Riding the Waves of Success
Come Sizzle With Us!
IEP Level Lines Up Roster of Events for Conference
By Judith O’Loughlin
By Sonja Lovelace
IEP Level Chair
T
he CATESOL Education Foundation is
sponsoring a Saturday Nite Sizzle Event on
October 26, 2013, in the Regency Ballroom,
Town and Country Hotel, San Diego, to raise
funds for the various Foundation goals and
projects, including:
• Sponsoring outstanding speakers at chapter, regional, and state conferences;
• Funding workshops and training on cultural diversity, instructional strategies for
teaching English learners, and other professional-development needs;
• Supporting special training on SDAIE/
SIOP methodologies and second language acquisition theory and strategies;
• Providing financial support for the publication of the annual CATESOL Journal, a
publication that showcases research in the
field of language teaching.
The Education Foundation team is planning for a fun evening for attendees. Please
check the Foundation website for updated
information as it becomes available at: www
.catesolfoundation.org. Our plans for the evening include:
• A demonstration of Greek dance and the
opportunity to learn some dance steps;
• A no-host bar;
• Raffle items from various vendors
throughout California and Nevada (check
the CATESOL Foundation website before
coming to the event to see a partial list of
items);
• Music for dancing;
• Networking with colleagues;
• Après-dinner food items. (Please note—
dinner will not be served at this event.
Plan to have dinner on your own before
attending the Sizzle event.)
Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the Foundation table in the Exhibit
Hall and online at the Foundation website:
www.catesolfoundation.org. Raffle ticket
prices are $1 for 1 ticket; $5 for 6 tickets; $10
for 12 tickets; and $20 for 23 tickets.
Guests may attend with 2013 CATESOL
Annual Conference attendees for $20. Conference attendees will need to show their badges
at the door. Special badges for guests can also
be purchased at the conference or on the Foundation website: www.catesolfoundation.org.
T
he CATESOL Annual Conference “Riding the Waves of Success” (October 2427 in San Diego) provides several opportunities for members of Intensive English Programs to get together. Here are events that you might be interested in.
Friday: IEP Level Awards at President’s Luncheon
Our Teacher Development Award recipient will be honored
at the President’s Luncheon on Friday, October 25. Our submissions have been extremely varied and quite interesting, and our
judges have commented that the decisions were difficult.
Reading these lesson plans has given me many ideas for
my own teaching, so I would like to thank those who have participated for an enriching experience. The student whose essay
has been awarded first place will be recognized at the Saturday
Plenary Session.
Sonja Lovelace
Saturday: Breakfast, Rap Session, and Guest Speaker/Workshop
For the early birds who would like to get together for breakfast on Saturday
morning, we will meet at the hotel restaurant at 7 a.m. to chat before the morning
sessions begin. Everyone will be responsible for his or her own expenses. This has
been a tradition for many years, so I hope to see you there.
At noon, IEP Level members will join in for a rap session as we enjoy our lunch
before the afternoon program resumes. One focus we can discuss is how IEPs have
changed in the past three years and the causes and effects of these changes. Other
topics of high interest are new technologies and book recommendations.
Guest Speaker to Discuss Complex Issues of Middle Eastern Cultures
The Saturday afternoon IEP Workshop promises to be very informative as we
continue to study the cultures of a region that makes up a large part of the population of Intensive English Programs: the Middle East.
Guest speaker Shafiqa Ahma