Fall 2025
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Chiu-Yin 'Cathy' Wong
Professor, Monmouth University
Dr. Cathy Wong is the Professor of TESOL and Bilingual Education at Monmouth University. Before earning her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Second Language Education from Texas Tech University, she taught in Hong Kong, Korea, Hawaii, and Texas. Her research focuses on teachers’ implementation of translanguaging pedagogy and how it supports student engagement in ESL and Chinese immersion contexts. She recently directed the federally funded STARTALK Chinese Language Program, promoting linguistic and cultural diversity through innovative learning experiences. She received the Research Output Prize from the University of Hong Kong in 2023 and the Distinguished Teaching Award from Monmouth University in 2024.
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Authentic Performance Assessments How do we create assessment that allows multilingual students to demonstrate their abilities, growth, and agency in their education? |
Cheri Luo (Chinese-Mandarin) |
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人工智能时代的真实评量 / 人工智慧時代的真實評量 (Authentic Assessments in the Age of AI) How do we appropriately utilize AI tools for assessment? |
Dr. Cindy Ai-Ling Li-Duong (Chinese-Mandarin) |
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Performing Authentic Assessments in the Classroom for Language-Based Instruction How do you design a rubric for Authentic Assessment? |
Dr. Yu Zhang (Chinese-Mandarin) |
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Authentic Performance Assessments How do we create assessment that allows multilingual students to demonstrate their abilities, growth, and agency in their education? |
Katharina Chung (Chinese-Mandarin) |
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What does it mean to perform Authentic Assessment in Hmong? |
Dr. Vicky Xiong-Lor (Hmong) |
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実践でのオーセンティック・アセスメント (Performing Authentic Assessment in Practice) How do project-based assessments account for varying levels of fluency, resource access, and AI use? |
Dr. Yewon Sung (Japanese) |
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Authentic Bilingual Assessment (Language Group Session - KOREAN) (Email mson@csudh.edu for link) How do we create Authentic Assessments that foster project-based learning, creativity/agency, and translanguaging strategies? |
Dr. Minhye Son (Korean) |
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Khảo Sát Trình Độ của Học Sinh học tiếng Việt trong Chương Trình Song Ngữ Hội Nhập (Performing Authentic Assessments in the Classroom for Language-Based Instruction) What is the impact of translanguaging on Authentic Assessments in bilingual Vietnamese classrooms? |
Hương Đặng (Vietnamese) |
