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Kelly Roberton

Spokane Community College
ESL Faculty
Spokane

I am an ESL instructor for adult refugee and immigrant students. We’re always looking for ways to help our students transition to their new homes/communities. They have so many talents to share, so helping them build the language to display those more freely is a daily goal.

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

11:15am PST

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 RoomWilliam Acton

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 (Maggie) Diehl • Teresa Schock 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