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2016 OHIO TESOL CONFERENCE

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LAU RESOURCE CENTER SUCCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS

PROGRAM

Thursday, October 6, 2016 – Site Visits - Tickets and Pre-registration required. Meet in the Hilton Columbus Downtown Lobby at 9:00 a.m. Friday, October 7, 2016 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast Greater Columbus Convention Center, Union Station Ballroom 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Exhibitors’ Displays in Rooms C110-113 8:15 a.m. to 8:40 a.m. Welcome and Introductions – Union Station Ballroom Presiding: David Brauer, President, Ohio TESOL Welcoming Remarks: Abdinur Mohamud, Ohio Department of Education, Lau

Resource Center 8:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Keynote Session: Alba Ortiz, University of Texas at Austin Shared Responsibility and Collaboration: Keys to Ensuring the Success of

English Learners Union Station Ballroom

9:45 a.m. to 10:35 a.m. Concurrent Sessions “A” Featured Speakers: State of the Profession

10:50 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. Concurrent Sessions “B” 11:40 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. Poster Presentations/Exhibits 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. Lunch/ Recognition Awards –Union Station Ballroom 1:25 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions “C” 2:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. Concurrent Sessions “D”; Technology Fair 3:35 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. Concurrent Sessions “E” 4:40 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Interest Sections –Networking Sessions

Saturday, October 8, 2016

8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Registration – Convention Center, Room C-110 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast – Convention Center, Pod C 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Exhibitors’ Displays Rooms C110-113 8:30 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. Concurrent Sessions “F”

Featured Speaker: Jin Stearns, Author Believing in Yourself: One ELL's Inspiring True Story of Turning Tragedy into Triumph 9:30 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. Concurrent Sessions “G” 10:30 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. Concurrent Sessions “H” 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Business Meeting, Book and Prize Giveaways, Room C-211

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Site Visits: Thursday, October 6, 2016 – 9:00 am

JW Reason Elementary in Hilliard City Schools J.W. Reason Elementary School is home to approximately 490 students in grades K-5, with an ELL population of about 100 students, many of whom are refugees from the Middle East. The school is slightly above 50% free/reduced lunch. Recently they have begun to use a co-teaching instructional model for their ELL students in grades K-4. Midnimo Cross-Cultural Middle School This charter school serves students in grades 6-8 with a population that is predominantly Somali and African American. The English Language Learner population is 100 percent Somali speakers. The vision of the school is "To prepare students academically, socially and morally for higher education and a brighter future.” Westerville Central High School Westerville Central High School is a 9-12 school with over 1,800 students, with about 90 students receiving services in the ESL program. The achievement level of our students has dramatically improved with the recent implementation of S.I.O.P. A licensed ESL teacher and bilingual paraprofessionals collaborate with core academic teachers forming a team that delivers lessons to the students in the 9th and 10th grades. Additional support services are offered for upperclassmen. US Together Refugee Resettlement Organization US Together is a resettlement agency that provides accommodations, services and trainings for adult refugees who wish to resettle in the central Ohio area. We have a variety of different programs to service our clients to establish a strong foundation for their path to citizenship. Visitors will see ESL and citizenship classes. Adult ESOL Classes through Columbus City Schools Columbus City Schools offers several adult education programs, including ESOL classes for any adults in the Central Ohio area. Classes are free, and are leveled by English proficiency ability. Visitors will be able to observe one of four classes at various levels. We hope you can join us during the 2017 Ohio TESOL Conference for our next set of site visits. If you would like to showcase your program, please contact Brenda Custodio at [email protected].

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Welcome, Introductions, General Session

Friday, October 7, 2016 – 8:15 am to 9:30 am Union Station Ballroom

Welcome and Introduction: David Brauer, President, Ohio TESOL Welcoming Remarks: Abdinur Mohamud, Ohio Department of Education, Lau Resource Center Keynote Address: Shared Responsibility and Collaboration: Keys to Ensuring the

Success of English Learners

Presenter: Alba Ortiz, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus, Department of Special Education College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Office of

Bilingual Education at the University of Texas Dr. Alba Ortiz is Professor of Special Education and Director of the Office of Bilingual Education at University of Texas at Austin. She is an expert on the education of bilingual students with special needs. Throughout her career, Dr. Ortiz has received numerous presidential, federal commission and gubernatorial appointments. She is a past president of the Council for Exceptional Children, the premier national professional organization for special education.

Session Description

This session presents a framework for addressing long-entrenched issues faced by English Learners, including academic underachievement and disproportionate representation in remedial and special education programs. The framework calls for linkages across programs and services for English Learners, shared responsibility for student success, expertise specific to English Learners, effective curriculum and instruction, and collaboration among educators and EL parents and communities.

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Sessions A: Friday, October 7, 2016 - 9:45 am to 10:35 am

Session A-1 Featured Session: State of Profession - PreK-12 Presenters: Abdinur Mohamud and Donna Villareal, Ohio Department of Education, Lau Resource Center The presenters will share updated information and resources related to the instruction of English language learners in Ohio’s elementary and secondary schools. Room: Union Station Ballroom Intended audience: Grades PreK-12, Program Administrators Session A-2 Featured Session: State of Profession - Higher Education Presenters: Louis (Bill) Holschuh, Ohio Wesleyan University; Erin Johnson, Otterbein University;

Jeannette Horwitz, Wright State University; Ivan Stefano, Ohio Dominican University This session will examine trends in international enrollment in university academic programs and in intensive English programs (IEPs), the impact of these enrollments shifts in large and small IEPS, and the emergence of university pathways or bridge programming. Room: C114-115 Intended audience: Higher Education Session A-3 Featured Session: State of Profession - Adult Education, Refugee and Immigrant

Issues Presenters: Donna Albanese, State ABLE Director, Ohio Department of Higher Education; Jennifer

Johnson, State Refugee Coordinator, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services This session will provide information about current trends in adult education across the state, including funding, training, curriculum, and employment. Policy changes at the federal and state levels will be reviewed. In addition, an overview of refugee arrival numbers and population trends for Ohio will be given. Time to discuss any common issues will be available at the end of the session. Room: C211 Intended audience: Adult Education, Refugee and Immigrant Issues Session A-4 The Visual Edge for Standards Based Instruction - Exhibitor Session Presenter: Sargy Letuchy, The Visual Edge The Visual Advantage for the Core is a workshop that demonstrates how to use The Visual Edge: Graphic Organizers for Standards Based Learning-a book of visual instructional tools, to teach Common Core more effectively and efficiently. Room: C213 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Program Administrators Session A-5: Cancelled

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Sessions A: Friday, October 7, 2016 - 9:45 am to 10:35 am (continued)

Session: A-6 Featured Session: State of Profession – Teacher Education Presenter: Jennifer Fennema-Bloom, The University of Findlay This session will provide an overview of current TESOL programming options offered in the State of Ohio, as well as providing a national and state level look at educational trends in preservice and in-service teacher education for those working with English language learners. Time will be provided for participatory discussion on topics and areas of mutual concern.

Room: C214 Intended audience: Teacher Education Providers, In-service Professional

Development Providers, Educational Service Centers and School Administrators

Sessions B: Friday, October 7, 2016 - 10:50 am to 11:40 am

Session B-1 Maintaining Language and Literacy Assessment Records for English Learners Presenter: Alba Ortiz, University of Texas at Austin Maintaining longitudinal language and literacy assessment records is essential for instructional planning for English Learners. Guidelines for assessing and documenting skill development will be presented and considerations in identifying students who may benefit from supplemental intervention or referral to special education will be provided. Room: C213 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Program Administrators Session B-2 Connecting Formative Assessment with the ELP Standards Presenters: Jill Kramer, Dublin City Schools; Joshua Rowland, Athens City Schools Are your formative assessments aligned to the ELP standards? This session will look at assessments that align with the standards. Participants will also work in small groups to develop assessments that are useful for their settings. Room: C214 Intended audience: Grades K-12

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Sessions B: Friday, October 7, 2016 - 10:50 am to 11:40 am (continued)

Session B-3 Stuck in the Middle: Leading Students Through the Speaking Plateau Presenter: Julie Prugh, University of Dayton This academic demonstration will focus on the practicalities of getting intermediate-advanced ESL students to monitor their errors and increase fluency in order to encourage them to become more autonomous speakers. Most activities involve students making video or audio recordings. Room: C122 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education Session B-4 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Update Presenter: Colleen Grady, Ohio Department of Education The passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act provides a rare chance for states to change the way the way they approach improving opportunities and outcomes for all students. This session will provide an update on Ohio's response to ESSA as well as afford members of the audience the chance to weigh in on key decision points. Room: C114-115 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Program Administrators Session B-5 Collaborating with Content Area Teachers Presenter: Sara J. Levitt, Whitehall City Schools Need ideas to share with your colleagues? Come to this workshop and grab tips, strategies, and ideas that all teachers can use to support their ELLs. We will discuss alternative assessments and distribute resources you can use with your administrators. Room: C215 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Teacher Education; Program Administrators Session B-6 Building Successful E-Relationships with ELLS/Diverse Learners: Strategies for

Planning Effective Online Learning Programs Presenters: Kay Almy and Mike Tornow, PSI This interactive, hands-on, presentation will focus on the use of effective blended/online learning methods for ELLs/diverse learners that will enable educators to build strong, successful student relationships and engaging e-Learning strategies as they integrate technology into the K-12 curriculum. Room: C216 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant; Program Administrators

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Session B-7 What Happens When Teacher Candidates Work One-on-One on a Digital Storytelling Project with ELs? Presenters: Martha Castaneda, Miami University; Christopher Yaluma, Miami University/ The Ohio

State University; Linda Bucher, Talawanda School District This study examined Teacher Candidates’ (TCs) attitudes and awareness of multicultural teaching and learning before and after working one-on-one on a digital storytelling (DST) project with an EL. Presenters will outline the project, present survey results and discuss reflection themes. Room: C123 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Teacher Education Session B-8 Finding Their Individual Voice: Empowering English Language Learners Through Creative Writing Presenter: Gwendolyn Glover DeRosa, Otterbein University Creative (ESL) Writing is gaining interest in the TESOL field because students discover their personal, authentic voice through imaginative activities. This practice-based presentation will provide participants with materials and examples so they can integrate creative writing into their classes. Room: C124 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education; Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant Session B-9 Service Learning: Boosting ESL Students' Learning Skills through Collaborative, Communicative Projects Presenter: Siham El Ougli, INTO Marshall University This presentation will explore the powerful effect of collaborative, communicative projects outside the classroom/campus with special focus on the confidence international students build when valued for the unique perspectives they offer. Room: C120 Intended audience: Higher Education Session B-10 Culture in L2 Composition: English Learners' Successful Collaboration Presenters: Entisar Elsherif, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Melanie Ann Fields, Miami

University The presenters will elaborate on their students’ collaboration in their multimedia texts about culture in L2 composition. They will discuss the assignments, the readings, parts of the students’ multimedia texts, and how they evaluated them. Attendees will leave the session with ideas to use in their classroom. Room: C121 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education; Teacher Education

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Session B-11 Using Pop Culture and Technology to Increase Student Engagement in the ESL Classroom Presenter: Brittany P. King, Community Refugee & Immigration Services This hands-on presentation shows teachers how to make English fun and relevant by using pop culture and technology to connect with students. Relevant websites and practical classroom ideas for low-literacy ELLs will be shared. Room: C212 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant Session B-12 Vocabulary Learning through Oral, Aural and Kinesthetic Activities: Internalize those Words Presenter: Janice Showers, University of Dayton Increase vocabulary learning and retrieval through oral, aural and kinesthetic active learning and reflective activities modeled after the learning process that musicians use to memorize music scores. Session goers will be given some activities and be asked to share their own ideas for all learning styles. Room: C211 Intended audience: Grades K-6; Higher Education; Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant; New to Field Session B-13 Lexia Reading Core5 - Personalized Literacy Instruction for Students of All Abilities - Exhibitor Session Presenter: Kimberley Smith, Lexia Learning Built on 30 years of educational research, Lexia Reading Core5® accelerates fundamental literacy skills development. Explore the program’s depth of skills and enhanced support for ELL students. Review its embedded scaffolding structure and discover the detailed data that allows for time efficient and targeted data-driven instruction. Room: C125 Intended audience: Grades K-6 Session B-14 Can We Have Some Fun While We Learn, Please Teacher? Presenter: Lilia M. Moyer, Wright State University Academic topics are the primary focus in IEP classrooms, but sometimes a break is needed. When students become stressed out and unproductive due to their academic overload, fun may bring students to focus again. Room: C210 Intended audience: Higher Education; New to Field

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Poster Sessions Friday, October 7, 2016 - 11:40 am – 12:10 pm

Session P-1 The Effect of Learning Style on ESL Learners’ Uptake of Written Corrective Feedback Presenter: Danning Liang, Kent State University This study investigates students’ uptake of written corrective feedback, focusing on the effect of written corrective feedback on students’ writing improvement and the relationship between students’ learning style and their uptake of written corrective feedback. Room: Union Station Ballroom Foyer Intended audience: Higher Education; Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant Session P-2 Refugee Families Welcome Team: Community Partnerships that Matter. Presenter: Olga Shonia, Capital University This poster presentation will share experiences working as a ‘welcome team’ for refugee families going through a Columbus-based resettlement agency, Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS), and the partnership that was developed. Room: Union Station Ballroom Foyer Intended audience: Higher Education; Adult Education,

Refugee/Immigrant; New to Field; Workplace Literacy; Program Administrators

Session P-3 Bridging the Transition with Authentic Audience and Purpose Presenter: Jennifer Edwards, Miami University Students invest more in their work when they write for authentic purposes and audiences. This poster showcases one assignment written by bridge program students to help future international students prepare for their transition to life in an American university town. Room: Union Station Ballroom Foyer Intended audience: Higher Education Session P-4 Global Game Night - Sharing Culture while Practicing English Presenter: Courtney Colborn, University of Dayton This activity provides a low stress, safe and fun environment to practice English. Although created as a way to bring US and international college students together, it could be easily adapted for K-12 as a great family night event. Room: Union Station Ballroom Foyer Intended audience: Grades K-6; Higher Education; Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant

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Poster Sessions Friday, October 7, 2016 - 11:40 am – 12:10 pm (continued)

Session P-5 English Learning Opportunities in the Content-Area Classroom Presenter: Somin Kim, The Ohio State University Refugee and immigrant students are currently working on the group project in biology class. Preparing the presentation in L1 helps the students comprehend the content, and then they can improve English skills by interpreting it into English. Room: Union Station Ballroom Foyer Intended audience: Grades 7-12 Session P-6 Gooooal! The Beautiful Game as a Teaching Resource Presenter: Stephen Bridge, Wright State University This poster session features football (soccer), the perfect topic to engage students. A world of ideas will be presented for using our students' love of the beautiful game to teach all skills at all proficiency levels. Room: Union Station Ballroom Foyer Intended audience: Grades K-12; Higher Education

Friday, October 7, 2016 – 12:10 am to 1:10 pm

Lunch/Recognition Awards Union Station Ballroom

Remember to visit the exhibitors in Rooms 110-113

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Ohio TESOL Interest Sections

Post Secondary and Higher Education Interest Section

• Intensive English Programs • ITA Training • EAP Programs • Special University Summer Programs

Focuses on preparatory English language development and institutional-based classroom instruction for ESL students

PreK-12 Interest Section

• Pre-K Programs • Elementary Schools • Middle/Junior High Schools • High Schools • Bilingual Education

Focuses on English language development, content area instruction and support services for students of all proficiency levels of preK-12 education

Research and Teacher Education Interest Section

• Teacher Preparation • Applied Linguistics • SLA Research • Materials Development • Instructional Technology

Focuses on teaching teachers of ESL and aspects of instruction and research applicable across various student populations and learning environments

Adult and Immigrant/Refugee Interest Section

• Adult English Literacy • Family English Literacy • Community-Based Programs • School to Work Programs • Vocational ESL • Corporate Programs • Tutorial Services • Intercultural Training • Refugee Resettlement Concerns

Focuses on English language acquisition services which may include classroom, work-related applications, and/or specialized training for ESL adult learners/clients.

Meet with fellow members of your interest section from 4:40 pm – 5:30 pm to discuss important issues related to your field. See page 27 of this program for information about

scheduled networking sessions.

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Sessions C: Friday, October 7, 2016 - 1:25 pm to 2:15 pm

Session C-1 Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment and State Assessments Presenters: Paula Mahaley and Xavier Webb, Ohio Department of Education The Ohio English Language Proficient Assessment (OELPA) administration and technology will be discussed as well as a brief update on Ohio’s State Tests and the Ohio Graduation Tests with regard to the English Learner. Room: C114-115 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Program Administrators Session C-2 Putting Proficiency-based Learning into Perspective - Shift Happens! Presenter: Ryan Wertz, Ohio Department of Education The presentation will share the current trends and focus of world language education. It will give Ohio TESOL members some good insight into what their world language colleagues are attempting to do in their classrooms. Also, it will give them some take-aways for their own learners. Room: Intended audience: Room: C125 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Program Administrators Session C-3 Teamwork Equals to ELL Success. Collaboration among Mainstream Teachers and

ESL Teachers. Presenter: Erika Rivera, Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School This practice-oriented presentation will focus on the collaboration that should exist among K-12 mainstream teachers and the ESL team. The workshop will explore the benefits, challenges and implementation of the local support system for all parties involved. Room: C212 Intended audience: Grades K-12; New to Field Session C-4 Technology in the Students Limited in Formal Education (SLIFE) Classroom Presenters: Aaron Parker and Sarah Morales, Hamilton County Educational Service Center; Allison

Palassis and Megan Kreaps, Cincinnati Public Schools Have you ever wondered how to integrate technology effectively in a SLIFE classroom? We will share how our SLIFE classrooms have been transformed into 21st-Century learning environments that build social, foundational, and higher-order thinking skills. Room: C216 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Teacher Education; New to Field; Program Administrators

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Sessions C: Friday, October 7, 2016 - 1:25 pm to 2:15 pm (continued)

Session C-5 Issues and Challenges of Students with Interrupted Schooling Presenter: Brenda Custodio, The Ohio State University This session explores the causes of interrupted schooling and the impact this educational gap has on academic achievement. Suggested programming for a culturally and linguistically appropriate classroom to address the academic and non-academic needs of these students is the focus of the presentation. Room: C210 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant Session C-6 Monitoring student growth using Google Sites for Online Portfolios Presenter: Laura Mickelson, Licking Heights School District Use Google Sites to help your students create a 21st century online speaking, reading and writing portfolio. Students will be excited about their learning and recognize their progress, and teachers will have a medium from which to continuously and authentically assess their students. Room: C211 Intended audience: Grades K-12 Session C-7 "Wrong Word!": Research-informed Teaching Methods to Help ESL Writing Students Avoid or Repair Semantic Errors Presenters: Pamela Everly, LEAP Intensive English Program, Wright State University; Shengrong Cai, English Language and Literatures, Wright State University How many times have you marked your ESL students' papers with "wrong word" or "awkward"? Based on our analysis of ESL writing students' semantic errors, we will present several practical strategies for helping students avoid making these errors. Room: C213 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education Session C-8 Making the content-based college ESL classroom meaningful: Balancing EAP and ESP Presenter: Sonya Fix, Columbus College of Art and Design College ESL composition students can benefit from language instruction that develops English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and a content-based ESL curriculum that is tailored to develop the specific lexicons and discourses of students’ major areas of study—their academic English for specific purposes (ESP). Room: C120 Intended audience: Higher Education

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Session C-9 Linguistically Responsive Instruction in University Classrooms: Lessons Learned from a Faculty Development Project Presenters: Colleen Gallagher and Jennifer Haan, University of Dayton It is important for all university instructors to know how to work with the growing number of L2 English users in their content-based classes. This presentation shares lessons learned from a pilot faculty development seminar series in linguistically responsive instruction. Room: C121 Intended audience: Higher Education; Teacher Education Session C-10 Teach Language with Fast Sketching: Reach More Students Visually With Your

Inherent Drawing Ability Presenter: Raymond Goerig, RPG Tutoring Research shows the more senses engaged in learning, the better. Vision is the strongest sense. Turn a boring lesson into a memorable one by sketching more on your handouts and on the whiteboard. Room: C124 Intended audience: Higher Education; Adult Education,Refugee/Immigrant; Teacher Education Session C-11 Refugee Resettlement and Cultural Orientation Presenter: Breanne Reamsnider, Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS) Learn about refugee resettlement in Central Ohio via Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS) and about federally-required Cultural Orientation (CO), an informational, interactive class during a refugee’s first 90 days in the U.S. Participate in examples of creative CO activities. Room: C214 Intended audience: Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant; Teacher Education; New to Field Session C-12: WIOA in Action: Integrated Education and Training Activities for ESOL Presenters: Erin Wheeler and Tami Claggett, C-TEC; Tim Harry, Columbus Public Schools; Erin Holmes, Cuyahoga Community College This panel presentation discusses programs and activities for workplace education, workforce preparation and integrated education and training in adult ESOL programs. Join this session to learn about curricula, partnerships, and logistics for implementing these activities. Room: C215 Intended audience: Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant; Workplace Literacy

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Session C-13: Helping ESL Writers ‘Sound’ Academic: A Systemic Functional Linguistics

Perspective Presenter: Amine Oudghiri-Otmani, Marshall University This presentation will draw on research by Eggins (2004) and introduce a new pedagogical tool aimed at equipping ESL writers with the apparatus necessary to embrace academic voice through the Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) interpersonal system of “Mood.” Room: C122 Intended audience: Higher Education; Teacher Education; New to Field Session C-14 Making Input Into Output: Helping Students Become Better Note Takers Presenter: Dolores Elder and Hua Li, Kent State University This workshop will provide higher education listening instructors with some practical, hands-on tools for the teaching of note taking. Participants will be provided with tips, resources and a systematic approach to note taking skills. Room: C123 Intended audience: Higher Education; Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant

Sessions D: Friday, October 7, 2016 – 2:30 pm to 3:20 pm Session D-1 Literacy and the Arts Presenters: Nancy Pistone, Ohio Department of Education; Jason Blair, Dublin City Schools How can you use art to improve ELL students’ literacy skills? This session will highlight how visual art can help ELLs’ linguistic development. Room: C120 Intended audience: Grades PreK-12 Session D-2 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and ELLs Presenter: Christine Kempf, Ohio Department of Education The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) collects vital information about ELLs and their achievement and progress across the years in reading and mathematics. Discover the importance of ELLs participation and Ohio’s history, inclusion accommodations and how Ohio’s ELLs are achieving. Also the NAEP Question Tool will be discussed for use in formative or online assessment. Room: C213 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Program Administrators

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Sessions D: Friday, October 7, 2016 – 2:30 pm to 3:20 pm (continued)

Session D-3 Early Literacy Success: Workshops for Emergent Bilingual Families Presenters: Benjamin Rule, Renee Linn and Carol Price, Worthington City Schools; Gloria

Yeomans-Maldonado, The Ohio State University Worthington Schools, The Ohio State University, CDCFC Head Start, and the Worthington Libraries partnered to offer eight workshops for Spanish-speaking families of pre-kindergarteners. The team will share relevant research, curriculum frameworks, book samples, and bilingual video resources. Room: Union Station Ballroom C Intended audience: Grades K-6; Program Administrators Session D-4 Transforming Teaching with Tablets: Use Free Apps to Teach Language and Prepare for OELPA Presenter: Jennifer Arling, Northmont City Schools Would you like to design activities that simulate the type of speaking and writing items on online English Language Proficiency Assessments? Would you like to create photo flashcards to help newcomers? Would you like to have students create audio books on any theme or topic they are studying? Learn how to use free apps to easily and quickly create engaging language activities . Room: Union Station Ballroom B Intended audience: Grades K-6 Session D-5 Developing Language and Literacy Skills for English Learners Presenters: Sarah Vakharia and Dan Simonson, Cincinnati Public Schools; Kelli Perrin and Milena Varbanova, Hamilton County Educational Service Center This session will provide systematic guidelines on how to use universal screening and language proficiency data to develop appropriate services across the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for English Learners. A decision-making tool will be provided to participants. Room: Union Station Ballroom A Intended audience: Grades K-12 Session D-6 Making Math Interactive and Engaging for English Language Learners Presenter: Tanya DeLeone, Cincinnati Public Schools In this demonstration session you will learn ways to take traditional paper and pencil math lessons and turn them into interactive and engaging lessons for all of your students. This session focuses on the Interactive Component of the SIOP model. Room: C214 Intended audience: Grades K-6

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Session D-7 Charts, Posters, and Diagrams for Classroom Reference and Better Student Understanding Presenter: Sarah Hernandez, University of Dayton Intensive English Program Learn about the benefits of having students create charts, posters, and diagrams for the classroom and possible ways of how to incorporate them into your classes. Then, create some charts of your own! Room: C121 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education Session D-8 The Value of Using Translated First Language Literature Presenter: Ronald Gray, Ohio University The purpose of this presentation is to argue that a frequently overlooked type of literature, the translated first language of English language learning students, can be effectively used to help teach a wide variety of ESL/EFL courses. Room: C122 Intended audience: Higher Education; Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant; Teacher Education Session D-9 Using Free Corpus Tools to Analyze Student-Created Vocabulary Lists Presenter: Chris Hill, The Ohio State University This presentation will examine where students found words (in-class and outside sources) for class vocabulary lists that they created and how frequently those words appear in plain and academic English. Corpus tools and resources will be shared. Room: C125 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Higher Education Session D-10 “Like Peeling an Onion”: Using Student Feedback to Improve Teaching Presenter: Tim Micek, Ohio Dominican University A great deal has been written about using student feedback to improve instruction. Relatively little, however, has been written about getting this feedback while a course is being taught. A study was conducted to fill this gap in the literature. Room: C211 Intended audience: Higher Education; Teacher Education; Program Administrators

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Session D-11 Adapting and Integrating Games into the ESL Classroom Presenters: Nathan Erhardt, University of Dayton This workshop will demonstrate several examples of adapting games for an ESL classroom, as well as discuss challenges and successes with integrating different game-based methods. Room: C114-115 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Higher Education; New to Field Session D-12 Instructional Strategies for Workforce Education Presenters: Christina Terrell, OSU CETE; Elizabeth Goussetis,Godman Guild; Eunice Cabrera,

Cuyahoga Community College; Elizabeth Smith, Tolles Career Center; Stephanie Schab, Parma City Schools, ABLE

This panel presentation discusses evidence-based instructional strategies presented during the English that Works training event delivered by The Center for Applied Linguistics last spring. Panelists share successes and challenges of implementing specific strategies to help prepare students for the workforce. Room: C212 Intended audience: Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant; Workplace Literacy

Session D-13: Tech Fair Room C216

Visit the presenters listed below and others as they show a variety of technology uses for language learning in the classroom. There will be stations set up throughout the room featuring different technology projects. You can move from station to station exploring what people have done and see how you can apply technology to your classroom.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Implementing synchronous technology outside of educational settings: The example of SpeakApps Presenter: Nouf Aljohani, University of Queensland, Australia Due to low levels of English oral proficiency among Saudi students, SpeakApps, an online interactive platform, was trialed in a study to help language learners practice oral communication. The presenter identified factors for successfully delivering language-learning tasks via synchronous technology. An analysis was drawn from group interviews and task evaluation instruments. Intended audience: Higher Education; Teacher Education; Program Administrators

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Create Your Own App Prototype Presenter: Aaron Faulkner, Otterbein University Ionic Creator is a site that offers a framework for creating an app on any mobile device. This session provides participants with an opportunity to experiment making an app prototype by using components of a drag and drop library. Intended audience: Higher Education

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Session D-13: Tech Fair (continued) Room 216

Teaching Reading and Technology: Do They Go Together? Presenter: Anastasia Kryzhanivska, Bowling Green State University In the evolving era of new technologies, artificial separation of learning and electronic devices can hardly sustain even in the classroom. Join me for this session to explore resources for teaching reading using computers and mobile devices. Intended audience: Higher Education

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh Sheets! Presenter: Chris Poynter, Westerville City Schools Nothing beats a good Sheet in the morning! Come by to learn the power of Google Sheets & how it will boost your day like a bran muffin. Walk away knowing how to translate text dynamically, report ELL enrollment, track service levels & more. Intended audience: Grades K-12

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inside the Word of Twitter: Using Social Media to Share Your Story Presenter: Melissa Eddington, Dublin City Schools Come to learn how to use Twitter...We will set up accounts, practice some basic tweeting and learn some basic Twitter lingo. We will share our stories through Twitter and allow others to see the greatness of our students and classrooms. We will learn how to collaborate with others across the world through Twitter and gain some more knowledge through Twitter professional development. Intended audience: K-12; Higher Education Session D-14 Using Culturally Responsive Teaching to Meet the Needs of Adult ESL Students Presenter: Dorothy Hassan, Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services Presenters will provide a snapshot of the adult learner population in Franklin County, Ohio and how Culturally Responsive Teaching can be used to manage the affective filter and encourage a natural approach to teaching and meeting the needs of adult ESL students. Room: C215 Intended audience: Adult Education; Refugee/Immigrant

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Session D-15: Working with Families to support First Generation College Students Presenter: Jessica Burchett, Marion City Schools All students are expected to leave high school ready for college or a career, including English language learners. The families of first generation college students do not always know the correct process or procedures. This workshop will address ways that schools can help families through the before, after, and during the college application process. Room: C123 Intended audience: Grades 7-12 Session D-16 Language Learning Games and Activities - Exhibitor Session Presenter: Raymond Clark, Pro Lingua Associates For over 35 years, Pro Lingua has been publishing unique and user-friendly photocopiable materials that supplement and enliven the classroom with learners of all ages. Participants will experience these games and activities. Room: C210 Intended audience: Grades 7-12, Higher Education, Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant Session D-17 Beginner's Guide to Reading Recovery and Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) Presenters: Erin Young, Rocky River City Schools; Andrea Young, Solon City Schools This presentation is an introduction and outline of Reading Recovery (RR) and Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) in relation to ELL's. Stop in if you would like to learn more or are new to implementing either. Reading Recovery and LLI are generally used with students who are below their grade level peers in regard to reading level. Room: C124 Intended audience: Grades K-12; New to Field

Sessions E: Friday, October 7, 2016 - 3:35 pm to 4:25 pm

Session E-1 Unaccompanied Youth Supports and Services Presenters: Dana Weber, Stark County Educational Service Center; Connie Reyes Rau, Hamilton

County Educational Service Center Who are the Unaccompanied Minors in Ohio schools? What are their needs? What are some steps districts can take to meet their needs?

Room: C212 Intended audience: K-12; Program Administrators

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Sessions E: Friday, October 7, 2016 - 3:35 pm to 4:25 pm (continued)

Session E-2 District Support for SIOP Presenter: Ed Kennedy and District SIOP Team, South-Western City Schools As more districts look to provide support for ELL's in content classes, a closer look at how to best support the research-based Sheltered Instruction Observational Protocol (SIOP) approach to teaching is discussed by the staff of South-Western City Schools. Room: C211 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Program Administrators Session E-3 How Do You Use Formative Instructional Practices? Using FIP and Blended

Learning in the 7-12 ESOL Classroom Presenters: Emily Williams and KC Wyse, Sycamore Community Schools Come to this practical session where we explore some useful formative assessment tools (i.e. Kahoot, Go Formative, Zaption, Google Tools, and Padlet). These will keep your students engaged and give you the chance to better instruct, evaluate understanding, and provide students with immediate feedback. Room: C216 Intended audience: Grades 7-12 Session E-4 Using the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model to Teach Reading

Comprehension Strategies to English Learners Presenters: Lynn Smolen and Wei Zhang, The University of Akron This workshop illustrates how the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model (Fisher & Frey, 2008) scaffolds instruction for reading comprehension strategies. Presenters will demonstrate strategies using nonfiction texts for different content areas. Participants will actively engage in the demonstrations. Room: C215 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Teacher Education Session E-5 Perfectly Pronounceable Creative Pronunciation Activities for the Classroom Presenter: Patricia Marie Hart, University of Dayton A workshop and demonstration about unique, creative and effective pronunciation games, activities, and on-line resources. Room: Union Station Ballroom B Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education; Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant

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Session E-6 Metacognitive Reflections: Supporting Writing Skills, Process and Identity

Development for ESL students Presenter: Anika Nishiyama This presentation proposes that metacognitive reflective writing in the form of goal setting should be implemented in L2 writing classrooms to develop students’ identities, to build self-directed learners, and to promote differentiated instruction and cooperative learning. Room: Union Station Ballroom C Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education; Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant Session E-7 Let's Start at the Beginning Presenter: Bonnie Weaver, Fremont City Schools Whether your school district has 1 or 201 ELL students, the process of identification should remain consistent. Establishing this procedure is crucial. Receive a template that can be adjusted to meet your district needs while still following legal obligations. Room: C114-115 Intended audience: Grades K-12; New to Field; Program Administrators Session E-8 Using Learning Communities to help International Students find Success Presenter: Erin Knoche Laverick, The University of Findlay The University of Findlay’s IEP created learning communities for undergraduate international students. To ascertain the effectiveness of the learning communities, a longitudinal study was designed. For this presentation, the implementation of the learning communities and early findings from the study will be shared. Room: C120 Intended audience: Higher Education; Program Administrators Session E-9 Metacognitive Strategies to Support Student Success in STEM Presenter: Amy Spencer, Ohio Dominican University The presenter will demonstrate learning strategies that help students understand how to study effectively in challenging college-level STEM courses. Participants will practice creating and using rubrics based on metacognitive models of critical inquiry. Room: C121 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education; Teacher Education

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Session E-10 Publishing for the Ohio TESOL Journal: Tips and Strategies Presenters: Ivan Stefano, Ohio Dominican University; Jennifer Fennema-Bloom, The University of Findlay Are you interested in publishing your work in the Ohio TESOL Journal? This session reviews the submission guidelines and process. Room: C122 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Higher Education; Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant; Teacher Education; New to Field; Workplace Literacy; Program Administrators Session E-11 Specific Language Learning Outcomes of a Digital Story Project in an EAP Class Presenter: Laura Thomas, The Ohio State University In this paper, the presenter will discuss the specific language learning outcomes desired in incorporating a digital story project within an EAP advanced level class. Attendees will receive guidance for designing and assessing such a project. Room: C123 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education; Teacher Education Session E-12 USCIS: Citizenship Through Naturalization Presenter: Jacqueline Guevara, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - District 13 Join this session for an overview the naturalization process and a mock interview demonstration. Learn interviewing tips to share with students preparing to take the Naturalization test. A question and answer period will follow the demonstration. Room: C210 Intended audience: Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant Session E-13 Integrating Augmented Reality Tools into Authentic Language Learning Activities Presenters: Cassidi Hunkler and Natalia Kavun, Ohio University This demonstration shows how to use the technologies Aurasma and Google Maps in a listening and speaking activity that integrates students into the community by leading them to authentic destinations and assigning communicative activities. Room: C124 Intended audience: Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant

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Session E-14 Engaging Beginning Speakers in Complex Texts (Grades 3-12) Presenters: Patty Fong and Heidi Messbarger, Hamilton County Educational Service Center New standards have raised the bar in terms of the texts we choose. Participants will learn how ELLs of all proficiency levels can engage in complex, grade level texts and will leave with practical activities for the classroom. Room: Union Station Ballroom A Intended audience: Grades 3-12; Program Administrators Session E-15 Helping English Language Learners Better Understand Writing Task Requirements Presenter: Yanan Zhao, The Ohio State University Confronted with a writing assignment, ELLs often diverge from their lecturer’s interpretation while others more successfully meet the expectation. We’ll explore the decisions L2 writers make while writing and discuss pedagogical implications to promote more successful writing task completion. Room: C213 Intended audience: Higher Education Session E-16 The World is Your Classroom: Teach Abroad with the English Language Fellow

Program - Exhibitor Session Presenters: Rebecca Copeland and Toni Hull, English Language Programs Learn how you can enhance English language teaching capacity abroad through 10-month paid teaching fellowships designed by U.S. Embassies for experienced U.S. TESOL professionals. As an English Language Fellow, you can provide English language instruction, conduct teacher training, and develop resources. Join us to hear from program staff and alumni. Room: C125 Intended audience: Grades 7-12, Higher Education, Teacher Trainers Session E-17 Using Language Proficiency Data to Inform Targeted Instruction for English

Language Learners - Exhibitor Session Presenter: Peyton Rodriguez, DRC/CTB Data informed decision making is an important activity for increasing student achievement. This session will explore using data from interim English language proficiency assessments to inform targeted, individualized instruction. Room: C214 Intended audience: Grades K-12

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Interest Sections – Networking Sessions - Friday, October 7, 2016 - 4:40 pm to 5:30 pm

Take advantage of the opportunity to discuss a topic of common interest with fellow colleagues. Join one of the following networking sessions to share ideas, resources and success stories.

Session N-1 Room: C114-115

Becoming Involved in TESOL ...Facilitator: Lejla Maley, Otterbein University, Ohio TESOL

Session N-2 Room: Union Station Ballroom A

OELPA testing ...Facilitator: Jennifer Wiebe, University of Cincinnati

Session N-3 Room: C120

Low Incidence Districts ...Facilitator: Dana Weber, Stark County Educational Service Center


Teacher Education/Professional Development for Teachers ...Facilitator: Rosaire Ifedi, Ashland University


Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant ...Facilitators: Wendy Buckey, Tolles Career and Technical Center; Ahmed Fahad, University of Cincinnati


Collaborating and Working with Mainstream Teachers ...Facilitator: Sharon Underwood, Miami Valley ESL Consortium


Students with Limited or Interrupted Schooling/Refugees ...Facilitator: Brenda Custodio, The Ohio State University

Session N-8 Room: Union Station Ballroom C

Elementary ELLs ...Facilitator: Jill Kramer, Dublin City Schools


Higher Education ...Facilitator: Ivan Stefano, Ohio Dominican University


High School ELLs ...Facilitator: Sara Levitt, Whitehall City Schools


RESA and TESOL ...Facilitator: Jessica Burchett, Marion City Schools


Research Facilitator: YaLi Wu, The Ohio State University


SIOP Issues and Practices …Facilitator: Ed Kennedy, South-Western City Schools


Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and ELs Ellen Adornetto, Ohio Education Association


Using Native Language to Help Students Succeed Facilitator: Jennifer Fennema-Bloom, The University of Findlay

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Sessions F: Saturday, October 8, 2016 - 8:30 am to 9:20 am

Session F-1: Featured Session: Believing in Yourself: One ELL's Inspiring True Story of Turning

Tragedy into Triumph Presenter: Jin Stearns, Author Jin Stearns is a motivational speaker and author of the book, Lost Seoul. This inspirational true story narrates his journey of being lost at age six at the Seoul Train Station, sold to an unscrupulous orphanage, and later adopted by an American family at age ten. Young Jin faces all the challenges of an ELL adjusting to his new language and culture, and tells his moving story with humor and insight from the perspective of a newcomer. This powerful book is being read in many Ohio school districts, and is currently being made into a movie in London, England (set for release in 2017). Don't miss it!

Session Description

Jin Stearns shares his inspirational true story, one that takes him halfway across the world to learn the love of a new family, and back to Korea 40 years later to search for the family he never meant to lose. Room: C211 Intended audience: All Session F-2 Title III Consortia Presenter: Abdi Mohamud and Donna Villareal, Ohio Department of Education, Lau Resource Center The purpose of this session is to provide updates on Title III LEP consortium, CCIP process, and fiscal agency responsibilities. Room: C212 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Program Administrators Session F-3 Songs and Videos Enhance Vocabulary Lessons for ELL Students Presenter: Laurie Stewart, Shaker Heights CIty School District English Language Learners who are in the Level 1 to Level 2 English proficiency benefit from learning through songs and videos because visual and audio cues allow them to connect to the content. Room: C210 Intended audience: Grades K-12

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Sessions F: Saturday, October 8, 2016 - 8:30 am to 9:20 am (continued)

Session F-4 ESL Teacher As Consultant: You Are the Expert! Presenter: Cori Stevens and Andy Phillips, Hamilton County Educational Service Center The role of the ESL Teacher is changing! To ensure the greatest amount of success among ELLs, ESL professionals must share their expertise with other educators, and advocate for both the students and the profession. This session will provide guidelines on consulting with teachers and adminstrators. Room: C114 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Teacher Education; Program Administrators Session F-5 Holistic Collaboration and Toolkit for EL Success Presenter: Randa M. Nemer, Barberton City Schools Holistic collaboration is essential to advocating for ELs and creates a strong learning foundation. This session will present best practices and a toolkit for ESL teachers to use with students, parents, general education teachers, and administrators to bring lasting success. Room: C120 Intended audience: Grades K-12; New to Field Session F-6 Introducing Corpora to ESL Writing Class: A Replicate Study Presenter: Jing Sun, University of Cincinnati This study is a pedagogical practice of introducing corpora, the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) in particular, to 12 ESL college students in order to evaluate the effectiveness of corpus as an instructive and analytical tool in ESL students’ academic writing class within Liu and Jiang’s (2009) methodological framework. Room: C125 Intended audience: Higher Education Session F-7 Teaching Teachers About Plagiarism: A Case Study Presenters: Cynthia Walker, Jessy Hendrickx and Debra Rozner, Kent State University This presentation discusses steps taken at the Kent State University ESL Center to raise teachers’ awareness of plagiarism, teach them how to help students prevent its occurrence, and provide a system for dealing with plagiarism cases. Room: C121 Intended audience: Higher Education; Teacher Education

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Sessions F: Saturday, October 8, 2016 - 8:30 am to 9:20 am (continued)

Session F-8 Resources for Teaching and Tutoring Somali English Language Learners in Higher

Education Presenter: Allen Williams, Ohio Dominican University; This presentation will highlight some of the most useful resources, both print and online, for teaching and tutoring Somali English language learners at the college and university level. Room: C122 Intended audience: Higher Education; Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant Session F-9 Integrating Career Awareness into the ESOL Classroom Presenter: Jody Angelone, The Ohio State University, Professional Development Network This session will provide an overview of the Integrating Career Awareness into the ABE & ESOL Classroom Curriculum Guide. Lesson plans and resources provided to build capacity of ESOL staff to incorporate career awareness and planning into instruction and counseling. Room: C115 Intended audience: Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant; Workplace Literacy Session F-10 Going to the Doctor and the Drugstore: What You Should Know Presenter: Mary Dee, Project Learn of Summit County This session will focus on a supplement to teaching a unit on health. This resource covers useful and practical information on going to the doctor (before, during, and after) and to the pharmacy. Also, it covers keeping medical records, understanding prescription and warning labels and more. The supplement also includes multi-level exercises. Room: C123 Intended audience: Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant Session F-11 A Skills Repertoire for Successful University Reading - Exhibitor Session Presenter: Larry Zwier, Pearson ELT Contemporary research into the characteristics of high-level English academic reading strongly implies that a certain set of skills is essential. Among these are proficiency in (1) processing sentence components as thought groups, (2) recognizing that these thought groups often coalesce around formulaic sequences, (3) employing fluency practices that promote automaticity, (4) interpreting highly nominalized texts, and (5) exploiting reading-writing connections. This presentation details how a comprehensive repertoire of high-level reading skills is developed and strengthened in Pearson’s just-launched University Success series. Room: C124 Intended audience: Higher Education; Adult Education

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Sessions G: Saturday, October 8, 2016- 9:30 am to 10:20 am

Session G-1 Update on Title I-C Migrant Education: Services & Support to Ohio Schools Presenter: Jose Salinas, Ohio Migrant Education Center The purpose of this session is to provide educators updates on migrant student demographics in Ohio, educational supports and services available and the work of the Migrant Education Center. Room: C114 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Program Administrators Session G-2 EL's in Math Class: How Can I Help Them Learn? Presenters: Lori Welsh, Molly Farrell and Megan Feige. South-Western City Schools Math teachers need support to make learning comprehensible to EL's. This session provides research-based strategies aligned to the four language domains. Participants will leave with a framework that enables teachers at all levels to make mathematics accessible to EL's. Room: C210 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Teacher Education Session G-3 Responsive Classroom: More Collaboration, Less Chaos! Presenters: Kelly Williams, and Darcie Schalk, South-Western City Schools Tired of being interrupted during instruction due to undesirable behaviors in the classroom? The Responsive Classroom approach can help teachers develop trust and respect between students, increase positive social interactions, and build academic confidence that will create a collaborative and supportive classroom climate. Room: C211 Intended audience: Grades K-12; New to Field Session G-4 Beg, Borrow or ... Practical Tips, Resources, and Ideas from Across Ohio and

the Nation Presenter: Ellen Adornetto and Danica Williams, Ohio Education Association Educators are often the best resource for other educators. They know what is tried and true! Unfortunately, geography, time and money can hinder an educator's ability to connect. Come see, share, discuss and 'borrow' tips, resources and ideas collected from across Ohio and the nation. Bring your personal technology to continue the exchange of great resources beyond the session! Room: C212 Intended audience: Grades K-12; New to Field

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Sessions G: Saturday, October 31, 2016 - 9:30 am to 10:20 am (continued)

Session G-5 The Integration of Communicative Technologies International Students Use into

Teaching Presenter: Ya-Li Wu, The Ohio State University Are your international students quiet in class? This presentation discusses what communicative technologies they currently use to interact with instructors and peers and provides suggestions for integrating these technologies into teaching and communicating with them in and outside of class. Room: C120 Intended audience: Higher Education Session G-6 How the Language of Science Works Presenter: Wei Zhang, The University of Akron; This workshop offers participants a step-by-step hands-on analysis of a science text to illustrate how the language of science works. Participants will also engage in instructional activities to teach the language of science. Room: C121 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Teacher Education Session G-7 Supporting Student Success through a Test Preparation Elective Course in the IEP Presenter: Kathryn Hille, Ohio University (OPIE) This presentation describes the development of a Test Preparation elective course within an IEP, giving the rationale for IEPs assisting students specifically with TOEFL/IELTS preparation and discussing issues faced in creating, designing, and seeking approval for such a course. Room: C125 Intended audience: Higher Education; Program Administrators Session G-8 Learner Autonomy for Refugee Students: A Pathway to Self-Sufficiency Presenter: Christy Schaffner, Brittany P. King and Susan Kanter, Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS) A strong sense of learner autonomy can promote self-sufficiency for adult refugee students. This panel will discuss causes and problems associated with learner autonomy in the adult refugee classroom and explore hands-on classroom activities that will develop learner autonomy as a path toward empowerment and self-sufficiency. Room: C115 Intended audience: Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant; Workplace Literacy

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Sessions G: Saturday, October 31, 2016 - 9:30 am to 10:20 am (continued)

Session G-9 From Somaliland to Harvard: How a Boarding School in Somaliland is Preparing

Students for Top U.S. Universities Presenter: Derek Braun, Columbus City Schools Abaarso School, a middle and high school, located in Somaliland has received international attention as graduates have gone on to attend top U.S. universities. Data collected from notes, classroom observations and interviews with students, teachers and administrators will be presented. Room: C122 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant Session G-10 Culturally Responsive Pedagogical Strategies for Working with ELLs Presenter: Widad Mousa, North Olmsted City Schools The workshop will provide participants with pedagogical strategies for working with linguistically and culturally diverse ELLs with an emphasis on those of an Arab descent. It helps participants become culturally aware and sensitive through a better understanding of the western and non-western cultural expectations, practices, and ways of thinking. Room: C123 Intended audience: Grades K-12; New to Field; Teacher Education; Program

Administrators Session G-11 Kindervention: How to Engage and Connect with Your Youngest Language

Learners! - Exhibitor Session Presenter: Mary Gantzer, Abrams Learning Trends The session will include an overview of how Kindervention’s instructional design helps teachers meet the needs of these young language learners and provide an in-depth look at the easy, engaging, and effective strategies that Kindervention offers for literacy success. The presenter will share strategies for “Kinder” OELPA success! Room: C124 Intended audience: Pre-K -2 Teachers and Administrators

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Sessions H: Saturday, October 8, 2016 - 10:30 am to 11:20 am

Session H-1 Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment and State Assessments (note: this is a repeat of Session C-1) Presenters: Paula Mahaley and Xavier Webb, Ohio Department of Education The Ohio English Language Proficient Assessment (OELPA) administration and technology will be discussed as well as a brief update on Ohio’s State Tests and the Ohio Graduation Tests with regard to the English Learner. Room: C211 Intended audience: K-12; Program Administrators Session H-2 Overcoming the Barrier: Implementing Best Practices for Students Limited In Formal Education Presenter: Elizabeth Johnson, Educational Solutions Company This presentation is geared towards classroom and ELL support teachers in grades 6-12. Research and anecdotal data will be provided to support best practices for students limited in formal education (SLIFE). By the end of this presentation, teachers will leave with ideas for implementation and resources to aid in that application. Room: C120 Intended audience: Grades K-12 Session H-3 ESL Teacher Advocacy: Educating Colleagues on the Role of an ESL Teacher within your School(s) Presenter: Jennifer Fennema-Bloom, The University of Findlay This presentation is designed to educate and empower ESL teachers to be advocates of their profession so that they can more effectively collaborate with mainstream faculty and administrator for the overall educational success of English Language Learners. Room: C121 Intended audience: Grades K-12, Program Administrators Session H-4 Modifying Content Area Assessments for ELLs Presenter: Chris Spackman, The Charles School at Ohio Dominican University Participants will modify content area assessments to ensure that ELLs are tested on the content covered and not on "test English". The focus will be on core high school content classes. Modified tests from an area school will be provided. Room: C115 Intended audience: Grades 7-12

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Sessions H: Saturday, October 8, 2016 - 10:30 am to 11:20 am (continued)

Session H-5 Lexical Bundles in University Student Writing: A Comparison of L1 and L2 Writers Presenters: Tetyana Bychkovska, Joseph J. Lee and Farzaneh Vahabi, Ohio University This presentation reports findings of a comparative corpus-based analysis of the forms and functions of lexical bundles in L1 and L2 university student argumentative essays. The presentation also provides suggestions for teaching lexical bundles. Room: C122 Intended audience: Higher Education Session H-6 Social Construction of Students' Identities in a Tenth Grade ESL Biology

Classroom Presenters: Min-Seok Choi and Brian Seilstad, The Ohio State University This case study examines how one Somali student’s identities are socially constructed in one tenth-grade ESL biology class for immigrants and refugees. Ethnographic methods and discourse analysis are employed to capture how language in use plays in the identity negotiation in different social relations. Room: C125 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant; Teacher Education Session H-7 Improving Arabic-speakers’ Reading Comprehension through Reading Aloud in English Presenter: David G. Williams, Jr., Ohio Dominican University This research presentation focuses on possible solutions for improvement of reading comprehension through the introduction of bottom-up techniques, such as reading aloud, while considering the challenges that stem from cultural and academic background of Arabic-speakers. Room: C114 Intended audience: Higher Education Session H-8 Color-coding and Technology Revision Techniques in ESL Composition Presenter: Melanie Ann Fields, Miami University The presenter will elaborate on color-coding requirements using peer revision techniques using Google Docs. She will explain how students learned to understand requirements by highlighting them in different colors, and generate ideas, evaluate drafts, revise them and edit them. Room: C123 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education; Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant

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Sessions H: Saturday, October 8, 2016 - 10:30 am to 11:20 am (continued)

Session H-9 Differentiation with Technology Presenter: Fran Reddick, Notre Dame College So many choices—how do I choose what technologies, apps, sites to uses? Use the DISRUPT model to identify and filter educational technology choices. It can be overwhelming, so learn how to identify quality sites, apps, or available technology to make the greatest impact on student learning. Room: C212 Intended audience: Grades K-12; Adult Education, Refugee/Immigrant; Teacher Education Session H-10 Taking it from the Streets: Using Theater as a Structural Model for ESL Classrooms Presenter: Christopher Baker, ELS Cincinnati In this session, we will examine methods of structuring student engagement and class time through established ESL and general education literature while exploring techniques from the world of popular theater. Topics include pacing, activity flow, informal assessment, and classroom management. Room: C124 Intended audience: Grades 7-12; Higher Education; New to Field Session H-11 Make Your Own Interactive Challenges to Teach Academic Language – Exhibitor Session Presenters: Michael Huckaby, Vijay Lakshman and Dan LaFountain, Speak Agent In this session participants will learn how to effortlessly create digital activities, including interactive challenges, that help elementary ELLs learn academic language in math, reading, science, social studies and other subjects. With Speak Agent, it’s quick and easy to find high-quality audiovisual resources, activities — even entire lessons -- and adapt them to teachers’ needs. This resource helps teachers shave hours off preparation time and receive progress reports! . Room: C210 Intended audience: Grades K-5; Program Administrators

Saturday, October 8, 2016 – 11:30 am to 12:00 pm - Room C211

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