Thursday, May 31, 2007

9 am – 6 pm

Registration

10 am – Noon

Pre-Conference Workshops

• Issues and Models for Technology and Teacher Development
• Taking Task to Text: Exploring Text-Based Tasks in Content-Based Instruction
• Culture Revitalization in Curriculum, Instruction, and Other Program Practices
• Basics of Second Language Acquisition for Teachers

1:30 – 3:30 pm

Pre-Conference Workshops

• Pro Language: On Advocating Foreign Language Study
• Using NCATE Standards for Program Assessment and Improvement
• Commitment to Collaboration: Working with Mainstream Educators
• Raising Student Language Awareness: Some Possible Strategies for the (Language) Classroom
• Taking a Modular Approach to Produce Quality Chinese Language Teachers

5:00 pm

Opening Plenary: Equipping Teachers to be Language Explorers
Elaine Tarone, University of Minnesota

6:30 pm

Reception / Cash Bar

Friday, June 1, 2007

8:00 am

Discussion Sessions

9:00 am

Morning Plenary: A Functional Linguistic View of Formative Classroom Assessment of Learning through Language
Bernard Mohan, University of British Columbia

10:15 am

Breakout Sessions

12:30 pm

Lunch / Exhibits

2:00 pm

Afternoon Plenary: Language Immersion Teacher Education and Hawaiian Medium Schools:A Story of Innovation and Collaboration
William H. “Pila” Wilson, & Keiki Kawai'ae'a, University of Hawai’i Hilo

3:15 pm

Breakout Sessions

5:30 pm

Optional Dinner Groups

Saturday, June 2, 2007

8:00 am

Discussion and Breakout Sessions

9:15 am

Breakout Sessions

9:55 am

Breakout Sessions

10:35 am

Breakout Sessions

11:30 am

Lunch / Exhibits

1:00 pm

Breakout Sessions

1:40 pm

Breakout Sessions

2:20 pm

Breakout Sessions

3:15 pm

Closing Plenary: The future of foreign language educators: Are we on our way to becoming dodos?
Timothy G. Reagan, Central Connecticut State University

4:15 pm

Adjourn