Schedules

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# Session Speaker(s) Time Room Number
1 Entertainment from Spring Academy of Dance- ..... 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Woodway Foyer & Galleria I/II Foyer
2 Featured Session: Dr. Gilberto Soto ..... 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Woodway I
3 Featured Session: Emily Francis ..... 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Woodway I
4 KEYNOTE: Combating Linguistic Terrorism in the 21st Century: The “Translanguaging Stance” for Educators Dr. Mike Mena 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Join Session
5 Opening Ceremony & Honorees Recognition Dr. Xóchitl Rocha, Karina Chapa 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM Join Session
6 KEYNOTE: Combating Linguistic Terrorism in the 21st Century: The “Translanguaging Stance” for Educators Dr. Mike Mena 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Join Session
7 Raising the Bar for Multilingualism Montserrat Garibay 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Join Session
8 Leading Change for Multilingual Learners: The Art of Courageous Leadership Richard Carranza 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Join Session
9 Every Child Bilingual Through the Content, Language, and Literacy Integration Framework: CLLIF Dr. Vivian Pratts, Dr. Sandra Mercuri 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Join Session
10 Reimagining Preschool Education: A Biliteracy Sequence for Learning Dr. Maria Arreguín, Dr. Iliana Alanís, Dr. Irasema Gonzalez 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Join Session
11 Using Student’s Superpowers: Maximizing their English Language Development Bernadette Islas, Stephanie Flores 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Join Session
12 Achieving Equity and Excellence for Emergent Bilinguals through the Texas Effective Dual Language Immersion Framework Dr. Leo Gómez 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Join Session
13 Internalizing Language Function Supports for the Reading and Math Dual Language Classroom German Carmona 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Join Session
14 My Very Wild Life: From the Streets of Little Havana to the Jungles of Madagascar Dr. Mireya Mayor 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Join Session
15 Dual Language Program Essentials: From Theory to Practice Dr. Susana Franco Fuenmayor, Indira Ramirez 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Join Session
16 Flip Your Instruction Fely García López 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Join Session
17 Raising the Bar: Differentiating between Language Acquisition and Language Learning Sabrina Cochran, Gloria Guerrero 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Join Session
18 Facilitating Discourse in the Math Classroom with High Quality Instructional Materials Jeanette Mercer, Tia Smart 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Join Session
19 Making Possible the Wonder of Reading: Spanish Literacy for Young Students Isabel Campoy, Alma Flor Ada 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Join Session
20 ¡Cuéntame un cuento! Desarrollando la escritura a través de la oralidad y la creatividad Yamila Miller 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Join Session
21 Embracing Our Linguistic Roots: Strengthening the Multilingual Culture Dr. David Kauffman 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Join Session
22 Empowering Families of Newcomer and Emergent Bilingual Students through Native Language Support, Specialized Programs and Personalized Strategies Dr. José Luis Zelaya 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Join Session
23 Researching Curricular and Pedagogical Innovations in Bilingual Teacher Education: Challenges, Opportunities and Future Directions Cristian Aquino-Sterling, PhD 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Join Session
24 The Power of Vocabulary – Reading Beyond Just Words! Francisco Faticati 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Join Session
# Session Speaker(s) Time Room Number
1 Welcome & Dissertation and Scholarships Awards ..... 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM Join Session
2 KEYNOTE: Serving Emergent Multilinguals: Bombazos for the Soul! Dr. Jose Medina 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Join Session
3 Dual Language Essentials Revisited Yvonne S. Freeman, David E. Freeman 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Join Session
4 Borderland Biliteracy: Co-design that Brings Forth Emergent Bilingual Students' Translanguaging Corriente Dr. Susana Ibarra Johnson 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Join Session
5 Bridging Between Languages in a Bilingual Classroom Dr. Lileana Ríos-Ledezma 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Join Session
6 Developing Spanish Syllabic Awareness/Cómo desarrollar el conocimiento silábico Dr. Laurie Weaver, Dr. Judith Márquez 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Join Session
7 Un "paseo" por el cerebro infantil en el proceso de la lectura en español Dr. Francisco Usero-González 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Join Session
8 ¡A bailar! Aprendizajes lingüísticos y culturales usando Zumba, música y movimiento para toda la familia Dr. Kimberly Kennedy, Johanna Poncio Jordan 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Join Session
9 Elevando la Lecto-Escritura: La importancia de las experiencias concretas en el desarrollo de la biliteracidad y el bilingüismo Dr. Maria Arreguín 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Join Session
10 Empowering Newcomer and Emergent Bilingual Students via Content-Rich Curriculum focusing on Language, Culture and Identity Dr. José Luis Zelaya 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Join Session
11 From Long-Term ELs to Legacy Multilinguals: An Asset-Based Approach to Experienced Emergent Bilinguals Carlene Thomas 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Join Session
12 (Re)claiming Language and Identity at a Border Hispanic Serving Institution: Our Story of Evolving into a Bilingual, Bicultural, and Biliterate (B3) University Dr. Joy Esquierdo, Dr. Stephanie Alvarez, Dr. Alex Stehn, Dr. Dania López García, Emmy Pérez 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Join Session
13 Building Knowledge Walls During Literacy Lessons to Make Learning Visible Angela Cala Mendez 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Join Session
14 Bilingual Teachers' Perspectives on their Ability to Help Their Students Develop Their Maternal Language Dr. Comfort Pratt 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
15 Using cross-linguistic connections as a springboard to foundational literacy Amy Patnoe 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Join Session
16 Patriotismo y lealtad cultural y lingüística al estilo chicano Dr. José Ruiz Escalante 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Join Session
17 The Astounding Effectiveness of Dual Language Schooling Dr. Wayne Thomas, Dr. Virginia Collier 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Join Session
18 Exploring the Experiences of Undocumented Students Who Graduated with Postgraduate Degrees from Institutions of Higher Education Dr. José Luis Zelaya 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Join Session
19 Lock It In: Using Local Policy to Solidify Program Implementation Dr. David Kauffman 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Join Session
20 Collaborative Planning for Culturally Sustaining and Identity Expanding Pedagogies through Texts Francisco Faticati 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Join Session
21 Enhancing Reading Comprehension Through the Application of Costa's Levels of Thinking and Higher Order Questioning Mayela Isabel Ravelo, Gabriela Pedrazas, M Gonzalez 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Join Session
# Session Speaker(s) Time Room Number
1 Developing a WE CARE Attitude for MLs Success Dr. Mónica Lara 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Join Session