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BC TEAL 2026 Annual Conference

Beth Konomoto

Camosun College

Instructor

British Columbia

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Beth Konomoto, MA TEFL/TESL and Royal Roads doctoral student, teaches at Camosun College. She presents widely on a variety of EAL innovations.

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

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Upper Café

2:00pm PDT

How AI Supports Fair and Valid Language Testing S1717Ramsay Cardwell

2:45pm PDT

Coffee Break Concourse

3:15pm PDT

Rooted in Language, Navigating AI: EAL Students’ Critical Awareness in their Engagement with Automated Writing Technologies S1717Chunxiao He

4:00pm PDT

Annual General Meeting + Prize Draw N2201 Theatre

5:00pm PDT

TCF Awards Ceremony N1200 (Lower Café)

8:30am PDT

PANEL: A Fireside Chat on the Applications of AI for the CLB N2201 TheatreRamsay Cardwell • Jen Artan, M.Ed., OCELT, CELTA • Jonny Kalambay • Colette Pépin

9:30am PDT

Translanguaging-informed critical use of GenAI to support EAL learners S1620Serikbolsyn Tastanbek Where Language Meets Trades Certification: An Accelerated Learning Model S1717Valerie Kakurai • Colleen Rogan

10:30am PDT

Coffee Break Concourse

11:00am PDT

Making AI Visible: A New Approach to Teaching Beyond Plagiarism S1620Fuat Ramazanov • Dr. Sarah Elaine Eaton

12:00pm PDT

Poster Session ConcourseJohn Allan • Jen Artan, M.Ed., OCELT, CELTA • Golsa Saadi

2:00pm PDT

Partnership on University Plagiarism Prevention: Teacher Strategies (an Update) S1802Dr. Jim Hu • Jing Dai

3:00pm PDT

Coffee Break Concourse

3:30pm PDT

PLENARY: AI in Language and Academic Literacy Education - Where Do We Go From Here? N2201 TheatreDr Steve Marshall

4:30pm PDT

Closing Ceremony + Prize Draw N2201 Theatre