Immersion Conference Schedule

2008 Immersion Conference

Keynote Address

Immersion Education: Intercultural Competence for Tomorrow's Global Citizens
Myriam Met
National Foreign Language Center, University of Maryland,
College Park, Maryland, USA

Plenary Speakers

Learning to Read in a Second Language
Fred Genesee
McGill University,
Montreal, Canada

Context and Constraints: Immersion in Hong Kong and Mainland China
Philip Hoare
Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong

Integrating Identity and Culture in Hawaiian Immersion
Kauanoe Kamanā and William H. Wilson
University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hawai'i, USA

Counterbalancing Form-Focused and Content-Based Instruction in Immersion Pedagogy
Roy Lyster
McGill University,
Montreal, Canada

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Archived Content from Conference Held in October 2008

Conference Schedule

The Participant Roster is available.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

8 am – Noon	Immersion School Visits Yinghua Academy (Chinese K-3) Park Spanish Immersion (Spanish K-6) Normandale French Immersion (French K-5) Emerson Spanish Immersion Learning Center (Spanish-English K-8) Highland Park Junior High (Continuation Spanish & French 7-8)

Thursday, October 16, 2008

8 am – 6 pm	Registration
9 am – Noon	Pre-Conference Workshops
	Constructing Language Assessments in Indigenous Languages to Inform Immersion Instruction Developing a K-12 Chinese Language Curriculum Framework: A Critical Component to Building Functional Proficiency in Immersion Language Awareness: Examining the Role of Language in Society Listening Comprehension and Oral Proficiency Assessment for PreK-8 Immersion Programs Literacy-Based ESL and Cross-Language Connections: Adding to the Best Practice Repertoire of TWI Teachers Principal and School Administrator Competencies in the One-Way Foreign Language Immersion and Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Contexts Promoting the Whole Child’s Growth and Fluency: Louisiana French Immersion and the Reggio Philosophy (IN FRENCH) Secondary Immersion: Making the Connection between Complex Content and Advanced Academic Language
1 – 4 pm	Pre-Conference Workshops
	Assessing Reading and Writing in the Target Language: Tools to Guide Instruction Building Program Evaluation Capacity and Skills for Immersion Practitioners Indigenous Immersion Teacher Education: Three Perspectives Integrating Multiple Languages in Immersion: A European Example Kōhanga Reo - Maori Pre-School Immersion: Successes and Challenges Language, Literacy and Vocabulary Development in the Immersion Classroom Parent Involvement Strategies to Support Your Immersion Program Struggling Immersion Learners: Research-Based, Practitioner-Informed Responses
5 pm	Welcome and Opening Remarks Keynote: Immersion Education: Intercultural Competence for Tomorrow's Global Citizens Myriam Met
6:30 pm	Reception and Cash Bar

Friday, October 17, 2008

8:30 am	Theme I Plenary: Immersion Pedagogy Roy Lyster
10:00 am	Symposia (2 hours) 10:00 Breakout Sessions 11:15 Breakout Sessions
12:15 pm	Lunch and Exhibits
1:45 pm	Theme 2 Plenary: Culture and Identity Kauanoe Kamanā and Bill "Pila" Wilson
3:00 pm	Symposia (2 hours) 3:00 Breakout Sessions 4:15 Breakout Sessions
5:15 pm	Networking / Cash Bar

Saturday, October 18, 2008

8:30 am	Theme 3 Plenary: Policy and Advocacy Philip Hoare
10:00 am	Symposia (2 hours) 10:00 Breakout Sessions 11:15 Breakout Sessions
12:15 pm	Lunch and Exhibits
1:45 pm	Symposia (2 hours) 1:45 Breakout Sessions 3:00 Breakout Sessions
4:15 pm	Theme 4 Plenary: Program Development and Evaluation Fred Genesee
5:15 pm	Adjourn

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