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Hailey Herrington

Gonzaga University M/A TESOL program

I am a new student in Gonzaga's MATESOL program.
I spent the last school year teaching English on the French island Martinique, but it was cut short by school strikes and Covid.
I also have a teaching certificate in secondary French.

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

Using H5P to develop interactive, language-rich online activities Comstock Park RoomJames Hunter • Sara Hanson-Lynn Incorporating Art into the ESL Classroom Coeur d'Alene Park RoomMargaret Mount

11:15am PST

Self-Compassion, Reflection, Kindness, & Joy Mirabeau Park RoomLaVona Reeves Washington State's K-12 Dual Language Initiative Audubon Park RoomPatty Finnegan, PhD • Amy Ingram

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

Short & Stealthy Pronunciation and Vocabulary Interventions Manito Park RoomSharon Fraser-Allen • Emily Harmon Building Teacher Empathy through Refugee Simulations Audubon Park RoomDr Richard Mandeville • Peggy Arendt Pyle

3:00pm PST

Digital Escape Rooms: Creating Engagement in the ESL Classroom Coeur d'Alene Park RoomKelli Dahmen CLOCK HOUR Sign-in Teach Abroad with the English Language Fellow Program Chief Garry Park RoomJudy Emerson • US State Department English Language Programs

4:00pm PST

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