Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages


2021 Morning Agenda

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9:15 - 10:00

Title Presenters Location Link
Indiana Migrant Education Program Emily Salinas, IDOE- Migrant Education GB1 Stream 1
Exploring Community ESL Teaching 

Susan (Feng) Luo, Ball State University

Nell Rose Hill, Ball State University

Safwan Abdulwahhab Malasalih, Ball State University

GB2 Stream 2
Embedding FoK in Teacher Education Pengtong Qu, Butler University GB3 Stream 3
Program Models for Bilingual Students

Hyunsil Park, Purdue University

Virak Chan, Purdue University

GB4 Stream 4
Wow! Look at that Background Knowledge!

Chad Hyatt, Indianapolis Public Schools

Katheryn Ferguson, Indianapolis Public Schools

GB5 Stream 5
Development of Alt Can Do Descriptors

Laurene Christensen, WIDA at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research

James Mitchell, WIDA at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research

Kristen Burton, WIDA at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research

GB6 Stream 6
All Things EL: Updates from IDOE's Team

Erica Sponberg, IDOE

Adam Pitt, Indiana Department of Education

Nicole Leach, Indiana Department of Education

GB7 Stream 7
Session cancelled GB8 Stream 8

10:15 - 11:00

Title Presenters Location Link
Fostering ESL Conversation Hour at IUPUI

Heather Thomas, IUPUI

Diego Padilla Garcia-Moreno, IUPUI

GB1 Stream 1
Challenging Linguistic Bias

Allison Segarra Hansen, Marian University

Nicole Carey, Indy Equity Collaborative

GB2 Stream 2
Making content accessible to CLD student

Virak Chan, Purdue University

Woongsik Choi, Purdue University

Tirtha Karki, Purdue University

GB3 Stream 3
Support systems for refugee students

Katie Brooks, Butler University

Kameron Packard, MSD Decatur Township

GB4 Stream 4
Session cancelled
Advancing ALTELLA: Revamping Alt ACCESS

Laurene Christensen, WIDA at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research

Kristen Burton, WIDA at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research

James Mitchell, WIDA at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research

GB6 Stream 6
Session Cancelled GB7 Stream 7


11-15 - 12:00

Title  LocationPresenters Link
Tech to the Families   GB1Amanda Crecelius, PATINS Project Stream 1
Audiovisual Effects in the ELA Classroom: Contextualizing Stories in the Modern World  GB2Layney Kirchoff, Purdue University Stream 2
How Globalization Shapes ELT Practices  GB3Vikrant Chap, Purdue University Stream 3
Coaching learning communities for equity  GB4

Katie Brooks, Butler University

Cathy Bhathena, College of Education, Butler University

Stream 4
Nonverbal Communication and Disability  GB5

Laurene Christensen, WIDA at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research

Shyyan Vitaliy, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

Stream 5
Book Talks - Latinx Identity in Kid Lit  GB6Julie Majercak, Belzer Middle School MSD Lawrence Township Stream 6
African students in online MEd TESOL   GB7Jan Dormer, Messiah University Stream 7


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