40TH ANNUAL STATEWIDE CONFERENCE

FOR TEACHERS SERVING LINGUISTICALLY & CULTURALLY DIVERSE STUDENTS

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December 2016 Conference Planning Committee Annette Acevedo...........................................................................................................................School District U-46, Elgin Sharon Aguina.........................................................................................................................Waukegan School District #60 Carmen Ayala.................................................................................................................... North Berwyn School District #98 Andrea Baehl Derdenger.................................................................................................. North Palos School District #117 Sharon Baima................................................................................ Maine Township High School District #207, Park Ridge Cindy Berrey............................................................................................ Early Childhood Center of Professional Learning Milagros Bravo........................................................................Community Consolidated School District #62, Des Plaines Maria Burgos..................................................................................................................................Cicero School District #99 James Cohen.................................................................................................................. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb Louisa Finnberg................................................................................................................................. Illinois Resource Center Marion Friebus-Flaman........................................................................................................ Naperville School District #203 Stephanee Jordan.................................................................................................... Moline Coal Valley School District #40 Norm Kane..................................................................................................................... Township High School District #214 Danette Erickson Meyer...................................................... Community Consolidated School District #54, Schaumburg Rosemarie Meyer.......................................................................Community Consolidated School District #21, Wheeling Luis Narvaez...............................................................................................................................Chicago School District #299 Diep Nguyen..........................................................................................................Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago Julieta Pasko.....................................................................................................Learning Disabilities Organization of Illinois Rosalva Portillo...................................................................................................................... East Moline School District #37 Laima M Schnell................................................................................................................................. Illinois Resource Center Eulalia Valdez.....................................................................................................................West Aurora School District #129 Josie Yanguas..................................................................................................................................... Illinois Resource Center Judith Yturriago.....................................................................................................Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago

Illinois Association for Multilingual Multicultural Education Executive Board President Judy Saurí..................................................................................................................................Chicago School District #299 Vice-President Rene Valenciano.................................................................................................................Joliet Public Schools District #86 Secretary Josie Yanguas..................................................................................................................................... Illinois Resource Center Treasurer Jane Montes.....................................................................................................................Independent Consultant, Chicago

Public Relations Angelo Chavez..........................................................................................................................Chicago School District #299

Directors Diep Nguyen..........................................................................................................Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago Melissa Wolf.................................................................................................................North Shore SD #112, Highland Park Judith Yturriago.....................................................................................................Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago Special thanks to Karen Amundsen, Seana Bagemihl, Nina Baginski, Yvonne Baginski, Suzy Finn, Marige Fruscione, Rodrigo Garretón, Helen Gates, Lisa Groff, Sandi Hovet, Julie Koffend, Monica Mazur, Vita Olmsted, Lynn Osheff, Ron Perlman, Kristina Phillips, Silvia Rogel, Kathy Ruane, Marna Rundgren, Kim Scannell, Laurie Torres, Wiesia Tyszler, Debbie Williams and Rosli Zaccarro for their efforts in making this conference successful. Grateful appreciation to the Illinois State Board of Education for their support in contributing to the success of this conference. Cover artwork: Propeller, www.orangepropeller.com Program design and layout: Design To 4C, Inc., 847.444.1308

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General Conference Information •

The Illinois Association for Multilingual Multicultural Education (IAMME) needs your support to continue its work on behalf of Illinois’ children of diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. The purchase of one or more conference mementos being sold at the IAMME booth will help the organization to meet its yearly financial obligations. Please be generous in your support and come visit representatives from your association during the conference.

• For security purposes and proof of registration, all participants are required to wear name badges during conference hours. Please make sure your badge is easily visible. • Conference participants are required to present a ticket at each meal function and special event. • Publishers will be exhibiting throughout the conference in common areas of the hotel and the lobby. Please show your support of their efforts by visiting each publisher representative. • Continental breakfast can be purchased daily from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. • For your convenience, there is a coat check room around the corner from registration on the main level. Please see signs directing you to its location. • Smoking is prohibited in any area of the hotel. •

Conference participants will receive in their packet an Evidence of Completion form from the Illinois State Board of Education. The number of professional development hours for each conference day is listed on this form. Conference participants are advised to keep their conference program and badge as well as specific handouts distributed during workshops along with the Evidence of Completion form.

• Your receipt should be attached to your name badge sheet. If the information is not accurate, please go to the registration area. •

Photographs of conference activities and participants may be taken during the conference for social media purposes and/or future publications. Please tell the photographer if you do not want your picture taken. Please like our “Illinois Bilingual Conference” Facebook page. On Twitter use #ircbilingual16

• Please note: Every effort has been made during conference planning to ensure that individual sessions will be open to all registrants who wish to attend. However, we ask for your patient understanding if overflows occur due to room size capacity and some sessions must be closed.

Some sessions during each day of the conference that are part of special strands will be denoted by the following icons: E A R LY C H I L D H O O D

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"In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction" — Audre Lorde, American writer 1934-1992

Welcome… …to the Annual Statewide Conference for Teachers Serving Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students, Celebrating 40 Years. Now is a good time to acknowledge the gains that our state’s English Learners (ELs) have made since bilingual and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs were established in Illinois in the mid-1970’s. ELs now make up more than 10% of our state’s school-aged population. We continue to see positive academic trends for students enrolled in dual language and late exit bilingual programs; further, as noted in ISBE Annual Reports, former ELs are making great strides on academic assessments such as PARCC. Many school districts are supporting students’ efforts to obtain the Illinois Seal of Biliteracy upon graduation, including creating pathways at the elementary level. Several pre-school programs in the Chicagoland area have been pursuing “Awards of Excellence” in the area of Linguistic and Culturally Appropriate Early Childhood Practices. Many of these groundbreaking early childhood educators will be gathering on the first day of the conference to network and learn from each other. Even as we celebrate 40 years, there are still challenges ahead. After several years, the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) entitled The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was finally approved by the U.S. House and Senate, and signed by President Obama on December 10, 2015. In this landmark legislation, ELs are a central piece of the accountability framework for schools and districts. The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is currently engaged in creating a draft ESSA plan to submit to the U.S. Department of Education in early 2017, hoping for approval by the summer. ESSA will be governing our schools and districts for the next several years. Take advantage of looking at the state’s draft ESSA plan that was posted last month on the ISBE website (www.isbe.net/essa). Make sure to attend one of the state’s listening tours taking place this week to give your opinion, or write an email to ISBE outlining your thoughts regarding the state’s plan. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, by this time next year, ESSA implementation will be underway. When it comes to the socio-emotional needs of ELs and other linguistically and culturally diverse students, it would be negligent not to acknowledge the harsh anti-immigrant rhetoric that has engulfed our country during this past presidential election. Though the immigration reform discussion has been on the forefront for more than a decade, current events have only served to escalate many students’ fears and concerns about how family members may be affected when a new federal administration takes over. State Superintendent Tony Smith recently wrote about these concerns in his November statewide message. Although it is unclear where immigration policy will be headed after inauguration day, as educators of students who represent immigrant communities, it is critically important that we remind everyone, including ourselves, that undocumented students have the unwavering right to a free public education as adjudicated in Plyler v Doe. Furthermore, it is illegal for school district personnel to share information regarding the legal status of students with immigration officials. This policy was part of this 1982 Supreme Court case, and our schools must continue to serve as safe havens for our students. This year’s state conference is the perfect place for sharing, networking and renewal. We have reached out to the very best experts from national, regional and local levels to share insights during these four days. In general sessions, you will hear from educators, authors, and leaders in the field. In concurrent sessions, there will be presentations from teachers and administrators as well as university faculty from Illinois and beyond – all of whom are dedicated educators working with linguistically and culturally diverse students. Those sessions that might be of interest in specific areas, such as early childhood, dual language, special needs, literacy, and secondary education, have been highlighted in this program. Additionally, please browse through the exhibits and examine the best that publishers have to offer in bilingual and ESL instruction. Let us celebrate the gains made in these last four decades, and yet let us be mindful of the challenges ahead and redouble our efforts to strive for the very best for our students. Have a great conference!

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Schedule.................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Keynote Addresses................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Sessions by Topic...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 General Session (Tuesday morning).....................................................................................................................................18 Extended Concurrent Sessions (Tuesday morning)...........................................................................................................18 Concurrent Sessions (Tuesday morning).............................................................................................................................19 Luncheon (Tuesday)................................................................................................................................................................22 Concurrent Sessions (Tuesday afternoon)...........................................................................................................................23 Featured Session (Tuesday afternoon)...............................................................................................................................25 General Session (Wednesday morning)..............................................................................................................................26 Extended Concurrent Sessions (Wednesday morning).....................................................................................................26 Concurrent Sessions (Wednesday morning).......................................................................................................................27 Luncheon (Wednesday).........................................................................................................................................................30 Concurrent Sessions (Wednesday afternoon).....................................................................................................................31 Featured Session (Wednesday afternoon)..........................................................................................................................33 Dual Language Network Reception (Wednesday afternoon)...........................................................................................33 Meeting: Legislative Hearing on School Funding Reform (Thursday morning).............................................................34 General Session (Thursday morning)...................................................................................................................................34 Extended Concurrent Sessions (Thursday morning)..........................................................................................................34 Concurrent Sessions (Thursday morning)...........................................................................................................................34 Luncheon (Thursday)..............................................................................................................................................................38 Concurrent Sessions (Thursday afternoon).........................................................................................................................39 Meeting: Bilingual Special Education Committee, Illinois Advisory Council for Bilingual Education.........................41 Administrators’ Institute (Thursday afternoon)....................................................................................................................42 IAMME Reception (Thursday afternoon)..............................................................................................................................42 AN EVENING WITH Todd Whitaker......................................................................................................................................43 General Session (Friday morning)........................................................................................................................................44 Meeting: Illinois Advisory Council for Bilingual Education (Friday morning).................................................................44 Extended Concurrent Sessions (Friday morning)...............................................................................................................44 Concurrent Sessions (Friday morning).................................................................................................................................45 Luncheon (Friday)...................................................................................................................................................................49 Concurrent Sessions (Friday afternoon)...............................................................................................................................49 Featured Session (Friday afternoon).....................................................................................................................................51 Exhibitors.................................................................................................................................................................................54 Alphabetical Index..................................................................................................................................................................58

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Schedule at a Glance

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Conference Registration 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Publishers’ Exhibits 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. GENERAL SESSION Speaker: Jennifer Rosinia Teach Happy: The Neuroscience Informed Bilingual Early Childhood Classroom 10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. LUNCHEON 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. FEATURED SESSION Speaker: Margo Gottlieb What Does CIA Have To Do With It? Implementing Can Do Descriptors and Key Uses Wednesday,

December 7, 2016

7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Conference Registration 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Publishers’ Exhibits 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. GENERAL SESSION Speaker: Elizabeth R. Howard Teaching in Tandem: Coordinating Instruction across Languages in a Dual Language Program 10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. LUNCHEON 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 4:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. FEATURED SESSION Speakers: Lauren Keppler and Michele Yanong Dual Language Integration of Content and Language Instruction Network Reception 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Dual Language Network Reception Thursday,

December 8, 2016

7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Conference Registration 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Publishers’ Exhibits 10:15 a.m. 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. GENERAL SESSION Speaker: Diane Rodriguez Legislative Hearing on Celebrating Bilingual Special Education: School Funding Reform An Unexpected Gift 10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. LUNCHEON 1:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. ADMINISTRATORS’ INSTITUTE Featuring: Tammy King and Suzanne Wagner Key Practices for Dynamic Program Configurations Featuring: Tim Boals, Rebecca Vonderlack-Navarro, Wayne E. Wright Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Reauthorization: Equity Considerations regarding English Learners 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 5:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. IAMME Reception 6:00 p.m. An Evening with Todd Whitaker IAMME Reception What Great Educators Do Differently

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7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

December 9, 2016

Conference Registration Publishers’ Exhibits GENERAL SESSION Speaker: Anne Haas Dyson Negotiating a Permeable Curriculum: On Literacy, Diversity, and the Interplay of Children’s and Teachers’ Worlds Extended Concurrent Sessions 10:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions LUNCHEON Meeting of the Illinois Concurrent Sessions Advisory Council on FEATURED SESSION Bilingual Education Speakers: Karen Beeman and Cheryl Urow Standards-Based Biliteracy Curriculum: Reducing Redundancy and Optimizing Transfer 3

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Keynote Addresses Tuesday, December 6, 2016 / 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Speaker: Jennifer Rosinia

Teach Happy: The Neuroscience Informed Bilingual Early Childhood Classroom

Jennifer Rosinia is a Registered Occupational Therapist with over 30 years experience



families, she also has extensive experience in working with children ages three to



in pediatrics. A specialist in serving the needs of children birth to age three and their twenty one years of age. Jennifer earned a Masters degree in Early Childhood

Education and a Doctorate in Child Development from Loyola University and the Erikson Institute in Chicago, Illinois.

A master clinician and a gifted teacher, Dr. Rosinia has a special interest in the

neurobiological influences on a child’s development including sensory processing, brain development, the role of

emotions and the impact of relationships on the developing child. Adjunct faculty at the Erikson Institute, Jennifer has also taught courses and guest lectured at several colleges and universities around the Chicago, Illinois area. With a growing national reputation as a powerful speaker and consultant, Jennifer brings a healthy balance of

humor, passion and expertise to all of her presentations. She is the president of Kid Links Unlimited, Inc., a company whose mission is to link theory to practice, parents with professionals, and kids with their optimal potential.

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 / 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Speaker: Elizabeth R. Howard

Teaching in Tandem: Coordinating Instruction across Languages in a Dual Language Program

Elizabeth R. Howard is an associate professor of bilingual education in the Neag



courses on linguistic and cultural diversity and conducts research focusing on dual



School of Education at the University of Connecticut, where she teaches graduate

language education, biliteracy development, and the preparation of teachers to work with multilingual learners. She is currently a co-investigator of a federally-funded

research project exploring writing instruction and outcomes among English language learners. Previously, Liz was a principal investigator of two federally funded studies —

a vocabulary intervention for native Spanish-speaking adolescents and a longitudinal

study focusing on the spelling development of Spanish/English bilingual children. Liz was also the co-director of a faculty learning community designed to build the capacity of teacher education faculty members to support

pre-service teachers’ learning about emergent bilinguals. Prior to coming to UConn, she was a senior research associate with the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) in Washington, DC, where she directed a number of

projects related to dual language education and biliteracy development. In addition, Liz has worked as a bilingual elementary school teacher in California and Costa Rica, and has also taught adult ESL and literacy courses as

a Peace Corps Volunteer in Costa Rica. Her books include Realizing the vision of two-way immersion: Fostering effective programs and classrooms (2007) and Preparing classroom teachers to succeed with second language learners (2014).

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Thursday, December 8, 2016 / 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Speaker: Diane Rodriguez

Celebrating Bilingual Special Education: An Unexpected Gift

Diane Rodriguez is an Associate Professor in the Division of Curriculum and Teaching



of special education, bilingual and multicultural education, and teacher preparation.



at Fordham University in New York. Her primary research interest is at the intersection

Dr. Rodriguez has received numerous grants from the U.S. Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitation Services and the Office of English Language Acquisition. She has been an invited speaker at national and international conferences on special education and bilingual education. Diane continues her work to provide training in special education to international

audiences. She serves as an Executive Board Member in the East Coast Migrant Head Start and the Division of Learning Disabilities—Council for Exceptional Children and previously served as a member of the Nomination Committee of the Council for Exceptional Children. She was a co-editor of the Journal of Curriculum and

Instruction. Dr. Rodriguez was appointed by North Carolina Governor Perdue to the Advisory Council on Latino Affairs. Univision selected Dr. Rodriguez as an example of “Orgullo de Nuestra Comunidad,” which highlights

individuals who give back to the community. She was recognized for her work with individuals with disabilities. Univision created an on-air vignette, which has run on National television.

Friday, December 9, 2016 / 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Speaker: Anne Haas Dyson

Negotiating a Permeable Curriculum: On Literacy, Diversity, and the Interplay of Children’s and Teachers’ Worlds

Anne Haas Dyson is currently a professor in the College of Education at the University



the American Educational Research Association, Anne was a longtime professor at the



of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign. A former teacher of young children and a fellow of

University of California, Berkeley, where she received the campus-wide Distinguished Teaching Award. For over 35 years she has studied childhood cultures and literacy learning of young school children. Her primary goals are to bring respect and

intellectual attention to childhood cultures and their relationship to school learning as well as document the diversity of resources our diverse school children use to

participate intellectually and socially in school, especially in composing.

Among her publications are Social Worlds of Children Learning to Write in an Urban Primary School (1993,

honored with the David Russell Award for Distinguished Research from NCTE), Writing Superheroes (1997), and

The Brothers and Sisters Learn to Write (2003) and, with Celia Genishi, Children, Language, and Literacy: Diverse Learners in Diverse Times (2009). Her newest publications are both Spencer-funded: ReWRITING the Basics:

Literacy Learning in Children’s Cultures (2013, also a Russell Award winner) and, Child cultures, schooling, and

literacy: Global perspectives on children composing their lives (2016). Most recently, a small book reprinting of a

key early paper has been published, Negotiating a Permeable Curriculum: On Literacy, Diversity, and the Interplay of Children’s and Teachers’ Worlds (2016).

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Sessions by Topic Classroom Management Tuesday

1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Cardinal........................ Everyday SEL in the Culturally Diverse Classroom

Wednesday 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Monarch....................... Team Teaching in a Dual Language Classroom— A Collaborative Team at Work! 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Western Springs.......... Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE)/Transitional Programs of Instruction (TPI) Program Requirements and Bilingual Parent Advisory Council (BPAC)

Thursday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Considerations in Supporting Students from Diverse Backgrounds in Post­Zero Tolerance Illinois

Friday 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Cardinal........................ Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE)/Transitional Programs of Instruction (TPI) Program Requirements and Bilingual Parent Advisory Council (BPAC)

Content Instruction Tuesday

10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. LaGrange (LL).............. Making Co-Teaching Meaningful for Our English Learners 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Clarendon Hills (LL).... Fitting it all in! A Step­by­Step Process to Designing Cross­Curricular Units of Study 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Westmont (LL)............. Using Primary Sources to Build Vocabulary, Content & CCSS Skills 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ Inquiry-Based Thematic Projects 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Hinsdale (LL) ............... Using Close Reading to Recognize Language Domains and Demands, and Creating Language Supports for ELs 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Teaching (with) Translanguaging: Benefits and Barriers 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. From Guided Groups to Guided Reading in a Bilingual Kindergarten Classroom 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Mallard......................... Reaching the Reluctant Writer 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Westmont (LL)............. Traveling Academically: In Style!: / Viajar académicamente: Con estilo! 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Using KIDS with Dual Language Learners 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. Linguistically and Culturally Appropriate Practices in the Early Years: Voices from the Field

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Wednesday 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Heron........................... Best Practices for Literacy Instruction for EL Students 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Western Springs.......... Usando el esquema de lectoescritura bilingüe para implementar una unidad integrada 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Mallard......................... Collaboration and Co-Teaching; 6 Steps to Improve Teamwork and Create Student Success 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Torrey Pines (LL).......... How to Tackle CCSS Problem Solving using a Problem Solving Framework 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Matching Strategies and Tools to Foster English Language Development 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sugar Maple................ BUILDing the Language of Math 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Providing Access to Content Learning for English Learners (ELs) through Linguistic Differentiation 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Using Painting to Teach Logic and Critical Thinking 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Monarch....................... Preparing the Primary Writer 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Mallard......................... Developing Additive Bilingualism Perspectives and Practices in ESL (TPI) Programs 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ Making Math Workshop Work in a Bilingual or Dual Language Classroom 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Yes They Can! Raising Expectations Instead of Lowering the Bar for English Learners (ELs)

Thursday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Monarch....................... Providing Access to Content Learning for ELs through Linguistic Differentiation 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Content Connections in the ELD Classroom 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Torrey Pines (LL).......... English Learners' Homework Must be Tailored to Students' Needs 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Making the Common Core English Language Arts (ELA) Standards Accessible to English Learners (ELs) 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Using Dictado in a 1/2 Biliteracy Classroom 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. Giving Voice to English Learners (ELs) through Identity Texts 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Clarendon Hills (LL).... Using Primary Sources to Build Vocabulary, Content & CCSS Skills

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Monarch....................... Effective Vocabulary Instruction for ELs Across the Content Areas 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Clarendon Hills (LL).... Supporting Teachers in Completing the ESL/Bilingual Endorsements: Teacher Perspectives 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Torrey Pines (LL).......... Adapting High School English Curriculum to Meet the Needs of EL Newcomers 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Monarch....................... Providing Access to Content Learning for ELs through Linguistic Differentiation 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Westmont (LL)............. Science Notebooks: Growing Language by Documenting Our Thinking and Data 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Sugar Maple................ Using Thinking Maps in a Bilingual Classroom 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Mallard......................... The Process in Creating a Spanish Biliteracy Unit 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Heron........................... Engaging English Learners in ESL and Content Area Classrooms Using iPads 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Cardinal........................ Welcoming Syrian Newcomers to Our Schools 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Content Connections in the ELD Classroom 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... I Got It! Reading in Science 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. The Transformative Power of Student Choice Reading in the ESL Classroom 7

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Dual Language Tuesday

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Mallard......................... An Integrated Approach: Using the Art of the Americas to Create Windows and Mirrors for English Learners 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Cardinal........................ Sheltering Instruction in a Two-Way Dual Language Classroom 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Clarendon Hills (LL).... Fitting it all in! A Step­by­Step Process to Designing Cross­Curricular Units of Study 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Cardinal........................ Integrating Multicultural Children's Literature in Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Classrooms 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Monarch....................... Language Proficiency in Simultaneous Bilingual Children 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Sugar Maple................ Three Key Components to Spanish Literacy 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ Dual Language for All: The Development and Implementation of a District-wide Dual Language Program

Wednesday 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Western Springs.......... Usando el esquema de lectoescritura bilingüe para implementar una unidad integrada 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Hinsdale (LL)................ A Paradigm Shift: Moving from Transitional Bilingual Education to Dual Language 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Sugar Maple................ Supporting Students with Disabilities in Dual Language Classrooms 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Motivated to Learn: Teachers and Students in a Dual Language Public PreK-8 School 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ Creating a Culturally and Linguistically Relevant Dual Language (DL) Learning Environment 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Culturally Relevant Literature Circles 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Monarch....................... Team Teaching in a Dual Language Classroom—A Collaborative Team at Work! 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. LaGrange (LL).............. Learning from Your Students: Misspellings, Language Patterns and English-Spanish Cognates 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Torrey Pines (LL).......... African American and Latina/o Dual Language Kindergarteners 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Heron........................... Creating a Community of Collaborative Teachers 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Cardinal........................ Pathways to the Seal of Biliteracy: Chicago Public Schools‘ Implementation 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ Making Math Workshop Work in a Bilingual or Dual Language Classroom 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Hinsdale (LL)................ How Simultaneous Biliteracy is Closing the Achievement Gap: One District's Work in Progress 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Torrey Pines (LL).......... Moving Programs to a One-Way Dual Language 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. Kinder todo el día en un salón dual y el uso estratégico de dos idiomas

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Thursday 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Western Springs.......... Consider a Visual Language for Thinking, Learning, and Language Development 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Heron........................... Los Podemos: Tools for Supporting Spanish Language Development 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Organizing Instruction for Cross-Linguistic Transfer 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sugar Maple................ Developing and Maintaining Dual Language Shared Practices 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. LaGrange (LL).............. Gifted English Learners (ELs) 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Hinsdale (LL)................ How to Build Oracy and Background Knowledge Effectively 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Monarch....................... Dual Language Principal Consortium: Building Community and Support among Dual Language School Leaders 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Heron........................... Buddies Time: la creación de experiencias significativas de alfabetización en aulas de lenguaje dual 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. LaGrange (LL).............. Designing and Implementing Effective Literacy Blocks in Bilingual/Dual Language Classrooms 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Torrey Pines (LL).......... High-level Academic Vocabulary and Discussions in Spanish or English 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Pathways to the Seal of Biliteracy

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Sugar Maple................ La Jornada de la creación del currículo de Artes del Lenguaje en Español 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Westmont (LL)............. Digital Differentiation for EL's 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Heron........................... ¡Qué BUENO!: Resources and Research for Bilingual Programs 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ Como enseñar estrategias de compresión de la lectura a través de literatura latina para niños? 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Torrey Pines (LL).......... How to build a Dual Language Program at the Secondary Level

Early Childhood Tuesday

10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Heron........................... Linguistically Appropriate Tiered Instruction for Beginning and Struggling Spanish Readers 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Western Springs.......... Ensenanza de lectoescritura para educacion infantil 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Building A Multicultural and Linguistically Diverse School Community 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Doral (LL)...................... Parents and Children Reading Together 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Clarendon Hills (LL).... Beginning Literacy Method Ensures Alphabetic Kindergarten Readiness 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Heron........................... English Learners and Early Childhood Policy and Practice in Illinois 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Western Springs.......... ESL in Early Childhood 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Using KIDS with Dual Language Learners

Wednesday 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Cardinal........................ Multilingual Resources 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. Kinder todo el día en un salón dual y el uso estratégico de dos idiomas

Thursday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Pinehurst...................... Organizing Instruction for Cross-Linguistic Transfer

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Western Springs.......... Collecting Data to Inform Instruction for Elementary ELL Students 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sugar Maple................ Bilingual Children's Literature: Looking at Visual and Print Literacy 9

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Exceptional Needs Tuesday

10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sugar Maple................ Teaching Social Skills to Students with ASD: A Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Approach to "Tuning- In" 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Heron........................... Linguistically Appropriate Tiered Instruction for Beginning and Struggling Spanish Readers 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Revaluing Learners with Language Differences: Fostering Resilience Through Literacy Instruction

Wednesday 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Cardinal........................ Multilingual Resources 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Monarch....................... Communication Disorders and the Emergent Bilingual Student: Key Indicators 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Sugar Maple................ Supporting Students with Disabilities in Dual Language Classrooms 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Writing Instruction for Reluctant Learners with Language Differences: Key Principles

Thursday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Cardinal........................ Writing Culturally Relevant Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for English Learners 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Questions and Answers—Open Forum on English Learners with Disabilities 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Monarch....................... Revaluing Learners with Language Differences: Fostering Resilience Through Literacy Instruction 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Westmont (LL)............. Bilingual Special Education in Illinois 1992-2016 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. LaGrange (LL).............. Gifted English Learners (ELs) 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ Developing a Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Individualized Education Program (IEP) for English Learners with Disabilities 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Sugar Maple................ English Learners with Disabilities: Optimizing Your Students' Linguistic Resources 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Communication Disorders and the Emergent Bilingual Student: Key Indicators 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Western Springs.......... Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and its Implications for English Learners (ELs) with Disabilities

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Cardinal........................ Culturally Responsive Literacy Assessment and Intervention for English Learners 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Writing Instruction for Reluctant Learners with Language Differences: Key Principles 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Mallard......................... Teaching Middle School and High School ELs with Disabilities 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Western Springs.......... Understanding Selective Mutism 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Monarch....................... Frequently Asked Questios (FAQs) on English Learners (ELs) with Disabilities

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Celebrating Family, Culture, Affective/Social Issues

Years

Tuesday

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Mallard......................... An Integrated Approach: Using the Art of the Americas to Create Windows and Mirrors for English Learners 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Revaluing Learners with Language Differences: Fostering Resilience Through Literacy Instruction 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. Strengthen the Home-School Connection with Easy-To-Use Technology Tools 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Torrey Pines (LL).......... Cuba's Past and Present: Examining English as the Means to the Survival of a Culture 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Funds Of Knowledge Flooding into Your School 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. From Guided Groups to Guided Reading in a Bilingual Kindergarten Classroom 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Cardinal........................ Everyday SEL in the Culturally Diverse Classroom 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Westmont (LL)............. Traveling Academically: In Style!: / Viajar académicamente: Con estilo! 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Dare to Dream Conference for Middle School Latinas and Mothers

Wednesday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Doral (LL)...................... Linguistic Mediation between English Learners from Different Language and Cultural Backgrounds. 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Writing Instruction for Reluctant Learners with Language Differences: Key Principles 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Doral (LL)...................... Examining Perceptions: Beliefs About Parental Involvement in Bilingual Education

Thursday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. LaGrange (LL).............. Practitioner Perceptions: Do Bilingual Teachers Feel Supported by Their School Communities? 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ Race, Language and Collisions: Advocacy Leadership for Equity 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Torrey Pines (LL).......... Paying for College 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Considerations in Supporting Students from Diverse  Backgrounds in Post­Zero Tolerance Illinois 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Doral (LL)...................... Learning Communities: Engaging Families Above and Beyond 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Monarch....................... Revaluing Learners with Language Differences: Fostering Resilience Through Literacy Instruction 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Heron........................... Latino Parent Perspectives and Experiences in Supporting Language Education 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Cardinal........................ Social-Emotional Learning for English Learners 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Doral (LL)...................... Giving Voice to Students’ Identity Development: Theories and Applications 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Sugar Maple................ English Learners with Disabilities: Optimizing Your Students' Linguistic Resources 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Hinsdale (LL)................ Aligning Family Engagement with District Priorities 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Pathways to the Seal of Biliteracy

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LL ­– Lower Level

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Writing Instruction for Reluctant Learners with Language Differences: Key Principles 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Mallard......................... Teaching Middle School and High School ELs with Disabilities 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Social Transformation from Within 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Torrey Pines(LL)........... Transitioning Latino High School Students to College 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... How to Empower a Bilingual Student to Fully Participate into  a Multicultural School Environment. 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Doral (LL)...................... Refugees in Our Schools, Not Like Any Other Immigrants 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Cardinal........................ Welcoming Syrian Newcomers to Our Schools 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. LaGrange (LL).............. Let’s Examine SEL, Multiculturalism and Key English Learner Strategies to Enhance Instruction! 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Leadership, Service Learning and Quantum Learning

Language, Literacy and ESL Tuesday

10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Heron........................... Linguistically Appropriate Tiered Instruction for Beginning and Struggling Spanish Readers 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Western Springs.......... Ensenanza de lectoescritura para educacion infantil 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. LaGrange (LL).............. Making Co-Teaching Meaningful for Our English Learners 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Monarch....................... On the Road to Writing with English Learners (ELs) 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Revaluing Learners with Language Differences: Fostering Resilience Through Literacy Instruction 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Westmont (LL)............. The Myth of the Critical Period Hypothesis (CPH) 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ 21st Century Skills, Practices and Technologies that Promote English Language Acquisition 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Hinsdale (LL)................ Technologies for Supporting Language Demands and Differentiated Instruction 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Torrey Pines (LL).......... Professional Development on English Learners (ELs)/Title III 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Community Learning 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Doral (LL)...................... Parents and Children Reading Together 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Mallard......................... Toward a Translanguaging Pedagogy 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Cardinal........................ Integrating Multicultural Children's Literature in Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Classrooms 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Writing Windows of Opportunity for English Learners 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ Inquiry-Based Thematic Projects 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Hinsdale (LL) ............... Using Close Reading to Recognize Language Domains and Demands, and Creating Language Supports for ELs 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Torrey Pines (LL).......... Cuba's Past and Present: Examining English as the Means to the Survival of a Culture 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Funds Of Knowledge Flooding into Your School 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Teaching (with) Translanguaging: Benefits and Barriers 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Sugar Maple................ Implementando "Lotta Lara" (Literacy Squared) en el salón de clase dual 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Co-Teaching and Collaborating to Meet Student Needs 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Clarendon Hills (LL).... Changing the English Learners (ELs) Narrative: Life, Literacy and the Pursuit of Happiness 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Western Springs.......... ESL in Early Childhood 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. LaGrange (LL).............. #ToolsThatTalk: Digital Tools that Enhance Language Development and Participation 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Hinsdale (LL)................ Common Core (ELA) for English Learners

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Celebrating

Years

Wednesday 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Heron........................... Best Practices for Literacy Instruction for EL Students 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Cardinal........................ Multilingual Resources 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Hinsdale (LL)................ A Paradigm Shift: Moving from Transitional Bilingual Education to Dual Language 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Mallard......................... Collaboration and Co-Teaching; 6 Steps to Improve Teamwork and Create Student Success 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Motivated to Learn: Teachers and Students in a Dual Language Public PreK-8 School 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Westmont (LL)............. Is It "P" or "B", It Sounds the Same to Me: Language and Cultural Considerations for Arabic-speaking ELs 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Clarendon Hills (LL).... The Digital Reading Impact on ELs for English Support and Academic Enrichment 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ Creating a Culturally and Linguistically Relevant Dual Language (DL) Learning Environment 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Culturally Relevant Literature Circles 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Matching Strategies and Tools to Foster English Language Development 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Doral (LL)...................... Linguistic Mediation between English Learners from Different Language and Cultural Backgrounds. 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. Cognates in the Content Areas 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sugar Maple................ BUILDing the Language of Math 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Mallard......................... Using Online Video Clips to Teach ESL: Focus on ELD Level 1-3 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Westmont (LL)............. Networking Session for Educators Serving Arabic-Speaking Students 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. LaGrange (LL).............. Learning from Your Students: Misspellings, Language Patterns and English-Spanish Cognates 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ Digital Storytelling: A Tool for Learning 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Promoting Oral Language in the English Learner Classroom 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Using Painting to Teach Logic and Critical Thinking 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Doral (LL)...................... Reading and Writing Activities that Promote English Language Development Standards 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. Toward a Translanguaging Pedagogy 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Sugar Maple................ Evaluating Academic Writing Proficiency: Lessons from Scoring the ACCESS Test 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Mallard......................... Developing Additive Bilingualism Perspectives and Practices in ESL (TPI) Programs 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Cardinal........................ Pathways to the Seal of Biliteracy: Chicago Public Schools‘ Implementation 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Writing Instruction for Reluctant Learners with Language Differences: Key Principles 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Westmont (LL)............. Meeting the Needs of All Students through Focused Learning Walks 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. LaGrange (LL).............. Language Objectives: the What, Why and How? 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Complex Text, Native Language, Academic Language, English Proficiency: “Put the Puzzle Together“ 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Yes They Can! Raising Expectations Instead of Lowering the Bar for English Learners (ELs)

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LL ­– Lower Level

Thursday 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Western Springs.......... Consider a Visual Language for Thinking, Learning, and Language Development 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Heron........................... Los Podemos: Tools for Supporting Spanish Language Development 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ Race, Language and Collisions: Advocacy Leadership for Equity 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Hinsdale (LL)................ Utilizing Higher-Order Thinking Skills in the English Learning Classroom 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Organizing Instruction for Cross-Linguistic Transfer 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Monarch....................... Revaluing Learners with Language Differences: Fostering Resilience Through Literacy Instruction 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sugar Maple................ Developing and Maintaining Dual Language Shared Practices 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Heron........................... Latino Parent Perspectives and Experiences in Supporting Language Education 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Content Connections in the ELD Classroom 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Clarendon Hills (LL).... The Visual Edge for Standards Based Instruction 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Hinsdale (LL)................ How to Build Oracy and Background Knowledge Effectively 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Torrey Pines(LL)........... English Learners' Homework Must be Tailored to Students' Needs 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Using Dictado in a 1/2 Biliteracy Classroom 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. Giving Voice to English Learners (ELs) through Identity Texts 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Sugar Maple................ English Learners with Disabilities: Optimizing Your Students' Linguistic Resources 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Heron........................... Buddies Time: la creación de experiencias significativas de alfabetización en aulas de lenguaje dual 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Cardinal........................ Digital Interactive Notebooks - Scaffolding Content for EL Academic Success 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Westmont.................... Linking Language Proficiency Assessment Results to Meet Individual Needs of ELs 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. LaGrange (LL).............. Designing and Implementing Effective Literacy Blocks in Bilingual/Dual Language Classrooms 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Torrey Pines (LL).......... High-level Academic Vocabulary and Discussions in Spanish or English 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Socratic Seminars and the Use of Creative Technology to Foster Discussion in English Language Learners 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Pathways to the Seal of Biliteracy 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Doral (LL)...................... Planning with English Learners in Mind 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. Leadership for Bilingual and English Learners: Program Monitoring and Evaluation

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Hinsdale (LL)................ Successful Co-Teaching in a Sheltered English Learner Classroom 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Monarch....................... Effective Vocabulary Instruction for ELs Across the Content Areas 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Mallard......................... Toward a Translanguaging Pedagogy 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Heron........................... Rigor or Rigor Mortis? Programming Makes a Difference 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Cardinal........................ Culturally Responsive Literacy Assessment and Intervention for English Learners 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Writing Instruction for Reluctant Learners with Language Differences: Key Principles 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Westmont (LL)............. Digital Differentiation for EL's 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Clarendon Hills (LL).... Supporting Teachers in Completing the ESL/Bilingual Endorsements: Teacher Perspectives 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Western Springs.......... Collecting Data to Inform Instruction for Elementary ELL Students 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Torrey Pines (LL).......... Adapting High School English Curriculum to Meet the Needs of EL Newcomers 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Doral (LL)...................... Networking Session for Educators Serving Francophone African Students LL –­ Lower Level 14

Celebrating

Years 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. Position Your Students for Success on ACCESS 2.0 Writing! 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sugar Maple................ Bilingual Children's Literature: Looking at Visual and Print Literacy 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Westmont (LL)............. Science Notebooks: Growing Language by Documenting Our Thinking and Data 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Clarendon Hills (LL).... The Digital Reading Impact on English Learners (ELs) for English Support and Academic Enrichment 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ From Bilingualism to “Biliteralism” in Academic Settings 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Doral (LL)...................... Refugees in Our Schools, Not Like Any Other Immigrants 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing Through the Bridge 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Sugar Maple................ Using Thinking Maps in a Bilingual Classroom 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Mallard......................... The Process in Creating a Spanish Biliteracy Unit 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Heron........................... Engaging English Learners in ESL and Content Area Classrooms Using iPads 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Content Connections in the ELD Classroom 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Westmont (LL)............. Characteristics of Adolescent Language Learners and their Implications 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Western Springs.......... Close the Gap: What Does This Mean for Our English Learners (ELs)? 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. LaGrange (LL).............. Let’s Examine SEL, Multiculturalism and Key English Learner Strategies to Enhance Instruction! 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ Como enseñar estrategias de compresión de la lectura a través de literatura latina para niños? 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Hinsdale (LL)................ Still EL because of Writing Domain? Let's Make Writing Fun! 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... I Got It! Reading in Science 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. The Transformative Power of Student Choice Reading in the ESL Classroom

Policy, Program and Curriculum, Standards Tuesday

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Westmont (LL)............. The Myth of the Critical Period Hypothesis (CPH) 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Torrey Pines (LL).......... Professional Development on English Learners (ELs)/Title III 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Community Learning 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Mallard......................... Toward a Translanguaging Pedagogy 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Doral (LL)...................... English Learners Advocacy Council in Higher Education (ELACHE) 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Heron........................... English Learners and Early Childhood Policy and Practice in Illinois 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Co-Teaching and Collaborating to Meet Student Needs 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ Dual Language for All : The Development and Implementation of a District-wide Dual Language Program 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Using KIDS with Dual Language Learners 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Doral (LL)...................... English Learners Advocacy Council in Higher Education (ELACHE)

Wednesday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. LaGrange (LL).............. Creating Meaningful Home-School Connections: Family Empowerment and Capacity Building Through Knowledge 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Torrey Pines (LL).......... How to Tackle CCSS Problem Solving using a Problem Solving Framework 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. Toward a Translanguaging Pedagogy 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Heron........................... Creating a Community of Collaborative Teachers 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Clarendon Hills (LL).... Bilingual/EL Leadership: The Discourse of Specialists and Generalists 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Western Springs.......... Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE)/Transitional Programs of Instruction (TPI) Program Requirements and Bilingual Parent Advisory Council (BPAC) 15

LL ­– Lower Level

Thursday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Westmont (LL)............. Finnish Basic Education Curriculum Reform 2016: New Emphases and Views 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Clarendon Hills .......... Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Other Forms of Relief 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. LaGrange (LL).............. Practitioner Perceptions: Do Bilingual Teachers Feel Supported by Their School Communities? 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Westmont (LL)............. Bilingual Special Education in Illinois 1992-2016 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Clarendon Hills (LL).... The Visual Edge for Standards Based Instruction 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Making the Common Core English Language Arts (ELA) Standards Accessible to English Learners (ELs) 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Monarch....................... Dual Language Principal Consortium: Building Community and Support among Dual Language School Leaders 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Western Springs.......... Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and its Implications for English Learners (ELs) with Disabilities 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. Leadership for Bilingual and English Learners: Program Monitoring and Evaluation

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pebble Beach (LL)....... Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Other Forms of Relief 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Sugar Maple................ La Jornada de la creación del currículo de Artes del Lenguaje en Español 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Mallard......................... Toward a Translanguaging Pedagogy 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Oak Brook ................... Illinois Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (IALAS) 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Differentiated Induction: New Teachers and Our Bilingual Students 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Cardinal........................ TBE/TPI Program Requirements and BPAC 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Social Transformation from Within 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ From Bilingualism to "Biliteralism" in Academic Settings 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Torrey Pines (LL).......... Transitioning Latino High School Students to College 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Mallard......................... The Process in Creating a Spanish Biliteracy Unit 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Clarendon Hills (LL).... Advocating for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Torrey Pines (LL).......... How to build a Dual Language Program at the Secondary Level

Research, Assessment and Evaluation Tuesday

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Doral (LL)...................... Paradigm Shifting: Can It Happen in a One Semester Diversity Class? 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Monarch....................... Language Proficiency in Simultaneous Bilingual Children

Wednesday 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Clarendon Hills (LL).... Using Google Sheets to Track and Model Student ACCESS Growth 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Sugar Maple................ Evaluating Academic Writing Proficiency: Lessons from Scoring the ACCESS Test 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Clarendon Hills (LL).... Bilingual/EL Leadership: The Discourse of Specialists and Generalists

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Celebrating Thursday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Sugar Maple................ EL Accommodations and Supports for State Assessments 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Cardinal........................ Writing Culturally Relevant Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for English Learners 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Amphitheater (LL)....... Questions and Answers—Open Forum on English Learners with Disabilities 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Hinsdale (LL)................ Utilizing Higher-Order Thinking Skills in the English Learning Classroom 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. Introducing the New WIDA Screener Online 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Westmont.................... Linking Language Proficiency Assessment Results to Meet Individual Needs of ELs 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Hinsdale (LL)................ Aligning Family Engagement with District Priorities

Friday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Differentiated Induction: New Teachers and Our Bilingual Students 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Heron........................... ¡Qué BUENO!: Resources and Research for Bilingual Programs 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Doral (LL)...................... EL Accommodations and Supports for State Assessments

Technology Tuesday

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ 21st Century Skills, Practices and Technologies that Promote English Language Acquisition 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Hinsdale (LL)................ Technologies for Supporting Language Demands and Differentiated Instruction 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. Strengthen the Home-School Connection with Easy-To-Use Technology Tools 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Monarch....................... Language and Literacy in the Digital Age 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. LaGrange (LL).............. #ToolsThatTalk: Digital Tools that Enhance Language Development and Participation

Wednesday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Clarendon Hills (LL).... The Digital Reading Impact on ELs for English Support and Academic Enrichment 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Clarendon Hills (LL).... Using Google Sheets to Track and Model Student ACCESS Growth 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ Digital Storytelling: A Tool for Learning 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Promoting Oral Language in the English Learner Classroom

Thursday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. Introducing the New WIDA Screener Online 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Cardinal........................ Digital Interactive Notebooks - Scaffolding Content for EL Academic Success 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Oak Brook (LL)............ English Learners Educators' Tweetup 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Pinehurst (LL)............... Socratic Seminars and the Use of Creative Technology to Foster Discussion in English Language Learners

Friday 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Clarendon Hills (LL).... The Digital Reading Impact on English Learners (ELs) for English Support and Academic Enrichment 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Salt Creek (LL)............. Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing Through the Bridge 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Heron........................... Engaging English Learners in ESL and Content Area Classrooms Using iPads LL ­– Lower Level 17

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9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. BALLROOM

GENERAL SESSION

Presiding:

Pat Chamberlain Illinois Resource Center Arlington Heights

Welcome:

Gail Nelson Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Chicago

Introduction of Keynote Speaker:

Cindy Berrey Early Childhood Center of Professional Learning Arlington Heights

Speaker: Jennifer Rosinia Teach Happy: The Neuroscience Informed Bilingual Early Childhood Classroom

Extended Concurrent Sessions 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. E A R LY C H I L D H O O D

S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N E A R LY C H I L D H O O D

WESTERN SPRINGS (LL)

Ensenañza de lectoescritura para educación infantil • Estrategias para enseñar usando el método del desarrollo del cerebro total • Estrategias para los centros educativos en la educación infantil • Guías para la maestra para mostrar la enseñanza del estudio de palabras en español • Materiales para la intervención en la educación infantil • Materiales y guías para mostrar el crecimiento de cada estudiante usando exámenes en español e inglés Presenters: Cynthia Rodríguez, Berwyn South School District #100 and Blanca Roman, Villa Park School District #45 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Primary

Tuesday, December 6

SUGAR MAPLE

Teaching Social Skills to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Approach to "Tuning- In" • Compelling reasons why practices should be culturally and linguistically relevant • Introduction to TalkAbility: The Hanen Program for Parents of Verbal Children on the Autism Spectrum • Practice teaching the social skill of "tuning in" to other people through books, conversations, and activities Presenter: Fern Westernoff, Toronto District School Board, Ontario, Canada Grade Level: Early Childhood through Primary E A R LY C H I L D H O O D HERON

Linguistically Appropriate Tiered Instruction for Beginning and Struggling Spanish Readers • Phonemic awareness and reading instruction that reflects the syllabic structure of Spanish • Multisensory, scaffolded, direct instruction with immediate feedback • Appropriate for beginning readers at any age, but especially appropriate for preschool through grade 2 Presenters: Molly Aceves and Ellen Magit, Bilingual Solutions, Inc. Grade Level: Early Childhood

LAGRANGE (LL)

Making Co-Teaching Meaningful for Our English Learners • Implementing the model (from the planning stage) • Teacher training and support through the process • Benefits and pitfalls of the co-teaching model Presenters: Saren Hasan, Nancy Havlin, Sheri Maher, Christine Mech, Lorenzo Nevarez and Linda Wagner, Ridgeland School District #122 Grade Level: Primary through Junior High 18

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L I T E R A C Y

A M P H I T H E AT E R ( L L )

MONARCH

Revaluing Learners with Language Differences: Fostering Resilience through Literacy Instruction • Language differences and/or disorders create academic adversity for students in all grades • Students becoming revalued and reengaged through literacy instruction focused on their strengths • Principles of academic resilience, seamlessly woven into literacy instruction, demonstrated Presenter: Ryan Nelson, The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Grade Level: Primary through High School Repeated: Thursday AM

On the Road to Writing with English Learners (ELs) • The real struggle with writing for all learners, especially ELs • Identify students’ abilities to then scaffold a lesson for writing • Implement oral language activities • Various graphic organizers to help with writing • Technology support through iPads and websites which aid in the writing process Presenters: Debbie Blanco, Katie Howell and Michelle Kotwica, Mannheim School District #83 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate MALLARD

An Integrated Approach: Using the Art of the Americas to Create Windows and Mirrors for English Learners (ELs) • Benefits of arts integration to enrich the curriculum for ELs • Specific art-based strategies that provide access to rigorous content standards for culturally and linguistically diverse student populations • Impact of deep, sustained and introspective professional development for teachers of minority language students Presenters: Jon Baricovich and Fannie Medina, Summit School District #104 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High

WESTMONT (LL)

The Myth of the Critical Period Hypothesis (CPH) • Definitions of the CPH, biological critical periods, and examples of acceptance of the CPH • Discussion of language learning experience and evidence for and against the CPH • The relevance (or lack) of the CPH in the classroom Presenter: John Evar Strid, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb Grade Level: All Levels Fitting it all in! A Step-by-Step Process to Designing Cross­curricular Units of Study • Learn a step­by­step process for designing Units of Study • Units address standards in writing, science, social studies, reading and even math • Workshop and Cognitively Guided Instruction featured • Can be applied with many frameworks and/or curriculum resources Presenters: Michelle Martin and Laura Silva, Carbondale Elementary School District #95 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate

E A R LY C H I L D H O O D DUAL LANGUAGE CARDINAL

Sheltering Instruction in a Two-Way Dual Language Classroom • Using sheltered instruction to support emerging bilingual and English dominant students in developing bilingualism and biliteracy in a two-way dual language classroom Presenter: María Iglesias, Elgin School District #U-46 Grade Level: Early Childhood

OAK BROOK (LL)

21st Century Skills, Practices and Technologies that Promote English Language Acquisition • Definition of current skills and technologies • Best practices for bilingual and ELs • Application and implications in the classroom Presenters: Tracy Crowley, Cynthia Mercado and Marcela Rodríguez-Grossman, Wheeling Community Consolidated School District #21 Grade Level: All Levels

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Tuesday, December 6

CLARENDON HILLS (LL)

Concurrent Sessions(continued) 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. E A R LY C H I L D H O O D

HINSDALE (LL)

Technologies for Supporting Language Demands and Differentiated Instruction • Review categories for differentiated instruction (Tomlinson, 2014) • Define lexical, syntactical and discourse language demands • Explore technologies that differentiate the process, product, content and/or environment • Examine how these technologies support the specific language needs of English Learners Presenters: Eric Dickens, Knox College, Galesburg and Jennifer Pilnik, Monmouth-Roseville District #238 Grade Level: All Levels

PEBBLE BEACH (LL)

Building A Multicultural and Linguistically Diverse School Community • Environment as the third teacher/labeling across languages • Promoting culture through literacy • Parent and student activities/ home-school connections Presenters: Tania Miranda, Judith Saurí, Jacqueline Tolentino and Oriana Wilson, Chicago School District #299 Grade Level: Early Childhood E A R LY C H I L D H O O D

TORREY PINES (LL)

DORAL (LL)

Professional Development on English Learners (ELs)/Title III • What is good professional development on ELs/Title III students? • Drawing from theories such as ethic of care, imagined communities, and third space, a case study of one particular professional development grant, Project DREAMS given as an exemplar • An example of best practices for adult educator professional development. Presenters: Sunny Jonas, Chicago School District #299, Rosita Lopez, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb and Mary Yeboah, University of Minnesota Grade Level: All Levels

Parents and Children Reading Together • Parents and children reading together supporting literacy acquisition, attention and executive function • "Teaching stories": a special form of stories that support metaphoric thinking • Teaching stories available in bilingual Spanish/ English books Presenter: Jay Einhorn, Learning Resource Alliance Grade Level: Early Childhood S A LT C R E E K ( L L )

Strengthen the Home-School Connection with Easy-To-Use Technology Tools • Learn easy ways to utilize technology to engage families • Provide families a window into your classroom • Welcome families into schools in an engaging and memorable manner Presenter: Maggie Essig, Illinois Resource Center, Arlington Heights Grade Level: All Levels

Tuesday, December 6

PINEHURST (LL)

Community Learning • Using a before school program to increase student growth • Partnering with high school mentors to increase student growth • Finding materials to best meet students’ needs Presenter: Matt Stacionis, Community Consolidated School District #54, Schaumburg Grade Level: All Levels

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WESTMONT (LL)

Using Primary Sources to Build Vocabulary, Content, and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Skills • Strategies for using primary source images to build English vocabulary and content knowledge • How primary sources enhance student ability to work through English Language Arts (ELA) CCSS skills • Library of Congress and Primary Source Nexus bilingual primary source resources Presenters: Mara Grujanac and Pam McGreer, Barat Education Foundation/Digital Leaders Now Grade Level: All Levels

MONARCH

Language and Literacy in the Digital Age • Exploring ways we process paper versus digital text • Exploring learning and acquiring new languages in the digital age • Trying out and practicing new literacies • Adopting best teaching practices in the digital age • Sharing some free learning resources Presenter: Kristin Lems, National Louis University, Skokie Grade Level: All Levels DUAL LANGUAGE

E A R LY C H I L D H O O D

MALLARD

Toward a Translanguaging Pedagogy • Start with a dynamic bilingualism perspective • Profile students' bilingualism • Take up a translanguaging stance • Explore a translanguaging unit of instruction that leverages students' bilingualism for learning Presenter: Rebecca Field, Caslon Publishing Inc. Grade Level: All Levels

CLARENDON HILLS (LL)

Beginning Literacy Method Ensures Alphabetic Kindergarten Readiness • How neurologically integrated early literacy instruction enables Pre-K students to begin blending in just 6-9 weeks • Students readily mastering all 26 beginning letter sound symbol correspondences to automaticity (now a kindergarten readiness standard) regardless of school readiness or home language Presenter: Mary Jo Stevenson, Ventris Learning Grade Level: Early Childhood through Primary

L I T E R A C Y CARDINAL

Integrating Multicultural Children's Literature in Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Classrooms • Understand the concepts of cultural authenticity, cross-linguistic awareness, and academic language • Learn resources for choosing culturally relevant literature • Engage in cross-linguistic read-alouds • Discuss activities that develop biliteracy and academic language Presenter: Erin Mackinney, Roosevelt University, Chicago Grade Level: All Levels

Inquiry-Based Thematic Projects • Planning cross-curricular, thematic, project-based learning opportunities • Differentiating for various language and learning levels • Challenging students through differentiated assessment Presenter: Petrecia Shales, Elgin School District #U-46 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High L I T E R A C Y HINSDALE

A M P H I T H E AT E R ( L L )

Using Close Reading to Recognize Language Domains and Demands, and Creating Language Supports for ELs • Review domains of language use, categories of language demands, and common practices for supporting ELs through accommodation and modification • Outline reflective process for examining lessons to identify language demands and appropriate methods of support • Model this process in a sample lesson • Assist participants in applying process to their own lessons Presenter: Eric Dickens, Knox College, Galesburg Grade Level: All Levels

Writing Windows of Opportunity for English Learners (ELs) • Understand data trends in the writing portion of the ACCESS test • Implement guided writing support and after-school programming to increase writing proficiency • Advocate for fair assessment of EL writing that does not limit students' educational opportunities Presenters: Kristine Belt and Danette Meyer, Community Consolidated School District #54, Schaumburg Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High

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Tuesday, December 6

OAK BROOK (LL)

Concurrent Sessions (continued) 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. TORREY PINES (LL)

DORAL (LL)

Cuba's Past and Present: Examining English as the Means to the Survival of a Culture • A quick sketch of Cuba’s history and relationship to the US from 1900-1959 to the 1960 embargo • Sharing the voices of Cubans, their educational achievements and current economic situation • Exploring why Cubans' hopes for the future are pinned on mastery of English • English instruction as part of mandatory curriculum Presenter: Mayra Daniel, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb Grade Level: All Levels

Paradigm Shifting: Can It Happen in a One Semester Diversity Class? • Results of a study on pre-service teachers enrolled in a one-semester diversity class as part of ESL endorsement and pre-service elementary teaching licensure • Reflection papers collected and follow-up interviews conducted examining if their perceptions regarding white, gender, and linguistic privileges had changed as a result of the class Presenters: James Cohen and John Evar Strid, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb Grade Level: All Levels

PINEHURST (LL)

E A R LY C H I L D H O O D

Funds of Knowledge Flooding into Your School • Funds of Knowledge and how they can effectively be used to empower students, families, teachers, staff, local businesses and community • How the program was piloted in our Pre-K • Steps our school has taken to implement Funds of Knowledge Presenter: Antoinette Scheirer, Saint Marks, Peoria Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High

S A LT C R E E K ( L L )

From Guided Groups to Guided Reading in a Bilingual Kindergarten Classroom • Where to start in grouping students • Looking at the data • Ongoing formative assessments • Classroom home connection Presenter: Yolanda Marcus, Mannheim School District #83 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Primary

L I T E R A C Y

Tuesday, December 6

PEBBLE BEACH (LL)

Teaching (with) Translanguaging: Benefits and Barriers • Explore ways elementary and middle school teachers use translanguaging to support language and literacy development at multiple stages of English proficiency • Discuss practical challenges to supporting linguistic proficiency development using translanguaging strategies • Collect ideas for supporting general education teachers working with English Learners in multilingual classrooms Presenters: McKenna Lulic and Laura Quaynor, Lewis University, Romeoville Grade Level: Intermediate through High School

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. B A L L R O O M LUNCHEON

Judy Yturriago Illinois Association for Multilingual Multicultural Education

Presiding:

RAFFLE

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E A R LY C H I L D H O O D

MONARCH

Language Proficiency in Simultaneous Bilingual Children • Language proficiency in simultaneous bilingual children • Process of requesting Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval for collection of school data • Comparison of students in additive language programs and English only • Benefits of additive programs/dual language • Literature on language acquisition • Language assessments • Uses of classroom technology for research • Do students suffer from incomplete acquisition? Presenter: Zoe McManmon, University of Illinois, Chicago Grade Level: All Levels

HERON

English Learners (ELs) and Early Childhood Policy and Practice in Illinois • Recent and current shifts in Early Childhood policy (ECE) for ELs in Illinois • Implications of ECE policy changes and ECE educator preparation for ELs • ECE policy for ELs in practice in one Illinois district: successes and challenges Presenters: Rachel Bernardin, Joliet School District #86 and Amanda Roudebush, Loyola University, Chicago Grade Level: Early Childhood through Primary CARDINAL

Everyday Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in the Culturally Diverse Classroom • SEL empowering our students • Life­long learning tools such as being present, responsible and collaborative, that will serve students into adulthood regardless of their ethnic heritage Presenters: Stefanie Piatkiewicz and Carla TantilloPhilibert, Mindful Practices Grade Level: All Levels

L I T E R A C Y SUGAR MAPLE

Three Key Components to Spanish Literacy • Spanish literacy topics of phonics, grammar and reading comprehension • Strategies and classroom activities to enhance Spanish literacy • Cross-linguistic transfer in the reading process Presenter: Sara Knigge, Read en Español, Inc. Grade Level: Early Childhood

Co-Teaching and Collaborating to Meet Student Needs • Find the right type of collaboration for your student group • Develop relationships that maximize student learning • Insight and strategies from our experiences • Trouble-shoot the roadblocks and obstacles to collaboration Presenters: Amy Harder, Jasmine Myalil and Amy Welzenbach, Arlington Heights School District #25 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High

L I T E R A C Y MALLARD

Reaching the Reluctant Writer • Separate the complex process of writing into small steps • Combine listening, speaking, reading, and writing to enhance language acquisition • Model spoken and written syntax, improve English grammar, and increase sentence fluency in every lesson • Use mentor texts, key word outlines, and student checklists for success Presenter: Linda Mikottis, Institute for Excellence in Writing Grade Level: Intermediate through High School

WESTMONT (LL)

Traveling Academically: In Style!/Viajar académicamente: Con estilo! • High standards, creativity, and accountability • Travel to a place where you can create a language learning environment for dual language or other classrooms • How accountability becomes motivation, creativity yields academic progress, and high standards are reached by you doing less Presenter: Toni Morgan, Yorkville School District #115 Grade Level: All Levels

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Tuesday, December 6

A M P H I T H E AT E R ( L L )

Concurrent Sessions (continued) 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. L I T E R A C Y

DUAL LANGUAGE

CLARENDON HILLS (LL)

OAK BROOK (LL)

Changing the English Learner (EL) Narrative: Life, Literacy and the Pursuit of Happiness • Reflecting on the importance of having classroom libraries provide mirrors, windows, and sliding doors • The impact of reader engagement and the power of literature to address education inequality • Providing relevant literacy experiences to help shape what students imagine to be possible Presenter: Amelia Van Name Larson, American Reading Company Grade Level: All Levels

Dual Language for All: The Development and Implementation of a District-wide Dual Language (DL) Program • How one school district is changing its approach to teaching bilingual students by promoting bilingualism, biliteracy and multicultural education through DL • How shifting its approach from Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) to DL can close the achievement gap • Materials and processes as well as lessons learned in the first two years of implementation Presenters: Kristina Davis and Rocío Del Castillo, West Chicago Elementary School District #33 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate

E A R LY C H I L D H O O D WESTERN SPRINGS (LL)

English as a Second Language (ESL) in Early Childhood • Learn new ways to incorporate developmentally appropriate practice in teaching ESL students in the early childhood years • Incorporate technology in the classroom • Collect strategies to include family participation in your classroom. Presenter: Susan Kostal, Beach Park School District #3 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Primary

E A R LY C H I L D H O O D HINSDALE (LL)

Common Core English Language Arts (ELA) for English Learners (ELs) • Using EL strategies to engage and scaffold EL/Bilingual students through Common Core State Standards (CCSS) lessons • Benefits of bilingualism and how to support EL/bilingual students in the classroom • Accommodating ELA CCSS lessons for EL/bilingual students • Video of Spanish-speaking English learners engaging in CCSS ELA unit lessons Presenters: Rozana Qirjaqi and Sarah Yasin, North Palos School District #117 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Primary

L I T E R A C Y

Tuesday, December 6

LAGRANGE (LL)

#ToolsThatTalk: Digital Tools that Enhance Language Development and Participation • Explore Web 2.0 tools that facilitate oral language development, enhance participation and increase differentiation • Utilize primary-friendly technology tools to maximize English language learning • Collect digital tools and content area strategies that support English learners Presenter: Shadia Salem, North Palos School District #117 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate

S E C O N D A R Y PINEHURST (LL)

Dare to Dream Conference for Middle School Latinas and Mothers • Latina role models inspire students to achieve high school graduation and college entrance • Mother-daughter relationships support academic achievement • Improving awareness and access to STEM careers Presenters: Cynthia Brito, Kate Skegg and Lucy Villalobos-Tosby, Dare to Dream: Get Educated!, Elmhurst Grade Level: Junior High

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E A R LY C H I L D H O O D

PEBBLE BEACH (LL)

S A LT C R E E K ( L L )

Using KIDS with Dual Language Learners • Using the KIDS instrument to meet the needs of all students • Review the 14 State Readiness Measures plus English language development/Spanish Domains • Domain Study focusing on English language development and Spanish Presenters: Julie Kallenbach, Illinois State Board of Education, and Mary Dunne and Mary Ellen Wodzisz, WestEd, Lombard Grade Level: Early Childhood

Linguistically and Culturally Appropriate Practices in the Early Years: Voices from the Field • Explore linguistically and culturally exemplary practices • Examine resources and materials developed to support ELs' languages and culture • Discuss insights gained through LCExcel Project Presenters: Patricia Chamberlain and Cristina Sánchez-López, Illinois Resource Center, Arlington Heights Grade Level: Early Childhood through Primary

DORAL (LL)

English Learners Advocacy Council in Higher Education (ELACHE) • Changes in state ESL/Bilingual endorsement requirements • Discussion of ELACHE organization structure • Goal setting for next year and identifying priorities. • Implications of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) on the education of English learners Presenters: James Cohen, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb and Sonia Soltero, DePaul University, Chicago Grade Level: All Levels

A M P H I T H E AT E R

Speaker: Margo Gottlieb What Does CIA Have To Do With It? Implementing Can Do Descriptors and Key Uses

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Tuesday, December 6

Featured Session 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. BALLROOM

GENERAL SESSION Jorge Macias Chicago School District #299

Presiding Introduction of Keynote Speaker:

Marion Friebus-Flaman Naperville School District #203 Elizabeth R. Howard Teaching in Tandem: Coordinating Instruction across Languages in a Dual Language Program

Speaker:



Extended Concurrent Sessions 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. DUAL LANGUAGE L I T E R A C Y

DUAL LANGUAGE WESTERN SPRINGS (LL)

Usando el esquema de lectoescritura bilingüe para implementar una unidad integrada • Esta ponencia demostrará cómo implementar una unidad bilingüe usando el esquema de la lectoescritura bilingüe (BUF), lo cual incorpora el rigor de los estándares comunes junto con actividades que desarrollan el conocimiento previo y la oralidad para facilitar la lectoescritura • También se trabajará el puente y las actividades de extensión en el otro idioma. Presenter: Olga Karwoski, Center for Teaching for Biliteracy Grade Level: All Levels

Wednesday, December 7

HERON

Best Practices for Literacy Instruction for English Learners (ELs) • Introduce, model, and engage in TPR (Total Physical Response) • Advantages of biliteracy • Strategies and ideas to support EL students during literacy instructional times • Transferring language from L1 to L2 (bridging) • Collaboration Time • Lessons and tools to utilize in your classroom Presenters: Amy MacCrindle and Joshua Perdomo, Community Unit School District #300, Algonquin Grade Level: All Levels

DUAL LANGUAGE

CARDINAL

HINSDALE (LL)

Multilingual Resources • Review key language learning principles of English learners • Summarize accumulating research supporting home language use for typically developing students and those with exceptional needs • Explore resources for employing strategic use of home language in instruction and intervention with classroom-based examples Presenters: Cristina Sánchez-López, Illinois Resource Center, Arlington Heights and Theresa Young, Sound Communication, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High

A Paradigm Shift: Moving from Transitional Bilingual Education to Dual Language • Importance of collaboration among classroom teachers, ESL/Biliteracy Instructional Coach, Reading Specialist and Principal • Teaching interdisciplinary units that incorporate WIDA standards, Common Core State Standards and Illinois standards • Increasing levels of engagement through oracy-building activities Presenters: Gloria Trejo, Vanessa Chassee, Gina LaMorte and Margarita Vázquez, West Chicago School District #33 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate

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Years

DUAL LANGUAGE

S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N

A M P H I T H E AT E R ( L L )

MONARCH

Motivated to Learn: Teachers and Students in a Dual Language Public PreK-8 School • How educators in a dual language school are raising academic achievement and changing the narrative about students and families • How the use of strategies and resources, that can be adapted based on local needs and priorities, lead to the development of educators as motivated leaders of change and to an authentic instructional improvement. Presenters: Olimpia Bahena and Jessica Kertz, Chicago School District #299, and Margery Ginsberg, School Improvement Consultant, Chicago Grade Level: Early Childhood, through Junior High

Communication Disorders and the Emergent Bilingual Student: Key Indicators • Descriptions of speech disorders (articulation, fluency, voice) and language disorders (comprehension, expression) • Observations regarding the communication of typically developing emergent bilingual students compared with those who have communication difficulties • Guidelines suggesting the need to involve the school speech-language pathologist Presenter: Fern Westernoff, Toronto District School Board, Ontario, Canada Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate Repeated: Thursday PM

Is It "P" or "B", It Sounds the Same to Me: Language and Cultural Considerations for Arabic-Speaking ELs • Understand the linguistic and cultural differences between English and Arabic • Learn how to overcome the challenges that face Arabic ELs • Effective strategies to support Arabic-speaking ELs acquiring social and academic English language Presenter: Hanan Matari, Chicago School District #299 Grade Level: All Levels

SUGAR MAPLE

Supporting Students with Disabilities in Dual Language Classrooms • Individualized Education Program (IEP) considerations for English learners (ELs) • Dual Language co-teaching strategies • Accommodations in the dual language general education classroom Presenters: Vi Bosworth and Nancy Ocampo, Summit School District #104 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate

CLARENDON HILLS (LL)

The Digital Reading Impact on ELs for English Support and Academic Enrichment • Integral role of the EL teacher in a digital classroom using Reading Plus to support ACCESS, Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS) and RtI • Practical use of online programs for effective practice and reinforcement of reading comprehension with complex text • Personalized leveled content that allows students to build vocabulary and comprehension and taps into student interests to build confidence and motivation Presenters: Christine Gialamas, Chicago School District #299 and Roger Sánchez, Digital Leaders Now/CSC Learning Grade Level: Intermediate through High School

MALLARD

Collaboration and Co-Teaching; 6 Steps to Improve Teamwork and Create Student Success • Hear our story of building a successful program from the ground up, from collaborative program design to co-planning and co-teaching • Explore six necessary steps, useful planning tools, and instructional strategies that build oral language and literacy skills for English Language Learners and all learners in mainstream classrooms Presenters: Katie Hart, Arlington Heights School District #25 and Michele Yanong, Illinois Resource Center, Arlington Heights Grade Level: Primary through Intermediate

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Wednesday, December 7

WESTMONT (LL)

S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N DUAL LANGUAGE

Concurrent Sessions (continued) 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. E A R LY C H I L D H O O D

PEBBLE BEACH (LL)

Matching Strategies and Tools to Foster English Language Development • Stages of language acquisition and age appropriate strategies • Considerations related to making decisions regarding which strategies are the most appropriate Presenter: Anna Janicki, Lake Villa School District #41 Grade Level: Intermediate through Junior High

LAGRANGE (LL)

Creating Meaningful Home-School Connections: Family Empowerment and Capacity Building through Knowledge • Define family engagement • Describe the family engagement process and framework, Home-School Partners in Student Learning (HSPSL) • Provide guidance on implementation in the district, school, and classroom levels. Presenter: Virginia Valdez, Chicago School District #299 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Primary

DORAL (LL)

Linguistic Mediation between English Learners from Different Language and Cultural Backgrounds • Application of socio-cultural and critical literacy perspectives to analyze classroom discourse • Understanding power struggles between ELs in an ESL classroom • Use of language (L1 and L2) to redefine one's identity, students' roles and performance expectations, as well as to facilitate literacy learning Presenter: Mariana Ricklefs, National Louis University, Wheeling Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate

DUAL LANGUAGE

Wednesday, December 7

OAK BROOK (LL)

Creating a Culturally and Linguistically Relevant Dual Language (DL) Learning Environment • Ideas on how to reflect grade-level DL allocation through an interactive, meaningful and engaging DL learning environment that promotes English learners (ELs) language and concept development • A print-rich, linguistically-relevant and standards based DL learning environment that supports and extends our ELs' language and concept development • Becoming creative and innovative with our learning environment: promoting ELs oracy and literacy Presenter: Paola Bribiesca, Elgin School District #U-46 Grade Level: Intermediate

S A LT C R E E K ( L L )

Cognates in the Content Areas • Review research on the benefits of teaching cognate awareness to all students • Experience strategies that can be adapted to different content areas • Analyze the impact of strategy instruction on vocabulary and reading comprehension • Foster positive student academic identity by leveraging students' native language • See student work examples from a large, predominantly Latino/a high school Presenters: Angela Barrera and Melody Becker, Morton High School District #201 Grade Level: All Levels

TORREY PINES (LL)

How to Tackle CCSS Problem-Solving using a Problem-Solving Framework • Understanding the different types of word problems • Using a problem-solving framework Presenter: Jorge Hervas, Mannheim School District #83 Grade Level: Primary through Intermediate L I T E R A C Y PINEHURST (LL)

Culturally Relevant Literature Circles • Learn how to create spaces for culturally and linguistically diverse students to apply literacy skills and strategies • Utilize literature which reflects the lives of diverse groups as mediums for applying literacy skills and strategies • Allow students to feel pride in their identities, learn about the diversity of American society, and explore social justice issues Presenter: Joseph Elliott, Crystal Lake Elementary District #47 Grade Level: All Levels

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Years

N E T W O R K I N G

MONARCH

WESTMONT (LL)

Team Teaching in a Dual Language Classroom: A Collaborative Team at Work! • How U-46 dual language teachers share ownership of student bilingualism and biliteracy across language and culture • Effective collaboration, communication, and organization • Planning on how to support students’ transfer of language and content through The Bridge Presenters: Mark Bujnowski, Eunice Matos and Hilda Rivera, Elgin School District #U-46 Grade Level: Sixth

Networking Session for Educators Serving Arabic-Speaking Students • All educators serving Arabic-speaking students are encouraged to attend • Introduction to the Google+ community for continued networking and sharing • Planning for upcoming workshops to support educators serving Arabic-speaking students Presenter: Maggie Essig, Illinois Resource Center, Arlington Heights Grade Level: All Levels CLARENDON HILLS (LL)

Using Google Sheets to Track and Model Student ACCESS Growth • Step-by-step presentation will outline how to: compile ACCESS scores in Google Sheets using PDF score reports; aggregate scores for easy visualization; visualize and analyze the data • Apply the concepts presented Presenter: Ryan Brown, Harlem School District #122 Grade Level: All Levels

SUGAR MAPLE

BUILDing the Language of Math • Structure of BUILD centers/guided math • Ideas for implementation as well as materials to use in the classroom • Ideas for direct teaching of language during math instruction Presenters: Valerie Baxter and Dina Marazzo-Capua, Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate

Learning from Your Students: Misspellings, Language Patterns and English-Spanish Cognates • How knowledge of patterns in Spanish and differences between Spanish and English can help teachers to understand common spelling errors of Spanish-speaking ELs • Theories, research, and strategies that support the practice of encouraging Spanish-speaking students to use cognates as an asset to improve their reading and writing by drawing on their cultural linguistic backgrounds Presenters: Daniel Calderon and Wenjin Guo, Loyola University, Chicago Grade Level: All Levels

Using Online Video Clips to Teach ESL: Focus on English Language Development (ELD) Level 1-3 • Examples of thought-provoking online videos to teach survival language • Teaching the structures of English to describe, role-play and discuss the videos • Use of videos to introduce graphic organizers and preview Common Core skills Presenter: Jeanette Gordon, Illinois Resource Center, Retired Grade Level: Intermediate through High School A M P H I T H E AT E R ( L L )

Providing Access to Content Learning for English Learners (ELs) through Linguistic Differentiation • Distinguish between tasks differentiated in terms of content and those differentiated in terms of language • Differentiate standards-based assignment expectations based on English language development (ELD) levels 1-5 • List ways to scaffold achievement for ELD levels 1-5 Presenters: Shelley Fairbairn, Drake University, Des Moines, IA and Stephaney Jones-Vo, Heartland Area Education Agency, Johnston, IA Grade Level: All Levels Repeated: Thursday AM and Friday AM

L I T E R A C Y OAK BROOK (LL)

Digital Storytelling: A Tool for Learning • Learn literacy skills and strategies through digital storytelling • Actively engage students in learning, inquiring, and researching using technology • Examples of digital stories and strategies to incorporate technology across content areas Presenters: Courtney Kilian, Evanston Community Consolidated School District #65 and Penny Silvers, Dominican University, River Forest Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High 29

Wednesday, December 7

LAGRANGE (LL)

MALLARD

Concurrent Sessions (continued) 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. S E C O N D A R Y

DUAL LANGUAGE E A R LY C H I L D H O O D

DORAL (LL)

Reading and Writing Activities that Promote English Language Development Standards • Activities/strategies for reading and writing in content areas • Connecting oral language to writing and reading Presenter: Jovan Roman-Rivera, Chicago School District #299 Grade Level: Junior High

TORREY PINES (LL)

African American and Latina/o Dual Language Kindergarteners • Share the impact of student pairing relationships in dual language classrooms • Show how buddy pairs support writing in dual language classrooms • The role of dialogue during writing Presenter: Eurydice Bauer, University of Illinois, Champaign Grade Level: Early Childhood through Primary

L I T E R A C Y S A LT C R E E K ( L L )

Toward a Translanguaging Pedagogy • Start with a dynamic bilingualism perspective • Profile students' bilingualism • Take up a translanguaging stance • Explore a translanguaging unit of instruction that leverages students' bilingualism for learning Presenter: Rebecca Field, Caslon Publishing Inc. Grade Level: All Levels

PINEHURST (LL)

Promoting Oral Language in the English Learner Classroom • Promoting oral language through whole group and small group discussions • Promoting oral language through technology Presenter: Marita Hanley, Evanston Township High School District #202 Grade Level: All Levels S E C O N D A R Y

Wednesday, December 7

PEBBLE BEACH (LL)

PUBLISHERS’ EXHIBITS

Using Painting to Teach Logic and Critical Thinking • Review practical, ready-to-use lessons • Practice writing lessons using painting • Review of presenter's approach Presenter: Gevik Anbarchian, Niles Township High School District #219 Grade Level: High School

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12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. B A L L R O O M LUNCHEON

Rene Valenciano Illinois Association for Multilingual Multicultural Education

Presiding:

RAFFLE

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Years

L I T E R A C Y DUAL LANGUAGE

E A R LY C H I L D H O O D MONARCH

Preparing the Primary Writer • Separate the complex process of primary writing into three unique phases • Phases progress to develop language necessary to compose sentences and paragraphs • Poetry, rhymes, and fables increase oral expression, grammar, vocabulary, and content area concepts • Four language domains woven with modeling and imitation produce proud primary writers Presenter: Linda Mikottis, Institute for Excellence in Writing Grade Level: Early Childhood through Primary

CARDINAL

Pathways to the Seal of Biliteracy: Chicago Public Schools’ Implementation • Vision of the Chicago Public Schools' Office of Language and Cultural Education (OLCE): 25% of our graduating seniors attaining their Seal of Biliteracy by 2020 • OLCE’s three priorities: strengthen bilingual programs; strengthen dual language programs; and strengthen world language programs • In 2016, 1108 graduating seniors earned the Seal of Biliteracy, with more than half being former ELs; in 2017, CPS expanding the program to include 5th-8th grades. Presenters: Jorge Macias and Luis Narváez, Chicago School District #299 Grade Level: All Levels

SUGAR MAPLE

Evaluating Academic Writing Proficiency: Lessons from Scoring the ACCESS Test • Identify features of student writing that distinguish different proficiency levels • Review authentic student writing samples at different proficiency levels • Discuss classroom activities that develop key writing skills for ACCESS Presenter: Mark Chapman, WIDA Consortium, Madison, WI Grade Level: Intermediate through Junior High

S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N L I T E R A C Y

Writing Instruction for Reluctant Learners with Language Differences: Key Principles • Language learning difference and disorders can contribute to reluctance and struggles with beginning writers • Empowering and meaningful experiences through classroom instruction foster independence • Key principles for instruction with struggling writers demonstrated Presenter: Ryan Nelson, The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate Repeated: Friday AM

MALLARD

Developing Additive Bilingualism Perspectives and Practices in ESL (TPI) Programs • Replacing classroom translation with more effective primary language support • Helping schools and classrooms become more equitable, multicultural, and welcoming • Connecting ELs’ parents to classroom activities • Providing colleagues with pertinent research and helpful information about the role of the students’ primary language • Using the 12 Key Practices as a guide Presenters: Tamara King, Illinois Resource Center and Suzanne Wagner, Illinois Resource Center, Retired Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High

WESTMONT (LL)

Meeting the Needs of All Students through Focused Learning Walks • Analyzing classroom instruction through focused data collection • Targeting professional development to ensure teachers meet the needs of all students • Utilizing the Focused Learning Walk process to implement a district-wide, strategic plan for literacy Presenters: María Burgos and Elizabeth Nealon, Cicero School District #99 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High

HERON

Creating a Community of Collaborative Teachers • Identify what areas are suitable for collaboration among teachers across programs in one school (i.e., dual language/bilingual and monolingual classes) • Describe system structures that enable collaboration • Describe protocols for effective collaboration focused on rigorous curriculum and student achievement Presenter: Susan Pryor, Center for Teaching for Biliteracy Grade Level: All Levels 31

Wednesday, December 7

A M P H I T H E AT E R ( L L )

Concurrent Sessions (continued) 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. DUAL LANGUAGE

CLARENDON HILLS (LL)

Bilingual/EL Leadership: The Discourse of Specialists and Generalists • Examine the ways differently prepared leaders discuss leadership of emergent bilinguals • Discuss the intersection between leadership and specialty • Bilingual/English Learner (EL) leaders welcomed to participate in an ongoing voluntary study of bilingual leadership in the Midwest Presenter: Trish Morita-Mullaney, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Grade Level: All Levels

HINSDALE (LL)

How Simultaneous Biliteracy is Closing the Achievement Gap: One District's Work in Progress • Shifting from a sequential biliteracy to a simultaneous biliteracy mindset in an 80-20 Dual Language program • Our "teaching to the potential" approach • Indicators of growth and promising results Presenters: Marion Friebus-Flaman and Gabriela Velazquez, Naperville Community Unit School District #203 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High DUAL LANGUAGE

WESTERN SPRINGS (LL)

Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE)/ Transitional Programs of Instruction (TPI) Program Requirements and Bilingual Parent Advisory Council (BPAC) • Essential knowledge related to the program requirements for English learners • BPAC procedures and responsibilities • Differences between full-time and part-time TBE, TPI programs as well as program designs Presenters: Seng Naolhu and Beth Robinson, Illinois State Board of Education, Chicago Grade Level: All Levels

TORREY PINES (LL)

Moving Programs to a One-Way Dual Language • Where We Were: how we moved our early exit TBE program to a One-Way Dual Language • Moving to a multilingual perspective: developing a biliteracy curriculum and biliteracy units of study • Becoming a biliteracy teacher: the TBE struggle, implementation and student growth Presenter: Miriam Torres, Gurnee School District #56 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate PINEHURST

Complex Text, Native Language, Academic Language, English Proficiency: "Put the Puzzle Together" • How to determine the level of the text and match with their students • Effective strategies to increase the comprehension and academic language in the bilingual Arabic classroom • Resources provided • Language of presentation in Arabic Presenter: Hanan Matari, Chicago School District #299 Grade Level: All Levels

Wednesday, December 7

LAGRANGE (LL)

Language Objectives: The What, Why and How? • How language objectives are different from learning targets and how you can apply them in any content area to develop language • How to use language objectives to target the three features of academic language and develop language • A step by step process of how to write good language objectives" Presenter: Adelina Rivera, Naperville School District #203 Grade Level: All Levels

PEBBLE BEACH (LL)

DUAL LANGUAGE

Yes They Can! Raising Expectations Instead of Lowering the Bar for English Learners (ELs) • Using technology to assist in achieving academic success (and no tech options as well) • Simple, quick, no-tech options for making work achievable to ELs • Content area reading and writing scaffolds you can start using tomorrow • Going deeper, not wider to achieve rigor Presenter: María Raigoza, Chicago School District #299 Grade Level: Intermediate through Junior High

OAK BROOK (LL)

Making Math Workshop Work in a Bilingual or Dual Language Classroom • Map Math Common Core State Standards (CCSS) using major, supporting, and additional clusters • Use time creatively to address more standards while having more time to teach major clusters of CCSS to mastery • Differentiated activities and English Language Arts (ELA) standards in Math • Student self-assessment and rubric-scored assessments • Opportunities for bridging and extending Presenter: Brooke Shanley, Villa Park District #45 Grade Level: Intermediate through Junior High 32

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Years

E A R LY C H I L D H O O D DUAL LANGUAGE

DORAL (LL)

Examining Perceptions: Beliefs About Parental Involvement in Bilingual Education • Examine perceptions of parents, teachers, and administrators regarding parent involvement in a Spanish bilingual program • Critically explore the current realities of parental involvement • Consider the limitations and challenges surrounding parent involvement • Explore ways to enhance the partnership between home and school Presenter: Alyssa Shlensky, Kildeer Countryside School District #96 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High

S A LT C R E E K ( L L )

Kinder todo el día en un salón dual y el uso estratégico de dos idiomas • Desarrollando un ambiente académico apropiado en español y en inglés • Estrategias sensoriales de literatura en Kindergarten • ESL FUN: TPR, Dance and Science! Presenters: Zahideé Marcano and Margarita Noyola, Elgin School District #U-46 Grade Level: Early Childhood

Featured Session 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. MALLARD

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CARDINAL







DUAL LANGUAGE NETWORK RECEPTION

Come and network with colleagues interested in dual language, world language, and other culturally and linguistically enriched educational programs.

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Wednesday, December 7

Speakers: Lauren Keppler and Michele Yanong Integration of Content and Language Instruction

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. BALLROOM

GENERAL SESSION Gilberto Sánchez Illinois State Board of Education, Chicago

Presiding Introduction of Keynote Speaker:

Annette Acevedo Elgin School District #U-46

Speaker: Diane Rodríguez Celebrating Bilingual Special Education: An Unexpected Gift

10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MALLARD







Subject Matter Legislative Hearing on Illinois School Funding Reform and English Learners A joint hearing called by the Illinois House Elementary & Secondary Education Appropriations Committee and the Illinois Senate Education Committee All are welcome to attend.

Extended Concurrent Sessions 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. L I T E R A C Y

Thursday, December 8

WESTERN SPRINGS (LL)

Consider a Visual Language for Thinking, Learning, and Language Development • Utilizing a non-linguistic approach for critical thinking, literacy, and language development no matter the language • Using WIDA standards and Thinking Maps to differentiate by English language development levels • Strategies for improving literacy Presenter: Rob Nelson, Thinking Maps, Inc. Grade Level: All Levels

Concurrent Sessions 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N

MONARCH

Providing Access to Content Learning for ELs through Linguistic Differentiation • Distinguish between tasks differentiated in terms of content and those differentiated in terms of language • Differentiate standards-based assignment expectations based on English language development (ELD) levels 1-5 • List ways to scaffold achievement for ELD levels 1-5 Presenters: Shelley Fairbairn, Drake University, Des Moines, IA and Stephaney Jones-Vo, Heartland Area Education Agency, Johnston, IA Grade Level: All Levels Repeated: Friday AM

SUGAR MAPLE

English Learner (EL) Accommodations and Supports for State Assessments • EL accommodations and supports available for PARCC, SAT, ISA (Illinois Science Assessment), and Dynamic Learning Maps-Alternate (DLM-AA) Presenter: Barry Pedersen, Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield Grade Level: All Levels Repeated: Friday PM

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Years

CLARENDON HILLS

Los Descriptores Podemos: Tools for Supporting Spanish Language Development • Learn about Los Descriptores Podemos and the WIDA Spanish Language Development Standards • Use Los Descriptores Podemos to analyze samples of student-produced text • Discuss ways of using Los Podemos to differentiate language instruction Presenter: Lorena Mancilla, WIDA Consortium, Madison, WI Grade Level: All Levels

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Other Forms of Relief • For school district staff working with immigrant communities • Eligibility requirements for potential DACA applicants • Focus on DACA educational requirement (HS/ED/ Equivalent) and support for postsecondary educational attainment • Other forms of relief outside of DACA • Overview of presidential election on immigrant students and DACA • Educational and legal resources for undocumented students Presenter: Julián Lazalde, Latino Policy Forum, Chicago Grade Level: All Levels

S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N CARDINAL

Writing Culturally Relevant Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for English Learners (ELs) • Types of supports and accommodations to be considered and put in an IEP • When completing a case study evaluation, what tools and measures are most appropriate for ELs • Participants encouraged to bring IEPs or evaluations of EL learners Presenters: Lauren Hammer, Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District #62, and Jamie DiCarlo and Jessica Herrmann, Mundelein High School District #120 Grade Level: All Levels

LAGRANGE (LL)

Practitioner Perceptions: Do Bilingual Teachers Feel Supported by Their School Communities? • Examine bilingual education teachers' perceptions of the attitudes displayed by other teachers, administrators, and the community towards bilingual education • Share data for interviews with bilingual education teachers in Illinois • Discuss bilingual teachers' rights and responsibilities as they work to implement pedagogically sound language education curricula Presenters: Amanda Montes, Illinois Resource Center, Arlington Heights and Miguel Fernández and Cynthia Valenciano, Chicago State University Grade Level: All Levels

S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N A M P H I T H E AT E R ( L L )

Questions and Answers—Open Forum on English Learners with Disabilities • Ask questions about the MTSS process for ELs experiencing academic and behavioral difficulties • Ask questions about guidelines on the provision of appropriate language-related and disability-related special education services Presenters: Rita Brusca-Vega, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN, Sara Jozwik, Illinois State University, Normal, Juanita Rodríguez, Chicago School District #299, and Cristina Sánchez-López, Illinois Resource Center, Arlington Heights Grade Level: All Levels

Race, Language and Collisions: Advocacy Leadership for Equity • Examination of the institutional history of race, racism and racialization within the EL teaching profession • Learn how race, racism and racialization and language learning gets taken up in EL contexts • Examine and discuss the role that race plays within your practices with ELs, families and staff. Presenters: Trish Morita-Mullaney, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN and Diep Nguyen, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago Grade Level: All Levels

WESTMONT (LL)

Finnish Basic Education Curriculum Reform 2016: New Emphases and Views • Become acquainted with the basics of how the new National Core Curriculum for Basic Education (NCC) in Finland views teaching and learning • Explore which emphases the NCC places on language, culture and diversity Presenter: Taina Wewer, University of Turku, Finland/ Denison University, OH Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High

HINSDALE (LL)

Utilizing Higher-Order Thinking Skills in the English Learning Classroom • English Learning and the Danielson Framework • Discussion strategies for ELs • Student Leadership in EL classrooms Presenter: Sarah Said, Chicago Ridge School District 127.5/Palos Park School District #118 Grade Level: All Levels 35

Thursday, December 8

OAK BROOK (LL)

Concurrent Sessions (continued) 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. S E C O N D A R Y

PEBBLE BEACH (LL)

Considerations in Supporting Students from Diverse Backgrounds in Post­Zero Tolerance Illinois • Review changes in disciplinary practices stemming from Illinois Senate Bill (100) • Discuss how culture can influence behavioral demonstrations • Examine preventative steps to support students prior to behavioral escalation Presenters: Gerardo Moreno, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago and Michael Scaletta, University of Illinois, Chicago Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High

TORREY PINES (LL)

Paying for College • Why it's important for students and families to be aware early on of the options available to pay for college • The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application: recent changes, and its ins and outs • Free resources available Presenter: Ercilia Miranda-Jonas, Illinois Student Assistance Commission, Deerfield Grade Level: Junior High through High School E A R LY C H I L D H O O D

DORAL (LL)

Learning Communities: Engaging Families Above and Beyond • Family engagement as a means of student success • Learning communities as a way of engaging families and students • Stages and steps in building a Learning Community • Successful educational actions in Learning Communities Presenter: Gisela Sande Garcia, Harvard Community Unit School District #50 Grade Level: All Levels

PINEHURST (LL)

Thursday, December 8

Organizing Instruction for Cross-Linguistic Transfer • Promote cross-linguistic transfer of foundational skills • Use innovative new teaching tools to explicitly teach for transfer • Approach instruction for biliteracy intentionally and strategically • Learn cross linguistic strategies to apply immediately in your classroom • Explore how to teach students to negotiate and leverage two languages • Teach the English-Spanish connection explicitly! Presenter: Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes, Benchmark Education Grade Level: Early Childhood through Primary

S A LT C R E E K ( L L )

Introducing the New WIDA Screener Online • Introducing WIDA's new assessment: WIDA Screener Online • Learn how the test is administered and scored • Become familiar with the new training materials developed for WIDA Screener Online Presenter: Mark Chapman, WIDA Consortium, Madison, WI Grade Level: All Levels

Concurrent Sessions 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. DUAL LANGUAGE

S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N

SUGAR MAPLE

MONARCH

Developing and Maintaining Dual Language Shared Practices • Through the development and implementation of a school‘s plan, prioritized areas of growth within the practice of implementing cross-linguistic transfer policies school-wide • Cycles of Professional Learning created to support teachers with using the “EL Dictado” strategy • Teachers participating in classroom rounds • Teachers establishing individual goals and school wide shared practices Presenters: Antonio Acevedo, Allison Epstein-Miranda and Leticia Hernández, Chicago School District #299 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High

Revaluing Learners with Language Differences: Fostering Resilience Through Literacy Instruction • Language differences and/or disorders create academic adversity for students in all grades • Students can become revalued and reengaged through literacy instruction focused on their strengths • Principles of academic resilience, seamlessly woven into literacy instruction, will be demonstrated Presenter: Ryan Nelson, The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Grade Level: Primary through High School

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S E C O N D A R Y

HERON

Latino Parent Perspectives and Experiences in Supporting Language Education • Learn about the findings of a research study that examined Latino parents’ perspectives and experiences in supporting their children’s language education • Discuss implications to local practices used to engage families of emergent bilinguals Presenter: Lorena Mancilla, WIDA Consortium, Madison, WI Grade Level: All Levels

CLARENDON HILLS (LL)

The Visual Edge for Standards-Based Instruction • Many teachers unequipped to meet the rigor and quantity of the current learning standards • How to use ready-made visual instructional tools to make standards-based lessons more efficient and engaging • Don't tackle the standards alone! Presenter: Sargy Letuchy, Valley View Community Unit School District 365U Grade Level: Junior High through High School

CARDINAL

LAGRANGE (LL)

Social-Emotional Learning for English Learners • Introduce research-based concepts for increasing social-emotional skills for students • Provide strategies for implementing social-emotional concepts into diverse classrooms and curricula • Utilize an interactive, discussion-oriented format to encourage sharing expertise Presenter: Alea Thompson, Mawi Learning Grade Level: Junior High through High School

Gifted English Learners (ELs) • Explore how a school district has restructured their evaluation process to better identify ELs for gifted programming • Learn about what you can do to advocate for a shift in the bilingual mindset • Collect ideas and strategies to support gifted ELs in your classrooms today Presenters: Samantha Blaszynski, Rosa Brolley and Tiffany Francis, Community Unit School District #308, Oswego Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate

A M P H I T H E AT E R ( L L )

Content Connections in the English Language Development (ELD) Classroom • Simple strategies to bring content vocabulary into the language classroom • Provide participants multiple opportunities to observe and participate in each of the strategies • Allow participants to reflect on their own practice and how they can apply at least one of the strategies immediately in their own classroom setting Presenter: Nancy Commins, University of Colorado, Denver Grade Level: All Levels Repeated: Friday PM

S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N

Developing a Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Individualized Education Program (IEP) for English Learners with Disabilities • Key components of the IEP (using the ISBE IEP template) that document and ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines as school districts provide both native language assistance and disability-related services to English learners with disabilities. Presenters: Sara Jozwik, Illinois State University, Normal and Juanita Rodríguez, Chicago School District #299 Grade Level: All Levels

S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N WESTMONT (LL)

Bilingual Special Education in Illinois 1992-2016 • Definition of terms: EL students with special needs; role of EL students; parents/guardians; linguistic evaluation; Bilingual Qualified Specialists • What constitutes an appropriate linguistically and culturally case study evaluation and Individualized Education Program (IEP) • Trained interpreters for parents with children with IEPs Presenter: Julieta Pasko, Learning Disabilities Organization of Illinois Grade Level: All Levels

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Thursday, December 8

OAK BROOK (LL)

Concurrent Sessions (continued) 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. DUAL LANGUAGE

DUAL LANGUAGE E A R LY C H I L D H O O D

HINSDALE (LL)

How to Build Oracy and Background Knowledge Effectively • Assessing your students background knowledge and strategies for building oracy within the Language Arts Units of Study • Setting high expectations and instructional rigor for English Learners (ELs) in order to meet the academic language demands of the New Illinois Learning Standards within a Dual Language Program • Creating Language Objectives and Content Objectives Presenters: Mallory Fuessle, Amy Mosquera, and Meghan Scholnick, Crystal Lake Elementary School District #47 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate

PEBBLE BEACH (LL)

Using Dictado in a 1/2 Biliteracy Classroom • Learn how Dictado will help improve your students’ oracy; sound discrimination; writing stamina • Helps your students become confident bilingual learners and navigate the similarities and differences between two languages, Spanish and English • How: to incorporate dictado on a daily basis to bridge languages and strengthen your students reading and writing skills Presenters: Lauren Lukowski and Cindy Torres, Community Consolidated School District #15, Palatine Grade Level: Early Childhood through Primary S E C O N D A R Y

TORREY PINES (LL)

DORAL (LL)

Thursday, December 8

English Learners' Homework Must be Tailored to Students' Needs • To assign or not to assign EL students homework • Homework ideas to interest and engage your EL students • How to assign online homework for your EL students • Homework instructions for parents of EL students • Apps that can help EL students to be more efficient and proficient Presenter: Nisrin Al-Takriti, Chicago Ridge School District #127.5 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High

Giving Voice to Students’ Identity Development: Theories and Applications • Examining the power of discussing linguistic and ethnic identity theories with students • Creating a way to validate and affirm experiences, give voice to lived processes, and equip students to critically engage with research written about them • Teacher/student co-presentation Presenters: Tryphena Tandriarto and Sara Vroom Fick, Wheaton College Grade Level: Junior High through High School L I T E R A C Y

S E C O N D A R Y

S A LT C R E E K ( L L )

Giving Voice to English Learners (ELs) through Identity Texts • Discover identity text class projects to give ELs voice from Kindergarten through high school • Explore the process of imaginative identity text creation with English language learners • View student-created identity texts such as videos, hardcover fiction and non-fiction picture books, collage and poetry Presenter: Paula Markus, Toronto District School Board, Ontario, Canada Grade Level: All Levels

PINEHURST (LL)

Making the Common Core English Language Arts (ELA) Standards Accessible to English Learners (ELs) • Explore district grade level common core ELA units and standards, focusing on strategies to adapt the units and standards to make them accessible for ELs • Utilize technology to enhance learning • Collect ideas and strategies to improve ELs reading and writing skills Presenters: Mariola Aranda and Lena Noful, North Palos School District# 117 Grade Level: Junior High

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. B A L L R O O M LUNCHEON

Judy Saurí Illinois Association for Multilingual Multicultural Education

Presiding:

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Celebrating Concurrent Sessions 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. DUAL LANGUAGE

Years

CARDINAL

Digital Interactive Notebooks—Scaffolding Content for EL Academic Success • Utilize technology to create an interactive notebook to facilitate the participation of ELs in the classroom • Increase their English proficiency by scaffolding content during instruction • Develop both communicative and academic competence at the student's level of English proficiency across content areas Presenters: Laura Heneghan and Lisa Schleyer, Evergreen Park School District #124 Grade Level: Intermediate through High School

MONARCH

Dual Language Principal Consortium: Building Community and Support among Dual Language School Leaders • Discussion on how a school district facilitated the creation of its first Dual Language Principal Consortium that was established to cultivate systems of support and networking among elementary school principals. • How twelve principals have engaged in collaborative efforts to share challenges and successes with guidance from the district and a university partner Presenters: Sonia Soltero, DePaul University, Chicago, and Antonio Acevedo, Javier Arriola-López, Olimpia Bahena, Roger Ted Johnson, Judith Saurí and Tamara Witzl, Chicago School District #299 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High

S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N A M P H I T H E AT E R ( L L )

Communication Disorders and the Emergent Bilingual Student: Key Indicators • Descriptions of speech disorders (articulation, fluency, voice) and language disorders (comprehension, expression) • Observations regarding the communication of typically developing emergent bilingual students compared with those who have communication difficulties • Guidelines suggesting the need to involve the school speech-language pathologist Presenter: Fern Westernoff, Toronto District School Board, Ontario, Canada Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate

E A R LY C H I L D H O O D S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N SUGAR MAPLE

English Learners (ELs) with Disabilities: Optimizing Your Students' Linguistic Resources • Home language advantages in instruction and intervention • Accumulating evidence supporting home language use for exceptional learners • Examples of multilingual interventions and resources for parental partnerships Presenter: Theresa Young, Sound Communication, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada Grade Level: Early Childhood

Linking Language Proficiency Assessment Results to Meet Individual Needs of English Learners (ELs) • How language assessments used with students and how the data track progress throughout the year • Identify students’ strengths and weaknesses to inform instruction with their language development utilizing individual and group reports • Linking language proficiency assessment results to meet individual needs of ELs Presenter: Martha Rodríguez, Data Recognition Corporation Grade Level: All Levels

DUAL LANGUAGE HERON

Buddies Time: la creación de experiencias significativas de alfabetización en aulas de lenguaje dual • Ideas prácticas de como incrementar la participación de diadas y grupos pequeños de estudiantes bilingües de variadas edades en actividades de alfabetización • Desarrollo de lecciones con los estudiantes • Asegurar que la experiencia es educativa para todos los estudiantes Presenter: Simeon Stumme, Concordia University, River Forest Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate

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WESTMONT (LL)

Concurrent Sessions (continued) 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. N E T W O R K I N G

CLARENDON HILLS (LL)

Using Primary Sources to Build Vocabulary, Content and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Skills • Strategies for using primary source images to build English vocabulary and content knowledge • How primary sources enhance student ability to work through English Language Arts (ELA) CCSS skills • Library of Congress and Primary Source Nexus bilingual primary source resources Presenters: Mara Grujanac and Pam McGreer, Barat Education Foundation/Digital Leaders Now Grade Level: All Levels

OAK BROOK (LL)

English Learners Educators' Tweetup • Informal gathering for educators who use Twitter for professional growth • Get tips and guidance for using Twitter to connect with other EL/bilingual educators • Learn about various education Twitter chats like #ellchat and #iledchat Presenters: Maggie Essig and Michele Yanong, Illinois Resource Center, Arlington Heights Grade Level: All Levels

S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N

HINSDALE (LL)

Aligning Family Engagement with District Priorities • Connect family engagement work with District's Strategic Plan and 5Essentials • Sample parent engagement programs to increase under-represented parent participation in all levels of the education system. Presenters: Norma Burns, Brenda Escobedo and Karla Jimenez, Elgin School District #U-46 Grade Level: All Levels

WESTERN SPRINGS (LL)

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and its Implications for English Learners (ELs) with Disabilities • Overview of ESSA and flexibility for state and local agencies • Implications of ESSA for English learners with disabilities • Need for collaboration to provide adequate services for ELs with disabilities Presenters: Diep Nguyen, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Juanita Rodríguez, Chicago School District #299, and Cristina Sánchez-López, Illinois Resource Center, Arlington Heights Grade Level: All Levels

TORREY PINES (LL)

High-level Academic Vocabulary and Discussions in Spanish or English • Innovative oral language development using fine art images and photographs • Academically productive listening and speaking strategies • Cross-curricular, multicultural, STEAM-connected Presenter: Rebecca Carranza, Independent Consultant Grade Level: All Levels

L I T E R A C Y

Thursday, December 8

LAGRANGE (LL)

Designing and Implementing Effective Literacy Blocks in Bilingual/Dual Language Classrooms • Explore ways in which biliteracy instruction can be planned and implemented with success • Use standards-based literacy skills to learn content with Spanish bilingual/dual language learners • Share strategies and techniques to support the academic language and literacy development of Spanish language and English language learners • Presentation and handouts in English and Spanish Presenter: Elizabeth Cárdenas-López, Chicago School District #299 Grade Level: All Levels

S E C O N D A R Y PINEHURST (LL)

Socratic Seminars and the Use of Creative Technology to Foster Discussion in English Learners • Implementing Socratic Seminars and how Socratic Seminars benefit all students • Modifying Socratic Seminars for ELs of all levels • Using Socratic Seminars and technology (including Vocaroo and Quizlet Live) to help build speaking skills of ELs • Building speaking skills of ELs in an integrated classroom Presenters: Leah Brice and Leila Krzyzewski, Wheaton Community Unit School District #200 Grade Level: Junior High through High School

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Celebrating Concurrent Sessions (continued) 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. DUAL LANGUAGE

Years

S A LT C R E E K ( L L )

Leadership for Bilingual and English Learners: Program Monitoring and Evaluation • Learn a process for conducting an internal evaluation of your district programs and practices for bilingual and English learners • Outline a professional learning plan for all teachers to improve program implementation • Examples from other districts Presenter: Rebecca Field, Caslon Publishing Inc. Grade Level: All Levels

PEBBLE BEACH (LL)

Pathways to the Seal of Biliteracy • General information related to the Seal of Biliteracy • Ways for teachers to encourage students to apply for the Seal of Biliteracy Presenters: Julio Cruz and Maria Kortkatcsh-Groszko, Multilingual Chicago Grade Level: All Levels DORAL (LL)

Planning with English Learners (ELs) in Mind • Utilize WIDA Standards to create Language Targets Unit or lesson plan components with ELs in mind Presenter: Evangelina Covarrubias, Chicago School District #299 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N

SUGAR MAPLE

All are welcome to attend.

One More Day... to purchase jewelry and other mementos being sold by the Illinois Association for Multilingual Multicultural Education (IAMME). IAMME needs your support to continue its work on behalf of Illinois’ children of diverse cultural and language backgrounds. Come visit IAMME representatives at the booth near the registration area.

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Meeting of the Bilingual Special Education Committee of the Illinois Advisory Council for Bilingual Education

Administrators’ Institute MALLARD

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Speakers: Tammy King and Suzanne Wagner Key Practices for Dynamic Program Configurations • Adapting programs to match changing student demographics • Structuring equitable school and classroom environments • Implementing the three core instructional components (ESL, literacy, and content instruction)

3:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Thursday, December 8

Panel Presentation: Tim Boals, Rebecca Vonderlack-Navarro, Wayne Wright Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Reauthorization: Equity Considerations regarding English Learners

CARDINAL

Tim Boals is the executive director of WIDA at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, within the School of Education at the University of WisconsinMadison. He holds a Ph.D. in curriculum from UW-Madison Moderator: with an emphasis in the education of English learners Diep Nguyen (ELs). His background includes language education, educational policy, and Spanish language and literature. Tim presents at conferences around the globe on challenges facing bilingual/multicultural students and how schools and educators can better meet their needs. Rebecca Vonderlack-Navarro is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Latino Policy Forum and works to advance policy supports and systemic change to bolster teacher preparation—both pre- and in-service—to meet the needs of the state’s diverse language learners. Her numerous speaking engagements, publications, and advocacy efforts provide thoughtful consideration about the interconnectedness of language, literacy and academic achievement. She has recently authored a brief series on how Illinois might prepare all teachers to educate ELs along with ways to make teacher licensure exams (edTPA) more responsive to language and cultural diversity. Rebecca also provides immigrant parent workshops to discuss how heightened academic standards might influence ELs. Wayne E. Wright is Professor and the Barbara I. Cook Chair of Literacy and Language in the College of Education at Purdue University, Indiana. His research interests include equitable language policies and educational programs for language minority students. He is author of Foundations for Teaching English Language Learners: Theory, Research, Policy and Practice. (2nd edition, 2015, Caslon), co-editor of Bilingual and Multilingual Education (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015), and co-editor of the Journal of Language, Identity and Education. Dr. Wright’s work has been published in leading academic journals and books. He is a former ESL, sheltered English immersion, and bilingual (Cambodian) teacher in southern California.

ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION FOR MULTILINGUAL MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION Reception: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Come and network with colleagues. 42

Celebrating 6:00 p.m.

Years

BALLROOM



AN EVENING WITH

Todd Whitaker What Great Educators Do Differently.

Prior to moving into higher education, he was a math teacher and basketball coach in Missouri. Todd then served as a principal at the middle school, junior high, and high school levels. He was also a middle school coordinator in charge of staffing, curriculum, and technology for the opening of new middle schools. One of the nation’s leading authorities on staff motivation, teacher leadership, and principal effectiveness, Todd has written over 40 books including the national best seller, What Great Teachers Do Differently. Other titles include: Shifting The Monkey, Dealing With Difficult Teachers, 10 Minute Inservice, The Ball, What Great Principals Do Differently, Motivating & Inspiring Teachers, and Dealing With Difficult Parents. Todd is married to Beth, also a former teacher and principal, who is a professor of Elementary Education at Indiana State University. They are the parents of three children: Katherine, Madeline, and Harrison. Co-sponsored by the Illinois Principals Association

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Todd Whitaker has been fortunate to be able to blend his passion with his career. Recognized as a leading presenter in the field of education, his message about the importance of teaching has resonated with hundreds of thousands of educators around the world. Dr. Whitaker is a professor of educational leadership at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana, and he has spent his life pursuing his love of education by researching and studying effective teachers and principals.

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. BALLROOM

GENERAL SESSION

Presiding:

Norm Kane Township High School District #214

Introduction of Keynote Speaker:

Stephanee Jordan Moline Coal Valley School District #40

Speaker: Anne Haas Dyson Negotiating a Permeable Curriculum: On Literacy, Diversity, and the Interplay of Children’s and Teachers’ Worlds

10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. LAGRANGE







Meeting of the Illinois Advisory Council for Bilingual Education All are welcome to attend.

Extended Concurrent Sessions 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. S E C O N D A R Y

PEBBLE BEACH (LL)

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Other Forms of Relief • For school district staff working with immigrant communities • Eligibility requirements for potential DACA applicants • Focus on DACA educational requirement (HS/ED/ Equivalent) and support for postsecondary educational attainment • Other forms of relief outside of DACA • Overview of presidential election on immigrant students and DACA • Educational and legal resources for undocumented students Presenter: Julián Lazalde, Latino Policy Forum, Chicago Grade Level: All Levels

Friday, December 9

HINSDALE (LL)

Successful Co-Teaching in a Sheltered English Learner (EL) Classroom • Co-teaching strategies and models to use in a sheltered EL classroom • Pairing successful co-teaching strategies with differentiation during instruction • Suggested practices for a successful co-teaching relationship Presenters: David John and Terry Wister, Indian Prairie Community Unit School District #204 Grade Level: High School

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Celebrating Concurrent Sessions 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. L I T E R A C Y

Years

S E C O N D A R Y

MONARCH

HERON

Effective Vocabulary Instruction for ELs across the Content Areas • Learn how to distinguish incidental versus academic vocabulary • Discover what vocabulary must be explicitly taught • Analyze academic vocabulary embedded within content areas to ascertain what words are essential for understanding and mastery • Apply effective scaffolding techniques, including semantic maps, Bimaps, and word webs to enhance meaning-making Presenter: Valerie Brosius, Elgin School District #U-46 Grade Level: All Levels

Rigor or Rigor Mortis? Programming Makes a Difference • Parallel the regular education curriculum with spiraled standards, objectives and assessments • Write to learn to allow students to communicate if they have caught what you have taught • Read closely and for meaning and use vocabulary's code to ensure comprehension of complex texts Presenter: Sharon Baima, Maine Township High School District #207 Grade Level: High School L I T E R A C Y CARDINAL

Culturally Responsive Literacy Assessment and Intervention for English Learners (ELs) • Examine READ framework for enacting a culturally responsive approach to literacy assessment for ELs in grades K to 8 • Identify findings from culturally responsive research for ELs who need intensive literacy interventions • Evaluate resources that promote anti-bias/culturally responsive literacy assessment and instruction • Engage in interactive discussion on microaggressions, and linguicism Presenters: Yojanna Cuenca-Carlino and Sara Jozwik, Illinois State University, Normal Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High

SUGAR MAPLE

Using Thinking Maps in a Bilingual Classroom • Overview of Thinking Maps • Using thinking maps to plan writing • Examples of uses in the classroom Presenters: Megan Cather and Patricia Orozco, Chicago School District #299 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate DUAL LANGUAGE MALLARD

Toward a Translanguaging Pedagogy • Start with a dynamic bilingualism perspective • Profile students' bilingualism • Take up a translanguaging stance • Explore a translanguaging unit of instruction that leverages students' bilingualism for learning Presenter: Rebecca Field, Caslon Publishing Inc. Grade Level: All Levels

L I T E R A C Y

Writing Instruction for Reluctant Learners with Language Differences: Key Principles • Language learning difference and disorders can contribute to reluctance and struggles with beginning writers • Empowering and meaningful experiences through classroom instruction fosters independence • Key principles for instruction with struggling writers demonstrated Presenter: Ryan Nelson, The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate

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A M P H I T H E AT E R ( L L )

Concurrent Sessions (continued) 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. S E C O N D A R Y

E A R LY C H I L D H O O D

TORREY PINES (LL)

WESTMONT (LL)

Adapting High School English Curriculum to Meet the Needs of EL Newcomers • Explore high school appropriate English Language Arts (ELA) resources for newcomers • Develop a curriculum that reflects the needs of language learners • Examples of student artifacts and reflections Presenter: Sara Hough, Proviso Township High School District #209, Hillside Grade Level: High School

Digital Differentiation for ELs • Explore Learning A-Z's collection of dual language, bilingual and EL digital and printable materials • Engage in a guided tour of Raz-Plus and receive a free trial • Hands-on vocabulary and language-building activities explored Presenter: Lori Smith, Learning A-Z Grade Level: Early Childhood through Primary CLARENDON HILLS (LL)

S E C O N D A R Y

Supporting Teachers in Completing the ESL/ Bilingual Endorsements: Teacher Perspectives • Design of a grant for supporting teachers in completing the ESL/bilingual endorsements • Teacher perspectives of course experiences, developing new insights and professional growth • Teacher perspectives of the need for more effective educational practices for working with bilingual learners Presenters: Joyce Bezdicek and Hee Young Choi, Millikin University, Decatur, Michelle Witherspoon, Anna Waters Head Start, Decatur, Jill Headrick, BabyTalk STEPS, Decatur, Kathleen Ashley, Champaign Unit 4 Schools, Norma Ramos and Melody Wilkinson, Decatur School District #61, and Gianny Hart, Urbana School District #116 Grade Level: All Levels

PINEHURST (LL)

Differentiated Induction: New Teachers and Our Bilingual Students • Review of New Teacher Preparation Programs • Why Induction? • Models of Induction • Differentiated Supervision • Differentiated Induction Presenter: Jeremy Burnham, Proviso Township High School District #209 Grade Level: Junior High through High School N E T W O R K I N G DORAL (LL)

Networking Session for Educators Serving Francophone African Students • All educators serving students from French-speaking African countries are encouraged to attend in order to meet and discuss common issues • Introduction to a Google+ community for continued networking Presenter: Tamara King, Illinois Resource Center, Arlington Heights Grade Level: All Levels

Friday, December 9

WESTERN SPRINGS (LL)

Collecting Data to Inform Instruction for Elementary English Learners (ELs) • Various formative data collection methods that can be used with ELs in K5: Running Records; Focus on Fluency; Letter Identification; checklist Sight Word Assessments and more • Additional resources to support literacy and second language acquisition • Practice opportunities and Q/A Presenter: Scott Rasso, Galesburg Community Unit School District #205 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate

S A LT C R E E K ( L L )

Position Your Students for Success on ACCESS 2.0 Writing! • Building academic verbal fluency to prepare for writing • Free Web-based ACCESS writing prompts for scaffolding instruction • Empowering students to analyze their own writing Presenter: Anne Paonessa, Batavia Unit School District #101 Grade Level: Primary through High School

OAK BROOK (LL)

Illinois Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (IALAS) • Get to Know Us: Brief review of IALAS • A non-for-profit organization whose vision is to unify and cultivate Latino educational leaders for the purpose of empowering and inspiring all students Presenters: Yesenia Sánchez and Eulalia Valdez, Illinois Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents Grade Levels: All Levels 46

Celebrating Concurrent Sessions 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MONARCH

Years

CARDINAL

Providing Access to Content Learning for ELs through Linguistic Differentiation • Distinguish between tasks differentiated in terms of content and those differentiated in terms of language • Differentiate standards-based assignment expectations based on English language development (ELD) levels 1-5 • List ways to scaffold achievement for ELD levels 1-5 Presenters: Shelley Fairbairn, Drake University, Des Moines, IA and Stephaney Jones-Vo, Heartland Area Education Agency, Johnston, IA Grade Level: All Levels

Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE)/ Transitional Programs of Instruction (TPI) Program Requirements and Bilingual Parent Advisory Council (BPAC) • Essential knowledge related to the program requirements for English learners • BPAC procedures and responsibilities • Differences between full-time and part-time TBE, TPI programs as well as program designs Presenters: Seng Naolhu and Beth Robinson, Illinois State Board of Education, Chicago Grade Level: All Levels S E C O N D A R Y

L I T E R A C Y

A M P H I T H E AT E R ( L L )

Social Transformation from Within • Using service learning clubs to create leaders in high school, junior high and the elementary school levels through mentoring and interaction • Community outreach teams conducting house visits and using mobile units to make information accessible to the community • Parent organizations educating guardians and empowering them to be leaders within the community. Presenter: Ricardo Castro, Township High School District #214, Elk Grove Village and 2017 Illinois Teacher of the Year Grade Level: Intermediate through High School

SUGAR MAPLE

Bilingual Children's Literature: Looking at Visual and Print Literacy • Examining authentic bilingual/bicultural children's literature and analyzing cultural markers • The layout of bilingual texts and which layout is most effective (L1 & L2 side by side, back to back, etc.) • How to access good bilingual literature online and in bookstores Presenters: Samina Hadi-Tabassum and Melanie Koss, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate S E C O N D A R Y S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N MALLARD

Science Notebooks: Growing Language by Documenting Our Thinking and Data • Document thinking in writing • Communicate thinking orally and in writing • Ask questions that develop new understandings • Collect data, assess learning, and make instructional decisions (teachers) • Document scientific and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas • Develop written and oral language/vocabulary • Scaffold language development for accessibility for all learners Presenters: Joslyn Katz and Kara Wenkel, Barrington School District #220 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate

HERON

¡Qué BUENO! Resources and Research for Bilingual Programs • Description of the BUENO Center for Multicultural Education • Discussion of projects and activities of the BUENO Center • Current research and future development of bilingual education Presenter: David Nieto, Bueno Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO Grade Level: All Levels 47

Friday, December 9

WESTMONT (LL)

Teaching Middle School and High School English Learners (ELs) with Disabilities • Characteristics of middle school and high school ELs with disabilities • Strategies for effective instruction • Barriers and solutions for the barriers to learning Presenter: Margaret Carroll, Saint Xavier University, Chicago Grade Level: Junior High through High School

Concurrent Sessions (continued) 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. S E C O N D A R Y

CLARENDON HILLS (LL)

The Digital Reading Impact on English Learners (ELs) for English Support and Academic Enrichment • Integral role of the EL teacher in a digital classroom using Reading Plus to support ACCESS, CCSS and Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS)/RtI • Practical use of online programs for effective practice and reinforcement of reading comprehension with complex text • Personalized leveled content helps to build vocabulary and comprehension and taps into student interests to build confidence and motivation Presenters: Christine Gialamas, Chicago School District #299 and Roger Sánchez, Digital Leaders Now/CSC Learning Grade Level: Intermediate through High School

TORREY PINES (LL)

Transitioning Latino High School Students to College • Observations of a college professor working with traditional Latino students • Strategies to help Latino high school graduates be successful in college • Alternative ways of thinking about achieving success in the higher educational system Presenter: Neida Hernández-Santamaria, Concordia University, Chicago Grade Level: High School PINEHURST (LL)

How to Empower a Bilingual Student to Fully Participate in a Multicultural School Environment • Social emotional skills for learning in a bilingual classroom within a monolingual school • Transitioning students from a monocultural learning environment to a multicultural learning environment (social/emotional/cultural) • Addressing how a homogenous class makeup impacts the interactions with heterogeneous classrooms (formally and informally) Presenters: Justin Johnson, Carly Spina and Maricela Sierra, Glenview School District #34 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High

S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N WESTERN SPRINGS (LL)

Understanding Selective Mutism • Understand Selective Mutism as an anxiety disorder • Learn classroom strategies to support children with Selective Mutism • Leave with information to share with school teams and families Presenters: Toni Damsch, Selective Mutism Parent Support Group School District #300 and Kathy Slattery, StarNet Region II/The Center Grade Level: Early Childhood through Junior High

DORAL (LL)

Refugees in Our Schools, Not Like Any Other Immigrants • Differences between refugees and political asylees likened to the haves and the have-nots • Refugees experience more than just language barriers including socioeconomic, sociocultural and sociolinguistic in nature • Refugee students are assets, not liabilities, in our school system Presenter: Jeanine Ntihirageza, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago Grade Level: All Levels

S E C O N D A R Y

Friday, December 9

OAK BROOK (LL)

From Bilingualism to "Biliteralism" in Academic Settings • Using Spanish Language Arts (SLA) as the primary intervention for academic success and English Language Development (ELD) • Rebuilding students' identity and self-esteem via high level reading and advanced topics • Empowering the students of Hispanic heritage to attain the Seal of Biliteracy • Old ways of teaching as new ways of learning Presenter: Víctor Márquez, Community Consolidated School District #15, Palatine Grade Level: Junior High through High School

L I T E R A C Y S A LT C R E E K ( L L )

Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing Through the Bridge • Enhancing the bridge and extension portion of the Biliteracy Unit Framework (BUF) by effectively incorporating all 4 language domains • Finding opportunities to incorporate technology into bridging and extending • Including Model Performance Indicators in the extension Presenters: Edith Aguilar, Lesley Amor and Sandra Luna, Mannheim School District #83 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate

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Celebrating 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Years

B A L L R O O M LUNCHEON

Angelo Chávez Illinois Association for Multilingual Multicultural Education

Presiding:

RAFFLE

Concurrent Sessions 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N

HERON

Engaging ELs in ESL and Content Area Classrooms Using iPads • Classroom examples from bilingual science, social studies, math and ESL • Ways to engage EL students • Utilizing free applications Presenters: Marwa Elmasry and Mary Kerrigan, Oak Lawn Community Unit School District #218 Grade Level: Junior High through High School

MONARCH

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on English Learners (ELs) with Disabilities • Focus on FAQs from school districts and schools, regarding the evaluation and the provision of Special Education and Related Services to English Learners with Disabilities that have native language and disability related needs Presenters: Sara Jozwik, Illinois State University, Normal, Juanita Rodríguez, Chicago School District #299, and Gilberto Sánchez, Illinois State Board of Education, Chicago Grade Level: All Levels

CARDINAL

S E C O N D A R Y SUGAR MAPLE

La jornada de la creación del currículo de artes del lenguaje en español • La necesidad de un curricula de artes del lenguaje en español para 7mo grado Lenguaje Dual en el Distrito Escolar U-46 • Consideración de los elementos necesarios en la creación de un marco de enseñanza estandarizado y riguroso usando "UBD" (por sus siglas en inglés) • Proceso y selección de recursos: La relevancia y el impacto de los recursos en la enseñanza Presenters: Emmanuel Pérez, Mario Pestana, Cesar Quintanilla and Sylvia Rodríguez, Elgin School District #U-46 Grade Level: Junior High

A M P H I T H E AT E R ( L L )

Content Connections in the English Language Development (ELD) Classroom • Simple strategies to bring content vocabulary into the language classroom • Provide participants multiple opportunities to observe and participate in each of the strategies • Allow participants to reflect on their own practice and how they can apply at least one of the strategies immediately in their own classroom setting Presenter: Nancy Commins, University of Colorado, Denver, CO Grade Level: All Levels

L I T E R A C Y MALLARD

The Process in Creating a Spanish Biliteracy Unit • Understand the process in creating a Bilingual Unit Framework • Differentiating between big ideas, objectives, and standards to decide upon a summative goal • Classroom examples and strategies for each stage of the unit Presenters: Elizabeth González, Lee Jimenez and Jacqueline Juliano, Mannheim School District #83 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate 49

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Welcoming Syrian Newcomers to Our Schools • How Ontario schools have welcomed thousands of Syrian newcomers this year • Strategies to support students in their first days and weeks in Canada • Dual-language Arabic/English resources and resources for students with limited prior schooling Presenter: Paula Markus, Toronto District School Board, Ontario, Canada Grade Level: All Levels

Concurrent Sessions (continued) 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. LAGRANGE (LL)

WESTMONT (LL)

Let’s Examine Socio-emotional Learning (SEL), Multiculturalism and Key English Learner Strategies to Enhance Instruction! • How to better understand the SEL of our diverse student body • Making meaning through multicultural teaching and learning • Enhance your knowledge of working with ELs and the 4 domains • Learn about strategies that best support ELs in writing Presenter: Dustin Greenberg, Proviso Township High Schools District #209 Grade Level: Intermediate through High School

Characteristics of Adolescent Language Learners and Their Implications • Reveals characteristics of adolescents that make them good language learners • Reviews literature of Language Acquisition Theory as it applies to adolescents • Directs the best forms of instruction for supporting language proficiency growth in adolescents Presenters: Theresa Ulrich and Kelly Waldron, Oswego School District #308 Grade Level: Intermediate through High School CLARENDON HILLS (LL)

Advocating for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students • Recent IAMME testimony regarding state bilingual funding and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) • Update from legislative hearing • Opportunities to network and learn about advocacy efforts Presenters: Angelo Chávez, Jane Montes, Diep Nguyen, Judith Saurí, Rene Valenciano, Melissa Wolf, Josie Yanguas and Judith Yturriago, Illinois Association for Multilingual Multicultural Education (IAMME) Grade Level: All Levels

L I T E R A C Y OAK BROOK (LL)

Como enseñar estrategias de compresión de la lectura a través de literatura latina para niños? • Ejemplos de literatura latina para enseñar estrategias de comprensión de la lectura como clasificación y categorización, detalles e idea principal, resumir y evaluar, comparar y contrastar, sacar conclusiones, predicción, recontar, problema y solución, secuencia de eventos, visualizar, conneciones, causa y efecto en textos informativos y narrativos. • Kindergarten a 4th grado Presenter: Navi González-Meléndez, Elgin School District #U-46 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Primary

E A R LY C H I L D H O O D

Friday, December 9

WESTERN SPRINGS (LL)

Close the Gap: What Does This Mean for Our English Learners (ELs)? • Using student's English Language Proficiency (ELP) levels, running records including essential comprehension questions, individual benchmark assessments and common assessments to gauge a student's reading level • Concepts early readers need and strategies to help them grow • Using student's reading level and specific needs to advance them to the next reading level Presenters: Carol Novak and Laura López, Community Consolidated School District #54, Schaumburg Grade Level: Early Childhood

HINSDALE (LL)

Still EL because of Writing Domain? Let's Make Writing Fun! • Challenges ELs and teachers face • Using CanDo Descriptors to differentiate writing instruction • Setting up writing goals for students • Engaging students in writing • Artifacts from the presenter's teaching experience Presenter: Barbara Zieba, Ridge Central School District 127.5 Grade Level: Early Childhood through Intermediate

PUBLISHERS’ EXHIBITS You are encouraged to take the time to view the latest instructional materials being exhibited by publisher representatives

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Years

S P E C I A L E D U C AT I O N DORAL (LL)

English Learner Accommodations and Supports for State Assessments • English Learner accommodations and supports available for PARCC, SAT, ISA (Illinois Science Assessment), and Dynamic Learning Maps-Alternate Assessment (DLM-AA) Presenter: Barry Pedersen, Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield Grade Level: All Levels

TORREY PINES (LL)

How to Build a Dual Language (DL) Program at the Secondary Level • Five years ago Highland Park High School began a strategic process for designing and implementing a DL program to serve diverse groups of students • The process utilized to build curriculum, professional development and community support • Specific attention to the unique challenges that high schools face implementing Dual Language programs. Presenters: Tom Koulentes, Scott Russell and Jesse Villanueva, Highland Park School District #113 Grade Level: Junior High through High School

S E C O N D A R Y S A LT C R E E K ( L L )

The Transformative Power of Student Choice Reading in the English as a Second Language (ESL) Classroom • Teacher-directed model of student reading doesn’t create engaged, lifelong readers • Theoretical rationale for why District 120 shifted focus to student-choice reading • How student choice looks in an ESL classroom, focusing on: book choices, authentic accountability measures and assessment, changes in student attitude, and growth in language development. Presenter: Autumn Graef, Mundelein High School District #120 Grade Level: Junior High through High School

S E C O N D A R Y PINEHURST (LL)

Leadership, Service Learning and Quantum Learning • How to organize and facilitate a shared experience to empower middle school students through active service learning projects at school and community Presenters: Gina Crespo and Marti Guihan, Elgin School District #U-46 Grade Level: Junior High S E C O N D A R Y

I Got It! Reading in Science • Reading strategies that are proven to work with ELs • Reading comprehension of science content at the middle school level • Using graphic organizers to summarize informational texts Presenter: Rosario Canizales, Chicago School District #299 Grade Level: Junior High

Featured Session 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. A M P H I T H E AT E R ( L L )

Speakers: Karen Beeman and Cheryl Urow Standards-Based Biliteracy Curriculum: Reducing Redundancy and Optimizing Transfer

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Friday, December 9

PEBBLE BEACH (LL)

Spanish Textbook Programs Reference Resources Authentic Literature in Spanish Professional Development

New for K–12 Spanish!

IPAD

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Descubre el español con Santillana

Elementary Spanish as a World Language Program

Español Santillana

Middle and High School Spanish as a World Language Program

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Exhibitors American Reading Company 4726 Linden Ave. Glenview, IL 60025 (847) 239-0829 Zaidy Perkins, Ketesha Melendez Benchmark Education Company 145 Huguenot St. New Rochelle, NY 10801 (773) 704-9431 Dawn Cortese, Denise Retka Bilingual Solutions, Inc. P.O. 672 Highland Park, IL 60035 (847) 269-0450 Ellen Magit Books del Sur 1375 Heron Dr. Antioch, IL 60002 (608) 301-5442 Heather Robertson-Devine Booksource 1230 Macklind Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110 (800) 444-0435 Nick Dreyer Caslon Publishing P.O. Box 3248 Philadelphia, PA 19130 (215) 765-3260 Rebecca Field Center for the Collaborative Classroom 180 S. Western Ave., PMB 151 Carpentersville, IL 60110 (847) 767-4822 Bert Crossland CSC Consulting Group/Digital Leaders Now P.O. Box 456 Willow Springs, IL 60480 (855) 482-2267 Roger Sánchez Custom Education Solutions 235 Remington Blvd., St. A Bolingbrook, IL 60440 (224) 334-3133 Jill Kenny, Lindsey Bell Discussions 4 Learning 2605 W. North Ave., 1W Chicago, IL 60647 (773) 571-8455 Jim Burnette

DRC/CTB-Data Recognition Corporation 13490 Bass Lake Rd. Maple Grove, MN 55311 (312) 519-4336 Martha Rodríguez Frog Publications 11820 Uradco Pl., Ste.105 San Antonio, FL 33576-7139 (800) 777-3764 x 206 Wendy Alli Grace Educational Resources, Inc. 2605 W North Ave., #1W Chicago, IL 60647 (773) 571-8455 Jim Burnette GrapeSEED 720 4th Ave., Ste. 220 Kirkland , WA 98033 (616) 951-2329 Laurie Metz Hameray 180 S. Western Ave., PMB 151 Carpentersville, IL 60110 (847) 767-4822 Bert Crossland

Kids Learning for Success LLC 11435 SW 92nd Ave. Portland, OR 97223 (503) 806-7830 Kerry Gavett La Libreria 4732 1/2 W. Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90016 (310) 713-5852 Celene Navarrete Learning A-Z 1840 E. River Rd., #320 Tucson, AZ 85718 (866) 889-3729 Ann Bridges Lectorum Publications, Inc. 3627 N. Tripp Ave. 2nd Fl. Chicago, IL 60641 (773) 704-9431 Dawn Cortese Mawi Learning 117 Adell Pl. Elmhurst, IL 60126 (331) 642-0675 Alea Thompson

Heinemann 180 S. Western Ave., PMB 151 Carpentersville, IL 60110 (847) 767-4822 Bert Crossland

National Geographic Learning/ Cengage Learning 20 Channel Center St. Boston, MA 02210 (847) 334-2014 Monica Israel

Hoopoe Books/ISHK 171 Main St. #140 Los Altos, CA 94022 (650) 948-9428 Deborah Ryel

National Louis University 1000 Capitol Dr. Wheeling, IL 60090 (847) 947-5037 Wendy Gaeding

Imagine Learning, Inc. 191 River Park Dr. Provo, UT 84664 (224) 554-9260 Ana Gomez

Okapi 180 S. Western Ave., PMB 151 Carpentersville, IL 60110 (847) 767-4822 Bert Crossland

Institute for Excellence in Writing 8799 N. 387 Rd. Locust Grove, OK 74352 (800) 856-5815 David Walker

Pacific Learning 6262 Katella Ave. Cypress, CA 90630-9998 (800) 279-0737 Jennifer Teelucksingh

Kaplan Early Learning Company P.O. Box 609 Lewisville, NC 27023 (312) 953-0503 Luis Mejias

Pearson 1900 E. Lake Ave. Glenview, IL 60025 (630) 280-9716 Eileen Kennedy

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Years Pearson ELT 419 Blanchard St. Wheaton, IL 60187 (630) 631-3806 Brian Pawlikowski RALLY! Education 22 Railroad Ave. Glen Head, NY11545 (630) 677-5265 Maureen Arthur READ en Español, Inc. 2112 W. Galena Blvd., Suite 8 #334 Aurora, IL 60506 (630) 957-8635 Sara Knigge

Terry Suhlman Educational Associates 2974 N. River Walk Dr. Chicago, IL 60618 (773) 960-2024 Terry Shulman VariQuest – Visual Learning Tools 7200 93rd Ave. N, Ste. 120 Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 (630) 803-7483 Steve Miller

Reading in Motion 65 E. Wacker Pl., Ste. 305 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 357-9463 Elaine Teter Renaissance Learning 3209 S. Rhodes Ave. Chicago, IL 60616 (866) 559-4813 Cicely Glanton, Michael Fahrenbacher Santillana USA Publishing 2023 NW 84th Ave. Miami, FL 33122 (224) 619-8090 Jose Diaz Scholastic 557 Broadway New York, NY 10012 (312) 519-2335 Patrick Gentles Steps to Literacy 2605 W. North Ave., #1W Chicago, IL 60647 (773) 571-8455 Jim Burnette Sundance/Newbridge 33 Boston Post Road West Marlborough, MA 01752 (800) 343-8204 Jennifer Teelucksingh Teacher Created Materials 5301 Oceanus Dr. Huntington Beach, CA 92649 (800) 858-7339 Whitney Smyser 55

Ventris Learning LLC 123 Dewey St. Sun Prairie, WI 53590 (608) 825-8282 Robert Meyer WIDA/WCEPS 510 Charmany Dr., Ste.269 Madison, WI 53719 (608) 441-2774 Allison Schweiger

Alphabetical Index Acevedo, Annette—34 Acevedo, Antonio—36, 39 Aceves, Molly—18 Aguilar, Edith—48 Al-Takriti, Nisrin—38 Amor, Lesley—48 Anbarchian, Gevik—30 Aranda, Mariola—38 Arriola-López, Javier—39 Ashley, Kathleen—46 Bahena, Olimpia—27, 39 Baima, Sharon—45 Baricovich, Jon—19 Barrera, Angela—28 Bauer, Eurydice—30 Baxter, Valerie—29 Becker, Melody—28 Beeman, Karen—51 Belt, Kristine—21 Bernardin, Rachel—23 Berrey, Cindy—18 Bezdicek, Joyce—46 Blanco, Debbie—19 Blaszynski, Samantha—37 Boals, Tim—42 Bosworth, Vi—27 Bribiesca, Paola—28 Brice, Leah—40 Brito, Cynthia—24 Brolley, Rosa—37 Brosius, Valerie—45 Brown, Ryan—29 Brusca-Vega, Rita—35 Bujnowski, Mark—29 Burgos, María—32 Burnham, Jeremy—46 Burns, Norma—40 Calderon, Daniel—29 Canizales, Rosario—51 Cárdenas-López, Elizabeth—40 Carranza, Rebecca—40 Carroll, Margaret—47 Castro, Ricardo—47 Cather, Megan—45 Chamberlain, Patricia—18, 25 Chapman, Mark—31, 36 Chassee, Vanessa—26 Chávez, Angelo—49, 50

Choi, Hee Young—46 Cohen, James—22, 25 Commins, Nancy—37, 49 Covarrubias, Evangelina—41 Crespo, Gina—51 Crowley, Tracy—19 Cruz, Julio—41 Cuenca-Carlino, Yojanna—45 Damsch, Toni—48 Daniel, Mayra—22 Davis, Kristina—24 Del Castillo, Rocío—24 DiCarlo, Jamie—35 Dickens, Eric—20, 21 Dorta-Duque de Reyes, Silvia—36 Dunne, Mary—25 Dyson, Anne Haas—44 Einhorn, Jay—20 Elliott, Joseph—28 Elmasry, Marwa—49 Epstein-Miranda, Allison—36 Escobedo, Brenda—40 Essig, Maggie—20, 29, 40 Fairbairn, Shelley—29, 34, 47 Fernández, Miguel—35 Field, Rebecca—21, 30, 41, 45 Francis, Tiffany—37 Friebus-Flaman, Marion—26, 32 Fuessle, Mallory—38 Gialamas, Christine—27, 48 Ginsberg, Margery—27 González, Elizabeth—49 González-Melendez, Navi—50 Gordon, Jeanette—29 Gottlieb, Margo—25 Graef, Autumn—51 Greenberg, Dustin—50 Grujanac, Mara—21, 40 Guihan, Marti—51 Guo, Wenjin—29 Hadi-Tabassum, Samina—47 Hammer, Lauren—35 Hanley, Marita—30 Harder, Amy—23 Hart, Gianny—46 Hart, Katie—27 Hasan, Saren—18 Havlin, Nancy—18 58

Headrick, Jill—46 Heneghan, Laura—39 Hernández, Leticia—36 Hernández-Santamaria, Neida—48 Herrmann, Jessica—35 Hervas, Jorge—28 Hough, Sara—46 Howard, Elizabeth—26 Howell, Katie—19 Iglesias, María—19 Janicki, Anna—28 Jimenez, Karla—40 Jimenez, Lee—49 John, David—44 Johnson, Justin—48 Johnson, Roger Ted—39 Jonas, Sunny—20 Jones-Vo, Stephaney—29, 34, 47 Jordan, Stephanee—44 Jozwik, Sara—35, 37, 45, 49 Juliano, Jacqueline—49 Kallenbach, Julie—25 Kane, Norm—44 Karwoski, Olga—26 Katz, Joslyn—47 Keppler, Lauren—33 Kerrigan, Mary—49 Kertz, Jessica—27 Kilian, Courtney—29 King, Tamara—31, 42, 46 Knigge, Sara—23 Kortkatcsh-Groszko, Maria—41 Koss, Melanie—47 Kostal, Susan—24 Kotwica, Michelle—19 Koulentes, Tom—51 Krzyzewski, Leila—40 LaMorte, Gina—26 Larson, Amelia Van Name—24 Lazalde, Julián—35, 44 Lems, Kristin—21 Letuchy, Sargy—37 López, Laura—50 López, Rosita—20 Lukowski, Lauren—38 Lulic, McKenna—22 Luna, Sandra—48 MacCrindle, Amy—26

Celebrating

Years Macias, Jorge—26, 31 Mackinney, Erin—21 Magit, Ellen—18 Maher, Sheri—18 Mancilla, Lorena—35, 37 Marazzo-Capua, Dina—29 Marcano, Zahideé—33 Marcus, Yolanda—22 Markus, Paula—38, 49 Márquez, Víctor—48 Martin, Michelle—19 Matari, Hanan—27, 32 Matos, Eunice—29 McGreer, Pam—21, 40 McManmon, Zoe—23 Mech, Christine—18 Medina, Fannie—19 Mercado, Cynthia—19 Meyer, Danette—21 Mikottis, Linda—23, 31 Miranda, Tania—20 Miranda-Jonas, Ercilia—36 Montes, Amanda—35 Montes, Jane—50 Moreno, Gerardo—36 Morgan, Toni—23 Morita-Mullaney, Trish—32, 35 Mosquera, Amy—38 Myalil, Jasmine—23 Naolhu, Seng—32, 47 Narváez, Luis—31 Nealon, Elizabeth—32 Nelson, Gail—18 Nelson, Rob—34 Nelson, Ryan—19, 31, 36, 45 Nevarez, Lorenzo—18 Nguyen, Diep—35, 40, 42, 50 Nieto, David—47 Noful, Lena—38 Novak, Carol—50 Noyola, Margarita—33 Ntihirageza, Jeanine—48 Ocampo, Nancy—27 Orozco, Patricia—45 Paonessa, Anne—46 Pasko, Julieta—37 Pedersen, Barry—34, 51 Perdomo, Joshua—26

Pérez, Emmanuel—49 Pestana, Mario—49 Piatkiewicz, Stefanie—23 Pilnik, Jennifer—20 Pryor, Susan—31 Qirjaqi, Rozana—24 Quaynor, Laura—22 Quintanilla, Cesar—49 Raigoza, María—32 Ramos, Norma—46 Rasso, Scott—46 Ricklefs, Mariana—28 Rivera, Adelina—32 Rivera, Hilda—29 Robinson, Beth—32, 47 Rodríguez, Cynthia—18 Rodríguez, Diane—34 Rodríguez, Juanita—35, 37, 40, 49 Rodríguez, Martha—39 Rodríguez, Sylvia—49 Rodríguez-Grossman, Marcela—19 Roman, Blanca—18 Roman-Rivera, Jovan—30 Rosinia, Jennifer—18 Roudebush, Amanda—23 Russell, Scott—51 Said, Sarah—35 Salem, Shadia—24 Sánchez, Roger—27, 48 Sánchez, Yesenia—46 Sánchez, Gilberto—34, 49 Sánchez-López, Cristina—25, 26, 35, 40 Sande Garcia, Gisela—36 Saurí, Judith—20, 38, 39, 50 Scaletta, Michael—36 Scheirer, Antoinette—22 Schleyer, Lisa—39 Scholnick, Meghan—38 Shales, Petrecia—21 Shanley, Brooke—32 Shlensky, Alyssa—33 Sierra, Maricela—48 Silva, Laura—19 Silvers, Penny—29 Skegg, Kate—24 Slattery, Kathy—48 Smith, Lori—46 59

Soltero, Sonia—25, 39 Spina, Carly—48 Stacionis, Matt—20 Stevenson, Mary Jo—21 Strid, John Evar—19, 22 Stumme, Simeon—39 Tandriarto, Tryphena—38 Tantillo-Philibert, Carla—23 Thompson, Alea—37 Tolentino, Jacqueline—20 Torres, Cindy—38 Torres, Miriam—32 Trejo, Gloria—26 Ulrich, Theresa—50 Urow, Cheryl—51 Valdez, Eulalia—46 Valdez, Virginia—28 Valenciano, Cynthia—35 Valenciano, Rene—30, 50 Vázquez, Margarita—26 Velazquez, Gabriela—32 Villalobos-Tosby, Lucy—24 Villanueva, Jesse—51 Vonderlack-Navarro, Rebecca—42 Vroom Fick, Sara—38 Wagner, Linda—18 Wagner, Suzanne—31, 42 Waldron, Kelly—50 Welzenbach, Amy—23 Wenkel, Kara—47 Westernoff, Fern—18, 27, 39 Wewer, Taina—35 Whitaker, Todd—43 Wilkinson, Melody—46 Wilson, Oriana—20 Wister, Terry—44 Witherspoon, Michelle—46 Witzl, Tamara—39 Wodzisz, Mary Ellen—25 Wolf, Melissa—50 Wright, Wayne—42 Yanguas, Josie—50 Yanong, Michele—27, 33, 40 Yasin, Sarah—24 Yeboah, Mary—20 Young, Theresa—26, 39 Yturriago, Judith—22, 50 Zieba, Barbara—50

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