ANNUAL BILINGUAL/ESL CONFERENCE

24^th ANNUAL BILINGUAL/ESL CONFERENCE
No Language Learner Left Behind

Course No.: CTED399-00 (6 contact hours or .6CEUs) Licensed NJ Provider #391
Date: Friday, December 10, 2003
Time: 8:00 am -3:30 pm
Site: 1600 Valley Road, Wayne, NJ (Please note the change in conference site)
Fee: Before 11/25/03: $79 (Includes lunch)
After 11/25/03: $95 (includes lunch)
WPU students: before 11/23/02: $ 35 (a copy of WPU ID. or Dr. Kim-Yoon‘s signature is required)

Sponsored by
-.Bilingual/ESL Graduate Program, Department of Languages & Cultures, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, WPU
-.New Jersey Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages-New Jersey Bilingual Education (NJTESOL-NJBE ), and-.The Center for Continuing Education & Distance Learning, WPU

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 creates new challenges for K-12 educators and administrators. Every language educator will need to develop the necessary special understanding, skills, and disposition to support the language and academic development of English Language Learners. The 24^th annual Bilingual/ESL Conference sponsored by William Paterson University aims to facilitate this learning process.

The conference seeks to enhance the skills required of language teachers and educators to help students meet academic expectations. It offers in-depth applied research, up-to-date pedagogical sessions, topical and thought-provoking plenary addresses, and access to book exhibits. Moreover, it provides networking opportunities among both established and new professionals. It is expected that participants will be able to return to their teaching institutions with new and creative ideas to enhance their own classrooms.

This year’s keynote speaker is Carolyn Graham, the Originator of Jazz Chants. Ms. Graham was a Master Teacher of ESL at New York University for twenty-five years and a Teaching Fellow at Harvard for nine summers. She is an author and now spends much of her time presenting teacher-training workshops around the world. She will deliver a speech entitled The Creative Classroom, Jazz Chants, Music and Poetry for all Ages.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE:

Chair:            Keumsil Kim Yoon, Professor, Bilingual/ESL Graduate Program, WPU
Coordinator: Iris DiMaio, Assistant Director, The Center for Continuing Education and Distance Learning, WPU
Facilitators: Judy Bernstein, Gladys Scott, and Bruce Williams, Professors, Bilingual/ESL Program, WPU                       

                                                PROGRAM

8:00-9:00 a.m.              REGISTRATION, COFFEE & BOOK DISPLAY

9:00- 10:00 a.m.           CONCURRENT SESSION I

A.     Instructional Strategies for English Language Learners’ Oral and Written Language Development (K-3)

This workshop will demonstrate research- based theory and practice that foster second language literacy acquisition. Useful strategies and techniques will be presented for the bilingual/ESL teachers to enhance the English language learners’ oral, reading, and writing skills in the K-3^rd grade classrooms. Gilda Del Risco, Kean University of New Jersey

B. Using Print Media to Teach Second Language Learners—Newspapers in Your Classroom (all age-level)

Newspapers add a real-life application to ESL learning for all age levels. Easy-to-use, hands-on activities feature critical thinking skills, explore reading and listening comprehension, writing, speaking, language structure, vocabulary development, and cultural appreciation.
Cynthia Foster, Education Services, The Record

C. Information Literate English Language Learners (middle-high school)

This workshop will provide suggestions for using the library media center and its resources to help English language learners acquire language and research skills. It will demonstrate how to apply these skills to content area assignments.
Ansari Bilquis, Morristown High School

D. ESL Teachers and Content Area Teachers/Classroom Teachers: Maintaining Positive Relationships

This workshop will demonstrate how ESL teachers can be proactive in maintaining positive relationships with the content area/classroom teachers. It discusses methods used by the presenters at the Mahwah Board of Education that have been very effective, including ESL Teacher Orientation and communication techniques.
Maria Acosta and Nancy Merrigan, Mahwah Board of Education

10:00-10:20     BOOK DISPLAY

Please note that there is a special time slot for those who want to spend more time with the publishers; see "I" in the concurrent session II. Conference participants may receive professional development credit for this publishers’ hour (11:30-12:30).

10:30-11:30                 PLENARY SESSION

Presiding: Keumsil Kim Yoon, Professor, Bilingual/ESL Graduate Program                                                 Welcome: Isabel Tirado, Dean, College of Humanities, and Social Sciences                                    Conference Remark: Leslie Agards-Jones, Dean, College of Education

Introduction of the Keynote Speaker (TBA)

Keynote Speech:

THE CREATIVE CLASSROOM, JAZZ CHANTS, MUSIC AND POETRY FOR ALL AGES
Carolyn Graham, New York University and Columbia Teachers College

11:30-12:30                 CONCURRENT SESSION II

E.     Writing and ELLs in the Elementary School

This workshop will address strategies that teachers could use to teach writing to ELLs. How to motivate students to write in native and second language will be also discussed. Organizers and teacher-made materials will be included in handouts.
Ana Mistral, NJTESOL/NJBE & New Jersey City University

F. State Initiatives in Bilingual/ESL Education

The workshop will address four topics: a) English Language Learners (ELLs) and the programs that serve them, b) Assessment, c) Professional Development, d) English Proficiency Standards.                    Louis D’Amato & Lori Ramella, New Jersey Department of Education

G. Content and Language through Learning Community Projects (Higher Ed., Secondary Ed, Administrators)

This demonstration will present specific learning-community projects that integrate computer skills and language instruction and provide ideas for adaptations to other settings. Handouts and Website will illustrate classroom-tested projects, related language skills and rubrics for evaluation.
Laurie Moody & Claire Ribeiro, Passaic County Community College

H. Workshop on Chants and Songs for Children by Carolyn Graham

This workshop is limited to only the first 50 people who will be registered in this session. (Please choose the second choice in case it is filled)

I. Thorough Examination of Displayed Books and Materials

This hour is given for those who would like to thoroughly examine displayed books and learn more about pedagogical materials from representatives. This is not a formal session run by a designated person. However, this will be considered as a regular workshop.

12:30-1:30                   LUNCH and Networking

1:30-2:30                     CONCURRENT SESSION III

J.     Media Literacy Skills: Essential for Communicative Competence

Media shapes much of our communication today. The ability to understand, evaluate and respond to media constructed forms of communication is essential. This workshop will explore media literacy issues, challenges and skills.
Mary Carpenter, New York University

K.     A Pronunciation Guide for ELL Teachers (K-5)

This workshop will attempt to assist the teacher of English to speakers of other languages, grades K to 5, to deal with pronunciation, stress and intonation difficulties which result from native language interference.
Lu Sadloch, Dumont Public Schools

L. Literacy in English for Non-literate Newcomers of All Ages.

This demonstration will provide insights plus practical procedures and strategies for a "whole-student approach" to literacy for ESL students who have never learned to read in their native language. Elizabeth Claire, Easy English NEWS

M. Model High School ESL Program

The purpose of this workshop is to share the components that make West Orange High School’s ESL Program a model resource center in the state of New Jersey.
Michel Granato Daniels, West Orange Public Schools

N. Addressing the needs of Low Literacy in Secondary Students: Recent Research from Chamot (Secondary, Administrators, Teacher trainers)

The presentation will focus on the needs of secondary students lacking in academic literacy, present Chamot's research and materials developed to address the needs of these students. Research and sample materials provided.
Lynore M. Carnuccio, Pearson/Longman ESL

2:45-3:30         Business Meeting: Preparing the 25^th Bilingual/ESL Conference

This meeting is open to anyone who is interested in participating in preparation of the 25^th Annual Bilingual/ESL conference to be held in December 2005. Past and current Bilingual/ESL-related issues will be examined, and direction for future conferences will be discussed.