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Saturday, May 3
 

8:00am PDT

Empowering Teachers to Foster Students’ Multilingualism in the Elementary Classroom
Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Evergreen F (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
This workshop invites teachers to reflect on their home languages, language proficiency and language ideologies, examining how these concepts shape their classroom practices. In the second part of the session, participants will collaboratively develop strategies to support students' home languages, integrating Social and Emotional Learning principles for a holistic approach.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Patricia Ferreyra

Dr. Patricia Ferreyra

Assistant Professor of Multilingual Education, Western Washington University
¡Hola! I'm a teacher educator and researcher working toward racial and linguistic justice. My research focuses on Latinx Spanish-English dual language teacher candidates. I examine their experiences with cultural and linguistic oppression, investigate whether their language ideologies... Read More →
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Bianca Vergara-Garcia

Independent Educator, Independent Educator
Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Evergreen F (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Breakout Session

8:00am PDT

From Scores to Success: Using the WIDA Language Charts for Classroom Assessment
Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Regency A-D, (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)
Join us for an introduction to the new WIDA Grade-Level Cluster Interpretive and Expressive Language Charts. Learn to integrate digital tools to understand language proficiency, plan instruction, monitor progress, and collaborate with colleagues. Enhance your assessment practices for multilingual learners.
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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Cheyen Herseth

Elementary Multilingual Learning TOSA, Issaquah School District
Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Regency A-D, (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)
  Breakout Session

8:00am PDT

Improve Accurate Identification of Multilingual Learners with Disabilities
Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Evergreen G/H (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
Let's come together to ensure we meet the Civil Rights requirements for serving our Multilingual students, starting with pre-referrals for Special Education evaluations to collaborating with Special Education case managers to align language and IEP goals. Join us as we share lessons learned from our district to address disproportionality rates by considering the differences between language and literacy acquisition from disability. Example resources will be shared for you to try out with your team.
Speakers
avatar for Lily Martin

Lily Martin

Professional Development Coach, Bellevue School District
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Amber Snapke

TEACHER COACH- MULTI LANGUAGE LEARNERS, Bellevue School District
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Jill Suresh

TEACHER COACH- MULTI LANGUAGE LEARNERS, Bellevue School District
Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Evergreen G/H (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Breakout Session

8:00am PDT

Integrative ELD: One Strategy with Endless Possibilities
Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Cedar Ballroom (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower)
Empowering multilingual learners includes mastering sentence structure. This session introduces a dynamic strategy that integrates ELD, ELA, and content standards to teach sentence structure and parts of speech. Already familiar with the Sentence Patterning Chart? Discover fresh ways to expand its use and make language learning both effective and fun. Join us to unlock endless possibilities from one simple strategy to build and enhance the superpowers of your multilingual learners.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Sara Martinez

Dr. Sara Martinez

Educational trainer, instructor & consultant, Next Steps with Project GLAD®
Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Cedar Ballroom (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Breakout Session

8:00am PDT

Learning to Listen: Students Transform our Instructional Practice through “Learning Labs”
Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Evergreen A (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
Professional development is most impactful when teachers apply their learning in real time. Educator’s mindsets and instructional practices transform when there is a clear focus on creating the conditions for multilingual students to be protagonists of their own learning. Teachers learn to listen to students in languages that may be unfamiliar to them and use this data to shift their teaching. This session will present a powerful tool for professional development, “learning labs,” how this practice has positively impacted collaboration and instruction, and how they can be implemented in any school setting.
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Thad Williams

Language Program Manager, Seattle Public Schools
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Stevie Norman

Administrator, Seattle Public Schools
avatar for Sarah Coddington

Sarah Coddington

Instructional Coach, Seattle Public Schools
avatar for Nicole Shimizu

Nicole Shimizu

Instructional Coach, Seattle Public Schools
Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Evergreen A (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Breakout Session

8:00am PDT

Planificación de Objectos Lingüísticos con el Marco DALE WIDA
Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Evergreen I (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
En esta sesión, vamos a focalizarnos en la planificación de objetivos lingüísticos específicos usando el Marco de los estándares del desarrollo auténtico del lenguaje español de WIDA (Marco DALE) que le permiten a los estudiantes expandir su repertorio lingüístico y cultural y desarrollar un desarrollo metalingüístico de las diferencias y similitudes lingüísticas entre el español y el inglés.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Patricia Venegas-Weber

Dr. Patricia Venegas-Weber

Dual Language Program Supervisor, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
Dr. Patricia Venega-Weber is a former ESL, Bilingual and Reading Specialist teacher with over 20 years of experience. She has a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, specializing in Bilingual Education. She has also worked as an English/Spanish... Read More →
Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Evergreen I (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Breakout Session

8:00am PDT

Transforming ML Learning with AI: Quick Strategies for Vocabulary, Background, and Oral Language
Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Evergreen E (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
Discover how to use AI tools like ChatGPT to create quick, effective strategies for building background knowledge, enhancing vocabulary, and fostering oral language development in multilingual learners. This session provides practical, classroom-ready approaches tailored for tier 1 instruction, empowering educators to meet ML students’ unique needs.
Speakers
avatar for Bridget Clark

Bridget Clark

K-6 ML Instructional Coach, Adjunct Professor, Eastmont School District
Bridget Clark is an ML instructional coach with a background as both a classroom and ML teacher. She specializes in aligning ML instruction with Tier 1 practices by designing resources along a structured Support Continuum. Bridget is passionate about integrating technology—such... Read More →
Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Evergreen E (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Breakout Session

8:00am PDT

Welcoming Newcomers: Thriving in K-12 Schools
Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Evergreen B (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
Starting at a new school can be exciting and challenging, especially for newcomers adjusting to a new environment by fostering a sense of safety, belonging, and empowerment. This session is designed to support K-12 students as they navigate their academic and social journey, building meaningful connections and celebrating newcomers' unique identities. We’ll cover essential topics like understanding school expectations, accessing resources, building friendships, parent involvement, and embracing cultural diversity. This session will provide educators with instructional routines and resources to help newcomers feel safe, valued, connected to their school community.
Speakers
avatar for Maria Ceja

Maria Ceja

Director of Multilingual Education, Sunnyside School District
Maria Ceja serves as the Director of the Multilingual Department in the Sunnyside School District. With over 24 years of experience in education, she has dedicated her career to supporting multilingual learners in a variety of instructional settings. Maria taught for 20 years and... Read More →
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MEGAN ANDERSON REILLY

TOSA, YAKIMA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Megan Anderson Reilly is a multilingual specialist and a mentor for early career educators for Yakima School District. Megan has extensive teaching experience working with multilingual learners in a variety of instructional contexts. She is an advocate for equitable practices, programs... Read More →
Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Evergreen B (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Breakout Session

11:15am PDT

Moving students’ linguistic power forward one sentence at a time: Language objectives and sentence deconstruction
Saturday May 3, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Evergreen E (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
How do your M/ELs tackle difficult sentences while reading and writing? How do they move their language forward at the sentence level? Pair a sentence deconstruction strategy with language objectives and PLDs to boost reading and writing proficiency. Leave with resources to easily implement this strategy across content areas.
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Dr. Jennifer Cowgill

Director of Multilingual Learning, ESD 123
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Janae Bell

ELA Teacher, Finley Elementary School
Saturday May 3, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Evergreen E (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Breakout Session

11:15am PDT

Rolling out the WIDA Standards Framework with Coaching and Collaboration
Saturday May 3, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Evergreen G/H (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
Learn how to develop a successful implementation plan for rolling out the WIDA Standards! We’ll share how Quincy developed systems for coaching and co-planning to integrate language and content with the WIDA standards. This session will include strategic steps, real examples of collaborative planning, and ideas to use in your district.
Speakers
avatar for Danielle Fortner

Danielle Fortner

QIA ML SPECIALIST, Quincy School District
Danielle Fortner: Danielle Fortner has taught for 10 years in the Quincy School District with experience in elementary education and language development. Currently, Danielle is a member of Eastside ML Teacher Leader Cohort to support implementing the WIDA Standards Framework.
Saturday May 3, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Evergreen G/H (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Breakout Session

11:15am PDT

Supporting Mathematical Sensemaking in Word Problems
Saturday May 3, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Evergreen A (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
If you have seven pencils and I have 14 apples, how many chickens will fit on the roof? Mathematical word problems can feel nonsensical, especially for multilingual learners! Learners thrive when given appropriate language scaffolding rather than decontextualized or over-simplified problems. This workshop supports educators in identifying and implementing language supports to promote mathematical literacy and sensemaking.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Beth Dillard

Dr. Beth Dillard

Associate Professor and Director Multilingual Education Community Programs, Western Washington University
Beth Dillard is Associate Professor and Director Multilingual Education Community Programs - Renton in the Woodring College of Education at Western Washington University. In addition to teaching courses in the Multilingual Education Program, she coordinates two Grow Your Own (GYO... Read More →
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Saraswati Noel

Western Washington University
Saturday May 3, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Evergreen A (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Breakout Session

11:15am PDT

Translanguaging in Action – Fostering Meta-linguistic Awareness in Secondary Dual Language Classrooms
Saturday May 3, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Evergreen I (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
Translanguaging in secondary Dual Language classrooms is a controversial topic, due to the traditional practices of language separation. This workshop will share their district’s DL PD plan and implementation for fostering meta-linguistic awareness. Participants will reflect on their own bridging practices and gain practical ideas for translanguaging implementation.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Fenglan Nancy Yi-Cline

Dr. Fenglan Nancy Yi-Cline

Multilingual Education Program Specialist, Kent School District
Fenglan Nancy Yi-Cline, Ed.D. (易凤兰博士), is a first-generation immigrant teacher-educator of color who serves as the Multilingual Education Program Specialist in the Kent School District, Washington, and a teaching associate in the Multilingual Learners Endorsement Program... Read More →
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Carolyn Hylander

Dual Language Instructional Coach, Kent School Distirct
Saturday May 3, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Evergreen I (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Breakout Session

11:15am PDT

Unlocking the Potential of GLAD Strategies for Cross-Linguistic Analysis
Saturday May 3, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Evergreen B (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
Looking to incorporate more biliteracy in your instruction? Project GLAD© strategies offer a springboard for intentionally planned cross-linguistic opportunities. Participants will learn how to take GLAD strategies, intentionally select a language focus, and create moments for students to analyze and practice linguistic structures and uses within and between program languages.
Speakers
avatar for Anne Thapa

Anne Thapa

Dual Language Coach, Bellevue School District
Saturday May 3, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Evergreen B (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Breakout Session

11:15am PDT

Using AI to Integrate Reading, Language Development and Content Areas
Saturday May 3, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Evergreen F (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
AI promises to make our jobs easier, but where do we begin? This session will introduce you to various AI tools which can enhance and integrate your language, reading, and content area instruction and demonstrate practical ways to use AI in creating engaging materials that meet students' diverse needs.
Speakers
avatar for Cynthia Kniffin

Cynthia Kniffin

ML Teacher, Seattle Public Schools
Cynthia (M.Ed, Curriculum and Instruction) has been in education for over 20 years and has served as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, ML teacher, and instructional coach. She was the coordinator of the Dual Language program at an elementary school in the Highline School District... Read More →
Saturday May 3, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Evergreen F (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
  Breakout Session

11:15am PDT

¡Escritores Poderosos! Engaging Every Student in Writing Through Power Writing!
Saturday May 3, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Evergreen C (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
Supercharge your students’ writing with Power Writing: a dynamic 30-minute routine using unconventional prompts to spark creativity and critical thinking. Empower students to explore language, organize ideas, collaborate with others, and see themselves as writers. Foster and facilitate a community of writers at any grade level using Power Writing.
Speakers
avatar for Gustavo Macuil

Gustavo Macuil

Dual Language Support TOA, Ontario Montclair School District
As a Dual Immersion Site Support and EdTech Teacher on Assignment for Ontario Montclair School District, I am passionate about helping students thrive in multilingual programs such as dual immersion. In my 18 years of teaching, I have learned to foster a love for writing in all students... Read More →
Saturday May 3, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Evergreen C (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)
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