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SWCOLT 2025

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

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9:00am MST

Incorporating a Challenge Analysis Approach in World Languages Ocotillo AAndrew White Interactive AI Reading and Writing Activities ChollaBreAnn Busboom Real-Life Tasks: Authentic Activities in the Classroom YuccaDustin J. Hemsath Student Test Scores in DLI and Non-DLI Programs: Telling the Story and What We Can Learn WillowJennifer Quinlan - Associate Director of Product Management - Language Testing International • Karl H. Bowman Teaching Viennese Culture Using the IMAGE Model Ocotillo BElli Remund • Kathy Barnard

10:45am MST

Movies Make Meaning Ocotillo AJennifer Newman-Cornell • Margarita De León Viera

1:30pm MST

AI: Friend, Not Foe! WillowRachel Tillotson Best of Texas: Gaming The System 2.0 - No-Tech Gaming Strategies To Boost Language Engagement AgaveKimberly Church It’s Like You’re a Detective: Immersive Spanish Inquiries Grades 3-12 (Exhibitor Session) Ocotillo APaige Adams - The DBQ Project Revamping Instruction with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Palo Verde AYing Jin Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica: Let's Get Kids in the Program ChollaLacey Chavez • Carla Whitehead • Laura Zinke - Vista Higher Learning The Linguistic Landscape As a Tool for Language Learning: Austria and France Palo Verde B ¡Me duelen los pies!: Proficiency-Based Activities for the Medical Spanish Classroom Ocotillo BElectra Gamón Fielding

2:45pm MST

Breaking the Ice: Games to Get Students Talking Palo Verde CCaroline Pardo Global Classroom Exchanges - How I've Made it Happen! Palo Verde CCarina Plett NEW PRESENTATION: Reignite Your Teaching Passion through Deep Dives into Cultural Practices and Products (Former Title: The Systematization of an Open and Spontaneous Language Learning Community - Barnett/Rodriguez/O'Neill... Palo Verde CStephen Van Orden Strategies for Building Engagement & Community at the Novice Level Palo Verde CRachel Mamiya Hernandez Go Beyond Your Classroom Walls with a Free Virtual Exchange Ocotillo BJill Woerner - AFS Intercultural Programs USA Integrating Mindfulness with Proficiency in the Language Classroom WillowTroy Cox K-16 Dual Language Student Pathways to the Future (Exhibitor Session) Ocotillo CRoger Burt - Avant Assessment Leveraging Reading to Grow Learners' Proficiency ChollaGreta Lundgaard Reading across the Levels: Browsing through Some Ideas Ocotillo AJennifer Newman-Cornell Unlocking Language: Escape the Room, Not the Learning! Palo Verde AAshley Eberhart

4:00pm MST

Are Students Receiving Enough Speaking Practice? Leveraging AI for Individualized Practice and Personalized Feedback - EXHIBITOR SESSION AgaveBen Altschuler - Speakology AI College and Grade Students Learning Together: A Case Study in Collaborative Projects Ocotillo BFabiana Hansen Creating a Future-Ready Language Classroom with Virtual Exchanges (Exhibitor Session) WillowLeonardo Islas Enrich Teaching and Learning with D I E - Based Writing Activities ChollaAbigail R. Harootian Eres bilingüe ¿y ahora qué? The Power of Bilingualism in Multilingual Spaces (Exhibitor Session) Ocotillo AKarla A. Estrada - Carnegie Learning Sounding Like a Real German: Best Practices for Pronunciation Ocotillo CMelanie Mello • Sara Lee Talk Is Cheap. Speak More! Palo Verde ARachel Tillotson