SAVE THE DATE:  NOVEMBER 7, 2009

39TH ANNUAL CONNTESOL CONFERENCE AT CCSU

The Board of ConnTESOL invites its members to submit proposals

POSSIBLE WORKSHOP TOPICS TO CONSIDER:  

DIVERSITY IN LANGUAGE, STUDENT LITERACY, TEACHING IN URBAN SCHOOLS, TEACHING IN RURAL SCHOOLS, GENERATION 1.5 STUDENTS, SIFE (STUDENTS WITH INTERRUPTED FORMAL EDUCATION), TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN....

(DOWNLOAD CALL FOR PROPOSALS )

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ConnTESOL would like to thank its members for attending the Fall 2008 Conference:

Contemporary Fusion: Form and Function in the Classroom

The following presenter handouts are available in PDF format. Additional handouts will be added as they are received, so please continue to check the site for updates:Keynote Speaker: Dr. Nina Spada

• Communicative Language Teaching: Fact and Folklore

Presenters: Matt Ciscel

• Keepin' It Real: Engaging Strategies for Teaching Grammar

Veronica Foster

• Using PowerPoint to Make a Book
• Story Bridges to World Languages

John Frolich

• Acquiring Vocabulary in the ESOL Classroom

Kristina Lawson

• What is RTI and How Can It Benefit the Instruction of Our ELLs?

Sheila Solari

• Cooperative Learning in the ESL Classroom

Laura Vega, Dariusz Zdunczyk & Liliana Minaya-Rowe

• Academic/Trade Language Acquisition through Think-Alouds and Vocabulary Development
• Think Alouds Handout
• Bridging Cultural Identities (from March 2009 Language and Culture Conference)