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SPRING CONFERENCE 2023 PROGRAM

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SESSION SCHEDULE
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Thursday, February 2

Thursday

WORKSHOPS 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Creative Language Teaching: Using Visuals in the Classroom

Presenter: Dr. Anne Cummings Hlas

Room: Conference III

PEP Talk! Protocols for Equitable Participation

Presenter - Julie Doyle

Room: Conference II

Where's the Fun?

Presenter: Kitsy Sorensen

Room: Conference I

Friday

Block A

Friday, February 3

Session Block A 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.	Presenter(s)	Room
Alphabets in Initial L2 Reading	Douglas Bowman	Conference IV
Creative Use of Social Media in World Language Teaching and Learning	Dr. Le Kang	Conference II
Recipes to Reignite Communicative Proficiency	Rich Sayers	Conference VI
Round-Table for First Year Teachers	Maggie Souers	Conference III
Teaching a FL to Adults and Children: What Do They Have in Common?	Maria Gamboa	Conference VII
Use CI to Create an Immersion Environment for Elementary Spanish	Brooks Lindner	Conference V
World Language Classroom = A Place of Joy	Leslie Davison	Aurora III
World Languages: How to Make Them Visible at Your School	Frédérique Grim	Conference I

Block B

Session Block B 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Presenter(s)	Room
A Conversation About ACTFL’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee	Adrienne Brandenburg	Conference V
Global Travel Minus the Expense	Erin Austin	Conference II
Language Friendly School	Daniela Popich	Conference IV
Learning a Language and Content Through Music = An Edutainment Strategy	Nelly Quijano	Conference VII
Let's Talk About Reading	Stacy Muenzenmayer	Conference III
Minecraft: Improving Interpersonal Language Proficiency	Natalie Chabot	Conference VI
Reunión anual de AATSP-Colorado	María Akrabova, Anne Becher, Nancy Bocanegra, María Rey López, Celsa Rutan, Dr. Pete Swanson	Aurora III
Sparking Language Production: Activities for the Three Modes of Communication	Kelly Conroy, Andreea Prundeanu-Thrower	Conference I

Block C

Session Block C 1:45 - 2:45 p.m.	Presenter(s)	Room
Accomplishing Differentiated Learning While Utilizing Communication and Routines	Maria Claudia Sandridge	Conference VI
Gain Your Time Back!	Dana Goodier	Conference III
Game Day en français!	Sarah Dodson-Knight	Conference IV
IB A Spanish Lengua y literatura Teachers: Panel Discussion	Daniela Popich	Conference VII
Low-prep, High-impact Structures for Active Engagement	Keri Dunphy	Conference II
Starting at the Beginning: Foundational Literacy for Heritage Students	Mary Beth Johnson	Conference I
TPR for Deeper Engagement and Longer Retention	Connie Navarro	Aurora III
The Intersection of Comprehensible Content, Personalization and Global Perspectives with Google Forms and Walking Tours	Karen Rowan	Conference V

Block D

Session Block D 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.	Presenter(s)	Room


CCFLT Annual Business Meeting	Jillian Lykens	Conference I
Creating Creative Spaces in the Language Classroom: Ideas for Assignments, Activities, and Collaborative Learning	Dr. Christopher Bains, Dr. Ismenia De Souza, Dr. Haning Hughes	Conference V
El aprendizaje de un segundo idioma: La voz de los/las estudiantes	Karla Del Carpio	Conference III
Every Student Has a Job: Managing a Comprehensible Input (CI) classroom	Jennifer Honka	Conference VI
Fostering Global & Intercultural Communication through Topic-Based Virtual Exchanges	Leonardo Islas	Conference IV
Honoring and Empowering Every Spanish Speaker	Jane Maloney	Conference VII
Lesson Planning on the Go: Finding Teaching Inspirations and Materials From our Daily Lives	Ning Wei	Aurora III
Mesa de conversación en español	Anne Becher María Akrabova, Nancy Bocanegra, María Rey López, Celsa Rutan, Dr. Pete Swanson	Conference II

Saturday

Block E

Saturday, February 4

Session Block E 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.	Presenter(s)	Room
Achieving Intermediate Fluency in 100 Hours with TPR Storytelling	Von Ray	Conference VII
Cómo hacer que los estudiantes hablen en la L2	Diego Ojeda	Conference III
Les langues régionales: un riche thème culturel pour nos cours de français	Zel Gabriel	Conference IV
Lifetime Member Discussion Panel	Thomas Jacobson	Aurora III
Literacy Strategies for Teaching Heritage Language Learners	Wendy Gómez Campos	Conference VI
Make Your Lesson Planning More Efficient with ChatGPT: Designing Authentic, Meaningful Lessons with AI	Jesse Walker	Conference II
What have we learned from the pandemic about teaching languages?	Anne Becher	Conference I
Why Word Walls Matter	Courtney Jackson	Conference V

Block F

Session Block F 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.	Presenter(s)	Room
AATG Annual General Meeting	Amy Healy	Conference V
Alphabets in Initial L2 Reading	Douglas Bowman	Conference IV
Colorado Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Network: Building Strong Bridges for Colorado Educators	Kathy Benzel Durán, Leslie Davison, Camilla Modesitt, Annie Trujillo	Conference VI
Make it Fun: Teaching According to the Student's Needs and Interests.	Dr. Paola Valladares, Paola Schadegg	Conference VII
Say what!? Non-Verbal Communication and Role-play in the World Language Classroom	Joseph Barbour	Aurora III
See, Think, Speak! Building a Path to Proficiency through Thinking Routines	Nicole Curran	Conference III
TLC + Tasks = Proficiency	Cristin Bleess	Conference II
The Seal of Biliteracy: Curriculum Design and Assessment Alignment is Critical.	Dr. Pete Swanson, Jean W. LeLoup, Jennifer Quinlan	Conference I

Block G

Session Block G 11:00 a.m. - 12:00	Presenter(s)	Room
AATF Annual Meeting	Julenne Moore	Conference III
CI Novel Pre-reading Activities to Capture Student Interest	Karen Rowan	Conference Room VI
Comprehensible Input, Compelling Input for All: Are We There Yet?	Douglas Bowman	Aurora III
Eine Mischung Musik	Douglas Philipp	Conference Room V
Finding Your PD Niche: How to Narrow and Focus Your PD Growth Plan	Dana Goodier	Conference Room IV
How 'bout Them AAPPL's? Proficiency Assessment and AAPPL Data Reports	Leonardo Islas	Conference I
Student Ownership Through Understanding Proficiency and Goal Setting	Cristin Bleess	Conference II
Tic-Talk: Increasing Target Language Discourse in the Classroom	Amy Flynn	Conference VII

Block H

Session Block H 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Presenter(s)	Room
Achieving National Board Certification as a World Language Teacher	Erin Austin	Conference III
Big Conversations, Small Vocabularies	Matthew Webster	Conference VI
Cultural Book Project: A Fun and Engaging Approach to Learning a Foreign Language	Dr. Ismenia de Souza	Conference V
Decolonizing Cultural Competencies in the World Language Classroom	Katelyn Schwartz	Conference IV
Different Strokes: Give our Students Everything They Need to Move the World	Jillian Lykens	Aurora III
In the Educator Trenches? Find Your Way Out!	Dana Goodier	Conference VII
Keep it Moving: Using Gallery Walks in World Language	Courtney Jackson	Conference II
Spanish Conversation Room	Thomas Jacobson, Paola Schadegg	Conference I

Block I

Session Block I 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.	Presenter(s)	Room
Absolutely Insightful Assessments: Connecting Better with Students	Mira Canion	Conference VI
Chinese Conversation Room	Dr. Le Kang	Conference VII
Creating Sustainable Lessons - Recyclable Content You Can Use	Courtney Jackson	Aurora III
Dos casos de identidad cultural: Eurovisión y la toponimia hispana de Colorado	Maria A. Rey López	Conference II
French Conversation Room	Laine Barrand	Conference III
German Conversation Room	Jason Herrman	Conference V
Mini-IPA Cycles: Meaningful Evaluation of All Modalities	Megan Huffman	Conference I
Recognizing and Nurturing the Development of Advanced Language Learners	Anthony Sparks	Conference IV

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