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Keynote (Monday, July 24, 2023 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM)

Session ID: 371360 The Revolutionary Power of Bilingualism Seats Filled: 12 / 200 Fee: $600.00 Location:Region 08 ESC, 200 - 2 South Important Breakout Information: 50% of the world's population is bilingual, while only 20% of the US population speaks another language. With more than 1 million bilingual learners in our school systems, Texas is naturally positioned to become the leader in bilingual and English as a Second Language education in the nation. But, are our schools ready for it? Come explore with us the cognitive, linguistic, and sociocultural advantages of bilingualism and learn how to continue transforming educational practices to adopt a more asset-based view of our emergent bilingual students.

Session I (Monday, July 24, 2023 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM)

Session ID: 371363 Universal Design for Learning: Meeting all Learner Needs Seats Filled: 0 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 117 - Bowie Important Breakout Information: Universal Design for Learning is a framework used to optimize teaching and learning for all students based on scientific insights into how humans learn. Attend this session to learn how to create equitable experiences for all learners by leveraging engagement, incorporating choice, allowing for alternative ways to both acquire skills and demonstrate mastery, while teaching students to self-regulate. Session ID: 371365 STAAR Writing for EB Students Seats Filled: 2 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 118 - Camp Important Breakout Information: This session will help students construct written and oral responses using graphic organizers to support the visualization of communicative acts. This visualization encourages emergent bilingual students to incorporate evidence and an explanation of thought into their written and oral responses, which is necessary for constructing answers and responses on the STAAR RLA exam and TELPAS. Session ID: 371367 Let's Give Them Something to Talk About Seats Filled: 3 / 35 Location:Region 08 ESC, 125 - Fannin Important Breakout Information: This session will focus on language development in your children. In this session, participants will explore utilizing the classroom environment, daily routines, circle time, interest areas and transitions to their maximum language development potential. Come and learn how to give your students something to talk about. Session ID: 371368 Cultural Awareness: Break Barriers and Build Bridges Seats Filled: 3 / 40 Location:Region 08 ESC, 126 - Hopkins Important Breakout Information: Culture can be defined as all the ways of life including arts, beliefs and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation. Culture has been called "the way of life for an entire society." Become more aware of the cultural differences amongst your students and how your own culture impacts the classroom. Session ID: 371369 Hands-On Activities to Improve Language and Literacy Skills for EB Students Seats Filled: 2 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 128 - Lamar Important Breakout Information: This session is designed to engage teachers in a variety of hands-on activities that can implement in their classrooms to support language acquisition in English to improve emergent bilingual students’ language and literacy skills. Session ID: 371370 Courageous Leadership: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities Seats Filled: 0 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 2 North Staff Room Important Breakout Information: Stepping out of our comfort zone is easier said than done. As instructional leaders we are pulled in a million directions every day. But how can we ensure we stay courageous in the face of adversity? Come explore with us 7 tenets of courageous leadership: 1) Be comfortable being uncomfortable; 2) Be a good listener and accept feedback; 3) Be real, authentic, and embrace vulnerability; 4) Be bold in speech and action; 5) Be supportive and empowering; 6) Be humble and hold yourself accountable; 7) Be flexible and trustworthy. Our students and their families deserve and expect a courageous leader in every school! Let's help each other reach these expectations! Session ID: 371371 Level Up in Technology Integration Seats Filled: 1 / 40 Location:Region 08 ESC, 201 - Red River Important Breakout Information: Explore technology resources and easy ways to integrate tools to increase engagement and collaboration in the classroom. Session ID: 371544 Online Resources to support ESL, Bilingual, and Dual Language Learners Seats Filled: 0 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 106 - Marion Computer Lab Important Breakout Information: Learn about some great K-12 digital resources for students, parents, and teachers to use. Texquest provides encyclopedia articles, primary sources, images, videos in a variety of languages, literacy support, and more! Session ID: 373070 Establishing a Solid Foundation for your Dual Language Program Seats Filled: 0 / 30 Location:Region 08 ESC, 307 - Lake Cypress Springs Important Breakout Information: It's all in the planning! If you're a teacher, come find out what you need to do to set up your classroom and your school year for success and implementation of dual language with fidelity. If you're an administrator, you will learn how to support your dual language education teachers and set up your bilingual program for success

Session II (Monday, July 24, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM)

Session ID: 371373 The IB Experience for Emergent Bilingual Students Seats Filled: 0 / 40 Fee: $600.00 Location:Region 08 ESC, 118 - Camp Important Breakout Information: The International Baccalaureate (IB) Educational Framework enables emergent bilingual learners to develop their bilingualism, so they can confidently navigate diverse environments and develop global competencies. Language Acquisition is an element we use as we develop a sense of how we fit into our family, school, community, and the world at large. Session ID: 371374 Teambuilding: Kagan Cooperative Learning Seats Filled: 0 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 201 - Red River Important Breakout Information: Transform your classroom with cooperative learning strategies to increase positive interdependence, individual accountability, equal participation, and simultaneous interaction among your students. Session ID: 371375 Cultural Awareness: Break Barriers and Build Bridges Seats Filled: 0 / 40 Location:Region 08 ESC, 126 - Hopkins Important Breakout Information: Culture can be defined as all the ways of life including arts, beliefs and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation. Culture has been called "the way of life for an entire society." Become more aware of the cultural differences amongst your students and how your own culture impacts the classroom. Session ID: 371376 Title III: Parent & Family Engagement Seats Filled: 1 / 35 Location:Region 08 ESC, 125 - Fannin Important Breakout Information: Learn how to increase and strengthen parent and family engagement activities to improve the English language skills of emergent bilingual students. These activities will assist parents and families in helping their children to improve their academic achievement and in becoming active participants in the education of their children. Session ID: 371379 Integrated Units for Language and Reading Instruction Seats Filled: 3 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 128 - Lamar Important Breakout Information: This session will explore how to use the literature and culture of your students (music, movies, adolescent literature, political speech, YouTubers, TikTok, etc.) to create units, classroom activities, and assignments that will engage students in the study of reading and writing as common day occurrences. Session ID: 371384 Understanding Trauma and Stress Seats Filled: 4 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 2 North Staff Room Important Breakout Information: We all experience stress. However, excessive activation of the stress response due to prolonged stress produces toxic stress. This presentation will discuss how toxic stress and trauma in children negatively impacts the ability to learn and to regulate emotions. Discover how you can promote resilience and recovery. Session ID: 371386 Using the CRA (Concrete Representational Abstract) model in your math classroom Seats Filled: 0 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 117 - Bowie Important Breakout Information: The CRA math model refers to the three levels of support or modes of communicating math ideas to students. You begin with concrete (hands-on & tangible materials), move to representational (drawings & visual models) and finish with the abstract (numbers & equations). Session ID: 371388 Language Accessibility for English Language Learners (technology) Seats Filled: 2 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 205 - Titus Important Breakout Information: How do we promote a language inclusive environment? You will learn extensions and apps to quickly meet the needs of your students using your existing resources to promote participation and build background knowledge. In addition, you will be shown ways to maintain contact with parents for documentation purposes and to create a positive connection between student, teacher and home. Session ID: 373071 Establishing a Solid Foundation for your Dual Language Program Seats Filled: 1 / 30 Location:Region 08 ESC, 307 - Lake Cypress Springs Important Breakout Information: It's all in the planning! If you're a teacher, come find out what you need to do to set up your classroom and your school year for success and implementation of dual language with fidelity. If you're an administrator, you will learn how to support your dual language education teachers and set up your bilingual program for success

Session III (Monday, July 24, 2023 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM)

Session ID: 371390 Using the CRA (Concrete Representational Abstract) model in your math classroom Seats Filled: 0 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 117 - Bowie Important Breakout Information: The CRA math model refers to the three levels of support or modes of communicating math ideas to students. You begin with concrete (hands-on & tangible materials), move to representational (drawings & visual models) and finish with the abstract (numbers & equations). Session ID: 371395 Identifying and Serving Emergent Bilingual Students in the Gifted and Talented Program Seats Filled: 1 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 118 - Camp Important Breakout Information: TEA Representative from the Gifted and Talented Division at the TEA will discuss the intersectionality between bilingual and ESL programs and gifted and talented program participation. We will analyze data to identify areas of disproportionality and discuss how to address factors impacting them. Join this engaging discussion on dual support for the targeted needs of gifted and talented emergent bilingual students. Session ID: 371401 Planning with TEKS Resource System in the 6-12 Science Classroom Seats Filled: 0 / 35 Location:Region 08 ESC, 125 - Fannin Important Breakout Information: Within many of our districts, teachers are alone in planning instruction for their grade level. Join us for this opportunity to come together with other teachers to collaboratively examine the documents and concepts for the coming year, based on the common Scope and Sequence as presented in TEKS Resource Year at a Glance (YAG). We will use the IFD from TEKS Resource System to dig deep in the content for the 6 weeks to understand vocabulary, big ideas, and misconceptions to gain a better insight of the content for independent instructional planning. Session ID: 371402 Excellence in Every Classroom: Understanding Teachers’ Will and Skill Seats Filled: 0 / 40 Location:Region 08 ESC, 126 - Hopkins Important Breakout Information: Looking to enhance your leadership skills and support your teachers in creating a more dynamic and engaging classroom environment? This session is just what you need! We'll teach you how to assess your teachers' will (their motivation and commitment to improving) and skill (their competence and expertise in specific areas), and how to tailor your coaching strategies accordingly. Session ID: 371403 Online Resources to support ESL, Bilingual, and Dual Language Learners Seats Filled: 5 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 106 - Marion Computer Lab Important Breakout Information: Learn about some great K-12 digital resources for students, parents, and teachers to use. Texquest provides encyclopedia articles, primary sources, images, videos in a variety of languages, literacy support, and more! Session ID: 371405 Language Accessibility for English Language Learners (technology) Seats Filled: 2 / 40 Location:Region 08 ESC, 205 - Titus Important Breakout Information: How do we promote a language inclusive environment? You will learn extensions and apps to quickly meet the needs of your students using your existing resources to promote participation and build background knowledge. In addition, you will be shown ways to maintain contact with parents for documentation purposes and to create a positive connection between student, teacher and home. Session ID: 371406 Students on the Move: Identifying and Serving Our Highly Mobile Students Seats Filled: 1 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 128 - Lamar Important Breakout Information: Join us for a quick overview of the programs that support children and youth experiencing homelessness and our migratory student population. Understanding the living situations of our most vulnerable students will help strengthen our relationships with the students. In turn, those positive relationships help us build a solid foundation for success in school and beyond. Session ID: 371481 RLA RBIS 1: Foundational Skills Seats Filled: 0 / 35 Location:Region 08 ESC, 2 North Staff Room Important Breakout Information: The RBIS are a set of research-based best instructional practices that should be present in every classroom. In this session, we will consider research about the Science of Reading and how the brain learns to read and examine why foundational skills instruction should be systematic, and explicit, and provide practice both in and out of context. We will spend our time understanding RBIS 1 - Foundational Skills where the focus is on explicit, systematic practice with literacy foundational skills instruction to engage ALL students in learning to read, including Emergent Bilinguals.

Day 2 Keynote (Tuesday, July 25, 2023 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM)

Session ID: 371474 We Are Enough! A Strengths-Based Approach to Teaching and Learning Seats Filled: 9 / 200 Fee: $600.00 Location:Region 08 ESC, 200 - 2 South Important Breakout Information: Educators can frequently have various critics, pointing out areas of improvement. While always growing, we can also stand on our strengths to lead us. Likewise, our students, particularly emergent bilinguals, also deserve an asset-based approach. Let’s discuss how to honor the strengths of educators and students so that all succeed!

Day 2 Session I (Tuesday, July 25, 2023 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM)

Session ID: 371479 Let's Talk TELPAS Seats Filled: 5 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 118 - Camp Important Breakout Information: Tell me. Describe. Explain. Give me a beginning and ending. These are all directions on the TELPAS Speaking and Writing online tests. What is expected of our Emergent Bilingual students? In this training, we take a glimpse of these expectations and introduce strategies to help your Emergent Bilingual students be best prepared for the TELPAS Speaking and Writing Tests. Let's TALK and WRITE!! Session ID: 371483 Gravity of Instructional Strategies Seats Filled: 1 / 40 Location:Region 08 ESC, 126 - Hopkins Important Breakout Information: Trying to make your content comprehensible? Striving for total classroom participation? Struggling to keep engagement high? Instructional strategies in all classrooms -from music to math- drive the culture and climate of your classroom. Participants will be knowledgeable in a variety of strategies to bridge learning, assist with student accountability, and foster novelty. Session ID: 371485 Identifying and Serving Emergent Bilingual Students in the Gifted and Talented Program Seats Filled: 0 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 128 - Lamar Important Breakout Information: TEA Representative from the Gifted and Talented Division at the TEA will discuss the intersectionality between bilingual and ESL programs and gifted and talented program participation. We will analyze data to identify areas of disproportionality and discuss how to address factors impacting them. Join this engaging discussion on dual support for the targeted needs of gifted and talented emergent bilingual students. Session ID: 371487 Daily Actions for Implementing Effective Content-Based Instruction Seats Filled: 1 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 2 North Staff Room Important Breakout Information: Content-based instruction is the foundation for building effective programs for emergent bilingual students that are implemented to fidelity. This engaging session will outline practical, high-leverage actions that provide intentional, content-based instruction for teachers of emergent bilingual students and the administrators that support them. Session ID: 371490 Let's Give Them Something to Talk About Seats Filled: 1 / 40 Location:Region 08 ESC, 125 - Fannin Important Breakout Information: This session will focus on language development in your children. In this session, participants will explore utilizing the classroom environment, daily routines, circle time, interest areas and transitions to their maximum language development potential. Come and learn how to give your students something to talk about. Session ID: 371520 Administrator Tips, Tools, and Trackers for TELPAS Seats Filled: 0 / 60 Location:Region 08 ESC, 205 - Titus Important Breakout Information: Are you looking for resources to help your teachers meet the English language learning needs of your students? Join us in this session as we explore resources and tools that help you to ensure that students are growing from year to year. We will look at your campus TELPAS rating and provide a campus data tracker that will help you to monitor your students effectively. Session ID: 371972 Celebrating and Engaging with Emergent Bilingual Students and their Families Seats Filled: 3 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 117 - Bowie Important Breakout Information: We know that Parent-teacher collaboration is key to the success of the students we serve. Sometimes we are faced with language barriers that stop us from building relationships with all of our parents. Are you ready to change this for your classroom or school? Come see how to expand parent engagement to include culturally diverse families! Learn how to use technology tools and district resources to help you collaborate with families of the Emergent Bilinguals we serve. Session ID: 372225 The IB Experience for Emergent Bilingual Students Seats Filled: 0 / 20 Location:Region 08 ESC, 119 - Cass Important Breakout Information: The International Baccalaureate (IB) Educational Framework enables emergent bilingual learners to develop their bilingualism, so they can confidently navigate diverse environments and develop global competencies. Language Acquisition is an element we use as we develop a sense of how we fit into our family, school, community, and the world at large.

Day 2 Session II (Tuesday, July 25, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM)

Session ID: 371526 Celebrating and Engaging with Emergent Bilingual Students and their Families Seats Filled: 2 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 117 - Bowie Important Breakout Information: We know that Parent-teacher collaboration is key to the success of the students we serve. Sometimes we are faced with language barriers that stop us from building relationships with all of our parents. Are you ready to change this for your classroom or school? Come see how to expand parent engagement to include culturally diverse families! Learn how to use technology tools and district resources to help you collaborate with families of the Emergent Bilinguals we serve. Session ID: 371534 Let's Talk TELPAS Seats Filled: 1 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 118 - Camp Important Breakout Information: Tell me. Describe. Explain. Give me a beginning and ending. These are all directions on the TELPAS Speaking and Writing online tests. What is expected of our Emergent Bilingual students? In this training, we take a glimpse of these expectations and introduce strategies to help your Emergent Bilingual students be best prepared for the TELPAS Speaking and Writing Tests. Let's TALK and WRITE!! Session ID: 371536 What's the Big Deal About Writing Seats Filled: 3 / 35 Location:Region 08 ESC, 125 - Fannin Important Breakout Information: Children are already writers before they reach the classroom. They are filled with stories to tell and ideas to express. In this training, participants will learn how to help children recognize the writer within and understand how to scaffold the writing stages for young writers. Session ID: 371538 Gravity of Instructional Strategies Seats Filled: 1 / 40 Location:Region 08 ESC, 126 - Hopkins Important Breakout Information: Trying to make your content comprehensible? Striving for total classroom participation? Struggling to keep engagement high? Instructional strategies in all classrooms -from music to math- drive the culture and climate of your classroom. Participants will be knowledgeable in a variety of strategies to bridge learning, assist with student accountability, and foster novelty. Session ID: 371574 Dyslexia and the Emergent Bilingual Seats Filled: 4 / 40 Location:Region 08 ESC, 201 - Red River Important Breakout Information: Learn about dyslexia and its characteristics within the Emergent Bilingual learner. We will discuss Texas state law (TEC §38.003) mandated dyslexia screener and how to gather and look at data for the required screeners. Best practices will be discussed for the emergent bilingual that might have characteristics of dyslexia or a reading disability. Session ID: 371575 Choose Your Math Words Wisely Seats Filled: 0 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 205 - Titus Important Breakout Information: Math is a language all its own. However, educators sometimes create a "sub-language" of slangs and idioms within the math classroom. This session will discuss some commonly heard slangs and idioms that can be particularly troublesome for our Emergent Bilingual students. Session ID: 372241 Coffee Talk: Is Your Cup 1/2 Full? Seats Filled: 0 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 2 North Staff Room Important Breakout Information: We would love it a "Latte" if you joined us for Coffee and Conversation so that your cup will overfloweth with the "Power of Positivity". Session ID: 373068 Empowering Leadership to Empower EBs Seats Filled: 0 / 20 Location:Region 08 ESC, 119 - Cass Important Breakout Information: In today's diverse educational landscape, it is crucial for school and district administrators to understand the importance of their leadership in supporting emergent bilinguals. This workshop is designed to provide administrators with strategies to foster an inclusive and supportive environment for EBs. During this session, administrators will explore leadership practices that promote equity, access, and excellence for multilingual students.

Day 2 Session III

Session ID: 371576 Universal Design for Learning: Meeting all Learner Needs Date/Time: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Seats Filled: 1 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 117 - Bowie Important Breakout Information: Universal Design for Learning is a framework used to optimize teaching and learning for all students based on scientific insights into how humans learn. Attend this session to learn how to create equitable experiences for all learners by leveraging engagement, incorporating choice, allowing for alternative ways to both acquire skills and demonstrate mastery, while teaching students to self-regulate. Session ID: 371577 Language Accessibility for English Language Learners (technology) Date/Time: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Seats Filled: 0 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 128 - Lamar Important Breakout Information: How do we promote a language inclusive environment? You will learn extensions and apps to quickly meet the needs of your students using your existing resources to promote participation and build background knowledge. In addition, you will be shown ways to maintain contact with parents for documentation purposes and to create a positive connection between student, teacher and home. Session ID: 371578 STAAR Writing for EB Students Date/Time: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Seats Filled: 2 / 35 Location:Region 08 ESC, 125 - Fannin Important Breakout Information: This session will help students construct written and oral responses using graphic organizers to support the visualization of communicative acts. This visualization encourages emergent bilingual students to incorporate evidence and an explanation of thought into their written and oral responses, which is necessary for constructing answers and responses on the STAAR RLA exam and TELPAS. Session ID: 371579 Choose Your Math Words Wisely Date/Time: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Seats Filled: 0 / 40 Location:Region 08 ESC, 205 - Titus Important Breakout Information: Math is a language all its own. However, educators sometimes create a "sub-language" of slangs and idioms within the math classroom. This session will discuss some commonly heard slangs and idioms that can be particularly troublesome for our Emergent Bilingual students. Session ID: 371580 Teambuilding: Kagan Cooperative Learning Date/Time: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Seats Filled: 0 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 128 - Lamar Important Breakout Information: Transform your classroom with cooperative learning strategies to increase positive interdependence, individual accountability, equal participation, and simultaneous interaction among your students. Session ID: 371581 Administrator Tips, Tools, and Trackers for TELPAS Date/Time: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Seats Filled: 1 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 118 - Camp Important Breakout Information: Are you looking for resources to help your teachers meet the English language learning needs of your students? Join us in this session as we explore resources and tools that help you to ensure that students are growing from year to year. We will look at your campus TELPAS rating and provide a campus data tracker that will help you to monitor your students effectively. Session ID: 371582 Dyslexia and the Emergent Bilingual Date/Time: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Seats Filled: 3 / 40 Location:Region 08 ESC, 201 - Red River Important Breakout Information: Learn about dyslexia and its characteristics within the Emergent Bilingual learner. We will discuss Texas state law (TEC §38.003) mandated dyslexia screener and how to gather and look at data for the required screeners. Best practices will be discussed for the emergent bilingual that might have characteristics of dyslexia or a reading disability. Session ID: 371583 Understanding Trauma and Stress Date/Time: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Seats Filled: 1 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 126 - Hopkins Important Breakout Information: We all experience stress. However, excessive activation of the stress response due to prolonged stress produces toxic stress. This presentation will discuss how toxic stress and trauma in children negatively impacts the ability to learn and to regulate emotions. Discover how you can promote resilience and recovery. Session ID: 372245 Coffee Talk: Is Your Cup 1/2 Full? Date/Time: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Seats Filled: 2 / 45 Location:Region 08 ESC, 2 North Staff Room Important Breakout Information: We would love it a "Latte" if you joined us for Coffee and Conversation so that your cup will overfloweth with the "Power of Positivity".

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