8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Audience: The focus is on Bilingual and ESL teachers receiving a stipend, though participation is open to all teachers and paraprofessionals 

Description: This workshop, based on the book "Teaching Gifted Multilingual Learners (MLs) with Depth and Complexity," provides practical solutions for educators seeking to better identify and support gifted multilingual learners. Participants will learn how to combine best practices in gifted education with best practices in education for multilingual learners to meet the needs of these students. Tools and information will be provided to help educators become talent scouts in the gifted identification process. Strategies will be shared to meet the social and emotional needs of these students. Guidance and examples of how to combine sheltered instruction with Depth and Complexity will help participants simultaneously meet their students’ language and learning needs. Participants will leave with practical ideas to identify and serve gifted multilingual learners. 

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Audience: Any Teacher and Paraprofessional in Grades K-12 who support Emergent Bilingual, Dually Identified students are welcome

Description: This session is designed to support PK–2nd–grade dual language immersion teachers. PK teachers will internalize their oracy and Benchmark lessons, and K-2nd will focus on Spanish Habilidades lessons. Participants will engage in collaborative analysis of lesson structure, instructional routines, and language development strategies to internalize core components and ensure alignment with program goals. In addition, the session will reinforce key elements of effective dual language instruction, including language allocation, cross-linguistic connections, and biliteracy development. Walk away with practical tools and a clearer vision for delivering high-impact instruction that supports young emergent bilinguals. 

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Audience: Any Teacher and Paraprofessional in Grades K-5th who support Emergent Bilingual, Dually Identified students are welcome

Description: This professional learning session will explore practical ways to integrate technology tools that support emergent bilingual students. We'll learn how to build background knowledge, utilize native language strategically, and use visuals to make content comprehensible. 

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Audience: Any Teacher and Paraprofessional in Grades 6-12th who support Emergent Bilingual, Dually Identified students are welcome

Description: This professional learning session will explore practical ways to integrate technology tools that support emergent bilingual students. We'll learn how to build background knowledge, utilize native language strategically, and use visuals to make content comprehensible. 

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Audience: Any Teacher and Paraprofessional in grades K-12th who support Emergent Bilingual, Dually Identified students are welcome

Description: Come and explore the Question, Signal, Stem, Share, and Assess routine with us. Research has shown that regularly using QSSSA leads to increased participation and enthusiasm among students (Seidlitz et al., 2024). In this interactive training, we take a deep dive into how and why it works efficiently in each part of a balanced lesson. We will also interact with our HQIMs, and QSSSA will seamlessly integrate. 

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Audience: Any Teacher and Paraprofessional in grades EE-12th who support Emergent Bilingual, Dually Identified students are welcome

Description: The ESL Academy is an intensive training designed to prepare teachers for the

TExES ESL Supplemental Exam #154. 

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Audience: Any Teacher and Paraprofessional in grades EE-12th who support Emergent Bilingual, Dually Identified students are welcome

Description: The ESL Academy is an intensive training designed to prepare teachers for the

TExES ESL Supplemental Exam #154. 

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Audience: Any Teacher and Paraprofessional in grades 6-12th who support Emergent Bilingual, Dually Identified students are welcome

Description: This session highlights how graphic organizers can be powerful tools to elevate students’ academic language and deepen content understanding. We'll explore strategies for using organizers to structure thinking, support vocabulary development, and scaffold complex tasks 

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Audience: Any Teacher and Paraprofessional in grades PK-2n who support Emergent Bilingual, Dually Identified students are welcome

Description: This session is designed to support PK–2nd–grade dual language immersion teachers. PK teachers will internalize their oracy and Benchmark lessons and K-2nd will focus on Spanish Habilidades lessons. To strengthen our dual language classrooms we will focus on academic rigor. We will learn about how to extend oracy strategies beyond the language block and into core content areas such as math, science, and social studies. 

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Audience: Any Teacher and Paraprofessional in grades 3-5 who support Emergent Bilingual, Dually Identified students are welcome

Description: In this session, we will continue exploring how to leverage technology to make grade-level content more accessible for emergent bilingual students. The focus will be on language-rich instruction, scaffolding techniques, meaningful student interaction, and using technology for enrichment activities that extend learning.  

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Audience: Any Teacher and Paraprofessional in grades K-12 who support Emergent Bilingual, Dually Identified students are welcome

Description: Come one, come all, let us jump into easy-to-implement habits that will help your students talk more and engage deeper with the curriculum. We will explore and practice research-based strategies to help get students to speak more frequently and more effectively in an academic setting. 

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Audience: Any Teacher and Paraprofessional in grades 2-5th who support Emergent Bilingual, Dually Identified students are welcome

Description: This session highlights how graphic organizers can be powerful tools to elevate students’ academic language and deepen content understanding. We'll explore strategies for using organizers to structure thinking, support vocabulary development, and scaffold complex tasks 

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Audience: Any Teacher and Paraprofessional in grades P-2 who support Emergent Bilingual, Dually Identified students are welcome

Description: This professional development session is designed to deepen PK–2nd–grade educators’ understanding and implementation of Habilidades y Destrezas lessons, and Benchmark (PK) lessons with a new emphasis on integrating writing as a tool for language development and comprehension. Participants will continue to internalize their habilidades y destrezas lessons and for pre-k, their Benchmark lessons while intentionally planning for writing opportunities that reinforce key literacy skills in both Spanish and English. 

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Audience: Any Teacher and Paraprofessional in grades 3- who support Emergent Bilingual, Dually Identified students are welcome

Description: This session is designed for bilingual educators at the 3rd-5th grade levels. We will explore effective strategies to support emergent writers in both Spanish and English (the target language) with a focus on building foundational writing skills and nurturing their writer’s voices in both languages. 

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Audience: Any Teacher (Math/Sci/SS/ELA) in grades K-12 who supports Emergent Bilingual, Dually Identified students are welcome

Description: Come one, come all, let us jump into easy-to-implement habits that will help your students talk more and think more. We will explore and practice research-based strategies to help get students to think more and speak more frequently and effectively in an academic setting. (This training complements part 1 of the previous PD, but it can also be taken as a stand alone!)