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SWCOLT 2025

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

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Jennifer Quinlan - Associate Director of Product Management - Language Testing International

Language Testing International

Assoc. Director

Utah

https://languagetesting.com/

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Since 1992, Language Testing International (LTI), a Samsung company, has led in global language proficiency testing for over 120 languages. As the exclusive ACTFL licensee, LTI ensures quality through certified testers, offering trusted language credentials recognized by corporations, academia, and government. With flexible online proctoring, LTI helps individuals and organizations certify language skills essential in today’s global economy.

7:30am MST

Registration Main Hallway

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

12:45pm MST

Vista Higher Learning Advertisement

8:00am MST

Keeping It Collaborative - Building Communication at Every Level Palo Verde CSally Barnes Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Corridor

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

7 Steps to a Language-Rich, Interactive World Language Classroom Ocotillo CSally Barnes Meaning-Based Strategies to Refine Accuracy in Middle School DLI Courses WillowGreta Lundgaard

2:15pm MST

Timed Repeated Readings in French DLI Palo Verde CRosie Baldwin Promoting Higher Levels of Proficiency Using Current Event Panels - SESSION CANCELLED BY PRESENTER Ocotillo ALaura Catharine Smith

3:15pm MST

Exhibit Break Exhibit Corridor

4:00pm MST

Level Up Your Language Teaching: Free Resources and Opportunities from the NFLRC Palo Verde CRachel Mamiya Hernandez Cultivating Cultural Competence in Dual Immersion Secondary Education YuccaPriscila Prestes K-16 Pathways to the Future! ChollaJill Landes-Lee

5:15pm MST

Leveraging ACTFL Assessments for College and Career Readiness (Exhibitor Session) Palo Verde AJennifer Quinlan - Associate Director of Product Management - Language Testing International

6:30pm MST

SWCOLT Member Reception Event Lawn

9:00am MST

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 Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Corridor

10:00am MST

Exhibit Break Exhibit Corridor

10:45am MST

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

2:45pm MST

K-16 Dual Language Student Pathways to the Future (Exhibitor Session) Ocotillo CRoger Burt - Avant Assessment

3:45pm MST

Beverage/Snack Break Exhibit Corridor

4:00pm MST

Data-Driven Language Teaching YuccaJennifer Quinlan - Associate Director of Product Management - Language Testing International • Jody Lindsay