SWCOLT 2019

Registration 8:00am - 3:30pm

SWCOLT Teacher of the Year Interviews 12:45pm - 6:00pm

Can-Do Learning: Developing Communication With Language and Culture (Ticket Required) 9:00am - 4:00pm

“Beyond Machu Picchu with Kantu Inka” - Peruvian Andean Educational Concert - FREE! OPEN TO ALL ATTENDEES! 6:00pm - 8:00pm

The Interactive Classroom (Ticket Required) 9:00am - 4:00pm

Putting InterPERSONALITY into the Interpersonal Mode of Communication: Let's Get Them Speaking! (Ticket Required) 9:00am - 12:00pm

Enhancing the Experience for Heritage and Native Speakers (Ticket Required) 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Registration 7:00am - 3:30pm

Exhibit Break 10:45am - 11:30am

Exhibit Break 3:15pm - 4:00pm

SWCOLT Reception - Sponsored by Avant Assessment 5:15pm - 6:30pm

Exhibits Open 8:00am - 6:30pm

Writing and Reviewing the ACTFL/CAEP Teacher Preparation Report 8:30am - 9:30am

Deutschlandjahr: Building Bridges across the Atlantic and Across... 9:45am - 10:45am

Willkommen, y'all: German Texas Experiences in the Language Clas... 11:30am - 12:30pm

LILL Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Using Authentic Materials Effectively to Improve Receptive Skill... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Let Go and Let Proficiency 2.0 8:30am - 9:30am

Credit Where Credit Is Due: A Pathway to Awarding Proficiency-Ba... 9:45am - 10:45am

Let's Google It! 11:30am - 12:30pm

Metroplex Foreign Language Supervisors meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Using the 5Ds Framework of Technology Integration to Incorporate... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Content-based Promotion of French 8:30am - 9:30am

Introducing the Francophone World with Internet: Classroom Activ... 9:45am - 10:45am

Cuisiner et apprendre le français au Québec 11:30am - 12:30pm

OFLTA Meeting 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Programs available to French Teachers and Students 2:15pm - 3:15pm

SWCOLT Leadership Meeting (By Invitation) 7:15am - 8:30am

Roundup: Teaching in Beauty 8:30am - 9:30am

Roundup: Traveling Virtually in Classroom 8:30am - 9:30am

Roundup: Conservation and Sustainability as a Connection to Incr... 8:30am - 9:30am

Roundup: Using Simple Videos and an App to Complement the Teachi... 9:45am - 10:45am

Roundup: From Device to Discussion: Leveraging Vocabulary Acquis... 9:45am - 10:45am

Roundup: Club Novela 9:45am - 10:45am

Roundup: Why Teach Pronunciation? 11:30am - 12:30pm

Roundup: Strategies in Chinese Language Vocabulary and Grammar T... 11:30am - 12:30pm

Roundup: Experiencias Culturales 11:30am - 12:30pm

Roundup: Dictée Deconstructed 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Roundup: Making Productive Use of the Five Minutes Before Class... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Roundup: Teaching Languages through Other Disciplines 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Best of California: Entering the World of Authentic Materials 8:30am - 9:30am

Best of Nevada: Let's Chat 9:45am - 10:45am

Best of Colorado: Best Practices for the HL/L2 Mixed Classroom:... 11:30am - 12:30pm

Best of New Mexico: Performing Culture in the Classroom: Buildin... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Backwards Design with Scenarios in Mind - Developing Thematic Un... 8:30am - 9:30am

Using Authentic Resources to Maximize Proficiency Outcomes 9:45am - 10:45am

Best of Hawaii : Talking Avatar for an Online Language Course 11:30am - 12:30pm

National Network for Early Language Learning (NNELL) Southwest R... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Effective Questioning Strategies to Improve Language Levels 8:30am - 9:30am

Teaching Spanish with Art, Music, Games and Technology 9:45am - 10:45am

More Isn’t Always Better: Refocus with High Leverage Teaching Pr... 11:30am - 12:30pm

Increasing Interrater Reliability: Assessing Interpersonal Speak... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

SWCOLT Plenary - Keynote Address Laurie Clarcq - SWCOLT Regional Teacher of the... 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Lead Powerful Learning 8:30am - 9:30am

World Languages EdTech Demo Slam, Vol. 2 9:45am - 10:45am

Appropriate Scaffolding: Pathways to Literacy 11:30am - 12:30pm

Engaging and Empowering Language Learners 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Abrazando el Cambi...

SANAKO Sign Lab -...

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ACTFL Language Pro...

When is Bigger Bet...

Video-based langua...

Connect with Entre...

Lunch (On Your Own) 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Creating Differentiated Conversation Prompts 8:30am - 9:30am

Teaching L2 Pragmatics Through Film 9:45am - 10:45am

A Case for Teaching Vosotros. Is it Necessary? Let's Discuss. 11:30am - 12:30pm

Emphasizing Pronunciation in the Secondary and Post-Secondary Sp... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Building Buy-in and Creating Community in the LOTE Classroom 8:30am - 9:30am

Growth over Grades 9:45am - 10:45am

Exceptional Children in the World Language Classroom 11:30am - 12:30pm

Inhale Confidence, Exhale Target Language: Using Literacy Approa... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Developing Speaking Skills Using Video Recordings and Peer Feedb... 8:30am - 9:30am

The Intersection between Reading and Proficiency 9:45am - 10:45am

10 Reasons to GO PRO-ficient. The SEAL of Biliteracy as a GAMECh... 11:30am - 12:30pm

Accommodations and Modifications in the World Language Clasroom 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Current Legislative Trends in World Languages 8:30am - 9:30am

Spotlight on Strategies for the WL Classroom! 9:45am - 10:45am

Practical Ways to Implement Performance Assessments 11:30am - 12:30pm

ROUNDUP the Three Modes of Communication 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Registration 7:00am - 10:45am

Exhibit Break 10:45am - 11:30am

The Importance of Foreign Language Advocacy in Building Student... 8:30am - 9:30am

Comprehensible Input in the Classical Language Classroom 9:45am - 10:45am

One Video, Three Responses 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Reading, Writing, Communication 3:30pm - 4:30pm

How to Develop a School-to-School Exchange Program in 5 Steps 8:30am - 9:30am

Is Classroom Behavior Management a Foreign Language? 9:45am - 10:45am

TOY Box Tell All: "Ask Me Anything" Panel with former Teachers of the Year 11:30am - 1:00pm

Principles and Strategies for Effective Vocabulary Instruction 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Differentiation in the Spanish Classroom 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Prosodic Phonology: Practice and Play with Spanish Rhythm and In... 8:30am - 9:30am

How Can Classroom Videos Support Teachers and Research? 9:45am - 10:45am

Maximizing Schoology to Enhance the LOTE Classroom 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Easy Engagement Activities for the LOTE Classroom 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Keeping It Authentic: Teaching Grammar in Context 8:30am - 9:30am

Be a Cultural Ninja! Sneak Interculturality into the Interperson... 9:45am - 10:45am

Bringing the World to Your Schools and Communities 11:30am - 1:00pm

Moving Forward with a Focus on Communicative Reading 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Get Them Out of Their Seats: Moving Towards Proficiency - Litera... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Best of Arizona: Get Them Out of Their Seats: Language Activitie... 8:30am - 9:30am

Best of Utah: Constant Conversation: The Key to Engagement and R... 9:45am - 10:45am

Mind the Gap: Moving from Unit Plan to Lesson Plan 11:30am - 1:00pm

Best of Oklahoma: Teaching Culture While Staying in the Target L... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

It's Subject to Interpretation: Building Interpretive Skills Usi... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Ritmos y Sones Auténticos Lloran por Usarse Desde el Principio 8:30am - 9:30am

The Magic of Assessment 9:45am - 10:45am

Deeper Insights: Reading Texts with Compassionate Eyes 11:30am - 1:00pm

I am a Human Being, Not a Human Doing: Strategies to Build Socia... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Pathway to a Successful World Language Classroom 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Literacy to Proficiency: Novel Ideas to Connect Reading with Pro... 8:30am - 9:30am

Authentic Spanish Resources to Build Proficiency: Spanish 1 thro... 9:45am - 10:45am

Best of Texas: Let's Talk: Interpersonal Strategies in the World... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

SWCOLT Awards and Scholarships Luncheon 1:00pm - 2:15pm

Making culture . . . well, just about anything . . . comprehensi... 8:30am - 9:30am

Create Student-Centered, Inquiry-Based Lesson Plans That Work! 9:45am - 10:45am

The Trick's a Treat: Bridging the Gap Between Scripted and Extem... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Abrazando el Cambio en Español -... 7:45am - 8:15am

Connect with Entre...

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ACTFL Language Pro...

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Video-based langua...

New SANAKO Live Cl...

The Multicultural Author Project: Learning Language by Writing C... 8:30am - 9:30am

Break Out of the Classroom into the Big City 9:45am - 10:45am

7 Steps to a Language-Rich, Interactive Foreign Language Classroom 11:30am - 1:00pm

I Tech: Use of Technology for a Successful Learning Experience 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Standards-Based Grading in the World Language Classroom 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Building Intercultural and Linguistic Competence through Immersi... 8:30am - 9:30am

Using Visuals to Prompt Immediate Language Production 9:45am - 10:45am

Capturing Relevancy - Authentic Material Activities for Every Level 11:30am - 1:00pm

#authres 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Comfortable Out of Your Comfort Zone, a PB Learning Project 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Flipping for Reading Differentiation 8:30am - 9:30am

Teaching French for Specific Purposes 9:45am - 10:45am

Unleash the Power of Pre-Assessments 11:30am - 1:00pm

Using 21st Century Skills to Enhance the Learner’s Language Expe... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Modeling: The Missing Piece 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Reinventing Video and Media in the Language Classroom: EdPuzzle 8:30am - 9:30am

Literature Circles 9:45am - 10:45am

Effective Strategies from the National Language Teacher of the Year 11:30am - 1:00pm

Agent CI to the Rescue 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Oral Proficiency in the World Language Classroom Using Technolog... 3:30pm - 4:30pm