Program Highlights
Get ready for 130+ professional development sessions at the CATESOL25 State Conference!
Browse the Program Highlights below for a taste of the exciting sessions our presenters will be sharing.
For Tutors & Novice Teachers
- Introducing Twenty Teaching Methods to Design ESL Materials and Lessons
- The Physicality of Teaching Pronunciation: Three Guiding Questions and Activities
- Building Classroom Community And Vocabulary: Easy-Prep Fun And Games
- Structured Phonics Instruction for Newcomer and Beginner Learners
- Techniques and materials to teach basic literacy level ESL learners
For Advocates & Program Leaders
- Helping students validate their high school and foreign college degrees
- Building Pathways: Supporting ELL Newcomers from High School to College
- Real-World Civics in Action: KYR Teaching Tools for the ESL Classroom
Reading, Writing, & Grammar
- Creating Multilevel ESL Materials with Grammar, Vocabulary, and Cultural Relevance
- Grammar Instruction: Relic or Revelation?
- Korean college students' perceptions toward process writing in English
- Building Classroom Community And Vocabulary: Easy-Prep Fun And Games
- Why Writing Still Matters:Teaching for Accuracy, Voice, and Integrity in the Age of AI
- Teaching Paragraphs and Essays by Using AI Tools
- Evolving L2 Writing Teacher Expertise in Secondary and Postsecondary Contexts
CATESOL Educational Level Panels & Workshops
- TK-12: Collaborative Writing in K12: Supporting Diverse Abilities in the Writing Process
- IEP: Navigating Uncertainty: What to Do When Your Intensive English Program Faces Closure
- Adult Ed: Opportunities for collaboration among Adult ESOL Organizations and Communities
- CC: Updates & Discussion: What's Happening with ESL Assessment in Community Colleges
- University: Voices & Visas: Supporting Multilingual University Students Through Uncertainty
For Content-Area Teachers of Multilingual Students
- Developing a Cross-Disciplinary Training to Support English Language Learners
- Co-Teaching That Works: Small Groups, Big Impact
- Learning Together: Amplifying Student Voice in the EL [English Leaner] Math Classroom
- Yes, Chef! Engaging and Empowering ESL Learners through Vocational Content
- Adapting Corporate Workforce Development Programs for Immigrant Jobseekers
- Empowering English Language Learners Through Chabot College's EMS [Emergency Medical Services] Program
For the Tech-Curious
- Effective [AI] Prompting for Educators
- Visual Vibes: AI + Graphic Design for English Language Educators
- A Multidimensional Approach to Building Critical AI Literacy
- Timesavers: Use AI for Lesson Design and Instant Student Feedback
- Real-World Learning for Refugee Adults: Foundations for Effective Instruction
- Connection and Community: Working Better Together in Education with [Microsoft] SharePoint
- Accessible by Design: Using AI Tools to Create Inclusive Instructional Content
- Creating a Student Cookbook Collaboratively While Building Technological Confidence
- Tech-Enhanced Learning: Empowerment and Challenges in ESL Computer Labs
Career Enhancement
- CATESOL Journal – Teachers as Scholars: Demystifying the Academic Publication Process
- Thriving (Not Just Surviving): Honest Talk on Careers in TESOL
- Get the job: Tips for applying to community college faculty positions
- Teacher Agency in Professional Development-A Study in the Arabian Gulf
Community-Building
- Zines and community action in a service-learning course
- From Idea to Impact: How to Build a Meaningful ESL Service-Learning Course
- Beyond the Classroom: Empowering Students Through Community-Engaged Learning (CEL)
- Coastside Conversations: a look at social engagement in a small coastal ESL class
- From Storytime to Storytelling: Integrating Family Literacy into Adult ESL
- Pre-Literacy Phonics Program (Older Students) W/ Farsi videos [Multilevel]
- Stories in Motion:Translanguaging Zone of Proximal Development(TZPD) during Storytime
- Moalboal Tales: Community-Driven Bilingual Storytelling for Literacy and Identity
For Instructors, Volunteers, & Tutors
- Oral History: Amplifying Immigrant Voices in the TESOL Classroom
- Meaningful Endings: Innovative Final Projects for Multilingual Students
- Accessibility for All: How Inclusive Design Benefits Every Student
- The Innovative Applications of Social Media through Comics on Facebook
Listening, Speaking, & Pronunciation
- The Physicality of Teaching Pronunciation: Three Guiding Questions and Activities
- Negotiation 101: A scripted active listening activity for beginning negotiators
- UFLI Foundations: Supporting Non-Roman Script Speakers with English Pronunciation
- Structured Phonics Instruction for Newcomer and Beginner Learners
- Scaffolding Oral Communication in Noncredit ESL through AI and Technology
Exhibitor Sessions