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Friday, May 4, 2012

9:00-10:00 AM Registration & Book Sale (HUM 587, 581)

10:00-11:50 AM Presentations

12:00-1:00 PM Lunch and Book Sale (HUM 587)

1:10-3:40 PM Presentations

3:45 PM Reception and Certificate Ceremony (HUM 587)

Schedule of Presentations

10:00-10:30 AM

Teaching Vocabulary: How Effective Are Receptive Tasks?
Yuriko Matsumoto (HUM 202)

Demystifying Scaffolding: Approaches and Strategies for the Classroom
Osa Kauffman (HUM 288)

Nuestras Historias: Encouraging Literacy in Beginning Adult ESL Classes Through Autobiographical Writing
Kendra Aronson (HUM 582)

10:40-11:10 AM

A Strategies-Based Approach to Cultivating Effective Discussion Skills
Rebecca Aldinger (HUM 202)

Face to Face: How Do-It-Yourself Lecture Videos Can Transform Our Classrooms
Tamara Strelnik (HUM 288)

Bridging the Gap: A Teacher Toolkit of Academic Writing Strategies to Foster Learner Autonomy for Generation 1.5 Students
Maritez Apigo (HUM 582)

11:20-11:50 AM

Extensive Reading: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Trail to Hope
Michelle Duff (HUM 202)

Emerging Expertise: Examining Teacher Decision-Making in the Content-Based Classroom
Marie Caput (HUM 288)

Voicing Interpretations: Talking Around Text With L2 Readers
Joel Swenddal (HUM 582)

1:10-1:40 PM

Speaking Our Minds: Think-Alouds for Exploring Reading Strategies
Julia Schulte (HUM 202)

The Power of Folktales in the ESL Classroom
Ligia Montano (HUM 288)

Balancing Time and Care: Embodiment and the Social Art of Language Teaching
Heather Swenddal (HUM 281)

1:50-2:20 PM

Insights Into Reading Strategy Instruction: A Collaborative Action Research Project
Lauren Yal (HUM 202)

Tailoring Tutoring Sessions to ESL and Generation 1.5 Students
Jessica Morrow (HUM 288)

Bilingualism: A Reflection
Octavio Alvarez (HUM 281)

2:30-3:00 PM

Self-Representation in the Scholarship Essays of Generation 1.5 Students
Ruth Crossman (HUM 202)

All the World’s a Stage…
Role-Play as a Drama Technique to Enhance Students’ Language Learning Motivation
Lena Kelly (HUM 288)

The Social Homework: A Comparison of Handwritten and Facebook ESL Compositions
Erinn Struss (HUM 281)

3:10-3:40 PM

The Smart Pen: A Case Study of a New Mobile Device for Language Learning
Clare Corcoran (HUM 202)

The “NNEST Lens” in Action: Preparing NESTs and NNESTs for Professional Equity
Blanca Coma (HUM 288)