WABE 2025 Annual Conference

WABE 2025 Annual Conference

Mary Kay Hughes

ELD/Central Valley School District

TOSA-Bilingual ELD Specialist, K-8 (Spanish, French)

Learning/Teaching Ctr, Central Valley School District 356

https://cvsd.org

About me

Live in Spokane, WA; support K-8 Multilingual Learners in Content/Mainstream Classrooms

8:00am PDT

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

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)

1:45pm 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 Sponsored Session - Fueling Linguistic Brilliance: GLAD Strategies to Ignite Multilingual Learners’ Voices Evergreen E (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Tabitha Aragon • Jennifer Chaves

3:00pm PDT

Examining Key Language Uses in Bilingual Writing Evergreen A (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Maya A. Martinez-Hart Special Education Pre-Referral Process for Multilingual Learners Regency A-D, (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)Kristie Gooding • Lindsay Leffelman

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 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