The New York State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages is delighted to announce its speaker schedule for The Virtual NYS TESOL 50th Annual Conference.
The dates: 11/13/2020 – 11/14/2020 from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
The Virtual NYS TESOL 50th Annual Conference will be inclusive of all our members across New York State and around the world!
We have intentionally designed a compassionate virtual conference – a place to connect, learn and above all share how much we care about our multilingual learners, their families, and each other.
The two days will be filled with rich opportunities to learn, share, and interact with educators of multilingual learners at all levels. Conference activities include three types of concurrent sessions: 45-minute interactive workshops, 25-minute practice or research-focused presentations, quick 15-minute teaching tips as well as fun coffee breaks and lunches with incredible keynote speakers.
Registration & Fees
The conference fee includes the full two days of conference activities, access to recordings of all sessions, and NYS TESOL membership through 2021.
2020 Member $75
Click here to register
If you would like to make a donation to support NYS TESOL in honor of our 50th anniversary, click here!
Schedule at a Glance
Friday, November 13, 2020
| 9:00-9:10Opening Remarks by NYS TESOL President Laura Baecher |
| 9:15-9:45Plenary 1: Okhee Lee |
| 10:00-10:45 Concurrent Sessions |
| 11:00-11:30 Coffee Klatsch with TESOL Great Diane Larsen-Freeman |
| 11:45-12:15Plenary 2: Ofelia García |
| 12:30-1:15TESOL Expert Brown-Bag Conversation with Luciana de Oliveira |
| 1:30-2:30 Hands-on Workshops More than Scaffolding Reading: Validating, Affirming, Honoring ELs Valentina Gonzalez Teaching Immigration Through Film: A Workshop for Secondary Educators Tatyana Kleyn Culturally Sustaining-Responsive Instructional Reading Approaches for Emergent Adolescent Readers Jody Polleck Migrant Students and Trauma – Part 1 Michael O’Loughlin and Susanne Marcus The Altruistic Shield: Moving Past Racial Discomfort and White Fragility Justin Gerald Standing up for Our Community: an Upstander Workshop for Teachers Sarah Creider Virtual Study Abroad Collaboration Devin Thornburg and Óscar Ceballos |
| 2:45-3:15Afternoon Tea with TESOL expert Diane Staehr Fenner |
| 3:30-4:00Plenary 3: Deborah Short |
| 4:15-5:00Award Ceremony Celebrate Students and Educators |
Saturday, November 14, 2020
| 9:00-9:10Opening Remarks by NYS TESOL President Laura Baecher |
| 9:15-9:45Plenary 1: Elisa Alvarez |
| 10:00-10:45 Concurrent Sessions |
| 11:00-11:30Coffee Klatsch with TESOL great Stephen Krashen |
| 11:45-12:15Plenary 2: Alicja Winnicki and Elsa Nuñes |
| 12:30-1:15TESOL Expert Brown-Bag Conversation with Emily Francis |
| 1:30-2:30 Hands-on Workshops Migrant Students and Trauma – Part 2 Michael O’Loughlin and Susanne Marcus Advancing the Language & Literacy Needs of Adolescent Newcomers Rebecca Curinga and Ingrid Heidrick The Synchronous Online Flipped Learning Approach – An 8-Step Cycle Helaine Marshall Engaging All Students in Learning Science Through Functional Use of Language Emily Kang and Okhee Lee Creating Breakout Rooms with Google Meet to Encourage Live Collaboration Tan Huynh Addressing Perceptions and Stereotypes in Interracial Friendships and Teacher-Student Relationships within Diverse School Communities Ming-Hsuan Wu and Sonna Opstad Determining Language Difference from Disability Jamie Scripps Taller de Bitmoji Esther Park and Suzy Cáceres Deepen Learning with PBL Virtual Field Trips Frederic Lim Culturally-Responsive and Sustaining Practices Odette Clarke and Max Chang Texts, Topic, Translanguaging: A Framework for Teaching Bilingual/ Multilingual Students Carla España and Luz Yadira Herrera |
| 2:45-3:15NYS TESOL SIGs/ Regions Tea and Conversation |
| 3:30-4:00Plenary 3: Andrea Honigsfeld and Maria Dove |
| 4:15-5:00Toast the 50th!Honor 50 Past Presidents and Installation of New Board |
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