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8:00am PST

On-Site Registration and Help Desk Opens Help DeskJoan Johnston Nelson, PhD Sign in for Clock Hours Help Desk Visit the Exhibitors Exhibitor HallBill Acton • Vista Higher Learning • OSPI - Shannon Martin

9:00am PST

Welcome & Keynote: Facing the Reflections in Mirror: An Intersectional Analysis of how Race, Language, and Class impact Teaching in a Heterogeneous Latinx, Asian, and Indigenous Dual Immersion Program Riverfront ParkMicki Abercrombie-Donahue, Ed. D.

10:15am PST

The Metaverse for Education: Is it coming? Riverfront ParkRon Belisle Development and Testing of a Textbook Evaluation Instrument Manito ParkThomas Baker • Kathy Montoya Extensive Reading Program for adult ESL students Chief Garry ParkSarah Mortensen Regaining A Sense of Playfulness In the Classroom CDA ParkDavid Martin Team teaching as a learning tool in TESOL certification Mirabeau ParkDaisuke Aoki • Marie Saint-Just • Hailey Herrington Refugee Connections Spokane: Programs and Services Tubb's Hill ParkKathryn Garras • Refugee Connections Spokane Unearth Educational Equity for Multilingual Learners! Audubon ParkMaría Torres • Vista Higher Learning

11:15am PST

Promoting Digital Literacy via Online Interactive Platforms Riverfront ParkAli Asiri • Mazen Alyobi • Hamzah S. Rajeh I Speak in Memes: Developing Rhetorical Knowledge in ESL Speakers Manito ParkKathryn Pawelko L2 Writing: An Asset Based Lens Promotes Writing Proficiency Chief Garry ParkJill Pagels In at the Deep End: Developing a Course for the Fellow Program CDA ParkBridget Green Affirming Gender Identity in K-12 Curriculum and Everyday Speech Mirabeau ParkLaVona Reeves • Sasha Sharman Teachers’ Attitudes and Perspectives towards World Englishes Tubb's Hill ParkAlexander Tang

12:00pm PST

Networking with Colleagues Breakout Rooms Riverfront ParkKrissy Wilcox • Sara Schroeder Visit the Exhibitors Exhibitor HallBill Acton • Vista Higher Learning • OSPI - Shannon Martin

12:15pm PST

Remember to Sign-in for K-12 Clock Hours Today Help Desk

1:00pm PST

Virtual Exchange Project for Japanese University Students Riverfront ParkDaisuke Aoki What can we learn from learners' spoken errors? Comstock ParkJames Hunter • Maria Elena Aviles-Baquero • Evan Henderson • Alexander Hollier • Jacob Ottens The State of EFL Education in Japan Chief Garry ParkKevin Bartlett Academic Vocabulary in Discourse: Noun Groups and Nominalizations CDA ParkGregg Brekke Engaging English Learners in Peer-to-Peer Academic Discussions Mirabeau ParkSusan OHara • Robert Pritchard • Debi Pita Using what you know: Embodied Oral Reading to Spontaneous Speech Tubb's Hill ParkBill Acton • Yushu Qie • Nina Volzhanina Fulfilling the Promise of Equity for Multilingual Learners Audubon ParkKristin Percy Calaff • OSPI - Shannon Martin

2:00pm PST

Motion Media for Language Learners:Theory, Research and Practices Mirabeau ParkTerry Knudsen Recruiting Diverse and English Learners to become Teachers Riverfront ParkTeresa Carmack Celebrate Norooz with me! Manito ParkKhodadad Kaviani Do you hear what I hear? How teachers respond to errors. Comstock ParkJames Hunter Living & Teaching in Two Worlds: Academic ESL & Tutoring Whatever CDA ParkMarie Saint-Just

3:00pm PST

Integrating Augmented Reality into the ESL Classroom Riverfront ParkAli Asiri • Effah Morad Community-Based: ESL Teaching Strategies for Immigrant Adults Mirabeau ParkSuzanne Bottelli Interactive Picture Books in an EFL Classroom Chief Garry ParkUliana Kshenovskaya • Anna Tsepkova Making Connections: Study Abroad Programs During the Pandemic Tubb's Hill ParkKei Kawanishi • Sakura Nishimoto • Asuka Nishi • Miku Komeda Effects of Accent Exposure on Perception of the Target Language Audubon ParkDaisuke Aoki • Marie Saint-Just • Hailey Herrington

4:00pm PST

Presentation of Conference Grants, Raffle, and Conference Wrap-up Riverfront ParkGregg Brekke • Cielito Brekke • Ron Belisle