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Friday, January 24
 

8:00am MST

AI As a Tool in the Language Classroom
Friday January 24, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am MST
Yucca
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Learn about ChatGPT and other AI platforms. This session will review how AI can assist language teachers with lesson planning, assessment, and provide better feedback to students. We will learn what this tool is, its capabilities, and how it can make our teaching tasks more efficient. Bring a device. Session will be in Spanish.
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avatar for Elizabeth Cisneros
SWCOLT 2025 AI in the language classroom English pdf
La inteligencia artificial en el salón de lenguas pdf
Friday January 24, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am MST
Yucca
  60-minute presentation

1:00pm MST

Interactive Intercultural Learning for the Language Classroom
Friday January 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
Yucca
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Teachers will become students, as the presenter guides them through multiple interactive intercultural learning activities, designed to build cultural awareness and understanding in the classroom. Each can be replicated in the target language at the novice level, and all materials will be provided. Prepare for laughs and high levels of engagement.
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avatar for Jill Woerner - AFS Intercultural Programs USA

Jill Woerner - AFS Intercultural Programs USA

Sr. Director of Education and Outreach to Schools, AFS Intercultural Programs USA
AFS-USA empowers people to become globally engaged citizens by delivering meaningful intercultural experiences that provide the knowledge and skills needed to help create a more just and peaceful world.
SWCOLT Interactive Intercultural Learning pdf
Friday January 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
Yucca
  60-minute presentation

2:15pm MST

Quench their Thirst for Belonging: Warm-up Routines That Build Community
Friday January 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm MST
Yucca
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How do you start your class each day? The first 5 minutes of class are a golden opportunity to build connections. Come learn simple strategies that make kids want to attend, want to use the target language, and want to interact from the very first minute of class. These warm-up strategies support SEL practices, social justice, and help build communicative fluency and accuracy.
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avatar for Liz Matchett

Liz Matchett

Executive Director, California Language Teachers' Association
The California Language Project (CWLP) and the California Language Teachers'Association (CLTA) work in tandem to meet the professional learning needs of California teachers and to support them to be the well-informed and highly qualified world languages and culture educators.
Friday January 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm MST
Yucca
  60-minute presentation

4:00pm MST

Cultivating Cultural Competence in Dual Immersion Secondary Education
Friday January 24, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
Yucca
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Explore practical strategies for teaching culture in dual immersion secondary classes, aligning with the "C" of Culture from the World Readiness Standards. Discover how to guide students in investigating the relationship between cultural practices, products, and perspectives. Empower students to interact with cultural competence and understanding, fostering a deeper appreciation for global diversity.
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avatar for Priscila Prestes

Priscila Prestes

teacher, Alpine School District / BYU
I am passionate about the DLI program and obviously Portuguese. I had the opportunity to be a first grade DLI teacher for 5 years. I am now in my third year as a Junior High DLI teacher. I'm also an MA Portuguese Pedagogy student at BYU and I'm loving it.
Friday January 24, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
Yucca
  60-minute presentation

5:15pm MST

A Simple and Powerful Daily Writing Practice to Improve Language Skills Learning
Friday January 24, 2025 5:15pm - 6:15pm MST
Yucca
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This presentation showcases a simple and powerful routine writing practice that facilitates to reinforce grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and phonics through daily writing. This writing approach enables teachers to get immediate output from students. The audience will have the opportunity to learn and see how students get engaged to write, speak, and share what they are able to produce daily, in a short period of time. It will show how to build students’ confidence and autonomy in writing, especially when teaching a second language in a dual immersion classroom where it is necessary to counterbalance academic content and language skills.
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avatar for Leine Moratelli

Leine Moratelli

DLI Portuguese Teacher, Majestic Fields Elementary
I'm currently a 5th grade Dual Immersion Portuguese teacher in the Utah State Immersion program and I'm passionate about it. I have experience in the area of Education, working mainly in the following areas: English, Portuguese for foreigners, and teaching methodologies. My main goal... Read More →
Resources Word of the Day pdf
SWCOLT Presentation 2025 A Simple and Powerful Daily Writing Practice to Improve Language Skills Learning pdf
Friday January 24, 2025 5:15pm - 6:15pm MST
Yucca
  60-minute presentation
 
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