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About Carolina TESOL

Our Organization Carolina TESOL is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to improve the quality of

education for English language learners and to promote effective intercultural communication

and understanding.

Our Goals: • To collect and disseminate information

about teaching English to speakers of other languages and related bilingual/bicultural issues

• To stimulate professional development • To provide opportunities for discussion of

issues in the field of ESL and bilingual/bicultural education

Carolina TESOL is working to achieve specific goals based on the special needs of our two-state region. Here are just a few of the things we are doing:

• Offering conferences, symposiums and discussion groups to educators serving English Language Learners and their families

• Working with state governments to encourage public school systems to provide effective services to all their non-native speakers, helping bridge the cultural and language challenges

• Offering grants to ESOL teachers in both Carolinas twice a year to provide opportunities for our English learners.

2019 Executive Board Members

President: Laurie Smith President-Elect: Lori Edmonds Past President: Richard McCabe Treasurer: Revae Bostwick Publications Editor: Carla Thauberger Secretary: Christin Smith Lowcountry SC Rep: Bethanne Barner Midland SC Rep: Deanne McManus Pee Dee SC Rep: Paul Wells Upstate SC Rep: Aimee Jones Western NC Rep: Jessica Dover Piedmont NC Rep: Emily Francis Central NC Rep: Bev Schieman Eastern NC Rep: Mark Johnson Sociopolitical NC: Karen Solis Sociopolitical SC: Alla Polatty History Chair: Larry Savage Conference/PD Chair: Richard McCabe

2019 Carolina TESOL Fall Conference

Myrtle Beach, SC

November 6, 2019 Dear Conference Attendees, Welcome to Myrtle Beach, SC for the 2019 Carolina TESOL Fall Conference. For our second consecutive year, our fall conference has reached its capacity - evidence of the growing number of educators across the Carolinas seeking professional development in the field of ESOL education. In this 35th anniversary year, Carolina TESOL is “Looking Back to Move Forward.” We are reflecting on our organization’s past while planning for the future. Quite a number of former Carolina TESOL board members will be present to discuss their experiences during their time on the Executive Board. As leaders in the field of ESOL and in Carolina TESOL, we are thrilled to welcome and collaborate with them. We have an impressive line-up of presenters, which is certain to make it quite difficult for you to narrow down your conference options. In addition, we have also added some new activities this year. See your conference program for details on the Photo Scavenger Hunt, Yoga Class, Professional Book Exchange, and Kahoot! When you’re not directly involved in a conference activity, enjoy the resort amenities and beautiful beach. Though we do have an action-packed schedule, connecting with colleagues and growing our professional learning communities are important conference take-aways as well. Be sure to take advantage of the photo props we have added this year. You are invited to post, tweet, chat, upload to all of your favorite social media sites and tag Carolina TESOL. Social media is a powerful tool, and we’d love your support in publicizing the learning taking place at this conference. We look forward to your feedback as you “look back” on your conference experience and hope you will update us following the conference on how you “move forward” with the new instructional approaches, resources, and connections you take away from this week. Sincerely, Laurie Smith President Carolina TESOL

2019 Carolina TESOL Fall Conference

Myrtle Beach, SC

November 6, 2019

As conference chair, it is my pleasure to welcome you to Carolina TESOL’s 35th Anniversary Fall Conference at the Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach, SC. What a beautiful place to be this time of year! Your Board is very excited about this year’s conference. It is my hope for each of you during this conference that you will learn new strategies you can take back and apply with your students and/or teachers; meet new colleagues to network and collaborate with; but most importantly, I hope that you enjoy yourself and have fun!

We have brought in top speakers from around the nation (Pedro Noguera, Luciana C. de Oliveira, and Carolina TESOL’s own- Emily Francis), as well as many small group break-out sessions taught by our peers in the field. Additionally, we have a variety of vendors on hand to show you the latest and greatest materials, so please make sure you stop by and check out their tables.

We will once again have the regional roundtables this year as an opportunity for you to get to know your Carolina TESOL representative and network with other educators in your area. We received a great deal of positive feedback from these sessions, so please take advantage of this time to meet and collaborate with others in your area. Furthermore, we have planned another meet and greet on Wednesday afternoon. Several members have commented that this is one of the highlights of our conference as members have a chance to meet new people and build relationships with others in the Carolinas. This is just another way that you will be able to network and collaborate with other professionals in our field.

Our conference theme for this year, Looking Back to Move Forward, allows us a time to reflect on what we started as, what we have grown into, and what we want to be down the road. These next few days, I challenge you to look back on your own starting point, where you are now, and where you want to move forward for the future. I also hope you will take advantage of all of the opportunities that are offered during this conference to collaborate with and learn from others. As previously mentioned, one of our main goals for you is to meet new colleagues to connect with and to establish a personal network of educators that you can turn to not just during the conference, but throughout the school year. We have planned many opportunities this year that will help you do just that.

Again, welcome to the 35th Anniversary Conference and I hope you have a wonderful time! Sincerely, Richard McCabe. Conference Chair/Past President Carolina TESOL

2019-2020 Executive Board Elections

NOMINEES:

Vice-President/President Elect Mark Johnson

Secretary Addy Aranda

Dr. Alison Turner

Eastern NC Representative Leona Mason

Midlands SC Representative Deann McManus

Lowcountry SC Representative Deena Fogle

Piedmont NC Representative

Emily Francis

ThenewlyelectedofficerswillbeintroducedduringtheFridayPlenary.Weappreciateyourparticipationinthisprocess!

Ballots will be emailed to members beginning the morning of Wednesday, November 6th. Voting will continue until

Thursday evening at 5:00pm

2019-2020 Executive Board Nominees

Mark Johnson - President Elect Mark D. Johnson is an associate professor of TESOL and applied linguistics at East Carolina University, where he teaches second language acquisition, research methods, and language assessment courses for teachers of English as a second language. His research interests focus on how teachers may improve students’ second language writing performance and include task-based language teaching in second language writing, the effect of planning on second language writing, as well as range and development of vocabulary in second language writing. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Second Language Writing, Language Teaching, and TESOL Journal. He has served the TESOL International Association in a number of capacities—beginning as coordinator of the Ruth Crymes Fellowship for Graduate Study in 2010—and continues to serve the association on the editorial board of TESOL Quarterly. He began serving as the Eastern North Carolina Representative on Carolina TESOL’s Executive Board in 2015, shortly after relocating to North Carolina from Tennessee.

Deann McManus - Midlands Region SC I am in my eighth year as an ESOL teacher in Newberry County. This is my fifth year as the district’s Lead ESOL teacher based at Boundary Street Elementary School. I taught for three years at Mid-Carolina Middle School and Mid-Carolina High School. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education from Newberry College and a Master's in Education in English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education from American College of Education with extra certification in teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. I also completed English Language Learner Coach training with the SC Department of Education. I am currently serving as the Midlands representative on the Carolina TESOL board and am also on the board of Newberry County First Steps. Before becoming an ESOL teacher, I was the director of Children's Services at the Newberry County Public Library. I am so excited to continue to build relationships with other teachers across the Carolinas as we work for our students!

Emily Francis - Piedmont Region NC Astrid Emily Francis is an English as a Second Language teacher at Concord High School in Concord, North Carolina. She serves students in 9th-12th grade with various English proficiency levels. Emily’s experience as an English Language Learner inspired her to become an ESL teacher and affords her a deep understanding of the challenges her students must overcome to find success. Emily earned a BA in Spanish and a MAT in ESL from UNC-Charlotte. She serves as a professional development facilitator, motivational speaker, and Keynote. Emily is a member of the Carolina TESOL board and a Team member of Confianza LLC and was recently featured on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Emily served as teacher liaison to the Cabarrus County Board of Education as Teacher of the Year 2016.

As a leader, Emily’s focus is to inspire students to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more.

Addy Aranda - Secretary A Carolina TESOL member since 2014, Addy Aranda began her teaching career in South Florida working with newcomer kindergarten English Learners. She later worked with all ESOL levels as she helped inaugurate a bilingual education program at Flamingo Elementary in Hialeah, FL. She relocated to Fort Mill, SC in 2008 where she continued to teach kindergarten. After realizing the rapid growth in the number of ELs in South Carolina, she joined Fort Mill’s ESOL department in 2014 and has enjoyed working with K-12 ELs since. Addy is passionate about teacher education and, as Lead ESOL Teacher in Fort Mill, provides ESOL focused professional development to teachers all over the district. Over the last four years she has served on the ESOL Committee for the Olde English Consortium and continues to help plan the committee’s annual ESOL conference. Most recently, she has joined Winthrop University, through the NEXT LEVEL grant, to prepare teachers in various SC school districts to work with ELs as well as empower families of ELs through parent workshops. Originally from Cuba, Addy understands first-hand the difficulties students and their families face when arriving in a new country and acquiring a new language. She knows these challenges can seem daunting but is confident every EL has the potential to thrive given the right support.

Dr. Alison Turner - Secretary Dr. Alison Turner is a Teaching Assistant Professor in ESL and Spanish at North Carolina State University. In addition to language classes, she prepares candidates to teach ESL in K-12 schools as well as students who teach English abroad. She has taught Spanish as a world language and English as a second language in a variety of contexts including high school, university, and community college over the past 18 years. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Romance Languages from UNC-Chapel Hill; a Master of Arts in Teaching from UNC-Chapel Hill; a Master's degree in Spanish language and literature from UNC-Greensboro; and her doctorate in education from UNC-Chapel Hill. Her doctoral work focused specifically on ESL and bilingual education. Her research interests include building community in the language classroom and promoting critical inquiry. She enjoys working with pre-service teachers to develop pedagogy and strategies to engage English language learners in Communicative Language Teaching. Raised in Asheville, NC, Dr. Turner enjoys taking hikes with her family and visiting the beautiful beaches of the Carolinas.

Deena Fogle - Low Country Region SC Deena Fogle has been an educator in Orangeburg Consolidated School District #5 for 19 years. For the past 11years she has been an ESOL Teacher working with K-12 students, teachers, and administrators. She is an advocate for students and parents of ELs. Her passion is serving families by assisting them with the resources and support they need while providing explicit comprehensive instruction to her ELs.

Deena has been a mentor to pre-service students working with ELs and first year teachers. She has also worked with Claflin University administering professional development on teaching ELs to pre-service students and classroom teachers. In addition, her experience as an ESOL Teacher has aided in her role as the Student Intervention Team Leader for 3 years.

At the 2013 SE TESOL Conference, she led a PD session on Engaging, Exciting, and Energizing Students. She believes all teachers need to be equipped with effective teaching strategies and a better understanding of language development to ensure success for all students. It would be her honor to serve as your Low Country Representative.

Leona Mason - Eastern Region NC Leona began teaching at Pitt County Schools in the ESL Department in January 1998, after teaching English for two years in Japan and South Korea. Prior to becoming a teacher, Mason worked as a copy editor and a part-time computer instructor for various community colleges. She completed her master's degree in English/TESOL at East Carolina University in 2001, during which time she also co-authored the county's plan for compliance with the Office of Civil Rights' orders to educate English language learners (ELs). She has sat on numerous state and local committees advocating for ELs, has provided workshops and training to classroom teachers on how to serve ELs, and has been the lead high school ESL teacher since 2001. Mason's current professional interest is finding ways to use technology to help ELs acquire academic English more quickly.

Professional Book Exchange

Give One, Get One Ready to pass on some of your professional literature? Bring your

gently used books to exchange for other gently used titles.

Location: Vendor Area

Hours: Wed.-Thurs. 9:00am - 4:00pm

KEYNOTE Speaker

Pedro Noguera, Ph. D.

Pedro Noguera is the Distinguished Professor of Education at the

Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA.

Prior to joining the faculty at UCLA he served as a tenured professor

and holder of endowed chairs at New York University (2003 – 2015)

Harvard University (2000 – 2003) and the University of California,

Berkeley (1990 – 2000). He is the author of eleven books and over

200 articles and monographs. He serves on the boards of numerous

national and local organizations and appears as a regular

commentator on educational issues on CNN, MSNBC, National

Public Radio, and other national news outlets. His most recent

books are Excellence Through Equity” (Corwin 2015) with Alan

Blankstein, “School for Resilience: Improving the Life Trajectory of

African American and Latino Boys” with E. Fergus and M. Martin

(Harvard Education Press 2014), and “Creating the Opportunity to Learn” with A. Wade Boykin

(ASCD, 2011). From 2009 - 2012 he served as a Trustee for the State University of New York (SUNY)

as an appointee of the Governor. He serves on the boards of numerous national and local

organizations including the Economic Policy Institute, the Young Women’s Leadership Institute, The

After School Corporation and The Nation Magazine. In 2013 he was appointed to the Kappa Delta Pi

Honor Society and in 2014 he was appointed to the National Academy of Education. Noguera recently

received awards from the Center for the Advanced Study of the Behavioral Sciences/Sage for

outstanding achievement in advancing the understanding of the behavioral and social sciences as they

are applied to pressing social issues, the National Association of Secondary Principals for

distinguished service to the field of education, and from the McSilver Institute at NYU for his research

and advocacy efforts aimed at fighting poverty.

Plenary Speakers Dr. Luciana C. de Oliveira

Dr. Luciana C. de Oliveira is Professor and Chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida. She is Past President (2019-2020) of TESOL International Association and was President (2018-2019). Her research focuses on issues related to teaching emergent to advanced bilinguals (EABs) at the K-12 level, including the role of language in learning the content areas; teacher education, advocacy and social justice; and nonnative English-speaking teachers in TESOL. Currently, Dr. de Oliveira’s research examines scaffolding in elementary classrooms and multimodal representation in picture books.

She earned her Ph.D. in Education with a specialization in Language, Literacy and Culture and an additional specialization in Second Language Acquisition from the University of California, Davis, in 2006. She earned her M.A. in English with an emphasis in TESOL at California

State University, East Bay, and B.A. in English and Brazilian Portuguese and teaching credential in secondary English from São Paulo State University in Brazil. Prior to coming to UM, Dr. de Oliveira was an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the MA TESOL in K-12 program at Teachers College, Columbia University and prior to that she was an Associate Professor of Literacy and Language Education with a focus on TESOL at Purdue University, where she developed and directed the English Language Learning licensure program.

Emily Francis

Emily Francis is an English as a Second Language teacher at Concord High School in Concord, North Carolina. She serves students in 9th-12th grade with various English proficiency levels. Emily’s experience as an English Language Learner inspired her to become an ESL teacher and affords her a deep understanding of the challenges her students must overcome to find success.

Emily earned a BA in Spanish, and a MAT in ESL from UNC-Charlotte. She serves as a professional development facilitator, motivational speaker, and Keynote. Emily is a member of the Carolina TESOL board and Team member of Confianza LLC.

Emily served as teacher liaison to the Cabarrus County Board of Education as Teacher of the Year 2016. As a leader, Emily’s focus is to inspire students to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more.

Keynote & Plenary Session Descriptions

Fall Conference 2019

Keynote - Wednesday, Nov. 6 ~ 10:00am

“Equity and Deeper Learning” Pedro Antonio Noguera, Ph.D., UCLA

While the movement for standards and accountability has largely succeeded in bringing greater attention to the issues surrounding student achievement (i.e. the fact that poor

students, students of color, English language learners and students with special needs are consistently performing at lower levels), surprisingly little attention has been given to the

strategies and conditions that are necessary to make achievement more likely. Missing from much of the policy debate related to achievement is how to support and cultivate effective

teaching in schools and how to motivate and engage students. This presentation will describe strategies that have proven effective elsewhere at supporting teaching and learning for all

types of students. It will also explore how schools can develop strategies to support teachers in their efforts to raise achievement.

Plenary - Thursday, Nov. 7 ~ 10:00am

“Scaffolding For Whom, For What Purposes, and How: A Framework to Reenvision Instructional Scaffolding for Multilingual Students”

Luciana C. de Oliveira, Ph.D., University of Miami

This plenary presents a framework that reenvisions instructional scaffolding for multilingual students. Collaborations with teachers to understand how, why, and when supports work, for

whom, and in what ways show how to best use scaffolding with an increasingly diverse student population. Three questions frame the work of thoughtful scaffolding for multilingual

students: For whom is particular scaffolding appropriate, for what purpose(s), and how?

Plenary - Friday, Nov. 8 ~ 10:00am

“When Looking Back Hurts” Emily Francis, MAT, Cabarrus County Schools, NC

In this session, Emily will reflect on how painful her high school years were as a newcomer and how they are still painful memories. She will then provide tips, based on what she does

now as a high school ESL educator in the NC public school system, to help ensure her students don't have painful memories when they reflect back on being a newcomer.

2019 Fall Conference Photo Scavenger Hunt

Experience the Carolina TESOL 2019 Fall Conference through social media. Take photos of the following and post via Twitter, Facebook, and/or Instagram.

Be sure to tag #CarolinaTESOL2019 in your posts.

● Take a selfie as you arrive/register at the conference.

● Take a photo and add your favorite quote from the opening keynote presentation.

● Take a selfie with a past or present Carolina TESOL Executive Board Member.

● Take a photo of a presenter and add a take-away from his/her session.

● Take a photo with colleagues from your region.

● Take a photo at the social during the trivia game.

● Take a photo of a plenary presenter and connect the message to your own

teaching.

● Take a selfie with some Carolina TESOL swag.

● Take a photo of a vendor’s booth and tag the company.

● Take a picture of a meal from the conference or from a local restaurant.

● Take a photo of the scenery (beach/resort/landmark).

● Take a photo of an attendee/presenter who inspires you and why.

● Take a photo with the 35th Anniversary Conference Sign.

● Take a selfie with a NEW friend you made at the conference

Fall Conference Agenda

Registration Hours:

Tuesday, November 5 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Wednesday, November 6 8:00am - 4:00pm

Thursday, November 7 7:00am - 4:00pm

Friday, November 8 7:00am – 8:30am

Wednesday, November 6:

9:00 – 9:45 Breakout Session 1 10:00 – 11:30 Keynote -Pedro Antonio Noguera, Ph.D.11:30 – 1:00 Lunch (on your own) 1:00 – 1:45 Breakout Session 2 2:00 – 2:45 Breakout Session 3 3:00 – 3:45 Round Table Meetings 4:00 – 5:00 Visit Vendors 5:00 – 6:30 Meet and Greet Social with Kahoot!

Thursday, November 7:

8:00 – 8:45 Breakout Session 4 9:00 – 9:45 Breakout Session 5 10:00 – 11:15 Plenary Session - Luciana C. de Oliveira, Ph.D. 11:15 – 11:45 Visit Vendors 11:45 – 1:00 Lunch (provided) 1:15 – 2:30 Power Hour Plus - 75 Minute Sessions 2:45 – 3:30 Breakout Session 6 3:45 – 4:30 Breakout Session 7 5:00 – 6:00 Yoga with Michelle (40 attendees max)

Friday, November 8:

8:30 – 9:15 Breakout Session 8 9:15 – 10:00 Visit Vendors 10:00 – 11:15 Plenary Session – Emily Francis 11:15 – 12:00 Carolina TESOL Business Meeting, Awards, Door Prizes

Wednesday, November 6 9:00am – 9:45am (Breakout Session 1)

Location Session Description Target Audience

Kensington A The ESOL Liberty of Ellis Island

The Newcomer program is a double block of instruction in English. This program supports students in developing their four domains of language at the communicative/social and the cognitive/academic levels. The aim of this presentation is to help our neighbor districts to develop a program with a 95% + success rate. (Panel Discussion) Bianca O’Conner, Lori Elsner, Rachel Twigg, Katie Garrett, Ashley Ziemer -Berea High School/GSD

All Educators

Kensington B Literature That Looks Like Me

Empowering students as readers by sharing literature they can relate to is powerful! Learn about engaging literature, strategies used, and how to provide your students with books that tell the stories of their unique cultural backgrounds! We will share ways to incorporate literature in building relationships with your students’ families. Teri Davis, Allyson Concha-Posey

Elementary (K-5) school teachers, Secondary (6-12) school teachers

Kensington C Arts Integration with ELs: High Engagement Strategies for Success

This session explores arts-integrated lessons to support ELs from an ESL teacher at an A+ Arts school in NC. Arts education brings huge gains in confidence and engagement, especially for ELs. Ideas incorporating music, dance, drama, visual media, technology, filmmaking, and creative writing will be shared. Anna Irvin

Elementary (K-5) school teachers, All Educators

Oxford Learning to Teach & Teaching to Learn

Students from a service-oriented undergraduate ESOL course reflect on the volunteering in ESOL, the impact it has had on them and on students they’ve worked with. They connect past experiences with future plans as they highlight relevant best practices for all ESOL professionals and suggest ways to encourage volunteerism. Jon Williamson, Tia Williams, David Marlowe, USC Upstate

Adult education teachers, Higher education teachers

Pembroke Support for All Learners – n2y solutions for ELs

Supporting language for students with unique learning needs has been a focus for n2y for the past 20 years, and we're excited to introduce our award-winning solutions for English Learners. This session will introduce our SymbolStix and News-2-You solutions, and how they can help provide and modify content for your ELs. Blake Dubose

All Educators, Program administrators

Winchester ¡Novelas gráficas!: Using Graphic Novels to Engage English Learners From wordless stories to complex sagas, graphic novels can be used in many ways in ESOL classrooms. These texts present unique opportunities for English Learners to engage with their reading and develop visual and cultural literacy. Join this session to learn how to begin using graphic novels with your students. Brandi Tupper – Greenwood District 50

Secondary (6-12) school teachers, All Educators

Eton “Glocal” Partnerships Facilitating the “Profile of the South Carolina Graduate”

This presentation will report on “glocal” partnerships between USC Upstate, eight school districts, and institutions abroad, designed to support K-12 curriculum internationalization, and teacher/administrator professional development. The presenter, who designed this partnership model, will provide examples and progress made in facilitating the promised “Profile of the South Carolina Graduate.” Dr. Alex Akulli - USC Upstate

All Educators, Professional development providers (teacher educators, supervisors), Program administrators, Policy advocates

1:00pm – 1:45pm (Breakout Session 2)

Location Session Target Audience

Kensington A Building Capacity for English Learners in North Carolina

Members of the ESL/Title III Team from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) will provide an update on the state initiatives to build capacity for English learners. Topics may include NC English learner demographic information, WIDA consortium, testing and accountability, and professional learning opportunities available for NC educators. EL Coordinators, ESL teachers and anyone interested in what is happening with EL education in the state of North Carolina will benefit from this session. A Q&A session will follow the presentation. Xatli Stox, NCDPI Dr. Kristi Day, NCDPI ELA and Languages Section Chief

All Educators, Administrators

Kensington B Leading for English Learner Success- Proven Practices for School Leadership Teams

Administrators will receive an overview of “best practices” for English Learners and participate in discussions surrounding myths around the instruction of English Learners. Participants will conduct a mock teacher observation using the EL Observation Tool. The tool will assist administrators in providing support to teachers who have ELs in their classrooms Sashi Rayasam & Dr. Deborah Pittman – Durham Public Schools

All Educators, Program administrators

Kensington C Serenity Now! - Classroom management techniques that work

Too much of a teacher’s time is committed to the handful of students who are continuously disrupting the classroom. My presentation is a set of classroom strategies proven to effectively eliminate the multiple warnings and repeated requests in a way that can be immediately implemented in your classroom! Adriana Marston, Duplin County Schools

Secondary (6-12) school teachers, Program administrators

1:00pm – 1:45pm (Breakout Session 2) Continued Kensington DEFG

Unleash Your Bamboo! Have you ever considered the strength of Bamboo? How long it takes for the plant to mature? During this session, you will journey through a jungle journey through the book, Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins. You will leave with a unit designed to support a novel woven through the content standards that will grow your English language learners. Experience unleashing of your bamboo strength. Dr. Connie Banks, ESOL Coach, Spartanburg District 6 Kristin Spears, ESOL Coach/Teacher Spartanburg District 6 Alla Polatty, ESOL Coach Greenwood District 50

All Educators

Oxford Building Home/School Connections: Getting to Know ELs and Their Families

Building strong home/school connections is an essential part of teaching the whole child. Yet, educators often struggle to communicate effectively with diverse families and may hold misconceptions about their cultures. This session suggests practical ideas for meeting families’ needs and offers ways to create welcoming, responsive school climates. Dr. Lisa Stockdale, Asst. Professor of Education, Coker University

All Educators

Pembroke Why Teach Abroad? A Reflective Inquiry to Foreign Language Teaching

Like most teaching practices, this warrants reflection. Educators from around the world have gone to teach English at the college-level in the heart of China. What began with an understanding of their professional and personal strengths in the classroom was magnified by the cultural exchange in a short month overseas. Laurie Dymes, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

All Educators

Winchester I Survived Series to Integrate Literacy and Content Areas In this presentation, you will see how lessons were planned around the I Survived Series in order to integrate reading, writing, science, and Social Studies standards. Plan on leaving this session with practical lesson plans to use that will benefit all students in your classroom! Cristin Harris, ESOL Teacher in Spartanburg District 6 Heather Register, Literacy Coach in Spartanburg District 6

Elementary (K-5) school and Lower Secondary

Eton Scaffolding L2 Writing Performance: Research Insights from Three Perspectives

Students need help. We want to help. But how? This panel presentation offers insights into scaffolding L2 writing performance informed by three research perspectives: intercultural rhetoric, data-driven learning, and task-based language teaching. Presenters offer an overview of research in each area, tying the results to practical application in the classroom. Mark Johnson, East Carolina University; Qiandi Liu, University of South Carolina; Jonathan Smart, Wake Forest University

Higher education teachers, All Educators



Kensington A Connecting Cultures through Community Partnership: Benefits of Intercultural Exchange Between College and ELs

Our presentation will describe the impact of a collaboration between college students in Spanish language classes and ELs in a public school setting in Western North Carolina. This partnership explored the intersections of language, identity and culture through intercultural sharing and learning among its students. Throughout the semester, college and newly-immigrated ELs (English Learners) examined themes of home, places of departure and destination, layers of identity, belongingness, and bilingualism. This presentation will offer reflections, challenges, and benefits as well as ideas for how to develop similar partnerships in attendees’ prospective communities. Emily Carter – Buncombe County Schools


Kensington B Moving and Talking! Communicative Language Activities for the ESL Classroom

Attendees participate in communicative language activities that get students out of their seats and using English to share ideas in an authentic and meaningful way. Workshop participants will be able to return to their classrooms and immediately use these research-based strategies to limit teacher talk and maximize student engagement. Alison Turner - NC State University

All Educators

Kensington C Integrating Language Skills through Project-based Language Learning (PBLL)

Drawing on examples from our own experience at the UNCW ESL program, we will discuss how to plan and implement a successful project-based unit that incorporates both language skills and experiential learning. Then, we will invite participants to collaboratively brainstorm units that they could adapt to their own teaching contexts. Lucas Edmond, UNC Wilmington ESL Program Alexandra Hartline, UNC Wilmington ESL Program

All Educators, Adult Ed teachers, Higher education teachers,

Kensington DEFG

School Readiness & Self-regulation Skills of English Language Learners The presenter begins by addressing the issue of ELLs beginning kindergarten unprepared, specifically in self-regulation and language skills. Self-regulation skills encompass components of Executive Functions (EF) that are considered essential for learning. The presenter will identify classroom practices, including play and creative expression, that positively impact self-regulation and language skills. Ileana Hilton – Duplin County Schools

Elementary (K-5) school teachers, Dual Language

Oxford Closer Reading: Text-Dependent Analysis, Writing Prompts, and the ESOL student

State and district requirements, such as TDAs and other writing prompts, ask students to use higher order thinking skills, regardless of language proficiency, to pass reading assessments. This workshop will provide focused strategies, like a Backwards Book/Text Walk, to aid K-12 ESOL students to master reading tasks that require written responses. Frederick W. Pleis, Berkeley County Schools


2:00pm – 2:45pm (Breakout Session 3) Continued Pembroke Preparing for ACCESS with Online Resources and Technology

When preparing for ACCESS, not sure where to start? Come learn about our favorite websites and programs we use to help prepare our students for the ACCESS domains. Jennifer Lumb, EL Teacher K-8th grade Teri Silky, EL Teacher K-12th grade


Winchester A Glimpse of GLAD

Project GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design) from Orange County California Department of Education is a rigorous professional development model based on a collection of researched-based, effective classroom strategies. It focuses on an integrated approach aimed at supporting language acquisition and proficiency in grade level content standards. Participants will engage in several strategies that foster student mastery of content. Kathleen Worley

All Educators

Eton Advocating for ELs at the National Level At TESOL's Annual Advocacy Summit in Washington D.C., participants are briefed about current legislation impacting ELs at the national level and how to advocate effectively with state legislators. Your voice makes a difference! Attendees from the 2019 Summit will share their experiences and provide information on how Carolina TESOL members can attend in 2020. Alla Polatty, Carolina TESOL Socio-Political Advisor SC Karen Solis, Carolina TESOL Socio-Political Advisor NC Laurie Smith, Carolina TESOL President

All Educators, Policy Advocates

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3:00pm – 3:45pm Regional Roundtable Discussions

Location Professional learning communities are essential to effective educators. Join other educators from your region to discuss current trends and issues within your area and our field. Connect with colleagues to expand your support system and to offer your expertise and support to others.

Carolina TESOL Regional Representatives

Area Rep

Kensington A Eastern North Carolina

Mark Johnson

Kensington B Piedmont North Carolina

Emily Francis

Kensington C Central North Carolina

Bev Schieman

Oxford Upstate South Carolina

Aimee Jones

Pembroke Midlands South Carolina

Deann McManus

Winchester Pee Dee South Carolina

Paul Wells

Hampton Western North Carolina

Jessica Dover

Eton Low Country South Carolina

Bethanne Barner

Thursday, November 7

8:00am – 8:45am (Breakout Session 4)


Kensington A From ESOL Accommodations to Teaching Strategies in the Secondary Mathematics Classroom

Using accommodations as a start, the participant will explore a variety of strategies to engage and help the ESOL student to be successful in the secondary mathematics classroom. Participants will be given concrete strategies including teaching academic vocabulary, fill-ins and effective picture problems. Mathematics content to include Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2. Participants will receive handouts and electronic access to all presentation materials. Barbara Laird – Richland County School District One

Secondary (6-12) school teachers

Kensington B The SC Advocacy Movement Are you passionate about the needs of our ELs and their families? Join us in discovering the issues they face and planning an advocacy day with our legislators in the SC General Assembly. Alla Polatty – Carolina TESOL Sociopolitical officer – SC Laurie Smith – Carolina TESOL President

All Educators

Kensington C Effective Interventions for English Language Learners (ELLs) Identifying effective interventions for English Language Learners (ELLs) with a Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework or through Response - to - Intervention (RTI) was developed to provide systematic instruction and interventions based on students' needs. The MTSS model is specific in determining appropriate types of supports that are data-driven. The MTSS framework has been effective for English language learners (ELLs). The model is used to provide appropriate interventions for ELLs to avoid being over- and under-identified in special education. Jaslyn Davies – Cabarrus County Schools

Elementary (K-5) school teachers, All Educators, Professional development providers (teacher educators, supervisors)

Oxford Responding to Declining Enrollments in Intensive English Programs This session addresses the challenges that IEPs (Intensive English Programs) face due to the changing landscape of international education. Administrators will gain insight into how they can grow their programs by utilizing partnerships with foreign institutions, hosting academic exchanges, and adapting the curriculum to meet the changing student needs. Attendees will leave with practical ideas to use in their own IEPs. Kateryna Forynna – The University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Adult education teachers, Program administrators

Pembroke Strategies to Engage Migrant Farm-worker Students or Students Living in Poverty

Engagement can be challenging with migrant students. As an ESL specialist, I have successfully engaged and taught such students. As the daughter of a farmer, I have interacted with them since childhood. I will share strategies to connect with, engage and encourage migrant farm-worker students and students living in poverty. Janet Covington – Henderson County Public Schools

Elementary (K-5) school teachers

Winchester Two Divergent ESL Instructional Contexts in the U.S.A. This review of the literature and of instructional practices contrasts two educational settings in America - Intensive English Programs and ESOL in K-12 public schools. The findings highlight the divergent points of view on English language instruction, the image of the learners, the theoretical framework guiding practice, and the academic outcomes. Priscila Costa – University of South Carolina

All Educators, Policy Advocates

Hampton Time to Slay edTPA: Preparation and Support for the EAL edTPA Are you a student teacher, cooperating teacher or teacher educator who wants to know more about English as an Additional Language edTPA? Learn how checklists, organizers and other materials may lead to a successful completion of edTPA. Presenter will share edTPA experiences from teacher candidates, teachers and university supervisors/instructors. Cornelia Okraski - UNC-Charlotte

All Educators, Professional development providers (teacher educators, supervisors)

Eton Language Learning Through Purposeful Play Presenters will showcase powerful learning activities through purposeful play, describing the important social, emotional, and language benefits of utilizing purposeful play. Presenters will describe how these activities enhance the ESOL classroom, after-school tutoring, and summer school programs. Participants will engage in hands-on learning through purposeful play activity examples. John Spigner – Lexington School District 2 Kelli Edwards – Lexington School District 2 Ashley Robles – Lexington School District 2




Kensington A Disrupting Poverty Through the Lens of ELs Focusing attention around Poverty and ELs builds an environment fostering educational growth. EvenELswithhighpovertycanbehighperforming. Increase efficacy as you explore powerful classroom practices utilized by ESOL Coaches to develop a sense of culturalization in schools. Dr. Connie Banks, ESOL Coach Spartanburg District 6 Mrs. Kristin Spears, ESOL Coach & Teacher District 6

All educators

9:00am – 9:45am (Breakout Session 5) Continued Kensington B Support for Mainstream Faculty with ESL Learners

Faculties across higher education benefit from strategies for supporting ESL learners in their classes. This presentation reports on initiatives to train and collaborate with university faculty to support ESL learners through professional development programming, including perspectives from language learning and Writing Across the Curriculum. Jon Smart – Wake Forest University, Zak Lancaster – Wake Forest University

Higher education teachers, Professional development providers, Program administrators

Kensington C Differentiating Instructions for Newcomers & More This session will provide teachers with a variety of tools and strategies to promote differentiation to engage students in content specific activities with the use of hands-on reading and writing activities for newcomers and more. Ingrid Corpuz - LCSD


Oxford Going K-12 with Dual Language (DL) In this session you will learn from 3 current DL school principals at the elementary, middle and HS levels about the steps and considerations needed to establish a successful K-12 DL program. Topics for discussion will include DL program mission/vision, staffing/hiring, program types, content allocation, and student considerations. Larry Savage-Principal Siler City Elementary Chad Morgan-Principal Chatham Middle School, Tripp Crayton-Principal Jordan Matthews High School

Elementary (K-5) school teachers, Secondary (6-12) school teachers, Dual Language, Program administrators

Pembroke Let's Talk Tech: Ideas to Increase Proficiency Using Technology In this session participants will explore a variety of strategies to increase student language proficiency in all four domains using technology. Karen Solis – Gaston County Schools

All Educators

Winchester Beyond Lake and Rake: Practical Pronunciation Activities for Everyday Teaching

Did you know that word stress, connected speech and pitch can make more of a difference to comprehension than individual sounds? Leave this session with practical ways you can integrate pronunciation instruction into your everyday teaching and engaging activities to practice with your students. Mary Estrada – NC State University

Adult education teachers, Higher education teachers

Hampton Teachers Can Transform Nations! Your teaching expertise matters and can be shared globally! Explore how to take it “on the road” and help to train educators to transform nations. Practical fundraising tips, trip preparation and a Professional Development for teachers training Model will be discussed using Haiti as an example. Jennifer Roth

All Educators

Eton Progress Monitoring of EL Students with LAS Links Aside from ACCESS testing in the spring, do you wish that your district had another measure of student ability during the school year for progress monitoring? Do your teachers need additional data to help inform instruction and evaluate student progress? In this session, we will review the LAS Links assessment as a progress-monitoring solution for schools and districts. We will present our new WIDA alignment that shows how LAS Links is a predictor of performance on the ACCESS test and review sample test questions and reports. Attendees will leave with resources to use in their ESL and Dual Language programs, and will see how LAS Links can fill the gap in identifying student progress mid-year. Rachel Price – Data Recognition Corporation

All Educators, Assessment

1:15pm – 2:30pm (Power Hour Plus)


Kensington A

Scaffolding Writing Strategies for K-5 ELs

*Note this is a 75-minute Power Hour Plus Session. Please commit to attending for the duration.

Get ELs to write with a purpose, utilizing tools that promote student success, guiding ELs in the process, meeting language proficiency requirements for linguistic complexity, vocabulary usage and language control through several writing strategies and the use of rubrics. Ingrid Corpuz - LCSD

Elementary (K-5)

Kensington B

Navigating Informational Texts for Newcomers and Emergent Language Learners

*Note this is a 75-minute Power Hour Plus Session. Please commit to attending

for the duration. In this interactive presentation, we will take you through the process of supporting English language learners as they acquire the ability to navigate different types of informational texts. Join us as we engage with informational texts across the subject areas. Participants will receive a collection of ready-to-use resources. Aimee Jones, ESOL teacher Fairforest Middle School Laura Smith, Literacy Coach Fairforest Middle School

Elementary (K-5), Secondary (6-12)

Kensington C

Tools & Resources for successful Co-Teaching


Join our co-teaching team as we explore approaches, strategies & best practices for supporting English Learners in the mainstream classroom! Open to all educators: co-teachers, regular ed teachers, ESL teachers, administrators. Let's collaborate to create inclusive environments for ALL students! Allyson Caudill, Ashley Blackley & John Cox, Co-Founders of Ready, Set, Co-teach & Co-teachers for ELs at WCPSS

All Educators

1:15pm – 2:30pm (Power Hour Plus) Continued Kensington DEFG

Authentic - Meaningful Experiences for Newcomers


As educators, it is our responsibility to create and maintain an environment where our newcomers feel welcome, valued, accepted, and respected. We can do this by drafting and delivering authentic and meaningful experiences where newcomers are not just learning a new language but acquiring life-changing experiences. Participants will engage in a range of activities to see how easy it is to create authentic and meaningful lessons and experiences for newcomers to not only acquire the English language but also grow personally. We will explore topics such as "Discovery Own Identities", "Own Name", Our Story", "Embracing Language", "Acculturation" and other topics. Resources used to draft our lessons will vary based on picture books, Saddlebooks sets, and Action Magazines. Emily Francis – Cabarrus County Schools

All Educators

Oxford

Our Journey to the Seal of Biliteracy


South Carolina adopter the Seal of Biliteracy in October of 2018. We will share how our districts implemented the Seal and collectively awarded 117 seals with the class of 2019. Join us to discuss the journey toward awarding the Seal of Biliteracy to SC graduates and to plan your next steps. Alla Polatty – ESOL Coach, Greenwood 50 Schools Laurie Smith – Lexington One Schools Dr. Kristen Gillaspy – ESOL Coordinator, Lexington One Schools

Secondary (6-12)

Pembroke

Extensions, Add-ons, and Web Tools- OH MY!


We LOVE using technology in our classrooms and want to share it with you! Learn about our favorite Google Extensions and Add-ons, along with interactive web tools that your students will beg to use! Lori Robbins – Greenville County Schools Lisa Allred – Greenville County Schools

All Educators

Winchester

Connecting with Parents & Students (an ESOL Teacher’s Experience)


for the duration. Latanza Garvin will share her experiences of making meaningful connections with parents of ESOL students that include a variety of methods. This session will also highlight and share practical strategies to increase English proficiency. Latanza Garvin – Orangeburg County School District

All Educators

Hampton

NOT Your Parents’ Curriculum, It’s DIFFERENTIATED!


Engage and challenge students at their appropriate learning level. Discover a research-based, time-tested, proven way to differentiate curriculum, no matter the subject. 70% of ALL students benefit from differentiating curriculum. Raise academic performance while reducing student frustration, student failures and classroom disturbances. Bring fun and excitement into to the classroom. David Frongillo – retired teacher

All Educators Program Administrators

Eton

Looking Back to Move Forward


In celebration of Carolina TESOL's 35th anniversary, we have assembled a panel of Past Presidents to discuss our organization's many successes and wishes that went unfilled. We will end the session with a collaborative activity to help build an organizational plan to lead us over the next 35 years. Join us as we build a roadmap to enable Carolina TESOL to serve our ELL communities into the future. Dr. Larry Savage. Principal, Siler City Elementary School; Carolina TESOL History Chair Dr. Thomas Destino. Professor of Education, Mars Hill College Ms. Yvonne Mitchell, ESOL Coordinator/Teacher, Orangeburg Consolidated SD 5 Dr. Connie Banks, ESOL Coach Spartanburg District 6 Ms. Rosemary Schmid, Academic ESL Teacher, Charlotte, NC

Everyone



Kensington A Imagine!

Anderson School District One EL population doubled in ten years, creating new demands and challenges in order to meet the needs of all EL students. A panel of ESOL educators will share successful strategies implemented in Anderson One. Christie Shealy- Anderson School District 1

Elementary (K-5) school teachers, Secondary (6-12) school teachers, Media and Technology

Kensington B Connecting Cultures through Community Partnership: Benefits of Intercultural Exchange Between College and ELs

Our presentation will describe the impact of a collaboration between college students in Spanish language classes and ELs in a public school setting in Western North Carolina. This partnership explored the intersections of language, identity and culture through intercultural sharing and learning among its students. Throughout the semester, college and newly-immigrated ELs (English Learners) examined themes of home, places of departure and destination, layers of identity, belongingness, and bilingualism. This presentation will offer reflections, challenges, and benefits as well as ideas for how to develop similar partnerships in attendees’ prospective communities. Emily Carter- Buncombe County Schools


2:45pm – 3:30pm (Breakout Session 6) Continued Kensington C Paving the Way for a Successful Journey in Language Acquisition

Through engagement with built-in supports for ELLs, you will experience a lesson designed to build academic vocabulary, phonics, grammar, and reading comprehension across content areas. You will experience what students have experienced and LEAVE with a lesson to implement in your class on Monday. Presenter will have student work for you to view to prove this method works. Dive into a learning experience focused on student success. Lacey Barone and April Hollis Spartanburg District 6

Elementary (K-5), Dual Language, Professional development providers, Program administrators

Oxford The Vocabulary Gap Between Rich and Poor Students Studies have found that by age four, children in middle and upper class families hear 15 million more words than children in working-class families. For English Learners this disparity is greater. The presentation is an opportunity to demonstrate the relationship between vocabulary development and academic success. Dr. Abe Senbel – Iredell Statesville Schools


Pembroke Scaffolding L2 Writing Performance: Research Insights from Three Perspectives

Students need help. We want to help. But how? This panel presentation offers insights into scaffolding L2 writing performance informed by three research perspectives: intercultural rhetoric, data-driven learning, and task-based language teaching. Presenters offer an overview of research in each area, tying the results to practical application in the classroom. Mark Johnson, East Carolina University; Qiandi Liu, University of South Carolina; Jonathan Smart, Wake Forest University

Higher education teachers, All Educators

Have you ever wanted to serve on the Carolina TESOL Board? Consider a 2020 Nomination for:

President, Publishing Editor, Regional Representatives (NC-Western, Central;SC-Upstate, PeeDee)

Winchester Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction Delivering meaningful literacy instruction through the use of culturally facilitated understanding provides a low-pressure environment appropriate for social interaction for learning and increases engagement. In addition, placing value on cultural knowledge in curriculum content. Culturally Responsive Literacy instruction guided by rich cultural experiences allow for student – driven collaboration, resulting in higher academic achievement. Intentional planning for cultural literacy should be systematic, and include focus on skills that are aligned with curriculum standards. Literacy that includes culture and diversity within its context enhances comprehension; such as, reading for meaning, inference skills, and writing about their reading or based on real-life experiences. Jaslyn Davies – Cabarrus County Schools

Elementary (K-5) school teachers, Professional development providers (teacher educators, supervisors)

Hampton Increasing Language Acquisition Through Coding This presentation will allow participants to have a better understanding of how ELL students are able to better own, internalize and apply their learning both inside and outside of the ELL classroom through coding. Coding demonstrations will be provided using Ozobots, Bee-Bots, and Cubetto. Stacey Westbury – Lexington County School District 3 Andrea Derrick – Lexington County School District 3

All Educators

Eton Looking at Students' Cultural Identity to Move Forward with Their Scientific Understanding

Vygotsky’s (1978) seminal work, Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes, established that creating a space in which students draw on knowledge gained from their home or community is needed in order for students to “make meaning” of content in academic settings. By focusing on secondary science academic settings, I will share why the American science classroom can be confusing to multilingual learners. We will then discuss how teachers can reduce the level of uncertainty that our students often experience. Lori Edmonds – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Secondary (6-12)



Kensington A ¡Novelas gráficas!: Using Graphic Novels to Engage English Learners From wordless stories to complex sagas, graphic novels can be used in many ways in ESOL classrooms. These texts present unique opportunities for English Learners to engage with their reading and develop visual and cultural literacy. Join this session to learn how to begin using graphic novels with your students. Brandi Tupper – Greenwood District 50

All Educators

Kensington B Iguanas & Coyotes Do you like suspense? Mysteries? Challenges? This session will ignite a passion for making a difference for your students. Come learn of the obstacles and manipulations that people experience as they pursue a better life. Then, ask yourself if YOU would be willing to take the risk! Dr. Connie Banks, ESOL Coach Spartanburg District 6 Kristen Spears – Spartanburg District 6

ALL- Administrators, coaches, Elementary, Secondary, Mainstream teachers

Kensington C The NC Advocacy Movement Are you passionate about the needs of our ELs and their families? Join us in discovering the issues they face and planning an advocacy day with our legislators in Raleigh. Karen Solis – Gaston County Schools; NC Socio-Political Officer Carolina TESOL

All Educators

Oxford Starting from Scratch with Balanced Literacy Newcomers and students with lower proficiency levels can be a challenge for any educator. This session helps educators learn how to teach English using guided writing, guided reading, word skills and grammar practices. We will also cover using test results to plan instruction for each domain. Allie Meaders – Anderson County School District 5


3:45pm – 4:30pm (Breakout Session 7) Continued Pembroke I Survived Series to Integrate Literacy and Content Areas

In this presentation, you will see how lessons were planned around the I Survived Series in order to integrate reading, writing, science, and social studies standards. Plan on leaving this session with practical lesson plans to use that will benefit all students in your classroom! Cristin Harris, ESOL Teacher in Spartanburg District 6 Heather Register, Literacy Coach in Spartanburg District 6

Elementary (K-5) school teachers Lower Secondary

Winchester Gimkit, the Game Your Students Will Beg to Play! Gimkit is a new game designed and created by high school seniors. This amazing game is a wonderful tool you can use in your classroom for content review or assessment. You don't want to miss this! I'm giving away 1 free Gimkit Pro account to those that attend! Lisa Allred – Greenville County Schools

All Educators, Media and Technology

Hampton Facilitating Academic Discourse We hear about academic discourse all of the time, but what might that look like in the classroom? This presentation will include activities that can be adapted for all grade levels and content areas to enhance speaking and writing, but the focus will be on speaking. Participants will experience several activities so they will know how to facilitate them in their own classrooms and will also be given access to other activities to take back home. Revae Bostwick – ESL Lead Teacher, Newton-Conover City Schools

K-12 Educators

Eton The Silent Scream: Advocating for Intensive English Programs in Higher Education

Intensive English programs in higher education are often misunderstood and underutilized. This presentation provides an overview of IEPs while highlighting their benefits. The challenges inherent with IEP administration will also be addressed, along with practical solutions to move towards increased awareness, understanding, and appreciation of these valuable programs. Nicole Ianieri – East Carolina University

Higher education teachers, Program administrators

5:00pm – 6:00pm (Special Session)

Location to be announced

Relaxation Techniques through Yoga

Michelle Cummings, a certified yoga instructor, will lead participants through yoga stretches and breathing techniques designed to relax and re-energize educators. Some techniques can be incorporated into lessons with students to help them cope with stress and possible trauma they have suffered. Participants need to bring their own yoga mat and to dress in comfortable clothing to participate fully in this session. A signed waiver is required of all participants. Max number of participants - 40. A signed waiver is required to participate.

Limited to only 40 participants – please sign up at the registration desk.

Friday, November 8th



Kensington A Vocabulary in Context: A Technology-Infused Academic Reading Lesson When reading academic texts in English, our students often feel overwhelmed by new vocabulary and complex grammar. This presentation will cover a range of integrated technology tools that will help English learners understand new vocabulary in context while increasing retention and engagement. Kathryn McLaughlin-Rojas, Lecturer of Intensive English at Lander University

Higher education teachers, Media and Technology

Kensington B Syllology: Keys to Decoding and Reading Comprehension

Participants will walk away with hands on teaching and learning activities designed to build their capacity to target, plan and integrate systematic and research based decoding instruction. Participants will develop understanding of how to use the teaching of decoding keys to expedite Language Acquisition and Reading Comprehension among ELLs. Nkenga Reich – Winston Salem Forsyth County Schools


Kensington C NC EL Teacher Network: Together We Are Louder! Representatives from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) and the NC EL Teacher Network Leadership Team will provide an update on how the state is supporting EL educators and offering professional learning opportunities to build capacity at the local school level. Participants will learn about the EL Teacher Network and how to join and contribute. The speakers will also discuss the power of in-service teachers working together to improve their professional learning network as they collaborate with other teachers statewide. Xatli Stokes, NCDPI, Dr. Kristi Day, NCDPI, Omar Lemus, NC Henderson County Public Schools, Emily Golightly, NC Carteret County Schools

Elementary (K-5) school teachers, Secondary (6-12) school teachers, All Educators

8:30am – 9:15am (Breakout Session 8) Continued Kensington DEFG

Immigrant Families in The Carolinas: An Overview of Immigration Laws and Policies that Affect Families in Our States


for the duration. This presentation will serve as an overview of the immigration landscape for families in the Carolinas. We will review the basics of immigration law and policy while also discussing how recent changes in enforcement continue to impact immigrant and mixed status families. We will also discuss the challenges and barriers that immigration status can create within the context of immigration. In addition to gaining a more comprehensive understanding, we hope that each participant will walk away with practical knowledge that will enhance their ability to understand and serve immigrant families in our states.

Sara Hill McIntyre – NC Justice – Immigration Attorney

All Educators

Oxford Increase Reading Achievement 2 Years in 1 for MS/HS ELL Students

iLit ELL, a device-based reading program promotes 2 years reading growth in one year. iLit contains 3,000 ebooks, translations in 47 languages, uses culturally relevant content written for MS and HS, has SIOP strategies embedded in the lesson plans, with research provided by Jim Cummins and other Reading Researchers. Wayne Eichen, Pearson

Secondary (6-12) school teachers, Program administrators

Pembroke "A Picture Is Worth A 1000 Words" In a "snapshot" you will quickly find your ELL's becoming more engaged, enthusiastic, and excited about learning. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills will be enhanced and academic vocabulary will begin to blossom. This strategy can be used across the curriculum and all year long! Lisa Summey – Spartanburg County Schools District 6


Winchester Talk Big: Enhancing Student Interaction & Discourse *Note this is a 75-minute Power Hour Plus Session. Please commit to attending

for the duration. How rich is your classroom discourse? Student discourse is vital to language development, but not all talk is created equal. How can we boost student interaction & discussion to the discourse level of academic language use? Join us as we explore ways to create a classroom full of student voices! Allyson Caudill, Ashley Blackley & John Cox, Co-Founders of Ready, Set, Co-teach & Co-teachers for ELs at WCPSS

All Educators

Hampton Implementing Culturally Relevant Arts Education (CRAE) with English Language Learners -

This proposed interactive session will provide an overview of a CRAE model that promotes integrating arts in teaching culturally and linguistically diverse learners, offer practical strategies how to incorporate CRAE to enhance culturally responsive teaching, and encourage a discussion on fostering culturally inclusive learning environments in diverse, urban classrooms. Anna Sanczyk and Bettie Ray Butler – University of North Carolina at Charlotte


Eton

ELs, Data, Set, Go!


Start of a school year = new data, possibly new students and teachers, and a new plan of action. Let's set the tone of learning for the school year by collaborating, reviewing data, setting goals and implementing appropriate support. Get your entire building in your corner! Ingrid Corpus, LCSD


Current SC and NC High School Seniors who are current or former English Learners (ELs) and intend to continue their education at an accredited U.S. university or community college in the 2020-2021 school year are eligible candidates. A total of four $500 scholarships are awarded

annually – 2 in North Carolina and 2 in South Carolina. Applications for the 2020-2021 school year will be available electronically at

carolinatesol.wildapricot.org

All Applications DUE March 31, 2020

From a twenty-five person petition in 1978, to hundreds of members and thousands of educators trained in support of English Language Learners in both North and South

Carolina, Carolina TESOL has certainly thrived over the past 35 years. As we celebrate our past in 2019, we are also looking towards the future in anticipation of the services

we may continue to provide over the next 35 years.

CAROLINA TESOL CELEBRATES ITS 35TH ANNIVERSARY: REFLECTING ON THE PAST TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE

Carolina TESOL, an affiliate of TESOL International, is proudly celebrating its 35th anniversary in an effort to both honor our past and to refocus on new and important future directions as we continue to advocate for language instruction in both North and South Carolina. Our ‘look back to look forward’ initiative will culminate in a panel discussion at our Myrtle Beach Conference to be held on November 6-8, 2019 at the Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach, SC in which we will chart out our new vision. Leading up to that culminating event, we want to share with the TESOL community some of the many highlights and outstanding achievements of our organization over those 35 years. Through the efforts of Carol Compton, Virginia Pritchard, and Peggy Ball of the Intensive Summer Institute in English at North Carolina State University, twenty-five people signed a petition in 1977 to form an affiliate of International TESOL. On February 4, 1978, Executive Director James Alatis came to North Carolina to welcome the North Carolina Association of TESOL, with Carol Compton as President, as the 36th affiliate of TESOL International. The organization, known as Tarheel TESOL, quickly began to have an effect on English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction in the state. In the 1980s, Tarheel TESOL focused on consolidating and strengthening the fledgling organization, recruiting members, and establishing its identify. Relationships were formed between individuals, school systems, and universities. The most impactful and positive change deriving from the 1980s was the burgeoning relationship between North and South Carolina. In the spring of 1982, faculty members from the University of South Carolina (USC) made the decision to approach Tarheel TESOL about forming a single organization spanning both states. In 1983, Dr. Michael Montgomery of USC officially made the proposal to Tarheel TESOL. By 1984, Tarheel TESOL became Carolina TESOL indicating a commitment by both states to work together to serve the needs of all our English language learners (ELLs). Carolina TESOL’s nascent steps in the 1980s were critical given the changes coming in the next decade. The 1990’s brought new groups of non-English speaking children to the

Carolinas in increasing numbers leading to a greater emphasis on federal mandates and data collection requirements. In addition, the increasing numbers of non-English speaking students demanded more certified ESL teachers. During this period, Carolina TESOL focused on assisting districts and teachers new to the field of ESL with both practical teaching strategies and professional assistance to enhance teachers’ job opportunities. Needs assessment by the Carolina TESOL organization pointed to the paucity of readily available ESL teacher training. The organization addressed this need through training at the yearly conferences and discussions with local universities, seeking assistance to procure federal ESL teacher training grants. For example, both the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University received Title VII (later called Title III) federal grants to prepare teachers for ESL certification. UNC’s grants not only provided courses for teachers in North Carolina, but also in South Carolina, anticipating a future South Carolina ESOL certification. The 2000s saw Carolina TESOL enter the 21st Century. Conferences, newsletters, advocacy, and membership all went electronic. In the 2010/11 school year, Carolina TESOL established the Suzannah Blackwell Memorial Scholarship fund in honor of Suzannah Blackwell, a Carolina TESOL Board member and ESL educator who died unexpectedly. As a result of the scholarship fund, 2 students (1 from each state) have received funds each year to help cover their costs to attend college. Finally, Carolina TESOL expanded their professional development offerings well beyond an annual conference. Multiple ‘mini’ trainings have been offered in both states each year to improve teaching and learning for our ELL students. In 2018, Carolina TESOL launched the Innovate to Accelerate Language Learning Grant, providing financial aid (up to $750) for 2 teachers from each state with an initiative that directly impacts English language acquisition. Looking toward the future, Carolina TESOL is taking steps to expand our professional development support even further in both scope and sequence. For example, we are increasing our support of ELLs through dual language immersion while also adding online professional development. Advocacy teams have been developed in both states, with the goal of building capacity within our membership--empowering ESOL educators to advocate at all levels. An interactive map will be introduced soon to promote communication and collaboration. Carolina TESOL also continues to seek to collaborate with other TESOL affiliates – both in the U.S. and abroad. As the number of multilingual learners across the Carolinas increases and the issues affecting them evolve, Carolina TESOL continues to develop innovative ways to provide support for both ESL and mainstream/content teachers.

Full article published in the TESOL Affiliate News – August 12, 2019 Authors: Dr. Larry Savage, Dr. Tim Hart, Ms. Laurie Smith, Dr. Lori Edmonds

Innovate to Accelerate Language Learning Grant

SPRING APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2020 GRANT OBJECTIVE: To provide Carolina TESOL members an opportunity to enhance the educational experience of English language learners by supplying financial aid (up to $750) for activities/initiatives that promote learning

The intent is to allow for more creative learning opportunities not normally supported by the school supply budget that will advance English language acquisition.

Two applicants from each state will be awarded grants up to $750 each semester, totaling up to $6000/year.

CRITERIA: Applicant must be a Carolina TESOL member in good standing in an educational role that directly impacts English learners in NC and/or SC.

Each member is eligible to be awarded one grant per academic year. Activities/initiatives should be those that have the most impact on students and English language acquisition. PROCESS: Initial application, to include budget, with signature and contact information of principal/supervisor

Interim update on funded grants to include a photo or video of applicant with students benefiting from grant

Follow Up report reflecting on project outcomes and how it could be replicated, to be published in the newsletter, on the website and/or presented at the next Carolina TESOL Fall Conference

Visit https://carolinatesol.wildapricot.org/. Application available to members only.

Exhibitors

PENC/PSTA Alex Cozort & Patrick Cauthen

East Educational Services

Ken East

n2y Blake DuBose

Data Recognition Corporation (DRC)

Rachel Price

Joni Richardson and Associates Diane Murrell

University of South Carolina Upstate

Alex Akulli, PhD

Okapi Educational Publishing, Inc. Angie Blake

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