CONVENTION PROGRAM
ARTESOL 2026
English and Spanish Sessions
Friday May 29
Universidad Católica de Santa Fe (Echagüe 7151, Santa Fe Capital, Provincia de Santa Fe)
8.00-9.00 Registration: Time to get your ARTESOL CONVENTION badge and goodie bag.
8:30 “Yoga activate” with Rita Aldorino
ROOM: 1.26
9.00–9.40 Plenario de apertura
(aula magna) Ma. Luisa Gutierrez Peart
Room: 1.27 La internacionalización como vehículo para la innovación
9.40-10.15 Opening ceremony /Ceremonia de apertura
(aula magna)
Room: 1.27 Silvia BREIBURD
Argentina TESOL Board President
Erika ROGER
Argentina TESOL Board Vice-President
Maria Luisa GUTIÉRREZ PEART
Universidad Católica de Santa Fe
Convention Co-Chair
Luciano ESTRADA
ALICANA
Convention Co-Chair
Ministerio de Educación de Santa Fe
10.15-11:00
(aula magna) Plenary
Room: 1.27 Wink, Dawn: Translanguaging, Wildness, Beauty, and Imagination in ELT
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break (courtesy of ALICANA)
Entrance hall
11.30-12:20 Highlighted Concurrent Sessions
A- Martin, Graciela
Integrating AI meaningfully into your lesson planning
ROOM: 3.20
B- Monté, Nylia
Teach the Heart: Practical SEL Strategies for your Classes
ROOM: 1.26
C- Olsen, Chelsea
Student-centered learning activities to increase student engagement
ROOM: 1.27
D- Breiburd, Silvia (español)
Enseñar con Z, aprender con Alfa: el desafío de pensar más allá.
AULA: 3.19
12.30-13.20 Concurrent sessions
1- Egea Pato, Andrea
Using whatsApp channels in secondary school classrooms
Demonstration - ROOM: 1.12
2- Dominguez, Analía
From ash to fire: Rehumanising our teaching avatar
Demonstration - ROOM: 1.23
3- Tizi, María Eugenia
The power of teaching without power
Workshop - ROOM: 1.25
4- Bellolio, Liliana
Boosting speaking through structured repetition and interaction
Demonstration - ROOM: 3.19
5- Gonzalez Rivas, Florencia
Bridging teaching and learning in writing classrooms through Formative Assessment
Workshop - ROOM: 2.10
6-Duarte, Paula
Beyond verb to be: Unequal appropriation in GBA
Research Paper - ROOM: 2.7
7- Diaz, Gonzalo Workshop
The power of passion: Cultivating authentic learning environments
Workshop - ROOM: 2.9
8- Gatti, Eugenia / Toledo, Carolina
Cultural studies through women’s voices in the classroom
Workshop - ROOM: 3.18
Sesión en español
9- Aldorino, Rita
Happy teacher, content student: Disfrutar la tarea diaria
TALLER - AULA: 1.26
13.30-15.00 Lunch Break
Entrance hall
15.00-15.55 Concurrent sessions
10- Biondi, Carina
Think it, tell it, write it: a SMART approach
Demonstration - ROOM: 1.26
11- Becette, Natalia
Strategic reading: skimming, scanning, and AI integration
Workshop - ROOM: 1.23
12- Duarte, Paula
Teacher-led student-centered AI prompting in class
Demonstration - ROOM: 1.24
13- Bellolio, Liliana
From brain-based learning to speaking in ELT
Workshop - ROOM: 1.25
14- Lucero Mendin, Macarena
Learning by doing: An immersive multilingual experience
Demonstration - ROOM: 2.10
15- Vidal, Liliana
Inclusive English in action: Designing learning without barriers
Workshop - ROOM: 2.7
16- Deroy, Ailin - Anrriquez, Joaquín - Rojas, Lucas
From burnout to breakthrough: AI tools for ELT engagement
Workshop - ROOM: 2.9
17- Danderfer Otazú, Karen
The heart of innovation
Demonstration - ROOM: 3.18
Sesión en español
18- Bonadeo, Flavia - Cravero, Natalia - Schneider, Farah
¿Aulas heterogéneas? ¡Prácticas diversificadas!
AULA: 1.12
16.00-16.45 Highlighted Concurrent Sessions
E- Palavecino, Stella
Vowels with feeling: An inclusive approach to pronunciation
ROOM: 3.18
F-Rioja, Alba
Beyond the bubble: Unlocking graphic novels in the EFL classroom
ROOM: 3.20
G- Becerra, Andres
Experiential learning in the age of AI
ROOM: 1.26
H- Villan, Marcela
Global issues in the classroom: Are we doing enough?
ROOM: 3.19
I- Danowski, Marcela (español)
Pensamiento visual: ideas que se ven, aprendizajes que quedan
AULA: 1.27
Coffee break + Networking and Dedicated Expo Time
16:45-17:30 Entrance hall
Visit the stands (ROOM 1.22) and enjoy connecting with fellow colleagues and ELT
companies
Commercial presentations: (starting 17:00)
Attend a commercial presentation to learn about the newest and best on the ELT
market
Jinso - room: 1.12
Oxford - room: 1.23
Toefl - room: 1.24
Pearson - room: 1.25
17.30-18.20 Plenary (English)
(aula magna) Squirrell, David: To be, or not to be, AI is the question!
Room: 1.27
(aula magna)
Room: 1.27 18:30 Coro Juvenil - UCSF
Saturday May 30
Universidad Católica de Santa Fe (Echagüe 7151, Santa Fe Capital, Provincia de Santa Fe)
8.15-9.00 Registration new attendees
8:30 “Yoga activate” with Rita Aldorino
ROOM: 1.26
9.00–9.50 Opening Plenary (Spanish)
(aula magna) Ma. Belén Gonzalez Milbrandt:
Room: 1.27 La escuela sin miedo: Prácticas para humanizar el aula y encender el aprendizaje.
10.00-10.45 Highlighted Concurrent Sessions
J- Martin, Graciela
TESOL and ARTESOL: Building professional community, Then and Now
ROOM: 1.25
K- Olsen, Chelsea (English)
Stories that shape us: Weaving identity and voice into language learning
ROOM: 3.20
L- Bonadeo, Flavia - Bobbio, Silvana - Schneider, Farah (English)
Exploring project-based learning in the new Primary English Curriculum
ROOM: 3.9
M- Zorio, Pat (English)
From pixel to feeling (And vice versa!)
ROOM: 1.26
N- Lederhos Maricel (Español)
Saber e identidad docente hoy: formarse para enseñar
AULA: 3.19
Coffee break
10:45-11:30 Visit the stands (ROOM 1.22) and enjoy connecting with fellow colleagues and ELT
companies
Commercial presentations (starting 11:00)
Attend a commercial presentation to learn about the newest and best on the ELT
market
Pathways - room: 1.23
Hamilton House - room: 1.24
Advice - room: 1.25
11.30-12.25 Concurrent sessions
19-Egea Pato, Andrea
Benefits of using Google forms in secondary school classrooms
Demonstration - ROOM: 1.12
20- Gaitan, Andrea
Using associations to improve our learners’ pronunciation skills
Demonstration - ROOM: 1.23
21- Alfonso, Mónica
Integrating emotional intelligence into English vocabulary acquisition
Research paper - ROOM: 1.24
22- Tomatis, José
Promote critical thinking in your classroom
Demonstration - ROOM: 1.25
23- De Iacovo, Manuel
Beyond the prompt: AI, hooks, and teacher judgement
Demonstration - ROOM: 3.14
24- Gatti, Eugenia - Lentini, Cyntia
Claiming the throne: Historical role-play in EFL
Workshop - ROOM: 3.15
25- Roger, Erika - Trujillo, Andrea
From silence to confidence: Motivating adults to speak
Demonstration - ROOM: 3.21
26- Doric, Liliana
Designing culturally responsive ELT materials: the Puna rainbow project
Demonstration - ROOM: 3.19
27- Biondi, Carina (español)
Pausa, respira, enseña: Neurociencia y mindfulness al rescate!
AULA: 1.26
Concurrent sessions
12.30-13.25
28- Bertone, Flavia; Daniele Verónica
Beyond lesson plans; Designing inclusive ESL classes
Workshop - ROOM: 1.12
29-Becette, Natalia
The prompt matters - Unlocking writing with AI
Demonstration - ROOM: 1.23
30- Molina, Gastón - Salguero Fernanda
Attending to grammar while making meaning matter
Workshop - ROOM: 1.24
31-Villagra, Cristina - Ruiz, Lourdes
Make learning real: Using AI to build contextualized lessons
Workshop - ROOM: 1.25
32-Diaz, Gonzalo
The curious educator: Leveraging inquiry for professional transformation
Workshop - ROOM: 3.14
33-Answine, Mark
Butter and bread OR bread and butter?
Demonstration - ROOM: 3.15
34- Zenteno Verlardez, Daniela
Play beyond childhood: rethinking learning across levels
Workshop - ROOM: 3.19
Sesión en español
35- Rioja, Alba
Alfabetización visual: Redescubriendo el potencial de los libros álbum
TALLER - AULA: 3.8
Lunch break
Entrance hall
13.30-15.00 ___________________________________________________________________
Lunch and learn 13.30 - 14.45 (registration required)
Room: 1.26 / SUM
15.00-15.50 Highlighted Concurrent Sessions
O- Danowski, Marcela
In my new teaching era: Evolving classroom practice
ROOM: 3.20
P- Zew, Karina
When speaking activities fail to create communication
ROOM: 3.19
Q- Monté, Nylia
Repetition: key to learning. Make it fun with games!
ROOM: 3.21
R- Villan, Marcela (español)
Aulas que transforman: Aprendizaje significativo en clave global
AULA: 3.9
16.00-16.45 Plenary
(aula magna) Wink, Dawn
Room: 1.27 Literacidad global: Atreverse a ir por más en la enseñanza
16.45-17:30 Presidential Plenary
(aula magna) Breiburd, Silvia
Room: 1.27 Back to the future: Shaping what’s next — Valuing what stays
17.30-18.30 Closing and Prize Giving Ceremony
(aula magna)