2014 Ohio Tesol Conference in Conjunction with the Lau Resource Center Journeys

2014 OHIO TESOL CONFERENCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LAU RESOURCE CENTER JOURNEYS

PROGRAM

Thursday, November 13, 2014 – Onsite Visits - Tickets and Pre-registration required. Meet in the Hilton Columbus Downtown Lobby at 9:00 a.m.

Friday, November 14, 2014

7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast Greater Columbus Convention Center Grand Ballroom Foyer

9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Exhibitors’ Displays in C210-212

7:50 a.m. to 8:10 a.m. New Attendee Orientation Room C213

8:15 a.m. to 8:40 a.m. Welcome and Introductions – Grand Ballroom Presiding: Sara Levitt President, Ohio TESOL Welcoming Remarks: Dr. Abdinur Mohamud, Ohio Department of Education, Lau Resource Center

8:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Keynote Session: Mr. Bol Aweng, Local artist originally from South Sudan Journey of Hope

9:45 a.m. to 10:35 a.m. Concurrent Sessions “A” Featured Speakers: State of the Profession:

10:50 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. Concurrent Sessions “B” 11:40 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. Poster Presentations/Exhibits/Networking Tables 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. Lunch/ Recognition Awards – Grand Ballroom 1:25 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions “C”; Technology Fair 2:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. Concurrent Sessions “D” 3:35 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. Concurrent Sessions “E” 4:40 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Interest Section Meetings/Networking 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. U.S. Department of State English Language Programs Meet-and-Greet – Hilton Hotel, Robert King Room

Saturday, November 15, 2014 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Registration Greater Columbus Convention Center 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast in Registration Area 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Publishers’ Displays/Networking 8:30 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. Concurrent Sessions “F” Featured Speaker: Randi Reppen, “Some Ws of Language Teaching” 9:30 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. Concurrent Sessions “G” 10:30 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. Concurrent Sessions “H” 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Business Meeting, Book and Prize Giveaways, Rooms C220-222

Onsite Visits: Thursday, November 13, 2014 – 9:00 am

Meet in the Hilton Columbus Downtown Lobby

Ohio TESOL offers members an opportunity to visit one of the following site locations. The members will be taken to the location on a bus, provided with a box lunch, and will be able to spend 3 hours observing and reviewing these innovative programs:

J W Reason Elementary School in Hilliard City Schools

This K-5 building with over 500 students has about 125 English language learners, a large percentage of whom are refugees.

Columbus Global Academy 6-12 in Columbus City Schools

This middle and high school program serves over 800 new arrivals from 40+ countries. All teachers have both content and TESOL certification. The school is designed to meet the needs of recently arrived students, many of whom have little or no literacy skills in English or in their native language (Pre- Functional or Beginner Proficiency Level).

Etna Rd Elementary School in Whitehall

This elementary school has about 30% of its students identified as English language Learners, the majority of whom are Latinos. Visitors will see both pull out and inclusion support, along with computer- aided instruction.

Whitehall Yearling High School

Whitehall Yearling serves the city of Whitehall in eastern Franklin Country, which has about 15% of its total school population receiving ESL services. With students from over 15 countries, support is provided by ESL, content math, and intervention classes.

Delaware ABLE / ESOL at Vineyard

Delaware has four locations on the north side of Columbus, serving both native English speakers and English language learners. We will visit one of those four sites located at Vineyard Community Center. The ESOL classes are offered at four levels for students from several nationalities, providing coursework in English and Civics.

Ohio State University Intensive English Program

OSU offers four different pathways to prepare students for success at the university level: IEP, ITA, Composition, and Special Projects. Students in the IEP program are college-bound; the ITA program is for graduate students who wish to be certified as teaching assistants; the Composition program is for , both undergraduate and graduate students who wish to develop better writing skills.

Hope you can join us during the 2015 Ohio TESOL Conference for our next set of site visits. If you would like to showcase your program, please contact Brenda Custodio at [email protected].

2 Ohio TESOL Interest Sections

Post Secondary, Higher Education Interest Section

• Intensive English Programs Focuses on preparatory English language • ITA Training development and institutional-based classroom • EAP Programs instruction for ESL students • Special University Summer Programs

PreK-12 Interest Section

• PreK Programs Focuses on English language development, • Elementary Schools content area instruction and support services for • Middle/Junior High Schools students of all proficiency levels of preK-12 • High Schools education • Bilingual Education

Research, Teacher Education Interest Section

• Teacher Preparation Focuses on teaching teachers of ESL and • Applied Linguistics aspects of instruction and research applicable • SLA Research across various student populations and learning • Materials Development environments • Instructional Technology

Adult and Refugee Interest Section

• Adult English Literacy Focuses on English language acquisition • Family English Literacy services which may include classroom, work- • Community-Based Programs related applications, and/or specialized training • School to Work Programs for ESL adult learners/clients. • Vocational ESL • Corporate Programs • Tutorial Services • Intercultural Training • Refugee Resettlement Concerns

Meet with fellow members of your interest section at 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm to discuss important issues related to your field. See pages 31-32 of the program for more information.

New Attendee Orientation, Friday, November 14, 2014 – 7:50 am to 8:10 am Presenter: Linda Berton Room C213

Welcome, Introductions, General Session Friday, November 14, 2014 – 8:15 am to 9:30 am Grand Ballroom

Keynote Address: Journey of Hope

Presenter: Bol B. Aweng, Local artist originally from South Sudan

Bol fled his country of Southern Sudan in 1987, along with 35,000 other Lost Boys. While in a refugee camp in Kenya, he developed his art skills on his own from his memory and imagination, using material available in the camp. Many of his paintings tell the story of the Lost Boys, which he calls “The Journey of Hope.” “Painting the obstacles that we faced is very difficult, but I think of it as an opportunity to reflect on God’s provision to us during that time.” He graduated from The Ohio State University in 2009, where he majored in Fine Art. Bol returned to his home in South Sudan in 2007 and 2010. He, along with Jok Dau, is currently raising funds to hire a nurse/midwife and lab technician and to buy medical equipment and supplies for the health clinic that they built in their village of Piol. Bol lives in Columbus, Ohio with his wife, daughter and son.

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Sessions A: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 9:45 am to 10:35 am

Session A-1 Featured Session: State of the Profession – PreK-12

Presenter: Abdinur Mohamud, Education Consultant, Ohio Department of Education, Lau Resource Center

The presenter will share updated information and resources related to the instruction of English Language Learners in Ohio’s elementary and secondary schools.

Room: Ballroom 1,2 Intended audience: Grades PreK-12

Sessions A: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 9:45 am to 10:35 am

Session A-2 Featured Session: State of the Profession: Adult Education

Presenters: Donna Albanese, Ohio Board of Regents; Christina Terrell, The Ohio State University, CETE

This session will provide information to the attendees about current trends in adult education across the state, including funding, training, curriculum, and employment. Policy changes at the federal and state level will be reviewed, and time to discuss common issues will be available at the end of the session.

Room: Ballroom 3 Intended audience: Adult Education

Session A-3 Featured Session: State of the Profession – Higher Education

Presenter: Louis (Bill) Holschuh, Capital University

This session will look at current trends and issues in higher education ESL classes, with a special focus on Intensive English Program (IEPs) and programs that prepare students for success in academic reading and writing at the college level.

Room: C214 Intended audience: Higher Education

Session A-4 Featured Session: State of the Profession – Teacher Education

Presenter: John Haught, Wright State University

This session will look at current trends and issues in preparing preservice and in-service teachers to work with English Language Learners.

Room: C220 Intended audience: Teacher Education Programs

Session A-5 Featured Session: State of the Profession - Refugee Issues

Presenters: Enid Fisher, Coordinator of School Impact Grants, Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services; Teresa Troyer and Hubert Matumaini, Dayton City Schools; Nadia Kasvin, US Together.

This session is designed for attendees who work in refugee resettlement or education. Topics to be covered include new population groups being resettled, funding challenges, government regulations affecting refugees, and suggestions for advocating for your clients.

Room: C221 Intended audience: Refugee/Immigration Issues

Sessions A: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 9:45 am to 10:35 am

Session A-6 Socialization as a Gateway to Academic Literacy in ESL Classrooms: A Case Study of a Chinese Student Studying in the U.S.

Presenter: Ahmed Fahad, University of Cincinnati

This study tries to find out if there is a correlation between Asian students’ socialization on and off campus and their academic literacy development inside classroom. The study will try to address the socialization practice Chinese ESL students adopt on and off campus and how this contributes in the process of their academic literacy development.

Room: C222 Intended audience: Higher Education

Session A-7 Pieces to the Puzzle: Putting together a great Oral Language Program – Publisher Session

Presenters: Julie Baxa, GrapeSEED USA; Marie Willis, Carsonville-Port Sanilac Schools; Julie Bungard, East Lansing Public Schools; Deonna Montei, GrapeSEED, USA

Take a closer look at the pieces of the puzzle that create a powerful oral language program. This session focuses on Instructional Strategies every teacher should know: Read Aloud, Shared Reading, Independent Reading, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics and Vocabulary taught in context, and the Home- School Connections

Room: C215 Intended audience: Grades K-6, Teacher Trainers

Session A-8 Simple and Fun Interactive Activities for Beginning ESL Learners – Publisher Session

Presenter: Kathy Olson, Consultant

Beginning ESL learners need lots of practice speaking and listening to English. However, teachers often find it hard to find suitable pair and small group materials to complement their textbook lessons. This workshop will demonstrate several communicative activities that are fun, easy to learn, and easy to prepare.

Room: C213 Intended audience: Grade K-12, Adult Education

Sessions B: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 10:50 am to 11:40 am

Session B-1: Effective Instructional Strategies and Student Outcomes

Presenters: Andrea Howard, University of Cincinnati; Marie Kobayashi, Cincinnati Public Schools; Heidi Stickney, Princeton City Schools; Milena Varbanova, Cincinnati Public Schools

This presentation demonstrates the impact of district-wide implementation of SIOP-based professional development and TESOL endorsement scholarships on use of effective instructional strategies in the classroom, ELL student engagement, and preliminary student achievement data.

Room: C215 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12; Program Administrators

Session B-2 Educating Refugee Children

Presenters: Brenda Custodio, Newcomer and ELL Services; Paula Shafer, Akron Public Schools

This session will provide participants with information about the refugee resettlement process and list the challenges these students and their parents face in an academic setting. Specific suggestions for helping students with limited formal schooling will be offered.

Room: D234 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12; Adult Ed. – Refugee/Immigrant

Session B-3 Using The Daily Five in a Pull-Out ESL Class

Presenter: Brooke Leach Grable, Constellation Schools: Stockyard Community Elementary

Are your ESL students struggling readers and writers? Join me in a session about how I have adapted The Daily Five and CAFÉ strategies by Boushey and Moser to meet the needs of my students in my pull- out ESL class.

Room: C214 Intended audience: Grades K-6

Session B-4 What Works for ELLs in Reading Intervention

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Sessions B: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 10:50 am to 11:40 am

Session B-5 Using Visuals to Teach Pronunciation in an Intensive English Program

Presenter: Amy Faeth, Ohio Dominican University

Poor pronunciation can prevent successful communication for ELLs. This case study examined how the use of visuals during pronunciation instruction affected pronunciation ability, monitoring, and self- correction in 3 adult students from different backgrounds enrolled at an IEP in Columbus, Ohio.

Room: D233 Intended audience: Higher Education

Session B-6 Strategies Employed by ELL Tutors: A Journey into the Support Center Context

Presenter: Aubrey Rettig, The University of Findlay

This presentation will look at the scaffolds and strategies used by four linguistically trained tutors in a newly established ELL Support Center. Overall findings of the case study will be discussed and recommendations for future research will be given.

Room: D231 Intended audience: Higher Education; Teacher Trainers; Program Administrators

Session B-7 The Language Practice of Immigrant Workers in the U.S.: Displaying Self-Perceived Communicative Competence in the Workplace (Work in Progress)

Presenter: Ani Pujiastuti, The Ohio State University, Department of Teaching and Learning, Foreign and Second Language Education

This study aims at identifying the language practices of immigrant workers by examining how they self- perceive their communicative competence, how they choose their language in the workplace, and how they respond to different language ideologies that may often be related to the dominant status of the speakers of the dominant language.

Room: D232 Intended audience: Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Session B-8 USCIS Citizenship Public Education and Awareness Initiative and How Community Organizations Can Help.

Presenter: Jacqueline Guevara, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Join this session to learn how immigrant-serving organizations can support the USCIS Citizenship initiative. USCIS presenters will also give a brief overview of the naturalization process and a mock interview demonstration. A question and answer period will follow the demonstration.

Room: C221 Intended audience: Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Sessions B: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 10:50 am to 11:40 am

Session B-9 Applying Sheltered Instruction Principles in a Higher Education Context

Presenters: Colleen Gallagher, University of Dayton; Lisa Varandani, University of Dayton

As the international population at US universities grows, faculty across the disciplines must adjust their teaching practices. Presenters share a framework for applying sheltered instruction principles in a higher education context and lead participants in considering its use.

Room: D230 Intended audience: Higher Education; Teacher Trainers

Session B-10 A Discussion about Plagiarism

Presenter: Joel Bloch, The Ohio State University

Plagiarism is one of the most controversial issues in American high schools and universities. Accusations of plagiarism can seriously affect a student’s academic career, sometimes involving failure and even expulsion. Avoiding these accusations of plagiarism is therefore very important for every student. What do you mean when we use the term “plagiarism?” Why is it considered so much more important than other problems students have? Should plagiarism be considered a moral issue or is it a developmental and pedagogical issue? Why are students, especially international students, continually accused of plagiarism? These and other questions, and whatever issues you would like to bring up, will be discussed in this session devoted to the issue of plagiarism.

Room: D235 Intended audience: Grades 7-12, Higher Education

Session B-11 Update on Ohio’s Assessment

Presenter: Paula Mahaley, Ohio Department of Education

This session will provide updated information regarding the participation of the English Language Learner (ELL) in the state’s assessment system including the new state tests and current guidelines on accommodations for eligible ELLs. Information will also be shared on the development of the new ELP assessment, ELPA21. Time will be allowed for questions.

Room: C213 Intended audience: Grades K-12

Session B-12 The Intersecting Pathways of ELL, High School English, and Common Core State Standards

Presenter: Pat Neilson, Dublin City Schools

Cries for increasing rigor in instruction of high school students must be balanced according to the needs of ELL students. This session will share and explore student-friendly ways to help ELLs bridge the gap between their current English level and expectations of U. S.-educated high school graduates, utilizing the strengths they bring with them in a reading-writing workshop structure.

Room: C222 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; New to Field

Sessions B: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 10:50 am to 11:40 am

Session B-13 Academic Writing Challenges: Libyan Students’ Experiences

Presenter: Entisar Elsherif, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Discussion of a case study results that she conducted to explore Libyan graduates’ academic writing difficulties and the type of strategies they used to overcome their problems.

Room: C224 Intended audience: Higher Education

Session B-14 The Benefits of ELLs Using Their Native Languages in Academic Writing

Presenter: Erin Laverick, The University of Findlay

In this presentation, I will introduce and explain the benefits of ELLs using their native languages in academic writing as a means to help them better communicate with an audience by using their authentic voices to contextualize ideas.

Room: C220 Intended audience: Higher Education

Session B-15 Developing Early Literacy with ELLs

Presenter: Jennifer Wieand, South Western City Schools

This session will explore how to develop early literacy skills with ELLs. We will examine the theory and practice of Reading Recovery as it can be used in small groups to support literacy and language.

Room: C223 Intended audience: Grades K-6

Session B-16 Using Natural Language to Inform Instruction – Publisher Session

Presenter: Randi Reppen, Cambridge Publishing

This presentation provides a look at how natural language research (e.g., corpus linguistics) was used to inform the material and activities in Grammar and Beyond. In addition to looking at specific examples of how this information was used, the how and why are also explored. This presentation highlights how all language skills (e.g., listening, speaking, receptive and productive) can be addressed from a corpus informed perspective.

Room: C226 Intended audience: Higher Education; Teacher Education

Sessions B: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 10:50 am to 11:40 am

Session B-17 From Citizen Cane to Blue Jasmine: Film Studies for Advanced ESL Students

Presenter: Felice Marcus, Miami University

Films present “overt Americanism” more than any other modern genre. This presentation will focus on an American Film course for international ESL students launched last semester to demonstrate the great potential for using classic films to teach about American society and for developing cultural literacy.

Room: D246 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education; Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Session B-18 Advocating for English Learners

Presenter: Beverly Good, Central Ohio English Learners’ Education Collaborative

Ohio TESOL was represented at TESOL International Association’s annual Advocacy and Policy Summit and at meetings with Senator Rob Portman’s office, Senator Sherrod Brown’s Office, and Representative Pat Tiberi. In collaboration with the Ohio Board of Regents, Ohio TESOL, conducted a brief survey of Ohio’s colleges and universities to learn about the level of training to support English Learners’ required of all education majors and what resources are needed in higher education. Join us to learn about the survey results and how we can continue to inform our elected officials of EL needs.

Room: C225 Intended audience: ALL

Networking Sessions 11:40 am – 12:10 pm Ticketed Event: Admission Ticket Required

Topic Table Host Interest Section N-1 Advocating for English Beverly Good, K-12 Language Learners Otterbein University Adult Room: C-225 Education/Refugee Higher Education Teacher Education N-2 English Language Ronda Uresti, K-12 Learners in Low Incidence North Central Ohio Teacher Education Room: C-226 Districts Education Service Center N-3 Students with Interrupted Brenda Custodio, K-12 (mostly 6-12) Formal Education (SIFE) ELL Consultant Teacher Education Room: C-226 Adult Education N-4 Common Core State Judith O’Loughlin, K-12 Standards (CCSS) and Language Matters Teacher Education Room: C-215 English Language Education Consultants, LLC Learners N-5 Student Learning Sharon Underwood, K-12 Outcomes (SLOs) Fairborn City Schools Teacher Education Room: C-214 N-6 Working with Long Term Jessica Burchett, K-12 (mostly 6-12) English Language Marion City Schools Teacher Education Room: C-226 Learners N-7 Working with Pre- or Non- Christina Terrell, Adult Literate English Language The Ohio State University, Education/Refugee Room: C-224 Learners (Adults) Center on Education and Training for Employment N-8 Issues in Adult Education Barbara Wookey, Adult Delaware Adult and Basic Education/Refugee Room: C-226 Literacy Education N-9 Teaching Abroad Elizabeth Derr, K-12 The Ohio State University- Teacher Education Room: C-226 ESL programs Adult Education Higher Education N-10 Submitting Good Alan Hirvela, K-12 Conference Proposals The Ohio State University Teacher Education Room: C-226 Adult Education Higher Education N-11 The OFLA-TESOL Lillian Acker, K-12 Connection Ashland University Teacher Education Room: C-226 N-12 Networking of Title III/ ELL Dana Weber, K-12 Consortia and Stark County Educational Room: C-226 Collaboratives Service Center

Poster Sessions 11:40 am – 12:10 pm

Session P-1 Viewing the TOEFL Test from Different Perspectives

Presenters: Aseel Kanakri, Kent State University/University of Akron; Aboudou Berthe, Kent State University; Haoting Cui, Kent State University

The poster discusses the TOEFL test as a curriculum action providing a deep analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of it when it comes to deciding who gets admitted to universities and who does not.

Room: Hallway Intended audience: Higher Education; Program Administrators

Session P-2 Blue Links Page- Centralizing Online Support for Secondary ELL Students and their Teachers

Presenters: Kathleen Scully, Cleveland Heights University Heights City School District; Meghan Murphy, Cleveland Heights University Heights City School District

The poster presentation will include pictures of our district's "Blue Links Page" which was created by our districts media resource staff to assist all secondary students conduct research correctly using the MLA documentatio strategy. We will feature sample ELL student samples using this resource. Also, we will showcase samples from our ELL site, which includes an area for teachers to showcase and share model assignments and assessments they have adapted to meet the needs of our growing ELL population, as well as links to resources we are collecting to support teachers planning the educational experience for Students with Interupted Formal Education (SIFE) students. Finally we will share examples of successful collaboration with other community organizations such as the City Music Program, which adapted one of the resulting essays into their "Journeys of Hope" series. This series included essays, poems, dances, and songs perfomred by area resettled immigrants. The purpose was to educate the community about the home countries and cultures of this group of new residents. This collaborations brought the City Music Program into our district, and the director has been able to conduct a school performance and visit classrooms. She is collecting samples of authentic folk stories and songs from the home countries of the area resettled community. She will provide this collection to area school districts to add into the curricula. This will also be on display.

Room: Hallway Intended audience: Grades 7-12

Session P-3 Examining Perceptual Learning-Style Preferences of ESL Students: An Analysis of Student Beliefs of Best-Learning Practices

Presenter: Nathan Erhardt, University of Dayton

In this presentation, the results from a survey conducted in 2006 in an EFL setting will be compared against the results from a 2014 survey of students in an ESL IEP program for discussion and review.

Room: Hallway Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education; New to Field

Poster Sessions 11:40 am – 12:10 pm

Session P-4 “It’s so fun to see my language in print!” ELL students’ experiences with Oromo- English bilingual dictionary.

Presenters: Olga Shonia, Capital University; Kim Cooper, Herbert Mills Elementary School

This presentation focuses on the use of Oromo-English bilingual dictionary with ELL students from Ethiopia as an opportunity to not only engage in aspects of literacy development but also cultural awareness. Resources and types of dictionaries for different age groups/proficiency levels will be shared.

Room: Hallway Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12

Session P-5 Student-maintained Error Logs for Proofreading/Editing

Presenter: Stephen Bridge, Wright State University, LEAP Program

This session will present individualized ESL writers’ error logs. A handout will be available, and attendees can get an overview of how the system works from returned papers, through recording error types and making an acronym, to final drafts.

Room: Hallway Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education

Friday, November 14 – 12:10 pm to 1:10 pm Lunch/ Recognition Awards Grand Ballroom

Friday, November 14, 2014 – 1:25 pm to 2:15 pm Ohio TESOL Technology Fair – Session C-10

Come see presenters show a variety of technology uses for language learning in the classroom. There will be stations set up throughout the room that will feature different technology projects that people have created. You can move from station to station exploring what people have done and see how you can apply technology to your classroom.

Please see http://tinyurl.com/otesoltech14 for a full description of presentations.

Room: C216

Sessions C: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 1:25 pm to 2:15 pm

Session C-1 Challenges and Opportunities: Faculty and Student Percpetions at the Univeristy Level

Presenters: Elise Geither, Case Western Reserve University; Judith Hammer, Case Western Reserve University; Roberto Oliveira, Case Western Reserve University

Our department surveyed faculty regarding their perceptions of the challenges international students face in class and beyond. We also surveyed students regarding their perceptions of their own challenges. Themes were drawn from these surveys to help understand faculty and student perceptions, and we assessed current programming to see if it was supporting these challenges.

Room: C225 Intended audience: Higher Education

Session C-2 Collaborating with Classroom Teachers

Presenter: Jessica Burchett, Marion City Schools

With the new standards and testing requirements, it has become even more important that mainstream classroom teachers and ESL teachers collaborate to enhance instruction for their English language learner populations. All teachers must work together to ensure success of all students, specifically English language learners. Cooperatiave planning and organizational techniques will be given.

Room: C213 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12

Session C-3 Take Your Students on a Vocabulary Journey

Presenters: Jill Kramer, Dublin City Schools; Dana Weber, Stark County ESC

Explicit vocabulary instruction is emphasized in Ohio’s Learning Standards and the new English Language Proficiency Standards. This session examines the linguistic demands of the standards and the need for direct vocabulary instruction. Instruction strategies with student samples will be shared.

Room: C214 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12

Session C-4 GEAR UP for ELPA-21: Transitioning to the New ELP Standards and Assessment

Presenters: Beverly Good, Otterbein University; Carol Striskovic, Mentor City Schools; Ben Rule, Worthington City Schools; Elaine Blakely, Columbus City Schools; Ann Engelhart, Westerville City Schools; Sharon Esswein, Hilliard City Schools; Jody Clemens, Canal Winchester Schools;

The focus of this session is to share information and strategies on planning for and introducing the new ELP standards during the transition 2014-2015 school year. Starting with the 2015-2016 school year, the new ELP standards will be fully implemented throughout Ohio with the new ELPA-21 assessment replacing the Ohio Test for English Language Acquisition (OTELA). This session will help you learn more about the ELPA21 standards and strategies to combine them with Ohio’s current English Language Proficiency Standards (2010) for the transition year.

Room: C215 Intended audience: Grades K-12, Program Administrators, Teacher Trainers

Sessions C: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 1:25 pm to 2:15 pm

Session C-5 Plagiarism: A Preemptive Strike

Presenters: Joanna Schrecengost, University of Findlay; Sarah Martin, Marshall University

The battle against plagiarism often seems to be a predetermined defeat. This demonstration will reorient instructors’ counterattack against the onslaught of plagiarism. Fully scaffolded innovative methods to reinvigorate instructors’ writing curriculum and students’ understanding of plagiarism will be provided.

Room: C221 Intended audience: Higher Education

Session C-6 National Geographic Learning: K-12 Academic Boost Talk to Boost Results – Publisher Session

Presenter: Jacqueline Danhauser, National Geographic Learning

Turn up the volume on academic talk! Give students the tools they need to develop their academic language skills. Create effective lessons and learning opportunities to Increase academic talk. From language frames and multi-level strategies to collaborative projects, National Geographic helps boost students’ talk to boost academic results. Participants will receive workshop handouts and free sample materials from National Geographic.

Room: D231 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12

Session C-7 Beginning at the End -Student Goals

Presenter: Vilvi Vannak, Columbus Literacy Council

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” The ‘journey’ is an incredible metaphor for the learning our students undertake. By actively pointing out how their education is a journey, we enhance positive feelings and increase motivation.

Room: D233 Intended audience: Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Session C-8 Metacognitive Strategies: Developing Critical Thinking for Writing Activities

Presenter: Janice Showers, University of Dayton

Three writing activities guide students’ critical thinking to give reasons/analysis for academic papers. Activities include realizing how persuasion skills are already used, the difference between listing facts and giving reasons/analysis, and finding your voice in daily thought journals.

Room: D230 Intended audience: Higher Education

Sessions C: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 1:25 pm to 2:15 pm

Session C-9 Incorporating Multiple Intelligence Theory into the Grammar and Writing Classroom

Presenter: Patricia Marie Hart, University of Dayton

This workshop examines MI theory, with activities where attendees assume the position of ELL students. Attendees take a multiple intelligence test to realize their learning preferences, and then analyze how these preferences influence their teaching techniques. The attendees then form groups and brainstorm MI activities for teaching writing and grammar. Participants will leave with a plethora of motivational activities for their learners.

Room: D234 Intended audience: Higher Education; Teacher Trainers

Session C-10 Ohio TESOL Technology Fair

Please see http://tinyurl.com/otesoltech14 for a full description of presentations.

Room: C216 Intended audience: All

Session C-11 Bringing Language to Life through the Arts

Presenters: Nancy Pistone, Ohio Department of Education; Cindy Meyers Foley, Columbus Museum of Art

The Arts have the power to enrich lives and can be a compelling tool for educators to enhance instruction for English Language Learners. This session will demonstrate strategies that use the arts as a means to develop students' language comprehension, communication, and creativity skills.

Room: D235 Intended audience: Grades K-12

Session C-12 Parent/Teacher Collaboration for Students who Learn Differently: The Importance of Parent/Caregiver Involvement for Diverse Learners

Presenter: Kay Almy, PSI Affiliates

There’s a great need to involve parents/caregivers of Diverse Learners in the learning process. How can we encourage families to engage in their child’s diverse learning? This workshop addresses ways to include parents/caregivers as part of our educational support team.

Room: D232 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12; Program Administrators

Sessions C: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 1:25 pm to 2:15 pm

Session C-13 Preparing ELLs for Argumentative Writing in English

Presenter: Alan Hirvela, The Ohio State University

Research has consistently shown that argumentation is an especially difficult type of writing for students, both native English speaking and nonnative English speaking, to acquire. However, the challenges for English Language Learners (ELLs) are especially steep due to a factor not in place for native English speakers: cross-cultural differences in areas such as logic, notions of evidence, styles of argumentation, and approaches to the organization of argumentative essays. In this presentation I will first review these cross-cultural differences and then discuss a series of pedagogical approaches which can help teachers make argumentative writing more manageable for their ELL students.

Room: C222 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education

Session C-14 A Journey Towards Reducing Teacher Talk-Time: Techniques for Enhancing Memory and Student Participation

Presenter: Jennifer Fennema-Bloom, The University of Findlay

This demonstration will provide K-12 and adult educators techniques that they can employ in their classrooms to increase English language learners’ memory and active participation in the classroom for language skill and/or core curriculum concept development.

Room: C223 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education; Teacher Trainers

Session C-15 Improving Attendance for ELL Students in High School & Beyond

Presenters: Leila Kubesch, Xavier University; Derek Felton, Social Media Consultant

High School ELL and International students tend to miss many days of schooling. Learn strategies and instructional methods to motivate them to attend regularly.

Room: D246 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education

Session C-16 How to Add a Creative Spark to Your Class with Interesting Photos & Videos

Presenter: Kristina Guyton, Ohio University

This interactive presentation will provide fun, creative, and fairly simple ideas for using interesting photos and videos from the Internet to supplement your instruction. A resource list of where to find such photos and videos will also be provided.

Room: C220 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education; New to Field

Sessions C: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 1:25 pm to 2:15 pm

Session C-17 Using our Brains: Research-based learning techniques in the classroom – Publisher Session

Presenter: Sarah Lynn, Pearson ELT

Fire until you wire doesn't mean drill and kill. Classroom practices including how the mind works, what interrupts its functioning, and what it needs to function well will be discussed. Participants will learn techniques to improve student learning and memory.

Room: C224 Intended audience: Higher Education; New to Field; Adult Education; Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Session C-18 What’s ______from your Students’ Writing?

Presenter: Stephen Bridge, Wright State University, LEAP Program

This demonstration features an activity for beginning-level ESL writers, focusing on awareness of complete sentences—with a surprising range of benefits. Participants will compete to reconstruct sentences from individual words and organize them into a story (take-home version provided).

Room: C226 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education

Sessions D: Friday, November 14, 2014 - 2:30 pm to 3:20 pm

Session D-1 Bridging the Gap Between Student, School, and Community

Presenter: Erica Houston, Painesville City Schools

The "Sin Bordes" program is an extended school day program that offers classes, language support, and assistance to Spanish-speaking high schoolers, families from the community, and Painesville City Schools staff.

Room: C222 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Adult Education; Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Session D-2 Think, Write, Talk: Writing Strategies for the ESL Classroom

Presenter: Helen Vassiliou, Lakota Local Schools

This session will include hands on writing activities and strategies to engage K-12 learners in content conversations for greater learning. Providing students with ways to engage in writing and content lead to metacogntion and increased student participation in class.

Room: Ballroom 1 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12

Sessions D: Friday, November 14, 2014 - 2:30 pm to 3:20 pm

Session D-3 Life as a Burmese Refugee: Photographs and Information on Refugee Camps in Thailand

Presenter: Jackie Ridley, Akron Public Schools

This presentation will focus on the conditions of Burmese Refugee camps in Thailand, focusing on the presenter's first hand experiences in two of the camps. Content will include a brief conflict history of Burma past to present and will highlight the aspects of camp life that make school and cultural adjustment to the United States particuarly challenging.

Room: D231 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12; Adult Education; Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Session D-4 It's a Small World After All: Making Language Learning Meaningful

Presenter: Jennifer Mitchell, Dublin City Schools

In today's connected world, global projects and technology can engage students in meaningful tasks with real audiences. Explore various technologies for engaging learners in authentic language learning tasks and learn how to help ELLs gain confidence and discover that they have something real to say!

Room: C213 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12

Session D-5 Building Success for Every (ELL) Learner: Members of “Ohio’s Network of Regional Leaders”

Presenters: Kerri Gonzalez, Columbus Public Schools; Mark Paskert, Columbus Public Schools

ELL Educators will share Ohio Quality Review Rubric process for lesson review and redesign – with special attention to revising lessons to enhance embedded differentiated instructional supports for English Language Learners. Participants will have the opportunity to review and redesign a lesson, interact with Ohio’s Quality Review Rubrics and support tools, and examine a redesign process that will support qualtiy universal lesson design for diverse learners. Participants will leave with materials and follow-up resources to utilize in their own lesson design practice.

Room: D235 Intended audience: Grades K-12

Sessions D: Friday, November 14, 2014 - 2:30 pm to 3:20 pm

Session D-6 No More Pencils, No More Books: A 21st Century IEP

Presenters: David Brauer, The Ohio State University; Dustin Koehler, The Ohio State University; Cheryl Allaire, The Ohio State University; Aaron Faulkner, The Ohio State University

This digital workshop showcases the innovative pilot curriculum of an IEP with floating levels, open source materials, continuum-oriented curriculum, and increased learner autonomy. Participants will explore web technologies and the methods driving this new IEP model. Devices are strongly recommended.

Room: C221 Intended audience: Higher Education; Program Administrators

Session D-7 Immigration Legal Issues

Presenter: Inna Simakovsky, Immigration Attorney

This session will look at current trends affecting immigrant children and adults by a practicing immigration lawyer. Time for questions will be provided.

Room: D234 Intended audience: All

Session D-8 Addressing the Challenges of Adult Arabic Speakers in Reading Courses

Presenters: Emily Daniels, ELS Columbus; Amy Faeth, Ohio Dominican University; Gwendolyn DeRosa, ELS Columbus; David Williams, ELS Columbus

As instructors of EAP students, we’ve had the opportunity to teach reading to adults from largely Arabic speaking backgrounds. From our experiences, we will discuss strategies and techniques that specifically apply to the needs of Arabic speakers while using authentic and relatable materials.

Room: C224 Intended audience: Higher Education; Adult Education; Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Session D-9 Entering Academic Conversations: Poster Presentation as a Tool to Facilitate Undergraduate ESL Students’ Writing Development

Presenters: Ivan Stefano, Ruilan Zhao and Jeremy Carmack; The Ohio State University

Academic writing and speaking are fundamental components of ESL students’ academic development in universities. This session demonstrates how a team of administrators and instructors organize a poster forum to facilitate undergraduate ESL students’ academic writing development and presentation skills.

Room: D230 Intended audience: Higher Education; Teacher Trainers; Program Administrators

Sessions D: Friday, November 14, 2014 - 2:30 pm to 3:20 pm

Session D-10 Beyond Vowel and Consonant Charts: Diagnosing and Teaching Sentence and Discourse-Level Pronunciation

Presenters: Lara Wallace, Ohio University; Richard West, Ohio University

What should you do next when students have precise pronunciation of vowels and consonants, but still have major intelligibility issues? Sometimes identifying suprasegmental pronunciation issues can be as challenging as addressing them. This presentation will walk through the diagnosis of sentence and discourse-level pronunciation issues and methods and materials for correcting them.

Room: D232 Intended audience: Higher Education

Session D-11 An Interactive Journey: Apply Video Clips in your Language Classroom

Presenters: Nadia Nsir, Washington State University; Entisar Elsherif, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

This presentation will suggest some educational resources that can be used to teach English (including grammar) through video clips. It will explain the guidelines, possible learning outcomes, and strategies on how video clips can be integrated in ESL classroom.

Room: C216 Intended audience: Higher Education; Teacher Trainers; TESOL Teachers

Session D-12 Instructional Guide Based on Ohio’s New English Language Proficiency Standards

Presenters: Cori Stevens, Pickerington Local Schools; Shari Granados, Pickerington Local Schools; Jill Kramer, Dublin City Schools; Sheryl Menke, Hudson Local Schools

In this session the participants will be provided a draft copy of an instructional guide based on Ohio’s newly adopted English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards. The purpose of this instructional guide, developed under the sponsorship of the Lau Resource Center, is to serve as a resource to school district personnel in the use of the new ELP Standards to inform instruction and to support ELLs in their development of English language communication skills needed for success in school. The presenters, all of whom served on the document’s writing team, will give an overview of the instructional guide, wih a special focus on ELLs in grades kindergarten through five.

Room: Ballroom 2 Intended audience: Grades K-5, Program Administrators, Teacher Trainers

Session D-13 Interactions in ESL Student Writing: A Corpus-Based Study

Presenters: Lydia Deakin, Ohio University, Department of Linguistics; Joseph J. Lee, Ohio University, Department of Linguistics, English Language Improvement Program

This paper presents findings of a corpus-based analysis of ESL students’ use of interactional metadiscourse in successful and less successful argumentative essays. The presentation provides ways ESL composition instructors can enhance student writers’ interaction with readers in their texts.

Room: D246 Intended audience: Higher Education

Sessions D: Friday, November 14, 2014 - 2:30 pm to 3:20 pm

Session D-14 An Examination of Text Authenticity: ESL /EFL Instructors’ and Students’ Perceptions of Using Authentic Materials

Presenter: Amal Laba, Kent State University

The purpose of this study is to examine the authentic materials that are used in reading classes in the ESL Center at Kent State University. The study aims to explore the instructors’ and students’ insights and perceptions towards using the authentic materials in reading to learn English.

Room: C226 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Teacher Trainers; TESOL Teachers

Session D-15 Using ESL Fiction Texts to Increase Motivation and Comprehension

Presenter: Aseel Kanakri, Kent State University

This session will address Professor David Pearson’s perspective on reading comprehension and motivation. A helpful activity based on Pearson’s insights will be provided for teachers to use in their classrooms.

Room: C220 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education; New to Field

Session D-16 Grab & Go: Tips, Activities and Resources for Busy Teachers

Presenter: Sara Levitt, Whitehall City Schools

Feeling overwhelmed? Don't stress--come to this workshop! Grab quick, easy-to-use, ideas for vocabulary acquisition & reading support. You will also receive tips for helping students to organize, review, and study. Checklists, feedback templates, and other resources will be provided.

Room: Ballroom 3 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Teacher Trainers; New to Field

Session D-17 Inspire Creativity In Regular Lessons

Presenter: Wendy Buckey, Tolles Career & Technical Center

You can use quick and simple creative/artistic elements to add pizzazz, fun and greater interest to everyday lessons. Use coloring, drawing, origami, etc. to keep students’ attention and promote lesson retention. Join me in sharing ideas and creating simple lesson activities.

Room: C214 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12; Adult Ed. – Refugee/Immigrant

Sessions D: Friday, November 14, 2014 - 2:30 pm to 3:20 pm

Session D-18 Completing the edTPA: Teacher Candidate Reflections

Presenter: Tim Micek, Ohio Dominican University

Although there is extensive literature on the edTPA, almost nothing has been written about teacher candidates’ response to it. Results of a survey of candidates will be shared in a session of value for both teachers and students of TESOL.

Room: D233 Intended audience: Teacher Trainers

Session D-19 The Use of Lyrical Music as an Effective Tool in the ESOL Instruction

Presenter(s): Jenna Bucey, Cleveland Community College; Alejandro Nieves Garcia, Cleveland Community College

This presentation will demonstrate the use of lyrical songs as an effective, as well as enjoyable, use of real world materials to enhance the process of acquiring English skills for students of various levels and nationalities.

Room: C225 Intended audience: Grades K-12: Higher Education

Session D-20 What Makes an Effective Teacher?

Presenter: Kathy Olson, Consultant

This presenter will discuss nine research-based principles for effective teaching, including the quantity of material, the importance of review and opportunities for rehearsal, and the qualities of effective feedback. The presenter will share creative ideas for accomplishing each of the principles as well as briefly share the research to support each principle.

Room: C215 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12; Adult Education; Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Session D-21 Paraprofessionals: Getting Started and Continuing the Journey

Presenter: Sharon Underwood, Fairborn City Schools

This session will help paraprofessionals better understand their role in educating ELLs both nationally and in the state of Ohio. Also, there will be a discussion of problems, conflicts, and issues that impede successful tutoring of ELLs. Information on resources will be shared and time will be allotted for discussion and completion of a survey that will help inform future professional development needs for paraprofessionals.

Room: C223 Intended audience: New to Field; Paraprofessionals

Sessions E: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 3:35 pm to 4:25 pm

Session E-1 Language and Literacy

Presenters: Vicki Burlingame, South-Western City Schools; Jennifer Wieand, South-Western City Schools

Oral language has a major impact on the learning of literacy. Knowing more about the oral language structures of your students will allow you to address their needs and provide appropriate support in your instruction of reading and writing.

Room: Ballroom 3 Intended audience: Grades K-6

Session E-2 Journeys through a Comprehensive Language Program

Presenters: Deonna Montei, Berrien Springs Public Schools; Mike Shembarger, Berrien Springs Public Schools; Julienne Baxa, Berrien Springs Public Schools; Michelle Tucker, Berrien Springs Public Schools

Take a journey into our game-changing ESL program. You’ll see what we’re doing to ensure students are successful. Learn how to keep students engaged with language, the value of chants in developing fluency, and research on the number of repetitions a student needs to take on a new language pattern.

Room: C213 Intended audience: Grades PreK-6; Teacher Trainers;

Session E-3 Using Large Corpus Data to Create Better Vocabulary Quizzes

Presenters: Laura Thomas, Ohio State University; Jack Rouzer, Ohio State University

Motivated by the insight behind lexico-grammar, we demonstrate how to use large corpus data to create vocabulary materials that require students to recall not just the meanings of words but also the syntactic patterns frequently associated with those words.

Room: C220 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education; Teacher Trainers

Session E-4 Instructional Guide Based on Ohio’s New English Language Proficiency Standards

Presenters: Laura Mickelson, Licking Heights Local Schools; Linda Wait, Central Ohio ELL Consortium; Carol Striskovic, Mentor City Schools; Jennifer Petticord, Westlake City Schools

Room: Ballroom 2 Intended audience: Grades 6-12, Program Administrators, Teacher Trainers

Sessions E: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 3:35 pm to 4:25 pm

Session E-5 Beyond the Classroom, Beyond the Tutor: Student Mentors for Support at the University Level

Presenters: Elise Geither, Case Western Reserve University; Judith Hammer and Roberto Oliveira, Students

Beyond providing support services for international students, our program has incorporated international students as part of our student support team as Mentors. Presenters will describe the program, its goals, inception and inaugural semester. Mentors will be included as presenters to discuss their experience as they move from the role of student to mentor.

Room: C224 Intended audience: Higher Education

Session E-6 TESOL Academy Debrief: Preparing Advanced Nonnative Speakers of English for Writing at the College Level

Presenters: Christina Terrell, The Ohio State University; Wendy Buckey, Tolles Career Center;

This session includes an overview from the above titled workshop presented at the TESOL Academy last June as well as a panel presentation. Panelists will share hands on instructional strategies learned and their experiences with implementation in their own classrooms.

Room: D232 Intended audience: Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Session E-7 Improving EAP Students’ Attitudes Toward Writing

Presenter: Gwendolyn DeRosa, ELS Columbus

To encourage a positive attitude towards writing, I taught a creative writing course at an intensive English language program to students studying English for Academic Purposes. I will discuss my experience by using qualitative and quantitative data and personal reflections.

Room: C223 Intended audience: Higher Education; Adult Education; Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Session E-8 Overcoming Common Educational Barriers for Refugee Students

Presenters: Jamie Polzin and Anne Stuckey, Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS)

This presentation will cover common barriers for refugee students including lack of formal education, unaddressed physical and mental health needs, and the transition to American society and culture. The role of the resettlement agency, referrals, and collaborations both within and outside of CRIS will also be addressed.

Room: D234 Intended audience: New to Field; Adult Education; Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Sessions E: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 3:35 pm to 4:25 pm

Session E-9 Language Superiority and Correlating Self-Esteem in Saudi Students of English

Presenter: Sarah Bay, Wright State University

This session will review research being conducted at Wright State University which looks at the role global language English plays in the self-esteem of non-English speakers.

Room: C226 Intended audience: Higher Education; Teacher Trainers

Session E-10 Teaching Reading to ESL Students: The Reading Apprenticeship Framework in Use

Presenters: Roberta Hendrick and Sara Clark, Cuyahoga Community College

Presenters will demonstrate and guide participants in techniques and activities they have used to teach reading and help create a community of readers in community college ESL reading classes, drawing from the Reading Apprenticeship framework and other methods.

Room: D233 Intended audience: Higher Education

Session E-11 Creating Passageways to Academic Success: Helping Refugees Become Resilient Learners

Presenters: Judith O’Loughlin, Language Matters Education Consultants, LLC; Brenda Custodio, Newcomers and ELL Services

For refugees to become resilient learners, schools must help students discover their internal strengths. Factors fostering resilience include, building strong relationships with students and families, creating appropriate models of instruction, and providing school and community resources and opportunities. Handouts provided.

Room: C216 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12; Program Administrators

Session E-12 Minimizing Grade Inflation Pressure from students in the IEP classroom

Presenter: Jeff Judge, Kent State University

The session will give IEP teachers practical tools on how to minimize grade negotiation from ESL students. Teachers will learn how to better prepare their classrooms by educating students on classroom expectations.

Room: D246 Intended audience: Higher Education

Sessions E: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 3:35 pm to 4:25 pm

Session E-13 Culturally-Relevant Pedagogy in Literacy Instruction

Presenter: Natasha Chenowith, Kent State University

This presentation examines the culturally-relevant teaching pedagogy of Gloria Ladson-Billings as it applies to teaching literacy. The presenter will outline a writing activity called an ethnoautobiography as a way of showing how teachers can use culturally-relevant pedagogy in their classrooms.

Room: D235 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education

Session E-14 Conversation Groups: Partnering to Build a Global Community in the University

Presenter: Sharon Tjaden-Glass, University of Dayton: Intensive English Program

The Intensive English Program partnered with Teacher Education to provide domestic and international students experience in cross-cultural communication. This session will outline the origins of this partnership, key factors that led to its success, and potential caveats to consider.

Room: C221 Intended audience: Higher Education; Program Administrators

Session E-15 Twitter PD 101

Presenter: Melissa Eddington, Dublin City Schools

Come and learn about Twitter and its power around professional development.

Room: C214 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12; New to Field

Session E-16 Using Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to Build Capacity

Presenters: Natasha Taylor, Cincinnati Public; Katie Campnell, Cincinnati Public

PLCs allow teachers the opportunity to explore their interest in understanding how to support their ELLs. Teachers who participated in previous training to support their ELLs use PLCs as a venue to further expand their skills and practice what they learned with support.

Room: C222 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12; Teacher Trainers

Sessions E: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 3:35 pm to 4:25 pm

Session E-17 Quran, Literacy and Second Language Acquisition

Presenter: Mohamed Ahmed, Pathway School of Discovery, Dayton, OH

Many Muslim children memorize verses, chapters and in some cases, the whole Quran through rote learning. Rote learning is very good for teaching foundational knowledge like the alphabet and phonics until students have mastered the basics. As far as Muslim children memorizing the Quran, rote learning never stops. What has this got to do with TESOL? The presenter will share some good news about English language teachers who are positively impacting Muslim societies, “through the use of second language acquisition strategies.” A list of strategies and recommendations will also be shared to help English language teachers who are or will be working with Muslim students exposed to rote learning.

Room: D230 Intended audience: Teacher Trainers; New to Field; Adult Education; Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Session E-18 Pop Culture & Americana in ESL Lessons

Presenter: Liz Toomey, Mad River Local Schools

What catches students’ attention? Our pop culture symbols, music, and images can be incorporated into ESL lessons. Teachers will learn how to use McDonlads menus for speaking activities, pop music for listening activities, and iconic photographs and movie clips for writing activities.

Room: C215 Intended audience: Grades K-12

Session E-19 Input Design for Beginning / Low-Proficiency Learners

Presenter: Douglas Coleman, University of Toledo

The presenter demonstrates design parameters for basic ESL input by taking participants through an actual lesson, but with a twist: so they can experience what beginning ESL students experience, the lesson itself will be conducted in another language.

Room: C225 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Adult Education

Session E-20 The World Is Your Classroom -- Teach at U.S. Embassy Sponsored Projects Worldwide

Presenters: Erin Gilley and Gen Fleming, U.S. Department of State English Language Programs

The English Language Programs send qualified ESL teachers on paid teaching projects sponsored by U.S. embassies worldwide. These programs offer unique professional opportunities and can greatly enhance your career. This presentation provides information on the programs and how to apply.

Room: D231 Intended audience: Higher Education, Teacher Trainers, Program Administrators

Sessions E: Friday, November 14, 2014 – 3:35 pm to 4:25 pm

Session E-21 New Guidance Documents for ELLs Being Considered for a Disability

Presenters: Connie Reyes-Ray, Hamilton County Educational Service Center, Title III Coordinator, School Psychologist; Diane Bachman Fowler, Columbus City Schools, School Psychologist; Nancy Osko, Early Literacy Consultant, SST Region 2

This session will update participants on an ODE, OEC and Lau Resource Center task force initiative to offer guidance to districts who may be considering placement of an ELL in special education. Guiding principles, steps for compliance and a Multi-tiered Systems of Support documents will be shared with the audience.

Room: Ballroom 1 Intended audience: Grades K-12

Ohio TESOL Interest Group Session Meetings Networking Opportunities Friday, November 14, 2014 – 4:45 pm to 5:30 pm

Grades PreK-12

Issues:

• New OTES Evaluation and the development of SLOs • The effect of PARCC on ESL in Ohio • Changes in the 3rd grade reading guarantee • Upcoming changes to OTELA

Discussion facilitators: Sharon Underwood, Fairborn City Schools and Kristine Dobransky, Parma City Schools

Room: Ballroom

Adult/Refugee and Immigrant Education

Issues:

• Challenges associated with funding • Current trends in immigration • Opportunities for advocacy • Available resources and job placement programs for adults

Discussion facilitator: Wendy Buckey, Tolles Career & Technical Center

Room: C214

30 Ohio TESOL Interest Group Session Meetings Networking Opportunities Friday, November 14, 2014 – 4:45 pm to 5:30 pm

Higher Education /Research/Teacher Education

Issues:

• International enrollment in Ohio's institutions of higher education (number and nature) • Advocating for our students and our programs • Open discussion of issues and concerns to those in attendance

Discussion facilitator: Don Beck, The University of Findlay

Room: C215

Note: Online Evaluation Submissions; Certificates of Attendance

All evaluations will be submitted online again this year. Please go to http://tinyurl.com/otesols14 and complete evaluations for the sessions you attended and for the conference overall http://tinyurl.com/otesolg14.

Your input helps us plan for next year. Once you have completed your evaluation, you will receive a link to a certificate of attendance that may be needed for CEUs. Please print it off for possible future use.

Event: U.S. Department of State English Language Programs Meet-and-Greet

Date: Friday, November 14, 2014

Time: 6 pm - 8 pm

Location: Robert King Room, Hilton Columbus Downtown

Who is invited: All alumni, prospective applicants, and friends of the program

Description: Join the U.S. Department of State English Language Programs for a meet-and-greet networking event. Meet program participants and hear about their experiences teaching abroad. All alumni, prospective applicants, and friends of the program. Light appetizers will be served and drinks will be available for purchase.

Ohio TESOL would like to thank National Geographic for its generous support of our conference by sponsoring the past president's luncheon.

Mark your calendars for next year’s Ohio TESOL Conference

October 30-31, 2015

Columbus Convention Center 400 North High Street Columbus, Ohio 43215

Sessions F: Saturday, November 15, 2014 – 8:30 am to 9:20 am

Session F-1 Featured Session: Some Ws of Language Teaching

Presenter: Randi Reppen, Northern Arizona University

Randi Reppen is Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESL at Northern Arizona University (NAU) where she teaches in the MA TESL and Applied Linguistics Ph.D. programs. She has extensive ELT and teacher training experience, including 11 years as the Director of NAU’s Intensive English program. Randi has a keen interest in using corpus research to inform language teaching and to develop better language teaching materials. She is the author of Using corpora in the Language Classroom and the lead author of Cambridge University Press’ new corpus informed grammar series, Grammar and Beyond.

This presentation considers the who, what, when and why of language teaching. It begins with a brief overview of how language teaching has changed over the years. Then we examine some recent innovations in teaching, materials and technology. We’ll also look at how language research, especially corpus linguistic research and resources can be used to enhance teaching materials and engage students. Examples and practical ideas will be presented.

Room: C220 Intended audience: Higher Education

Session F-2 Motivating Students to Write: Fanfiction in the ESL Classroom

Presenter: Sally Hatfield, Ohio University

Fanfiction, or writing set in a pre-existent fictional world, has exploded in popularity on the Internet over the past decade. This presentation will focus on how to use fanfiction in ESL classrooms to motivate students in reading and writing.

Room: C223 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education

Sessions F: Saturday, November 15, 2014 – 8:30 am to 9:20 am

Session F-3 Making High School Content More Comprehensible

Presenter: Pat Neilson, Dublin City Schools

Calling secondary content teachers!! What can we reasonably expect a pre-functional or beginning English student to learn in a term? Can we take a list of disparate facts or concepts used for multiple- choice assessments and pare it down to comprehensible concepts?

Room: C224 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Content-Area Teachers

Session F-4 Out of the Shadows: Redefining ELL Students in the Mainstream Classroom

Presenters: Teresa Troyer, Dayton Public Schools; Sally Lamping, Wright State University; Marilan Moir, Belmont High School; Lauren Pisanelli, Belmont High School

As demands on content area teachers' time and attention continue to increase, it is difficult to ensure that mainstream teachers are prepared to work with the English Learners in their classrooms. This session will explore a daylong professional development model that used shadowing, individualized case studies, and standards-based big picture unit planning to help teachers implement best practices for ELL students.

Room: C213 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12; Teacher Trainers

Session F-5 Acclimating ESL students to the College-Level Learning Experience in the United States

Presenters: Stephanie S. Kasuboski, Cuyahoga Community College, Eastern Campus; Matthew G. Pierce, Cuyahoga Community College, Eastern Campus

In addition to the language barrier, ESL students face numerous challenges when they become first-time students in colleges in the United States. This presentation will address New Student Orientation, Success Week Seminars, and classroom units dedicated to Student Success.

Room: C214 Intended audience: Higher Education; Program Administrators

Session F-6 “Been There - Done That” - Intensive English Program Alumni as Guest Speakers

Cancelled

Sessions F: Saturday, November 15, 2014 – 8:30 am to 9:20 am

Session F-7 Building Confidence and So Much More With Oral Communication Student Poster Sessions

Presenter: Courtney Colborn, University of Dayton,

Discover how poster sessions can help students develop discussion skills, integrate them into the university, and practice for a formal presentation in less stressful setting. Presentation will cover benefits and directions for creating sessions for a variety of skill levels.

Room: C226 Intended audience: Higher Education; New to Field; Adult Education; Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Session F-8 Simple and Effective Ways to Integrate Technology into the Adult ESOL Classroom

Presenters: Denise Friend, Polaris ABLE Program; Lynda Kopacz, Polaris ABLE Program

Integrating technology offers a way to engage learners and supports a variety of language functions. It can also serve as an avenue to extend language learning beyond a formal classroom environment. Learn simple and effective ways to make this possible.

Room: C216 Intended audience: Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Session F-9 Increasing Teachers’ Academic Language and Literacy Understanding of Common Core State Standards

Presenter: Cate Crosby, University of Cincinnati

English language learners need academic language to negotiate school curriculum; teachers do as well - to know how to teach this discourse to their students. This presentation focuses on increasing academic language understanding for teachers as it relates to CCSS.

Room: C215 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12; Teacher Trainers

Sessions G: Saturday, November 15, 2014 – 9:30 am to 10:20 am

Session G-2 Literacy as a Discursive Social Practice: A study of Academic Reading and Writing Practices in an ELL Classroom

Presenter: Hyun Kyung Kim, Ohio State University

Using the microethnographic analysis of classroom interactions and the application of social literacy theory to schooling, this study examines academic reading and writing practices in the secondary ELL classroom as a discursive social and cultural practice.

Room: C226 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Teacher Trainers

Session G-3 Integrating Games into the ESL Classroom

Presenter: Nathan Erhardt, University of Dayton,

Have you ever considered including games into your ESL classroom, but weren't sure how? This presentation will examine current thought on using games as a learning instrument, and some fun examples of how to incorporate them in your classes.

Room: C214 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education; New to Field

Session G-4 Cross-curricular Collaboration: Equipping Foundational IEP Students for Learning Success

Presenters: Teresa Valais, University of Dayton, IEP; Kim Johnson, University of Dayton, IEP; Sarah Cary, University of Dayton, IEP; Jeri Taylor, University of Dayton, IEP

IEP foundational students with limited academic skills struggle to succeed in English language programs. The panel will discuss lessons learned from adopting an integrated skills approach and the impact cross- curricular collaboration has on developing language skills and academic readiness.

Room: C221 Intended audience: Higher Education; Teacher Trainers; Intensive Engish Programs

Sessions G: Saturday, November 15, 2014 – 9:30 am to 10:20 am

Session G-5 Are TED Talks an Appropriate Model for Academic Speaking and Listening?

Presenter: Richard West, Ohio University

TED Talks are being used in many EAP classrooms, but what are they, from a genre perspective? This presentation will take a closer look at the form of TED Talks as compared to more common academic genres and the best ways to utilize them to prepare EAP students.

Room: C222 Intended audience: Higher Education

Session G-6 TESOL Academy Debrief: Integrating Literacy in the Multilevel ESOL Class

Presenters: Bethany Gillette, Kent State University, Ohio Literacy Resource Center; Cathleen Callahan, Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development; Barb Wookey, Delaware Career Center; Mel Worbis, Butler Tech

Room: C223 Intended audience: Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Session G-7 Exploring Meaning by Sketching: English Prepositions

Presenter: Benjamin White, Marshall University

Little words sometimes cause big problems for ESL learners. Prepositions, in particular, can be frustrating. This session demonstrates a technique for teaching prepositions that incorporates insights from cognitive linguistics within a sociocultural theory approach to language pedagogy.

Room: C224 Intended audience: Higher Education; Workplace Literacy; Adult Education; Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Session G-8 Promoting Collaboration and Learner Autonomy in the Intensive English Program (IEP) Writing Class

Presenter: Olena Zastezhko, The University of Dayton

IEP students benefit from collaboration with their classmates. They exchange ideas, clarify misunderstandings, and get the sense of ownership over their learning experience. This presentation gives examples of collaborative activities in a writing class and discusses how they may enhance learner autonomy.

Room: C220 Intended audience: Higher Education; New to Field; ESL/IEP Instructors

Sessions G: Saturday, November 15, 2014 – 9:30 am to 10:20 am

Session G-9 GEAR UP for ELPA-21: Transitioning to the New ELP Standards and Assessment

Room: C213 Intended audience: Grades K-12, Program Administrators, Teacher Trainers

Session G-10 Yes, They Can! Scaffolding Lectures and Note-taking for High-Beginners

Presenter: Sarah Hernandez, University of Dayton

Learn how to simplify lectures and note-taking so that even lower level learners can take basic notes and learn basic note-taking skills. Participants will learn how to edit lectures using Audacity® while having the opportunity to try it for themselves.

Room: C216 Intended audience: Higher Education

Session G-11 Shadowing English Language Learners: Building Academic Communication Bridges Between Teachers and Learners

Presenter: Judith O'Loughlin, Language Matters Education Consultants, LLC

What can you learn from shadowing an ELL? Through observations and reflection tools, an ELL “shadow” can objectively discover the various opportunities ELLs have for academic interactive language practice. The presenter models and participants practice with shadowing tools. Handouts provided.

Room: C215 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12; Program Administrators

Sessions H: Saturday, November 15, 2014 – 10:30 am to 11:20 am

Session H-1 The Implementation of Information and Communication Technologies and Creative Activities in Teaching English to Young Learners

Presenter: Sameh Marzouki

In the era of Globalization, Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) cannot be separated from the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The development of ICT produces various products that can be applied by English Teachers to enrich their teaching and learning process. For instance, students can practice English through computer games, puzzles, videos, and reading stories through e-learning websites. It is expected that this presentation can give information for English teachers who are interested in implementing ICT in TEFL.

Room: C220 Intended audience: Teacher Trainers

Session H-2 The COELEC Summer Academy - Non-traditional Training for Content Teachers to Teach ELs

Presenter: Beverly Good, Otterbein University

The COELEC Summer Academy is a non-traditional college course. The evaluation suggests it is effective in teaching content teachers to support ELs through the use of peer-coaches, on-campus EL tutoring, and non-traditional instructional philosophies during an intensive five-week summer session.

Room: C222 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education; Teacher Trainers

Session H-3 Digital Storytelling in the Adult ESL Classroom: Critical Thinking, ESL, and Digital Literacy

Presenter: Jillian Pearsall, Tolles Career & Technical Center

As a modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling, digital storytelling is a medium for the 21st century. This session will provide participants with an interactive introduction to digital storytelling and the tools for incorporating it into a variety ESL classroom settings.

Room: C221 Intended audience: Higher Education; New to Field; Adult Education; Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Session H-4 Community Attitudes Toward International Students: Implications for University ESL Instructors

Presenter: Jamienne Scott, The University of Findlay

This paper presents findings from a study which explored the attitudes held by local business employees toward international students in a rural, Midwest college town. Recommendations are provided to ESL instructors to help facilitate greater social integration among international students and their communities.

Room: C223 Intended audience: Higher Education; Adult Education; Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Sessions H: Saturday, November 15, 2014 – 10:30 am to 11:20 am

Session H-5 Educational decisions that impact the success of ELLs with PARCC Assessments

Presenter: Dana Weber, Stark County Educational Service Center

By examining case studies, this hands-on session will provide educators an opportunity to practice making important educational decisions that impact ELL success in the schools. Participants will practice combining English Language Proficiency Standards with Content Standards, practice using Ohio's Quality Review Rubrics to ensure relevant learning supports are integrated into the lesson, and determine appropriate allowable accessibility features and accommodations for the profiled English Language Learners.

Room: C213 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12

Session H-6 SIOP, ELL, and Building a Comprehensive Program

Presenters: Ed Kennedy and Teachers from South-Western City schools

This presentation examines how South-Western City School District provides services for the state's second largest ELL population with a comprehensive SIOP-based program. The district supports and promotes an approach in which ESL staff and grade-level/content area teacher’s work together to address language and academic content needs for all ELLs in grades K-12

Room: C214 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Program Administrators

Session H-7 Standardizing Reading and Writing Instruction

Presenters: Lejla Bilal, Otterbein University; Elizabeth McMurray, Otterbein University

ESL reading and writing coordinators will share beginner to advanced level objectives and guidelines. Suggested texts and various sample syllabi will be provided, as well as copies of newly developed standards as an added resource/guide to reading and writing course design.

Room: C224 Intended audience: Higher Education; Program Administrators; Adult Education; Refugee/Immigrant Issues

Session H-8 Adapting Scripted Reading Programs for English Language Learners

Presenters: Jill Kramer, Dublin City Schools; Eric Gulley, Hilliard City Schools; Ann Heys, Dublin City Schools

Many school districts require ELL teachers to use scripted reading programs as a primary instructional tool. Join our panel discussion to learn effective ways to adapt programs to better suit English learners.

Room: C225 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Grades 7-12

Sessions H: Saturday, November 15, 2014 – 10:30 am to 11:20 am

Session H-9 Fightclub for Speech Comprehensibility: Tonic Syllable Awareness of Mandarin Speakers of English

Presenters: Sha Li, Nicole Mann and Wei Zhang, The University of Akron

This presentation presents an acoustic study on the tonic syllable in the speech of Chinese English speakers. It is followed by a demonstration of a technique to raise the phonological awareness of the tonic syllable for L2 speakers.

Room: C226 Intended audience: Teacher Trainers

Session H-10 Creating Speaking Opportunities and Building Understanding Through Goal- Oriented Conversation

Presenters: Lara Wallace and Tabitha McCloud, Ohio University

How can international teaching assistant (ITA) preparatory courses help ITAs bridge what is learned in class to spontaneous speaking situations? This presentation will explain the rationale and logistics of incorporating a conversation partner component in these courses, and what ITAs and their undergraduate conversation partners can learn from the experience.

Room: C216 Intended audience: Higher Education

Session H-11 Scaffolding Spoken Fluency through Written Exercises

Presenter: Rebecca Oreto, Carnegie Mellon University

How do writing exercises scaffold development of fluency? Writing exercises allow students to articulate ideas more precisely, and reinforce concepts, techniques, and vocabulary they are learning. The facilitator will review successful exercises; participants will brainstorm exercises for their own classrooms.

Room: C215 Intended audience: Higher Education; Teacher Trainers; New to Field

Sessions H: Saturday, November 15, 2014 – 11:30 am to 12:00 pm

Rooms C220-222

Business Meeting, Book and Prize Giveaways

42 EXHIBITORS

ACHIEVE 3000 National Geographic Learning 5448 Riverport Dr. 653 Rushton Road Columbus, OH 43221 Cincinnati, OH 45226 Contact: Stacey Thomas Contact: Alison Moinar 614-975-0749 513-417-7961 [email protected] alison.molnar@cengag.,com

Cambridge University Press Ohio Dominican University 32 Avenue of the Americas 1216 Sunbury Road New York, NY 10013 Columbus, OH 43219 Contact: Ellen Zlotnik Contact: John Naughton 877-888-4079 614-251-4721 [email protected] [email protected]

Carnegie Speech Pearson ELT 2425 Sidney Street 2314 Ashland Avenue, Apt. # 2 Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Cincinnati, OH 45206 Contact: David Oberlin Contact: Leticia Barajas Gutierrez 727-744-1107 510-292-8521 [email protected] [email protected]

Celebrating Home Pro Lingua Associates 3201 Vanderberg Ave P.O. Box 1348 Columbus, OH 43204 74 Cotton Mill Road Contact: Judy Cameruca Brattleboro, VT 05301 614-370-7856 Contact: Raymond Clark [email protected] 802-257-7779 [email protected] Continental Press 520 E Bainbridge St University of Cincinnati Elizabethtown, PA 17022 P.O. Box 210002 Contact: Mary Gantzer Cincinnati, OH 45221 614-804-4021 Contact: Amy Hoerst [email protected] 513-556-6399 [email protected] GrapeSEED th 720 4 Avenue, Suite 220 The University of Findlay Kirkland, WA 98033-8154 1000 North Main Street Contact: Nicholas Montei Findlay, OH 45840 989-670-3964 Contact: Austyn Erickson [email protected] 419-434-4693 [email protected] Lexia Learning 200 Baker Ave. U.S. Department of State English Language Concord, MA 01742 Program Contact: Kimberley Smith 3300 Whitehaven St NW 978-405-6242 Suite 1000 [email protected] Washington DC 20007 Contacts: Erin Gilley, Gen Fleming, Curtis Chan 202-687-6762 [email protected]

43 2013-2014 Ohio TESOL Board Members

President …………………………………………………… Sara Levitt 1st Vice-President …………………………………………. Elizabeth McNally 2nd Vice-President ………………………………………… David Brauer Adult and Refugee Concerns Interest Section Representatives …………………………………………… Wendy Buckey and Lejla Bilal Research/Teacher Education/ Applied Linguistics Interest Section Representative …... Tim Micek PreK-12 Interest Section Representatives ……………… Sharon Underwood and Kristine Dobransky Post Secondary/Higher Education Representative ……. Don Beck Treasurer …………………………………………………... Marty Ropog Recording Secretary …………………………………….... Jill Kramer Membership Coordinator ……………………………….... Linda Berton Professional Development Chair ……………………….. Charlotte Putt Advocacy Co-Chairs ……………………………………… Bev Good and Christina Terrell Web Page Manager ………………………………………. Mike Dombroski Ohio TESOL Journal Managers …………………………. Chris Hill and Brenda Refaei Listserv Manager ………………………………………….. Bob Eckhart Lau Resource Center Liaisons …………………………… Abdi Mohamud and Paula Mahaley Exhibitor Liaison …………………………………………… Ahmed Fahad OFLA Liaison ………………………………………………. Lillian Acker OCTELA Liaison …………………………………………… Emilie Green Past President ……………………………………………… Jessica Burchett 2014 Conference Co-Chairs ……………………………… Brenda Custodio, Brenda Refaei and Dan Fleck

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George Hertrich Service Award

This award is to acknowledge outstanding service to Ohio TESOL. This award recognizes contributions to the professionalism of our membership and dedication to furthering the ideals of Teaching English as a Second Language

Ohio TESOL Excellence in Teaching Award

This award is to honor an OHIO TESOL member who is considered by colleagues to be an excellent teacher.

Ohio TESOL Lifetime Achievement Award

This award is to honor an Ohio TESOL member who has made a significant contribution through research, publication, professional presentations, leadership, public service, or by assuming an active role in educational advocacy.

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