Effective Differentiation and Scaffolding Strategies for Your NRS Standards-Aligned Classroom Date & Time: April 1, 2025 | 12:50–2:00 p.m. Central Time Location: Gaston A, COABE, Dallas, TX Presenter(s): Kate Moran (Center for Applied Linguistics) Mathilda Reckford (Center for Applied Linguistics) Description: Aligned to OCTAE's new NRS standards, this presentation equips adult English educators with practical strategies for ... Read more

Test Disposal 101: Assessment Industry Gold Standards and Tips from Practitioners Date & Time: April 1, 2025 | 4:50–6:00 p.m. Central Time Location: Moreno A, COABE, Dallas, TX Presenter(s): Anna Zilberberg (Center for Applied Linguistics) Amya McKoy (Center for Applied Linguistics) Elyssa Sun (Center for Applied Linguistics) Olga Escamilla (Texas A&M University–TCALL) Description: Recent calls for increased ... Read more

Stepping into the Future of Adult English Oral Proficiency Assessment: BEST Plus 3.0 Date & Time: April 2, 2025 | 12:20–1:30 p.m. Central Time Location: Sanger B, COABE, Dallas, TX Presenter(s): Anna Zilberberg (Center for Applied Linguistics) Elyssa Sun (Center for Applied Linguistics) Amya McKoy (Center for Applied Linguistics) Description: Recent calls for increased rigor in adult ... Read more

Comparability of Computer-Based and Print-Based Testing Modalities of a Scripted Oral English Language Proficiency Assessment Date & Time: April 3, 2025 | 11:00–11:30 a.m. PDT Location: California State University, Fullerton Presenter(s): Yage Leah Guo (Center for Applied Linguistics) Reshmi Kompakha (Center for Applied Linguistics) Elyssa Sun (Center for Applied Linguistics) Anna Zilberberg (Center for Applied ... Read more

Inv Date & Time: April 3, 2025 | 01:300–02:30 p.m. PDT Location: LARC, Fullerton, CA Presenter(s): Meg Montee Elyssa Sun Jenna Bushton  

Investigating Convergent Validity Evidence of an English Literacy Test Date & Time: April 4, 2025 | 05:00–05:30 p.m. PDT Location: LARC, Fullerton, CA Presenter(s): Yage Leah Guo (Center for Applied Linguistics) Reshmi Kompakha Rachel Myers Anna Zilberberg Description: Building a validity argument involves examining the relationships between test scores and other measures intended to assess ... Read more

PreK-8 Oral Proficiency Assessment: Free Tools and Training for Education Date & Time: April 5, 2025 | 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. PDT Location: LARC, Fullerton, CA Presenter(s): Elyssa Sun Jamie Morgan Leslie Fink Rachel Myers Jenna Bushton Description: Interest in PK-8 world language (WL) programs has increased in recent years, and there is a growing need ... Read more

Examining Alternate-Form Reliability in Adult ESL Literacy Assessments: A Case Study Date & Time: April 5, 2025 | 04:00–04:30 p.m. PDT Location: California State University, Fullerton Presenter(s): Leah Guo (Center for Applied Linguistics) Aubrey Sahouria (Center for Applied Linguistics) Leslie Fink(Center for Applied Linguistics) Description: One essential quality of any good assessment is reliability, which ... Read more

The Lapdog Syndrome: Polyethnographies of Asian Women Navigating Power and Identity Date & Time: April 19, 2025 | 2:45 – 4:15 p.m ET Location: Alcott Room, The Westin Boston Seaport District, Boston, MA Presenter(s):  Christine Montecillo Leider, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Minh Nghia Nguyen, University of Massachusetts, Boston Alisha Nguyen, Lesley University Diep Nguyen, Center ... Read more

A Graduate Student Perspective on ELT Preparation to Advance the Decolonization/Decolonial Project in TESOL/Applied Linguistics Date & Time: April 24, 2025 | 09:50–11:20 a.m. MT Location: The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 3G Presenter(s): Sarah Howard Description: Fostering critical dispositions (McClure & Vasconcelos, 2011) and equipping future language educators with the ... Read more

Instructional Quality in Collaborative Teaching: What Factors Support or Impede It?  Date & Time: April 24, 2025 | 1:45–3:15 p.m MT Location: The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 711 Presenter(s): Sarah Howard Description: Co-teaching is a prominent instructional model used to provide integrated language and content learning for EL-designated multilingual learners (Kibler ... Read more