WABE 2025 Annual Conference

WABE 2025 Annual Conference

12:00pm PDT

Pre-Conference Badge Pick-Up & Clock Hour Sign-in Regency Foyer (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)

1:00pm PDT

*SOLD OUT* Pre-Conference Workshop with Dr. José Medina - Cross-Linguistic Work in the DL Classroom Regency A-D, (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)

6:00pm PDT

Attendee Badge Pick-Up Regency Foyer (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower) Opening Night Reception Regency Ballroom (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)

7:00am PDT

Clock Hours Open Grand Foyer (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower) Conference Badge Pick-up Grand Foyer (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower) Exhibits Open Grand Foyer (2nd Floor) and Evergreen Foyer (1st Floor)

8:00am PDT

Visit Exhibits/Networking Break Grand Foyer (2nd Floor) and Evergreen Foyer (1st Floor)

8:30am PDT

Regional Breakfasts TBA

10:00am PDT

Friday Morning General Session with Dr. José Medina Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower)

12:15pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower) Clock Hours Open Grand Foyer (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower)

1:30pm PDT

Break - Visit Exhibits Grand Foyer (2nd Floor) and Evergreen Foyer (1st Floor)

1:45pm PDT

Amplifying Student Voices: Supporting Language, Culture, and Equity through Technology and Advocacy Evergreen C (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Beth Jimerson • Arie Werder Characteristics of Successful Dual Language Bilingual Education Programming Evergreen B (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Loretta Booker Family Engagement: More than Just a Cultural Potluck Cedar Ballroom (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower)Brittani Brown • Jessie Rhee • Kristen Tollefsen • Danielle MacDonald MTSS and Multilingual Learners; A Systemic Approach to Equitable Support Regency A-D, (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)Jennifer Johnson Sharpen your Clause Knowledge Evergreen I (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)JENNIFER GREEN • Cory Mathieu The Power of El Dictado in Bilingual Foundational Skills Instruction Evergreen F (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Jordan Montalvo • Jessica Canul Diaz • Lupe Mendoza The Science of Hope: Building Resilient Learners in Multilingual Classrooms Evergreen G/H (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Sophia Monge • Missy Widmann Using the WIDA Key Language Uses to guide Interactions and Instruction in Elementary English Language Development Programs Regency E-G (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)Ben Hambleton Sponsored Session - Building Biliteracy: Implications and Application of SOR for Biliteracy Instruction Evergreen A (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes Sponsored Session - Fueling Linguistic Brilliance: GLAD Strategies to Ignite Multilingual Learners’ Voices Evergreen E (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Tabitha Aragon • Jennifer Chaves

2:45pm PDT

Break - Visit Exhibits, Clock Hours Open Grand Foyer (2nd Floor) and Evergreen Foyer (1st Floor)

3:00pm PDT

Developing an Action Plan for Serving Multilingual Learners Effectively Evergreen G/H (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Virginia Morales • Kristin Percy Calaff • Kadriye El-Atwani English Learners for a Transformed World (2nd Edition): A Guide for Collaborative Professional Learning Cedar Ballroom (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower)Michael Rodriguez • Dr. Joan Lachance Examining Key Language Uses in Bilingual Writing Evergreen A (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Maya A. Martinez-Hart GLAD Strategies that “Hang Together” for Secondary Classrooms Regency E-G (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)Rachel Hoff • Bethany Plett • Leticia Yellam Innovating for All Learners Evergreen C (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Narine Balayan • Stephanie Knipp • Laura Phillips • Darice Johnson Intentional Mentoring: Shifting the culture of how multilingual teachers are trained, supported and valued Evergreen I (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Richard Dunn • Christie McLean Special Education Pre-Referral Process for Multilingual Learners Regency A-D, (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)Julián Cortés Visual Supports: Tips & Tricks to Enhance Accessibility for Multilingual Learners Evergreen E (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Lauren Monroe • Shawnda Fukano Sponsored Session - Right From the Start: Oracy, Writing, and Knowledge Building for Multilingual Learner Success Evergreen F (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Amelia Larson Sponsored Session - Unlocking Potential: Tailored Strategies for Newcomers and Long-Term English Learners Evergreen B (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Jeannette (Gina) Long

4:00pm PDT

Break - Visit Exhibits, Clock Hours Open Grand Foyer (2nd Floor) and Evergreen Foyer (1st Floor)

4:15pm PDT

Are we making a difference? Supporting the classroom experience for maximum benefit to Multilinguals! Evergreen G/H (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Michaela McCaughey • Heidi LaMare • Susie Beers-Everson Co-Teach: Sometimes Messy but Always Takes a Village Regency A-D, (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)Brittani Brown • Jessie Rhee • Kristen Tollefsen • Danielle MacDonald Educamos de corazón a corazón: Sustaining Equitable Dual Language Programming to Support Student Learning & Belonging Evergreen B (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Nichole Rodriguez • Erica Ramos How one school united to ignite students’ linguistic power: Every teacher a language teacher Evergreen F (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Dr. Jennifer Cowgill • Janae Bell • Pam Kinne • Amy McLaughlin Newcomer Beauty: Embracing students and families from Ukraine and Afghanistan Evergreen C (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Cecilia Tamayo • Amy Castillo • Maya Howey • Milagros Alarcon Casafranca • Nataliia Ledchak • Bashir Basharee Schoolwide WIDA Language Infusion: Collaborative Planning at the Elementary level Evergreen E (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Kate Morin • Cat D'Avignon • Ashleigh Moe • Megan Laney Teaching with Hope in mind to Latino communities, how to stay motivated, relevant and happy. Cedar Ballroom (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower)Alejandro Gutierrez Camacho Translanguaging in Action: Strategies for Biliteracy and Beyond Regency E-G (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)Yvonne Williams Sponsored Session - Instrucción estructurada de la LECTOESCRITURA in the dual language classroom. Evergreen A (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Alejandra Benítez • Rosa Palafox-Torres

7:00am PDT

WABE Business Meeting & Breakfast Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower) Clock Hours Sign-in Open Grand Foyer (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower) Conference Badge Pick-up Grand Foyer (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower) Exhibits Open Grand Foyer (2nd Floor) and Evergreen Foyer (1st Floor)

8:00am PDT

Empowering Teachers to Foster Students’ Multilingualism in the Elementary Classroom Evergreen F (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Dr. Patricia Ferreyra • Bianca Vergara-Garcia From Scores to Success: Using the WIDA Language Charts for Classroom Assessment Regency A-D, (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)Virginia Morales • Cheyen Herseth Improve Accurate Identification of Multilingual Learners with Disabilities Evergreen G/H (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Lily Martin • Amber Snapke • Jill Suresh Integrative ELD: One Strategy with Endless Possibilities Cedar Ballroom (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower)Dr. Sara Martinez Learning to Listen: Students Transform our Instructional Practice through “Learning Labs” Evergreen A (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Thad Williams • Stevie Norman • Sarah Coddington • Nicole Shimizu Planificación de Objectos Lingüísticos con el Marco DALE WIDA Evergreen I (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Dr. Patricia Venegas-Weber Transforming ML Learning with AI: Quick Strategies for Vocabulary, Background, and Oral Language Evergreen E (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Bridget Clark Welcoming Newcomers: Thriving in K-12 Schools Evergreen B (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Maria Ceja • MEGAN ANDERSON REILLY Sponsored Session - Unlocking the power of Biliteracy Trajectories with Renaissance Learning Evergreen C (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Dr. Carol Johnson Sponsored Session - Using Focus and Motivation Strategies to Increase Student Engagement and Problem-solving Regency E-G (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)Evelyn Chávez

9:00am PDT

Break - Visit Exhibits Grand Foyer (2nd Floor) and Evergreen Foyer (1st Floor) Clock Hours Sign-in Open Grand Foyer (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower)

9:15am PDT

General Session - Keynote from Jo Napolitano, Election Announcements Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower)

11:00am PDT

Break - Visit Exhibits Grand Foyer (2nd Floor) and Evergreen Foyer (1st Floor) Clock Hours Sign-in Open Grand Foyer (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower)

11:15am PDT

Moving students’ linguistic power forward one sentence at a time: Language objectives and sentence deconstruction Evergreen E (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Dr. Jennifer Cowgill • Janae Bell Rolling out the WIDA Standards Framework with Coaching and Collaboration Evergreen G/H (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Danielle Fortner Supporting Mathematical Sensemaking in Word Problems Evergreen A (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Dr. Beth Dillard • Saraswati Noel Translanguaging in Action – Fostering Meta-linguistic Awareness in Secondary Dual Language Classrooms Evergreen I (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Dr. Fenglan Nancy Yi-Cline • Carolyn Hylander Unlocking the Potential of GLAD Strategies for Cross-Linguistic Analysis Evergreen B (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Anne Thapa Using AI to Integrate Reading, Language Development and Content Areas Evergreen F (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Cynthia Kniffin ¡Escritores Poderosos! Engaging Every Student in Writing Through Power Writing! Evergreen C (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Gustavo Macuil