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Saturday, March 8th, 2025
Cataldo Hall Globe Room at Gonzaga University

We hope to see you there!
Thank you to our Silver Sponsor: Data Recognition Corp. (DRC) / LAS Links

Registration Prices: 
  • $75 - February 28th to March 8th
  • $25 - Student with discount code (Contact us if you have questions or need the code.)

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Saturday, March 8
 

10:30am PST

Top Ten Warm-ups for Presentation Skills
Saturday March 8, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am PST
Jepson 122
The presenter shares quick, easy warm-up activities designed to support engaging presentation skills. Attendees will practice each warm-up and learn how to modify them for different student populations.
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Ellen Sherrifs Hall

Mukogawa US Campus
Ellen Sherriffs Hall is an experienced teacher, program coordinator, and presenter. She teaches in the English and Cultural Studies, Education, and School of Business Administration programs at MUSC in Spokane.
Saturday March 8, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am PST
Jepson 122
  Instructional Strategies

11:30am PST

Open Forum: Allyship at Eye Level
Saturday March 8, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm PST
Jepson 122
Local professors and community partners of the Marshallese Heritage Language Advisory program offer honest insights into the role of allyship in developing collaborative partnerships that decentralize whiteness and decolonize educational systems in the pursuit of equity.
Presenters
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Anny Fritzen Case

Gonzaga
Anny Fritzen Case has been involved in K-12 and adult ESL instruction and teacher training for over 20 years. Her scholarship focuses on multilingual learners, in particular, ways in which schools intentionally and unintentionally limit immigrant and refugee students’ access to... Read More →
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Naomi Hagen

ELD, Title III K-12 TOSA, Spokane Public Schools
Naomi Hagen is a dedicated teaching professional with 20 years of experience in the field of education including teaching, administration, and teacher training. Naomi has served on the WAESOL board for over five years as a member at large, assistant treasurer, treasurer, and recording... Read More →
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James Hunter

Director, TESOL Programs, Gonzaga University
James Hunter has taught ESL/EFL for over 30 years and is the director of TESOL Programs at Gonzaga University. He has a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Birmingham, UK, and his research interests include Second Language Acquisition, corpus linguistics, instructional... Read More →
Saturday March 8, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm PST
Jepson 122
  Other

1:15pm PST

Embodied Storytelling: Marshallese Biit
Saturday March 8, 2025 1:15pm - 2:00pm PST
Jepson 122
In this session, members of the Marshallese Heritage Language Board engage their audience in a structured language learning experience through the Marshallese cultural practice of embodied storytelling called “biit”—a Pacific tradition of embodied storytelling through dance and movement. Participants will learn language, story, and cultural values from the iconic tales of the riMajel.
Presenters
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Dorcas Taidrik

Spokane Public Schools
Dorcas Taidrik is a community leader and the Marshallese Heritage Language instructor for the newly developed Marshallese Heritage Language Program in Spokane Public Schools. She has served as an interpreter, translator, and community liaison in various organizations in Spokane including... Read More →
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Doresty Daniel

Pacific Islander Community Association of Washington
Doresty Daniel is the Community Wellness Program Manager for the Pacific Islander Community Association of Washington (PICAWA) here in Spokane. She is a former Bilingual Specialist and Language Specialist for Spokane Public Schools and a founding member of the Marshallese Heritage... Read More →
Saturday March 8, 2025 1:15pm - 2:00pm PST
Jepson 122
  Community Voices and Storytelling

2:15pm PST

Rwandan Storytelling: The Difference Between Knowledge and Wisdom
Saturday March 8, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm PST
Jepson 122
Guest professor Dean Batuma provides a structured language learning experience in Kinyarwanda, engaging the audience in the storytelling practices of “The Land of a Thousand Hills.”
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Dean Batuma

Language Specialist, Spokane Public Schools
Dean Batuma is a polyglot with years of experience in the field of interpretation and translation for the African Great Lakes community. He is the French, Kinyarwanda, Kiswahili, and Kirundi Language Specialist for Spokane Public Schools as well as a guest professor in the Gonzaga... Read More →
Saturday March 8, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm PST
Jepson 122
  Community Voices and Storytelling
 
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