K-12 Day Workshop Strands:

A – Hot Topics
B – Academic Language, Literacy, and Learning
C – Advancing Teacher Expertise
D – Community Voices & Perspectives
E – Evidence-Based Innovations in Practice

8:30am–9:45 am
A. Standards and Assessments for Language Learners: What Can Teachers Do?
Presenter: Margo Gottlieb
B. Language Expectations of the CCSS for Elementary ELLs
Presenters: Luciana C. de Oliveira & Pamela Spycher
C. No Strand C Session available at this time
D. Advocating for English Learners: Sharing the Responsibility and Joy
Presenter: Diane Staehr Fenner
E. Foundations for Making Principled Instructional Decisions With English Language Learners
Presenter: Wayne Wright

10:00 am–11:15 am
A. Beginning Literacy in English While Honoring Children’s Home Languages
Presenter: Nancy Cloud
B. Making the Most of Key Language & Literacy Practices
Presenters: Amanda Kibler & Christine Hardigree
C. Take on the Taboo! Taking up Race with ESL Teachers
Presenters: Susan Adams & Wilson Reyes
D. Connecting with Families to Design Culturally-Responsive Instruction
Presenters: Amanda Sox Aguelo
E. How to Maximize Teacher Growth to Improve Student Achievement
Presenters: Serena Tyra and Annela Teemant

1:30 pm–2:45 pm
A. A Carrot or a Stick?? Using RTI With ELL Students
Presenter: Catherine Collier
B. ALL STEM—All In!
Presenter: Cynthia Hunt
C. Coteaching: You? Me? Us?
Presenters: Bonnie Baer-Simahk & Patricia Aube
D. The Oregon English Learner’s Statewide Strategic Plan Overview
Presenter: David Bautista
E. Innovations in Family Engagement in Student Language Development
Presenter: Lorena Mancilla

3:00 pm–4:15 pm
A. Utilizing Technology to Enhance ELLs’ Independence in Content and Language Learning
Presenter: Amy Matsumoto
B. The GO TO Strategies: Scaffolding Options for Teachers of ELLs
Presenters: Linda New Levine, Laura Lukens, & Betty Smallwood
C. The Eye of the Storm: Academic Vocabulary for Secondary ELLs
Presenters: Eric Dwyer & Diane Carter
D. The Oregon English Learner’s Statewide Strategic Plan: Field Issues Panel
Panelists: David Bautista, Zoe Boltak, Jonathan Fost, Jeffrey Laff, Barbara Page, & Maria Dantas-Whitney
E. Title Collaborative Online Learning: Connecting Academic Language and Content
Presenters: Nancy Commins & Elizabeth Mahon