East Growing Success for MLs Summer Conference Schedule

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1	Growing Success for MLs Summer Conference EAST Schedule Topsail High School - 245 N. Saint Johns Church Road Hampstead, NC 28443 Parking and Registration - Go to the available parking nearest the Auditorium/Gynasium Enter through the Performing Arts Doors
2	July 23rd Schedule	Session Title	Session Description	Presenter(s)	Room Location

3	8:30 - 9:30 am	Opening Session Keynote Address	Celebrating Multilingual Learners through Advocacy	Catty Moore Member At-Large, NC State Board of Education
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5	All Day	Essentials For Teaching Newcomers (SIOP with a Newcomers Lens)	Pre-conference Registration Required	Crystal Jastzabski ELD Support Team Office of Academic Standards NC Department of Public Instruction	Media Center
6	9:30 - 9:45 am break
7	9:45 - 11:15 am	Success Advocates for Secondary MLs	Learn about employing Success Advocates for Multilingual students in Henderson County Public Schools. How do these individuals support secondary students, families, and schools to lessen the burden on ESL teachers? This session will explore the impact, successes and lessons we've learned in one district (Includes but is not limited to newcomer enrollments, transcript evaluations, college access and support for mixed-status families, 8th-grade transitions to HS, and more!).	Hannah McDonald ESL Success Advocates Henderson County Schools	J121
8	9:45 - 11:15 am	Infusing Multilingualism and Multimodality into Your Science Classroom	Calling all science educators! Want to truly grasp your students' scientific understanding? Join this interactive session to explore the Multilingual Multimodal Science Inventory (M2-Si), a groundbreaking research project from North Carolina. Here's what's in store: Unveiling M2-Si: Discover this innovative project that helps reveal what students know and can do in science, not just what they know and can do in science in English. Research in action: Get insights into the science behind M2-Si and how it empowers a deeper understanding of student learning. Lesson transformation workshop: Roll up your sleeves and infuse your existing lesson plan (or use ours!) with multilingual and multimodal elements, making science accessible and engaging for all!	Ivanna Mann Thrower Anderson, NCDPI Dr. Keira Ballantyne Dr. Amy Burden Brittany York Center for Applied Linguistics Dr. Micheline Chalhoub-Deville University of NC, Greensboro Dr. Margo Gottlieb, WIDA Geoffrin Gallego Durham Public Schools.	J118
9	9:45 - 11:15 am	Multilingual Minds, Mathematical Mastery: Nurturing Strengths in the Classroom	As the number of multilingual learners increases, it is crucial for educators to gain the competencies necessary to effectively teach these students, particularly in disciplines like mathematics. In this session, we will explore how language plays a vital role in mathematics learning for multilingual learners and how to leverage their strengths as leaders in the classroom. Drawing from best practices we will offer practical approaches for K–8 teachers, emphasizing a strength-based approach that incorporates students' life experiences and cultural backgrounds. Participants can expect to learn strategies for maintaining high expectations, representing concepts in various formats, and fostering meaningful mathematical discussions. Join us to discover new ways to celebrate and support the brilliance of multilingual learners in mathematics education.	Silvia McDonald ML/Title III Consultant Office of Academic Standards NC Department of Public Instruction	J105
10	9:45 - 11:15 am	Planning Content Area Lessons for ML Success	This session is targeted to Content Area teachers who want to support ML students and ML Teachers who collaborate with content areas. We will explore how to find appropriate ELD standards to help support content areas and practical applications of the standards across grade levels and subject areas. We will spend time demystifying Language Objectives, identifying and developing the Language for content areas, and how they support Content objectives. We will explore, practice finding and using free ELD resources from WIDA and DPI, to support word/phrase, sentence, and discourse levels Educators will walk away with practiced tools to better serve their ML students	Daniel Schmidt Multilingual Program Manager ML Teacher Network KIPP:NC	J114
11	9:45 - 11:15 am	Building a Culture of Collaboration for All Students: Roles, Responsibilities, and Protocols to Scaffold Group Activities	So you've created the perfect group activity...now what?! The topics in this session are supportive of all students, but are based on best practice for 1) ML students and 2) explicitly teaching collaboration. In this session, we'll discuss how to support diverse students in taking on leadership and support roles within group activities, so that we can create an environment of effective and equitable collaboration in the classroom. We'll discuss structures such as job titles ("project manager," "scribe," etc.) and task lists, how to determine tasks/roles for different types of assignments, how to ensure accountability in different types of groups (turn-taking, divide and conquer, etc.), and how to deliver collaboration norms to your students.	Nicholas Powers-Maher ESL Teacher Literacy & Social Studies Instructional Support PL Facilitator Wake County Schools	J120
12	9:45 - 11:15 am	Bridging Together the NC ELD Standards and the NC Content Standards	Learn how ML teachers can work with their school on bridging the gap between the NC ELD Standards and the content standards. Many content teachers do not realize that ML teachers have their own framework they are teaching from. Using the Mapping and Unpacking documents from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and UPOs from content standards, we will share how participants can connect the Language Expectations from the NC ELD Standards framework. We will share ways that teachers can begin to get these standards out in classrooms through collaboration with content teachers. Educators will walk away with strategies to use with content teachers, in PLTs, or in faculty meetings to bridge the gap between ESL and content classes.	Kelly Poteet ML Instructional Coach Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools	J103
13	9:45 - 11:15 am	Cultivating Newcomer Success through Collaboration with Content Teachers	We will present current evidence-backed strategies for supporting Newcomer students in the content areas. The focus of this session will be on Secondary instruction, with an emphasis on success in a rural/semi-rural school environment. We will include feet-on-the-ground proven strategies contributed by classroom teachers.	Walter Moore English Language Development Teacher Dee Dee Hunt Dishmon ESL Teacher Rockingham County Schools	J119
14	Lunch Options: Have you registered for NCDPI's Healthy School Chat and Chew? Room H127 Food Truck On site: No Rules Food Truck
15	Three Hour Sessions
16	12:30 - 3:30 pm	Engaging Elementary Multilingual Learners in Small Group Instruction	Utilizing practice-based professional development, participants will engage in small group Multilingual strategies for the general education classroom, under the direction of the facilitators. Attendees will actively participate as learners and as teachers, in order to internalize and adapt the strategies to their specific elementary students and context. Facilitators will demonstrate at least four evidenced-based strategies that attendees can duplicate in their own classrooms. Time will also be given for attendees to personalize strategies to differentiate them for their specific grade level and content area. Facilitators will float throughout the classroom to answer questions and be thought partners to support their application of the strategies.	Lisa Cook Kaitlyn Evans Lynnette Batista Doctoral Students University of North Carolina	J114
17	12:30 - 3:30 pm	From Newcomers to Thriving Learners: Investing in a Brighter Future through Structured Care	The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools International Welcome Center (IWC) embodies Damon Richards' wisdom: "Your customer doesn't care how much you know until they know how much you care." Learn about our mission to facilitate the seamless enrollment and transition of newly arriving families. Through strategic program and policy design, we dismantle systemic barriers, expanding equity and access for Multilingual Learners (ML) and Dual Language (DL) students. The result is a seamless transition for students, equipping them with the tools they need to thrive in their home schools, academic endeavors, and extracurricular pursuits. By assembling these pivotal components, we're not simply welcoming students; we're forging pathways to achievement and fostering unity within our community. During this session we will share our experiences, valuable lessons learned, as well as obstacles and future plans for enhanced service for students and families.	Helen Atkins Director Multilingual Learners, Dual Language, and World Language Rebekah Concepcion ML Lead Teacher and Coach Zaida Walker Parent Liaison Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	J120
18	12:30 - 3:30 pm	Project GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design) - Strategies for Guided Oral Practice	Henderson County Public Schools is the New Southeastern Regional Training Center for Project GLAD (R). Come and participate in six strategies that will raise the quality and quantity of academic discourse in your classroom. Additionally, find out about new train the trainer opportunities now available right here in NC!	Ann Corbin Project GLAD Coach Bridget Grant ESL Data Manager Henderson County Schools	J103
19	90 Minute Sessions
20	12:30 - 2:00 pm	Strategies and Innovations for Multilingual Learner Success	Join educators and researchers from NC to explore the ML Success project, one of 20 projects designed to explore the impact of COVID-19 on student learning. In this presentation, we will share findings regarding ML performance of select PSUs and how they implemented strategies and innovations to support MLs during the pandemic. Lessons learned and recommendations will also be shared. Participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences and contribute to the project.	Ivanna Mann Thrower Anderson ML/Title III Education Consultant NCDPI Liz Gilbert Dr. Ye He Dr. Doris Kroiss UNC Greensboro	J118
21	12:30 - 2:00 pm	Promoting Engagement between ML Parents/Caregivers and Elementary Schools	This session highlights the steps to prepare and facilitate successful ML parent meetings to share relevant resources and information about EL services as well as engaging and empowering ML parents to be part of their children's education in elementary schools.	Angelica Shornack EL Teacher - Guilford County Schools ML Teacher Network Maria Brown ESL Teacher Rowan County Schools	J115
22	12:30 - 2:00 pm	Growing Success for MLs: Working Outside the Traditional Classroom	As a district, Chatham County Schools strives to work outside the traditional classroom to increase motivation and key language skills to strengthen student performance. Over the past two years, we have developed initiatives outside the traditional classroom to support ML student growth. These ongoing efforts may serve as models for family engagement and increased academic rigor. The session will include a presentation of these successful changes and provide guided work time for participants to dream and plan for changes in their own contexts. We are optimistic about the future and believe that by continuing to support and implement similar initiatives, we can further enhance student growth and success.	Dr. Micheal W. Palmer English Language Instructional Program Facilitator Jessica Tallant English Language Instructional Program Facilitator Chatham County Schools	L101
23	12:30 - 2:00 pm	Empowering Multilingual Learners: Elevating Oral Language for Academic Success	This professional development opportunity is designed to equip educators with effective strategies and techniques to promote and develop oral language proficiency in ML students. This workshop recognizes the critical role that oral language plays in overall literacy development and academic success of all students, but with an emphasis on ML student outcomes. In this session, participants will explore and experience text-based discussion protocols, focusing on text-dependent questions (TDQs), sentence frames, and talk moves as a means to help MLs access academic content through grade-level conversations.	Mary Phillips K-5 ELA Consultant Catie Cohen 9-12 ELA Consultant Silvia McDonald ML/Title III Consultant Office of Academic Standards NC Department of Public Instruction	J105
24	12:30 - 2:00 pm	Translanguaging and Cross-linguistic Connections	Union County Public Schools is transitioning dual language instruction from a single language focus to allowing students to use all of their linguistic abilities to grow their metalinguistic skills while teachers remain in the target language at all times. With a large number of ML newcomers in our district, it is important to guide students through crosslinguistic instruction to enable them to deepen their understanding of the home language while learning English in the academic setting. Join us to see what this looks like in the classroom and how the intentional planning of such instruction enhances students’ overall learning.	Jessica Gutierrez Dual Language/Immersion Instructional Coach Kelly Ortiz Jaramillo Dual Language/Immersion Instructional Coach Union County Public Schools	J121
25	2:00 - 2:15 pm Break
26	2:15 - 3:45 pm	From Policy to Practice: Implementing Holocaust and Character Education in the Classroom	In this session, participants will understand the legislation for both Holocaust and Character Education in North Carolina. Participants will learn how to combine Holocaust and Character Education seamlessly into their curriculum for MLs through the use of Holocaust texts and an instructional framework with a focus on supports for MLs. Participants will come away with ideas for implementation that include lesson plans, Spanish resources, and summative assessments.	Kelly Schultz Standards Implementation Specialist Tom Daugherty K-12 Social Studies Education Consultant Office of Academic Standards	J115
27	2:15 - 3:45 pm	MLs and AIG: Equity and Excellence	This session will focus on strategies for tailoring gifted professional development for effective multilingual learner services. Participants will discover ways to eliminate bias in gifted potential for ML students. Participants will learn strategies used in a North Carolina district for providing professional development that aligns with equitable ML services outlined in NCDPI’s Call to Action: Strategic Actions to Realize Equity and Excellence in Gifted Education for Multilingual Learners, through the Office of Advanced Learning and Gifted Education.	Traci Waters Director of Diverse Student Populations Caldwell County Schools Beth Cross Education Program Consultant Office of Advanced Learning and Gifted Education NC Department of Public Instruction	J121
28	2:15 - 3:45 pm	Co-teaching in Science for ML Success	During this session, you will see how all students can benefit from content classroom push in ML support. We will show how we organize our science block and how it impacts all students in the classroom. We will share multiple strategies that we use to aid our ML students in learning and retaining vocabulary and content knowledge. We will reference professional texts ("Powerful Teaching" by Pooja Agarwal and Patrice Bain), share EOG data, and share class activities during the session. As part of our 90-minute session, participants will experience our science block rotations and a look at how we co-plan successfully. We will also leave time for questions and answers.	Marcie Black K- 5 ML Teacher Michelle Insco K-8 ML Teacher ML Teacher Network Pender County Schools	J118
29	2:15 - 3:45 pm	Tools to Support MLs with Writing in STEM	This session will focus on tools that can be incorporated into differentiated core instruction in STEM classes to support ML students with writing about the content. A science and math specialist share resources created with Durham middle and high school students in mind. Participants will be given time and resources to revolutionize materials they already have with easily-implemented writing frameworks.	Dr. Emma Refvem 6-12 Science Specialist Kenya Lawrence 6-12 Math Curriculum Specialist Durham Public Schools	J105
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