CATESOL 2017: Full Schedule

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3:25pm PDT

Life Skills Reading for the Bravehearted

Are you tired of teaching boring life skills lessons, just to raise scores on the CASAS test? Attend this presentation and take a fresh look at 21st century life skills. Understanding life skills deeply and teaching beyond just the test will prepare students to think critically and “read the world.”

Speakers

Tara Bates

Life SkillsReadingfortheBrave Hearted Bates pptx

ReadingDrugfacts Decongenstant 4readings docx

ReadingDrugfacts Ibuprophen 5readings docx

Friday October 20, 2017 3:25pm - 3:40pm PDT
H2 Lafayette

Teaching Tip, R, A, CC

4:00pm PDT

The Syllabus: A Tool for Reading Skills and Student Engagement

Reading the syllabus to students is a common first-day activity in ESOL classrooms. However, there are ways to maximize this act and transform it to provide activities that increase students’ interest and comprehension as well as provide practice with reading skills, such as predicting, fluency, and scanning.

Speakers

Stefanie Johnson Shipman, San Diego Miramar College

Assistant Professor/Basic Skills Co-Coordinator, San Diego Miramar College

I have been in the higher education field for over 10 years. I earned my B.A. in Literature & Language and my M.A. in English with dual emphases in TESL and Rhetoric/Composition from Cal Poly Pomona. In addition, I have a Postsecondary Reading and Learning Certificate in Teaching... Read More →

Stefanie Johnson Shipman CATESOL 2017 pdf

Friday October 20, 2017 4:00pm - 4:15pm PDT
H2 Stevens Creek

Teaching Tip, R, CC, C/U, IEP

10:10am PDT

Get It? Using Satirical News in the Reading Classroom

Looking for authentic, funny, and challenging texts to use in reading class? This session provides ideas for using satirical news articles from The Onion to teach reading. Come get some tips for teaching close reading, critical thinking, and making inferences using satire.

Speakers

Sally Teeple

Instructor, San Jose State University, International Gateways

SatiricalNewsCATESOL pptx

Saturday October 21, 2017 10:10am - 10:25am PDT
CC 205

Teaching Tip, R, IEP