2014 Ohio Tesol Conference in Conjunction with the Lau Resource Center Journeys
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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 1 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. 3 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. *********************************************************************************************************************** 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 4 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 5 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.