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SWCOLT 2019

This is the official program for SWCOLT / TFLA 2019.
Join us Friday and Saturday, March 29-30, 2019, at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Fort Worth, Texas.
Pre-conference workshops are scheduled for Thursday, March 28th.
Register for the conference and reserve a hotel room at this link https://www.swcolt.org/conference
WIFI Login: Hilton Meeting
WIFI Password: swcolt

8:00am CDT

Registration 2nd Floor Lobby

9:00am CDT

Putting InterPERSONALITY into the Interpersonal Mode of Communication: Let's Get Them Speaking! (Ticket Required) Texas CRyan Smith Can-Do Learning: Developing Communication With Language and Culture (Ticket Required) Texas AJacque Van Houten • Paul Sandrock The Interactive Classroom (Ticket Required) Texas BLaurie Clarcq

12:45pm CDT

SWCOLT Teacher of the Year Interviews Citizens A

1:00pm CDT

Enhancing the Experience for Heritage and Native Speakers (Ticket Required) Texas CRyan Smith

6:00pm CDT

“Beyond Machu Picchu with Kantu Inka” - Peruvian Andean Educational Concert - FREE! OPEN TO ALL ATTENDEES! Texas AKantu Inka

7:00am CDT

Registration 2nd Floor Lobby

7:15am CDT

SWCOLT Leadership Meeting (By Invitation) ContinentalLindsay MacDonald • Natalie Figueroa

7:45am CDT

Abrazando el Cambio en Español - Cambridge University Press - Advertisement Exibitor AdvertisementCambridge University Press

8:00am CDT

Exhibits Open 2nd Floor Lobby and 3rd Floor Lobby

8:30am CDT

Roundup: Conservation and Sustainability as a Connection to Increase Enrollment and Student Engagement ContinentalAlejandro Garza • Floreen Henry Roundup: Teaching in Beauty ContinentalDina Ross Roundup: Traveling Virtually in Classroom ContinentalKatelin Frantz Backwards Design with Scenarios in Mind - Developing Thematic Units Based on IPA Crystal BGiovanni Rodriguez-Rivera • Jon Baker Best of California: Entering the World of Authentic Materials Crystal AIman Arabi-Katbi Hashem Building Buy-in and Creating Community in the LOTE Classroom Texas BAlison Hayter Content-based Promotion of French Citizens CJayne Abrate Creating Differentiated Conversation Prompts Texas APatsy Arnold Current Legislative Trends in World Languages Texas DTom Beeman Developing Speaking Skills Using Video Recordings and Peer Feedback. Texas CJacob Broadhead • Joe Dvorak Effective Questioning Strategies to Improve Language Levels Crystal CEmma Bricker Lead Powerful Learning Crystal DLisa Ritter • Paul Sandrock Let Go and Let Proficiency 2.0 Citizens BCarolina Reyt • Daphne Warren Writing and Reviewing the ACTFL/CAEP Teacher Preparation Report Citizens ATeresa Bell

9:00am CDT

SANAKO Sign Lab - Multimedia Solutions - Advertisement Exibitor Advertisement

9:45am CDT

Roundup: Club Novela ContinentalKaren Lioy • Haley Wise Roundup: From Device to Discussion: Leveraging Vocabulary Acquisition Apps for Richer Classroom Discourse ContinentalHyrum Checketts Roundup: Using Simple Videos and an App to Complement the Teaching and Practice of Grammar ContinentalJabier Elorrieta Best of Nevada: Let's Chat Crystal AAnna Cicak • Zita Myers • Jennifer Newman-Cornell Credit Where Credit Is Due: A Pathway to Awarding Proficiency-Based Credits Citizens BAllison Ginn • Jennifer Klaus • Stephany Sipes Deutschlandjahr: Building Bridges across the Atlantic and Across the United States Citizens AAATG Growth over Grades Texas BKaren Sticksel Introducing the Francophone World with Internet: Classroom Activities Using Online Resources Citizens CMarie-Christine Koop Spotlight on Strategies for the WL Classroom! Texas DCarina Plett Teaching L2 Pragmatics Through Film Texas ARebecca Borden • Chiara Fontani Teaching Spanish with Art, Music, Games and Technology Crystal CRich Sayers • Kathryne Stewart The Intersection between Reading and Proficiency Texas CDarin Earnest • Pete Swanson • Elaine Tendetnik Using Authentic Resources to Maximize Proficiency Outcomes Crystal BCristin Bleess World Languages EdTech Demo Slam, Vol. 2 Crystal DNoah Geisel

10:00am CDT

All-software. User-friendly. DiLL by Swift Education Systems - Advertisement Exibitor AdvertisementDiLL by Swift Education Systems

10:45am CDT

Exhibit Break 2nd Floor Lobby

11:00am CDT

ACTFL Language Proficiency Certificate - Exclusively Through Language Testing International - Advertisement Exibitor AdvertisementSandra Fisac Rodriguez

11:30am CDT

Roundup: Experiencias Culturales ContinentalElizabeth Duck • Karen Lioy Roundup: Strategies in Chinese Language Vocabulary and Grammar Teaching ContinentalHuizhen Sun Roundup: Why Teach Pronunciation? ContinentalPatsy Arnold 10 Reasons to GO PRO-ficient. The SEAL of Biliteracy as a GAMEChanger. Texas CLinda Egnatz A Case for Teaching Vosotros. Is it Necessary? Let's Discuss. Texas AMaria Teresa Moinette Appropriate Scaffolding: Pathways to Literacy Crystal DLaurie Clarcq • Mira Canion Best of Colorado: Best Practices for the HL/L2 Mixed Classroom: From Theory to Practice Crystal AAlegria Ribadeneira Best of Hawaii : Talking Avatar for an Online Language Course Crystal BSatoru Shinagawa Cuisiner et apprendre le français au Québec Citizens CJayne Abrate Exceptional Children in the World Language Classroom Texas BTom Beeman Let's Google It! Citizens BAnna Cicak • Zita Myers • Jennifer Newman-Cornell More Isn’t Always Better: Refocus with High Leverage Teaching Practices Crystal CBetsy Hart • Greta Lundgaard Practical Ways to Implement Performance Assessments Texas DAnne Jensen Willkommen, y'all: German Texas Experiences in the Language Classroom Citizens ABarbara Berthold • Sandra Dieckman

12:00pm CDT

When is Bigger Better? When it means you have more options! Vista Higher Learning - Advertisement Exibitor AdvertisementVista Higher Learning

12:30pm CDT

LILL Meeting Citizens AStephany Sipes Lunch (On Your Own) TBA Metroplex Foreign Language Supervisors meeting Citizens BShatiqueka Carson OFLTA Meeting Citizens CWhitney Stafford-Najibi

2:00pm CDT

Video-based language immersion 'workbook' - Yabla - Advertisement Exibitor AdvertisementHanser Pimentel

2:15pm CDT

Roundup: Dictée Deconstructed ContinentalMelanie Switlik Roundup: Making Productive Use of the Five Minutes Before Class Begins ContinentalMakoto Negishi Roundup: Teaching Languages through Other Disciplines ContinentalLaetitia Knight Accommodations and Modifications in the World Language Clasroom Texas CAllison Donaldson • Kristin Kubic Best of New Mexico: Performing Culture in the Classroom: Building Memory and Leveraging Neural Landscapes Crystal AAriana Koers Emphasizing Pronunciation in the Secondary and Post-Secondary Spanish Instructional Setting Texas APatsy Arnold Engaging and Empowering Language Learners Crystal DLisa Ritter • Paul Sandrock Increasing Interrater Reliability: Assessing Interpersonal Speaking with Well-Designed Rubrics Crystal CAmy Anderton • Jason Ward Inhale Confidence, Exhale Target Language: Using Literacy Approaches to Breathe Life into a Language Texas BAngelica Fontana • Diana Soto National Network for Early Language Learning (NNELL) Southwest Regional Networking Session Crystal BTeresa Kennedy Programs available to French Teachers and Students Citizens C ROUNDUP the Three Modes of Communication Texas DPerla Decastro-Hertz Using Authentic Materials Effectively to Improve Receptive Skills Proficiency Citizens AUte Hoefel Using the 5Ds Framework of Technology Integration to Incorporate 5C’s for Language Learning Citizens BMakiko Fukuda • Yu

3:00pm CDT

Connect with EntreCulturas - Wayside Publishing - Advertisement Exibitor AdvertisementWayside Publishing

3:15pm CDT

Exhibit Break 2nd Floor Lobby

4:00pm CDT

SWCOLT Plenary - Keynote Address Laurie Clarcq - SWCOLT Regional Teacher of the Year Announcement Crystal C & D

5:15pm CDT

SWCOLT Reception - Sponsored by Avant Assessment 2nd Floor Lobby

7:00am CDT

Registration 2nd Floor Lobby

7:45am CDT

Abrazando el Cambio en Español - Cambridge University Press - Advertisement Exibitor AdvertisementCambridge University Press

8:00am CDT

Exhibits Open 2nd Floor and 3rd Floor Lobby

8:30am CDT

Best of Arizona: Get Them Out of Their Seats: Language Activities to Energize the Classroom Crystal ADeniza Ticic • Makoto Negishi • Reiko Akiyama • Juliana Suby Building Intercultural and Linguistic Competence through Immersive Cultural Resources Texas BJanet Boring Flipping for Reading Differentiation Texas CHeather Witten How to Develop a School-to-School Exchange Program in 5 Steps Citizens BForum by Prométour Keeping It Authentic: Teaching Grammar in Context ContinentalCristin Bleess Literacy to Proficiency: Novel Ideas to Connect Reading with Proficiency Gains Crystal CSheila Jordan Making culture . . . well, just about anything . . . comprehensible. Crystal DNBCT • Julie Lozada Ocampo Prosodic Phonology: Practice and Play with Spanish Rhythm and Intonation Citizens CTom Mathews Reinventing Video and Media in the Language Classroom: EdPuzzle Texas DDiego Batista Ritmos y Sones Auténticos Lloran por Usarse Desde el Principio Crystal BDouglas Bowman The Importance of Foreign Language Advocacy in Building Student Skills and Empowerment Citizens AKathleen Stein Smith The Multicultural Author Project: Learning Language by Writing Children's Books Texas AMayra Hickling • Elizabeth Jimenez

9:00am CDT

Connect with EntreCulturas - Wayside Publishing -Advertisement Exibitor AdvertisementWayside Publishing

9:45am CDT

Authentic Spanish Resources to Build Proficiency: Spanish 1 through AP Crystal CRich Sayers Be a Cultural Ninja! Sneak Interculturality into the Interpersonal Mode ContinentalRyan Smith Best of Utah: Constant Conversation: The Key to Engagement and Rigor Crystal ARyan Wells Break Out of the Classroom into the Big City Texas ASusan Biales • Margot Riemer Comprehensible Input in the Classical Language Classroom Citizens AFrank Kelland Create Student-Centered, Inquiry-Based Lesson Plans That Work! Crystal DRose Potter How Can Classroom Videos Support Teachers and Research? Citizens CReed Riggs Is Classroom Behavior Management a Foreign Language? Citizens BTamar Duran Literature Circles Texas DAllison Donaldson • Brandon Walters Teaching French for Specific Purposes Texas CLaetitia Knight The Magic of Assessment Crystal Bbonnie Peterson Flint Using Visuals to Prompt Immediate Language Production Texas BMaurice Hazan • Tiffany Zhang

10:00am CDT

All-software. User-friendly. DiLL by Swift Education Systems - Advertisement Exibitor AdvertisementDiLL by Swift Education Systems

10:45am CDT

Exhibit Break 2nd Floor Lobby

11:30am CDT

7 Steps to a Language-Rich, Interactive Foreign Language Classroom Texas AAnna Matis Bringing the World to Your Schools and Communities ContinentalAkash Patel Capturing Relevancy - Authentic Material Activities for Every Level Texas BSally Barnes Deeper Insights: Reading Texts with Compassionate Eyes Crystal BMira Canion Effective Strategies from the National Language Teacher of the Year Texas DRebecca Aubrey Mind the Gap: Moving from Unit Plan to Lesson Plan Crystal AGreta Lundgaard TOY Box Tell All: "Ask Me Anything" Panel with former Teachers of the Year Citizens BNoah Geisel Unleash the Power of Pre-Assessments Texas CShelli Brown

12:00pm CDT

ACTFL Language Proficiency Certificate - Exclusively Through Language Testing International - Advertisement Exibitor AdvertisementSandra Fisac Rodriguez

1:00pm CDT

SWCOLT Awards and Scholarships Luncheon Crystal C & D

2:00pm CDT

When is Bigger Better? When it means you have more options! Vista Higher Learning - Advertisement Exibitor AdvertisementVista Higher Learning

2:15pm CDT

#authres Texas BSteven Dixon • Alice French Agent CI to the Rescue Texas DMarjorie Fitzpatrick Best of Oklahoma: Teaching Culture While Staying in the Target Language Crystal AChandler Dawson I am a Human Being, Not a Human Doing: Strategies to Build Social Skills and Increase Student Achievement Crystal BTamar Duran I Tech: Use of Technology for a Successful Learning Experience Texas AElga Sepulveda Maximizing Schoology to Enhance the LOTE Classroom Citizens CRachel Bailey Moving Forward with a Focus on Communicative Reading ContinentalBillie Hulke One Video, Three Responses Citizens AKatherine Principles and Strategies for Effective Vocabulary Instruction Citizens BMariana Bahtchevanova Using 21st Century Skills to Enhance the Learner’s Language Experience in the Classroom Texas CPatry Lerwick

3:00pm CDT

Video-based language immersion 'workbook' - Yabla - Advertisement Exibitor Advertisement

3:30pm CDT

Best of Texas: Let's Talk: Interpersonal Strategies in the World Language Classroom Crystal CFelicia Dillard • Leah McFarlin Comfortable Out of Your Comfort Zone, a PB Learning Project Texas BLizbet Sanchez Differentiation in the Spanish Classroom Citizens BMadelaine Donat • Liliana Palacios Easy Engagement Activities for the LOTE Classroom Citizens CMarion Houff • Angela McCorkle-Montiel Get Them Out of Their Seats: Moving Towards Proficiency - Literally! ContinentalZenaida Kianes • Marlin Parrack It's Subject to Interpretation: Building Interpretive Skills Using Authentic Resources Crystal AAshley Eberhart Modeling: The Missing Piece Texas CVanessa Drackett • Wendy Dutler Oral Proficiency in the World Language Classroom Using Technology Texas DLorena Rosales • Diana Villagomez Pathway to a Successful World Language Classroom Crystal BKarla O'Donald Reading, Writing, Communication Citizens AElizabeth Smith Standards-Based Grading in the World Language Classroom Texas AKimberly Church • Ben Compton The Trick's a Treat: Bridging the Gap Between Scripted and Extemporaneous Language in Projects Crystal DMarvin Vann Griffith

4:00pm CDT

New SANAKO Live Cloud Language Lab - Multimedia Solutions - Advertisement Exibitor Advertisement