Grab your lunch and join others to share information and concerns and network.
Adult Level Rap
Posted April 8th, 2008 by adminG. Vittoria Abbate-Maghsoudi, Adult Level Chair
Jan Forstrom, Assistant Adult Level Chair
Convention Center 204
Enjoy lunch while you network with adult level colleagues! Share best practices for CBET, VESL, EL Civics, Technology Integration, etc., or just make new acquaintances. Help us recognize and honor the annual Norma Shapiro Memorial Award recipient. Don’t miss this opportunity to informally connect with your adult level colleagues from around the state!
Congratulations to Bethany Rich, winner of the Norma Shapiro Memorial Award 2008.
Elementary/Secondary Level Rap
Posted April 8th, 2008 by adminMargarita Berta-Avila, Elementary Level Chair
Tricia Lima, Secondary Level Chair
Convention Center 314
Join your K-12 colleagues in a lively discussion of current issues, including state and federal legislative matters. There will be lots of time for questions, answers, and networking with colleagues in the area.
Intensive English Programs Level Rap
Posted April 8th, 2008 by adminSarah McGregor, IEP Level Chair
Priscilla Taylor, Assistant IEP Level Chair
Convention Center 313
Join IEP colleagues during lunch and catch up on what’s happening in IEP classrooms around California and Nevada. Among the topics to be discussed are how IEP teachers are dealing with some of the effects of growing IEP enrollments: increasing monolingual classes, larger numbers of Saudi students, and more multilevel classes. Bring your own comments/concerns and learn from colleagues in this open forum.
College/University Level Rap
Posted April 8th, 2008 by adminEllen Lange, College/University Level Chair
John Liang, Assistant College/University Level Chair
Convention Center 203
Please join your college/university level colleagues to eat lunch and discuss how we are integrating diverse levels of students into our ESL programs. We will be discussing different instructional strategies to serve the needs of international graduate students, education abroad exchange students, recently-arrived undergraduate immigrant students, and Generation 1.5 students. In this informative session, we will get the opportunity to network and learn about each other’s programs and how we are addressing the needs of a wide range of ESL undergraduate and graduate students.
Community College Level Rap
Posted April 8th, 2008 by adminLaura Walsh, Community College Chair
Lindsay Donigan, Assistant Community College Level Chair
Convention Center 202
Grab your lunch and join your colleagues for a discussion of current issues in teaching at community colleges. Topics may include: 1) the Basic Skills Initiative, 2) socio-political and legislative concerns, and others such as Assessment Tools, VESL, Curriculum Development, Adjunct Issues, Matriculation, and others. Bring your comments and expertise and join in.
