2025 Conference Schedule
All sessions will take place on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the EMU Student Center.
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Saturday, November 8 CONCURRENT SESSIONS #2 (10:45AM - 11:30AM) |
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| Session Type | Title and Presenter(s) | Location |
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Invited Speaker Session |
INVITED SPEAKER: Dr. Pam Schwallier with Dr. Madeline Mavrogordato and Suzanne Toohey Championing Change: Equitable Funding Solutions for English Learners |
Auditorium
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| SILVER SPONSOR: Ellii |
SILVER SPONSOR session Develop Oral Communication Skills in ESL Classrooms by Implementing Ellii’s Game-Based Tools Tara Benwell, Ellii |
KIVA Room (Room 360) |
| Practice-Oriented Session |
Bridging TESOL and Community: A Shared Journey to Elevate, Motivate, and Unite Zuzana Tomas, Eastern Michigan University Laura Colon-Rivera, Eastern Michigan University Kristina Lewis, Eastern Michigan University Tugra Yatir, Eastern Michigan University Monica Asis-Fischer, Early College Alliance |
Room 320 |
| Practice-Oriented Session |
A Simple Recipe for Successful Book Clubs Yevgenia Pukalo, Farmington Public Schools |
Room 304 |
| Practice-Oriented Session |
Applying Best Practices in Developing Writing Prompts Dayna Britton, Michigan Language Assessment |
Room 302 |
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Practice-Oriented Session |
Healing-Centered TESOL with AI: Culturally Responsive, Trauma-Informed Tools Jenika Scott, Washington University St. Louis |
Room 352 |
| Research-Oriented Session |
Enhancing L2 Oral Performance with Repeated Summarizing Tasks Yuko Nakanishi, Michigan State University Kiyotaka Suga, Takushoku University |
Room 330 |
| Workshop |
Collaborate to Advocate! An Empowerment and Skills Development Workshop for TESOL Practitioners Meredith Bricker, University of Michigan - English Language Institute April Burke, Central Michigan University Kara Flowers, Grand Rapids Community College |
Room 300 |
| Workshop |
Elevating Pronunciation Confidence Using Therapy for Challenging Consonants Melissa Bourg, Michigan Language Center, University of North Florida |
Room 350 |
| Workshop |
Vocabulary Through Storytelling: A Practical Approach Jake Bui, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Rita Ginting. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Room 301 |
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