Educational Level Workshops
Saturday, 1:30pm – 3:00 pm

Elementary Level  Workshop

Whole Child, Multiple Intelligences
Convention Center 105
Moderator: Tamara Collins-Park, Elementary Level Chair

Secondary and post-secondary instructors are often concerned that their linguistically diverse students are not prepared to compete in mainstream classrooms. This workshop will have three goals: a) to summarize briefly current research on academic demands across the curriculum in secondary and (especially) post-secondary classrooms, b) to model appropriate reading, writing, and vocabulary activities, and c) to provide opportunities for participant questions and development of at least one activity related to their own school contexts.

Joint Secondary and College/University Level Workshop

Generation 1.5 Students in the Composition Classroom: The High School and College/University Connection

Convention Center 104
Presenters:
John Liang, Biola University and College/University Level Chair
Ellen Lange, University of California, Davis and 2007-2008 College/University Level Chair
Stefan Frazier, San Jose State University
Scott Forrest, Secondary Level Chair and Escondido High School, Escondido, CA
Lisa Ireland, Sociopolitical Co-Coordinator and Escondido High School, Escondido, CA
Heather Sturman, University of California, Davis 

This workshop brings together a panel of writing instructors from UC, CSU, a private university, and a high school who will explore how to establish partnership in their academic outreach to Generation 1.5 students in high-school and college/university composition classrooms.  They will investigate the learner characteristics of these students, identifying the sources of their learning difficulties and exploring strategies that will help these students improve their academic writing skills. Active audience participation is anticipated. 

Challenges for Muslims and Arabs in the Community College Classroom

Convention Center 102
Presenter: Nisreen Malhis of the Palestinian American Women’s Association of Southern California; the Muslim Public Affairs Council; the Muslim Women’s League

Nisreen will discuss the background to the relationship between the U.S. and countries in the Arab and Muslim World.  She will explore how the implications of cultural differences and world events affect interactions between all participants in the community college classroom.  Time will be allowed for participants to share their experiences and ask questions.

Teaching Writing across the Levels: Pre-assessment, Implementation and Evaluation

Convention Center 101

Presenters:
Gretchen Bitterlin, San Diego Community College District Continuing Education
Jayme Adelson-Goldstein, Lighthearted Learning 

Moderator: Jan Forstrom, CATESOL Adult Level Chair; San Diego Community College District Continuing Education

Two ESL experts will present both the theory that supports and techniques that produce successful writing instruction across the levels of adult ESL classes, including the multi-level classroom. Topics will include “Where Do We Start? Pre-assessment of Writing Skills,” “Pre-writing Activities and the Writing Process,” Learn Write from Wrong: Editing Skills,” and “Evaluation: Providing Meaningful Feedback to Students.”

Convention Center 103

Moderators:
Priscilla Taylor, IEP Level Chair; University of Southern California
Gretchen Owens, Assistant IEP Level Chair; San Francisco State University

Books, books, books! We love them, we learn from them, we can't do without them. Both IEP administrators and teachers have a stake in books we love, books we hate, and books we wish would be written. A panel of instructors will explore various aspects of selecting textbooks for their program curriculum.