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BC TEAL 2026 Annual Conference

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8:15am PDT

Registration Concourse

8:30am PDT

Coffee Break Concourse

8:45am PDT

Opening Ceremony Concourse

9:15am PDT

PLENARY: Holding the Line: A Relational Ethics of Belonging and Rootedness for EAL Educators in Difficult Times ConcourseDr Rekiyat (Gifty) Siyaka

10:15am PDT

Building Resources in Times of Scarcity & Unending Change S1620Garima Yadav More than Tech Help: Training Digital Assistants in Avenue Support S1714John Allan • Marijke Geurts Designing for Neurodiversity in LINC Classrooms S1711Mehdi Hajizadeh E-Learning Design for Lower Stage 1 Learners S1717Natalie Anderson • Astrid van der Pol Engaging Beginning-Level LINC Learners in Monthly Self-Reflection: Practical Strategies S1715Haebin Pan • Klara Seaton • Sepideh Tasmimi Inside TELSN: The Accredited Inclusive TESOL Specialization Certificate S1802Mary Bertucci • Dr. Shirin Mohamadzadeh Colouring Clearer English, Rooted in Sound S1650/S1670Anca Mihaela Nichifor • Roberta Power

11:15am PDT

New Avenue Tools to Simplify Program Management S1714John Allan • Jeremy Cole Tapping the Strength of GenAI: Scalable, Individualized Feedback for Writing and Pronunciation Tasks S1620Denise Lo Digital Mindset for Assessment in EAL Programs S1717Beth Konomoto Life After LINC 4: Empowering Clients on Their Journey S1711Alison Heath • Pat Marilley-Bodner What Sticks When Jobs Don’t: Identity, Emotion, and Precarity in EAL S1802Leila Ghodrat Jahromi • Carol M. Suhr

12:00pm PDT

Poster Session ConcourseScott Roy Douglas Lunch Upper Café

1:00pm PDT

PANEL: Using Avenue with LINC Literacy Learners: Challenges, Successes, and Opportunities ConcourseKerry Clark • Shayna Jepsen • Vesna Radivojevic • Sarah-Ann Wijngaarden

2:00pm PDT

Filling the gap: Faith-based community programs for ELLs S1715Janice GT Penner Feedback That Teaches: Using AI to Generate Annotated Comments on Student Writing S1714Jonny Kalambay How AI Supports Fair and Valid Language Testing S1717Ramsay Cardwell Teaching AI Literacy and Awareness in LINC/ESL Classrooms S1620Sepideh Alavi (PhD TEFL) Inclusive LINC Futures: Multisensory, Translanguaging, and Guided Technology S1809Mehdi Hajizadeh Language Support that Works: Volunteers Make the Difference! S1802Marijke Geurts Mental health-Informed teaching Strategies for LINC Classrooms S1711Nachwa El Aini • Ammarah Imran Teaching ELL in the K-12 Public System S1650Janis Sawatzky • Kiran Abraham

2:45pm PDT

Coffee Break Concourse

3:15pm PDT

Demonstration of the GoC's GenAI FASTER Guidelines with Gemini Storybook S1715John Allan Rooted in Language, Navigating AI: EAL Students’ Critical Awareness in their Engagement with Automated Writing Technologies S1717Chunxiao He CLB‑Based, Tuition‑Free ESL Program and Courses at VCC S1650/S1670Vesna Radivojevic • Shannon O'Keefe Mandarino • Sarah Kay Fortifying Futures: Volunteer Pathways for Language Learners S1620Karla Hiltermann • Yuki Yamazaki • Sarah-Ann Wijngaarden • Jessy Singh Surviving and Thriving in a New Stage I LINC Class S1711Sandra Carignan • Lisa Herrera • Claire Pinkett • Alla Sotnikova Does your research study have credibility? Here’s how to tell! S1802Gordon Moulden

4:00pm PDT

Annual General Meeting + Prize Draw N2201 Theatre

5:00pm PDT

TCF Awards Ceremony N1200 (Lower Café)