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TU TESOL Conference: Representing, Innovating, Thriving

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Saturday, June 3
 

9:00am EDT

Registration Opens + Refreshments
Visit the check-in table to pikc up your name badge. Light refreshments will be available in the 4th Floor Lobby.
Saturday June 3, 2023 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Lobby - 4th Floor West Village Commons, Towson University, Towson, MD 21204
  Meals + Breaks

10:00am EDT

Welcome Remarks
Welcome Remarks
  • Dr. Laurie Mullen, Dean, College of Education, Towson University
  • Dr. Melanie Perreault, Interim President, Towson University


Speakers
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Laurie Mullen

Dean, College of Education, Towson University
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Melanie Perreault

Interim President, Towson University

Saturday June 3, 2023 10:00am - 10:05am EDT
Ballroom A/B/C West Village Commons, Towson University, Towson, MD 21204
  General Session

10:05am EDT

Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker:
  • Sonia Manzano, AKA "Maria" from Sesame Street, Actor, Author, Speaker.
Speakers
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Sonia Manzano ("Maria" from Sesame Street)

Actor, Author, Speaker
You probably know me as Maria on Sesame Street. I have spent most of my life cavorting with Muppets! But you may not know that along the way I’m proud to have garnered 15 Emmys for writing television scripts, written a few critically praised books for children and young adults... Read More →

Saturday June 3, 2023 10:05am - 10:45am EDT
Ballroom A/B/C West Village Commons, Towson University, Towson, MD 21204
  General Session

10:45am EDT

Break
Grab a beverage, connect with a colleague, visit the restroom, or begin to head to your first session.
Saturday June 3, 2023 10:45am - 11:00am EDT
Lobby - 4th Floor West Village Commons, Towson University, Towson, MD 21204
  Meals + Breaks

11:00am EDT

Leaders for Writing with Multilingual Students
Maryland Writing Project teachers will share interactive strategies and activities for teaching writing that they have found effective with their multilingual students in K-5 classrooms. They will share ideas for integrating writing into the curriculum and modifying curriculum writing tasks to scaffold multilingual learners toward success.
Speakers
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Vicki McQuitty

Associate Professor Elementary Education, Towson University
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Pamela Hickey

Associate Professor, Elementary Education, Towson University
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ML
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AP

Saturday June 3, 2023 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 304 - 3rd Floor West Village Commons, Towson University, Towson, MD 21204
  Room 304

11:00am EDT

Let the Summer Begin: Preparing Developmentally Appropriate Resources for Young MLs
Learn how to create take-home hands-on activities that require very little materials and connect directly to second language theory and the MCCR standards for ELA and Math. Teachers can use these learning activities in their classrooms too!
Speakers
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Lea Ann Christenson

Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education, Towson University
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Saturday June 3, 2023 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 305 - 3rd Floor West Village Commons, Towson University, Towson, MD 21204
  Room 305

11:00am EDT

Translanguaging and Social Emotional Learning in Summer ML Booster Sessions
Please join me to explore how to begin Translanguaging in your ML classroom (even when you don’t know the language yet). We will also explore ways to build SEL learning through culturally relevant picture books.
Speakers
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Shelly Huggins

Director, Reading Clinic and Lecturer, Elementary Education, Towson University
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Saturday June 3, 2023 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 306 - 3rd Floor West Village Commons, Towson University, Towson, MD 21204
  Room 306

11:00am EDT

TU TESOL: Your Hub for Multilingual Learner Resources
Join us for a sneak preview of our new free multilingual learner platform housing engaging practical resources and professional learning opportunities for teachers, administrators, and families. Tell us how we can continue to build it to support you.
Speakers
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Saturday June 3, 2023 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 307 - 3rd Floor West Village Commons, Towson University, Towson, MD 21204
  Room 307

12:00pm EDT

Lunch + Networking + Greek Dance Performance
Enjoy lunch with your fellow colleagues.Lunch will be served on the 3rd and fourth floor lobbies.
Speakers
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Gilda Martinez-Alba

Assistant Dean, College of Education Education, Towson University

Saturday June 3, 2023 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Lobby - 4th Floor West Village Commons, Towson University, Towson, MD 21204
  Meals + Breaks

1:00pm EDT

Empowering ELs and their Families at Home through Social-emotional Learning
This session will provide resources for teachers to offer workshops and events on literacy and social emotional learning. In addition, you will hear about other ideas that have proven beneficial for MLs,, such as a  take-home bilingual literacy program, an after-school futbol club, and a homework club.
Speakers
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Saturday June 3, 2023 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Room 304 - 3rd Floor West Village Commons, Towson University, Towson, MD 21204
  Room 304

1:00pm EDT

Planting the Seeds for EL Student Success: Understanding Trauma and Strategies for a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom
This session will provide information about some of the unique stressors and trauma faced by ELs, the impact of trauma on learning and social-emotional development, and specific strategies to ensure a trauma-sensitive classroom. Participants will leave with a three-step action plan for implementing strategies in their own classroom.
Speakers
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Kay Holman

Associate Professor, ASD Graduate Program Director, Special Education, Towson University

Saturday June 3, 2023 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Room 305 - 3rd Floor West Village Commons, Towson University, Towson, MD 21204
  Room 305

1:00pm EDT

Peer Writing Mentors to Support Els
This presentation hopes to increase the effectiveness and utility of peer feedback within writing, thus providing students with more ownership over their work and creating more student-centered classrooms. To facilitate this, participants will have an opportunity to practice responding to writing based on a rubric, while giving high quality feedback that is positive yet constructive.
Speakers
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Stephanie Moody

Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education, Towson University
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Bethany Rice

Assistant Professor, Elementary Education, Towson University

Saturday June 3, 2023 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Room 306 - 3rd Floor West Village Commons, Towson University, Towson, MD 21204
  Room 306

1:00pm EDT

Long-term ELs and Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Schooling (SLIFE): Building Structures for Success
This session will focus upon instructional strategies and learning environments that support children with limited schooling with the foundations necessary for future success. Concrete ideas will be provided right along with real world examples to bring the structures for success to life.
Speakers
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Stephen Schroth

Professor, Early Childhood Education, Towson University

Saturday June 3, 2023 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Room 307 - 3rd Floor West Village Commons, Towson University, Towson, MD 21204
  Room 307

1:45pm EDT

Break
Grab a beverage, connect with a colleague, visit the restroom, or begin to head to the next session.
Saturday June 3, 2023 1:45pm - 2:00pm EDT
Lobby - 4th Floor West Village Commons, Towson University, Towson, MD 21204
  Meals + Breaks

2:00pm EDT

Closing Remarks and RAFFLE
Stick around for closing remarks and the announcement of the winner of our conference raffle!
Speakers
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Gilda Martinez-Alba

Assistant Dean, College of Education Education, Towson University

Saturday June 3, 2023 2:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Ballroom A/B/C West Village Commons, Towson University, Towson, MD 21204
  General Session
 
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