VOLUME 45 NUMBER 2
FALL 2013
CATESOL NEWS
Inside the News
MORE CONFERENCE
COVERAGE, pages 8-13
President’s Message ...... 3
From Your GM ................ 3
Pre-Conference Institutes, page 8
CATESOL Advocacy ... 6-7
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TESOL Summit.......... 6-7
Local Control Funding .. 7
Saturday Nite Sizzle, page 9
IEP Level Events Roster, page 9
Acquiring Proficiency Through
Blended Learning, page 10
Adult Level Workshop:
College, Career Readiness—
An Interview, pages 11-12
Welcome to San Diego
C ATESOL 2013 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Interest Groups Present:
TELL-IG, page 13
ToP, page 13
October 24-27, 2013
www.catesol.org/annualconference
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
Welcome to San Diego, October 24-27
CATESOL 2013: Riding the Waves of Success
By Suzanne Woodward
Publicity Chair,
CATESOL 2013
Entertainment and Dining
G
reetings, everyone. It’s almost time for the
44th CATESOL Annual Conference, “Riding
the Waves of Success.” The conference begins on
Thursday, October 24, with the Pre-Conference
Institutes (separate fee and registration). The conference will also include multiple plenary sessions, featured speakers, level and interest-group
workshops, poster sessions, an electronic village,
and general sessions for every level of ESL. You
are sure to find something for your level and interest.
The conference takes place in beautiful San
Diego at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center. After a full day of workshops and
other sessions, take advantage of all the Town
and Country Resort has to offer: It is in the heart
of San Diego and offers elegant accommodations
with three swimming pools, a whirlpool, and an
adjacent 27-hole champion golf course. Several
restaurants and lively lounges are on the grounds,
and it is minutes from the vibrant nightlife in
downtown San Diego and the Gaslamp Quarter. Access is convenient to the world-famous
San Diego Zoo, Sea World, Seaport Village, Old
Continued on page 8
No More Hiding-My-Phone Face:
E
very teacher knows the face:
chin down, pressed against
the chest, head slightly tilted
forward, all so that the student
can see the mobile phone or
tablet screen “hidden” under
the desk while class is in session. Few schools have a uni-
fied and successful technology
policy. Thinking about this, I
read an article (Ritzhaupt, Liu,
Dawson, & Barron, 2013) about
how information and communication-technology literacy is
defined in three tiers, the pinnacle of which is for students
to be able to use technology
to empower themselves. This
Special Section: In the
Classroom ............... 15-20
A Great App for the
Classroom............... ......15
Creative Writing,
Critical Thinking With
Breath Poems ....... 16-17
.
21st-Century Skills:
Teaching via Group
Discussion .......... 18,20
.
Using Motivation . 19-20
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Inner News ................... 21
In the Chapters ........ 22-23
OC Workshop ............. 22
Steinbeck Workshop .. 22
Capital Workshop ....... 23
Success Story of a
Campus TESOL Club ... 23
Ed Foundation Report .. 24
Changing Policy to Embrace Technology in Class
By Tiffany Ingle
Interest Groups ....... 13-14
.
Keeping in Touch in
TELL-IG and ToP ....... 13
.
Spreading the Word
About NNLEI .............. 14
PTE-IG Advocacy ....... 14
begged the
question: Is
my technology policy
helping students to be
Tiffany Ingle
able to use
technology for empowerment?
Shouldn’t we as a discipline be
Continued on page 5
CATESOL at CRA ........ 24
.
Book Review:
Strategies for
Teaching ELs ........ 25-26
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BOD............................. 26
Membership Form........ 27
Upcoming Events......... 28
Call for Papers ............. 28
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