SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA

XXIV NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH

January 23, 24, 25 2008

EMPOWERING TOMORROW’S LEADERS

2008 PROGRAM

Wednesday 23: | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 |

Thursday 24: | Session 6 | Session 7 | Session 8 | Session 9 | Session 10 |

Friday 25: | Session 11 | Session 12 | Session 13 | Session 14 |

Featured Speakers:

· Tony B. Harden, MA

· Raouf Mama, PhD

· Evelyn Smith, MEd

· Augusto de Dier

Session I

Wednesday, January 23

10:00 – 11:10

Presenter	Room	Title	Type of Presentation / Audience
Acosta, Sandra	201	Have Your Students Ever Played A Guessing Game In The Classroom?	Demonstration Secondary, Adult
Chaves, Olga Gutiérrez, Nidya	203	Teachers: Agents Of Change	Demonstration Secondary, Adult, University
Fallas, Christian Calvo, Edith	204	Intercultural Communication And Understanding	Workshop, Demonstration Adult, University
Flores, Marisol Leiva, Adriana	302	Teaching For Multiple Intelligences	Workshop, Demonstration Primary, Secondary, Adult
Víquez, Oscar	303	Connectivity In English Classrooms	Lecture, Workshop Secondary, Adult, University
Rabb Andrews, Tamatha Navarro, Dunia	305	Activities Based On Learning Styles In Order To Help Students Retain Idioms To Use In Everyday Speech	Workshop, Demonstration Primary, Secondary, University
Bolaños, Mary Criss	309	Reading: Developing An Integrated Skills Lesson Plan	Workshop Primary, Secondary
Manzano, Luz M.	310	Movement Games	Lecture, Demonstration Pre-school, Primary
Richardson, Toni	401	Writing Jackpot – A Workshop	Workshop Primary
Segura, Shirley	402	Motivate Your Students From The Beginning	Workshop Primary, Secondary, Adult
Mena, Cindy	403	Techniques To Make Tasks Appealing To Students	Workshop Secondary, Adult
Lowry, Erin	Computer Lab	Easy Podcasting For The Language Classroom	Demonstration Secondary, Adult, University
Sánchez, Kerlyn	404	Using Readers’ Theater In The ESL Classroom	Workshop Primary
Chaves, Yamileth Alfaro, Ovidio	502	Our Teaching Is Shaped By Our Own Thoughts	Workshop All
Cascante, Mariam E.	503	How To Check Writing	Workshop Secondary, Adult
Bratovich, Harold	504	How To Teach English To Children	Workshop Primary, Secondary

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Session II

Wednesday, January 23

11:30 – 12:40

EUGENE O’NEILL THEATER

ROUND TABLE

EMPOWERING TOMORROW’S LEADERS

Augusto De Dier

TONY B. HARDEN, MA

RAOUF MAMA, PhD

EVELYN SMITH, M.Ed

The way the world evolves today, should lead us, educators, to reflect upon our inheritance for the new generations. Because of the very small information gap that technology allows for today, children and adolescents are more exposed to what happens around them.

Educators today face the challenge of helping today’s younger ones succeed. We need to give our students the necessary tools to play a significant role both in their learning and in their future and the world of tomorrow. In order for students to play this role, we must teach them to set realistic goals and how to achieve them, to overcome challenges, to be positive, and to own and manage their future as they become decision makers. Leaders who will change the world are those who develop their critical thinking skills; know how to work as a team; and who are socially responsible.

Age and school level should not hinder what young people can contribute to society, to their future and to the future of their countries. Our students will make a difference!

Featured speakers will engage in a discussion, based on their own experiences on why, when, and how to empower tomorrow’s leaders.

This session will be broadcast simultaneously in the Mark Twain Library.

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Session III

Wednesday, January 23

1:50 – 3:00

Presenter	Room	Title	Type of Presentation Audience
Mama, Raouf	Mark Twain Library	Better Storytelling Skills Make Better Teachers	Workshop All
Espinoza, Jeremy	201	Teaching How To Learn	Workshop Secondary, Adult, University
Felperin, Jon	203	The End Of The Coursebook As We Know It: Lessons Learned From Dell Computer’s Call Center English Training	Lecture, Case study Secondary, Adult, University, ESP
Gordon, Michele	204	Working Students	Demonstration All
Madriz, Mariela	302	Learning Strategies: Concepts, Procedures And Sample Lessons	Workshop, Demonstration All
Molina, Rony Vega, Jazmín	303	The Classroom Fair Technique: A Way To Help Students Lose Their Fears	Workshop Secondary, Adult
Rojas, Marvin	305	Cowboy Logic, Idioms And Other Stories	Demonstration Adult, University
Cedeño, Carlos	309	Cooperative Learning: Promoting Students’ Active Interaction	Workshop All
Hyde, Kate	310	Understanding The Music Of English: Stress, Intonation And Linkage	Workshop Adult, Secondary, University
Sandoval, Dagoberto	401	A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words	Workshop Primary, Secondary, Adult
Vega, Mónica	402	Comfortable Students In Class? Warm It Up!	Workshop Secondary, Adult
Díaz, Ronald Arguedas, Vivian	403	The Tao Of Teaching: A Journey Of A Thousand Miles Begins With One Step	Lecture, Demonstration All
Raymond, Brenda	404	Help Your Students Use Observation And Deduction To Learn English	Workshop All
Soto, Christian	502	Think Green	Workshop All
Espinoza, Ronald	503	Teach Your Students How To Tell You A Story!