SWCOLT 2025: Full Schedule

Welcome to SWCOLT-AZLA 2025 at Gila River Resort & Casino - Wild Horse Pass.

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8:00am MST

Game on! Mit spielerischen Aktivitäten zum Lernerfolg (Exhibitor Session)

Friday January 24, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am MST

Um erfolgreich Deutsch zu lernen, bedarf es Motivation, Spaß und Spiel. Leichter gesagt als getan. Wie erreichen Lehrkräfte, dass sich die Lernenden aktiv am Unterrichtsgeschehen beteiligen und spielerisch die Sprache lernen? In diesem Workshop werden verschiedene Beispiele aus der Praxis für den Präsenz- und Onlineunterricht vorgestellt, die (junge) Lernerinnen und Lerner mit spielerischen Aktivitäten motivieren und den Lernerfolg steigern sollen.

Speakers

Anna Ralston-Schmid

Friday January 24, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am MST
Ocotillo C

60-minute presentation

Company German
Audience All Levels
Subject German
Area The Learning Experience

1:00pm MST

7 Steps to a Language-Rich, Interactive World Language Classroom

Friday January 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST

Ocotillo C

Feedback Survey

In this session, participants will learn 7 simple, efficient strategies to create a language-rich, interactive classroom. By participating in a short mini-lesson, we will experience all 7 steps and how they support students as they move along their proficiency journey in a communication-based classroom. The 7 Steps include procedural ideas and lesson planning components, and participants will walk away with a bank of resources and ideas for implementation in their own classroom, including a mini-lesson ready to use in a variety of languages.

Speakers

Sally Barnes

Hi all! My name is Sally Barnes and I am a consultant for Seidlitz Education and co-author of 7 Steps to a Language-Rich, Interactive World Language Classroom (2nd Edition). I am a former Spanish teacher and world language district coordinator with 12 years experience in the field... Read More →

Friday January 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
Ocotillo C

60-minute presentation

Company All languages
Audience All Levels
Subject English
Area The Learning Experience

2:15pm MST

Character & Communication: Enhancing Language Learning via Character Growth (Exhibitor Session)

Friday January 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm MST

Ocotillo C

Feedback Survey

During this session, participants will gain a clear understanding of how to integrate character development into their world language classrooms. They will acquire practical strategies, lesson plan ideas, and a renewed sense of purpose in fostering both linguistic and personal growth in their students.

Speakers

Brooke Campbell

World Language Sales Consultant, Klett World Languages

At Klett World Languages, we strive to foster a love for learning world languages by creating meaningful content that not only sparks students’ curiosity but also transitions into real-life practice. Through our inclusive, communicative, and collaborative Spanish, French, German... Read More →

Friday January 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm MST
Ocotillo C

60-minute presentation

Company All languages
Audience All Levels
Subject English
Area The Learning Experience

4:00pm MST

Mining for Proficiency: Creating a Proficiency-Based Classroom

Friday January 24, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST

Ocotillo C

Feedback Survey

Creating a proficiency-based classroom is like mining for silver. Come join us for an adventure into a Nevada mine, where we need to prepare for our adventure, check in as we go and mine the gems as we find them; all to help our students increase their proficiency. This session will feature activities and resources that 3 teachers from a variety of educational situations (rural, magnet, comprehensive high schools) use to design a classroom environment that encourages students to embrace their proficiency journey. Come strike it rich with us!

Presenters: Jennifer Newman-Cornell, Tzeitel Borbon & Jana Arnold

Speakers

Tzeitel Borbon

Fernley High School

Jana Arnold

McQueen High School

Jennifer Newman-Cornell

Educator, Northwest Career and Technical Academy

I teach Spanish II, Spanish III, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature and Spanish V. I love to collaborate and work in PLCs with other teachers. I am the Professional Development Chairperson for the Professional Language Association of Nevada (PLAN-the Nevada state world... Read More →

SWCOLT Mining for Proficiency Presentation pdf

Friday January 24, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
Ocotillo C

60-minute presentation

Company All languages
Audience All Levels
Subject English
Area The Learning Experience, Planning

5:15pm MST

Revitalize Your Classroom: Strategies for Creating an Oasis of Learning and Growth (Exhibitor Session)

Friday January 24, 2025 5:15pm - 6:15pm MST

Ocotillo C

Feedback Survey

In this interactive session, teachers will explore innovative strategies, best practices, and ideas for creating a vibrant language classroom that inspires both students and teachers.

Speakers

Laura Zinke - Vista Higher Learning

Consultant, Vista Higher Learning

Vista Higher Learning develops transformative language and literacy solutions that meet the needs of every language learner—those acquiring a new language, enhancing a second, or perfecting their native language. We empower educators with innovative, research-based programs that... Read More →

Friday January 24, 2025 5:15pm - 6:15pm MST
Ocotillo C

60-minute presentation

Company Spanish
Audience Secondary
Subject English/Spanish
Area The Learning Experience