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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
Audience: Workshop (1 hr. 30 min.) clear filter
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Sunday, May 10
 

9:50am MDT

Education in the Age of AI: Power of Slow Education for International Students’ Success
Sunday May 10, 2026 9:50am - 11:20am MDT
Drawing on students’ practice of slow looking in freshman writing courses, this presentation demonstrates the power of “slow looking” as a tool for mindfulness and discovery, helping students develop insights and knowledge that are valuable both in educational settings and in their personal lives.

Audience: Adult Education (AE); Teacher Education/Action Research (TE/AR); Content Area (CA); Secondary Education (SE)
Speakers
YK

Young Kyung Min

Assistant Teaching Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
Sunday May 10, 2026 9:50am - 11:20am MDT
Silverton

9:50am MDT

Reading with Purpose: Real-Life Literacy that Inspires and Equips
Sunday May 10, 2026 9:50am - 11:20am MDT
Reading connects learners to the world—and to each other. This session equips teachers with strategies to use real-life texts that inspire confidence and conversation, from workplace signage to community flyers to digital messages. Reading connects learners to the world—and to each other. This session equips teachers with strategies to use real-life texts that inspire confidence and conversation, from workplace signage to community flyers to digital messages.

Audience: Adult Education (AE)
Speakers
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Karin Bates

Karin Bates is the TESOL Specialist for Intercambio Uniting Communities in Boulder, Colorado. Karin has her M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). She has over 35 years of experience teaching ESOL in multiple levels and settings. Before joining Intercambio, she worked with adult immigrants and refugees for five years at the Immigrant and Refugee Center of Northern Colorado. At IRCNOCO, she helped to develop programming with the cooperation of the High Plains Library District. At Intercambio, she now specializes in curriculum writing and volunteer teacher training, and regularly presents at regional and national adult education and TESOL conferences., Intercambio Uniting Communities

Sunday May 10, 2026 9:50am - 11:20am MDT
Crestone Peak

9:50am MDT

Enhancing Writing with Padlet
Sunday May 10, 2026 9:50am - 11:20am MDT
This session explores specific strategies and activities that leverage Padlet's features to enhance various aspects of the writing process from brainstorming and prewriting exercises to peer collaboration and feedback. Participants gain hands-on experience in creating and customizing Padlet boards, exploring different layouts, multimedia options, and privacy settings to suit goals.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.11(2) ELEMENT B

Audience: Elementary Education (EE); Secondary Education (SE); Adult Education (AE); Intensive English Program/Higher Education (IEP/HE); Teacher Education/Action Research (TE/AR); Educational Technology (TECH)
Speakers
RK

Robert Kenfack

English and French Language Teacher, Ministry of Secondary Education Cameroon/ Cameroon English Language and Literature Teachers Association (CAMELTA)
Sunday May 10, 2026 9:50am - 11:20am MDT
Flatirons

9:50am MDT

Like-Peer Comparative Data
Sunday May 10, 2026 9:50am - 11:20am MDT
This session introduces educators to a powerful framework that embeds linguistic responsiveness into data-driven decision-making. Grounded in Colorado’s K–12 guidance, it centers on the use of culturally and linguistically responsive data—examining Linguistic Profiles, Like-Peer comparisons, and Multilingual Learner needs to inform instructional choices, interventions, and program placement. 

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.09(2) ELEMENT B; 5.12(2) ELEMENT B

Audience: Elementary Education (EE); Secondary Education (SE)
Speakers
avatar for Brie Johnson

Brie Johnson

Senior Literacy Consultant, Colorado Department of Education
Brie Johnson started her teaching career as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua. She holds an MA in Curriculum, Instruction & Teaching with a concentration in Urban Education from the University of Denver. She worked in Aurora supporting Multilingual Learners and as a bilingual teacher... Read More →
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Hunter Smith

Multilingual Learners with Educational Disabilities Specialist, Colorado Department of Education
Hunter Smith, Multilingual Learners with Educational Disabilities Specialist, CDE Hunter Smith was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. He began his teaching career as a bilingual teacher in the primary grades in Denver Public Schools. Subsequently, he became a special educator for... Read More →
Sunday May 10, 2026 9:50am - 11:20am MDT
Snowmass

9:50am MDT

Culturally Immersive Learning: Living Traditions in Action
Sunday May 10, 2026 9:50am - 11:20am MDT
Culturally Immersive Learning: Living Traditions in Action explores Day of the Dead as a transformative pedagogical framework. Through interdisciplinary, project-based activities spanning arts, STEM, and humanities, participants engage remembrance-driven learning to foster personal and academic growth, genre innovation, and cultural understanding via hands-on experiences in design, coding, history, and anthropology.

CDE CLDE Credit:  5.11(1) ELEMENT B

Audience: Teacher Education/Action Research (TE/AR)
Speakers
VC

Veronica Chavez-Salgado

Faculty Department Chair, Humanities; Spanish Faculty, Arapahoe Community College
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Jason Schlueter

English Faculty, Arapahoe Community College
Jason Schlueter is an English faculty member based in Littleton, CO. He teaches first-year composition and developmental English, incorporating innovative projects such as Calaveras and TED Talks to engage students in genre exploration. His academic interests include translanguaging... Read More →
Sunday May 10, 2026 9:50am - 11:20am MDT
Blue Spruce
 
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