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table oF contents

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Welcome 3Greetings from the sstesol President 4sunshine state tesol of Florida 5in sincere appreciation 7awards 8Featured speakers/invited Presenters 9conference snapshot (three-Day view) 10thursday —conference at a Glance 11Friday—conference at a Glance 12saturday—conference at a Glance 14thursday session Descriptions 15Friday session Descriptions 21saturday session Descriptions 31list of exhibitors 35alphabetical list of Presenters 36Feedback survey 42notes 44

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May 10, 2012

To Attendees of the 2012 SSTESOL Conference:

Welcome! Bienvenidos! Byenvini! Chào mùng! On behalf of my colleagues at Orange County Public Schools, I welcome you to Orlando, the site of the 2012 Sunshine State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Conference.

Your conference theme, “Passport to Success: Innovation and Collaboration in TESOL” proves that your organization will be working hard over the next few days to share the very best practices in teaching our students of other languages. You will be returning to your schools and districts with many new and creative strategies and techniques that will make a positive impact in the lives of our state’s students.

Florida is at the forefront of ESOL teaching. We are truly an international region where diverse cultures blend – and sometimes collide – with mainstream American society. The transition is easier for our students thanks to the hard work and dedication of the members of the Sunshine State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.

While you are here, please take the time to venture out into our community. We have much to offer our visitors. We are re-nowned for our theme parks but there is so much more to Orange County: world- ‐class shopping, international dining, cultural attractions, a busy night scene and some of the best schools in the state! These are just a few of the exciting offerings that are in store for you.

May you have a productive and intellectually stimulating conference.

Sincerely,

Ronald Blocker Superintendent Orange County Public Schools


GreetinGs FroM tHe sstesol PresiDent

May 10, 2012

Welcome to Orlando, and the 34th annual SSTESOL Conference, Passport to Success: Innovation and Collaboration in TESOL! We are glad you are here and look forward to this time together. The 2012 conference team has worked hard to plan and deliver a world-class event filled with many op-portunities for exciting and rewarding professional growth. If you are new to the TESOL commu-nity, we extend a warm welcome; if you are a veteran TESOL participant, welcome back. Whether your focus is K-12, higher education, EFL, adult ESOL, or teacher preparation, we think you will find something of interest to you over the next few days.

In accordance with our theme, this year’s conference will provide a forum for sharing innovative ideas and collaborating with experts and professionals in our field. The beauty of ESOL is the multitude of perspectives and experiences that shape our world. The English language is a splen-

did ferry which guides us through international waters and expands our horizons. I hope that in attending this SSTESOL conference, you are able to increase your knowledge, gain new skills, gather ideas, and broaden your perspectives.

While you’re here, please take the time to visit our publishers and vendors. There you will find an array of materials to hone your skills or enhance your course offerings. Our exhibitors are the backbone of our conference, and 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 environment. After a full day of academic sessions and multiple workshops, take some time to relax and explore the city. Take advantage of the cul-tural and linguistic diversity that makes this area a prime destination. We like it so much that we’ve decided to return in 2013 for our next SSTESOL Conference!

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,

Patricia Grant SSTESOL President

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sstesol HistoryWhen 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 TE-SOL International Convention in Miami Beach.

In 1990, Broward separated from Florida TESOL in the south-east, formed the Broward TESOL Council, and joined Gulf TESOL as its first chapter. The next two chapters to join were Northeast Florida TESOL and Treasure Coast TESOL. By 1995, there were about 450 members in Gulf TESOL. A con-troversial 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 TE-SOL, a Florida organization. In 1997, SSTESOL hosted the TESOL International Convention in Orlando, giving the or-ganization publicity and a financial boost. That year SSTESOL officially defined board member roles and responsibilities. At the same time, the once separate Florida TESOL organization moved to dissolution and Miami Dade TESOL was established as a chapter affiliate; thus, SSTESOL came to represent the entire state of Florida. In October 2000, SSTESOL hosted the Southeast Regional TESOL Conference in Miami.

Also at this time, the board began work on the development of a strategic forward plan. Organizational development, professional development, and advocacy were identified as three key planning areas. Annually, short and long term goals are created and reviewed by the board in these categories.

Currently, SSTESOL has eight active chapters, and member-ship has generally stayed close to 750-800. In 2006, SSTE-SOL again hosted the TESOL International Convention in Tampa Bay, and in 2010, the Southeast Regional TESOL Conference in Miami.

conFerence teaM MeMbers

Patricia Grant, SSTESOL President

James May, Treasurer & Webmaster

Teresa Lucas, Exhibitor Liaison

Kisha C. Bryan, Conference Chair

Lindi Kourtellis, Program Chair

state cHaPtersBay Area Regional TESOL (BARTESOL): Don Modesto

Broward ESOL Council (BEC): TBA

Central Florida TESOL (CFTESOL): Gerry Stewart

Emerald Coast TESOL: TBA

Miami-Dade TESOL: Elvia Hernandez

Northeast Florida TESOL (NEFTESOL): Betsy Sotillo-Gaura

Palm Beach TESOL: Jean Bayol

Suncoast TESOL: TBA


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sstesol Past PresiDents1975-1976 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 boarD oF DirectorsPresidentPatricia Grant, Duval County Public Schools

immediate Past PresidentNora Dawkins, Miami Dade College

First vice PresidentKisha Bryan, Florida State College at Jacksonville

second vice PresidentLindi Kourtellis, Valencia College

secretaryBetty Green, Daytona State College

treasurer & WebmasterJames May, Valencia College

Members-at-largeTeresa Lucas (2010-2013), Florida International University Ester de Jong (2011-2014), University of Florida Stephen Johnson (2011-2014), Miami Dade College Arlene Costello (2011-2013), Escambia County Public Schools

ex-officio board Memberreceiving secretaryCynthia Schuemann, Miami Dade College

the Messenger editorBetty Green, Daytona State College

sstesol Journal editorsEster de Jong, University of Florida Maria Coady, University of Florida Candace Harper, University of Florida

social Media liaisonLindi Kourtellis, Valencia College

Proposal reviewersAdult ESL: Lindi Kourtellis, John McFarland, Maria Spelleri Advocacy: Nora Dawkins Dual language/Bilingual Education: Ester de Jong EFL: Stephen Johnson K-12: Patricia Grant, Seongah Byeon Special Topics: Kisha Bryan Teacher Education: Kisha Bryan Technology: James May

in sincere aPPreciation

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city oF orlanDoRonald Blocker, Orange County Public Schools

sstesolCynthia Schuemann, Miami Dade College

Stephen Johnson, Miami Dade College

Nora Dawkins, Miami Dade College

Arlene Costello, Escambia County Public Schools

Ester de Jong, University of Florida

Betty Green, Daytona State College

The 2012 Conference Team

central FloriDa tesol—Host cHaPterGerry Stewart, CMMS

John McFarland, Valencia College

Doubletree orlanDoJill Jackson, DoubleTree Orlando

Jessie Austudillo, DoubleTree Orlando

Jay Varner, DoubleTree Orlando

sPecial tHanks to tHese volunteersWilliam Jackson, Duval County Public Schools

Maria Spelleri, State College of Florida

Seongah Byeon, University of Florida

Melanie Gonzalez, University of Central Florida

Judith Hutchinson, Hernando County Public Schools

Sandra Hancock, Tennessee Technological University

Gabriella Garces, University of Central Florida

Remi Salter, University of Central Florida

Aubrey Etchison, University of Central Florida

sPecial tHanks to tHese sPonsors/suPPortersBill Ferris and Jennifer Ferris, Ferris Creative Media (www.ferriscreativemedia.com)

The “More Than Just Ink” Crew

Keith Folse, University of Central Florida

Cindy Le, Heinle/Cengage Learning

Jim Goldstone, Cambridge University Press

Erinn McGrath, Random House Speakers Bureau

Jennifer Kolitch, Random House Speakers Bureau

Santillana USA

Tennessee TESOL (TNTESOL)

TESOL International

Tabla Bar and Grill

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k-12: christine DahnkeChristine Dahnke is currently a Cur-riculum Support Specialist for ELLs in the Education Transformation Office at Miami-Dade County Public Schools, where she works with a team of ELL coaches to increase student achievement in 20 of the lowest performing schools in Florida. She earned a Master of Science in Foreign Language: TESOL from FIU,

and holds a B.A. from American University. She has worked as an ESOL teacher in Homestead, where she led her students to achieve the highest learning gains in her school’s history. She was selected to participate in the Fulbright Japan-US Teacher Exchange in 2010. Ms. Dahnke is active with Miami-Dade TESOL, and a strong advocate for ELLs, representing Florida in 2011 at TESOL Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C.

arnhilda badía Dr. Arnhilda Badía, former professor at Florida International University, has devoted her life to advocacy for minority students by promoting educational equity. With over 35 years of experience in teacher educa-tion, she has expertise in a wide variety of specialties including language policy, linguistics, language acqui-sition, and curriculum development. As President of Badia & Associates, she works with school districts as an evaluation consultant. She also designs and facilitates teacher-training workshops for faculty and learning strategies workshops for teachers. Dr. Badia has managed projects involving community citizen participa-tion, and has conducted evaluation research in numerous fields including ESOL and Dual Language educa-tion. She also served as Florida State Representative where she was able to pass important legislation that has had a great impact on the education of our English language learners.

Dr. Badia graduated from Meredith College and received her MA and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She received a post-graduate degree from Harvard University. Dr. Badia is the author of several series of textbooks for chil-dren and adults. She is the President of the José Martí Foundation and belongs to several boards that focus on the importance of bilingual and multicultural education.

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2012 travel Grant aWarDeesThe following people were each awarded a grant which covered full conference and luncheon. Watch for their upcoming articles in the SSTESOL Messenger.

C. Michelle Feller, Tennessee Tech University

Edgardo B. Castro, Northampton (VA) County Public Schools

Emily McLoughlin, University of Central Florida

Emily Pilz, University of Central Florida

Jelitza Rivera, University of Central Florida

Higher education: Deoksoon kimDeoksoon Kim has been an assistant professor in Foreign Language Education and ESOL in the College of Education at the University of South Florida since 2006. Her research interests include L2 literacy acquisition and incorporating instructional technology in ESOL education. She was the recipient of the 2008 USF Outstand-ing Undergraduate Teaching Award and is

currently an iTeach Fellow. Dr. Kim implements innovative teaching methods, activities, and instructional technologies for her students in ESOL teacher education. In addition, Dr. Kim has published 16 pieces detailing her studies via peer-reviewed outlets and presented in numerous national and international conferences. As an active mem-ber of numerous professional organizations, Dr. Kim believes in the importance of service to others, along with a commitment to personal and professional development.

2012 outstanDinG eDucator aWarD co-reciPients

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FeatureD sPeakers/inviteD Presenters

ranDi rePPensaturday, May 12 – 9:00am to 10:00am in orangeRandi Reppen is Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL at Northern Arizona University (NAU). She has

extensive ESL and teacher training experience, including direction of NAU’s Intensive English program. Randi is the author of Using Cor-pora in the Language

Classroom and an author of the series Grammar and Beyond, both published by Cambridge University Press.

eDWiDGe Danticatsaturday, May 12 – 1:30pm to 2:15pm in orangeEdwidge Danticat was born in Haiti and came to the United States at the age of twelve. She is the author of several

acclaimed works of fiction including Krik? Krak!; Breath, Eyes, Memory and 2004’s The Dew Breaker. She is the editor of The Butterfly’s Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States and

The Beacon Best of 2000: Great Writ-ing by Women and Men of All Colors and Cultures. She is a 2009 MacArthur Fellow. She has also been a finalist for the National Book Award, the PEN/Faulkner Award, and is an American Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award winner, as well as the winner of the first Story Prize. She lives in Miami with her husband and daughter.

frequent presenter at conferences world-wide, especially on best teaching prac-tices for vocabulary and grammar within the context of ESL writing courses.

ricHarD leDererFriday, May 11 – 12:00pm to 1:30pm in orangeRichard Lederer is the author of 40 books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling Anguished English series and his cur-rent books,The Gift of Age, A Tribute

to Teachers, and American Trivia. He has been profiled in maga-zines as diverse as The New Yorker, People, and the National Inquirer and is founding co-

host of “A Way With Words” on Public Radio. Dr. Lederer’s syndicated column, “Looking at Language,” appears in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States. He has been named International Punster of the Year and Toastmasters International’s Golden Gavel winner.

kate kinsellathursday, May 10 – 9:00am to 10:00am in orangeKate Kinsella, Ed.D., is a teacher educa-tor at San Francisco State University and a highly-sought after speaker and

consultant to school districts throughout the United States re-garding development of academic language and literacy across the K–12 subject areas. Her 25-year teaching

career focus has been equipping children from diverse backgrounds with the com-munication, reading and writing skills to be career and college ready. Dr. Kin-sella remains active in K–12 classrooms by providing in-class coaching and by teaching an academic literacy class for adolescent English Learners. Her exten-sive publishing career includes articles, chapters, English Learners’ dictionaries, and reading intervention programs.

keitH Folsethursday, May 10 – 2:00pm to 3:00pm in orangeDr. Keith Folse is Professor of TESOL at the University of Central Florida where he teaches in the MA, PhD, and undergraduate certificate programs.

He has taught ESL/EFL for more than 30 years in the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Japan, and Kuwait. Originally a foreign language ma-jor in college, he has

taught French in the US and Spanish in Japan. He is the author of 56 textbooks on a variety of subjects from writing to grammar to vocabulary. Dr. Folse is a


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WeDnesDay, May 91:00pm – 3:00pmBoard Orientation and Registration Training

3:00pm – 6:00pmRegistration

6:00pmPublisher / Vendor Set-Up

tHursDay, May 107:00am – 8:15am Publisher / Vendor Set-Up

8:00am – 5:00pmRegistration

8:30am – 5:00pm Publisher Exhibits (closed for lunch 12:00pm – 12:45pm)

9:00am – 10:00amPlenary Speaker: Dr. Kate Kinsella

10:15am – 12:00pm45-Minute and 90-Minute Concurrent Sessions

12:00pm – 12:45pmNetworking – Lunch on Your Own

1:00pm – 1:45pm 45-Minute Concurrent Sessions

2:00pm – 3:00pmPlenary Speaker: Dr. Keith Folse

3:15pm – 5:00pm 45-Minute and 90-Minute Concurrent Sessions

6:00pm – 7:30pmWelcome Reception

7:30pm– 9:00pm Poker Night with Richard Lederer

FriDay, May 118:00am – 2:00pmRegistration

7:45am – 8:45amAffiliate Breakfast

8:30am – 5:00pm Publisher Exhibits (closed for lunch 12:15pm – 1:15pm)

9:00am – 11:45am45-Minute and 90-Minute Concurrent Sessions

12:00pm – 1:30pmLunch Keynote Speaker: Richard Lederer

1:45pm – 6:30pm 45-Minute and 90-Minute Concurrent Sessions

saturDay, May 128:00am – 10:00amRegistration

8:30am – 1:30pm Publisher Exhibits (closed after 1:30pm)

9:00am – 10:00amPlenary Speaker: Dr. Randi Reppen

10:15am – 12:00pm45-Minute and 90-Minute Concurrent Sessions

12:00pm – 1:00pmNetworking – Lunch on your own

1:00pm – 1:15pmRaffle

1:30pm – 2:15pm Plenary Speaker: Edwidge Danticat

2:30pm – 3:30pmBook signing with Edwidge Danticat

3:30pm – 4:00pmSSTESOL Annual Business Meeting

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9-10 Plenary speaker - Dr. kate kinsella “Dynamically increasing verbal engagement in linguistically Diverse k-12 classrooms”

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10:15–11

Stewart: “Simple & Compound Sentences”

Rasmussen: “Senior Citizens as ESL Conversation Partners and In-terview Subjects” Gjini: “Writing!

Support your ELLs from Sen-tences to Essays

Merriweather: “Shaken Not Stirred! Get con-trol of behavior!”

Pruitt: “Focusing on Writing: The Importance of Mentor Text”

Kinsella: “Devel-oping Mastery of High-Utility Academic Vocabu-lary for Career and College Readiness”

11:15–12

Quintero: “Teach-ing in Rural Russia - What to Know and What to Expect”

Vecchio: “Explor-ing the Role of Language in Math Classrooms”

Rivera & Folse: “Incidental Vo-cabulary Learning through Reading: Yes or No?”

12-12:45 networking - lunch on your own

1–1:45

Amara: “The mis-match in teacher written feedback in ESL writing classroom”

Kozuma: “The Influence of Self-Perceived Low L2 Proficiency on Language Learn-ing and Social In-teractions of Adult ESL Learners”

DelliCarpini & Alonso: “Teacher Collaboration to Prepare Secondary Math and Science content teachers to work with ELLs”

Kourova: “Lin-guistic Aspect of Intercultural Com-munication”

Benitez-Rosa & Ramos: “RTI Pass-port for English Language Learners (ELLs)”

Navarrete: “IWLE: Imple-menting an inter-national online English-language learning program”

2–3Plenary speaker - Dr. keith Folse

“translating research Findings on esl vocabulary into Practical classroom applications” orange

3:15–4

Heyder, Jabeen & Platt: “Ethical Views and Prac-tices in Language Teaching”

Folse: “Activi-ties for Editing, Correcting, and Improving Student Writing”

Lederer: “Conan the Grammarian”

Pruitt: “FUTURE: The Perfect Path-way to Careers”

Wells & Koppin: “Language Acqui-sition and Curricu-lum Connections (LACC): Reading, Language” Sansome: “Think-

ing Maps: Path to Proficiency for English Language Learners

4:15–5Platt: “EFL Cur-riculum Revision in Bangladesh”

Williams & Habib: “The Yin and the Yang: Promot-ing Successful Long Term Col-laboration between Content Area and ESOL Teachers”

Youngblood, Gon-zalez, & Giltner: “A Second Look At Student-Initi-ated Feedback in Foreign Language Writing”

6–7:30reception courtyard

7:30–9Poker night with lederer

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7:45–8:45affiliate breakfast by invitation only

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9-9:45 Lian: “Toward a self-regulating language-learning environment”

Wong: “Bingo! You Got It: An In-teractive Pronun-ciation Game”

Torres, Galeano, & Ballard: “Uni-versity Students’ Perceptions of Completing ESOL Field Placements”

Feller & Hancock: “Issues Through Imagery: Explor-ing Social Prob-lems with Poetry”

Bryant: “Technol-ogy in a developing country –Haiti”

Yoon: “Beyond the Classroom: Tools for Your Students”

10–10:45

Sangarun: “Developing the listening abil-ity of L2 learners through a task-based approach”

Le & Sweeney: “The Pathway to Academic Suc-cess: Developing Critical Thinking, Presentation, and Communications Skills”

Harrold: “Business English: A Paper Airplane Company”

Mihai, Rosa-Lugo, Nutta, Pruna, & Baez: “The Power of Two: Directions for an Effective Col-laboration Between ESOL Professionals and Speech Lan-guage Pathologists (SLPs)”

Coady, de Jong, & Harper: “Prepar-ing teachers for Florida mainstream elementary class-rooms: Using mul-tiple data sources to determine teacher quality with ELLs

Procelli-Hill: “Let’s Make Student Success EASY”

11–11:45 Alberto: “Update on ELP Standards”

Schuwerk: “Best Practices for Teaching ESP based on an Aviation English Model”

Parcell Mar: “High School ELL Bor-der Crossers”

Hancock, Nelson, Gilbert, Har-ing, & Valdeos: “Taking Action Against Bullying with Children’s Literature”

Pilz & Folse: “A Study of Sexism in Three Elementary Mathematics Text-books in Florida”

Bittenbender Royal: “Web Resources for Teaching Media Literacy”

12–1:30lunch keynote speaker – Dr. richard lederer

“a tribute to teachers” orange

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1:45 – 2:30

Graney: “Flipped Class Model and ESL”

Ianieri: “Transi-tions: IEP to University”

Purmensky & Cespedes: “College Perceptions of Second Language Writing and Evaluation”

Nuñez: “Enjoy Reader’s Theater!: A Literacy Inter-vention Tool for All Students”

Kellermann: “Using Color Theory to Teach Vocabulary”

Little, Byun, McMurria, & Shaqareq: “Expe-riencing Compre-hensible Input”

2:45 – 3:30 Florida EAP

Consortium Meeting

(By invitation only)

Rebecca Yoon: “IELTS: An Overview and Practical Strate-gies for Success”

Habib: “The Four Language Modes - Social and Aca-demic Success” Orozco: “Songs,

Games, and Rhymes for the Multicultural Classroom”

Kellerman: “Coordinat-ing Educational, Health, and Other Social Services for Migrant, Immi-grant and Indigent Populations”

Vecchio: “Creat-ing your Class Blog”

3:45 – 4:30

Templeman: “Pre-paring Students for Content-Based Short Answer Writing Tasks at the University”

Purmensky & Farina: “Individu-alizing Feedback in Speaking and Writing using Technology”

4:45 – 5:30

Jiang & Perkins: “Examining the Pic-ture Word Inductive Model in terms of effectiveness”

Hinson: “Unleash a Flood of ELL Communication”

Stevens: “Hyenas and Famine and Electric-ity, Oh My!”

Poole: “Capturing ESOL Strategies in Action as a Tool for Reflective Practice and self-assessment”

Johnson, Lewis, & Mihai: “Tran-sitioning to a New Culture: Saudi Women’s Experiences in ESL Classrooms in the United States”

Jackson: “En-gaging TESOL Teachers with Social Media En-gages Students”

5:45 – 6:30

Halsey: “Enhanc-ing Intercultural Communication: Teaching ESL in the Kitchen”

Arroyo: “Mes-sages to Teachers from High School English Language Learners”

Reilly: “Introduc-tory Text as a Motivational Tool in Teaching Grammar”

Ianieri & Jor-gensen: “EFL Journeys: Take Me to the Casbah”

Silas & Gallop: “Ad-vancing Students to Academic Presen-tations through Multimedia”

Tunceren: “Plagiarism and Patchwrit-ing: Dastardly Naughty or Developmentally Necessary?”


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9–10Plenary speaker - Dr. randi reppen

“innovation and collaboration in teaching vocabulary and grammar: a corpus approach” orange

10:15–11

Huerta: “Linking Language, Liter-acy, and Learning Behaviors”

Reppen: “Best Practices in Gram-mar Teaching”

Castro: “Help! I Need to Differen-tiate my English Language Learn-ers”

Bushong & Mihai: How Advanced Is Advanced? Identi-fying The Top Five Errors in High-Level ESL

Kaeiser: “Using Brain Research to Make Your Lessons Memorable”

de Jong: “Get-ting published: The SSTESOL Journal”

11:15–12

Young & Liz-ardi: “LULAC, Florida Campaign for High School Equity”

Samuel & Alley: “Balanced Error Correction in ESL Speaking Tasks”

Kelso & Moir: “Dialogue Journals, English Language Learn-ers, and Time Constraints”

Silas & Gallop: “Bridging Students from Narrative Essay to Academic Response and Research”

Rodriguez & Tru-jillo: “Innovative and Collaborative Tips for Technol-ogy Integration”

12–1 networking - lunch on your own

1–1:15raffle

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1:30–2:15

Plenary speaker—edwidge Danticat “teaching Dangerously: creative Ways of reaching and inspiring children Dealing With Difficult circum-

stances in their new lives” orange

2:30–3:30

book signing with Danticat orange

3:30–4sstesol annual business Meeting

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tHursDay session DescriPtions

Dual language/ bilingual education

community college eaP/adult/ ieP

special topics advocacy

9 am

Welcome to orlando

Plenary:

Dr. kate kinsella

“Dynamically increasing verbal engagement in linguistically Diverse k-12

classrooms”

orange ballroom

One of the greatest challenges teachers face across the grade levels is eliciting verbal responses from underpre-pared and apprehensive students who have years of ac-climation to a more passive role in lessons. Oral language proficiency, students’ agility with target vocabulary, gram-mar and sentence structures, underscores reading compre-hension and writing competence. Unless students become more articulate and dynamic communicators during les-sons, their literacy gains will be disappointing. Drawing from extensive experience teaching English Learners and struggling readers, Dr. Kinsella models evidence-based strategies for bolstering students’ communicative confi-dence and competence. She details how to write, assign and model appropriate use of response frames that guide accurate oral f luency. She also provides practical guide-lines for setting up and monitoring productive student interactions. She addresses common challenges, includ-ing how to encourage use of an audible “public voice” and elicit more democratic responses while not discouraging “professional participants.”

10:15 am

Thursday, 10:15am – 11:00am Cape Canaveral

simple and compound sentencesA fun way to teach or review simple and compound sen-tences! This “hands-on” workshop will demonstrate how to help students recognize and distinguish between a simple and compound sentence through the use of sentence strips. Be prepared to get up and be a part of the demonstration in this workshop! Hand-outs will be provided.

Gerry Stewart, Center for Multilingual Multicultural Studies (CMMS)

Thursday, 10:15am – 11:00am Volusia

senior citizens as esl conversation Partners and interview subjectsThe presenter’s High-Intermediate Spoken English students visit a senior citizen facility for conversations and interviews. Pairs then work together to organize the information they gathered into an oral presentation for the class. Detailed information will be provided regarding choosing a senior facility, preparing the students, and facilitating the students’ presentations.

Sherry Rasmussen, DePaul University



k-12 Programs technology teacher education

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Thursday, 10:15am – 11:45am Palm Beach

Writing! support your ells from sentences to essaysThis workshop will engage the audience interactively as it will provide steps on how to support ELLs develop academic writ-ing skills from simple sentences, paragraphs, to essays. An entire school year writing plan the presenter has had success with will be demonstrated - how to introduce empowerment skills on a weekly basis.

Xhuljeta Gjini, Instructional Coach

Thursday, 10:15am – 11:45am Broward

shaken not stirred! Get control of behavior!Firm but fair discipline: Maintaining a steady calm mental state for classroom management, arrange your classroom for maximum performance; establishing strong student and teach-er relationships: teaching and enforcing rules and procedures increasing student time on task! Take Control!

Shawn Merriweather, Center for Teacher Effectiveness: Time to Teach!

Thursday, 10:15am – 11:45am Dade

Focusing on Writing: the importance of Mentor textDo you have difficulty getting students to write? All students, regardless of age, can learn how to write using a very simple mentor text process. Come see how the dynamics of writing can change when we focus on writing using mentor texts.

Keith Pruitt, Pearson ELT/ Words of Wisdom Educational Consulting

Thursday, 10:15am – 11:00am Florida Keys

Developing Mastery of High-utility academic vocabulary for career and college readinessNew national K-12 standards and assessments focus heavily on reading, discussion and written response to informational text. English learners and their native English-speaking classmates must be equipped with deep knowledge of words that appear frequently in nonfiction reading selections, exam questions, and writing prompts. All students must also know how to effectively utilize the vocabulary of academic analysis, obser-vation, summary and argumentation. Learn an explicit and interactive instructional routine to deepen student understand-ing of high-utility vocabulary while equipping them with the skills of competent academic discourse.

Kate Kinsella, San Francisco State University

11:15 am

Thursday, 11:15am – 12:00pm Cape Canaveral

teaching in rural russia - What to know and What to expectThe presentation will focus on a teaching EFL experience in Russia. The presenter will demonstrate what techniques worked best for rural Russia. In addition, the presenter will give several suggestions on how to acquire a job and summa-rize what potential EFL teachers need to know when teaching in rural Russia.

Carinita Quintero, University of Central Florida

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Thursday, 11:15am – 12:00pm Volusia

exploring the role of language in Math classroomsWhat are content area teachers’ views on language? How do these beliefs affect English Language Learners? This talk will present the results of interviews with mathematics teach-ers concerning their views on the role of language in their classrooms followed by a discussion of implications for English Language Learners.

Lindsay Vecchio, University of Florida

Thursday, 11:15am – 12:00pm Florida Keys

incidental vocabulary learning through reading: yes or no? Most people see reading as a major conduit for learning vocabulary in our first language. Is this conduit as strong for second language learners as it is for native readers? This presentation provides present research findings on incidental vocabulary learning from reading. Topics include the amount of time children have to read in order to learn new vocabulary, potential drawbacks of sole reliance on reading for vocabulary development; and suggestions to help increase vocabulary development from reading.

Jelitza Rivera, University of Central FloridaKeith Folse, University of Central Florida

1 pm

Thursday, 1:00pm – 1:45pm Cape Canaveral

the mismatch in teacher written feedback in esl writing classroomTeacher written feedback is essential in ESL classrooms. However, teachers need to pay attention to the type and/or strategy used to respond to their students’ errors. The current presentation will shed light on the mismatch between stu-dents’ perception and the type of feedback used by the teacher, and between the teachers’ perception and students’ educational background. The presentation will walk the audience through an analysis of the types of written corrective feedback and their effectiveness in the ESL context..

Talal Amara, Washington State University

Thursday, 1:00pm – 1:45pm Volusia

the influence of self-Perceived low l2 Proficiency on language learning and social interactions of adult esl learnersThis paper will present findings from ethnographic research which suggests that self-perceived proficiency in L2 affects the attitude, motivation, and investment in L2 learning and influ-ences the establishment of L2 social networks. The presenta-tion will explore cultural issues and pedagogical implications in teaching oral communication strategies to adult ESL learners.

Jo Kozuma, University of Florida




eFl

Thursday, 1:00pm – 1:45pm Palm Beach

teacher collaboration to Prepare secondary Math and science content teachers to work with ells Content-area teachers are often under-prepared to work effec-tively with the ELLS in their mainstream classroom. Results of a semester long collaboration between TESOL and Mathe-matics Education faculty show how content teachers can build the skills needed to address the needs of ELLs in mainstream classrooms during their teacher education program.

Margo DelliCarpini, Lehman College, the City University of New York

Orlando Alonso, Lehman College

Thursday, 1:00pm – 1:45pm Broward

linguistic aspect of intercultural communicationThe presentation deals with the linguistic issues hampering intercultural communication: collocation or lexical-phraseol-ogy of speech production, difference in semantic and stylistic connotations, and the socio-cultural factor. The presenter will show the problems of intercultural communication which have become especially urgent nowadays for very obvious social, political, and economic reasons.

Alla Kourova, University of Central Florida

Thursday, 1:00pm – 1:45pm Dade

rti Passport for english language learners (ells)Join for an overview on how RTI serves as a PASSPORT to-wards ensuring ELLs academic and behavioral success aligned with the Common Core State Standards. RTI is a problem-solving model that identifies student needs and provides interventions that are monitored with ongoing evaluations of their instructional and behavioral performance.

Deborah Benitez-Rosa, Multicultural, ESOL and Program Services Department

Annette Ramos, Multicultural, ESOL and Program Ser-vices Department

Thursday, 1:00pm – 1:45pm Florida Keys

iWle: implementing an international online english-language learning program What does it take to implement an international online EFL/ESL program? Learn from the experience of I Want to Learn English, a non-profit which sets up language labs in Hondu-ras, Madagascar, and South Florida where students access on-line English-language learning software and work via Skype with Volunteer Online English Coaches.

Victoria Navarrete, I Want to Learn English (IWLE)

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2 pm

Plenary:

Dr. keith Folse

“translating research Findings on esl vocabulary into Practical classroom

applications”

orange ballroom

In the last two decades, we have seen a great deal of research on the teaching and learning of vocabulary in a second language. This research has important practical implications for our classes in terms of how our curriculum is arranged, what our textbooks could look like, and what teachers should (and should not) do in class with regard to new vocabulary. In this talk, we will consider three concrete research findings and three practical classroom limitations. Vocabulary is so important for our students’ success that we really need to give a great deal of thought to our current practices and how we can improve them for 2012 and beyond.

3:15 pm


ethical views and Practices in language teachingStudents in the Centre for Languages (CfL) at BRAC Univer-sity in Dhaka, Bangladesh, are inculcated with values of social justice in a program that helps them become ‘complete human beings’. The presenters examine the process by which the CfL faculty accomplishes this vision using the best of traditional and Western CLT approaches.

Effat Heyder, BRAC University, Centre for LanguagesFarrah Jabeen, BRAC University, Centre for LanguagesElizabeth Platt, Florida State University

Thursday, 3:15pm – 4:45pm Volusia

activities for editing, correcting, and improving student WritingLearning to edit their own writing is an integral skill for all English language learners. Teaching students to edit their writing takes time, but the process can be easier if you use a variety of concrete tasks. In this workshop, we will look at some editing activities that can improve student writing and reduce teacher workload, always a winning combination. These activities focus on several aspects of writing, including vocabulary, grammar, and mechanics.

Keith Folse, University of Central Florida

Thursday, 3:15pm – 4:45pm Palm Beach

conan the GrammarianDr. Richard Lederer, Usage Editor of The Random House Dictionary of the English Language, will offer a common-sense approach to grammar and usage. Where do you stand on termi-nal prepositions, split infinitives, “hopefully” as a floating adverb, “impact” as a verb, and “they” as a third-person singular pronoun?

Richard Lederer, Looking at Language


Future: the Perfect Pathway to careers What is the most important element of literacy to the ESOL student? Survival! This interactive presentation examines methods of instruction in Future: English for Results, Pearson Longman’s new 21st century skills based literacy program. See how building schema, vocabulary, and using multiple-modality instruction promote student achievement.

Keith Pruitt, Pearson ELT/ Words of Wisdom Educational Consulting




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language acquisition and curriculum connections (lacc): reading, language Come and learn about LACC, an integrated curriculum which provides ELLs opportunities to participate in authentic expe-riences inside and outside of the classroom. Participants will participate and receive examples of activities that stretch ELLs higher order thinking skills and make connections between real-life experiences and the content they are studying.

Doreen Wells, The School District of Escambia CountyRebekah Koppin, The School District of Escambia County

Thursday, 3:15pm – 4:45pm Florida Keys

thinking Maps: Path to Proficiency for english language learnersAre your ELL students having a difficult time communicat-ing what they are thinking and learning in academic con-tent? This interactive workshop will demonstrate how using a consistent set of visual thinking strategies with your state standards can positively impact student achievement across all contents. Student examples will be shown.

Gail Sansome, Thinking Maps, Inc.

4:15 pm


eFl curriculum revision in bangladeshThe presenter, having been a Fulbright consultant at the Cen-tre for Languages at BRAC University in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2011, will talk about the curriculum revision process un-dertaken with CfL teachers, problematizing both the existing

documents and the products of the revision. The experience helped the presenter appreciate the deeper sociocultural issues underlying traditional ELT approaches.

Elizabeth Platt, Florida State University


the yin and the yang: Promoting successful long term collaboration between content area and esol teachersAfter providing an overview of how to develop collaboration between content area and ESOL teachers, this paper focuses on practical strategies for sustaining a mutually beneficial partnership that also meets the needs of ELL students.

Gwendolyn M. Williams, University of West FloridaAmany Habib, University of West Florida


a second look at student-initiated Feedback in Foreign language WritingThis presentation discusses a follow up study examining students’ solicitations for feedback in foreign language writing. Researchers aimed to determine if students requested more help on linguistic or content items. They found a propensity for linguistic feedback, which confirms the results of a larger study previously conducted by the researchers.

Alison Youngblood, University of Central FloridaMelanie Gonzalez, University of Central FloridaElizabeth Giltner, University of Central Florida

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FriDay session DescriPtions




9 am

Friday, 9:00am – 9:45am Cape Canaveral

toward a self-regulating language-learning environmentThis presentation describes a self-regulating environment for foreign language learning. It is based on a postmodern ap-proach to language-learning and meaning-making. It consists of: a guiding intellectual framework (rhizomatic structure), an operational space (long-term macrosimulation) and an IT infrastructure (multimedia database, social network, tools).

Andrew Lian, School of Foreign Languages, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand

Friday, 9:00am – 9:45am Volusia

bingo! you Got it: an interactive Pronunciation GameStudents need to know their pronunciation problems and make corrections to communicate effectively. The presenter will describe an interactive sentence-reading game good for adult ESL students to improve pronunciation and its advan-tages. ESL educators will learn a classroom activity that works well in all levels for practicing pronunciation.

Wing Yan Wong, English Programs for Internationals, University of South Carolina

Friday, 9:00am – 9:45am Palm Beach

university students’ Perceptions of completing esol Field PlacementsThis program will provide an overview of university students’ perceptions of completing service hours for required ESOL field placements. These placements were completed in a variety of settings including home placements, schools (K-12), and community afterschool programs.

Kelly Torres, Florida State UniversityRebecca Galeano, Florida State UniversityLaura Ballard, Florida State University

Friday, 9:00am – 9:45am Broward

issues through imagery: exploring social Problems with PoetrySocio-cultural, political, and economic issues abound today and should be critically examined in classrooms. This teacher candidate will share her poems about various problems, and she and her university instructor will discuss ways to incorpo-rate poetry as a means to create dialogue and social action on behalf of ELLs and others who might be targets of prejudice, bullying, discrimination, and other issues. Participants will be provided with booklets of the presenter’s poems.

Michelle Feller, Tennessee Technological UniversitySandra Hancock, Tennessee Technological University




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Friday, 9:00am – 9:45am Dade

technology in a developing country – HaitiThis presentation will provide participants with information on two online courses developed by the University of Central Florida for Haitian students in Haiti: English and Technology for secondary students and Haitian Kreyòl literacy for adults with low level literacy. Additional information will be provided on the need for technological development in developing countries.

Edwidge Crevecoeur Bryant, University of Central Florida

Friday, 9:00am – 9:45am Florida Keys

beyond the classroom: tools for your studentsToday’s tech-savvy students either challenge or inspire teach-ers to incorporate technology into the classroom. Don’t know where to start? Simple, free, online tools are easy to use and enable teachers to build community, distribute materials, facilitate collaboration, and publish audio and video samples that both enhance and extend classroom learning.

Rebecca Yoon, Valencia College

10 am


Developing the listening ability of l2 learners through a task-based approachThere is still insufficient research on designing task-based lis-tening activities. This paper argues that to promote effectively L2 learners’ listening ability, task-based listening activities should mirror the cognitive processes that occur in listeners. The theoretical framework underpinning this approach will be

discussed together with example activities.

Pannathon Sangarun, School of Foreign Languages, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand


the Pathway to academic success: Developing critical thinking, Presentation, and communications skillsIn this workshop, ways to help students master the elements of academic literacy through engaging content and video from National Geographic will be explored.

Cindy Le, National Geographic LearningSusan Sweeney, National Geographic Learning


business english: a Paper airplane companyParticipants in this session will see a demonstration of a busi-ness English class designed for Intensive English Programs. The Business English class was developed for levels 3 and 4 (High Intermediate to advanced) level students. The primary goal of the class is to teach basic American business vocabu-lary, phrases and communication through a simulated business which teaches students the basics for a small business startup. Participants will have the opportunity to practice some of the activities that students must complete with their start-up com-panies. Handouts of the curriculum outline for the course will aid participants who wish to teach a hands-on business English class.

Ruth Harrold, University of North Florida

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the Power of two: Directions for an effective collaboration between esol Professionals and speech language Pathologists (slPs)The panel will highlight the challenges faced by two profes-sionals (TESOL professionals/SLPs) in appropriately teach-ing and assessing ELs with communication disorders and the skills, knowledge and competencies shared by each to address this challenge. A model of collaboration between the two disciplines will be presented and discussed.

Florin Mihai, University of Central FloridaLinda I. Rosa-Lugo, University of Central FloridaJoyce Nutta, University of Central FloridaClaudia Pruna, University of Central FloridaLeslie Baez, University of Central Florida


Preparing teachers for Florida mainstream elementary classrooms: using multiple data sources to determine teacher quality with ellsThis presentation discusses the use of multiple data sources to determine teacher quality for English language learners (ELLs) in Florida. Drawing upon various data sources (quan-titative dataset, interviews, surveys, observations), we describe the challenges with making associations between teacher quality and ELL achievement. Suggestions for exploring these associations are provided.

Maria Coady, University of FloridaCandace Harper, University of FloridaEster de Jong, University of Florida


let's Make student success easyThe presenter will discuss using technology in the ESOL classroom and demonstrate how EASY can be incorporated into daily teaching activities as well as provide students with self-paced language practice. Audience members will review pedagogical resources that accompany the program - including lesson plans, rich media, worksheets, quizzes, and tests.

Rachel Procelli-Hill, ThirdWave Learning, Inc.

11 am


update on elP standardsThis featured presentation will include an update on ELP standards, state Board Rule implementation, and ELL data and accountability.

Ginger Alberto, Student Achievement through Language Acquisition


best Practices for teaching esP based on an aviation english Model This presentation will demonstrate the unique set of challeng-es in this industry for students and educators and the means to overcome them. This model will highlight teaching strategies, lesson plan flexibility, learning the industry, assessments, in-corporating current events into the classroom, record keeping requirements, and office organization among others.

Tim Schuwerk, Aerosim Flight Academy




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High school ell border crossersThis presentation focuses on educational experiences of six ELLs in a high school ESOL program. The researcher pro-vides insight into how ELLs were able to cross borders and mediate meaning between their native cultures and languages and their new languages and identities in order to be more successful academically.

Michele Parcell Mar, Miami Dade College


taking action against bullying with children's literatureBullying is a widespread and serious problem and can cause lasting harm. Presenters will introduce children's literature with bullying themes and activities intended to raise awareness and give support in dealing with this issue.

Participants will have the opportunity to explore other titles and brainstorm their own social action activities.

Sandra Hancock, Tennessee Technological UniversityCliff Nelson, Tennessee Technological UniversityKevin Gilbert, Tennessee Technological UniversityCynthia Haring, Tennessee Technological UniversityKatia Valdeos, Tennessee Technological University


a study of sexism in three elementary Mathematics textbooks in FloridaThe study analyzed gender representation in a selection of Florida state-approved, elementary mathematics textbooks. It is a replication of an earlier study (Porreca, 1984), which examined similar issues relating to ESL textbooks. The project objective is to determine the level of variance of gender repre-sentation in the selected texts.

Emily Pilz, University of Central FloridaKeith Folse, University of Central Florida


Web resources for teaching Media literacyPreparing students for academic success must address critical thinking skills. Integrating media literacy into a course can help students develop the higher-order thinking required for university classes. In this workshop, partici-pants will learn about several web-based resources useful for teaching media literacy.

Krista Bittenbender Royal, University of South Florida

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12 pm

lunch keynote speaker:

Dr. richard lederer

“a tribute to teachers”

orange ballroom

Inspired by his new book, A Tribute to Teachers, longtime teacher and best-selling writer Richard Lederer applauds the true heroes of the classroom. Dr. Lederer will sing a chorus of praise for the teachers who change our lives one day and one lesson at a time.

1:45 pm

Friday, 1:45pm – 2:30pm Cape Canaveral

Flipped class Model and eslAlthough developed by science and math teachers, the flip class model seems applicable for teaching ESL writing. This presentation will describe the use of a flip class model of in-struction in an intermediate ESL writing class. In this model, students watch videos for homework and work on "homework" in class.

John Graney, Santa Fe College

Friday, 1:45pm – 2:30pm Volusia

transitions: ieP to universityThis presentation will discuss the various issues that interna-tional students face when transitioning from Intensive English Programs to colleges and universities. Differences in learn-ing styles, educational systems, and communication will be discussed. Insight from students who have successfully made the transition will also be shared.

Nicole I. Ianieri, Center for Multilingual Multicultural Studies (CMMS)

Friday, 1:45pm – 2:30pm Palm Beach

college Perceptions of second language Writing and evaluationThis presentation will share the results of a survey of college instructors who evaluate first and second language writers at the college level. Presenters will emphasize how the survey results have implications for teachers of non-native speakers whose students must produce written output in the classroom.

Kerry Purmensky, University of Central FloridaEmily McLoughlin Cespedes, University of Central Florida

Friday, 1:45pm – 2:30pm Broward

enjoy reader's theater!: a literacy intervention tool for all studentsSpotlight Reader’s Theater incorporates read-aloud narra-tion, dialogue, and directions. Students read parts using oral language and reading to “perform” the play. By applying their reading skills to act out the story, struggling readers and ELLs can improve their reading fluency and expressiveness, and gain a greater understanding of a story.

Mario A. Nuñez, Santillana USA




eFl

Friday, 1:45pm – 2:30pm Dade

using color theory to teach vocabularyThe instructor will introduce a method used to successfully teach vocabulary and vocabulary use to intermediate and ad-vanced ESL students utilizing color based learning theory.

Deborah Kellermann, English Language Institute/Univer-sity of Florida

Friday, 1:45pm – 2:30pm Florida Keys

experiencing comprehensible inputThe demonstration will show participants how comprehensible input can make messages understood, even when the partici-pants do not know the languages the presenters are speaking. Cognates, extensive visuals, and the dramatic arts will be used.

Shari Little, University of North FloridaJin-Suk Byun, University of North FloridaCatherine McMurria, University of North FloridaLena Shaqareq, University of North Florida

2:45 pm

Friday, 2:45pm – 4:15pmCape Canaveral

Florida eaP consortium MeetingThe consortium meeting is by invitation only.


ielts: an overview and Practical strategies for success The Florida IELTS testing centers have exploded in the last year with candidates who need high-level scores for college entrance, job applications, or immigration purposes. The pre-senter will give an overview of the test and provide practical information for preparing a successful IELTS test-prep course.

Rebecca Yoon, Valencia College


the Four language Modes - social and academic success In grades k – 12, learners need to develop all four language modes (Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing). A discussion along with various activities, including scaffold-ing strategies, which help develop and improve these four language modes, will be presented. Furthermore, audience members will participate in practical activities that are suitable for learners of all ages and proficiency levels.

Amany Habib, University of West Florida


songs, Games, and rhymes for the Multicultural classroomUsing music, songs and games in a multi-cultural environ-ment, promotes self-esteem, diversity and mutual understand-ing. Interactive demonstration shows how music and song are used to promote every important aspect of a child’s develop-ment, including language acquisition, listening and cognitive skills, as well as motor and coordination skills.

Jose-Luis Orozco, Arcoiris Records, Inc.

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coordinating educational, Health, and other social services for Migrant, immigrant and indigent PopulationsFilling in the gaps in educational, health and other supportive services to migrant, immigrant and indigent populations is always a challenge. The presenter, Philip Kellerman, with 24 years of experience advocating for migrant farmworkers and families, will share “grassroots” strategies for filling in the gaps.

Philip Kellerman, President, Harvest of Hope Foundation


creating your class blogClass blogs are a simple and effective platform for communica-tion, collaboration, and sharing student work. This workshop will provide instructions on how to set up and take advantage of a free class blog.

Lindsay Vecchio, University of Florida

3:45pm


Preparing students for content-based short answer Writing tasks at the universityThe presenter describes using content-based short answer writing to diversify writing tasks and skills in the context of an Intensive English Program (IEP). What are the rationale and procedures involved? What challenges and positive outcomes can be ex-pected? Sample assignments and rubrics will be provided.

Maureen Templeman, INTO University of South Florida


individualizing Feedback in speaking and Writing using technologyWhat if you could individualize instruction and evaluation in your Speaking, Writing, and TOEFLibt Prep Classes? The presenters will demonstrate how a collaborative partnership yields individualized performance evaluation for the speaking and writing section of the TOEFLibt using free technologies.

Kerry Purmensky, University of Central FloridaMarcella Farina, Center for Multilingual Multicultural

Studies (CMMS)

4:45 pm


examining the Picture Word inductive in terms of effectivenessConstructs of the structure of learning, the spiral curriculum, discovery learning, communication theory, and Cognitive Load Theory to evaluate the Picture Word Inductive Model, an inquiry-oriented inductive language arts strategy designed to teach K-6 children phonics and spelling.

Xuan Jiang, Florida International UniversityKyle Perkins, Florida International University




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unleash a Flood of ell communicationThe author of Stories of Art, presents how art can be used to unleash a flood of communication from ESOL students. Stu-dents have a wealth of life experiences which they are excited to share in written and spoken word, when we connect them to the art and legends of their native cultures.

Rebecca Hinson, Palm Beach County Schools


Hyenas and Famine and electricity, oh My!

Attendees will discover how to engage students in a biography, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Anecdotes of students’ impressions, group work, projects, enhancement with technol-ogy and comprehension materials will be shared. Handouts will be provided.

Vickie Hall Stevens, St. Petersburg College

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capturing esol strategies in action as a tool for reflective Practice and self-assessment: using videotapes of candidates Productions in action as teaching Points in esol Methodology classesPresentation of college classroom video production/demon-strations by candidates highlighting theoretical notions for ESOL practice through activities/lessons, learning centers, and technology access for ELLs. It includes a rationale for candi-dates’ work through demonstrations, the developmental process for ESOL methodology, values and benefits, and pedagogical processes inclusive of reflective practice and self-assessment.

Gloria T. Poole, Florida A&M University


transitioning to a new culture: saudi Women's experiences in esl classrooms in the united statesThis paper focuses on Saudi women's experiences in the ESL classroom and offers practical suggestions to ESL teachers and administrators with the purpose of facilitating the transition from Saudi to American culture for this student population.

Kendra Johnson, Seminole State CollegeRollie Lewis, Center for Multilingual Multicultural Stud-

ies (CMMS)Florin Mihai, University of Central Florida


engaging tesol teachers with social Media engages studentsThis program is designed to introduce SSTESOL attendees to

the use of social media as an instructional tool. Allowing educa-tors to encourage continued communication with students allows for the practice and implementation of nonverbal skills that are transferable using social media. Practicing written communica-tion reinforces verbal communication in classroom instruction.

William Jackson, Duval County Public Schools and Ed-ward Waters College

5:45 pm


enhancing intercultural communication: teaching esl in the kitchenThis presentation is designed to offer a glimpse into the ben-efits of incorporating into language teaching an activity that has historically been included in foreign language classes un-der the auspices of cultural education, but that has not received too much press in the world of teaching ESL.

Robin E. Cross Halsey, Illinois State University


Messages to teachers from High school english language learnersIn order for English Language Learners (ELLs) to be success-ful in school, they must receive comprehensible instruction. Find out what high school ELLs say they need most from their teachers and how you can help ensure they get it.

Lynn Arroyo, Hernando County School District




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introductory text as a Motivational tool in teaching GrammarA well-designed introductory text can be a motivational tool in teaching grammar. The creative interactive process of analyzing a grammatically structured, vivid, and humorous text awakens students’ curiosity, immerses them into a state of affairs modeling real life, and makes students aware of the syntax through the portrayed situation.

Natalia Reilly, University of Central Florida


eFl Journeys: take Me to the casbahEFL: the term often conjures up imagery of exotic lands and generous paychecks. However, this “picture-perfect” linguistic landscape can be as elusive as students grasping perfect tenses. Morocco is the setting for two American women’s ventures into the alternately exhilarating and exasperating world of EFL. Their similar yet very different experiences and perspec-tives, not only as teachers but also as expatriate residents of Morocco, will provide valuable insight for those seeking to embark on their own EFL journeys.

Nicole I. Ianieri, Center for Multilingual Multicultural Studies (CMMS)

Courtney Jorgensen, Center for Multilingual Multicultural Studies (CMMS)


advancing students to academic Presentations through Multimedia ESL students must develop their presentation abilities and become more fluent public speakers. Currently, university pro-fessors require additional media technology to supplement or take the place of an oral presentation. In this setting, students must use technology in a variety of formats, including more modern presentation and video production platforms.

Irene Silas, University of North FloridaStephanie Gallop, University of North Florida


Plagiarism and Patchwriting: Dastardly naughty or Developmentally necessary?Advanced EAP courses include source-based writing in a vari-ety of genres; novice writers need much more than citation les-sons in order to compose effective, text-responsible prose. The presenter demonstrates ways to incorporate student-produced “patchwriting” and plagiarized passages as the focus of forma-tive assessment rather than fodder for punitive consequences.

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saturDay session DescriPtions




9 am

Plenary:

Dr. randi reppen

“innovation and collaboration in teaching vocabulary and grammar: a corpus approach”

orange ballroom

This presentation will explore three ways to use corpus materi-als and activities to enhance English language vocabulary and grammar instruction. First, we will explore innovative ways to use information from existing corpus research to inform syllabus design and also as a basis for creating language learning mate-rial. Second, we will explore developing materials from corpus resources and provide guidelines and examples of material that can be used in the classrooms. Finally, we will explore activities that involve students in collaborative explorations of language that can be used in language classes to enhance vocabulary and grammar instruction. By the end of the presentation, partici-pants will have ideas and resources for innovative activities that can be used in their classrooms to create a collaborative learning environment across a range of language proficiencies.

10:15 am

Saturday, 10:15am – 11:45am Cape Canaveral

linking language, literacy, and learning behaviorsTeachers PreK-6th grade explore English language Devel-opment through small group oral language interaction that moves naturally into literacy while developing the four do-mains of language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Teachers address stress behaviors that affect ELL learning.

RDeen Huerta, district elementary ELL specialist

Saturday, 10:15am – 11:00am Volusia

best Practices in Grammar teachingStudents are always looking for ways to improve their gram-mar. This session describes ways to maximize student learn-ing by: focusing on the way grammar is used in written and spoken contexts, facilitating noticing, creating effective activi-ties, eliminating common mistakes, and applying grammar in writing. Examples come from Grammar and Beyond.

Randi Reppen, Northern Arizona University

Saturday, 10:15am – 11:00am Palm Beach

Help! i need to Differentiate my english language learnersThis interactive workshop focuses on demonstrating hands-on answers to questions of the basics in differentiating instruction for English language learners (ELLs). It is crucial that differentiating instruction should be used as one of the methods in teaching our ELLs to address their needs, weaknesses, and strengths since our students come from myriad of learning experiences.

Edgardo B. Castro, Northampton County Public Schools, Virginia

Saturday, 10:15am – 11:00am Broward

How advanced is advanced? identifying the top Five errors in High-level eslThis quantitative study used writing samples of high-level students in order to determine these students’ grammar errors, compare their errors, and produce a composite list of the most common errors among this group of students.

Robert Bushong, Center for Multilingual Multicultural Studies (CMMS)

Florin Mihai, University of Central Florida




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Saturday, 10:15am – 11:00am Dade

using brain research to Make your lessons MemorableThe presenter will introduce the conclusions of brain re-searchers concerning memory and show how to apply these conclusions to language lessons in order to make them more memorable. Participants will learn some basic techniques which they can apply immediately to their lesson plans. Model lessons and examples will be provided.

Matt Kaeiser, University of Miami

Saturday, 10:15am – 11:00am Florida Keys

Getting published: the sstesol JournalIn this presentation we will discuss the SSTESOL Journal and its mission, and how to prepare and submit manuscripts for this journal and other journals in our field

Ester de Jong, University of Florida

11:15 am

Saturday, 11:15am – 12:00pm Volusia

lulac, Florida campaign for High school equity This session will offer parents, teachers, and community advocates the opportunity to discuss high school reform issues: Florida, LULAC Campaign for High School Success Policy Priorities, how to use the Parent Advocacy Tool Kit, Florida educational facts, and Florida high school data.

Doris P. Young, LULAC, Florida Campaign for High School Equity

Jacqueline Lizardi, Florida, LULAC CHSE Coordinator

Saturday, 11:15am – 12:00pm Palm Beach

balanced error correction in esl speaking tasksThis presentation will provide strategies that will help teachers understand which errors should be dealt with, how to provide a “balanced” amount of error correction, the type of errors students make, and why language errors are necessary in the L2 learning process.

Maria M. Samuel, University of South FloridaLofton “Jim” Alley, University of South Florida

Saturday, 11:15am – 12:00pm Broward

Dialogue Journals, english language learners, and time constraintsUsing dialogue journals with adult English language learners in class - long thought to be time consuming for teachers - can be made manageable. The presenters will review student jour-nals, focusing on tips to better manage their use, and discuss how these journals benefit student participation and overall second language acquisition.

Robert Kelso, Miami Dade CollegeSteve Moir, Miami Dade College

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Saturday, 11:15am – 12:00pm Dade

bridging students from narrative essay to academic response and researchFor advanced ESL students, there must be a transitional bridge from a routine “five-paragraph” essay to a more com-plex writing style which requires analysis and critical thinking. In the university setting, students must be prepared to respond to the writing of others, and to conduct research using appro-priate academic format.

Irene Silas, University of North FloridaStephanie Gallop, University of North Florida

Saturday, 11:15am – 12:00pm Florida Keys

innovative and collaborative tips for technology integrationTechnology is a valuable tool TESOL teachers can use to facilitate English language acquisition. In this interactive presentation, we will demonstrate how using Moodle, Voice-Thread, PowerPoint, mobile devices, as well as digital record-ers and flip video cameras can increase student engagement, English language proficiency, and family involvement.

Elyza Rodriguez, Lake County Public SchoolsAmy Trujillo, Lake County Public Schools

1:30 pm

Plenary:

edwidge Danticat

“teaching Dangerously: creative Ways of reaching and inspiring children Dealing With Difficult circumstances in their new

lives”

orange ballroom

Edwidge Danticat will share her own experiences as an im-migrant child and propose ways that TESOL teachers can particularly address the needs of children who have fled dif-ficult circumstances in their home countries and are adjusting to their new lives in America.

2:30 pm

book signing with edwidge Danticat

orange ballroom

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English Language Fellow Program

Franklin Publishers

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Lintor Make-A-Book, Inc.

National Geographic Learning

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Pronunciation Patterns

Rourke Classroom

Santillana USA

Schoolwide, Inc.

Tell Me More

Thinking Maps, Inc.

ThirdWave Learning, Inc.

University of Michigan Press


alPHabetical list oF Presenters

Alberto, Ginger—Ginger has been a program specialist in the Student Achievement through Language Acquisition Office at the DOE since 2004, responsible for No Child Left Behind Title III grants, ESOL teacher certification and dis-trict ELL plans. Prior to the DOE, she was an ESOL teacher in Broward county since 1991. [email protected]

Alley, Lofton—Lofton “Jim” Alley is a Senior Instructor and Pathways Asst. Coordinator at INTO, the University of South Florida English language program. Mr. Alley has many years of teaching and program coordination experience in the ESL/EFL field in the U.S. and Asia.

Amara, Talal—Talal Amara is a PhD Candidate in Language and Literacy Education at the College of Education, Wash-ington State University. [email protected]

Alonso, Orlando—Orlando Alonso received an Ed.D. in Mathematics Education from Teachers College of Columbia University. He is Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education in Middle and High School Education at Lehman College.

Arroyo, Lynn—Lynn Arroyo, a high school ESOL teacher in Hernando County, received her MA TESOL degree from SUNY Stony Brook. She is currently enrolled in an Educa-tional Leadership program at USF. [email protected]

Baez, Leslie—Leslie Baez is a graduate student in the De-partment of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Central Florida.

Ballard, Laura—Laura Ballard teaches courses in English to Speakers of Other Languages required by the State of Florida for future teachers at FSU. She received her MS in Multilin-gual/Multicultural Education in 2008.

Benitez-Rosa, Deborah—Deborah Benitez-Rosa is an ESOL Instructional Facilitator in Broward County. She col-laborates with various secondary schools providing instruc-tional support, trainings, and program reviews to increase ELLs academic achievement. She formerly taught ESE/ESOL. [email protected]

Bittenbender Royal, Krista—Krista Bittenbender Royal is the Special Academic Programs Coordinator at the USF English Lan-guage Program. She has been teaching language learners since 2002 and has her MA in Applied Linguistics/TESL. [email protected]

Bushong, Robert—Robert Bushong is an ESL instructor at the University of Central Florida. [email protected]

Byun, Jin-Suk—Dr. Jin-Suk Byun is an Assistant Professor who teaches ESOL at the University of North Florida. He is originally from South Korea.

Castro, Edgardo—Edgardo Castro, M.S.Ed, is from Northampton County Public Schools in Virginia where he is a VEA ELL Trainer and a VEA Emerging Leader Cadre. He is also the NCEA President. He has an M.S. in Education from Old Dominion University in Virginia. [email protected]

Cespedes McLoughlin, Emily—Emily, a 2012 graduate of UCF’s MA in TESOL program, presented on the work of writing tutors with non-native writers at 2011’s National Con-ference of Peer Tutoring in Writing.

Coady, Maria—Maria Coady is an Associate Professor of ESL/Bilingual Education at the UF. Her research ad-dresses the family-school-community partnerships. She also prepares teachers for inclusive, mainstream classrooms with ELs. [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. [email protected]

de Jong, Ester—Ester de Jong is an Associate Professor of ESL/Bilingual Education at UF. Her research includes student inte-gration in bilingual classrooms, policy, and preparing mainstream teachers to work with bilingual children. [email protected]

DelliCarpini, Margo—Margo DelliCarpini received a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Stony Brook University. She is Associate Professor of TESOL and Department Chair of Middle & High School Education at Lehman College. [email protected]

Farina, Marcella—Marcella Farina, senior faculty at the Center for Multilingual Multicultural Studies, currently coor-dinates the ITA Testing & Training Program, and iBT Prepa-ration and Accent Reduction curriculum and instruction.

Feller, Michelle—Michelle Feller is an elementary education major at Tennessee Technological University and will begin her senior Residency in the fall.

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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 for many years. [email protected]

Galeano, Rebecca—Rebecca Galeano teaches courses in ESOL, second language acquisition, and foreign/second language meth-odology at FSU. She also coordinates and prepares pre-service and in-service teachers for local and international field placements.

Gallop, Stephanie—Stephanie Gallop also instructs ad-vanced ELLs at the English Language Program, with a B.A. in Linguistics from the University of Florida and a M.Ed. in TESOL Secondary Education from UNF.

Gilbert, Kevin—Kevin is an elementary education major at Tennessee Technological University.

Giltner, Elizabeth—Elizabeth Giltner is a Doctoral Student in TESOL at the University of Central Florida and a French graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures.

Gjini, Xhuljeta—Dr.Gjini works as an instructional coach for Seminole County Public Schools. She has taught ELLs for over seventeen years. [email protected]

Gonzalez, Melanie—Melanie Gonzalez is a Doctoral Stu-dent in TESOL at the University of Central Florida. She is the manager of The Tapestry Journal and program assistant for the ESOL MIAMI project.

Graney, John—John Graney is the ESL Coordinator at Santa Fe College. [email protected]

Habib, Amany—Amany Habib is an instructor/undergradu-ate ESOL Coordinator at the School of Education (UWF). She has been teaching for over ten years and she often volun-teers at a local ESOL classroom.

Hancock, Sandra—Sandra Hancock, a former Florida elementary ESL teacher, is Assistant Professor at Tennessee Technological University and assigned her students a social ac-tion project that integrated literature. [email protected]

Haring, Cynthia—Cynthia is an ESL resource teacher in Pasco County, Florida.

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/collabo-ration among teachers of K-12 English learners.

Harrold, Ruth—Ruth Harrold is the director of the English Language Program at the University of North Florida. She has developed many types of curriculum for intensive English programs. [email protected]

Heyder, Effat—Effat Heyder, an English language graduate of Dhaka University in Bangladesh, teaches English at the Centre for Languages, BRAC University. Although practic-ing TEFL innovation in the Bangladeshi context, Effat also values the traditional English education her parents experi-enced. Effat eagerly monitors her young daughter’s language development. [email protected]

Hinson, Rebecca—Ms. Hinson teaches art at South Grade El-ementary in Palm Beach County. A graduate of Duke University and La Grande Chaumiere, she loves teaching the art of Central America and the Caribbean. [email protected]

Huerta, RDeen—RDeen Huerta, M Ed., works with teach-ers in 27 elementary schools as a district EL specialist. She provides professional development on the school and district levels, as well as consulting work nationally. She has a Mas-ters in Educational Leadership from Brigham Young Univer-sity. [email protected]

Ianieri, Nicole—Nicole Isabella Ianieri, MA TESOL, has taught both in the United States and Morocco. She is a full-time instructor and advisor at CMMS. [email protected]

Jabeen, Farrah—Farrah Jabeen, an English language gradu-ate of Dhaka University in Bangladesh, teaches English at the Centre for Languages, BRAC University. Although practicing TEFL innovation in the Bangladeshi context, Farrah also values the traditional English education her and her parents experi-enced. She introduces more literature into the CfL curriculum.

Jackson, William—Educator with Duval County Public Schools and Edward Waters College. He has been teach-ing over 25 years in public education and is a writer/blogger national and international. www.williamdjackson.com/ [email protected]



Jiang, Xuan—Xuan Jiang is a Ph.D. second-year student in TESOL field at Florida International University. She has presented papers in several local and regional TESOL confer-ences, mainly from cognitive perspectives. [email protected]

Johnson, Kendra—Kendra Johnson is an adjunct instructor in the EAP program at Seminole State College. [email protected]

Jorgensen, Courtney—Courtney has been teaching ESOL for 3 years. She earned her MA in TESOL 2009. Currently, she teaches at CMMS, but taught in Morocco last year.

Kaeiser, Matt—Matt Kaeiser is a lecturer and test coordinator at the University of Miami with an interest in active learn-ing, brain research, and the use of music to enhance learning. [email protected]

Kellerman, Deborah—Deborah has been happily teaching ESL students for years. Currently, she is a faculty member at the ELI at the University of Florida. [email protected]

Kellerman, Philip—Philip Kellerman is president of the Harvest of Hope Foundation of Gainesville, Florida which provides emergency and educational f inancial aid to migrant farmworkers and families across the nation. [email protected]

Kelso, Robert—Robert Kelso has taught at Miami Dade College for 15 years. In addition to college students, he has worked with migrant families in the areas of ESL and Family Literacy. [email protected]

Kinsella, Kate—Kate Kinsella, Ed.D., is a teacher educator at San Francisco State University and a highly-sought after speaker and consultant to school districts throughout the United States regarding development of academic language and literacy across the K–12 subject areas. Her 25-year teach-ing career focus has been equipping children from diverse backgrounds with the communication, reading and writing skills to be career and college ready.

Koppin, Rebekah—Rebekah Koppin has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education with an ESOL endorsement. Cur-rently, she teaches kindergarten and third grade at Ensley Elementary in Escambia County. Rebekah resides in Santa Rosa County with her husband Adam, and three children, Carrie, Juliette and Caleb.

Kourova, Alla—Dr. Alla Kourova is the assistant professor of TESOL and Russian at the University of Central Florida. She has been working in the field of TESOL for 29 years. [email protected]

Kozuma, Jo—Jo Kozuma teaches ESOL methods at the Uni-versity of Florida. Her experience includes ESL/EFL class-room teaching, foreign language teaching, teacher education, and research on the sociocultural context of language learning. [email protected]

Le, Cindy—Cindy Le is the Regional Academic and Adult Education Sales Specialist for National Geographic Learning, a Cengage Learning company. [email protected]

Lederer, Richard—Richard Lederer is the author of 40 books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling Anguished English series and his current books, The Gift of Age, A Tribute to Teachers, and American Trivia. Dr. Le-derer’s syndicated column, “Looking at Language,” appears in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States.

Lewis, Rollie—Rollie Lewis is an adjunct instructor in the IEP at the University of Central Florida’s Center for Multilin-gual Multicultural Studies.

Lian, Andrew—Professor, English Language Studies, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand. Former Chair, Foreign Languages, Western Illinois University, USA. Specialization: language education and technology. President AsiaCALL (Asia Association for Computer-Assisted Lan-guage-Learning). [email protected]

Little, Shari—Dr. Shari Spitzkopf Little is the ESOL Coordinator for the University of North Florida’s College of Education and Human Services. She studied abroad in Paris and speaks French. [email protected]

Lizardi, Jacqeline—Jacqueline Lizardi currently serves as Co-Chair for the ESOL District Parent Leadership Council. She has served in this position since 2008 representing the English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) parents and students’ rights and responsibilities under the No Child Left Behind law, and the META Consent Decree. Also, Mrs. Lizardi is the project coordinator for the Florida LULAC Campaign for High School Equity.

McMurria, Catherine—Ms. Catherine McMurria is an Adjunct Instructor of ESOL for the University of North Florida’s College of Education. She studied abroad in Russia and speaks the language.

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Merriweather, Shawn—Shawn Merriweather is an educa-tor with 27 years of experience. She is a former teacher, as-sistant principal, principal and regional director of schools. Her expertise comes from real life learning situations. [email protected]

Mihai, Florin—Florin Mihai is an Assistant Professor in the TESOL program in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Central Florida. [email protected]

Moir, Steve—Steve Moir has taught at Miami Dade College for more than 15 years. He currently teaches in the ESOL and EAP programs at MDC’s Kendall Campus

Navarrete, Victoria—Having been an ESOL instructor at private institutions and universities in Florida and Mexico for fifteen years, Victoria Navarrete, M.Ed., is currently Program Coordina-tor for I Want to Learn English. [email protected]

Nelson, Cliff—Cliff Nelson, a retired veteran, is a teacher candidate at Tennessee Technological University.

Nuñez, Mario—Mario A. Nuñez serves as the Director of Professional Development for Santillana USA in Miami, FL, where he is involved with the design, marketing, sales, and implementation of professional development courses.

Nutta, Joyce—Joyce Nutta is an Associate Professor in the School of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership at the Univer-sity of Central Florida.

Orozco, José Luis—Orozco is a premier artist who regu-larly performs for children in schools, libraries and concert halls throughout the United States and Latin America. He has an M.A. in Multicultural Education from San Fran-cisco State University, is a recording artist, composer, and author. [email protected]

Parcell Mar, Michele—Dr. Michele Parcell Mar is a Social Studies teacher at Dr. Michael M. Krop Sr. High and an adjunct professor at Miami Dade College. [email protected]

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.

Pilz, Emily—Emily Pilz is an undergraduate student com-pleting her TEFL Certificate at the University of Central Florida. She is extremely interested in research in second language issues. [email protected]

Platt, Elizabeth—Since retiring from FSU in 2005, Eliza-beth Platt has taught courses locally and consulted interna-tionally. Specializing in applied linguistics and curriculum development, she has worked for brief periods in Nicaragua, Rwanda, Angola, the Dominican Republic, and Bangladesh. [email protected]

Poole, Gloria—Dr. Gloria T. Poole is Director of ESOL at FAMU and former Associate Dean for Accreditation. She has extensive experience in K-12 classrooms and school principal-ship. [email protected]

Porcelli-Hill, Rachel—Rachel Porcelli-Hill has been an ESOL professional for the past 18 years. She has a B.S. in Elementary Education, M.S. Degree in TESOL, and Post-Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership. [email protected]

Purmensky, Kerry—Dr. Kerry Purmensky is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the MATESOL program at the University of Central Florida. She specializes in service-learn-ing and teacher education issues. [email protected]

Pruitt, Keith—Keith Pruitt’s, Ed.S., passion for education is contagious. His extensive research in vocabulary instruction has been shared in numerous conferences and workshops. Pruitt authored It’s All about Words among other works, is the found-er of Words of Wisdom Educational Consulting, and an adjunct at Trevecca University in Nashville. [email protected]

Pruna, Claudia—Claudia Pruna is a graduate student in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Central Florida.

Quintero, Carinita—Carinita Quintero is a student in the MATESOL program at the University of Central Florida. Her experience includes teaching abroad in Russia and tutor-ing sessions at the elementary level. [email protected]

Ramos, Annette—Annette Ramos has 25+yrs of ESOL experience as a Teacher, Adult Educator, Professional De-velopment Facilitator/Trainer, and Resource Teacher for the Multicultural & ESOL Program Services Education Depart-ment of Broward County.



Rasmussen, Sherry—Sherry Rasmussen has been an ESL instructor and teacher-trainer for more than 20 years and currently teaches fulltime at DePaul University in Chicago. [email protected]

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]

Reppen, Randi—Randi Reppen is Professor of Applied Lin-guistics and TESL at Northern Arizona University. Randi is also the author of the series Grammar and Beyond, published by Cambridge University Press. [email protected]

Rivera, Jelitza—Jelitza is a doctoral student in TESOL at the University of Central Florida. [email protected]

Rodriguez, Elyza—Elyza Rodriguez has taught for the Lake County School District for the past four years. She has a Masters in TESOL from the University of Central Florida. [email protected]

Rosa-Lugo, Linda—Linda I. Rosa-Lugo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Central Florida.

Samuel, Maria—Maria M. Samuel is a Senior Instructor at INTO, the University of South Florida English language program. She earned her Specialist degree in Multilingual Multicultural Education from the Florida State University and has taught at all levels of ESL instruction for the past 12 years. [email protected]

Sangarun, Pannathon—Dr. Pannathon Sangarun is an as-sociate professor for M.A. and Ph.D. in English Language

Studies programs at Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand. She received a Ph.D. from the University of To-ronto, Canada. [email protected]

Sansome, Gail—Gail Sansome is the Florida Lead Consultant for Thinking Maps, Inc. An award-winning educator, Gail now works with teachers and school districts to teach critical think-ing skills to ALL students. [email protected]

Schuwerk, Tim—Tim Schuwerk earned his MTESOL de-gree from the University of Central Florida in 2004. He has been active in international education and English language training since 1997.

Shaqareq, Lena—Ms. Lena Shaqareq is an Adjunct Instruc-tor of ESOL for the University of North Florida’s College of Education. She was raised in Qatar.

Silas, Irene—Irene Silas is an instructor of advanced ELLs at UNF’s English Language Program, with a M.A. in Applied Linguistics from Belarus, and working on an Ed.D. in Educa-tional Leadership. [email protected]

Stevens, Vickie Hall—Vickie Stevens, an assistant professor of EAP and Spanish at St. Petersburg College, has been work-ing with second language learners for over 30 years at middle school to university levels. [email protected]

Stewart, Gerry—Gerry Stewart is an Adjunct at UCF/CMMS and has been teaching for over 25 years. She is cur-rently finishing her MATESOL at UCF. In addition, she is the President of CFTESOL. [email protected]

Sweeny, Susan—Susan Sweeney is the Regional Academic and Adult Education Sales Specialist for National Geographic Learning, a Cengage Learning company.

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Templeman, Maureen—Maureen Templeman is an instruc-tor and academic coordinator at University of South Florida. She has an M.Ed. in TESOL and has taught at the university level for over 10 years. [email protected]

Torres, Kelly—Kelly Torres teaches courses in ESOL, edu-cational psychology, and classroom assessment at FSU. She also helps coordinate field placements and volunteers in a local ESOL program. [email protected]

Trujillo, Amy—Amy has taught K-12 and adult learners since 2004. She is also a certified technology instructor and writer of articles about integrating technology in the curriculum.

Tunceren, Li-Lee—Li-Lee Tunceren runs the Center of Ex-cellence for Teaching and Learning at St Petersburg College. She teaches advanced EAP courses in blended and online formats and is currently working on her doctorate in Second Language Acquisition and Instructional Technology (SLAIT) at the University of South Florida.

Valdeos, Katia—Katia is an ESL teacher in Hernando County, Florida.

Vecchio, Lindsay—Lindsay Vecchio has taught ESL to children and adults in Paris, Baltimore, and Detroit. She is currently pursu-ing a PhD in ESOL at the University of Florida. [email protected]

Wells, Doreen—Doreen Wells has a master’s degree in TESOL and is a National Board Certified Teacher. She has worked with ELLs in K-5. Currently, she teaches first and fifth grade ELLs at Ensley Elementary School in Escambia County. [email protected]

Williams, Gwendolyn—Gwendolyn M. Williams is an as-sistant professor of ESOL at the University of West Florida. Her primary research areas are identity and English language learning and teaching second language writing. She teaches in the graduate and undergraduate ESOL program at UWF. [email protected]

Wong, Wing—Wing Yan Wong is an ESL instructor in an intensive English program. She is very passionate about help-ing international students succeed and exchanging culture with them. [email protected]

Yoon, Rebecca—Rebecca Yoon has an MA TESOL from UCF. She currently works as an IELTS examiner in addition to being an adjunct professor at Valencia College and ELS at Stetson University. [email protected]

Young, Doris—Doris P. Young, Ed.S., is a certified school counselor and educational leadership professional. Doris is the Parental Involvement Coordinator for the League of United Latin American Citizens and the Project Manager for the LULAC Florida Campaign for High School Equity Initiative. She has served as the Family Involvement Out-reach Coordinator in Education for the Florida Partnership, where she provided information, training, and support for language diverse families, to improve school/family partner-ships. [email protected]

Youngblood, Alison—Alison Youngblood is a doctoral stu-dent in TESOL at the University of Central Florida and is the director of curriculum and instruction for the Soy Culto y Soy Bilingue program. [email protected]


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