Bilingual - ESL
The Department of Bilingual and ESL Programs’ fundamental purpose is to guide our teachers toward best practices that not only serve all students, but that are essential to Emergent Bilinguals (EBs) in order to acquire English and access content learning. Our dedicated efforts will be on implementing the teaching of specific language skills into all core content classes to assist Emergent Bilinguals in their acquisition of English. We will continue the process of implementing a Content-Based ESL Instructional Model in grades Prekindergarten through 4th grade by which classroom expectations are established and monitored. The goal, as we look forward, is to encourage implementation and preparation of teachers at all grade levels through quality professional learning opportunities. Our Dual Language One-Way and Two-Way programs continue to grow and thrive, as we offer students the gift of biliteracy and biculturalism across Conroe ISD. We have also embedded the instructional coaching component within our professional learning model, as we know this is the most effective method of implementing quality instruction. We look forward to continuing to share these powerful instructional practices with more teachers as part of our comprehensive professional learning plan.
List of Professional Learning Offered:
- ACP Teachers BIL/ESL Program Part 1-3
- Aligning ESOL Instruction to English I and English II Curriculum
- Beginning Instruction in ELDA
- Beginning Instruction in ELLA
- Bilingual Model
- Bilingual/ESL Conference
- BOY LPAC Administrator/Chair Training
- BOY Small Groups in the Bilingual Classroom 2.0
- BTLPT 190 EXAM Preparation Course
- Content Based Language Instruction (CBLI)
- Constructed Response for Multilingual Learners K-12
- Digging Deeper into Bluebonnet in the Bilingual Classroom (K-2)(3-5)
- EOY LPAC Administrator/Chair Training
- ESL 154 Supplemental Exam Preparation Course
- Intro to ELPS for Administrators and District
- mCLASS Lectura K-1
- LPAC Documentation for TELPAS and STAAR (Coding)
- MOY LPAC Administrators/Chair Training
- MOY Small Group in the Bilingual Classroom 2.0 (Grades K-6)
- MOY Statewide Assessment LPAC Training
- New LPAC Administrator Training
- Oral LanguageDevelopment
- Preview-View-Review
- Guidance for Grading Emergent Bilinguals
- Aligning ESOL Instruction to English I and English II
- ESL 154 Supplemental Exam Preparation Course
- Read 180 Platform and Launch for Newcomers Grade 7-8
- Scaffolding Math Word Problems
- Strategies to Support Struggling Readers - Paraprofessionals
- Strategies to Teach Science to Multilingual Students
- Summit K-12 for Elementary Users, Secondary Users, and Managers
- Talk, Read, Talk, Write
- Targeting Instructional Emergent Bilinguals through Linguistic Accommodations
- Teaching Constructed Response to Multilingual Learners
- Technology Tools for Emergent Bilinguals
- TIPS for TELPAS Success
- Understanding Holistic TELPAS K-1 and Dually Coded Emergent Bilingual Students
- Word Study in the Bilingual Classroom Overview
Summer - 2025 Professional Learning Opportunities | ||||||
Day/Date | Name of Program | Training Format | Time | Location | Targeted Audience | Exchange Day Eligible |
Tuesday, June 6, 2025 | Digging Deeper into Bluebonnet in the Bilingual Classroom | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Jett MR 202 - 203 | K - 2nd | Yes |
Thursday, June 12, 2025 | Digging Deeper into Bluebonnet in the Bilingual Classroom | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Jett MR 202 - 203 | 3rd - 5th | Yes |
Self-Paced | Constructed Response for Elementary EB’s | e-Course | Self-Paced | Online | K - 6 | Yes |
Self-Paced | Constructed Response for Secondary EB’s | e-Course | Self-Paced | Online | 7 - 12th | Yes |
Thursday, July 10, 2025 | Bilingual Conference- Boosting Achievement for Underschooled Students (Seidlitz Education) | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Jett BR 216 | Bilingual Teachers & Administrators | Yes |
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | New LPAC Administrator Training | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Jett MR 202 - 203 | LPAC Administrators/ LPAC Chair | No |
Friday, July 25, 2025 | Teaching Language Arts in the Bilingual Classroom(AM) | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. | Jett MR 113 | Bilingual/ Teachers - Language Arts (K - 6th) | Yes |
Friday, July 25, 2025 | Teaching Language Arts in the Bilingual Classroom(PM) | In-Person | 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Jett MR 113 | Bilingual/ Teachers - Language Arts (K - 6th) | Yes |
Self-Paced | mClass Lectura | e-Course | Self-Paced | Online | K - 1st | Yes |
Self-Paced | ACP Teachers BIL/ESL Program Overview | e-Course | Self-Paced | Online | Bilingual/ESL Teachers K - 12th | Yes |
Self-Paced | Guidance for Grading Emergent Bilingual | e-Course | Self-Paced | Online | K - 7th | Yes |
Self-Paced | Content Based Language Instruction (CBLI) | e-Course | Self-Paced | Online | Bilingual/ESL Teachers - All content areas K - 12th | Yes |
Thursday, August 26, 2025 | Summit K-12 for Elementary Users Overview | Virtual | 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Virtual | Bilingual/ESL Teachers - All content areas K - 12th | No |
Thursday, August 28, 2025 | BOY LPAC Administrator/Chair Training | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | Jett MR 202 - 203 | LPAC Administrators/Chair Junior High/ High School | No |
Fall - 2025 Professional Learning Opportunities | ||||||
Day/Date | Name of Program | Training Format | Time | Location | Targeted Audience | Exchange Day Eligible |
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 | BOY LPAC Administrator/Chair Training | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Jett BR 215 | LPAC Administrators/Chair Elementary/ Intermediate | No |
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 | Summit K-12 Campus Secondary Training | Virtual | 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Virtual | All content area teachers K - 12th | Yes |
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 | Instruction in ELDA: Leveraging Read 180 Curriculum | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | TAC | Secondary ESL Teachers 9th - 12th | No |
Thursday, September 4, 2025 | Preview-View-Review (PVR)- RSVP | In-Person | 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Jett MR 205 | Bilingual Teachers - All content areas K - 6th | Yes |
Thursday, September 4, 2025 | Aligning ESOL Instruction to English I and English II Curriculum | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | Jett MR 205 | 9th - 12th | No |
Friday, September 5, 2025 | Preparing for Snapshot/PEIMS Coding | Micro-PD | 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. | Virtual | LPAC Administrators/Chair | No |
Thursday, September 11, 2025 | Beginning Instruction in ELLA | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | TAC | 7th - 8th | No |
Thursday, September 18, 2025 | Summit K-12 campus Manager Training | Virtual | 4:30 p.m to 5:30 p.m. | Virtual | All content areas K - 12th | Yes |
Thursday, September 25, 2025 | ACP Teachers BIL/ ESL Program Overview Pt. 2- using data to drive instruction- AM | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Jett MR 137 - 138 | LPAC Administrators/ LPAC Chair | No |
Thursday, September 25, 2025 | ACP Teachers BIL/ ESL Program Overview Pt. 2- using data to drive instruction- PM | In-Person | 12:30 p.m to 3:30 p.m. | Jett MR 137 - 138 | LPAC Administrators/ LPAC Chair | No |
Friday, September 26, 2025 | Bluebonnet Unit & Lesson Internalization Overview AM (Grading period 2) | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Jett MR 113 - 114 | K - 2nd | No |
Friday, September 26, 2025 | Bluebonnet Unit & Lesson Internalization Overview PM (Grading period 2) | In-Person | 12:30 p.m to 3:30 p.m. | Jett MR 113 - 114 | 3rd - 5th | No |
Thursday, October 2, 2025 | ESOL II - Second 9 weeks Curriculum Check-in | Virtual | 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Virtual | Secondary ESL Teachers 7th - 12th | No |
Monday, October 6, 2025 | TIPS for TELPAS Success K-12 for Administrators and Coaches | Micro-PD | 7:15 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. 3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. | Virtual | K - 12th | No |
Monday, October 6, 2025 | ELLA I - Second 9 weeks Curriculum Check-in | Virtual | 4:30 p.m to 5:30 p.m. | Virtual | Secondary ESL Teachers | No |
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | ELLA II - Second 9 weeks Curriculum Check-in | Virtual | 4:30 p.m to 5:30 p.m. | Virtual | Secondary ESL Teachers | No |
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | ESOL I - Second 9 weeks Curriculum Check-in | Virtual | 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Virtual | Secondary ESL Teachers | No |
Thursday, October 9, 2025 | TIPS for TELPAS Success K-12 Teachers | Micro-PD | 7:15 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. 3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. | Virtual | All content area teachers K - 12th | No |
Friday, October 17, 2025 | BOY SMALL Groups Instruction in the Bilingual Classroom 2.0 | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Jett MR 113 - 114 | Bilingual Teachers - All content areas K - 6th | No |
Monday, October 20, 2025 | ESL 154 Supplemental Exam Preparation Course Region 6 | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Jett BR 217 | K - 12th | No |
Thursday, October 23, 2025 | Understanding Holistic TELPAS K-1 and Dually Coded Emergent Bilingual Students | Micro-PD | 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. | Virtual | K - 1 | No |
Monday, October 27, 2025 | BTLPT 190 EXAM Preparation Course | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Jett BR 215 | Bilingual/ESL Teachers - All content areas K - 6th | No |
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | Scaffolding Math Word Problems | Virtual | 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Virtual | K - 12th | Yes |
Thursday, October 30, 2025 | Strategies to Teach Science to Multilingual Students | Micro-PD | 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. 2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Virtual | 5 - 12th | No |
Thursday, October 30, 2025 | MOY Statewide Assessment LPAC Training | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | TAC | LPAC Administrator/ Chair (Junior High/High School) | No |
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | Bluebonnet Unit & Lesson Internalization Overview AM (Grading period 3) | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Jett BR 215 | K - 2nd | No |
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | Bluebonnet Unit & Lesson Internalization Overview PM (Grading period 3) | In-Person | 12:30 p.m to 3:30 p.m. | Jett BR 215 | 3rd - 5th | No |
Monday, December 8, 2025 | ELLA I - Third 9 weeks Curriculum Check In | Virtual | 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Virtual | Secondary ESL Teachers | No |
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | ELLA II - Third 9 weeks Curriculum Check In | Virtual | 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Virtual | Secondary ESL Teachers | No |
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | ESOL I - Third 9 weeks Curriculum Check in | Virtual | 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Virtual | Secondary ESL Teachers | No |
Thursday, December 11, 2025 | ESOL I - Third 9 weeks Curriculum Check in | Virtual | 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Virtual | Secondary ESL Teachers | No |
Friday, December 11, 2025 | Oral Language Development AM | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | Jett MR 114 | K - 12th | No |
Friday, December 11, 2025 | Oral Language Development PM | In-Person | 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Jett MR 114 | K - 12th | No |
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | Strategies to Teach Science to Multilingual Students | Micro-PD | 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. | Virtual | 5 -12th | No |
Spring - 2026 Professional Learning Opportunities | ||||||
Day/Date | Name of Program | Training Format | Time | Location | Targeted Audience | Exchange Day Eligible |
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | MOY LPAC Administrators/Chair Training | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Jett Ballroom 216 | LPAC Administrators/Chair (Elementary- Intermediate) | No |
Thursday, January 15, 2026 | MOY LPAC Administrator/Chair Training | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | Jett MT 204 - 205 | LPAC Admin/Chair (Junior-High School) | No |
Thursday, January 15, 2026 | ACP Teachers BIL/ESL Program Overview Pt.3- Progress Monitoring and Closing the Gap | Micro-PD | 7:15 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. 3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. | Virtual | Bilingual/ESL Teachers - All content areas K - 12th | No |
Thursday, January 27, 2026 | LPAC Documentation for TELPAS and STAAR (Coding) | Micro-PD | 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. | Virtual | LPAC Administrators/Chair | No |
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 | MOY small group instruction in the bilingual classroom | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Jett MR 202 - 203 | Bilingual Teachers K - 6 | No |
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | Preparing for MOY LPAC’s TELPAS and STAAR Paperwork | Micro-PD | 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. 3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. | Virtual | LPAC Administrators/ LPAC Chairs | No |
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | Bluebonnet Unit & Lesson Internalization Overview AM (Grading period 4) | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | Jett BR 216 | K - 2nd | No |
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | Bluebonnet Unit & Lesson Internalization Overview PM (Grading period 4) | In-Person | 12:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Jett BR 217 | 3rd - 5th | No |
Monday, February 23, 2025 | ELLA I - Fourth 9 weeks Curriculum Check In | Virtual | 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Virtual | Secondary ESL Teachers | No |
Tuesday, February 24, 2025 | ELLA II - Fourth 9 weeks Curriculum Check In | Virtual | 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Virtual | Secondary ESL Teachers | No |
Wednesday, February 25, 2025 | ESOL I - Fourth 9 weeks Curriculum Check In | Virtual | 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Virtual | Secondary ESL Teachers | No |
Thursday, February 26, 2025 | ESOL II - Fourth 9 weeks Curriculum Check In | Virtual | 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Virtual | Secondary ESL Teachers | No |
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 | EOY LPAC/Closing out the School Year | Micro-PD | . 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. | Virtual | LPAC Administrators/ LPAC Chairs | No |
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 | EOY LPAC Administrator/Chair Training | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Jett MR 202 - 203 | LPAC Administrators/Chair Elementary/ Intermediate | No |
Thursday, May 14, 2026 | EOY LPAC Administrators/Chair Training | In-Person | 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | Jett MR 202 - 203 | LPAC Administrators/Chair Junior High/High School | No |