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SWCOLT 2022 has ended
This is the official program for SWCOLT/PLAN 2022.
Join us Friday and Saturday, March 25-26, 2022 at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino (GSR) in Reno, Nevada.
Pre-conference workshops are scheduled for Thursday, March 24, 2022.
Register for the conference and reserve a hotel room at this link: Information & Registration.

Grand Sierra Resort - COMPLIMENTARY WI-FI INSTRUCTIONS
Go to your Settings
Select GSR-WIFI (up to 20 megs)
Agree to the Terms (no passcode required)
NOTE: After 45 minutes, you will have to sign back onto the GSR-WIFI. 
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Mike Hodgson

Episcopal HS
Teacher/Coach
Spanish teacher at EHS for 4 years, but I've been teaching Spanish for over 20 years.  Active member in ACTFL and AATSP, curriculum writer/collaborator for several districts in Houston area, including my current school. Seeker of knowledge, ideas, technology and methods to improve!
Thursday, March 24
 

8:00am PDT

Registration Nevada Conference Center Promenade

7:00pm PDT

SWCOLT Teacher of the Year Gathering Main Pool - Serenity Deck
 
Friday, March 25
 

8:30am PDT

Playing Towards Proficiency Nevada 10Jennifer Newman-Cornell • Zita Myers

9:45am PDT

National Board Certification for World Language Teachers: Do it! Nevada 11Anthony "T.J." Troche • Amy Murray • Rachel Tillotson

11:30am PDT

Pedagogical Applicability of Input-Output Relation in L2 Acquisition Nevada 1Rabia Redouane

2:00pm PDT

Play-Based Learning to Build Connections-EXHIBITOR SESSION (Organic World Language) Nevada 11Emma Bricker

3:45pm PDT

Education Perfect - Conference Sponsor Exhibitor Advertisement

4:00pm PDT

SWCOLT Plenary - Keynote Address: Akash Patel; SWCOLT Regional Teacher of the Year Announcement - Sponsored by Education Perfect Silver State Pavilion

5:30pm PDT

SWCOLT Member Reception - Sponsored by Extempore Nevada Room
 
Saturday, March 26
 

8:30am PDT

Fun Formative Assessments in the Second Language Classroom from the ACTFL National Teacher of the Year-EXHIBITOR SESSION (ACTFL) Nevada 8/9Heather Sweetser

9:45am PDT

Building Bridges with Your Thematic Units-EXHIBITOR SESSION (MesaMima Communicative Classroom) Nevada 11Carolyn Swaney • Andrea Ford

11:15am PDT

Summer Language Institute for Spanish Teachers Advertisement

11:30am PDT

Best of Texas: Fluency + Fun=5: Takeaways to Improve Fluency, Have Fun, and Make a 5 on the AP IV Exam Nevada 8/9Carolyn Bracksieck • Stacy

2:00pm PDT

Humor in the Foreign Language Classroom is Serious Business Nevada 1B. Lee Hurren

3:15pm PDT

Focus Session: Connecting Your Classrooms with the World While Being Isolated from It Nevada 2Akash Patel