Language Learning Symposium 2025: Full Schedule

5:00pm PDT

Visual Supports: Tips & Tricks to Enhance Accessibility for Multilingual Learners

Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT

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Speakers

Shawna 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 →

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 →

Thursday May 15, 2025 5:00pm - 5:35pm PDT
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Session 1, Secondary

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

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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 and for bridging!

Speakers

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
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Session 2, Elementary

6:20pm PDT

Adapted Text for Engaged Reading with Newcomers

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

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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

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
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Session 3, Secondary