1:00-1:45 PM Sessions

The Innovative Strategies for Out-of-School and Secondary Youth (iSOSY) Consortium has, over the course of its lifetime, produced hundreds of materials and resources designed to connect with, educate, and support migratory students. How does your staff navigate the various choices to maximize helping the students in your state succeed? The iSOSY website Catalog of Resources is organized in nine useful categories to help users sort through materials appropriate for students according to grade level, English proficiency, length of time available, subject area, etc. Participants will learn how to assess student needs, sort through the catalog choices according to those needs, and support students using the various materials and the iSOSY Student Portal. They will also be introduced to the dozens of iSOSY’s professional learning tools designed to support staff development and address potential burnout and overall personal wellness.

Move beyond the mechanics of TX-NGS data entry and explore how accurate, complete, and timely data supports the Texas Migrant Education Program. This session will help TX-NGS data entry specialists strengthen their data-quality practices by learning how to read and interpret TX-NGS reports, identify potential data concerns, recognize the importance of timely entry, and use reports as tools for verification and quality control. Participants will engage in practical activities designed to sharpen their ability to notice, question, verify, and act on TX-NGS data. The session will emphasize the connection between quality data, program accountability, and effective support for migratory students.

This session will provide ideas on specific project based learning strategies, curriculum and resources to support tutoring, summer programs, or in home instruction with K-12 Students. Specific curriculum resources will be shared that focus on core curriculum to improve reading, math, language arts and science. These lessons are fun and engaging while being targeted to students' learning needs. Join the session to learn about the strategies and readily available resources.

Dissociation can be an adaptive response to overwhelming stress and trauma, yet in the classroom it may be mistaken for inattention, defiance, daydreaming, or disengagement. This workshop explores the connection between trauma and dissociation and how experiences such as displacement, loss, chronic stress, and traumatic events may affect a student’s ability to remain present and engaged at school. Participants will learn to recognize common signs of dissociation in children and adolescents, including changes in attention, awareness, behavior, emotional expression, and connection. The workshop will provide practical, trauma-informed strategies for responding to dissociation in ways that promote safety, regulation, and connection rather than shame or punishment. Teachers, counselors, and social workers will learn grounding, co-regulation, and relational strategies that can help students return to the present and remain connected to learning.

Because it is essential to ensuring educational continuity and supporting the success of students who experience mobility, accurate and timely records transfer is more than a program requirement. The Records Transfer Program Requirement plays an important role in demonstrating program compliance while maintaining complete, accessible student records.nParticipants in this session will take a closer look at what constitutes compliance with the Records Transfer requirement and will explore how to utilize Migrant Student Information Exchange (MSIX) to support seamless educational transitions for highly mobile students.nWhether you are looking to strengthen current practices, prepare for program monitoring, or better understand how MSIX can support your MEP, this session will provide practical strategies and resources participants can put into action.