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Thursday, May 15
 

4:15pm PDT

Registration
Thursday May 15, 2025 4:15pm - 4:30pm PDT
Sign in for clock hours, and enjoy our opening performance from Glacier Middle School's very own Mariachi Band!
Thursday May 15, 2025 4:15pm - 4:30pm PDT
Cafeteria / Commons / Stage

4:30pm PDT

Welcome & Performances
Thursday May 15, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT
Join us in the commons where we will have our opening speakers share inspirational messages to launch the Language Learning Symposium!

Guest speakers: Dr. Ivan Duran, Dr. Jose Medina (virtual)
Performances: Evergreen Mariachi Ocote
Thursday May 15, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT
Cafeteria / Commons / Stage

5:00pm PDT

Beneficios cognitivos del bilingüismo: Usando el puente para conectar los idiomas
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
El proceso que hace el cerebro al aprender otro idioma y todos sus beneficios así como la estrategia del puente (bridging) haciendo conexiones entre idiomas.
Speakers
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Room 1560

5:00pm PDT

Critical Review of UFLI with Multilingual Student Voice
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Participants will learn about how UFLI year 1 implementation impacted first graders at an English Medium school. Implications will be shared and discussion of how to support multilingual learners in their foundational skills will enrich teachers understanding of how to best use foundational skills curricular materials. 
Speakers
avatar for Bethany McGinn

Bethany McGinn

School-Based Specialist, Highline Public Schools
With 19 years of dedicated service in the Highline Elementary Schools, Bethany brings a unique blend of creativity, curiosity, and collaboration to her work. She has a keen ability to see both the big picture of school-wide systems and the intricate details that drive day-to-day success... Read More →
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Room 1510

5:00pm PDT

Culturally Responsive RTI for Multilingual Learners: An Equitable Approach
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Is our instruction effective? Are we collecting the right data? What's next?

Join us for a transformative professional development session that explores how to build an equitable and effective Response to Intervention (RTI) system tailored for multilingual learners. Drawing from an evolving collaboration between a school psychologist and a multilingual specialist at Marvista Elementary, this session will highlight how culturally responsive RTI practices can enhance early literacy development and reduce misidentification in special education.

Participants will engage with effective strategies for ALL learners — such as integrating UFli phonics instruction with Total Physical Response and leveraging consistent progress monitoring through iReady benchmarks—to address foundational literacy needs. Learn how family engagement, data-driven decisions, and targeted interventions resulted in measurable growth for multilingual students.

This session is ideal for anyone committed to advancing educational equity through collaboration, innovation, and culturally responsive pedagogy.

Key Takeaways:
  • Implement equitable RTI models that center multilingual learners
  • Use literacy data to refine and expand targeted interventions
  • Build family partnerships and address attendance barriers
  • Prepare for the statewide shift to RTI-only eligibility for Specific Learning Disabilities by 2028
  • What are we working on next?
Speakers
avatar for Joanne Nair

Joanne Nair

School-Based Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Room 1450

5:00pm PDT

Digital Portfolios with Beginning ELs in High School
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
In 2023-2024, Highline High School's Beginning ELD students created portfolios on Google Sites. As students moved out of self-contained/sheltered ML classes and into general education classes, we shared their portfolios with their new teachers as a tool to understand students' content and language skills. Now, as we plan to transition from Google to Microsoft, we're moving portfolios to OneNote. This session will discuss the portfolio process, benefits, challenges, and next steps.
Speakers
avatar for Alix Smith

Alix Smith

School-Based Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Room 1410

5:00pm PDT

Elements Needed to Implement Project GLAD in Secondary - cancelled, out sick
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
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Speakers
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Classrooms

5:00pm PDT

Language Learning via Project Based Learning & Student-Centered Sites in Secondary
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Participants will learn how to use Google Sites to do Project Based Learning to get more MLL students’ invested in class coursework.
 
Essential Question
Have you ever had students that just do not want to do the work because they feel it is not relevant to them?
Mr. Barrios PBL Student sites​​​
In our session today:
  •  We will learn to create Google Sites to do Project Based Learning to get your MLL students’ investment in your class coursework.
  • Use ACTFL rubrics and deadlines to guide the work and chunk it so students do quality work without stressing out over creating a major project.
  • Learn the main three tabs of insert, pages and themes in Google sites.
  • Learn to insert videos, text boxes and move things around in your site.
  • Learn to save your site.
  • Share our site with our target group.
Speakers
avatar for Xavier Barrios

Xavier Barrios

World Language Teacher, Highline Public Schools
I have taught many different grade levels and have worked in education 20+ years in a variety of positions.Places I have lived in:Chicago, Madrid, Florence, Nashville, Philadelphia, Providence, LakewoodMy motto is work smarter and not harder.  You can make all your dreams come true... Read More →
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Room 1540

5:00pm PDT

Supporting ML and Developing Readers with Word Problems using the Three Reads Strategy
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Two Math 7 teachers will lead a Three Reads demonstration. The Three Reads strategy is designed to support fluency & comprehension of math word problems for ML and developing readers, in a group work setting.
Speakers
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Julia Sullivan

Teacher, Highline Public Schools
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Liam Galloway

Glacier Middle school
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Room 1240

5:00pm PDT

The GLAD Pictorial in 11th Grade U.S. History
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Do older high school students benefit from the GLAD Pictorial? Yes! Come to this session to learn how students interacted with the GLAD Pictorial to support their content area learning in U.S. History.
Speakers
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Bethany Plett

School-Based Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Room 1210

5:00pm PDT

The Power of Somali Culture & Language in Instruction
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Participants will learn about the WCH Somali Enrichment program, Heritage, language history, and our Somali music taught in our elementary schools in Highline! 
Speakers
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Salaman Said

Central Office specialist, Highline Public Schools
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Room 1220

5:00pm PDT

Unlocking Student Potential: GLAD Strategies for Comprehension and Essay Writing
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Join us for an insightful presentation on how GLAD strategies can enhance students' reading comprehension and support effective comparative essay writing through strategic scaffolding. Discover practical applications and understand the positive impact these methods have on student learning and academic performance.
Speakers
avatar for Marisa Gaalema

Marisa Gaalema

Pk-5 Instructional Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Room 1140

5:00pm PDT

Using Oral Language to Strengthen Written Language with Multilingual Learners
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Oracy is essential for improving writing skills. Through discussions students can develop their ability to articulate thoughts and ideas, leading to better written work. In a case study involving multilingual students, integrating oracy into the curriculum helped students improve their writing proficiency and gain a deeper understanding of the subject matter. By fostering verbal communication skills, educators can enhance students' language proficiency, critical thinking abilities, and academic success.
Speakers
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Jessica Honaker Barber

School-Based Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Room 1120 (library)

5:00pm PDT

Visual Supports: Tips & Tricks to Enhance Accessibility for Multilingual Learners
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Join us for tips and tricks to be more intentional about including visual supports in your teaching! Learn how to sketch people and common icons, design charts, and locate the images you need to support vocabulary, plus get to know the research behind why visuals are so important for MLs.
Speakers
avatar for Lauren Monroe

Lauren Monroe

Instructional Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Lauren Monroe is an instructional coach in a dual language elementary school in Highline Public Schools. She is a National Board Certified Teacher with over twenty years of experience in education serving a population of diverse learners. She completed a Master of Education of English... Read More →
avatar for Shawnda Fukano

Shawnda Fukano

Instructional Coach, Highline Public Schools
Shawnda Fukano is an OCDE Project GLAD trainer and a National Board Certified Teacher in English as a New Language. She has worked as an ELL classroom teacher, dual language coordinator, and instructional coach in Highline Public Schools for the past 19 years. She has a masters degree... Read More →
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
Room 1130

5:35pm PDT

Break for Transition
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:35pm - 5:40pm PDT
Find your next session!
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:35pm - 5:40pm PDT
Classrooms

5:40pm PDT

CVC to Morphology: Supporting All Levels of ML’s with Digital Blending Boards & Visuals
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Highlights of the morphophonemic aspects of the English language and why it matters when teaching all our amazing students. Then see multiple examples of digital blending boards accompanied by visuals to connect semantic understanding. From teaching basic CVC, multisyllabic words, morphological concepts…blending boards could even be used to instruct when teaching sílabas.

Google slides link     https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14-xCW3msEWBcccccLyrDoGvSD04QaLh-f_AVqdD7otw/edit?usp=sharing
Speakers
avatar for Gilian Flynn

Gilian Flynn

Special Education Teacher
My name is Gillian and this is my seventh year teaching. I am dual certified in elementary education and special education. I have my masters degree in ELL and I am currently attending the University of Florida’s graduate certification program for dyslexia. I taught my first 4 years... Read More →
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Room 1130

5:40pm PDT

Ellevation: Using Data to Inform Language Learning
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Learn about how Ellevation will provide a platform to organize and plan language development.
Speakers
avatar for Bernard Koontz

Bernard Koontz

Administrator, Highline Public Schools
Bernard is a Seattle area school administrator and language learning advocate
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Room 1140

5:40pm PDT

Foundation of Academic Success for Multilingual Learners: The Importance of Belonging
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Participants will learn the relationship between student sense of belonging, peer relationships, and academic success in regards to multilingual learners. Research will be presented in a teacher friendly way to show trends through different inclusive practices for all learners. The presentation will highlight my own action research focused on the importance of oral language within small groups to improve student sense of belonging, peer relationships and academic success.  There were 8 students involved with this study. Half of the students are students with IEPs relating to social emotional learning. Three of the eight students are multilingual students all speaking different languages with oral proficiency in English. 
Speakers
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Room 1540

5:40pm PDT

GLAD Strategies in Science: Observation Charts & Picture File Cards
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Participants will understand how Observation Charts and Picture File Cards can be used in science classrooms to support language development through peer communication.
Speakers
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Dana Dyer

Secondary Science Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Room 1210

5:40pm PDT

How Cooperative Strip Paragraphs Impact Writing
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Using Cooperative Strip Paragraphs can be an essential part of the writing process when students co-construct text. The benefits include collaboration, student input, student engagement, teacher modeling, and transferring skills for independence.
Speakers
avatar for Jemma Lee

Jemma Lee

School Based ML Specialist, Highline Public Schools

Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Room 1220

5:40pm PDT

Increasing Clarity for Cohesive Writing
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
How do you support students in writing beyond using graphic organizers or sentence stems? Learn the steps you can take to plan for enhancing writing with WIDA Standards. Experience the work by deconstructing and reconstructing example texts before you plan for your own classroom!
Speakers
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Melinda Freeland

School-Based Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Room 1240

5:40pm PDT

Leveraging Tier II Vocabulary in Middle School Instruction
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Join us to learn about our efforts to create sustainable language instruction focused specifically on tier 2 vocabulary development. Our key goals in this work were to support vocabulary development, teacher practice, and student engagement.

Copy the link below for the Practitioner Brief. Resources are linked within.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xy7nWbS3lJjiZxhzYxf4htSsoJ6L2MwE2vogySdVypI/edit?usp=sharing

Speakers
avatar for Kimberly Tracy

Kimberly Tracy

School Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Room 1260

5:40pm PDT

Panel Discussion: A Journey to Holistic Biliteracy Foundational Skills in Kindergarten Dual Language
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
The goal of this panel discussion is to create a collaborative space for teacher leaders to share their experiences, challenges, and successes with implementing the Holistic Foundational skills in Dual Language. By doing so, the panel aims to inspire other educators, foster professional growth, and encourage the adoption and use of the Holistic Foundational Skills approach in Dual Language Classrooms. 
Panel Goals:
  • Deepen understanding of holistic foundational skills instruction.
  • Share real classroom examples from dual language settings.
  • Discuss challenges and solutions from teacher leaders.
  • Empower educators to apply strategies in their own classrooms.

Speakers
avatar for Lupe Mendoza

Lupe Mendoza

Kindergarten DL Teacher, Highline School District
avatar for Jessica Canul Diaz

Jessica Canul Diaz

Biliteracy District Specialist, HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Room 1410

5:40pm PDT

Providing Language-Centered Direct Instruction for Secondary Students
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Adolescents need active learning, metacognition, chunking information, and social learning opportunities. Learn about the adolescent brain and how input charts can be used across all content areas to support student in instruction.
Speakers
avatar for Leticia Yellam

Leticia Yellam

Central Office Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Room 1120 (library)

5:40pm PDT

Reglas de acentuación en español (Parte 1/2)
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
😂 ¡Bienvenidos al emocionante universo de las tildes!
Sí, lo sabemos… solo escuchar “reglas de acentuación” puede sonar tan emocionante como ver cómo se seca la pintura. ¡Pero no te preocupes! Hoy vamos a demostrar que las tildes también tienen su chispa.
Descubriremos por qué algunas palabras insisten en llevar tilde como corona de reina, mientras otras se conforman sin ella. Verás agudas con carácter, graves muy serias y esdrújulas que, como su nombre, suenan a hechizo mágico.
Acompáñanos en este recorrido donde las letras reclaman su acento con orgullo, y saldrás de aquí con más poder gramatical que un corrector ortográfico profesional.
🔍 ¡Vamos a cazar tildes con humor, ingenio y estilo!

📌 Importante: Esta es la primera sesión de una serie dedicada a las reglas de acentuación, en la cual se abordarán las nociones básicas fundamentales. El contenido desarrollado en esta instancia servirá como base para la segunda sesión, en la que se profundizará en aspectos más complejos. La asistencia a esta primera parte es esencial para garantizar la comprensión adecuada de la siguiente.
Speakers
avatar for Ksenia Niva

Ksenia Niva

Central Office Specialist, Highline Public Schools
My name is Ksenia Niva, and I am a Secondary Dual Language Specialist with Highline Public Schools, based at the central office. I bring over 20 years of experience in education, supporting dual language programs as a teacher, administrator, and specialist in both Spain and the United... Read More →
avatar for Jonathan Ruiz Velasco

Jonathan Ruiz Velasco

DL, WL and ELD Middle School Teacher, Highline Public Schools
My name is Jonathan Ruiz Velasco, I teach Dual Language Spanish Language & Culture, World Language Spanish Heritage, and a section of English Language Development for Beginning to Developing Multilingual Students. I bring seven years of experience teaching DL and WL courses.
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Room 1450

5:40pm PDT

Revisiting the GLAD Sentence Patterning Chart in Small Group Intervention
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
I will be going over how to take a whole class GLAD strategy into small group practice.  ML students get a chance to develop their oral and written skills through a multimodality strategy.  Students are able to deconstruct their writing, and use mentor texts to think about sentence structure, word order, parts of speech, and expanding their sentences. 
Speakers
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Damaris Flores Figueroa

School-Based Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Room 1510

5:40pm PDT

Using WIDA in Teacher Planning
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
The WIDA Can Do Descriptors can be a useful tool for getting to know what your ML students can already do in the domains of listening, reading, writing, and speaking.  This tool can also help you plan for what to expect at the next stages of language development. 
Speakers
avatar for Martina Dziadosz

Martina Dziadosz

ML Facilitator
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Martina Dziadosz

ML Coordinator, Shorewood Elementary School
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Room 1560

5:40pm PDT

Writing & Student Confidence
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Building student confidence in writing using small group instruction
Speakers
avatar for Marlene Mersch

Marlene Mersch

School-Based Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Thursday May 15, 2025 5:40pm - 6:15pm PDT
Room 1550

6:15pm PDT

Break for Transition
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:15pm - 6:20pm PDT
Find your next session!
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:15pm - 6:20pm PDT
Classrooms

6:20pm PDT

Adapted Text for Engaged Reading with Newcomers
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
What does engaged reading look like for newcomers? Join our presentation to learn more about how our ML teachers adapted texts and embedded routines in their lesson plans to increase ML student engagement. Participants will walk away with practical ways to increase ML student engagement as well as how to increase academic gains in English language acquisition and literacy.
Speakers
avatar for Amber Keppel

Amber Keppel

Secondary School Based Specialist – ML Coordinator, Highline Public Schools
Amber Keppel has been in education for 30 years. She brings a wide expanse of experience from K-12. Amber received her M.Ed. in ELL from Seattle University and has been a Language Learning Specialist and ML Coordinator in Highline since 2018.

Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
Room 1130

6:20pm PDT

Afghan Culture and Challenges in the U.S.
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
We hope participants will gain a deeper understanding of Afghan culture, including its values, traditions, and family dynamics. Our presentation will also highlight the unique challenges Afghan students face in schools such as language barriers, trauma, and cultural adjustment
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
Room 1140

6:20pm PDT

Boosting Multilingual Learners’ Writing & Attitudes with Small Group Intervention
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
Come learn how I boosted multilingual learners' writing production and attitudes on writing in a six-session intervention! My goal was to raise 5th graders' confidence and skill before they took the WIDA ACCESS.
Speakers
avatar for Kristina Nicchi

Kristina Nicchi

School-Based Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
Room 1120 (library)

6:20pm PDT

Bridging Language Proficiency and Recognition: Supporting Learners on the Path to the Seal of Biliteracy
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
This session is designed for middle and high school teachers, district administrators, and school-based coordinators. Together, we’ll explore how to effectively support students in navigating Highline’s World Language Credit by Proficiency program and the pathway to the Seal of Biliteracy.

The presentation will offer a clear explanation of ACTFL proficiency levels and how they align with the Credit by Proficiency guidelines. We’ll focus on how to identify when students are ready to demonstrate their skills, and when it may be more beneficial to wait in order to build proficiency.
Speakers
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Mary Orozco

Central Office Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Mary supports secondary World Language teachers with instructional strategies, curriculum resources and professional development opportunities. Contact Mary with questions about the World Language Credit by Proficiency test, as well as secondary World Language programs.
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
Room 1210

6:20pm PDT

Centering ML Data in Secondary PLCs for Engaged Reading
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
Do you want to learn ways to scaffold grade-level text for various levels of MLs and integrate language development with literacy instruction? We spent three months working closely with a PLC focusing on centering ML data, and we want share what we learned with you. In this interactive session, participants will engage in the planning process that resulted from centering ML data in a Secondary PLC: text analysis, formative assessment, and responsive instruction. While this session is mostly centered on the teacher planning moves that resulted from our action research, components of leadership moves and conditions for successful PLCs will also be included, making this an ideal session for secondary teachers who want to support their ML students with engaged reading, as well as teacher leaders, principals, and other building leaders who would like to strengthen and support PLCs.

SLIDES: Centering ML Data in Secondary PLC's for English Language Learners​​​
Speakers
avatar for Jessica Fishman

Jessica Fishman

School-Based Specialist, Highline Public Schools
avatar for Karen Boucher

Karen Boucher

Secondary Literacy Specialist, Highline Public Schools
I'm a secondary literacy specialist with ML certification and teaching background at Highline Public Schools (Seattle WA).
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
Room 1220

6:20pm PDT

El Dictado: Supporting Multilingual Learners' Bilingual Writing Skills
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
Come learn about what El Dictado is, what its purpose is in K-5 dual language classrooms, and how to leverage it in both English and Spanish. Learn the impact of research done with 3rd grade students in dual language and how El Dictado impacted their writing and their confidence as bilingual learners. 
Speakers
avatar for Roxana Ramos Martinez

Roxana Ramos Martinez

School-Based Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
Room 1240

6:20pm PDT

Increasing GLAD Implementation through Intentional Model Teaching
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
Come learn how intentional model teaching of specific GLAD strategies can increase GLAD implementation, and support better outcomes for students!
Speakers
avatar for Katie Sachter

Katie Sachter

Central Office Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Katie Sachter, NBCT, is a Language Learning Specialist and OCDE Project GLAD™ trainer for the Highline School District. She helps elementary teachers support their multilingual learners in literacy and math, and has led professional development on the WIDA standards framework, instructional... Read More →
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
Room 1260

6:20pm PDT

Moving from Co-constructed to Self-constructed Paragraphs in Elementary: Dynamic Uses of the GLAD Coop Strip Paragraph
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
How to teach paragraph writing with topic sentence, details, and conclusion through cooperative strip paragraph  to self-constructed strip paragraph.
Speakers
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
Room 1410

6:20pm PDT

Reglas de acentuación en español (Parte 2/2)
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
📌 Importante: Para comprender adecuadamente el contenido de esta segunda sesión, es indispensable haber asistido a la primera, en la cual se presentaron las nociones básicas de las reglas de acentuación. Dicha sesión constituye la base sobre la cual se desarrollan los aspectos más complejos que abordaremos a continuación.
No obstante, si consideras que ya posees las nociones básicas necesarias para seguir esta sesión con claridad, te damos la bienvenida y esperamos que el contenido te sea igualmente útil y enriquecedor.

😂 ¡Bienvenidos al emocionante universo de las tildes!
Sí, lo sabemos… solo escuchar “reglas de acentuación” puede sonar tan emocionante como ver cómo se seca la pintura. ¡Pero no te preocupes! Hoy vamos a demostrar que las tildes también tienen su chispa.
Descubriremos por qué algunas palabras insisten en llevar tilde como corona de reina, mientras otras se conforman sin ella. Verás agudas con carácter, graves muy serias y esdrújulas que, como su nombre, suenan a hechizo mágico.
Acompáñanos en este recorrido donde las letras reclaman su acento con orgullo, y saldrás de aquí con más poder gramatical que un corrector ortográfico profesional.
🔍 ¡Vamos a cazar tildes con humor, ingenio y estilo!


Speakers
avatar for Jonathan Ruiz Velasco

Jonathan Ruiz Velasco

DL, WL and ELD Middle School Teacher, Highline Public Schools
My name is Jonathan Ruiz Velasco, I teach Dual Language Spanish Language & Culture, World Language Spanish Heritage, and a section of English Language Development for Beginning to Developing Multilingual Students. I bring seven years of experience teaching DL and WL courses.
avatar for Ksenia Niva

Ksenia Niva

Central Office Specialist, Highline Public Schools
My name is Ksenia Niva, and I am a Secondary Dual Language Specialist with Highline Public Schools, based at the central office. I bring over 20 years of experience in education, supporting dual language programs as a teacher, administrator, and specialist in both Spain and the United... Read More →
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
Room 1450

6:20pm PDT

Supporting Long-Term Multilingual Learners
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
As the Multilingual Learner Facilitator as Chinook Middle School, I wanted to address the language needs of our long-term MLs, or students who have been in our ML program for five years or more through intervention groups. This session will discuss how WIDA and SIPPS data, teacher collaboration, and a sense of belonging helped drive a group of long-term ML students to Meet Standard in their English/Language Arts class. Can this be replicated whole school, so all of our long-term MLs feel more confident and gain the skills and knowledge to meet standard? What will it take to get us there?
Speakers
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Lisa Penor

School-Based Specialist, Highline Public Schools
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
Room 1510

6:20pm PDT

Tips and Tricks for Streamlining GLAD in Secondary
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
1. Reduce the stress of the prep work required 2. Shortcuts to repeating the strategies in each period. 3. The reasoning behind the use of the strategies: i.e Culturally Responsive....etc.
Speakers
avatar for Lucrecia Chase

Lucrecia Chase

Teacher, Highline Public Schools
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Nicole Query

Glacier Middle school
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
Room 1540

6:20pm PDT

Translanguaging with Immersive Reader
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
By the end of this 30-minute professional development workshop, educators will be able to use Immersive Reader to leverage reading digital texts in linguistically inclusive classroom environments. Participants will explore practical applications, gain hands-on experience with the tool, and collaborate on innovative approaches to support multilingual learners in leveraging their linguistic resources for academic success.
Speakers
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Digital Learning Team

Digital Learning Specialists, Highline Public Schools
In Highline, we believe in culturally responsive and inclusive learning environments that foster digital equity, innovation, and harnesses student voice through standards-based instruction. We believe in using technology to empower every student to achieve their fullest potential... Read More →
Thursday May 15, 2025 6:20pm - 6:55pm PDT
Room 1550

7:00pm PDT

Buffet Dinner, Mariachi Performance & Collegial Discussions
Thursday May 15, 2025 7:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Performance: Mariachi Diamante of Cascade Middle School
There will be four different restaurants catering the event, including vegan and vegetarian options.

Cuisines include:
  1. Mexican
  2. Somali
  3. Vietnamese
  4. Greek
Thursday May 15, 2025 7:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Cafeteria / Commons / Stage
 
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