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SWCOLT 2025

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

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Audrey Downey

Kyrene del Norte

Dual Language Teacher

7:30am MST

Registration Main Hallway

7:00am MST

Registration Main Hallway

8:00am MST

Art for Language’s Sake - Integrating Art into World Language Programs Palo Verde CLin Li Hall Keeping It Collaborative - Building Communication at Every Level Palo Verde CSally Barnes Meet Your Arizona AATSP Chapter! Palo Verde CLacey Chavez • Laura Zinke - Vista Higher Learning Reignite Your Teaching Passion through Deep Dives into Cultural Practices and Products Palo Verde CStephen Van Orden Using Authentic Resources for Communication and Culture (Exhibitor Session) Ocotillo BRich Sayers - Savvas Learning Company

9:00am MST

Exhibit Break Exhibit Corridor

9:45am MST

ACTFL Advertisement

10:00am MST

SWCOLT Plenary - Keynote Address: Dr. Sheilah Nicholas.; SWCOLT Regional Teacher of the Year Announcement Palo Verde B

11:30am MST

Lunch Break (On Your Own) n/a

1:00pm MST

Conversation Connections: Micro-Immersion through Conversation Groups Palo Verde CJessica Wood Extensive or Pleasure Reading and How to Build an Extensive Reading Collection Palo Verde CDr. Jeff Peterson How Valuable is Grice's Cooperative Principle to All Languages? Palo Verde CDr. C. Quijano Play as a Language Learning Oasis: 12 Activities to Sharpen Students’ Speaking, Listening, and Writing Skills Palo Verde CSharon Lyman 7 Steps to a Language-Rich, Interactive World Language Classroom Ocotillo CSally Barnes

2:15pm MST

Where Language Skills Meet Student Leadership: Unlocking the Power of Language Clubs Palo Verde CAmanda Oliveira Hoffmann Character & Communication: Enhancing Language Learning via Character Growth (Exhibitor Session) Ocotillo CBrooke Campbell

3:15pm MST

Exhibit Break Exhibit Corridor

4:00pm MST

Best of California: Effective Strategies and Activities for Interpersonal Communication AgaveDr. Cecile Nedellec

9:00am MST

Real-Life Tasks: Authentic Activities in the Classroom YuccaDustin J. Hemsath

10:00am MST

Exhibit Break Exhibit Corridor

10:45am MST

Milking Your Authentic resource for All Its Worth Palo Verde AWhitney Stafford-Najibi

1:30pm MST

Best of Texas: Gaming The System 2.0 - No-Tech Gaming Strategies To Boost Language Engagement AgaveKimberly Church

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 Leveraging Reading to Grow Learners' Proficiency ChollaGreta Lundgaard

4:00pm MST

Eres bilingüe ¿y ahora qué? The Power of Bilingualism in Multilingual Spaces (Exhibitor Session) Ocotillo AKarla A. Estrada - Carnegie Learning Talk Is Cheap. Speak More! Palo Verde ARachel Tillotson