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Welcome to the 41st Annual Statewide Conference for Teachers Serving Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students! We look forward to seeing you at the Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center. Here are times to keep in mind as you plan your travel:

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Tuesday, December 5
 

10:15am CST

An Overview of the Changing Demographics of Latinas in Higher EducationLIMITED CardinalCynthia Brito • Maria Noyola

11:30am CST

Communication Disorders and the Emergent Bilingual Student: Key IndicatorsLIMITED Amphitheater (LL)Fern Westernoff Update on Immigration Policies and Challenges Faced by Immigrant Students and FamiliesLIMITED Western Springs (LL)Julian Lazalde

1:45pm CST

Leveraging School and District Diversity K-12 Youth Asset DevelopmentLIMITED Oak Brook (LL)Tynisha Gardner • Sunny Jonas • Nicole Wiese Post-DACA: What Can Teachers Do?LIMITED MonarchMaria Castillo • Consuelo Puente
 
Wednesday, December 6
 

10:15am CST

Every Student Succeeds Act: New Accountability and English LearnersLIMITED MonarchRebecca Vonderlack-Navarro Yoga and Mindfulness Practices for the Multilingual ClassroomLIMITED LaGrange (LL)Gloria Delany-Barmann • Loana L. Deveraux

11:30am CST

Learning In-between Languages and Cultures: A Big Idea for Classrooms and CurriculumLIMITED Amphitheater (LL)Olivia Mulcahy Reaching the Reluctant WriterLIMITED MonarchInstitute for Excellence in Writing • Institute for Excellence in Writing The DRIVE to Success for NewcomersLIMITED Sugar MapleSuzane Naser • Sarah Said • Kifah Soheil

1:45pm CST

Embracing and Encompassing All Cultures through YogaLIMITED Salt Creek (LL)Stefanie Piatkiewicz • Carla Tantillo-Philibert Integrando kindergarten más allá de leer con un compañeroLIMITED LaGrange (LL)Zahideé Marcano • Isidoro Ruiz Navigating Between Cultures: Where Do I Belong?LIMITED Clarendon Hills (LL)Rafah Abuinnab • Hanan Matari
 
Thursday, December 7
 

10:15am CST

Language Development in a Dual Language/Inclusive Early Childhood SettingLIMITED CardinalCarina • Bertha Gutierrez • Antonio Ortega • Oriana Wilson Quality Control: There Is a Lot of Classroom Literature Out There, But Is It Good for Our Students?LIMITED Hinsdale (LL)Bekah Dahm • Sara Vroom Fick • Emily Heidick • Anna James • Chloe Keene The Undeniable Impact of Knowing and Advocating for English LearnersLIMITED MonarchShelley Fairbairn • Stephaney Jones-Vo

11:30am CST

ACCESS for English Learners ( ELs) 2018FILLING Pebble Beach (LL)Barry Pedersen Administrative Considerations for Protecting the Rights of Undocumented Students and Their FamiliesLIMITED MallardTracy Taylor Erasing the Misery! A Systematic Approach to Helping Students through Multi-Syllable Word Attack SkillsLIMITED LaGrange (LL)Jodi Marshall Revisiting Reading Fluency: What Is It? How Is It Developed?LIMITED MonarchRyan Nelson

1:45pm CST

Building Vocabulary for Secondary ELs: Cognates, Morphology, and the Three Tiers of WordsLIMITED Doral (LL)Scott Rasso Effective Components of a High Quality Early Childhood Bilingual/ESL ProgramLIMITED Salt Creek (LL)Sergio Hernandez English Learners with Disabilities: Optimizing Your Students’ Linguistic ResourcesLIMITED Hinsdale (LL)Theresa Young
 
Friday, December 8
 

10:15am CST

Challenging Deficit Models of Language Learning Differences: Asset-Based TeachingLIMITED MonarchRyan Nelson English Learner Accommodations and Supports for State AssessmentsLIMITED Sugar MapleBarry Pedersen English Learners with Disabilities: Optimizing Your Students’ Linguistic ResourcesLIMITED CardinalTheresa Young Student Talk and Spanish ReadingLIMITED Pinehurst (LL)READ en Espanol, Inc. The Undeniable Impact of Knowing and Advocating for English LearnersLIMITED MallardShelley Fairbairn • Stephaney Jones-Vo

11:30am CST

English Learners’ Voices Come Alive through Identity TextsLIMITED Hinsdale (LL)Paula Markus Illinois Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (IALAS) - Executive Board Meeting (Open to Public)LIMITED Pinehurst (LL)
 
Tuesday, December 4
 

10:15am CST

AbriendoPuertas/Opening Doors in Bilingual Parent Engagement ProgramLIMITED Sugar MapleJose Marco-Paredes An Overview of Differentiation Based on EL-Specific DataLIMITED HeronShelley Fairbairn • Stephaney Jones-Vo Co-teaching Practices to Increase Academic Language UseLIMITED MallardKatie Stanhope • Michele Yanong Developing Expressive Language Using Digital ToolsLIMITED Oak Brook (LL)Azalia Flores • Maria Kolligris • Wendy Lopez Going Green: Recycling to Support Student EngagementLIMITED Hinsdale (LL)Margarita Trujilo-Noyola How Parental and Family Involvement Impact Chinese English Learners' (ELs) Literacy and Language DevelopmentLIMITED Doral (LL)Chen Li Implementing Strategies to Improve Language AcquisitionLIMITED Torrey Pines (LL)Shurook Abdeljaber Incorporating Student Interaction into Math Instruction in 2nd to 12th GradesLIMITED MonarchJeanette Gordon Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS): Considerations for ELsLIMITED CardinalElisabeth Trost Opening College Access to English Learners (ELs) and Students Of ColorLIMITED Clarendon Hills (LL)Margarita Mojica • Carla Paciotto Students with Limited Prior Schooling LEAP to SuccessLIMITED Salt Creek (LL)Paula Markus The Impact of Music on Language AcquisitionLIMITED Western Springs (LL)Lila Chavez • James Cohen • Courtney Rieb The Messages We SendLIMITED Westmont (LL)Tammy Oberg De La Garza

11:30am CST

Digital Differentiation for Dual LanguageFILLING Hinsdale (LL)Sheryl Tavares Empowering English Learners with IEPs, Their Parents and TeachersLIMITED Western Springs (LL)Julieta Rosales Pasko Estrategias de lectura-escritura para estudiantes en programas bilingües K-2LIMITED Oak Brook (LL)Mariana Ricklefs, Ph.D. Factors That Shape Language Development in the Classroom: Context Matters!LIMITED MallardAmanda Montes Flexible Seating in a Student-Centered ClassroomLIMITED Doral (LL)Kathryn Rodriguez • Isidoro Ruiz Gifted English Learners (ELs): What Does the Research Say?LIMITED Salt Creek (LL)Maggie Essig High School Counselor: Facilitating the Higher Education DREAMLIMITED HeronJulia Albarracin • Victor Zepeda Martinez • Margarita Sotelo Increasing Classroom Talk with Bilingual LearnersLIMITED MonarchRachell R. Anderson Lessons Learned on Quality Implementation of iPad tablets in the Diverse ClassroomLIMITED Westmont (LL)Gerardo Moreno Social Emotional Learning and Mindfulness: Creating Healthy Habits for LifeFILLING Clarendon Hills (LL)Gloria Delany-Barmann They Are Bilingual and Have Special Needs? What Do We Do?LIMITED CardinalJetsabel Alcala • Sandra Santamaria Viva la musica! Starting a Mariachi Program in your SchoolLIMITED Torrey Pines (LL)Alexia Garcia • Brad Rathe • Janet Sikma

1:45pm CST

A Growth Mindset: Co-Constructive Feedback with English Learners (ELs)LIMITED Torrey Pines (LL)Nicole Demarakis • Kelley O'Reilly • Mary Svihra Beginning Literacy StrategiesFILLING Oak Brook (LL)Yolanda Marcus • Cherie Scheidler Best Practices For Language LearnersLIMITED Pinehurst (LL)Angelina Steder BlueStreak Math: The Future of Fact Fluency for All StudentsLIMITED Pebble Beach (LL)Catherine Duncan Child and Family Well-Being in the Current Immigration ContextLIMITED MonarchRocio Velazquez Kato • Erika Mendez Communication Disorders and the Emergent Bilingual Student: Key IndicatorsLIMITED Salt Creek (LL)Fern Westernoff Cuadernos interactivos: Una estrategia para el desarrollo académico y lingüisticoLIMITED Sugar MapleMaria Pilar Cuadros-Munoz • Leticia Yera Deep Dive: English Learner Progress to ProficiencyLIMITED MallardRae Clementz Language Dives: A Practical Strategy to Promote Metalinguistic AwarenessLIMITED Western Springs (LL)Sarah Said • Melissa Wilhelmi Linguistic Interactions of Spanish Mexican American FamiliesLIMITED CardinalAdelfio Garcia Special Education for English Learners (ELs) - Q & A SessionLIMITED HeronRita Brusca-Vega Storytelling through IllustrationLIMITED Westmont (LL)José Fragoso Supporting Our District's DreamersLIMITED Clarendon Hills (LL)Luis Narvaez • Miguel Angel Saucedo The State We're In: A Report On Public Education In IllinoisLIMITED Hinsdale (LL)Ja'Neane Minor Updates Regarding ESL and Bilingual LicensureLIMITED Amphitheater (LL)Cyndee Berger Using Year-long Self-Assessment Portfolios for Biliteracy StudentsLIMITED Doral (LL)Cindy Rodriguez
 
Wednesday, December 5
 

10:15am CST

An Introduction to Comprehensible Input: Research and Classroom StrategiesLIMITED Hinsdale (LL)Kelsey Erickson Beyond Language Functions and Forms: Teaching "Language is Action" with STEAMLIMITED Pinehurst (LL)Ambareen Nasir • Janelle Scharon Communication Disorders and the Emergent Bilingual Student: Key IndicatorsLIMITED Sugar MapleFern Westernoff English Learners Program Rules and RegulationsLIMITED HeronBeth Robinson • Sonia Serrano Evidence-Based Funding and English Learners: What You Need to KnowLIMITED Amphitheater (LL)Samuel Aguirre • Carmen Ayala Graphic Organizers and English Learners (ELs)LIMITED Westmont (LL)Mary Jo Lopez Inspiring Our Latina Youth to Seek Higher EducationLIMITED Pebble Beach (LL)Yamil Malave • Maria Noyola Listening First!LIMITED Salt Creek (LL)Kristin Lems Moving English Learners through the Response to Intervention (RtI) Continuum 2.0LIMITED MallardAngela Gallegos • Elizabeth Perez Networking Session for "Downstate" DirectorsLIMITED Clarendon Hills (LL)Rachell R. Anderson Promoting Language, Literacy, Targeted Differentiation and Equity for Dual Language LearnersLIMITED Oak Brook (LL)Elizabeth Alvelo Reimagining EL Writing Assessment: Fresh Perspectives and Differentiated PracticesLIMITED MonarchShelley Fairbairn • Kris Hollenback SprEDtheWELth: Spread the Wealth of Knowledge! Educate on English Learners (ELs)!LIMITED LaGrange (LL)Shadia Salem Using Instructional Technology to Increase Math Proficiency for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse StudentsLIMITED Augusta (LL)Ana Gomez • Katie Horneland

11:30am CST

Bilingual Learners with Disabilities: Optimizing Your Students’ Linguistic ResourcesLIMITED Hinsdale (LL)Theresa Young Bilingual Parent Advisory Council (BPAC) Rules and Family Engagement PanelLIMITED Sugar MapleSilvia Gonzalez • Lulu Hertenstein • Rosa Mendoza • Rocio Seda • Sonia Serrano Competency Based Pilot Networking SessionLIMITED Clarendon Hills (LL)Jeremy Burnham Developing Bilingualism and Biliteracy within a Play-Based ContextLIMITED LaGrange (LL)Zindya Guerrero • Karina Rosa La acentuación grado a gradoLIMITED Pinehurst (LL)Gisela Sande Look Who's Talking! Promoting Student Discourse in High School Mathematics ClassroomsLIMITED Salt Creek (LL)James Dobrzanzski • Lauren Keppler Monolingual Teachers in Multilingual and Multicultural ClassroomsLIMITED Oak Brook (LL)Carlos Perez Movement and Mindfulness in the Middle SchoolLIMITED Pebble Beach (LL)Cynthia Mercado • Marcela Rodríguez • Jaclyn Share Reaching the Reluctant WriterLIMITED MallardInstitute for Excellence in Writing Social Awareness: Can It Happen in One-Semester?LIMITED Westmont (LL)Brenda Carbajal • James Cohen • Lorena Flores • Irma Rains • Sarai Rivera • John Evar Strid Supporting Students with Disabilities in Dual Language ClassroomsLIMITED MonarchVioletta Bosworth • Nancy Ocampo Updates Regarding ESL and Bilingual LicensureLIMITED Amphitheater (LL)Cyndee Berger Would You like Extra Help to Meet Your Students' Needs?LIMITED HeronAnne Paonessa

1:45pm CST

Adapting High School English Curriculum to Meet the Needs of English Learners (ELs)LIMITED Pinehurst (LL)Sarah Hough Blueprint for Promoting English Learner (EL) School Success at Ombudsman Alternative High SchoolLIMITED Clarendon Hills (LL)Katharine Holzer • Jane Montes Child and Family Well-Being in the Current Immigration ContextLIMITED Amphitheater (LL)Rocio Velazquez Kato • Erika Mendez Crafting Language Targets that Challenge English Learners to Excel AcademicallyLIMITED Pebble Beach (LL)Violeta Gamez • Yadira Mendoza Creating Culturally Responsive CurriculumLIMITED HeronDebra Bobinsky Delivering Effective Vocabulary Instruction Across Core Content AreasLIMITED MonarchValerie Brosius Empower Your Students with Culturally Relevant Literature!LIMITED Salt Creek (LL)Toni Galassini • Emily Simon • Sarah Tellez English Learners (ELs) and Special Education: A Look at the Research LiteratureFILLING Torrey Pines (LL)Rita Brusca-Vega English Learners (ELs) Program Services and FundingFILLING Hinsdale (LL)Seng Naolhu • Rocio Seda English Learners and the Illinois Assessments of ReadinessLIMITED CardinalBarry Pedersen English Learners’ Voices Come Alive through Identity TextsLIMITED Oak Brook (LL)Paula Markus Identifying as Language Learners and Teachers: the Experience of TESOL Teacher CandidatesLIMITED Westmont (LL)James Cohen • John Evar Strid Plurilingüismo u sus beneficios- incrementando la concienciación en los estudiantes de lenguaje dualLIMITED Western Springs (LL)Deni Alegria • Martha Silva Transforming a Dual Language Classroom through Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)LIMITED Doral (LL)Catherine Fletcher • Georgina Little Using Technology and Music to Help English Language Learners in the Early Childhood ClassroomLIMITED LaGrange (LL)Susie Kostal Writing Instruction for Reluctant Learners with Language Differences: Key PrinciplesLIMITED Sugar MapleRyan Nelson
 
Thursday, December 6
 

10:15am CST

(Un)Doing Giftedness: Adolescent Latina Identity in Dual Language Gifted and Talented ClassroomsLIMITED Salt Creek (LL)Jenna Nelson Best Practices in Dual Language InstructionLIMITED Hinsdale (LL)Sarah Bollinger • Maribel Guerrero Collaborative Conversations: Empowering Students to Have a Voice and Learn from Their PeersLIMITED Pinehurst (LL)Carol Navarro • Cindy Torres Digital Tools that Boost Student Engagement and Language DevelopmentLIMITED Pebble Beach (LL)Samar Abousalem Effectively Using the Impact of Starts and Finishes to LessonsLIMITED Western Springs (LL)Margaret Carroll Embracing Diversity: Developing Literacy through Culturally Relevant TextsLIMITED Clarendon Hills (LL)Dr. Rocio del Castillo • Amy Hassel • Erika Schlichter English Learner Family Engagement: A Case Study of District Approaches Using Epstein's FrameworkLIMITED Torrey Pines (LL)Eric Dickens • Eric Satoh Going Up To 4.8 and BeyondLIMITED Doral (LL)Krystyna Nasinska • Barbara Zieba Multilingual ResourcesLIMITED MonarchCristina Sánchez-López • Theresa Young Spanish Literacy Intervention, Assessment, and Progress MonitoringLIMITED LaGrange (LL)Rebecca Carranza Successful Implementation of the Pathways Towards Biliteracy Program for 5th and 8th GradersLIMITED Oak Brook (LL)Ernesto Matias • Luis Narvaez Teaching Multilingual Learners in Finland: Familiar Issues - New initiativesLIMITED CardinalNancy Commins The Power and Practice of Using the Behaviors of InclusionLIMITED MallardCarmen Ayala • Bea Young The Translanguaging ShiftLIMITED Amphitheater (LL)Olivia Mulcahy • Karen Tellez

11:30am CST

"It’s like a Neighborhood Feel": A Case Study of the Social and Emotional Worlds of English Learners (ELs)LIMITED Pebble Beach (LL)Amy Heineke • Anna Schultes • Elizabeth Vera An Overview of Differentiation Based on EL-Specific DataLIMITED Oak Brook (LL)Shelley Fairbairn • Stephaney Jones-Vo Are we ready? Supporting Multilingual Children’s Transition from Early Care and Education to KindergartenLIMITED Amphitheater (LL)Lorena Mancilla Assess Their Knowledge, Not their Language: Modifying for English Learners (ELs)LIMITED Pinehurst (LL)Amy Harder • Jasmine Myalil • Amy Welzenbach Biliteracy Planning: Focus on Word StudyLIMITED Salt Creek (LL)Andrea De Armas • Francela Lopez Challenging Deficit Models of Language Differences: Asset-Based TeachingLIMITED CardinalRyan Nelson Developing Literacy and Language Skills through Inquiry and Technology IntegrationLIMITED Clarendon Hills (LL)Ironne Machuca • Barbara Madeyski • Penny Silvers Differentiating Instruction and Assessment for Bilingua and English LearnersLIMITED MonarchRebecca Field English Learners and the Illinois Assessments of ReadinessLIMITED CardinalBarry Pedersen Enriqueciendo la lecto-escritura en un salón de lenguage dual a través de apoyos para la escrituraLIMITED Western Springs (LL)Maria Iglesias • Ana Maldonado-Menjivar Matching Need to Action: Teacher-Driven Implementation of School-wide Vocabulary and Writing InitiativesLIMITED Torrey Pines (LL)Faith Bejar • Margot Taylor Observing Young English Learners When You Don't Speak the Same LanguageLIMITED Sugar MapleTammy King • Apryl Lowe Pre-K Students as AuthorsLIMITED LaGrange (LL)Maria Rocio Del Valle de la Puente Shifting Perspectives and Authentic Assessment: What Can Pre-Service Teachers Learn from Bilingual StudentsLIMITED Doral (LL)Sarah Cohen ¡Adelante! Let's ReadLIMITED Hinsdale (LL)Susana Martínez • Emely Pérez-García

1:45pm CST

Advocating for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse StudentsLIMITED Hinsdale (LL)Angelo Chavez • James Cohen • Francela Lopez • Jane Montes • Judith Saurí • Simeon Stumme • Josie Yanguas Build Your Local I.H.O.P.-- Develop an Atmosphere of International Hospitality, Open-mindedness, and PatienceLIMITED Pebble Beach (LL)Joy Lee • Matthew Muilenberg Building School-wide Capacity in Dual Language PracticesLIMITED Salt Creek (LL)Antonio Acevedo • Nora Arroyo • Estela Mira Barreda • Allison Epstein-Miranda Celebrating the Hispanic Culture through Dance: Beginning a Ballet Folklorico Dance TroupeLIMITED Pinehurst (LL)Rocio Fisher • Maribel Rivera • Pilar Rocha Curriculo de Artes del Lenguaje en español en el 9no gradoLIMITED Oak Brook (LL)Pedro Perez • Yadira Rivera Dual Language Teaching Approaches: A Multiple-Case StudyLIMITED Clarendon Hills (LL)Melissa Gonzalez • Erin Mackinney • Rogelia Peña Emergent Bilingual Families and Their Multilingual PracticesLIMITED MonarchTrish Morita • Wayne Wright Essential Teaching Practices to Share with General Education TeachersLIMITED Amphitheater (LL)Suzanne Wagner Integrating the 4 Language Domains in a Dual Language Balanced Literacy WorkshopLIMITED Torrey Pines (LL)Heidi Nelson Motivating Language Learners to SucceedFILLING Western Springs (LL)Nisrin Al-Takriti Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS): Considerations for ELsLIMITED CardinalElisabeth Trost Preparing the Primary WriterLIMITED MallardInstitute for Excellence in Writing Successful Biliteracy from the Start!FILLING HeronDahly Barbara • Lauren Pace • Maribel Taboada The 21st Century Classroom Bookshelf!!LIMITED Westmont (LL)Raefa Alsalah • Ahlam Hassan The Power of the Dictado and Oracy in the ClassroomLIMITED Doral (LL)Lesley Amor • Sandra Luna Understanding Selective MutismFILLING LaGrange (LL)Holly Damico • Kathy Slattery Welcoming Home Languages into the English ClassroomLIMITED Sugar MapleFern Westernoff
 
Friday, December 7
 

10:15am CST

A Bilingual SessionLIMITED Clarendon Hills (LL)Mario Palma Classroom Strategies for Struggling English Learners (ELs)--Motivation and LiteracyFILLING Pinehurst (LL)Kristy R. Patterson • Keli Robison Communication Disorders and the Emergent Bilingual Student: Key IndicatorsLIMITED MonarchFern Westernoff Early Language Learning Night: An Interactive Program for Parents and Babies Emphasizing Language DevelopmentLIMITED Doral (LL)Danielle Hervas • Mary Alice McNeice English Learners (ELs) with Disabilities: Adhering to Regulations and Developing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)LIMITED Western Springs (LL)Lydia Kvinta Estrategias de apoyo en los salones del programa de lenguaje dualLIMITED LaGrange (LL)Yanira Guzman • Monica Terrades Incorporating Student Interaction into Math Instruction in 2nd to 12th GradesLIMITED MallardJeanette Gordon Latinos In Action--Involving Students in Service LeadershipLIMITED Pebble Beach (LL)Humberto Ayala • Rocio Fisher Revaluing Emergent Literacy in Children with Language DifferencesLIMITED Salt Creek (LL)Ryan Nelson Screening: No Small Matter DocumentaryLIMITED Amphitheater (LL)Laura Fallsgraff Something to Talk About: Using Collaboration to Increase Oracy and LiteracyLIMITED Westmont (LL)Allison Anderson • Erin Gleason The Language of IdentityLIMITED Torrey Pines (LL)Mariam Kudaimi We Had to Get It Right! A Program Turnaround JourneyLIMITED Oak Brook (LL)Marion Friebus-Flaman • Gabriela Velazquez

11:30am CST

CinderELLa - A Multicultural Performance Learning ProjectLIMITED Western Springs (LL)Laurelle Lonze Stuart Crafting My Own Version of History: Empowering Dual-language Students through Social Studies ClassesLIMITED Clarendon Hills (LL)Jesús Díaz Culturally Responsive Teaching and Global Awareness in a Pre-K - 2nd ClassroomLIMITED Pebble Beach (LL)Jennifer LaRocque Emergent Bilingual Families and Their Multilingual PracticesLIMITED MonarchTrish Morita • Wayne Wright English Learners and the Illinois Assessments of ReadinessLIMITED Amphitheater (LL)Barry Pedersen High Quality Inclusion of Young Dual Language Learners in Preschool ClassroomsLIMITED MallardPatricia Chamberlain • Emily Ropars Integrating Home Language and Culture: Challenges of an Emerging TeacherLIMITED Oak Brook (LL)Joyce Bezdicek • Abigail Loos Lessons from the Lavant: What I Learned Living in the Arab WorldLIMITED Torrey Pines (LL)Elisabeth Trost Reimagining EL Writing Assessment: Fresh Perspectives and Differentiated PracticesLIMITED CardinalShelley Fairbairn • Kris Hollenback Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Learners in Toronto, CanadaLIMITED Salt Creek (LL)Paula Markus Take A Jump and Conquer English!LIMITED Pinehurst (LL)Hector Ramirez Teaching and Learning Spanish: A Focus on ProficiencyLIMITED Westmont (LL)Piedad Kaye • David Nieto The Language of Science for PreschoolersLIMITED Doral (LL)Jean Abbott Translanguaging for AllLIMITED LaGrange (LL)Danielle Salto

1:45pm CST

A Spotlight on Cultural Competency-- Shifting Up from Awareness to ActionLIMITED MallardTracy Taylor Board Games as an Innovative Method for ESL Content Area LearningLIMITED LaGrange (LL)Eric Dickens • Jennifer Dickens Co-Teaching Content for ESL Students in KindergartenLIMITED Doral (LL)Sally Lowder Desarrollo de la oralidad incorporando conversaciones academicas en matematicasLIMITED Oak Brook (LL)Maria Chamorro • Angela Garay Differentiating Instruction and Assessment for Bilingua and English LearnersLIMITED CardinalRebecca Field Empowering Students Via Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Mentor Texts and Engaging Literacy ExperiencesLIMITED Westmont (LL)Lizzeth Fausto • Dulce Renelli Estrellas' Making the ANNA Literacy Plan work for Dual Language ClassroomsLIMITED Pebble Beach (LL)Elizabeth Briones Guided Reading with Authentic Spanish LiteratureLIMITED Western Springs (LL)BOOKS DEL SUR Ideas to Maximize Instruction for Language DevelopmentLIMITED Pinehurst (LL)Adelina Rivera Increasing Classroom Talk with Bilingual LearnersLIMITED Amphitheater (LL)Rachell R. Anderson Moving a Dual Language Program Forward with a Strategic PlanLIMITED HeronJames Robinette Social Media in the EL WorldLIMITED Torrey Pines (LL)Carly Spina Standards Based Biliteracy Maps: Reducing Redundancy and Optimizing TransferLIMITED Sugar MapleOlga Karwoski • Melody Wharton Supporting Young ELs’ Social Emotional Development in Culturally Appropriate WaysLIMITED MonarchCindy Berrey • Tammy King Teaching for Transfer with Responsive Teaching StrategiesLIMITED Clarendon Hills (LL)Shauna Williams Using Understanding by Design with English LearnersLIMITED Salt Creek (LL)Amy Heineke What I Wish My Teachers Knew: Setting English Learners (ELs) Up for Success in the Gen-Ed ClassroomLIMITED Hinsdale (LL)Sarah Hoisington • Micki Marin-Bunting
 
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