WABE 2025 Annual Conference

WABE 2025 Annual Conference

PF

Paul Firth

Othello School District

Teacher

Othello, WA

6:00pm PDT

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

7:30am PDT

Exhibits Open Grand Foyer (2nd Floor) and Evergreen Foyer (1st Floor)

8:30am PDT

Regional Breakfast - Southeast Region Regency A-D, (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

The Power of El Dictado in Bilingual Foundational Skills Instruction Evergreen F (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Jordan Montalvo • Jessica Canul Diaz • Lupe Mendoza Sponsored Session - Building Biliteracy: Implications and Application of SOR for Biliteracy Instruction Evergreen A (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes

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 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 Sponsored Session - Right From the Start: Oracy, Writing, and Knowledge Building for Multilingual Learner Success Cedar Ballroom (2nd Floor, Olympic Tower)Amelia Larson Sponsored Session - Unlocking Potential: Tailored Strategies for Newcomers and Long-Term English Learners Evergreen B (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Dr. Jeannette (Gina) Long

4:15pm PDT

Co-Teach: Sometimes Messy but Always Takes a Village Regency A-D, (2nd Floor, Cascade Tower)Brittani Brown • Jessie Rhee • Kristen Tollefsen • Danielle MacDonald

7:00am PDT

Exhibits Open Grand Foyer (2nd Floor) and Evergreen Foyer (1st Floor)

8:00am PDT

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 Transforming ML Learning with AI: Quick Strategies for Vocabulary, Background, and Oral Language Evergreen E (1st Floor, Olympic Tower)Bridget Clark