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SWCOLT 2025

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

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Maria Green

Longview Elementary

Teacher

About me

Hello! I am Maria Green, I was born in Mexico City, but I have live in the United States most of my life. I feel passionate about teaching and leaning languages. I have learned Japanese and Portuguese in addition to mastering English and been born as a Spanish speaker. I live in Phoenix now. I am going to retire in 3 years, but I would love to teach abroad in Asia or Europe after that.

8:00am MST

AI As a Tool in the Language Classroom YuccaElizabeth Cisneros

10:00am MST

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

1:00pm MST

Play as a Language Learning Oasis: 12 Activities to Sharpen Students’ Speaking, Listening, and Writing Skills Palo Verde CSharon Lyman Best of Nevada: Conectando con confianza: Fortaleciendo la identidad y la cultura en hispanohablantes a través de la literatura AgavePaulina Rios • Melissa Bullard

2:15pm MST

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 The Linguistic and Cultural Value of Authentic Materials in the L2 Classroom Ocotillo BClaudia Kechkian - AATSP

4:00pm MST

Mythical and Historical Mexican Women Palo Verde CElizabeth Cisneros Developing Global Citizenship through School Exchanges (Exhibitor Session) Ocotillo APatricia Roque • Prometour USA Inc

5:15pm MST

Quick Assessments for Today's Teachers: What Can I Do in 90 Seconds? Palo Verde CMelany Batista • Diego Batista Chatbot Activities in the Spanish Classroom: Possibilities and Challenges WillowYuly Asención-Delaney

6:30pm MST

SWCOLT Member Reception Event Lawn

7:30am MST

Registration Main Hallway

9:00am MST

Best of Utah: Oral Assessment - Providing a Powerful Data-Based Assessment for Successful Interventions in DLI Classrooms AgaveLina Figueiredo Incorporating a Challenge Analysis Approach in World Languages Ocotillo AAndrew White Real-Life Tasks: Authentic Activities in the Classroom YuccaDustin J. Hemsath

10:45am MST

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

12:00pm MST

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

1:30pm MST

It’s Like You’re a Detective: Immersive Spanish Inquiries Grades 3-12 (Exhibitor Session) Ocotillo APaige Adams - The DBQ Project

2:45pm MST

Global Classroom Exchanges - How I've Made it Happen! Palo Verde CCarina Plett

4:00pm MST

Creating a Future-Ready Language Classroom with Virtual Exchanges (Exhibitor Session) WillowLeonardo Islas