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2019 CLTA Conference San Jose

Welcome to the 2019 CLTA Conference!

We are excited to have you with us in San Jose for four days of learning, fun and collegiality!

Gala Brunch (Meal Ticket Required) from 10:30-12:30

Let’s Innovate with Languages!

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8:00am PST

Heave-Ho, ENOUGH of the Heavy Lifting: Engage and Motivate Heritage Learners in Monolingual Classes San MartinBeth Fayyad Making Reading Fun: Flash Fiction and Bridge Literature for L2 Spanish and Heritage Learners FirBill VanPatten • David Wiseman Meeting the The Can-Do Statements for Intercultural Communication with ¡Qué chévere and Passport! San JuanLiz Sacco See It, Say It, Know It - Maybe Not: A Better Way to Vocabulary Acquisition San SimeonCristin Bleess The Three Keys to Unlocking a Novel OakCraig Sheehy Using Cultural Elements to Develop Language Proficiency San CarlosCarmen De Jesus Dictation in the modern language classroom San JoseJoshua Cohen F is for Fun and Formative: Increasing Engagement with Quizlet Live PineLaura Oppenheimer The NNELL Networking Session Silicon ValleyBetsy Basom • Jackie Skelton California Language Leadership Initiative (CALLI) - Cohorts 1 and 2 Suite #954Tonja Byrom • Svetlana Lazarova

11:00am PST

Innovate Language Learning with Multiple Response Strategies San SimeonRicky Adamson Punctuation Story: An innovative tale that transforms grammar and punctuation into an epic adventure San MartinPunctuation Story • Marise Warner All the Tools San JoseAlejandro Hernandez • Susie Watt Using Artificial Intelligence Technology to Create Dynamic Adaptive Curriculum MontereyYalan King Utilizing Centers in the World Language Classroom Silicon ValleyBetsy Basom What’s Trending in Language Learning?: Table Visits with the California TOYS PineDon Doehla • Ying Jin • Liz Matchett • Nancy Perez

1:40pm PST

Build a Successful School Exchange Partnership in 5 Steps San SimeonForum Language Experience Building Cultural Competence: Supporting Study Abroad San JoseJamin Lynch • Liz Matchett • CIEE Fostering Metacognition in the World Languages Classroom San MartinConcordia Language Villages How Do I Award the Seal of Biliteracy? San CarlosKyle Ennis Keep them talking in the TL, the RLRA way! San JuanREAL LANGUAGE right away Creative Writing for German learners Board RoomTina Schrader Full STEAM Ahead in the WL Classroom! Silicon ValleyErica Poccia Incorporating Social Justice Objectives in the Spanish Classroom CedarAli Miano

3:10pm PST

360-perspective(s): from immersive digital tools to cultural awareness PineMarie Bertola • Christina JooYeon Ri • Irena Stefanova Bridging the Gap San CarlosTom Beeman Embedding STEM into your world language classroom Silicon ValleyEsther Chau Globally Infuse Your Curriculum by Dissecting Identifying Teen & Pre-Teen Learning Characteristics San MartinGian Molero How to get from Learning to Doing San SimeonNancy Salsig • Alfredo Varela How to Innovate Culturally Relevant Teaching in Your Classroom MontereyLili Wong Lenguas, Dialectos, e Identidades A Sociolinguistic Unit for High School Students San JuanArienne Adamcikova Making Authentic Documents Accessible to Novice Learners San JoseMeadow Pritchett Unpacking the new World Languages Content Standards for California Schools: Overview and Focus on the Communications Standard FirChristine Lanphere • Nicole Naditz

4:20pm PST

California State Seal of Biliteracy San CarlosTom Beeman • Liliana Maldonado • Ronit Ron-Yerushalmi Inspiring 21st Century Global Citizens beyond the Classroom San SimeonErica Hashiba • Minako Kamimura Let's Trade in External Rewards For Mastery Through Differentiated Instruction San JuanValerie Aidan • Alice Lung Performance vs Proficiency Assessments and Why You Should Care San MartinScott Benedict Second Language Acquisition through Thematic Mini-Immersions Silicon ValleyYuliya Basina • Polina Korchagina Unpacking the new World Languages Content Standards for California Schools: Focus on the Cultures and Connections Standards FirChristine Lanphere • Nicole Naditz Using Flipped Classroom Methodology to Promote Autonomous Learning to Achieve Higher Language Proficiency OakKhoshaba • John Kaninya • Fawzi Khoshaba

5:30pm PST

Authentic Spanish Resources to Build Proficiency: Spanish 1 through AP San MartinRich Sayers Communication Will Flow in the Chinese Classroom with an Innovative Taichi Practice MontereyYanan Vrudny Digital Portfolios in the World Language Classroom PineJoy Keifer Engage, Connect, and Innovate in Teaching Through Technology San JuanMajd Sarah Engaging Students in Authentic Reading By Putting Them In Charge San CarlosLaura Lizundia Implementing Practical Mindset Strategies to Overcome Learning Anxiety and Increase Proficiency San SimeonGorge Bebawi • Pascale Koayess Más allá del Textbook: Teaching Spanish with the Jiménez novel series CedarKayce Davis • Dayna Dibble • Ariel Schindewolf National Network for Early Language Learning Networking Session Silicon ValleyTeresa Kennedy • Jackie Skelton Practical Procedures for Productive Classrooms San JoseAlexis Frink Using Hyperdocs to Make Authentic Resources Engaging and Comprehensible FirVictor Ochoa • Brian Whitfield