English Skills Learning Center Annual Teaching Conference 2025
On March 8th, the English Skills Learning Center (ESLC) hosted their Annual Teaching Conference. This conference is a day of collaboration, inspiration, and growth as we explore innovative teaching strategies to empower learners in our community. This year's theme focused on Community Learning and Teaching Strategies with topics including emergent reader teaching strategies, multilevel instruction, citizenship pathways, digital skills, and more.
Our very own Alumni, Katrina Rost MA, assisted in the planning of this impactful conference. Katrina has been working at the English Skills Learning Center for over a year as the Coordinator for the Workplace English Program, which partners with companies to provide English language instruction to existing employees. In her role, she coordinates all workplace programs, including communicating with partners, developing curricula, testing, and reporting. On top of that, she also teaches several of the workplace classes!
Katrina received her undergrad degree in International Studies from the University of San Francisco in 2015. Between undergraduate and graduate studies, she worked in administrative roles in nonprofits, but later decided to refocus on her love of languages and go back to school to study linguistics. She completed her MA in Linguistics at the U from 2021-2023 with a focus in SLA phonology and TESL. Her research (thesis) was focused on teacher beliefs around accentedness and comprehensibility in second language learners.
If you or anyone you know is interested in supporting this valuable community resource and breaking down language and cultural barriers the ESLC currently has 4 open full time positions, 1 part time, and many volunteer opportunities!