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CATESOL Event: Voices of Multilingual Educators: Stories of Growth
09/01/2026

Michelle Skowbo

CATESOL Event: Voices of Multilingual Educators: Stories of Growth


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Register: https://mms.catesol.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?org_id=CTSL&eventid=63821

Description
The session brings together multilingual educators to share personal stories of identity, belonging, and professional growth across diverse teaching contexts. Panelists discuss challenges, transitions, and resilience in their professional journeys. The session concludes with research approaches for documenting teacher narratives, including common qualitative methods presented by the IG co-coordinators.

Panel Members
Dr. Kevin Wong, Associate Professor, Pepperdine University
Ms. Yiyuan (Tiffany) Zhang, Assistant Principal, Irvine International Academy
Ms. Dinara  Uissinbayeva, Assitant Professor, Foreign Language Higher Education Institute
​Ms. Jinhee Lee, PhD Candidate, Pepperdine University
Moderators
Kara Mac Donald, Research Writers Interest Group Co-Coordinator
Siyi (Lois) Gao, Kara Mac Donald, Research Writers Interest Group Co-Coordinator

Cost: 
$0 members
$5 nonmembers