PRTESOL Convention Insert

1. 38th
Annual
Convention
Integrating
Ethics,
Values
and
Life
Skills
in
the
Teaching
of
English

3. 38th
Annual
Convention
Integrating
Ethics,
Values
and
Life
Skills
in
the
Teaching
of
English
<<<PRTESOL
ConvenMon
Program
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Preregistration deadline is September 19
Pre-register to participate in a raffle for one free night at the Sheraton Hotel during the convention.
Friday,
November
18 Business
Mee)ng
&
Raffle-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐5:15
-­‐
6:15
Registra)on—7:30-­‐
10:30 Cocktail-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐7:30
-­‐
10:30
Breakfast-­‐-­‐-­‐
7:30-­‐
9:00 Saturday,
November
19
Publisher’s
Exhibit-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐
8:30-­‐
4:30 Registra)on—7:30-­‐
10:00
Opening
Ceremony-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐9:00-­‐
9:45 Breakfast-­‐-­‐-­‐
7:30-­‐
9:00
Publisher’s
Exhibit-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐
8:30-­‐
3:00
Opening
Ceremony-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐9:00-­‐
9:30
Keynote
Speaker
–Ms.
Sharon
Robinson
Jackie,
Values,
and
Baseball
9:50-­‐
10:50
Concurrent
Sessions
I
(10
breakout
sessions)-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐11:00-­‐
12:00
Keynote
Speaker
Dr.
Martha
Burns
Lunch
&
Visit
to
Exhibitors-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐12:00-­‐1:30 Neuroscience
ApplicaMons
to
Teaching
English:
How
Teachers
Build
Brain
CapaciMes
That
Reduce
Bullying
and
Drop-­‐out
Rates
Concurrent
Sessions
II
(10
breakout
9:40-­‐
10:30
sessions)-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐1:40
-­‐
2:40
Concurrent
Sessions
I
(10
breakout
sessions)-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐10:40-­‐
11:40
Lunch
&
Visit
to
Exhibitors-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐11:50-­‐1:20
Chapter
Mee)ngs-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐1:30-­‐
2:30
Plenary
Session
Dr.
Paul
Begley—
IntegraMon
of
Ethic
and
Values
in
the
Curriculum Concurrent
Sessions
II
(10
breakout
2:50-­‐
3:50 sessions)-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐2:40-­‐
3:40
Concurrent
Sessions
III
(10
breakout
Concurrent
Sessions
III-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐3:50-­‐
4:50
sessions)-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐4:00
-­‐
5:00

4. 38th
Annual
Convention
Integrating
Ethics,
Values
and
Life
Skills
in
the
Teaching
of
English
FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER
18,
2011
School/ University/
Title of Presentation Presenter
Organization
Two Different Speech Communities
in Puerto Rico: An ethnographic
study about social class and children Dr. Jannette Hermina University of Mexico
learning English in public and private
schools of the island
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Cyber Bullying: What, Where, Who? Prof. Mary Moore de Reece
Aguadilla Campus
Building Academic Vocabulary Using Dr. Luis Rosado University of Arlington
Spanish – English Cognates Prof. Lydia Morris Arlington, Texas
Universidad Interamericana
Bullying: It Was Undercover Dr. Jean Rodríguez Pazo
Guayama Campus
The Cuenca/ Chicago Project:
Saint Xavier University
Promoting Global Citizenship, Dr. Kathleen McInerney and
Chicago, IL
Literacies and Collaboration Dr. Mark Odenwelder
Teaching Values Through Gaming:
Jenga, Missile Command, and Prof. Johansen Quijano University of Texas in Arlington
MMORPGs
Use of Social Media for Language
Kennesaw State University
Learning: Exploring Students’ Ethical Dr. Joseph Terantino
Kennesaw, Georgia
Decision Making
Six Traits of Writing: Building a Caring
Prof.Kerry Leone Sadlier
Community of Writers
What’s Your EQ?: Emotional Monterey Institute of
Intelligence and Effective Program Dr. Patricia Szasz International Studies
Administration California
“Pay it Forward”: Motivating ESL
University of Puerto Rico at
Students to Become Agents of Prof. Lisa Ortiz-Guzmán
Mayagüez
Change
Creating a Bully-Free Classroom Prof. Miguel Meléndez Scholastic Inc.
LAS Links™, A Comprehensive Mr. Juan Reyneri CTB/McGraw-Hill
Language Proficiency System Ms. Stephanie Seemann ELL Solutions Specialist
Kingsborough Community
College,
“Read the Labels” Prof. Debra Freeman
St. Joseph’s College,
Brooklyn, New York
The Experience of Understanding by Universidad del Este,
Dr. Evelyn Lugo Morales
Design Carolina, PR
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Curriculum is the Teacher’s tool:
Dr. Ricardo Molina Castrillón Cayey Campus
Integration, Integration, Integration
What National Geographic Can Do
Ms. Caitlin Driscoll Heinle Cengage Learning
For Your Classroom

5. 38th
Annual
Convention
Integrating
Ethics,
Values
and
Life
Skills
in
the
Teaching
of
English
FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER
18,
2011
Ventures in Life Skills and Values for
Ms. Mary Louise Baez Cambridge University Press
Adult ESL Students
Starting Your Digital Language Arts
Dr. Jorge F. Figueroa Flores Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Program with Write Source
Northwest Middle School/
Building Content Based Lesson Plans
Forsyth Technical Community
from the Ground up: Focus on Prof. Emily Carter Dodson
College
Bullying Prevention
Winston Salem North Carolina
Our Best Selves: Inspire English
Language Learners with Motivational Ms. Hilary Wolfe Teacher Created Materials
Themed Readers
Multiple Intelligences in the ESL
Dr. Migdalia Cruz Arthurton University of the Virgin Islands
Classroom
A Dual Language Approach to Dr. Valerie Gregory College of William and Mary,
Teach Higher Order Thinking Prof. Ivette Gonzalez Virginia
Family Literacy for Hispanic ELLs in
Dr. Robert D. Leier Auburn University
the Deep South
Oral Language Acquisition
Engaging Families in Students' Joanie M. Miranda, Zulma
Project (OLA Project)
Learning Collazo, Mayra Cortés
Educational Consultant
Take a Stand! Guiding Students in Inter American University-
reflecting, researching and Prof. Maria del Pilar Vazquez Bayamon Campus
presenting options for current issues. English Professor
Prof. Sandra M. Dones
Entrepreneurship: Integrating Life Prof. Román,
Skills to Enrich Learning in EFL Prof. John Mark Esposito University of Puerto Rico
Environments Santore,
Prof. Vigimaris Nadal-Ramos
ESL Learning Projects: Building
Connections to Students’ Lives and Dr. Clarena Larrotta Texas State University
Learning Needs
Preregistration deadline is
September 19
Pre-register to participate
in a raffle for one free
night at the Sheraton Hotel
during the convention.

6. 38th
Annual
Convention
Integrating
Ethics,
Values
and
Life
Skills
in
the
Teaching
of
English
SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER
19,
2011
School/ University/
Title of Presentation Presenter
Organization
Say No to Illegal Downloads, go for
free stuff! How to find FREE Universidad de Puerto Rico
Prof. Hiramys Santiago
educational materials and /or Aguadilla Campus
software applications online
Asuncion Rodriguez de Sala,
Integrating Values in Teaching Prof. Miguel Camacho
High School, Guayanilla
Music as a means to teach Values: University of Puerto Rico
Prof. Mildred Serra
Join The beat! Bayamón Campus
Dr. Ramon Diaz ,
Gaining Consistency in Grading ESL Community College of
Dr. Linda Fellag &
Writing via E-Norming Philadelphia
Dr. Girija Nagaswami
The Importance of The Social-
Scholastic Inc. Educational &
Emotional Spectrum in Early Prof. Glenda Hurtado
Training Specialist
Childhood Education
Learning Strategies and Performance Auburn University
Dr. Benjamin J. Scwartz
Differences among ESL Learners Auburn, Alabama
Prof. Carmen Milagros University of Puerto Rico
Reading and Writing about the Coqui
Torres-Rivera Humacao
To publish or not to publish: a question
Prof. Petra E. Avillan-Leon UPR , Bayamon
of ethics or a cultural issue
Dr. Rosita L. Rivera,
Ethics and the Design of a Needs Prof. Cathy Mazak, University of Puerto Rico,
Analysis in an ESL College Prof. Kimberly Santiago, & Mayaguez Campus
Prof. Claudia Herbas
University of Puerto Rico,
Cultivating respect for intellectual
Dr. Alicia Pausada Rio Piedras Campus
property in the English class
Professor
Dictation: a Springboard for Values, University of Puerto Rico,
Life Skills and Interaction in the Dr. Robert Dupey Rio Piedras Campus
Classroom ESL Coordiator
Integrating Technology to Improve
Ms. Mary Louise Baez Cambridge University Press
Student’s Speaking Results
University of Puerto Rico, Río
Teaching Ethics and Social
Dr. Dorsia Smith Piedras
Responsibility to Students
Position: Assistant Professor
Using Web 2.0 Tools and Other
Kinnaman Elementary School
Technologies to Foster Classroom Mr. Eric LeMoine
Beaver, Oregon
Collaboration

7. 38th
Annual
Convention
Integrating
Ethics,
Values
and
Life
Skills
in
the
Teaching
of
English
SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER
19,
2011
Inter American U of PR,
Poetry: Talking about Meaning Dr. Carol N. Moe
San Germán
“Solving the Puzzle of Classroom
Culture: Prof. Deborah Raimondo , Gateway Community
A Joint Lesson for ESL Students & Dr. Leslie Ahmadi Associates
Methods Students”
Chicago Public Schools
Jose Morales’ Suitcase / La Maleta de Prof. Ivette Gonzalez.
Project :Success for Kids in
Jose Morales Dr. Valerie Gregory,
Chicago
Dr. Robert Leier, Dr. Laureen
Auburn University
Effectively teaching Hispanic ELLs Fregeau, Heather Tassin, &
Auburn, Alabama
Katie Cauthen
Dr. Maria A. Irizarry,
Professional Training for Teachers of Dr. Elsie Candelaria,
University of Puerto Rico –
Diverse Learners: Strategies for Dr. Rosemary Morales,
Rio Piedras Campus
Language Enhancement Dr. Lowell Fiet, &
Dr. Anibal Muñoz
Centro Educativo Fray Pedro
Ponce de Leon, School
Using Sign Language in the ESL Prof. Wilmarie Echevarria- for the Deaf;
Classroom Borrero Pontifical Catholic University
of Puerto Rico, Coamo
Extension;
Challenges of and strategies for University of Colorado at
integrating ethics, values and life skills Dr. Shannon C. Svaldi Denver Colorado TESOL
into everyday practice President
Talking about Values: Conversational University of Phoenix
Prof. Carmelo Arbona
activities San Juan
Dr. Noraida Domínguez,
Prof. Lydia Rodríguez,
Are you a Blogger? Blogging as a
Dr. José Rodríguez, UPR, Carolina Campus
teaching strategy
Prof. Mara Luna, &
Prof. Helvia Guzmán
Dr. Lillian L. Sánchez,
The Ethics of Stuff: Integrating
Prof. Pier Angeli LeCompte, UPR Río Piedras, Ponce,
Environmental Issues in the Teaching of
Prof. Ilsa López and Carolina & Arecibo Campus
High School English
Prof.Nelson Rivera
Ms.Vanessa Sánchez-Negrón University of the Sacred Heart
Webbing Art, Values & Life Skills
Ms. Yazmine Cruz San Juan

8. Preregistration deadline is September 19
Preregistration deadline is September 19
Pre-register to participate in a raffle for one free night at the Sheraton Hotel during the convention.