Past Department Conferences

 

2017 - What Works: Sharing Successful Teaching Techniques in Languages

Presentations:

Charles Kovach	How Students Write Role-Play Dialogues	PDF
Trevor Shanklin	Improving Instruction with Online Diagnostic Proficiency Assessment	PDF
Katie Palacios	Fun Free Teaching Tools from Flippity!
Rachèle DeMéo	Motivating the Unmotivated to Learn a Language
Dora Schoenbrun Fernández & Claudia Woodard	Fun and Easy Teaching Techniques with YouTube to Engage Students	PDF
Andrea Petri	Cognitive Grammar: An Effective and Operational Tool for Language Students
Sofía Tannenhaus	Amigos en las Américas: A PLB Approach to Language Learning	PDF

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2016 - E³: Empowerment, Engagement & Equity

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• Photos 2016 Conference

View Presentations from the conference, click below:

Dr. Angelica Palacios	Student Success for Underserved Students	PDF
Marcos Adame, Miroslava Alverado	Kahoot: a Learning Cognitive Tool	PDF
David Miroy, Mirella Heidrich, Lynn Keane	Creating Interactive Lessons in Language Classes Using Google Apps	PDF
Dr. Alfredo Urzua	Student and Teacher Motivation in Language Learning	PDF
Christy Ball, Sarah Martin	Sparking Passion: Engaging Student Voice through Project-Based Learning in Language Classrooms	PDF
Tom Schultz, Kerry Green	Representing Black Cultures in the World Language Classroom	PDF
Erika Garcia	Project-Based Learning: How does the pedagogical method work in language classes?	PDF
Andrea Petri, Marina Laneri, Silvia Kading	Open Educational Resources: an 'open' alternative to costly textbooks	PDF Links
Paulino Mendoza	10 Cool Web Tools to Engage and Transform Language Learning/Teaching
Katie Palacios	Put Your Voice in Their Pocket	PDF Video
Noha Ireiqat	Engaging College Students in the Learning Process	PowerPoint

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2015 - Challenges in the Community College Foreign Language Classroom.

• Click here for the Program
• 8:30 - 9:00: breakfast and registration in front of the "G" building
• 9:00 - 9:45: Guest speaker, Morgan Appel, UCSD, in room G 101: "Foundations of Andragogy and Adult Learning for Community College Faculty"
• 10:00 - 11:45: there will be four workshops occurring concurrently. Choose one to attend. All workshops are in the Language Center, 2nd floor of the library. Room numbers are in the attached program.
  • "The Magic of an Index Card: Engaging the Passive Learner" - Leela Bingham, San Diego Mesa College
  • "Participatory Action Model: From Theory to Practice in Learning Communities" - Christy Ball and Sarah Martin, San Diego City College
  • "Motivating the Motivated Beginning-Level Spanish Language Learner" - Hannah Padilla Barajas and Nancy Cano, San Diego Mesa College
  • "Communicative Approach Revisited - A Case for Curriculum Development" - Andrea Petri and Marina Laneri, MiraCosta College
  • "Handling Student Disruptions in a Language Classroom" - Leticia P. López, San Diego Mesa College
• 11:45 - 12:30: all attendees return to room G 101 for a panel discussion regarding the workshops and any issues of relevance to teaching in the foreign language classroom.
• 12:30 - 1:30: lunch and refreshments

SPEAKERS AND WORKSHOPS:

• "Exploring Motivation in Bilingualism." Dr. John H. Schumann, Applied Linguistics, UCLA
• "Will Technology Improve the Motivation of Language Learners?" Prof. Kristi Reyes M.A., TESOL, MiraCosta
• "How Languages Determine a Language Learner's Identity & Motivation." Prof. Vangie Akridge, M.A., Doctoral candidate, licensed educational psychologist, SDUHSD

2012 - The Human Brain and Language Learning

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2011 - Best Practices: Speaking Dynamics

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2010 - Service Learning

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2009 - Culture in the Language Classroom

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2008 - Technology in Language Learning

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2006 - Innovative Models of Global Curriculum Development

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2005 - International Education

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2004 - Living Languages

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2003 - Language Links: Learning Across the Curriculum

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