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8:00am PST

Meet the Exhibitors Exhibitor HallVista Higher Learning • ESL Library • Elise Migliazzo • US State Department English Language Programs • Trinity Western University • ESOL in Higher Ed CLOCK HOUR Sign-in

9:00am PST

Conference Welcome Riverfront Park RoomRon Belisle

9:15am PST

Keynote: The Promise of Interfaith Dialogue in the ESL Classroom and Beyond Riverfront Park RoomGregor Thuswaldner, Ph.D.

10:15am PST

ReadTheory, Newsela, Quizlet: The 3 Amigos! Riverfront Park RoomFrank Newman Using H5P to develop interactive, language-rich online activities Comstock Park RoomJames Hunter • Sara Hanson-Lynn Developing Language Proficiency Through Project-Based Learning Manito Park RoomThereza Vahlstrom • Melissa Hainline • Kathryn Picanco Discussing the TARP: Developing Foundational Research Skills Audubon Park RoomDavid Martin Incorporating Art into the ESL Classroom Coeur d'Alene Park RoomMargaret Mount My Homestay was Bad: Intercultural Intervention Chief Garry Park RoomMaggie Dale Examining Errors from Chinese L1 Speakers in the ESL Classroom Tubb’s Hill Park RoomAlexander Tang Teaching ESL Reading through Jose Marti’s Poetry Mirabeau Park RoomYiShan Lea

11:15am PST

Can Everyone See My Screen? Riverfront Park RoomSara Schroeder Films in the Classroom in the Age of Zoom and Covid. Manito Park RoomTerry Knudsen Essentials of Content-based Haptic Pronunciation Teaching Chief Garry Park RoomBill Acton Fostering Student Collaboration with Google Docs and Slides Coeur d'Alene Park RoomRonica Penar Self-Compassion, Reflection, Kindness, & Joy Mirabeau Park RoomLaVona Reeves Washington State's K-12 Dual Language Initiative Audubon Park RoomPatty Finnegan, PhD • Amy Ingram The End of Grammar As We Know It Tubb’s Hill Park RoomJames Hunter

12:00pm PST

Meet the Exhibitors Exhibitor HallVista Higher Learning • ESL Library • Elise Migliazzo • US State Department English Language Programs • Trinity Western University • ESOL in Higher Ed Networking with Colleagues Riverfront Park Room

1:00pm PST

Keynote: Welcoming Washington: How ESL programs serve as a key strategy to support integration and belonging Riverfront Park RoomSarah Peterson

2:00pm PST

Holy COW - Collaborative Online Writing Riverfront Park RoomMargaret Diehl • Teresa Schock Utilizing Technology for Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Mirabeau Park RoomJackie Otting Differentiating Instruction by WIDA Proficiency Level Chief Garry Park RoomKate Mastruserio Reynolds Best Practices for ELLs During Distance Learning with Pear Deck Comstock Park RoomIsabel Haller-Gryc Short & Stealthy Pronunciation and Vocabulary Interventions Manito Park RoomSharon Fraser-Allen • Emily Harmon I see me in the story! Tubb’s Hill Park RoomKhodadad Kaviani Building Teacher Empathy through Refugee Simulations Audubon Park RoomDr Richard Mandeville • Peggy Arendt Pyle Pandemic (Pen)Pals Coeur d'Alene Park RoomTimothy Diko • Mary Jeannot

3:00pm PST

Curate, Create, & Collaborate with Wakelet Riverfront Park RoomMary Goodrich Web-Book: Teachers as Content Creators Manito Park RoomCollin Shull • Priya Panday-Shukla Digital Escape Rooms: Creating Engagement in the ESL Classroom Coeur d'Alene Park RoomKelli Dahmen Get Ready to Meet the Needs of Newcomer English Learners Mirabeau Park RoomTracy Peterson • Vista Higher Learning Teach Abroad with the English Language Fellow Program Chief Garry Park RoomJudy Emerson • US State Department English Language Programs How to get published in WAESOL Educator Tubb’s Hill Park RoomBridget Green Pre-Service Educator Perceptions of Competence in Diversity Audubon Park RoomKathryn Pawelko CLOCK HOUR Sign-in

4:00pm PST

Presentation of conference grants and closing remarks Riverfront Park RoomCielito Brekke • Gregg Brekke • Ron Belisle