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SWCOLT 2025

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

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Elizabeth Taylor

Volcano Vista HS

SWCOLT Board Member, NM, Teacher, Department Chair

New Mexico

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1:00pm MST

SWCOLT Teacher of the Year Interviews Ocotillo C

8:00am MST

Best of Hawai‘i: Fostering Engagement: Fun Classroom Routines for Novice & Intermediate Learners AgaveJennifer Stevens

9:00am MST

Exhibit Break Exhibit Corridor

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

Play as a Language Learning Oasis: 12 Activities to Sharpen Students’ Speaking, Listening, and Writing Skills Palo Verde CSharon Lyman How to Adapt Classroom Conversations into Accessible Texts ChollaMira Canion

2:15pm MST

Timed Repeated Readings in French DLI Palo Verde CRosie Baldwin 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

3:15pm MST

Exhibit Break Exhibit Corridor

4:00pm MST

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

5:15pm MST

Fun Input for Fruitful Output: Useful Ways to Use Short Clips in the Language Classroom Palo Verde CJuliana Suby A Simple and Powerful Daily Writing Practice to Improve Language Skills Learning YuccaLeine Moratelli

6:30pm MST

SWCOLT Member Reception Event Lawn

7:30am MST

SWCOLT State Leadership Breakfast Meeting (By Invitation) Palo Verde C

9:00am MST

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

10:00am MST

Exhibit Break Exhibit Corridor

10:45am MST

Grading for Growth: Rethinking Assessment in Language Learning Palo Verde BTroy Cox

12:00pm MST

SWCOLT Awards & Scholarship Luncheon (ticketed event) Palo Verde C

2:45pm MST

Breaking the Ice: Games to Get Students Talking Palo Verde CCaroline Pardo Strategies for Building Engagement & Community at the Novice Level Palo Verde CRachel Mamiya Hernandez Leveraging Reading to Grow Learners' Proficiency ChollaGreta Lundgaard

3:45pm MST

Beverage/Snack Break Exhibit Corridor

4:00pm MST

Talk Is Cheap. Speak More! Palo Verde ARachel Tillotson