Friday, May 15, 2026
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Advancing Claim-Evidence-Reasoning in Middle School: Bilingual Scaffolds and Structured Collaboration
Instructional Practices in Secondary DLBE ClassroomsNelia Gamez Lead
May 15, 9:45am – 10:40am55 minFiesta (Level: Ground Floor, Cap 30)Show details
This session models how middle school bilingual students use collaborative scaffolds to build Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) responses through structured discussion, reading, and reflection. Participants will learn how group work, academic talk, and guided supports lead students from co-constructed responses and presentations to independent short answers and full essays. The session provides practical strategies that strengthen both language development and critical thinking while promoting equitable participation. -
From Prompt to Practice: GenAI Strategies for Bilingual Classroom
Hybrid International StrandDr. Carlos Lindade (Portugal) Lead
May 15, 9:45am – 10:40am55 minLa Villita (Level: Ground Floor, Cap 30)Show details
This session will offer a series of hands-on, classroom-ready examples showing how generative AI can support key areas of teaching and learning in bilingual classrooms. Participants will explore practical ways in which these tools can assist with lesson planning, the design of engaging bilingual materials, formative assessment, and the development of student-led activities that encourage creativity and autonomy. The session will introduce a range of accessible, easy-to-use tools that teachers can adapt to their own educational contexts while ensuring alignment with curricular standards and learning objectives. Attention will also be given to the development of students’ and teachers’ digital literacy, with particular emphasis on critically evaluating AI-generated content and understanding its pedagogical potential and limitations. Participants will leave the session with a clear idea of the importance of establishing clear guidelines and classroom practices that foster the responsible, ethical, and purposeful use of AI in educational settings. -
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Igniting Possibilities for Dyslexia Support in Dual-Language Programs
EBs with Diverse NeedsCeleste Martinez Lead with Karla Mariana Escobar
May 15, 9:45am – 10:40am55 minMaple (Level: 2nd Floor, Cap 45)Show details
This presentation draws on the emerging research into multilingual and multimodal means of representation (Cioè‐Peña, 2022; CAST, 2024) for students with dyslexia in Dual Language and Bilingual Education programs (DLBE). Participants will identify specific strategies to implement in their classrooms by engaging with an interactive, composite case study. This composite case study highlights current practices to enable access to the curriculum. Participants will leave with resources on actionable strategies to implement in the classroom. -
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NeuroLectoGramática: domina la gramática y libera tu potencial lingüístico
Effective Instructional Practices in Elementary DLBE ClassroomsJaime Leal Sotelo Lead
May 15, 9:45am – 10:40am55 minReal (Level: 1st Floor, Cap 40)Show details
¿Buscas una estrategia sólida y científicamente validada para que tus estudiantes no solo memoricen, sino que comprendan y dominen la gramática? Acompáñanos en esta sesión interactiva para explorar la Rutina de NeuroLectoGramática, un poderoso protocolo de lectura de 3 pasos diseñado a partir de los últimos estudios sobre el cerebro y la adquisición del lenguaje. -
Building Bridges Between Contemporary Music and Spanish Literature
Instructional Practices in Secondary DLBE ClassroomsEllen Flores Chavira Lead
May 15, 10:55am – 11:50am55 minFiesta (Level: Ground Floor, Cap 30)Show details
This presentation models how contemporary Spanish-language music can be used to build meaningful bridges to literary analysis in bilingual classrooms. Through classroom-tested pairings from AP Spanish Literature, participants will explore strategies that connect students’ lived linguistic and cultural experiences to canonical texts while strengthening biliteracy and critical thinking. The session is interactive and provides ready-to-use comparison prompts that position students as active interpreters, cultural experts, and advocates for their voices and identities. -
Voces del mundo: enseñando español en Costa de Marfil
Hybrid International StrandKante Kadjatou (Costa de Marfil) Lead
May 15, 10:55am – 11:50am55 minLa Villita (Level: Ground Floor, Cap 30)Show details
¿Alguna vez te has preguntado cómo se vive la enseñanza del idiomas más allá de nuestras fronteras? Esta ponencia te invita a descubrirlo a través de la inspiradora experiencia de una docente en Costa de Marfil. Exploraremos qué impulsa a una maestra a dedicarse a la enseñanza de idiomas, la extraordinaria diversidad y riqueza lingüística del país y cómo transcurre un día en su aula. También se abordarán elementos como el perfil de los estudiantes, los recursos didácticos que emplea, así como los retos y oportunidades que enfrenta en su contexto educativo. Acompáñanos en este recorrido y aprende de la valiosa experiencia de Kante, profesora de español en Costa de Marfil. -
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Empowering Multilingual Learners with Disabilities Through Universal Design
EBs with Diverse NeedsCarlos Perez Lead
May 15, 10:55am – 11:50am55 minMaple (Level: 2nd Floor, Cap 45)Show details
Language becomes a tool of empowerment when all students can access rigorous academic content through multiple pathways. This innovative session demonstrates how Universal Design for Learning serves as a powerful framework to integrate evidence-based strategies that unlock academic language for multilingual learners, including English learners with disabilities. Participants will explore the synergy between UDL's three principles and structured instructional approaches: the 7 Steps to Language-Rich Classrooms, QSSSR (Question, Signal/Cue, Sentence Stem, Share, Assess), and Preview-View-Review strategies. Through hands-on practice with a dual language 8th grade US History lesson, educators will experience how sentence stems scaffold academic discourse, how multiple modalities support comprehension for students with reading differences, and how choice in expression honors both linguistic diversity and learning differences. Attendees will leave with a replicable lesson template that transforms any content area into a linguistically and cognitively accessible learning experience. When we design instruction that honors every student's linguistic assets while providing structured and explicit instructional support for academic language development and reading differences, we truly make language a source of power for all learners. -
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Effective Instructional Practices in Dual Language earning all points on TELPAS
Effective Instructional Practices in Elementary DLBE ClassroomsDora Leija Lead
May 15, 10:55am – 11:50am55 minReal (Level: 1st Floor, Cap 40)Show details
Presentation will include videos, examples and modeling of the 3 dual language techniques:the dictado: diario duo and lota Lara to lead our students to high academic achievement in both English and Spanish. These strategies have led our campus to earn our 10 points for the last 3 years on TELPAS and to outperform monolingual academic achievement. -
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“¡Juguemos! Let’s Play! Estrategias de vocabulario que incorporan el puente.”
Instructional Practices in Secondary DLBE ClassroomsMichelle Camacho Lead with Michelle Morales
May 15, 1:35pm – 2:45pm70 minFiesta (Level: Ground Floor, Cap 30)Show details
This interactive session will go over the what & why of traditional bridging, and showcase a variety of vocabulary strategies that can be used in any content area. -
“Tejiendo Puentes entre México y las Américas: Identidad Transnacional y Colaboraciones Educativas Interculturales”
Hybrid International StrandMargarita Machado - Casas (Mexico - USA) Lead
May 15, 1:45pm – 2:40pm55 minLa Villita (Level: Ground Floor, Cap 30)Show details
This presentation highlights an innovative cross-cultural initiative that strengthens educational experiences through collaboration among the United States, Mexico, and Latin America. Centered in Oaxaca, the project demonstrates how international partnerships can create meaningful opportunities for both local communities and students in U.S. educational settings. Participants will learn about Oaxaca Vive, a model that brings together educators, students, artists, and community leaders in shared spaces of learning that connect language, culture, the arts, and education. -
Still We Rise: Creating Pathways for Bilingual Students in GT
EBs with Diverse NeedsDr. Apolonio Trejo Lead
May 15, 1:45pm – 2:40pm55 minMaple (Level: 2nd Floor, Cap 45)Show details
This session explores the underrepresentation of bilingual students in Gifted and Talented (GT) programs and provides practical strategies for equitable identification, culturally responsive assessment, and inclusive instruction in bilingual, dual language, and ESL classrooms. Drawing on current research (Medina, 2025; Trejo, 2021), it highlights systemic barriers and emphasizes the value of students’ home languages, bilingualism, and translanguaging as assets for learning. Participants will leave with actionable tools to create pathways that honor bilingual learners as campeones de lenguaje, la cultura, y la comunidad. -
Bilingual Flourishing Champions through Love and Character Education
Effective Instructional Practices in Elementary DLBE ClassroomsMaricarmen Esper Lead
May 15, 1:45pm – 2:40pm55 minReal (Level: 1st Floor, Cap 40)Show details
This session shows bilingual educators how to integrate love, cultural identity, and character development into everyday teaching. Participants will learn simple, bilingual strategies that strengthen relationships and nurture virtues like empathy and perseverance. Through practical examples, teachers will discover how to weave character and culture into lessons and routines. Attendees leave with ready‑to‑use tools to help every student feel valued and encourage to flourish and to thrive. -
Click, Scroll… What’s Next? Cyber-Wisdom in the Digital Age
Hybrid International StrandMercedes Del Rocío Valderrábano Zamorano (España) Lead
May 15, 2:55pm – 3:50pm55 minLa Villita (Level: Ground Floor, Cap 30)Show details
En una sociedad hiperconectada, esta ponencia plantea si la educación actual está formando personas capaces de vivir bien en entornos digitales. Frente al predominio de competencias técnicas, se propone la educación del carácter como base para desarrollar el juicio moral y la acción ética.
Desde este marco, se introduce la cibersabiduría como la capacidad de ejercer un juicio práctico éticamente informado en contextos digitales, inspirada en la phronesis aristotélica. Este enfoque integra cuatro dimensiones: alfabetización, razonamiento, autorreflexión y motivación moral.
Se argumenta que los enfoques tradicionales de educación digital —centrados en habilidades técnicas o normas— son insuficientes ante la complejidad del entorno digital, caracterizado por la sobreinformación, la mediación algorítmica y la ambigüedad moral. La cibersabiduría emerge así como una competencia clave para promover el florecimiento humano, permitiendo actuar con prudencia, responsabilidad y orientación al bien común.
Asimismo, se subraya la necesidad de integrar este enfoque tanto en la educación escolar como universitaria. Finalmente, se presenta el trabajo del Centro de Educación en Virtudes y Valores (UFV), orientado al desarrollo de programas y formación docente en cibersabiduría -
EBs, Former EBs, and Non-EBs: Developing Language in Diverse Classrooms
EBs with Diverse NeedsStephen Fleenor Lead
May 15, 2:55pm – 3:50pm55 minMaple (Level: 2nd Floor, Cap 45)Show details
The modern general-education classroom is highly heterogeneous, with emergent bilingual (EB) students at different levels of English language proficiency, students with unique socioemotional needs, and students with diverse background knowledge about academic content.
How can we practically meet the language needs of all students in a diverse classroom? This session shows educators practical ways to meet students where they are at, give them a voice, and help to grow their language, self-confidence, and academic performance. Additionally, this session models how to achieve success for all students by making the development of academic language the primary objective of every lesson and challenging all students to engage with thinking and language at the highest levels of Blooms’ taxonomy. In this session, participants will:
• Engage as students in language-rich simulations
• Discuss with peers how second-language acquisition (SLA) strategies and diverse support can help all students realize their potential
• Learn how to give students a voice through open-ended, culturally responsive activities -
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El dictado: A routine to promote cultural and linguistic competency
Effective Instructional Practices in Elementary DLBE ClassroomsAloise Miller Lead
May 15, 2:55pm – 3:50pm55 minReal (Level: 1st Floor, Cap 40)Show details
In this bilingual session, participants practice a step-by-step approach to implementing dictados in their classrooms. Through “structured conversations” and guided writing activities, they experience several dictados and identify ways to develop students’ oracy, metalinguistic, and cross-cultural awareness. In addition, the use of innovative strategies to teach phonology, morphology, and syntax across both program languages is a part of this language-rich presentation. Participants will learn how to maximize transfer opportunities across program languages and deepen their understanding of contrastive analysis.