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Emily Harmon

International Programs, Washington State University

Emily Harmon is the Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs at the Intensive American Language Center at Washington State University as well as a Teaching Associate Professor. She received her MA in TESOL from the University of Idaho and has been teaching ESL at Washington State University since 2013. She is interested in teaching tips and tricks as well as classroom management best practices.

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 Developing Language Proficiency Through Project-Based Learning Manito Park RoomThereza Vahlstrom • Melissa Hainline • Kathryn Picanco

11:15am PST

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

3:00pm PST

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 CLOCK HOUR Sign-in

4:00pm PST

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