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SWCOLT 2025

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

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8:15am MST

DLI Site Visits Hotel LobbyMaria Cristina Ladas

9:00am MST

Building Bridges; Enhancing Interpersonal Communication in the World Language Classroom Ocotillo BDr. Cecile Nedellec Tiering Tasks and Text to Challenge All Learners Ocotillo ALeslie Grahn

1:00pm MST

Enhance Students' Language Competence through a Well-Planned Articulation across Levels Ocotillo ABaocai Paul Jia Teaching Strategies for Engagement Ocotillo BPriscila Prestes

4:30pm MST

World Language "Trade Secrets" - Top 12 Strategies to Engage Today's Language Learners Ocotillo AMarina Barcelona • Amy Kingsley

8:00am MST

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 AI As a Tool in the Language Classroom YuccaElizabeth Cisneros Best of Hawai‘i: Fostering Engagement: Fun Classroom Routines for Novice & Intermediate Learners AgaveJennifer Stevens Ditch the Textbook! Heritage Spanish Curriculum Design Using Only Authentic Resources Palo Verde ANallely Morales Enhancing Foreign Language Speaking Skills by Using Interagency Language Roundtable WillowBozo Dzakula Game on! Mit spielerischen Aktivitäten zum Lernerfolg (Exhibitor Session) Ocotillo CAnna Ralston-Schmid Reflecting, Innovating, and Designing Action Research ChollaPompeya Gettler Talking Pictures Palo Verde BAl Martino

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 Using 'Mitwachsende Karten' in the Foreign Language Classroom - CANCELLED BY PRESENTER Palo Verde CBerni Beringer 7 Steps to a Language-Rich, Interactive World Language Classroom Ocotillo CSally Barnes Best of Nevada: Conectando con confianza: Fortaleciendo la identidad y la cultura en hispanohablantes a través de la literatura AgavePaulina Rios • Melissa Bullard How to Adapt Classroom Conversations into Accessible Texts ChollaMira Canion Interactive Intercultural Learning for the Language Classroom YuccaJill Woerner - AFS Intercultural Programs USA Where Language Learning Meets Neuroscience (Exhibitor Session) Ocotillo BJJ Morgan - Voces Digital

2:15pm MST

Cultivating Creativity and Confidence: Enhancing Impromptu Writing Skills in Japanese through Timed Exercises in the Classroom Palo Verde CReiko Akiyama Vocabulary Acquisition in the L2 Classroom: Strategies for Building and Retention Palo Verde CTim Cannon Best of New Mexico: Gamifying Teaching, Learning, and Speaking AgaveKayla Scheer Character & Communication: Enhancing Language Learning via Character Growth (Exhibitor Session) Ocotillo CBrooke Campbell Empowering Diverse Learners: Student Agency in the Language Classroom ChollaLeslie Grahn Now I See! Fostering L2 Digital Multimodal Literacies through Infographics Palo Verde BBeatrice Dupuy • Tara Hashemi Quench their Thirst for Belonging: Warm-up Routines That Build Community YuccaLiz Matchett Reading: Why, What, and How (Exhibitor Session) Palo Verde AElicia Cárdenas - The Comprehensible Classroom The Linguistic and Cultural Value of Authentic Materials in the L2 Classroom Ocotillo BClaudia Kechkian - AATSP

4:00pm MST

Level Up Your Language Teaching: Free Resources and Opportunities from the NFLRC Palo Verde CRachel Mamiya Hernandez Mythical and Historical Mexican Women Palo Verde CElizabeth Cisneros Navigating New Horizons: Reflections on the Summer 2024 NAU Faculty-Led Program in Chongqing, China Palo Verde CDi Wu On Making the Online Asynchronous Language Class Communicative and Interactive Palo Verde CChristopher G. Botero Cultivating Cultural Competence in Dual Immersion Secondary Education YuccaPriscila Prestes Developing Global Citizenship through School Exchanges (Exhibitor Session) Ocotillo APatricia Roque • Prometour USA Inc Envisioning and Realizing Improved Teaching: Action Research Fundamentals with Examples Ocotillo BWalter Fernando Trejo Rios • Julie Monty K-16 Pathways to the Future! ChollaJill Landes-Lee Mining for Proficiency: Creating a Proficiency-Based Classroom Ocotillo CTzeitel Borbon • Jana Arnold • Jennifer Newman-Cornell

5:15pm MST

Fun Input for Fruitful Output: Useful Ways to Use Short Clips in the Language Classroom Palo Verde CJuliana Suby Quick Assessments for Today's Teachers: What Can I Do in 90 Seconds? Palo Verde CMelany Batista • Diego Batista What is the Role of Elementary Schools in World Language Education? Palo Verde CRonald Ramirez ACTFL Teacher of the Year: Marigolds and Mindsets: Choosing Sustainable Optimism AgaveKei Tsukamaki - ACTFL Leveraging ACTFL Assessments for College and Career Readiness (Exhibitor Session) Palo Verde AJennifer Quinlan - Associate Director of Product Management - Language Testing International Promoting Student Engagement with Constructive Feedback in Formative Assessment Ocotillo BDr. Maida Dzakula • Bozo Dzakula

9:00am MST

Interactive AI Reading and Writing Activities ChollaBreAnn Busboom Real-Life Tasks: Authentic Activities in the Classroom YuccaDustin J. Hemsath Social Emotional Wellbeing of Teachers: Going Deeper and Centering Rest Palo Verde BChristine Lanphere - CWLP/CLTA • Liz Matchett 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 Unlocking Potential: 9 Ways We Use Proficiency Data to Innovate and Improve World Language Instruction (Exhibitor Session) Palo Verde AMaylén R. R. Sullivan - Avant Assessment

10:45am MST

Do Your Students Only Care about the Grade? - Get Them to Jump out of the Gym and onto the Playing Field (Exhibitor Session) Ocotillo BChris Gerding - Boomalang Grading for Growth: Rethinking Assessment in Language Learning Palo Verde BTroy Cox Increasing World Language Proficiency Across the Communicative Modes with Extempore WillowJames Yoder

1:30pm MST

AI: Friend, Not Foe! WillowRachel Tillotson Awarding and Motivating Students with AATSP (Exhibitor Session) Ocotillo CClaudia Kechkian - AATSP 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 The Linguistic Landscape As a Tool for Language Learning: Austria and France Palo Verde B Turn Up the Heat! Master the Hot Pepper Method! YuccaBrandee Mau • Silvia Juhas ¡Me duelen los pies!: Proficiency-Based Activities for the Medical Spanish Classroom Ocotillo BElectra Gamón Fielding

2:45pm MST

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 Best of Colorado: This Is Why We Do What We Do in Our Class AgaveAnnick Chen Integrating AI and Language Learning into Project-Based Learning for Inclusive Education YuccaRolla Elsaiary 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

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 Data-Driven Language Teaching YuccaJennifer Quinlan - Associate Director of Product Management - Language Testing International • Jody Lindsay Eres bilingüe ¿y ahora qué? The Power of Bilingualism in Multilingual Spaces (Exhibitor Session) Ocotillo AKarla A. Estrada - Carnegie Learning Language Advocacy – Pathway to Sustainable Language Learning - SESSION CANCELLED BY PRESENTER Palo Verde BKathleen Stein-Smith Sounding Like a Real German: Best Practices for Pronunciation Ocotillo CMelanie Mello • Sara Lee Talk Is Cheap. Speak More! Palo Verde ARachel Tillotson Technology Based Assessments in World Language Classrooms Palo Verde CNatalie Cooney