Schedule At A Glance
| Friday, May 19 | |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Welcome and Introductions Opening Remarks, José Viana, Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director for the Office of English Language Acquisition |
| 9:00 - 9:50 | Concurrent Sessions: Looking In, Looking Out: Reflections on Professional Development ESL and Math: Talking the Language Empowering and Engaging Adolescent & Adult Students Dual Language Pedagogies: Transformations for Teacher Preparation Rehearsed Reading: Putting Theory into Practice Preparing ESL Students for Success with the New WIOA Standards Living Undocumented: High School, College And Beyond |
| 9:50 - 10:10 | Break and Time with Exhibitors |
| 10:10 - 12:00 | Special Sessions: |
| SIOP: Developing Academic Language Through the Content Areas Pronunciation: Getting a Grip on Integrating Pronunciation Essentials Technology for the Classroom: Effectively Blending In-person and Web-based Instruction Enhancing Practice and Feedback for Oral Skills with Digital Tools What Does FLIP Represent? Are You Equipping Your English Learners for the Future? Literacy-K-12: Elementary-School Reading Instruction In A New Political Era: Starting Points Building on Funds of Knowledge: Bridging Home and School Literacies Reading Comprehension of Informational Text and Language Development Academic Language for ELLs Grammar: Motivating Students to Learn Grammar in the Context of Narrative |
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| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch (Optional Interest Group Meetings) and Time with Exhibitors |
| 1:00 - 1:50 | Concurrent Sessions: Active Learning Through SIOP and STEM Growth Mindsets = Success for English Language Learners Visual Note Taking for Educators Funds of Knowledge and Text Structures in Writing Is Online Professional Development for Mainstream Teachers Effective? Graduating Global Ready Students with a Language Advantage Developing Collaboration and Consultation Skills: ESL and Classroom Teachers Working Together Exploring How Institutional Structures and Practices Influence English Learners' Opportunity to Learn Social Studies |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Plenary Speaker: Dr. Ester de Jong Principles for Action: Helping our ELLs Succeed in School |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Break and Time with Exhibitors |
| 3:30 - 5:00 | Educating ELLs in a Time of Increased Anti-Immigrant Sentiment: Screening of Tatyana Kleyn's Una Vida, Dos Países: Children and Youth (Back) in Mexico and a Panel Discussion with Ester de Jong, Tatyana Kleyn, Heidi Carter, and Miguel Manna |
| Saturday, May 20 | |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Opening Remarks, N.C. Senator Jay J. Chaudhuri |
| 9:00 - 9:50 | Concurrent Sessions: Translanguaging in TESOL and Bilingual Education You Want Me to Do What? Guided Language Acquisition Design: A Promising Practice Strategies for Supporting and Instructing EL Newcomer Students From Teacher to Teacher, Strategies to Accelerate the Development of Writing Skills in our ELLs Blending and FLIPping Deconstructed |
| 9:50 - 10:10 | Break and Time with Exhibitors |
| 10:10 - 12:00 | Special Sessions: |
| Exceptional Children: "Language Disability or Language Difference: How do I know?" Adult Literacy: Getting To and Through Academic Writing Dual Language/Immersion: History, Evolution, and Current Trends in Dual Language/Immersion (DL/I) Programs in NC and across the Country Reading: English Learners and Close Reading |
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| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch and Time with Exhibitors |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Screening of Working Films' Democracy for Sale featuring NCSU alum Zach Galifianakis |
| 2:10 - 3:00 | Concurrent Sessions: Developing Speaking and Pronunciation Skills for ELLs Academic Language Development: Untangling the WIDA Features of Academic Language Motivating Students to Learn Grammar in the Context of Narrative Scaffolded Reading for ESL Emergent Readers Build that Pipeline to Bridge Adult English Language Learners to College and Careers Techniques for Integrating Civics, Citizenship, and English Language Instruction |
| 3:10 - 4:00 | Concurrent Sessions: Applying the Latest Research to the Pronunciation Class Where are we with ESSA in NC? Making the Connections: Accelerating Acquisition for ELs Helping Students Develop Writing Skills Daily Assessment that Informs Teaching of English Learners |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | Closing Reception and Time with Exhibitors and Presenters |
