52nd Annual TABE Conference

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52nd Annual TABE Conference

October 17-20, 2024
Kalahari Resorts and Conventions
Round Rock, TX

PLEASE NOTE: There will be no printed programs at the conference. Please feel free to access the full program directly from your electronic devices. Selecting a session online DOES NOT reserve your space. Please arrive to sessions early to ensure there are enough seats available.

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7:00am CDT

Registration & Light Continental Breakfast Pre-Function AreaMaría Alvarado

7:15am CDT

School Visits: Austin ISD, Leander ISD, Round Rock ISD Crown PalmMartha Sanchez • Vanessa Urrutia

7:45am CDT

Student Entertainment Kilimanjaro Suite 6Sandra Valle

8:15am CDT

Welcome Ceremony for Pre-Conference Institutes Kilimanjaro Suite 6Dr. Xóchitl Anabel Rocha • Karina Chapa

8:45am CDT

2024 TABE Graduate Research Symposium PortiaDr. Joy Esquierdo Instituto HIBRIDO para padres de familia de estudiantes bilingües Kilimanjaro Suites 1&2Blanca Gálvez-Pérez • Patricia Núñez • Dr. David Kauffman • Dr. Enrique Alemán, Jr. • Dr. Jose Luis Zelaya • Montserrat Garibay • Alma Flor Ada • Isabel Campoy Instituto de Educación Preescolar: Biliteracidad en PK… ¡Ya! Kilimanjaro Suite 8Dra. María Arreguín • Dra. Mónica Medina K-2 Spanish Early Literacy Pre-Conference Institute CypressPaola Pineda HYBRID: BESO Pre-Conference Institute Kilimanjaro Suites 9&10Marcy Peña • Dr. Jose Luis Zelaya • Montserrat Garibay • Dr. Belinda Schouten • Dr. Luis Rosado • Tami Sanchez HYBRID: Bilingual Administrators Pre-Conference Institute Kilimanjaro Suites 3&4Dr. Susana Franco-Fuenmayor • Montserrat Garibay • Dr. Elena Izquierdo • Ikenna Okoro • Karina Chapa • Rebecca Blum Martínez, Ph.D. • Dr. Jose Luis Zelaya • Dr. Julie Lara • Dr. Patricia Quesada • Michelle Merrick • Damaris Montalvo-Irigoyen HYBRID: K-12 Biliteracy Pre-Conference Institute Acacia & BambooDr. Elena Izquierdo • Dr. Susana Ibarra Johnson HYBRID: K-12 Dual Language Pre-Conference Institute Kilimanjaro Suite 7Dr. Gina Garza-Reyna

10:15am CDT

Morning Break Pre-Function Area

12:00pm CDT

Boxed Lunch & Student Entertainment: Mariachi Los Correcaminos Kalahari Salons F-IAlana Urbano Latino LEA Luncheon & Higher Education Round Table PortiaDr. Joy Esquierdo • Gladys Hernández • Dr. Steve Przymus • Dr. Melissa Mendoza • Dr. Gilberto P. Lara, Ph.D. • Leonardo Rodriguez • German Carmona

2:30pm CDT

Early Access to Exhibit Hall: Cafecito y bocadillos with Exhibitors Kilimanjaro Suite 5

3:45pm CDT

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony/Official Opening of Exhibit Hall & Student Entertainment: Navarro Mariachi Lobby LevelDr. Xóchitl Anabel Rocha • Victor Bermudez

7:00am CDT

Registration Pre-Function AreaMaría Alvarado

7:30am CDT

Light Continental Breakfast Kilimanjaro Suite 5Martha Sanchez

7:45am CDT

HYBRID Student Entertainment: Reilly Elementary Lion/Dragon Association Kilimanjaro Suite 6Taran Francois Champagne • Sandra Valle

8:15am CDT

HYBRID Opening Ceremony Kilimanjaro Suite 6Dr. Xóchitl Anabel Rocha • Humberto Hernández Haddad • Rep. Caroline Harris-Dávila (R-Round Rock) • Rep. John H Bucy, III (D-Austin) • Dr. José A. Ruiz Escalante • Hayleigh Tanksley • McNeil High School AFJROTC • Shennie Ye

8:30am CDT

HYBRID Awards Ceremony: Community Advocate, Higher Education, Public Education, and Lifetime Achievement Honorees Kilimanjaro Suite 6Dr. Xóchitl Anabel Rocha • Ana Carrasco • Dr. Luis Zayas • Montserrat Garibay • Dr. Angela Valenzuela

8:45am CDT

HYBRID Keynote - Taking a Stance: Biliteracy and Social Justice for All! Kilimanjaro Suite 6Dr. Kathy Escamilla

9:45am CDT

Visit with Exhibitors Kilimanjaro Suite 5Martha Sanchez

10:30am CDT

Ellevating Education: Leveraging Data to Unlock Multilingual Potential (PANEL Session) BambooSandra Medrano-Arroyo Empowering Teachers by Structuring Coaching Conversations Kalahari Salon GAdrian Mendoza Enhancing Biliteracy a través de estrategias de vocabulario Kilimanjaro Suite 10Aidee Batarse, EdD • Johanna Perez-Emmanuel • Sandra Delgado Goodbye Sequential, Hello Simultaneous Biliteracy!: One School District’s PD Journey Kilimanjaro Suite 7GlobaLingo • Martha Aguilar It’s a bird! It’s a plane! NO! It's a Super Student! Kalahari Salon HStephanie Flores • Bernadette Islas Rutinas de instrucción para desarrollar destrezas fundamentales en español. CypressAlejandra Benítez The Power of Writing Across All Content Areas: a Tool to Accelerate Language Development Kilimanjaro Suite 8Omaly Isaaccura • Lisbeth Banales ¿Podemos tener recreo en clase? Kilimanjaro Suite 9Ian Talamantes • Guillermo Lozano • Tamara Majors HYBRID Featured Presentation: A Language Allocation Plan and the Impact on Biliteracy Across the Curriculum Kilimanjaro Suite 4Dr. Elena Izquierdo HYBRID Featured Presentation: Dr. Enrique Aleman Kilimanjaro Suite 2Dr. Enrique Alemán, Jr. HYBRID Featured Presentation: La magia del bilingüismo: El conocimiento metabilingüe y las conexiones translingüísticas Kilimanjaro Suite 1Dr. Sonia Soltero HYBRID Featured Presentation: The Science of the Bilingual Reading Brain® Kilimanjaro Suite 6Alexandra Güilamo HYBRID Monitoring Language Growth in English and Spanish with LAS Links Kilimanjaro Suite 3Taleisha Taylor • Jennifer Milliner Accelerating Results for Emergent Bilingual students using TELPAS data you already have Kalahari Salon IAna Segulin One Way Education: Spanish Session PortiaCarlos Salazar Empowering Educators: Explore University Programs for Bilingual Excellence (Part 1) Crown PalmDr. Norma Guzmán • Sarah Lippencott • Diana Ocañas Conversaciones académicas: ¡desarrollemos la oralidad en el aula dual! AcaciaAloise Miller Our Lips Aren't Sealed Kalahari Salon FDra. Lori Garcia VIRTUAL SESSION: A District’s Multilingual Transformation: Leadership Lessons Learned Zoom Room 7David Nungaray • Tabitha Branum • Cloris Rangel • Dr. Kristin Leeper VIRTUAL SESSION: Empoderando a la Juventud Latinx: Superando la Narrativa del 'No Sabo kid' Zoom Room 6Rafael Esteban

11:45am CDT

Teacher of the Year Luncheon (Ticketed Event) & Student Entertainment: Highland Park Elementary's Ballet Folklórico Salons A-EAna Cuevas • Bailey Steffek • Montserrat Garibay • Marsha Muñoz • Veronica Jimenez

1:00pm CDT

English language development, English language arts, or both? BambooDoris Chávez-Linville • Dr. Carol Johnson Accelerate Learning with the award-winning bilingual language and literacy resources from Footsteps2Brilliance! Kilimanjaro Suite 7Terri Balderrama Booker • Holly De León Desafíos y Estrategias Psicolingüísticas para la Adquisición de Idiomas (Inglés) en Estudiantes Bilingües con Dislexia PortiaFrancisco Usero-Gonzalez En route to the Seal of Biliteracy CypressSandra Valle • Yadi Landaverde • Bianca Muñiz-Chávez • Natalia Chapa-Mills Engaging Multicultural Children's Literature to Strengthen Identity and Community: My Name, My Story Kilimanjaro Suite 9Genevie C. Rodríguez-Quiñones Exploring Identity & Building Home-School Communities through Literacy Artifacts. Kalahari Salon HAna Carrasco • Dora Diaz From Icons to Action: Fostering Sociocultural Competence in Dual Language Education Kalahari Salon FHipólito Rodríguez • Luis Jordán Identifying and Serving Gifted Dual Language Students: Best Practices to Empower our Learners into Developing their Full Potential Kilimanjaro Suite 10Yoliani Saud • Elsa Acosta The Language of Math: Going Beyond Numbers in the Dual Language Classroom. Kalahari Salon GGerman Carmona • Stephanie Flores HYBRID Curriculum Standards and Student Support TEA Kilimanjaro Suite 2Jessica Snyder • Guiomar Andújar HYBRID Featured Presentation: Professional (Un)learning: Developing a Critical Translanguaging Stance Kilimanjaro Suite 1Dr. Kate Seltzer HYBRID Featured Presentation: The Dual Language Data Framework® Kilimanjaro Suite 6Alexandra Güilamo HYBRID Unlocking Potential: Strategies for Long-Term Emergent Bilinguals Kilimanjaro Suite 4Dr. Liz Garza-García • Linda Aguillon HYBRID Using LAS Links Data to Inform Instruction and Obtain the LOTE Credit Kilimanjaro Suite 3Taleisha Taylor El fútbol: una herramienta para motivar hacia el aprendizaje de español Crown PalmEliseo Fernández Barrionuevo • Jesús Jurado Velazquez Press: Title Pending AcaciaJonathan Ruiz Journal of Bilingual Education, Research, and Instruction (JBERI) Kalahari Salon IDr. Josefina Tinajero • Dr. Esther Garza • Dr. Norma Guzmán Express Yourself! Newcomers to LTELs, Embedding leveled speaking and writing activities in secondary classrooms Kilimanjaro Suite 8Ayanna Davis • Dr. Malkia Williams VIRTUAL SESSION: Collaborative Planning for Culturally Sustaining and Identity Expanding Pedagogies through Texts Zoom Room 6Francisco Faticati • Celina Silva VIRTUAL SESSION: From Trauma to Triumph: Supporting the Social-Emotional Wellbeing of Secondary Bilingual Students Zoom Room 7Janeth Cornejo • Cormisha Burrell

2:15pm CDT

Cafecito y bocadillos with exhibitors Kilimanjaro Suite 5Martha Sanchez

2:45pm CDT

Supporting Biliteracy Skills with Success Across the Curriculum with Imagine Learning Kalahari Salon FRosy Gonzalez • Lynda Alejos Unlocking Multilingual Growth: Community Engagement for Dual Language Success Kalahari Salon HSandra Valle • Lolita Vieux • Olga Cardona-Ríos Adapting Commercial Curriculum Materials to Paired Biliteracy: One District’s Dual Language Journey Kalahari Salon IPatricia Flores • Yadira Avila • Patricia Núñez • Dr. David Kauffman Be GLAD! Research-Based Teaching Tools to Increase Comprehension and Engagement of ALL Students AcaciaIngrid Fleury • Laura Soto Innovando la Conciencia Fonológica en Kindergarten: Métodos Potenciados por Tecnología para Estudiantes de español PortiaClaudia Mustain • Fernando Milmo Language News: An Interactive Way to Develop Biliteracy in Early Grade Levels Kalahari Salon GEsther Rios Rivera Melo • Paola Fernandez-Cornejo Literacy Through Kinestemas Kilimanjaro Suite 8Andres Marin • Sergio Sanchez Using Poetry to Engage Students in the Content Areas Kilimanjaro Suite 9Georgina Lázaro Utilizing strength-based ability solutions for Emergent Bilingual newcomers for accurate placement and personalized instruction Kilimanjaro Suite 7Cody Pruitt • Monica Simonds • Trudy Brandenburg • Dr. Cody Fernandez • Tony Castilleja ¡Noticias de última hora! Estrategias prácticas que impactan el Puente lingüístico CypressLuz Roth • Mitchelle Kelley HYBRID Empowering Families: Building Bridges for Emergent Bilingual Success Kilimanjaro Suite 2Linda Aguillon HYBRID Featured Presentation: Cafecito y chal con Alma Flor Ada e Isabel Campoy Kilimanjaro Suite 6Alma Flor Ada • Isabel Campoy • Silvia Dorta Duque de Reyes HYBRID Featured Presentation: Cultivating the Pedagogy of Translanguaging for K-12 Transformative Education: Approaches, Activities, and Strategies for Students and Teachers Kilimanjaro Suite 1Dr. Susana Ibarra Johnson HYBRID Research-Based Instructional Strategies (RBIS) in the K-5 RLA Classroom Kilimanjaro Suite 4Dr. Natalia Carrillo • Neny Zavaleta • Rhonda Leon HYBRID Unlocking Opportunities and Celebrating Success with TABE's Seal of Biliteracy Trajectories Kilimanjaro Suite 3Karina Chapa • Dr. Lileana Ríos-Ledezma Characteristics of Successful DL Programming BambooAzul Cortés Emergent Bilingual and SPED Students Make Gains with TexQuest Kilimanjaro Suite 10Norma Gutierrez • Sandra Villagomez Exploring Texas Districts: Unique Offers for Bilingual and ESL Certified Professionals (Part 1) Crown PalmNatasha Drumgoole • Suzanne Lee • Krista Oleson • Natasha Tillman VIRTUAL SESSION: Desarrollando el español a través de la estructura SWIRL Zoom Room 6Yisbeth Puckett • Ana Segulin VIRTUAL SESSION: What if Writing in Math is the Missing Link? Zoom Room 7Lisbeth Banales • Omaly Isaaccura

4:00pm CDT

Raffle Kilimanjaro Suite 6Unise Casillas Manzano House of Delegates: Meeting #1 AcaciaDr. Liz Garza-García

7:00pm CDT

President's Gala: All are welcome! Salons A-EDr. Xóchitl Anabel Rocha

7:00am CDT

Registration Pre-Function AreaMaría Alvarado

7:30am CDT

Light Continental Breakfast Kilimanjaro Suite 5Martha Sanchez

7:45am CDT

HYBRID Student Entertainment: Travis Heights Elementary School Ballet Folklórico Kilimanjaro Suite 6Rosa Rostro • Sandra Valle

8:15am CDT

HYBRID Welcoming Ceremony Kilimanjaro Suite 6Dr. Xóchitl Anabel Rocha • Montserrat Garibay • Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin)

8:30am CDT

HYBRID Outstanding Dissertation and Scholarship Awards Kilimanjaro Suite 6Dr. Joy Esquierdo • Dr. Christina Gómez Hernández • Dr. Olivia Almanza • Dr. Adeli Ynostroza Ochoa • Dr. Kathy Vergara • Angelica Nickens • Rosa Rodriguez

8:45am CDT

HYBRID Keynote: Andrés Ruzo Kilimanjaro Suite 6Andrés Ruzo

9:45am CDT

Visit with Exhibitors Kilimanjaro Suite 5Martha Sanchez

10:30am CDT

Cultivating Student Voices through ECR, Extended Constructed Responses Kilimanjaro Suite 10Sonia Galvan • Adela Flores Embracing Afrolatinidad in DLBE: Cultivating Inclusivity and Critical Consciousness Kalahari Salon FKim Kennedy, Ph.D. • Susanne Peña Hand in Hand: Sociocultural Competence and Cultural Identity BambooSandra Medrano-Arroyo Math Vocabulary, Gestures, and Motion CypressAdrian Mendoza Social Studies as a Vehicle for Exploring Identities, Perspectives, and Sociocultural Competence Kilimanjaro Suite 8Allison Ponce • Cynthia Diaz de Leon • Yolanda De la Flor Sometimes “Special” Means “Bilingual”: The Unique Challenges in Identifying English Learners with Disabilities PortiaRaúl Escarpio Unlocking Your Bilingual Students' Writing Potential (Pre-K through Grade 2) Kilimanjaro Suite 7GlobaLingo • Sarai Lopez • Edith Varga Pú HYBRID Creating Systems of Opportunity to Exceed Expectations for Reclassification and Biliteracy Kilimanjaro Suite 4Amelia Larson HYBRID Empowering Emergent Bilinguals: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Differentiation and Dynamic Student Engagement Kilimanjaro Suite 1Niranda Flores • Lizella Campbell HYBRID Featured Presentation: Centering Indigenous Knowledge Through Curriculum & Pedagogy in Alternative Learning Spaces Kilimanjaro Suite 2Patricia Núñez HYBRID Featured Presentation: Dr. Jose Luis Zelaya Kilimanjaro Suite 6Dr. Jose Luis Zelaya HYBRID Using LAS Links Proficiency Reports to Engage All Teachers in Language Instruction Kilimanjaro Suite 3Taleisha Taylor Teaching Gifted Multilingual Learners (MLs) with Depth and Complexity AcaciaMarcy Voss Empowering Educators: Explore University Programs for Bilingual Excellence (Part 2) Crown PalmToni Druilhet • Amy Jurica • Texas State University Speak, Listen, and Flourish: Creating Mathematical discourse in a Middle School Math Classroom. Kilimanjaro Suite 9Jacquelyn Kiner The Impact of Translanguaging on Educational Experiences of Secondary Bilingual Students Kalahari Salon GLuis Bocanegra • Brenda Bocanegra VIRTUAL SESSION: Instructional Coaching: The Bridge Between Sheltered and Tier I Instruction Zoom Room 6Anthony Castro • Tanya Martinez VIRTUAL SESSION: Supporting Newcomer and SLIFE Students in Content Classes Zoom Room 7Jeanine (Jean) Harvey

11:45am CDT

Leadership Luncheon (Ticketed Event - SOLD OUT) & Student Entertainment: Ballet Folklórico Reed Kalahari Salons H-IDr. Angela Domínguez • Dr. Jenny McGown • Dr. Larry Berger • Montserrat Garibay • Gabriela Campos

1:00pm CDT

Empowering Instructional Leaders and Staff with Professional Development to Enhance Multilingual Student Success. Kalahari Salon GYesenia Mccleskey • Lauren Martin Engage Your Students with Literature that Aligns with your Core Curriculum Kilimanjaro Suite 8Heather Robertson-Devine Understanding Biliteracy Trajectories Kilimanjaro Suite 7Doris Chávez-Linville • Dr. Carol Johnson Acentos en Acción: Revolutionizing Spanish Accentuation Instruction through the Grade Levels Kalahari Salon FJohanna Poncio Jordan • Kim Kennedy, Ph.D. Developing Grammar Cross-Linguistic-Connection Awareness through Interactive Strategies and Activities from 2nd - 4th Grade PortiaPaola Fernandez-Cornejo • Esther Rios Rivera Melo Prepare your emergent bilingual students to cross the Finish Line with TELPAS e-Practice from Continental Press! AcaciaTerri Balderrama Booker Writing Where? Everywhere! Fostering Writing in the “Content Worlds” Kilimanjaro Suite 10Tamika Moten • Emy Tomita HYBRID Featured Presentation: Engage, Explore, Excel: Leveraging Mixed-Reality Simulations in the Preparation of Science Teachers Kilimanjaro Suite 1Dr. Mariana Castro HYBRID Featured Presentation: Leyendo y escribiendo para desahogarme: Latinx Children's Literature for Liberation Kilimanjaro Suite 2Dr. Carla España HYBRID Featured Presentation: USDE OELA Kilimanjaro Suite 6Montserrat Garibay HYBRID Language Excellence Unleashed: Elevating TELPAS Success through Innovative Learning Kilimanjaro Suite 3Angelina Martinez • Brenda Bocanegra • Hilda Elizondo • Inés Treviño HYBRID Language is Learned through Content: How to Seamlessly Integrate Language and Literacy in Science Kilimanjaro Suite 4Vivian Pratts • Sandra Mercuri Dually Identified Emergent Bilinguals: Research, Challenges, and Recommendations BambooJENNIFER PHILLIPS Exploring Texas Districts: Unique Offers for Bilingual and ESL Certified Professionals (Part 2) Kilimanjaro Suite 9Rima Lindsey • Karen Robertson • Rima Lindsey • Karen Robertson ¿Quién es Joe J. Bernal? Crown PalmDr. José Ruiz-Escalante Empower T.A.L.K. Increasing teacher awareness about EB achievement in secondary ESL classrooms. CypressDr. Malkia Williams VIRTUAL SESSION: Cambiando nuestro mundo juntxs: Engaging in Youth Participatory Action Research Zoom Room 7Dr. Griselda Solano VIRTUAL SESSION: Teaching Spanish a la Spanish: Authentic & Successful Literacy Experiences in the Dual Language Classroom Zoom Room 6Dr. Rocio del Castillo • Julia Cloat

2:15pm CDT

Cafecito y bocadillos with exhibitors Kilimanjaro Suite 5Martha Sanchez

2:45pm CDT

Empowered to Lead: Parents Leading Parents CypressEva Carrillo-Iñiguez • Elizabeth Godoy • Dr. Jose Luis Zelaya Best Practices for English Language Learners Kilimanjaro Suite 9Rachel Hawthorne Biliteracidad en PK… ¡Ya! BambooDra. María Arreguín • Dra. Mónica Medina Building a Literacy Ecosystem for Emergent Bilingual Students AcaciaAna Torres Construyendo Identidades: Desafíos y Estrategias para Maestros Bilingües en la Generación de Cristal Kalahari Salon FRafael Esteban Deep Diving into Biliteracy: Enhancing Contrastive Analysis through a Teacher's Translanguaging Approach Kalahari Salon GFernando Milmo • Julie Black Multicultural Literacies and Social Emotional Learning Strategies to Support Students. PortiaMaria Fernanda Bruzón • Samuel Bruzón • Josué Bruzón HYBRID Cross-linguistic Connections Beyond Cognates Kilimanjaro Suite 1Sandra Mercuri • Vivian Pratts HYBRID Estrategias prácticas para potenciar la alfabetización bilingüe Kilimanjaro Suite 4Neny Zavaleta • Elena Ruiz HYBRID Exploring an asset-based approach to transforming the newcomer educational experience: listening to their stories and amplifying their voices. Kilimanjaro Suite 2Joseph Rodriguez • Hugo Hernández • Edna Nester HYBRID Featured Presentation: Dr. Julie Lara and Dr. Xóchitl Rocha Kilimanjaro Suite 6Dr. Julie Lara • Dr. Xóchitl Anabel Rocha HYBRID Featured Presentation: National Association for Bilingual Education Kilimanjaro Suite 3Dr. Belinda Schouten • Dr. Josefina Tinajero Linguistic and Cultural Empowerment Strategies for BESO Students. Kilimanjaro Suite 10Francisco Usero-Gonzalez • Dr. Apolonio Trejo You Don't Teach to Mastery, You Spiral to Mastery Kilimanjaro Suite 8John Lowman VIRTUAL SESSION: ESSA's Impact on Dual Language Bilingual Education Zoom Room 6Dr. GoMee Park

4:00pm CDT

Raffle Kilimanjaro Suite 6Unise Casillas Manzano House of Delegates: Meeting #2 AcaciaDr. Liz Garza-García

4:30pm CDT

Summit K12: Awards Ceremony Kalahari Salons H-IJW Marshall

7:30am CDT

Light Continental Breakfast Pre-Function Area

8:00am CDT

HYBRID Welcome & Student Entertainment: Hart Elementary Ballet Folklórico Kilimanjaro Suite 6Monica Sanchez • Sandra Valle • Dr. Xóchitl Anabel Rocha

8:30am CDT

HYBRID Featured Presentation: The Importance of Accountable Conversations for Multilingual Learners Kilimanjaro Suite 6Dr. Mónica Lara

10:00am CDT

Morning Break Kilimanjaro Suite 6

10:15am CDT

Featured Presentation: Dr. Gilberto Soto Kilimanjaro Suite 6Dr. Gilberto Soto

11:45am CDT

Raffle Kilimanjaro Suite 6