1. 38th Annual Convention
Integrating Ethics, Values and Life Skills in the Teaching of English
Preliminary Program
TITLE OF PRESENTATIONS PRESENTER NAME SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY/ORGANIZATION
Two Different Speech Communities in Puerto
Rico: An ethnographic study about social class
Jannette Hermina University of Mexico
and children learning English in public and
private schools of the island
Say No to Illegal Downloads, go for free stuff!
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Aguadilla
How to find FREE educational materials and /or Hiramys Santiago
Campus
software applications online
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Aguadilla
Cyber Bullying: What, Where, Who? Mary Moore de Reece
Campus
Building Academic Vocabulary Using Spanish – Luis Rosado &
University of Arlington
English Cognates Prof. Lydia Morris
Universidad InterAmericana, Guayama
Bullying: It Was Undercover Jean Pazo
Campus
The Cuenca/ Chicago Project: Promoting Global K. McInerney &
Saint Xavier University
Citizenship, Literacies and Collaboration M.Odenwelder
Teaching Values Through Gaming: Jenga, Missile
Johansen Quijano University of Texas
Command, and MMORPGs
What National Geographic Can Do For Your
Caitlin Driscoll Heinle Cengage Learning
Classroom
Asuncion Rodriguez de Sala, High School,
Integrating Values in Teaching Miguel Camacho
Guayanilla, PRTESOL Board
Use of Social Media for Language Learning:
Joseph Terantino Kennesaw State University
Exploring Students’ Ethical Decision Making
Ramon Diaz
Gaining Consistency in Grading ESL Writing via
Linda Fellag and Community College of Philadelphia
E-Norming
Girija Nagaswami

2. Six Traits of Writing: Building a Caring
Kerry Leone Sadlier - Language Arts Consultant
Community of Writers
Building Brain Fitness and Learning Capacity for Education Consultant for Scientific
Pam Clemon
Students-FIT BRAINS DO LEARN BETTER! Learning Corporation
What’s Your EQ?: Emotional Intelligence and
Patricia Szasz Monterey Institute of Int’l Studies
Effective Program Administration
Kathleen McInerney
The Cuenca/Chicago Project: Promoting Global
and Saint Xavier University
Citizenship, Literacies and Collaboration
Mark Odenwelder
“Pay it Forward”: Motivating ESL Students to University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Lisa Ortiz-Guzmán
Become Agents of Change (Graduate Student/MAEE Candidate)
Scholastic Inc. Educational & Sales
Creating a Bully-Free Classroom Miguel Meléndez
Consultant
The Importance of The Social-Emotional Scholastic Inc. Educational & Training
Glanda Hurtado
Spectrum in Early Childhood Education Specialist
LAS Links™, A Comprehensive Language Juan Reyneri and
CTB/McGraw-Hill
Proficiency System Stephanie Seemann
New York City Dept. of Education,
Brooklyn College,
“Read the Labels” Debra Freeman
Kingsborough Community College,
St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, NY
Learning Strategies and Performance Auburn University
Benjamin J. Schwartz
Differences among ESL Learners
Carmen Milagros University of Puerto Rico,
Reading and Writing about the Coqui
Torres-Rivera Humacao Campus

3. Universidad del Este,
Dr. Evelyn Lugo
The Experience of Understanding by Design Carolina Campus
Morales
University de Puerto Rico,
Curriculum is the Teacher’s tool: Dr. Ricardo Molina
Cayey Campus
Integration, Integration, Integration Castrillón
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Bayamon
To publish or not to publish: a question of ethics
Petra E. Avillan-Leon Campus
or a cultural issue
Rosita L. Rivera, Cathy
Ethics and the Design of a Needs Analysis in an Mazak, Kimberly University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
ESL College Santiago, & Claudia Campus
Herbas
What National Geographic Can Do For Your Heinle Cengage Learning
Caitlin Driscoll
Classroom