2021 WAESOL Annual Conference: Full Schedule

WAESOL, the Washington state affiliate of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), is a professional, non-profit organization whose purposes are to:

Promote scholarship
Disseminate information related to ESOL
Strengthen instruction, teacher training, and research in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages

Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021; Online
Visit waesol.org for membership, conference information, and to learn more about WAESOL.

Recordings will be posted by November 1st.

Clock hours will be available for both the live conference and the recorded sessions. Please note: Clock hours can only be earned once for a particular session either during the live conference or as a recording.

10:30am PDT

Peace Education: Returning WWII Good Luck Flags to Japanese Families

We introduce “yosegaki hinomaru—group-written flags" with messages from men for WWII soldiers and “senninbari”—1000-stitch keepsakes women made. Participants engage in peace education, values clarification, conflict resolution, master narrative examination, and reflection while identifying ways to use this lesson, share lessons they teach, and validate culturally responsive teaching.

Speakers

LaVona Reeves

Professor of English, Eastern Washington University

Former WAESOL President and board member, LaVona Reeves is Professor of English at Eastern Washington University, where she teaches linguistics, literature, TESL, and gender studies. With Education, she launched a new online master’s degree in TESOL. She has also taught at the University... Read More →

Akira Nakagawa

Instructor, Osaka University of Commerce

Akira Nakagawa teaches English at Osaka University of Commerce. He earned the Master of Arts in English with a TESL Emphasis from Eastern Washington University, where he wrote a thesis on the suffering passive in Japanese and problems Japanese students face when they write in English... Read More →

Saturday October 23, 2021 10:30am - 11:15am PDT
The Palouse

Trauma, Workshop | Mindfulness, Workshop | Social-Emotional Care, Workshop

Target Audience k-12, Higher Ed. Intensive English, Adult Refugee/Immigrant

3:30pm PDT

Effective Affective for Remote Learning Success

The session introduces an innovative perspective on how to integrate the affective with the cognitive domain in remote instruction. Educators can promote students’ engagement/retention in remote learning by embedding self-regulation and resilience-building skills in the curriculum.. Attendees will contribute expertise, practice skills learned in the session, and engage in self-reflection.

Speakers

Mihaela Cosma, Ed.S

Professor, Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Mihaela Cosma, Ed.S, is a visionary educator engaging adults in transformative learning towards the full expression of the human potential. She has 20+ years of experience in college BEdA – curriculum&instruction, and developing&managing programs. As a certified resilience/self-regulation... Read More →

Saturday October 23, 2021 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
Olympic Penninsula

Trauma, Workshop | Mindfulness, Workshop | Social-Emotional Care, Workshop

Target Audience Adult Refugee/Immigrant

3:30pm PDT

Self-Care For Educators: Setting Realistic Healthy Routines

This workshop is designed to help teachers identify and practice social-emotional care by setting realistic healthy routines. Participants will have the opportunity to identify sources of stress in their lives, learn how to set personal boundaries, and how to develop a self-care plan that is ideal for their unique situation.

Speakers

Ana Kear

Dean of Academics, Auburn School District

Saturday October 23, 2021 3:30pm - 4:15pm PDT
Mt. Spokane

Trauma, Workshop | Mindfulness, Workshop | Social-Emotional Care, Workshop

Target Audience Teacher Educators

2021 WAESOL Annual Conference

10:30am PDT

LaVona Reeves

Akira Nakagawa

3:30pm PDT

Mihaela Cosma, Ed.S

3:30pm PDT

Ana Kear

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