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Our Program

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October 17-18 at Chabot College, Hayward, In-person: Friday & Saturday




Plenary Speakers

Info and bio coming soon!





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