“EARLY BIRD” REGISTRATION

CoTESOL 42ND ANNUAL FALL CONVENTION

November 2 & 3, 2018
Radisson Hotel Denver Southeast

 8 Featured Speakers from California, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont,

Washington, and Massachusetts.
 Over 100 Academic Sessions: Demonstrations, Discussions,
Panels, Papers, Poster Sessions, and Workshops
 Exhibits by the most prominent publishers of ESL materials
 Book Raffle, Free Live Entertainment, Networking Luncheons,
Special Hotel Rates, and Academic Credit

For Registration and Program Information:

www.cotesol.org
For registration questions, contact: Larry R. Fisher, Executive Secretary (cotesol@cotesol.org)
For program questions, contact: Chris Tombari, Convention Services (cotesol@cotesol.org)

“Early Bird” Deadline: October 12, 2018

Colorado Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
 FEATURED SPEAKERS

Brett Yokom Christine Bauer- Sue Hopewell Michael Rost

Ramazane

Suhanthe Motha Andrea Hellman Maria Santos Kristen Nelson Britt Johnson

FREE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

FRIDAY, NOV. 2 AT 5PM IN THE JEFFERSON BALLROOM
(AFTER THE PUBLISHER BOOK RAFFLE)

Convention Awards and Scholarships

CoTESOL offers a number of con-
vention awards and scholarships.
Among them are:
Virginia French Allen Award for
Excellence in Teaching
Gladys Doty Award for Out-
standing Contribution to ESL
Howard Moraine Memorial
Scholarship to a Student in ESL
Travel & Registration Awards
D. Scott Enright Professional
Development Award
Student Support Grant
Radisson Hotel Reservations
Treat yourself to a hotel stay and save
the commute time by reserving your
room at the special convention rate of
$108 (plus tax), including a compli-
mentary breakfast for two.
 Phone: (720) 857-9000 Mention
CoTESOL for $108 discount rate
 The central reservation phone: 1-
800-967-9033 The code
is: 1811COTESO
 Website: www.radisson.com/
denverco Code: COTES
University credit or Continuing
Education Units (CEU)
Colorado State University,
through a partnership with
CoTESOL, is offering university
credit and continuing education
units (CEU) for attendees to this
year's convention. CSU will have a
table in the exhibit area to an-
swer questions and receive regis-
tration forms and payment. Look
for CSU's advertisement in the
convention program booklet.
 42nd Annual CoTESOL Fall Convention
“Engagement, Encouragement, Empowerment”
November 2-3, 2018

Radisson Hotel Denver Southeast. Aurora

“Early Bird” Convention Registration Form

Deadline: October 12, 2018
Register on line (by credit card) at: CoTESOL 2018 Registration
Register by mail (with a check) to: CoTESOL, c/o Larry Fisher, 63 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0063

Please print legibly or type—only one registrant per form.

Are you currently a CoTESOL member? ___ Yes ___ No Are you presenting this year? ___ Yes ___ No (If
yes, deduct $10 from fees.)
Name:
First Last
Address:
Street Apartment #

City State Zip code

Institutional affiliation (school or employer):
E-mail:

Membership category:
Professional level ___ Teacher/Instructor ___ Professor ___ Administrator
___ Materials Writer ___ Support Staff ___ Media Specialist, Librarian
Associate level: ___ Student ___ Paraprofessional ___ Volunteer

Convention Registration Your one-year free membership in CoTESOL is automatically included!

Full schedule (two days) “Early Bird” registration Regular registration

(received by 10/12/18) (after 10/12/18 or on site)
Professional level $160 $185 $_______
Associate level $150 $175 $_______

Half schedule (one day only) Which day? (Please check) __Friday __Saturday
“Early Bird” registration Regular registration
(received by 10/12/18) (after 10/12/18 or on site)
Professional level $150 $175 $_______
Associate level $140 $165 $_______

Special Interest Group (SIG) selection

Members may select affiliation with two SIGs. Please specify your primary and secondary SIGs as 1 and 2.
___ Adult Education (AE) ___ Secondary Education (SE)
___ Intensive English Programs / Higher Education (IEP/HE) ___ Teacher Education / Action Research
(TE/AR)
___ Elementary Education (EE) ___ Content Area (CA)
___ Socio-Political (SP) ___ Tech (T)
(OVER)
Luncheons
(All meals served with Fresh Baked Dinner Rolls and Butter, House Salad, Chef’s Selection Dessert, and Coffee/Tea)
Friday luncheon (includes 30% service and tax)—Choose one $29 $_______
___ Chicken breast Florentine, roasted potatoes, chef's vegetable in butter sauce …or…
___ Spinach and cheese stuffed ravioli, shaved parmesan, on a bed of broccolinni
Saturday luncheon (includes 30% service and tax) —Choose one $29 $_______
___ Sliced top sirloin with sauce Chasseur, garlic mashed potatoes, chef's vegetable …or…
____ Grilled portobello Napoleon, sauteed baby spinach, couscous, fresh mozzarello, balsamic reduction

TOTAL for Registration and Luncheon(s) $

This Registration Form and full payment must be received by October 12, 2018, to qualify for the “Early Bird”
Convention rate. Sorry, no partial payments or purchase orders will be accepted.
Register on line (by credit card) at: CoTESOL 2018 Registration
(There is a link to this form on the CoTESOL web site. A small processing fee will be applied to the total for on
line registrations.)
Register by mail (by check or money order made out to “CoTESOL”) – mail this form along with your
check to:
CoTESOL, c/o Larry R. Fisher, 63 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0063
Questions?
Call or e-mail Larry R. Fisher, CoTESOL Executive Secretary, at (303) 735-4234 (work) or
Larry.Fisher@colorado.edu
For up-to-the-minute convention information, check the CoTESOL web site: http://www.cotesol.org

Attention Teachers!
Re-certification credit is available to CoTESOL Fall Convention participants through the Colorado State University. A
link to information is available on the CoTESOL web site: http://www.cotesol.org

Can’t make the Convention this year, but still want to renew your CoTESOL membership?
On the other side of this form, fill out the personal information and select your SIG affiliation(s). Indicate your type of
membership below. Your CoTESOL membership will be active for one year (until next year’s Convention). To start or
renew your CoTESOL membership, send this form, along with a check made out to “CoTESOL,” to: CoTESOL, c/o
Larry R. Fisher, 63 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0063.
Professional level $25 $_______
Associate level $20 $_______
Joint membership (two-member household) $30 $_______
This is a: ___ Renewa (continue an existing membership) ___ New membership

For the special $108/night Radisson Hotel reservation, call 720-857-9000. Mention CoTESOL.
 PRELIMINARY SESSIONS AT A GLANCE
Friday, November 2 Morning
Room 9:00 – 9:45
Arapahoe /
Douglas
FEATURED PRESENTATION
Top ten tips to increase
Jefferson learner engagement
Michael Rost
I am gifted; estoy dotado; ‫;موهوب أن ا‬
我很有天赋; s; Я одарен
Fireside Remy Rummel, Natasha Straayer,
Main level
Cynthia Close, Misty Burkhart,
Jennifer Gottschalk (CA, EE, SE)
Making text accessible to all
Summit A Danielle Bailey, Jenny Peed
(EE, GA, SE)
Advocating for ELs and their
teachers: Our experience in DC
Summit B Susan Holloway, Brian Lemos, Liliana
Graham (BE, GA, SOPOL)
Summit C
Apps and sites for language growth
Boulder Linda Horne (EE, GA, TECH)
Club Room
Exhibitor Session Teach abroad with
Conifer the English Language Fellow Program
Rebecca Copeland (U.S. Dept of State)
Conquering language plateaus
Lower level
through reflective speaking activities
Evergreen Summer Webb, Barbara Flocke
(IEP, HE)
TITLE TBD
Golden CDE presenter tbd (CA)
Seven steps to separating difference
Parker from disability
Sheri Collier (AE, CA, EE)
Using embodied semantics to
Pikes
acquire vocabulary
Peak A/B
Patrick T. Randolph (GA, HE, IEP)
Collaborative practices for critical
Spruce thinking and writing
Andrea Feldman (GA, HE, IEP)
10:00 – 10:45
Exhibitors
(Coffee Breaks – 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon)
FEATURED PRESENTATION
Teachers’ conversations about race
in TESOL
Suhanthie Motha
Teaching vowel pronunciation using
the Color Vowel Chart
Julia Hedges, James Gilness
(GA, HE, IEP)
Empowering students through
integrated support services
Virginia Nicolai, Lisa Runck (AE, HE)
Providing faith-based services to
refugees and immigrants
Daniel Schweissing, Stephanie Sittner,
Sandy Stokely (AE, GA, PA)
Low tech engagement activities
Linda Horne (EE, GA, SE)
Practical ideas for teaching
pronunciation
Agnes Farkas-Roszell, Michelle Raese
(AE, IEP, TE/AR)
In-house publishing: Avenues for
professional development
Parmelee Welsh, Lorie Wood
(HE, IEP, TE/AR)
Exhibitor Session Early literacy for
English learners
Kelly Reider (English Learner Portal)
Exhibitor Session Enhance your
curriculum with ESL Library
Print & Digital
Ben Buckwold (ESL Library)
Vocabulary box for engaging
academic language learning
Brad Russell (EE, IEP, SE)
FEATURED PRESENTATION title tbd
Brett Yokom
The ins and outs of ESL mentoring
Kat Bradley-Bennett (AE, EE, SE)
11:00 – 11:45
The true meaning of
Mother Goose rhymes
Priscilla Wright (EE, GA, SE)
Data-based language
program improvement
Nick Einterz, Olivia Livneh
(IE, PA, TECH)
How to conduct Text Analysis
Presentations (TAPs)
Tracy Bhoola (AE, HE, SE)
Building bridges: Collaboration to
implementation
Brian Lemos, Stacie Datteri
(IEP, SOPOL, TE/AR)
Curricuralizing reading fluency
Shirlaine Castellino, Colleen
McGovern (GA, IEP, PA)
Purposeful professional development
for teachers of ELs
Leslie Grant, Monica Yoo, Stephanie
Dewing, Mary Higgins, Veronica Garza
(GA, HE, TE/AR)
Productive reading habits
through technology
Thomas Germain (AE, HE, IEP)
Exhibitor Session Teaching
“Barefoot” with Barefoot Books:
Ready-made plans
Heidi Holycross-Lui (Barefoot Books)
New directions in international
student research
Tamara Milbourn (HE, IEP, SOPOL)
Exhibitor Session Is VIPKID right for
me?
Taniuska Worsham (VIPKID)
Using creative writing to enhance
academic writing
Patrick T. Randolph, Dieter Bruhn (BE,
HE, IEP)
Refugee struggles: Planning for
English language relevance
Katelyn Ponte-Krygowski,
Chris Kilmer (AE)
Friday, November 2, Afternoon
Room 1:30 – 2:15 2:30 – 3:15 3:30 – 4:15
Arapahoe / Exhibitors
Douglas (Coffee Breaks – 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon)
FEATURED PRESENTATION
Engaging, encouraging, empowering
Jefferson teachers and learners
with technology
Christine Bauer-Ramazani
Communicating culture between
Engaging students in local community Online class management tools for
classrooms and residence life
Fireside research projects community ESL
Main level

Kim McMillen, Kirsten Stauffer, Robert

Patrick T. Randolph (IEP, SE, TE/AR) Jessika Harcey (AE, TECH)
Samuel Peglow (HE, IEP, TE/AR)
I-Best and Culinary QuickStart
Widening the goals of Migrant students and binational
workforce training
Summit A the 4-3-2 technique
Chris Kilmer, Katie Kirwan
teacher exchange program
Jonathan Buck (AE, HE, IEP) Kristine Van Deraa (EE, SE)
(AE, GA)
Conflict resolution skills for adult Shifting planning from
immigrants/refugees documentation to process thinking
Summit B Karin Bates, Gurusewak Khalsa Natalia Devlin, Blake Pendergrass
(AE, GA, SE) (AE, GA)
Lesson planning using CCRS math and
Impact of discussion groups in the
language arts standards The New vernacular: Home language
Summit C calculus classroom
Brenda Gierczak, Paige Wenzivsky, Rebecca Joslin (GA, TE/AR, SoPol)
Zeynep Karaoglu (CA, GA, SE)
Beckie Graham (AE, CA)

Using ESA animals in The unofficial community college

Thinking outside the box and
an ESL classroom networking session
Boulder the box itself
Linda Hagedorn, Paige Vincent Daniel Schweissing, Virginia Nicolai
Mohamed Almahdi (GA, IEP, TECH)
(EE, GA, TE/AR) (AE, HE)
Exhibitor Session Preparing students Interlanguage: The Empowerment of
Diversify your Kahoot! use to engage
for success in the 21st century a unique linguistic system
Club Room Andrew O'Shea (National
students
Evelyn Adams, Erin Tomky
Tiffany Akers (GA, TE/AR, TECH)
Geographic Learning) (EE, IEP, TE/AR)
"Educating the heart": Social
Fanfiction: Using television to inspire Everyday English for life: What
emotional learning plans
Conifer Melanie Witt, Jackie Mishoe
writing refugees want
Katie Mitchell (AE, IEP, TECH) Nan Frydland (AE, SOPOL, TE/AR)
(GA, HE, IEP)
Teaching at Coconut Water House in
Exhibitor Session Sparking light bulb
Cambodia BAM! JAM! POW!
moments for adult learners
Evergreen Constance Leonard, Gina Iberri-Shea Michelle Henriksen, Monica Strass
Lower level

Patricia Nichols-Johnson
(GA, HE, SOPOL) (CA, EE, GA)
(English Works)
Exhibitor Session Accelerate English
Transitioning IEP students to
learning by practicing phrasal verbs
Golden Alex Bricker
mainstream university coursework
Kendra Staley (CA, HE, IEP)
(ESL with Purpose)
Exhibitor Session Teaching English in Engaging students through structured
Exhibitor Session Free access to
China makes your amazing happen academic discourse/writing
Parker Patricia Nichols-Johnson Jessica Cooney, Sarah Vazquez,
digital newspapers & curriculum
Dana Plewka (Denver Post)
(English Works) Cassie Guy (EE, IEP, SE)

Pikes FEATURED PRESENTATION Critical

FEATURED PRESENTATION title tbd
Advocacy for Bilingual Learners
Peak A/B Kristin Nelson-Steinhoff
Susan Hopewell

Student engagement and motivation

Teaching writing using current (and
Lifting voices, lifting students with story telling
Spruce Amanda Pawelski (BE, CA, SE)
sensitive) events
Jim Utterback, Deborah
Mark Sullivan (AE, IEP, SOPOL)
Nash-Utterback (AE, EE, SE)
Saturday, November 3, Morning
Room 9:00 – 9:45
Arapahoe /
Douglas
FEATURED PRESENTATION
Individual and organizational
Jefferson thriving in difficult times
Britt Johnson
Hostel environments: Engage,
Fireside encourage, empower L2 learners
Main level
Patricia Babbitt (GA, HE, TE/AR)
Lesson plan yourself to health
Summit A Brooke Selb (EE, GA, SE)
Oral language/vocabulary
Summit B development for university success
Lizabeth Collier (HE, IEP, TE/AR)
Academic English in relation to race,
class, and language
Summit C Chris Carson, Sofia Chaparro,
Christopher Carson
(GA, SOPOL, TE/AR)
Listening truths and techniques
Boulder Connie Davis
(GA, HE, IEP)
Vocabulary dictionary
Club Room April Long (AE, IEP, HE)
Online learning, student
Conifer perceptions, and outcomes
Karen Easterday (AE, IEP, TECH)
Patterns of citing sources in
Evergreen academic papers
Tiffany Daigle (AE, BE, HE)
Lower level
Putting theory into practice: Creating
Golden small teaching TiPs for educators
Chelsea Walter (GA, TE/AR)
Exhibitor Session Effective and fun
activities for language learning
Parker Shineth Cunanan-Gonzales
(U.S. Army Reserves)
Pikes Engage and motivate students with
active storytelling
Peak A/B
Kathy Jones (AE, EE, SE)
Exhibitor Session Title tbd
Spruce Ruth & Charl (Pearson)
10:00 – 10:45
Exhibitors
(Coffee Breaks – 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon)
FEATURED PRESENTATION
A Roadmap to engaging English
learner families
Andrea B. Hellman
A Life goal: Financial fitness
Sandy Stokely (BE, CA, EE)
Meaningful activities for
intermediate readers
Karen Eichhorn (AE, IEP, SE)
Teaching effectively in the EL
blending-learning classroom
Stephanie McKay (CA, SE, TECH)
Bringing students together through
culturally relevant teaching!
Karla Del Carpio (HE, IEP)
Screen capturing for video feedback
Ryan Cloyd (GA, HE, TECH)
Speak up: Fluency activities
that work
Dieter Bruhn (AE, IEP, SE)
EL focus in standardized assessment
development and accommodations
Heather Villalobos Pavia, Mindy
Roden (EE, GA, SE)
Exhibitor Session Chunking aids
teaching reading and listening skills
Arthur Burrowa (Pro Lingua)
FEATURED PRESENTATION
Seven elements of a successful
academic listening lesson
Michael Rost
Multilingualism and anxiety among
ESL learners
Elias Bensalem (AE)
11:00 – 11:45
FEATURED PRESENTATION
Title tbd
Suhanthie Motha
Title tbd
Liliana Graham, Maritza Helson (EE)
Exploring learner autonomy to
develop speaking proficiency
Smriti Singh, Sadeqa Ghazal
(BE, SOPOL, TE/AR)
Mindfulness and socio-emotional
learning in the SLIFE/SIFE classroom
Rakibat Abiola (SE, EE, SOPOL)
Warnings, warnings, warnings. How
many are enough?
Kathy Jones (AE, EE, SE)
FEATURED PRESENTATION
Title tbd
Maria Santos
Write faster: Agile writing for
language classrooms
Glenda Leung (GA, HE, IEP)
Empower: Xi'an Jiaotong University
Summer English Program
Anne Bliss, Rod Bennett, Jamal Khlifat
(HE, IEP, SOPOL)
Spelling exploration: Build learner
intuition and confidence
Laura McIndoo (HE, GA, IEP)
Learning through listening
with dictogloss
Brad Russell (EE, IEP, SE)
Exhibitor Session English teachers as
citizen diplomats
Toni Hull (The U.S. Department of
State English Language Programs)
FEATURED PRESENTATION
Engaging Learners in and out of the
Classroom: A Collaborative Speaking
Project with Mobile, Cloud, and
Classroom Technology
Christine Bauer-Ramazani
Development of second language
reading skills
Anna Shur (AE, HE, IEP)
CoTESOL
63 UBC
Boulder, CO 80309

“Early Bird” Registration

Saturday, November 3, Afternoon

Room 1:30 – 2:15 2:30 – 3:15
Arapahoe
Exhibitor area closed
/ Douglas
Jefferson
Main level

The Idea of critical thinking Strategies for teaching and coaching adult learners
Fireside Young Kyung Min (AE, HE, PA) Becky Corr (AE, CA, GA)
Untapping potential: Coaching students in Building ELLs’ information literacy
Summit A reflective practice Hannah Caballero, Kristie Yelinek, Amanda Memoli
Valley Peters, Sally White (GA, IEP, TE/AR) (GA, HE, IEP)
Making curriculum work for students A global look at metacognitive reading strategies
Summit B Susan Gong (AE, TE/AR) Tracey McCormick (GA, HE, SE)
Adult ESL: Where are the classes? Preparing your students for employability
Summit C Dorothea Steinke (AE, GA) Robert Jenkins (AE)

You Tube and you: Create your channel! A discussion-led reading project powered by Newsela.com
Boulder Mike Hammond (GA, IEP, TECH) Luke Coffelt (IEP, SE, TECH)
Club Little Roja Riding Hood: Translanguaging mentor texts Working with words off the wall
Room Elizabeth Mahon (EE, GA, SE) Beth Skelton (AE, EE, SE)

Conifer
Integrating critical reading in advanced writing classes
Evergreen
Lower level

Michael Vallee (CA, HE, IEP)

Speech recognition: Empowering learner autonomy through
A hungry girl's guide to transformative learning
Golden Nan Frydland (AE, SOPOL, TE/AR)
emerging technologies
Matt Morley (GA, IEP, TECH)
Family money skills: Basic tools for financial success Content-based instruction: Empowering EFL/ESL learners
Parker Mary "Jeannette" Schultz (AE) Kirsten Stauffer, Andrea Fuentealba (CA, HE, IEP)

Pikes Advocating for our students: Inspiring the 4Ms Engaging ELLs in local community research projects
Peak A/B Patrick T. Randolph (AE, IEP, SE) Patrick T. Randolph (HE, IEP)

Medical English: Strengthening communication between

Empowering student learning through peer tutoring
Spruce Leslie Hammond (CA, GA, SE)
global professionals
Kendra Staley, Carolyn Allen, Anna Hamp (CA, HE, IEP)

SIGs - Special Interest Groups

AE - Adult Education, BE - Bilingual Education, CA - Content Area, EE - Elementary Education, GA - General Audience, IEP -
Intensive English Programs, HE - Higher Education, PA - Program Administration, SE - Secondary Education, TE/AR - Teacher
Education / Action Research, SOPOL - Socio-Political Concerns, TECH - Learning and Teaching with Technology