Fall 2026 CoTESOL Convention

Fall 2026 CoTESOL Convention

Welcome to the 48th Annual CoTESOL Fall Convention!
Dates: November 14-15, 2025
Location: The Conference Center, Adams 12 Five Star Schools, 1500 E. 128th Ave., Thornton, CO 80241

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7:30am MDT

Continental Breakfast The Conference Center Entrance Check In The Conference Center Entrance Exhibits HallwaysDaniela Castro • Jamie Cross • Elise White Diaz • Lindsay Dowell • Kelly Fitzgerald • Rachel Fuchs • Dzabaha Jewelry • Big Ideas Learning • Nicole Kupser Narducci • Dr. Jill Netz-Fulkerson • Sean Reyes

8:30am MDT

FRIDAY OPENING KEYNOTE: Attention TESOL Professionals: The Globe IS Our Campus. Empowering Our Multilingual Learners to Ignite Positive Change…It All Begins with Us! The Training CenterDr. Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala

9:45am MDT

HE/IEP SIG FEATURED PRESENTATION: Strategies to Uplift and Empower Your Teaching Community AspenSuzanne Panferov Reese

9:50am MDT

Making Language Stick: Practical Strategies for Combining Scaffolding, the Lexical Approach, and Vocabulary Recycling Executive Board Room "Teaching Tips Theatre"Yanina Seheda Empowered and Engaged: Reimagining Adult EFL Online with Purposeful Participation DogwoodSarah Burgess • Shereen Hill Cross-Institutional Partnerships for TESOL Teacher Development and Multilingual Learner Success SilvertonCarolyn Allen • Rai Farrelly • Barbara Flocke • Karis Lowe • Molly O'brien Research and Resources for Newcomers and ML Students Crestone PeakWayne Eichen Teaching That Sticks: Comprehensible Input for Inspired Language Learning SnowmassKarin Bates Divide and Conquer: Maximizing Co-Teaching Through Specific Facilitator Roles CottonwoodIsabel Clamons • Tom Parry Elevating Academic Vocabulary Learning Through Structured Conversations and Visuals FlatironsIsaac Marquez Intentional Co-Teaching for Multilingual Learners Blue SpruceBeth Dove • Jennifer Harrington • Roya Juracek • Holly Porter Making Complex Text Accessible to Experienced Multilinguals Piñon PineBeth Skelton

10:45am MDT

Building the Literacy Trinity: A Daily Routine for Strengthening Knowledge, Vocabulary and Writing Executive Board Room "Teaching Tips Theatre"Sara Sharer Read, Write, Play: Joyful Literacy for Children at the Boulder Public Library District FlatironsJoey Graffagnino • Juan Jimenez ED TECH SIG FEATURED PRESENTATION: From Translation to Language Transformation: The TAIL Model for Empowering MLs with Technology AspenIrina McGrath • Michelle Makus Shory Supporting SLIFE and ML Students from Trauma-Affected Backgrounds Crestone PeakElise White Diaz Bringing High School Multilingual Students Together: DCSD's Youth Multilingual Conference DogwoodJesse Van Divier

11:10am MDT

Mastering Academic Vocabulary and Content: Practical Routines for Secondary ELLs Executive Board Room "Teaching Tips Theatre"Mishelle Kehoe-Seamons

11:45am MDT

Lunch Miner's Creek

12:30pm MDT

Raffle! The Training Center

1:00pm MDT

Enhancing Vocabulary Development for English Learners in Adult Literacy Education Piñon PineMarion E Martin Unlocking More Resources with Intercambio Executive Board Room "Teaching Tips Theatre"Rachel Fuchs • Marcella Weaver • Meghan Wright Making Language and Content Accessible to All Students CottonwoodKat Bradley-Bennett From Classroom to Newsroom: Empowering Beginning Writers Through Collaborative Publishing Blue SpruceAgnes Farkas-Roszell A Whole New World: Preparing Newcomer Students for Classroom Success FlatironsRobin Amrine EFL Online Teaching/Learning: Insights from the Cameroon Distance Education Center DogwoodRobert Kenfack Global Citizenship in the Language Classroom: Teaching the UN SDGs SnowmassErik Wennermark SOPOL SIG FEATURED SPEAKER: Supporting Immigrant Students in a Time of Fear AspenEmily Brock Welcoming Newcomer Students: Essential Knowledge, Resources, and Skills in the Teaching of Newcomer Students SilvertonSofia Chaparro

2:00pm MDT

Enhancing Refugee ELLs’ Digital Literacy with Trauma-Informed SLA Executive Board Room "Teaching Tips Theatre"Christine Doe From Newcomers to Native Speakers: Teaching Tools and Techniques that Work Piñon PineKaren Robinson Shadowing: What Is It? And Does It Work? FlatironsMishelle Kehoe-Seamons • Dr. Mark Tanner Broadening Access to the Seal of Biliteracy in Rural & Mountain Districts: A Peer-Led Dialogue CottonwoodDr. Miguel Salinas SE SIG FEATURED SPEAKER: Every Teacher is a Language Teacher: Building Systems that Empower CLDE Staff and Multilingual Learners AspenTamie Hollon Sound It Out: Supporting Learners through Practical Pronunciation Strategies DogwoodKarin Bates Essential Belonging through the Transformational Equity Framework Blue SpruceDr. Aspen Lopez (Oglala Lakota) • Dr. Remy Rummel SIG Networking Crestone Peak SIG Networking Miner's Creek

3:00pm MDT

AI Prompt Engineering for Enhanced Lesson Planning: Hyper-focused Success for CLD Executive Board Room "Teaching Tips Theatre"Emily Gonzalez Digital Literacy Skills in Support of Adult English Language Learners Piñon PineElias G. Flores EE SIG FEATURED PRESENTATION: Maintain Rigor with Strategic Questioning AspenIsabel Clamons • Elizabeth Faulkner • Tamie Hollon • Annette Ontiveros • Carolina Villasenor Zero Prep: Ready-to-Go Activities for the Language Classroom SilvertonJamie Cross Developing and Piloting a Secondary Newcomer Welcome Week SnowmassAudriana Alvarado • Stephanie Dewing • Mary Hanson Supporting Secondary Students New to Country FlatironsJen Hanson Teaching English and High School Agency to Highly Mobile Agricultural Students and Out of School Youth through the Title I-C Family Education Program and the Innovative Services for Out of School Youth’s Supplementary Academic Activity Program CottonwoodPaulina Cisneros • Daisy Fuentes • Lauren Radin

3:25pm MDT

"Proud to Be Bilingual" Project Executive Board Room "Teaching Tips Theatre"Lauren Plomer

4:00pm MDT

FRIDAY CLOSING KEYNOTE: Finding Empowerment and Inspiration Today The Training CenterDr. Jim Mischler

5:00pm MDT

Raffle #2! The Training Center