Language Learning Symposium 2025

Language Learning Symposium 2025

4:15pm PDT

Registration Cafeteria / Commons / Stage

4:30pm PDT

Welcome & Performances Cafeteria / Commons / Stage

5:00pm PDT

Beneficios cognitivos del bilingüismo: Usando el puente para conectar los idiomas Room 1560Olympia Diaz Critical Review of UFLI with Multilingual Student Voice Room 1510Bethany McGinn Cultural Responsive RTI for Multilingual Learners: An Equitable Approach Room 1450Joanne Nair • Marci Anderson Youngstrom Digital Portfolios with Beginning ELs in High School Room 1410Alix Smith Elements Needed to Implement Project GLAD in Secondary Room 1260Kathryn Ragsdale Foundation of Academic Success for Multilingual Learners: The Importance of Belonging Room 1220Sabrina Strader Language Learning via Project Based Learning & Student-Centered Sites in Secondary Room 1540Xavier Barrios Supporting ML and Developing Readers with Word Problems using the Three Reads Strategy Room 1240Julia Sullivan • Liam Galloway The GLAD Pictorial in 11th Grade U.S. History Room 1210Bethany Plett Unlocking Student Potential: GLAD Strategies for Comprehension and Essay Writing Room 1140Marisa Gaalema • Zach Vaswig Using Oral Language to Strengthen Written Language with Multilingual Learners in the Classroom Room 1120 (library)Jessica Honaker Barber Visual Supports: Tips & Tricks to Enhance Accessibility for Multilingual Learners Room 1130Shawna Fukano • Lauren Monroe

5:35pm PDT

Break for Transition Classrooms

5:40pm PDT

CVC to Morphology: Supporting All Levels of ML’s with Digital Blending Boards & Visuals Room 1130Gilian Flynn Ellevation: Using Data to Inform Language Learning Room 1140Bernard Koontz GLAD Strategies in Science: Observation Charts & Picture File Cards Room 1210Dana Dyer How Cooperative Strip Paragraphs Impact Writing Room 1220Jemma Lee Increasing Clarity for Cohesive Writing Room 1240Melinda Freeland Leveraging Tier II Vocabulary in Middle School Instruction Room 1260Kimberly Tracy Panel Discussion: A Journey to Holistic Biliteracy Foundational Skills in Kindergarten Dual Language Room 1410Carmen Saura • Lupe Mendoza • Jennifer Cortez • Jessica Canul Diaz Providing Language-Centered Direct Instruction for Secondary Students Room 1120 (library)Leticia Yellam Reglas de acentuación en español (Parte 1/2) Room 1450Ksenia Niva • Jonathan Ruiz Velasco Revisiting the GLAD Sentence Patterning Chart in Small Group Intervention Room 1510Damaris Flores Figueroa The Power of Somali Culture & Language in Instruction Room 1540Salaman Said Using WIDA in Teacher Planning Room 1560Martina Dziadosz • Martina Dziadosz Writing & Student Confidence Room 1550Marlene Mersch

6:15pm PDT

Break for Transition Classrooms

6:20pm PDT

Adapted Text for Engaged Reading with Newcomers Room 1130Amber Keppel Afghan Culture and Challenges in the U.S. Room 1140Sweetra Fazly • Maryam Yaquobi • Rabia Naseeri Boosting Multilingual Learners’ Writing & Attitudes with Small Group Intervention Room 1120 (library)Kristina Nicchi Bridging Language Proficiency and Recognition: Supporting Learners on the Path to the Seal of Biliteracy Room 1210Mary Orozco Centering ML Data in Secondary PLCs for Engaged Reading Room 1220Jessica Fishman • Karen Boucher El Dictado: Supporting Multilingual Learners' Bilingual Writing Skills Room 1240Roxana Ramos Martinez Increasing GLAD Implementation through Intentional Model Teaching Room 1260Katie Sachter Moving from Co-constructed to Self-constructed Paragraphs in Elementary: Dynamic Uses of the GLAD Coop Strip Paragraph Room 1410Adrienne Lentz Reglas de acentuación en español (Parte 2/2) Room 1450Jonathan Ruiz Velasco • Ksenia Niva Supporting Long-Term Multilingual Learners Room 1510Lisa Penor Tips and Tricks for Streamlining GLAD in Secondary Room 1540Lucrecia Chase • Nicole Query Translanguaging with Immersive Reader Room 1550Kim Meschter

7:00pm PDT

Buffet Dinner, Mariachi Performance & Collegial Discussions Cafeteria / Commons / Stage