WABE 2025 Annual Conference

WABE 2025 Annual Conference

ME

Maria Eyman

Vancouver SD

Language Development Specialist

12:00pm PDT

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

1:00pm PDT

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

6:00pm PDT

Opening Night Reception Regency Ballroom (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)

8:00am PDT

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

8:30am PDT

Regional Breakfast - Northeast Region Regency E-G (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)

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)

1:30pm PDT

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

1:45pm PDT

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

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 Evergreen F (1st 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 Visual Supports: Tips & Tricks to Enhance Accessibility for Multilingual Learners Evergreen E (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Lauren Monroe • Shawna Fukano

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 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

7:00am PDT

WABE Business Meeting & Breakfast Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower)

8:00am PDT

Welcoming Newcomers: Thriving in K-12 Schools Evergreen B (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Maria Ceja • MEGAN ANDERSON REILLY

9:00am PDT

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

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)

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