NMOLE 2022 Lift-Up Conference

September 24th, 2022

8:00-8:30 Welcome and in-person attendees check in at the Lobby

8:30-9:00 Breakfast and (re)connect with in-person colleagues at the Lobby; online attendees check in

9:00-10:00 Keynote by Dr. Donald Fischer & Ms. Heather Sweetser

  • Highlight: ACTFL 2022 Teacher of the Year Ms. Heather Sweetser will share some ideas for motivating students and will introduce Dr. Fischer, who will share his thoughts on the neurochemistry of language learning and motivation based on his 11-year experience as Commandant and Provost of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.

  • ROOM: Lecture Hall

  • ZOOM link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84713012987?pwd=dVlUQ1F2dlBlaEdjNzc0MUJpR201UT09

    Meeting ID: 847 1301 2987 Passcode: 578972

10:05-11:05 Concurrent Sessions (2 presentations)

Session #1: Inviting Students In: Cultivating Confidence and Motivation to Learn with Realia and Student Self-Concept

  • Presenter: Ariana Koers

  • Highlight: How do we foster buy-in among students? Based on our experiences as teachers in NM, and on data analyzed in Visible Learning, by John Hattie, we will discuss how "self-concept" advances or inhibits academic success. Exemplary lessons will be shared.

  • ROOM #: 1147

  • ZOOM link: https://unm.zoom.us/j/99439075955?pwd=VHMzdWVpMU9SVTJzUWhweExIWHFVQT09

    Meeting ID: 994 3907 5955 Passcode: 754385

Session #2: Re-hashin' Krashen: A look at Stephen Krashen's 5 Hypotheses of Second Language Acquisition -- and Beyond!

  • Presenter: Cathy Gamble

  • Highlight: This session tackles the complex question: What do we really need in order to learn a language? The presenter will not only discuss Krashen's Hypotheses but will also share tips and strategies she has learned from polyglots, methods she uses in her classroom, and reflections on her own experiences.

  • ROOM #: 1151               

  • ZOOM link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82521074966?pwd=d1VvU3NxYjEzL3dwVWx6RVM2Mi9kQT09

    Meeting ID: 825 2107 4966 Passcode: 266927

10-minute Break, coffee/tea and snack in Lecture Hall

11:15-12:15 Concurrent Sessions (2 presentations)

Session #3: An Introduction to Content Based Learning and How CBL Can Transform Your Classroom 

  • Presenter: Heather Sweetzer

  • Highlight: Come and find out about what Content Based Learning is all about, with examples of concrete ways to apply CBL in the language classroom. This session will be particularly helpful for those with heritage learners, or teachers looking for new ways to differentiate their classrooms.

  • ROOM #: 1151

  • ZOOM link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85807117832?pwd=NGJ6SXIycmord3FkZUJlREsvUDR0UT09

    Meeting ID: 858 0711 7832 Passcode: 033072 

Session #4: Retaining and Recruiting Students — from ToY Process to Better Teaching

  • Presenter: Ru-Bing Hsu

  • Highlight: The presenter will share 1) effective strategies and practices to retain students in a low-enrollment language program; 2) ways to make a language program rewarding for students and indispensable in the school; and 3) how the ToY process helps you become a better teacher.

  • ROOM #: 1147

  • ZOOM link: https://unm.zoom.us/j/91559442769?pwd=QnQ4RXZhd1VYT2ZWWjA4eUgrY2JMUT09

  • Meeting ID: 915 5944 2769 Passcode: 539899

12:30-13:45 Lunch and General Membership business meeting in Lecture Hall

14:00-15:15 Language-specific Group meetings

  • Less-Commonly-Taught Language Group, facilitator: Heather Sweetser 

15:15-15:30 Conference Evaluation and goodbyes