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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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

Research and Resources for Newcomers and ML Students Crestone PeakWayne Eichen 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

11:10am MDT

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

1:00pm MDT

Making Language and Content Accessible to All Students CottonwoodKat Bradley-Bennett 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 Welcoming Newcomer Students: Essential Knowledge, Resources, and Skills in the Teaching of Newcomer Students SilvertonSofia Chaparro

2:00pm MDT

From Newcomers to Native Speakers: Teaching Tools and Techniques that Work Piñon PineKaren Robinson 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 Essential Belonging through the Transformational Equity Framework Blue SpruceDr. Aspen Lopez (Oglala Lakota) • Dr. Remy Rummel

3:00pm MDT

AI Prompt Engineering for Enhanced Lesson Planning: Hyper-focused Success for CLD Executive Board Room "Teaching Tips Theatre"Emily Gonzalez 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