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1:45pm PDT

Amplifying Student Voices: Supporting Language, Culture, and Equity through Technology and Advocacy
Friday May 2, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Empowering student voice: This hands-on session explores raising awareness of indigenous languages and cultures, supporting multilingual learners, and leveraging technology to amplify diverse voices (through QR codes, screen recordings, creating websites). Learn practical strategies, share successes, and create your own tools to foster culturally responsive school environments.
Speakers
avatar for Beth Jimerson

Beth Jimerson

Multilingual Learner Specialist, Burlington-Edison
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Arie Werder

Middle school and High school CTE, Burlington-Edison School District
Friday May 2, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Evergreen C (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Breakout Session

1:45pm PDT

Characteristics of Successful Dual Language Bilingual Education Programming
Friday May 2, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
This interactive session will provide an overview of DLBE programming essentials, as aligned with the Guiding Principles of Dual Language Education, 2018, in order to:
– Develop an understanding of the non-negotiable components of successful DLBE programs
– Understand the research behind effective DLBE programs
-- Engage in discussions around equity-systems and the support needed for program realization and sustainability.
Speakers
avatar for Loretta Booker

Loretta Booker

Project Coordinator, Dual Language Education of New Mexico
Loretta Booker has been a Project Coordinator with Dual Language Education of New Mexico, working with CLAVES® and Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) Program Development since 2023.  Before that time, she served within the Santa Fe Public School District for 18 years as a... Read More →
Friday May 2, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Evergreen B (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)

1:45pm PDT

Family Engagement: More than Just a Cultural Potluck
Friday May 2, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Family engagement in schools often feels overwhelming and superficial, leading to one-time events without lasting relationships. We advocate for a strengths-based approach, fostering long-term connections through a school-wide philosophy that listens to and builds relationships with families. Participants will share culturally responsive strategies, problem-solve, and leave with actionable strategies.
Speakers
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Brittani Brown

MS Resource Teacher, Lake Washington School District
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Jessie Rhee

MS Resource Teacher, Lake Washington School District
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Kristen Tollefsen

Associate Principal, Rose Hill Middle School/LWSD
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Danielle MacDonald

Counselor, Rose Hill Middle School
Friday May 2, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Cedar Ballroom (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower)

1:45pm PDT

Sharpen your Clause Knowledge
Friday May 2, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
The word ‘clause’ or ‘clauses’ is used over 300 times in the WIDA manual. What is a clause? What is the difference between subordinate, relative, embedded, infinitive, and gerund clauses? Come learn how to help students use these important language features to make meaning in their everyday and academic lives.
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JENNIFER GREEN

Professor, Western Washington University
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Cory Mathieu

Assistant Professor, Western Washington University
Friday May 2, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Evergreen I (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Breakout Session

1:45pm PDT

The Power of El Dictado in Bilingual Foundational Skills Instruction
Friday May 2, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
El Dictado has the power to accelerate the academic and linguistic growth of bilingual readers and writers. Discover the transformative power of El Dictado as a holistic approach to bilingual foundational skills. Students can experience explicit foundational skills instruction grounded in meaning while leveraging cross-linguistic transfer as they engage in the Dictado instructional routine. Join us to uncover how student dictados can serve as valuable formative assessment data, and leave feeling inspired to implement El Dictado K-5. Whether you're an experienced educator or new to bilingual instruction, this session offers insights and practical tools to elevate your teaching and enhance student success. Don't miss this opportunity to see El Dictado in action and revolutionize your foundational skills instruction!
Speakers
avatar for Jordan Montalvo

Jordan Montalvo

Central Office Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Jordan Montalvo is a Dual Language specialist for Highline Public Schools. She serves as an advocate for bilingual education programming and liaison between schools and district level supports. Jordan is also a OCDE Project GLAD trainer, providing ongoing professional learning for... Read More →
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Jessica Canul Diaz

Specialist, HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Lupe Mendoza

Kindergarten DL Teacher, Highline School District
Friday May 2, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Evergreen F (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)

1:45pm PDT

The Science of Hope: Building Resilient Learners in Multilingual Classrooms
Friday May 2, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Hope is a cognitive process with a powerful impact on learning. This session explores the neuroscience behind Hope Theory and neuroplasticity, highlighting their role in multilingual students’ resilience and motivation. Through research and discussion, participants will examine how belonging, goal-setting, and agency foster hopeful, empowered learning environments.
Speakers
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Sophia Monge

Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning, Bethel School District
I serve as the Assistant Director of Elementary Teaching and Learning in Bethel School District, where I design professional learning opportunities aligned with our district’s Strategic Plan. My work focuses on supporting teacher development, enhancing student achievement, and fostering... Read More →
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Missy Widmann

Co-Founder, President, Neural Education
We knock down the barriers of stress, bias and emotional reactivity with powerful, practical and proven neural-informed learning practices so that all students can learn.
Friday May 2, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Evergreen G/H (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)

1:45pm PDT

Using the WIDA Key Language Uses to guide Interactions and Instruction in Elementary English Language Development Programs
Friday May 2, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
The presenter will review the WIDA K-5 Key Language Uses and break down the standards with examples, demonstrations, and interactive discussions for teachers to implement in their own work with K-5 Multilingual Learners. For example, using the format of Narrate, Argue, Explain, Inform to guide reading lesson plans, questioning strategies, and next steps for scaffolding writing. This presentation can apply to various K-5 Multilingual Learner Program models: Small-group/Pull-out, Push-in, Collaboration/Co-teaching
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Ben Hambleton

Teacher, Riverview School District
Friday May 2, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Regency E-G (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)
  Breakout Session

1:45pm PDT

Sponsored Session - Fueling Linguistic Brilliance: GLAD Strategies to Ignite Multilingual Learners’ Voices
Friday May 2, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
In this interactive session, educators will explore powerful GLAD strategies that ignite multilingual learners’ linguistic brilliance and amplify their academic voice. Participants will engage in strategy demonstrations to see how structured supports foster language development. Through collaborative discussions and practical modeling, they will gain tools to create a classroom environment where all students confidently use and expand their linguistic power. Educators will leave with ready-to-use strategies and a renewed perspective on leveraging students' multilingual assets for academic success.
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Tabitha Aragon

Be GLAD Certified Agency Trainer, Be GLAD
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Jennifer Chaves

Be GLAD Certified Agency Trainer, Be GLAD
Friday May 2, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
Evergreen E (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Sponsored Session

3:00pm PDT

Developing an Action Plan for Serving Multilingual Learners Effectively
Friday May 2, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Ignite your school to support multilingual learners effectively by developing an action plan! In this session, we will unpack Washington’s Multilingual Learner Statewide Strategic Plan and Toolkit to promote asset-based mindsets, strengthen instructional practices, provide support for educators, and engage multilingual students and families. Explore using WIDA ACCESS data, surveys, and reflection to build students’ success!
Speakers
avatar for Virginia Morales

Virginia Morales

Assistant Director - Multilingual Education, Washington Office Of Superintendent Of Public Instruction
Virginia Morales is the Assistant Director of Multilingual Education at OSPI. Virginia has over 20 years of experience working with multilingual learners as an educator in California, Wisconsin, and Washington. Previously, Virginia was a Professional Learning Specialist with WIDA... Read More →
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Kristin Percy Calaff

WABE OSPI Ex-Officio Member, OSPI
Dr. Kristin Percy Calaff is the Executive Director of Multilingual & Migrant Education for the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. She has over 30 years of experience as a dual language teacher, principal, district administrator, adjunct professor, and state... Read More →
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kadriye El-Atwani

Multilingual Program Supervisor-OSPI, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
Friday May 2, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Evergreen G/H (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Breakout Session

3:00pm PDT

English Learners for a Transformed World (2nd Edition): A Guide for Collaborative Professional Learning
Friday May 2, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Our interactive, co-presented workshop offers the participants an opportunity to co-create pathways and tools that serve to ignite learners' linguistic power. Anchored to the new edition of the Collier & Thomas book, Educating English Learners for a Transformed World, we share applicable ways to grow collaboration practices in DLBE settings.
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Michael Rodriguez

Executive Director, Dual Language Education of New Mexico
Michael Rodríguez is the Executive Director of Dual Language Education of NM (DLeNM). For six years, he served as the organization's director of operations, heading up and expanding its Program Design and Leadership Development offerings while supporting schools, districts, and state... Read More →
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Dr. Joan Lachance

UNC Charlotte
Friday May 2, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Evergreen F (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)

3:00pm PDT

Innovating for All Learners
Friday May 2, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Imagine a school that serves students in elementary, middle and high schools, provides only push-in MLE services, implements a collaborative teaching model, and where language development is embedded in curriculum taught in every classroom. Welcome to Kent Laboratory Academy, a decidedly different school in Kent School District that Innovates for All Learners.
Come to our session to learn about our journey and how we provide services to our multilingual learners through ongoing professional development, PLC work, innovative MTSS process and our partnership with University of Washington, Tacoma. Participants will take away ideas and resources on how to build capacity for providing MLE services within their own staff (and not just MLE educators).
Speakers
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Narine Balayan

MLE Teacher, Kent Laboratory Academy / Kent School District
Narine Balayan, M.Ed., is a School Success Coach at Kent Laboratory Academy in the Kent School District. With a strong commitment to student achievement and well-being, Narine brings her expertise in education to support and empower students on their academic journey.
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Stephanie Knipp

Principal, Kent School District/Kent Laboratory Academy
Stephanie Knipp is the Principal of Kent Laboratory Academy in the Kent School District. A dedicated educational leader, Stephanie is committed to fostering a supportive and innovative learning environment that promotes student growth and academic excellence.
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Laura Phillips

Principal/ Assistant Principal, Kent Laboratory Academy / Kent School District
Laura Phillips is the Assistant Principal at Kent Laboratory Academy in the Kent School District. With a passion for student development and academic success, Laura plays a key role in cultivating a positive school culture and supporting both students and staff.
DJ

Darice Johnson

Kent School Distirct
Darice Johnson is the Executive Director of Learning Improvement for the Kent School District. With a focus on advancing instructional practices and student outcomes, Darice leads strategic initiatives to support continuous learning and educational excellence across the district... Read More →
Friday May 2, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Evergreen C (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)

3:00pm PDT

Intentional Mentoring: Shifting the culture of how multilingual teachers are trained, supported and valued
Friday May 2, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
This session will explore strategies for comprehensive and intentional mentoring. Mentoring as collaboration amplifies the voices, experiences and linguistic superpowers of multilingual educators. This session will include hands on exploration of equity focused mentoring frameworks across all stages of professional growth to promote retention and healthy learning-based relationships.
Speakers
avatar for Richard Dunn

Richard Dunn

Partnership and Field Experiences Coordinator, Western Washington University, Renton
Richard Dunn, M.Ed., NBCT, teaches and is a Partnership and Field Experience Coordinator at the Western Washington University Woodring Multilingual Teaching Fellowship Program. He taught for 26 years in the Highline School District. He has supported early career teachers as a Peer... Read More →
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Christie McLean

Woodring Bilingual Teaching Fellows Partnership and Field Experience Coordinator, Western Washington University
Friday May 2, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Evergreen I (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)

3:00pm PDT

Special Education Pre-Referral Process for Multilingual Learners
Friday May 2, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
In this session, we will engage in decolonizing practices rooted in the active interruption of systems that have been harmful to students. We will share our district's current work along with recommendations on a pre-referral process for multilingual learners. The session includes a recommended process, information to gather, and suggested training for pre-referral/MTSS teams.
Speakers
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Julián Cortés

Director, Lake Washington School District
Friday May 2, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Regency A-D, (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)

3:00pm PDT

Visual Supports: Tips & Tricks to Enhance Accessibility for Multilingual Learners
Friday May 2, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Join us for tips and tricks to be more intentional about including visual supports in your teaching! Learn how to sketch people and common icons, design charts, and locate the images you need to support vocabulary, plus get to know the research behind why visuals are so important for MLs.
Speakers
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Lauren Monroe

Instructional Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Lauren Monroe is an instructional coach in a dual language elementary school in Highline Public Schools. She is a National Board Certified Teacher with over twenty years of experience in education serving a population of diverse learners. She completed a Master of Education of English... Read More →
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Shawnda Fukano

Instructional Coach, Highline Public Schools
Shawnda Fukano is an OCDE Project GLAD trainer and a National Board Certified Teacher in English as a New Language. She has worked as an ELL classroom teacher, dual language coordinator, and instructional coach in Highline Public Schools for the past 19 years. She has a masters degree... Read More →
Friday May 2, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Evergreen E (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Breakout Session

4:15pm PDT

Co-Teach: Sometimes Messy but Always Takes a Village
Friday May 2, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm PDT
Join our session to explore effective co-teaching strategies for ML student inclusion. Experience real-time modeling, discuss big-picture logistics, and collaborate in small groups to address planning and preparation. Administrators, counselors, and teachers must join together to create a supportive village for successful co-teaching.
Speakers
BB

Brittani Brown

MS Resource Teacher, Lake Washington School District
JR

Jessie Rhee

MS Resource Teacher, Lake Washington School District
KT

Kristen Tollefsen

Associate Principal, Rose Hill Middle School/LWSD
DM

Danielle MacDonald

Counselor, Rose Hill Middle School
Friday May 2, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm PDT
Regency A-D, (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)

4:15pm PDT

Educamos de corazón a corazón: Sustaining Equitable Dual Language Programming to Support Student Learning & Belonging
Friday May 2, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm PDT
Dual language programs support both student academic outcomes, as well as increased student, staff, and family belonging. This session will delve into the Edmonds School District's dual language program, discussing its implementation, systems of support, and its impact on student achievement and cultural understanding.
Speakers
avatar for Nichole Rodriguez

Nichole Rodriguez

Director of Multilingual Education, Edmonds School District 15
Nichole Rodriguez, Director of Multilingual Education in the Edmonds School District, advances academic language development for linguistically diverse students. Her expertise includes Dual Language programs, curriculum alignment, and data-driven instruction. She leads district-wide... Read More →
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Erica Ramos

Dual Language Program Specialist, Edmonds School District
Erica is the Dual Language Program Specialist in the Edmonds School District. Prior to this role, she was a Dual Language teacher in the Woodburn Oregon school district. Currently, she supports the implementation and expansion of dual language in Edmonds through instructional coaching... Read More →
Friday May 2, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm PDT
Evergreen B (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)

4:15pm PDT

How one school united to ignite students’ linguistic power: Every teacher a language teacher
Friday May 2, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm PDT
Join a principal, program director, language specialist, and ESD consultant to see how one school shaped ELD services by supporting classroom teachers to confidently take the instructional lead for language development. Leave with insight and resources to design your ELD system, leaning on informed decisions, professional learning, and ongoing collaboration.
Speakers
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Dr. Jennifer Cowgill

Director of Multilingual Learning, ESD 123
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Janae Bell

ELA Teacher, Finley Elementary School
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Pam Kinne

Principal, Finley School District
I'm completing my 16th year as a principal and 30th in education.I started my teaching career in Grandview School District.  I taught 3 years at the high school and 11 years at the middle school. My principalship has all been in Finley School District at Finley Elementary.
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Amy McLaughlin

Programs Director, Finley School District - Kennewick, WA
Friday May 2, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm PDT
Evergreen F (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)

4:15pm PDT

Schoolwide WIDA Language Infusion: Collaborative Planning at the Elementary level
Friday May 2, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm PDT
Come learn how infusing language & content standards ignited teachers to collaborate and elevate language instruction at an elementary school. Expect to walk away with an understanding of this innovative model, and tools to implement a systemwide shift at any site. This session includes the voices of multiple stakeholders necessary to prioritize team collaboration, Tier 1 instruction, progress monitoring and expressive language growth!
Speakers
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Kate Morin

Assistant Director of Multilingual Education, Mount Vernon School District
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Cat D'Avignon

ML Specialist, Mount Vernon School District
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Ashleigh Moe

Principal, Little Mountain Elementary
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Megan Laney

Teacher, Mount Vernon School District
Friday May 2, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm PDT
Evergreen E (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)

4:15pm PDT

Teaching with Hope in mind to Latino communities, how to stay motivated, relevant and happy.
Friday May 2, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm PDT
Many teachers feel discouraged by their efforts with Latino communities in the U.S. My goal is to share my experiences to help educators understand the complexities of Latino students and inspire them to reconnect with their passion for supporting our multilingual learners so both can thrive in their classrooms.
Speakers
avatar for Alejandro Gutierrez Camacho

Alejandro Gutierrez Camacho

Multilingual Teacher, Rochester School District
My name is Alejandro Gutierrez Camacho. I have a Bachelor's in Administration from Mexico City, a bachelor's in teaching, and a Master's in English Language Learning from the United States. Currently, I am a Multilingual Teacher at Rochester School District. I have worked in the school... Read More →
Friday May 2, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm PDT
Cedar Ballroom (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Breakout Session

4:15pm PDT

Translanguaging in Action: Strategies for Biliteracy and Beyond
Friday May 2, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm PDT
In this engaging session, we’ll dive into the power of translanguaging as both a language practice and a pedagogy. Participants will explore its role in fostering biliteracy development through a framework that includes "Stance, Design, and Shift". You'll leave with practical strategies to enhance multilingual learners' ability to seamlessly navigate and thrive in both languages, empowering them to build on their linguistic strengths and achieve more profound, meaningful literacy. Whether new to translanguaging or looking to refine your approach, this session offers tools and insights to boost biliteracy and enrich classroom experiences.
Speakers
avatar for Yvonne Williams

Yvonne Williams

Director of Multilingual Learner Educator Engagement, Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services WCEPS
Yvonne Williams, Vice President of Educator Engagement at WCEPS, leads initiatives to empower educators and foster collaboration with Local Education Agencies (LEAs). With over 29 years of experience, she oversees a team of 35 coaches supporting schools nationwide in implementing... Read More →
Friday May 2, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm PDT
Regency E-G (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)
  Breakout Session

4:15pm PDT

Sponsored Session - Instrucción estructurada de la LECTOESCRITURA in the dual language classroom.
Friday May 2, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm PDT
Únase a nosotros para discutir métodos y estrategias que ayudan a desarrollar destrezas fundamentales para la LECTOESCRITURA a través de una instrucción explícita y sistemática, siguiendo una progresión de habilidades y conocimientos basados en la investigación, que son auténticos para el idioma español. También compartiremos nuestra experiencia en un entorno que sigue los lineamientos de los 3 pilares de la educación de lenguaje dual.
Speakers
avatar for Alejandra Benítez

Alejandra Benítez

Pacific Learning Representative, Pacific Learning
Alejandra Benítez, a bilingual educator with 20 years of experience and a Master's in Curriculum and Instruction, specializes in biliteracy. As a former teacher, coach, and Biliteracy Specialist, she now consults for Pacific Learning, inspiring educators to help emergent bilinguals... Read More →
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Rosa Palafox-Torres

Pacific Learning
With over 20 years in bilingual education, I’m passionate about supporting emergent bilingual students and the educators who serve them. As a former teacher, facilitator, and curriculum coordinator—now a dual language consultant—I help develop culturally relevant biliteracy... Read More →
Friday May 2, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm PDT
Evergreen A (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
 


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