Fall 2026 CoTESOL Convention: Full Schedule

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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9:50am MDT

Translanguaging Design and Shifts that Support Multilingual Students' Learning and Sense of Belonging

Sunday May 10, 2026 9:50am - 10:35am MDT

Dogwood

This interactive session reinforces what distinguishes Translanguaging from translation and provides participants with definitions and concrete examples of how intentional Translanguaging design and instructional shifts enhance not only language and content learning, but also a sense of belonging for multilingual students.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.11. Quality Standard III, Element A

Audience: Elementary Education (EE); Secondary Education (SE); Content Area (CA)

Speakers

Dr. Deena Gumina

Associate Teaching Professor, University of Colorado Boulder: The BUENO Center

Dr. Deena Gumina is a Project Director for the BUENO Center and an Assistant Teaching
Professor for the Equity, Bilingualism and Biliteracy Department in the School of Education at
the University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. Gumina’s research interests include bilingual education,
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Sunday May 10, 2026 9:50am - 10:35am MDT
Dogwood

Content Area (CA)

Speaker Type Academic
Session Type Presentation (45 min.)
CDE CLDE Credit CDE CLDE Credit

10:45am MDT

Coming Out of the Teaching Trenches!

Sunday May 10, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am MDT

Dogwood

Are you currently in the Educator Trenches, unable to find your way out? This session will provide the chance to think about your own experiences and when you may have found yourself in a trench. This session will also focus on tools to help teachers of Multilingual Learners rediscover the reason they got into teaching and ways to combat burnout.

Audience: Teacher Education/Action Research (TE/AR); Socio-Political; Content Area (CA); Secondary Education (SE); Elementary Education (EE)

Speakers

Dana Goodier

TOSA-MTSS Coordinator, CCFLT

Are you in the trenches as an educator? You’re not alone. Hear from those who have been in the trenches and managed to come out intact. Hear their stories.

Sunday May 10, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am MDT
Dogwood

Teacher Education/Action Research (TE/AR)

Speaker Type Academic
Session Type Presentation (45 min.)

Fall 2026 CoTESOL Convention

9:50am MDT

Dr. Deena Gumina

10:45am MDT

Dana Goodier

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