Name: How one school united to ignite students’ linguistic power: Every teacher a language teacher
Start: 2025-05-02T16:15:00-0700
End: 2025-05-02T17:15:00-0700

Friday May 2, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm PDT

Evergreen F (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)

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

Dr. Jennifer Cowgill

Director of Multilingual Learning, ESD 123

Janae Bell

ELA Teacher, Finley Elementary School

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.