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Revolutionizing Education: Building Peace in a Divided World
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National Geographic Explorer and TED Fellow, National Geographic
Aziz Abu Sarah is a National Geographic Explorer and Cultural Educator, as well as a TED Fellow. He is the co-founder of MEJDI Tours, a social enterprise focused on introducing multi-narrative cultural education and responsible business practices to the travel industry. The company...
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10:00am CST
Making Digital Language Content More Accessible with Artificial Intelligence
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Academic Program Manager for Microsoft Ireland, Microsoft Ireland
Stephen Howell is an Irish developer with 22 years’ experience in software engineering, lecturing, program management, and the education industry. Almost 8 years ago, he made the move from academia to join Microsoft, where he is a specialist on topics including Cloud Computing...
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12:00pm CST
Promoting Creativity in Digital and Face to Face Learning
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Director of Pedagogy, PeacheyPublications
Nik Peachey is Director of Pedagogy at PeacheyPublications, an independent digital publishing company that specialises in the design of digital learning materials. He has been involved in Education since 1990 and has more than 20 years experience of working specifically with online...
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2:00pm CST
What Motivates You as an ELT Professional?: Articulating Your Philosophy Statement
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Professor and Chair of the Department of English Language Teaching and Learning, Brigham Young University–Hawaii
Neil J Anderson is a Professor of English Language Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at Brigham Young University–Hawaii. Professor Anderson is the author or co-editor of over 50 books, book chapters, and journal articles. His research interests include...
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4:00pm CST
Ensuring Successful Group Work: Strategies, Application, Accountability, and Feedback
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Senior Instructor/New Faculty Mentor/GE Supervisor, American English Institute, University of Oregon
Janine Sepulveda is a classroom teacher and teacher trainer at the University of Oregon and has 30 years’ experience in the field. She has worked with students and teachers from over 50 countries and has taught EFL in South Korea, the Netherlands, and Mexico. She has also conducted...
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6:00pm CST
Questions and Questioning: Classroom Practice, Optimal Discussions, Critical Thinking
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Senior Instructor, AEI Faculty Mentor, GE Supervisor, American English Institute LTS Program, Department of Linguistics, University of Oregon
Laura G. Holland (MA TESOL, Teachers College, Columbia University, BS Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Wheelock College of Education), has been teaching English language for nearly 35 years. At the University of Oregon, she teaches English language and teacher education in...
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8:00am CST
Exploring Barriers to Innovation in Education
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Head of Online Learning Innovation, Institute of Technology Sligo
Brian Mulligan, Head of Online Learning Innovation in Institute of Technology Sligo, is an engineer whose early career was in simulation and the application of information technology in engineering. Since the mid-nineties he has been a key innovator in the application of IT in teaching...
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10:00am CST
Digital Literacies
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Director of Pedagogy, The Consultants-E (TCE)
Nicky Hockly is Director of Pedagogy of The Consultants-E (TCE), a highly-respected and award-winning online training and development organisation. She has worked in the field of English Language Teaching since 1987, is an international plenary speaker, and gives workshops and training...
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12:00pm CST
The Last 45 Years of Progress
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Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California
Stephen Krashen has published over 500 articles (540 at last count) and a dozen scholarly books in the fields of literacy, language acquisition, neurolinguistics, and bilingual education. Many of these publications are available for free download at
sdkrashen.com and some are p...
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2:00pm CST
Human Experience Making Innovation Happen
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Founder, The Strategy Lab, Visiting Professor of Innovation at Cornell University, The Strategy Lab
Professor Jill Hellman is an innovation expert and highly sought-after advisor, leader, and keynote speaker. She specializes in helping individuals or groups of any kind rethink, reimagine, and grow. Professor Hellman has stood on top of the world in Greenland and Iceland addressing...
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4:00pm CST
6:00pm CST
Not Another "Flipped" Online Lesson
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Director Erudite Languages / Kiki's Adventures, Erudite Languages & Kiki's Adventures
Being born and raised in London, England, and with a background in Mathematics, Robert Boyle's career in languages, in the beginning, was not evident to see. However, the multicultural environment, the patterns within language, and the ingenuity behind the learning process struck...
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8:00am CST
Teaching the Whole Student
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National Geographic Learning Author, National Geographic Learning
Katherine Stannett is an author with over twenty years of experience. She spent two years in Japan in the 1990s, teaching English to a wide variety of students in many different settings. She is the co-author of the several successful secondary series and has also written articles...
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10:00am CST
The Importance of Connections in Language Learning
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DELTA Trained Teacher Trainer, National Geographic Learning
Alex Warren is a DELTA trained teacher trainer with over 16 years’ experience of working in ELT as a teacher,academic director and teacher trainer. Prior to his experiences in ELT, Alex worked as a journalist before a chance encounter in the Indonesian jungle began him on the path...
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12:00pm CST
Teamwork for an Uncertain World
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ELT Strategies
Gordon Lewis founded ELT Strategies in 2019, after 11 years as Vice President, Languages for Laureate Higher Education. From 2004-2008 he was Academic Director of Kaplan English Programs, based in New York City. From 2001 to 2004 he was Director of Instructor Training and Development...
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2:00pm CST
Building Reading Skills From the Bottom Up
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Professor and Chair of the Department of English Language Teaching and Learning, Brigham Young University–Hawaii
Neil J Anderson is a Professor of English Language Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at Brigham Young University–Hawaii. Professor Anderson is the author or co-editor of over 50 books, book chapters, and journal articles. His research interests include...
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Director of International Engagement, Reading Horizons
Aysara Otarova has undergraduate and graduate degrees in English. She has experience studying English linguistics, teaching English as a Foreign language, and developing English learning curriculum. Aysara also holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Weber State...
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4:00pm CST
Sustaining Growth through Teacher-led Communities of Practice
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MATESOL and TEFL Professor, Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Betsy Parrish is Professor in the MATESOL and TEFL Certificate programs at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has worked as a language teacher, teacher educator, writer, and consultant for over 30 years, with experience in the US, Bangladesh, France, India, Russia, and...
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6:00pm CST
Gamifying Your Class: Why and How
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Past President, TESOL International Association, American English Institute, University of Oregon
Dr. Deborah Healey was the 2019-2020 President of TESOL International Association. She is Emerita faculty at the University of Oregon. She has taught online and face-to-face teacher training courses, as well as both ESL and EFL at community colleges and language institutes. She has...
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8:00am CST
The Three R’s of Twenty-First Century Learning
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Pittsburgh Public Schools / Polyglot Publishing Services LLC
Karen Haller Beer has spent more than two decades teaching and developing learning materials for major US and international publishers. She holds a master’s degree in Applied Linguistics, and currently splits her time teaching high-school and writing academic materials. Karen has...
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10:00am CST
Secrets of Writing
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Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California
Stephen Krashen has published over 500 articles (540 at last count) and a dozen scholarly books in the fields of literacy, language acquisition, neurolinguistics, and bilingual education. Many of these publications are available for free download at
sdkrashen.com and some are p...
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12:00pm CST
Integrating Values into The Young Learners' and Teens' ELT Classroom
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National Geographic Learning Senior ELT Academic Consultant for Latin America, National Geographic Learning
Jair Félix, National Geographic Learning Senior ELT Academic Consultant for Latin America, has a B.A. in TEFL from Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa in Mexico and a Post-Graduate Degree on Teachers’ Development from The College of St. Mark & St. John, Plymouth, UK. Jair has been...
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2:00pm CST
4:00pm CST
Teaching Speaking with Grammar and Vocabulary, Not the Reverse
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Professor of TESOL, University of Central Florida
Dr. Keith Folse is Professor of TESOL at the University of Central Florida where he teaches in several programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. He has taught English for 40 years in the US, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Japan, and Kuwait. He has also taught French in...
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6:00pm CST
Reflections and Recommitments
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Professor of TESOL, Hunter College, City University of New York, USA
Dr. Laura Baecher is Professor of TESOL at Hunter College, City University of New York. Her research interests and publications relate to teacher education including educational technology in teacher learning, observation and coaching for English language teaching, and professional...
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