Conntesol 2009 Conference Flyer

8:00—9:30

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Breakfast, Registration, & Publisher Exhibits

th Annual

9:30—10:00 Announcements & Scholarship Winners

10:00—11:00

ConnTESOL

Keynote: Jason G. Irizarry

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Learning From Latino Youth: Reflections on Teaching and Teacher Education

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Schedule

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Linguistic Differences between Indian Languages and American English (general audience) Actively Engaging English Language Learners through Problem-based Learning (general audience) Making the ESL Class Come Alive with Technology (Publisher – general audience) Teaching Academic Writing Creatively (higher ed. audience) What to Do on Monday (or Any Day) (elementary ed. audience) Ventures! Addressing the “Whole” in Multilevel Instruction (adult ed. audience) Jason Irizarry and Student Group (secondary ed. students presenting; general audience)

Session 2

(1:45 p.m.—2:45 p.m.)

Linguistic Differences between Haitian Creole and American English (general audience) Enjoying Language through Poetry for English Language Learners (general audience) Increase Students’ Active Vocabulary Using Cutting Edge Interactive Technology (Publisher – general) Connecting to Other Disciplines: Advancing ELLs’ and All Other Students’ Academic Performance (K-12 audience) Reading for Language Acquisition: A Theory-based Practical Workshop (general audience) Bringing Authors and Culturally Relevant Literature into the Classroom (secondary ed. audience) Project ExCELL: Excellence for Connecticut’s English Language Learners (K-12 audience)

Session 3 (3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m.) Learning about Chinese Students (general audience) Are You Stressed Out about English? (general) Introducing Environmental Basics Through Your ELL Curriculum (Publisher – general) How to Build Awareness and Strategies for Mainstream Teachers of ELLs (K-12 audience) Networking Session & Updates (open to all interested) Building and Sustaining High Expectations and Achievement for ELLs (K-12 audience)

*Extended Sessions (3:00 p.m.—4:30 p.m.)

A Short Course with Dr. Suzanne Irujo: Integration of Academic Language and Content Networking Session & TESOL and ConnTESOL Updates

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Keynote Speaker

Board Members

Jason G. Irizarry is an Assistant Professor in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. A former middle school teacher in New York City, he has most recently worked as a Postdoctoral fellow with the Teachers for a New Era (TNE) Project, a grant-funded program designed to enhance teacher preparation, particularly as a means of improving pupil achievement in K-12 settings. Prior to his arrival at UConn, he was the Director of Project SPIRIT (Springfield Partnership to Improve the Recruitment of Inspiring Minority Teachers), a collegecommunity collaboration aimed at increasing the number of teachers of color in urban schools. He received his doctorate from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2005 and has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in action research, multicultural education, critical pedagogy, philosophy of education, culturally responsive curriculum development, and urban education. His research focuses on urban teacher recruitment, preparation, and retention with an emphasis on increasing the number of teachers of color. Additional areas of interest include youth participatory action research, culturally responsive pedagogy, urban youth culture, and Latino students in U.S. schools.

Executive Committee President Jennifer Sijmons First Vice President Maria Lozano Second Vice President Laura Vega Recording Secretary Colleen Kubinski Treasurer Miriam Yeung Membership Secretary Beth Brunet Chairperson Robert Thorn Representatives Adult Education Rep. Aileen Halloran Area Wide Rep. Dave Bruno Bilingual Education Rep. Karen Lupak Central Rep. Linda Johnson Community College Rep. Erica Gordon Eastern Rep. Sally Vernaglia Elementary Education Rep. Glorianne Rusate Higher Education Rep. Elena Schmitt Secondary Education Rep. Dariusz Zdunczyk Teacher Education Rep. Anne Campbell Western Rep. Christie Ward

Short Course Presenter

Suzanne Irujo is Professor Emerita of Education at Boston University, where she taught courses in language acquisition, linguistics, and methods, as well as supervised student teachers in bilingual education, ESL, and modern foreign languages. She holds an Ed.D. in applied psycholinguistics, an M.Ed. in bilingual education, and a B.A. in Spanish. Dr. Irujo is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences and has participated in teacher education programs in Ecuador, Colombia, and Mexico. She has served as president of MATSOL and chair of the TESOL Teacher Education Interest Section, and has been a consultant to school districts and state departments of education in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. She is author of the books Teaching Bilingual Children: Beliefs and Behaviors, Integrating the ESL Standards Into Classroom Practice, Collaborative Conversations Among Language Teacher Educators (with M. Hawkins), and The Academic Language Notebooks: The Language of Math (with A. Ragan). Her current work focuses on ways to integrate the explicit teaching of academic language teaching into content area classes.

Appointed Positions CAPELL Liaison Robert Thorn CSDE Liaison Marie Salazar Glowski CT COLT Liaison Dorothy Mulford Newsletter Editor vacant Student Rep. Enock Petit-Homme Webmaster Christie Ward

Conference Registration

This form may be completed and sent via email OR via regular post to ConnTESOL. Starting this year, you may also register online by visiting our website and following the registration link. Registration fee includes all conference activities, continental breakfast, lunch, and ConnTESOL membership! (Be sure to send in membership dues if you cannot attend the conference to maintain your membership status. The ConnTESOL membership year starts on the date of our annual conference and ends on the date of our following year’s annual conference.) Registration applications and/or payment must be postmarked by these dates! Please INDICATE the amount & type of registration below.

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Early Bird Registration (10/07/09) $60.00 Pre registration (10/31/09) $65.00 On-Site Registration (11/07/09) $75.00

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Full-Time Student $20.00 Membership only (unable to attend) $15.00

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