2023 Hybrid Conference: Assume Greatness: Diversity IS our Strength

Sandra Medrano-Arroyo

Instructional Content Manager

Ellevation

Bilingual, bicultural, with strong Hispanic roots, and over 25 years in education, Sandra has served the needs of multilingual learners and their families through different roles in her career. With a desire to do even more for multilingual learners, she joined Ellevation Education in 2019 where she created instructional content for dual language programs and contributed to the development of professional learning modules. Sandra is committed to supporting multilingualism and multiculturalism as pathways of success for students and their families and can now be found advocating for multilingual learners on a national level as Ellevation’s National Director of Multilingual Learner Success.

• 1:00 - 2:30 PM, Feb 9, 2023 Virtual - Zoom

  Virtual Pre-Conference: All Data Deserves a Story

Jobi Lawrence

Member Services and Outreach

ELPA21 at UCLA CRESST

Dr. Jobi Lawrence has over 25 years of experience working across all levels in the field of education, through program administration, evaluation, and implementation with educators across the country and internationally. She currently works with ELPA21 at UCLA CRESST to oversee the Members Services and Outreach for the eight state collaborative.

• 1:00 - 2:30 PM, Feb 16, 2023 Virtual - Zoom

  Virtual Pre-Conference: Honoring Diversity in the Classroom Through A Differentiation Framework

• 12:45 - 1:45 PM, Feb 22, 2023 Hilton Portland Downtown 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 - Galleria

  Assuming Greatness through Family Engagement to Support Multilingual Learners

Grace Allely has taught K-12 ESL internationally for over ten years. She completed her master's degree in English language learning at the University of North Dakota (UND) and is currently completing her educational doctorate in educational leadership at UND. Allely is an experienced teacher educator, program developer, and curriculum designer. As the TESOL Education Associate Director, Allely manages TESOL’s professional learning offerings and virtual events and oversees TESOL International Association courses.

• 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Feb 21, 2023 Recorded Playback

  Using a distributed leadership model to improve English learners' outcomes

Judith O’Loughlin is an educational consultant and teacher trainer. She has thirty years of teaching in public schools in the U.S. in English, English as a second language, and special education, in small population, low incidence programs. She has also worked in Japan at SOKA University, as a visiting professor, teaching graduate candidates how to teach English as a Foreign Language (EFL) to young learners. She has trained teachers in credentialing programs in the areas of second language acquisition and learning, bilingual special education, sheltered instruction, SLFE, differentiating instruction and strategies, and curriculum development in ESL and EFL low incidence programs. She is the author of chapters in several edited publications, and the author of the Academic Language Accelerator (Oxford University Press) and co-author of Students with Interrupted Formal Education: Bridging Where They Are and What They Need (Corwin) and Supporting the Journey of English Learners after Trauma (UMich Press).

• 10:30 - 11:30 AM, Feb 21, 2023 Virtual

  Supporting Immigrant Students with Trauma Backgrounds

Lisa Tabaku serves as Director of Dual Language and Multilingual Education at the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) where she provides culturally competent technical assistance (both professional development and program evaluations) to multilingual and dual language programs in the U.S. and abroad.
Lisa has developed educational materials and provided professional development on effective and culturally relevant literacy and content instruction for students learning in a second language. Over the course of her career, she has directly taught English and other language learners in grades PreK through 12.
Lisa is one of the authors of a U.S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition report, Dual Language Education Programs: Current State Policies and Practices (2015).

• 10:30 - 11:30 AM, Feb 21, 2023 Virtual

  Evaluation of Dual Language Programs to Inform Enhancement

Leila Kubesch is the 2022 National Teachers Hall of Fame Inductee, among the most sought-after, inspiring and transformative international speakers in her field, she is a multi-award- winning TESOL educator who specializes in resiliency, mental wellness, and equitable learning. Her keynotes provide practical strategies, grounded in research and case studies, that help foster mental health within ourselves and others. Leila’s work is inspired by personal childhood adversity and experiences as an immigrant to the U.S. This, combined with 26 years of K-12 teaching in high-need communities, home visits and research experience, makes her work accessible, empowering and relatable in providing practical and sustainable strategies for people across the ages to understand and practice with ease.

• 10:30 - 11:30 AM, Feb 21, 2023 Virtual

  How to Engage EL Learners and Their Families with Purpose & Power

• 1:30 - 2:30 PM, Feb 21, 2023 Virtual

  Beyond the Newsletter: Reconstructing our Ideas on Family Engagement

Dr. Joan Lachance

Associate Professor/Educational Consultant

UNC Charlotte

Dr. Joan Lachance is an Associate Professor of Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She directs the TESL graduate programs and undergraduate TESL Minor. She is the co-author of the National Dual Language Education Teacher Preparation Standards and the Director of the CAEP Specialized Program Association in Dual Language Education called “EMMA: Education for a Multilingual Multicultural America.” She received her undergraduate degree in Secondary Education, Modern Languages and Linguistics from Florida International University. With Spanish as the language of program delivery, she completed graduate coursework to earn her master’s degree in School Counseling from Pontifical Catholic University in Poncé, Puerto Rico. Dr. Lachance completed her doctoral work in Curriculum and Instruction, with an emphasis on Urban Education, Literacy, and TESL at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Dr. Lachance’s research agenda and professional learning via her consultancies encompasses dual language teacher preparation, academic literacy development, and authentic assessment with multilingual learners. Her work has resulted in numerous publications including articles, book chapters, technical reports, and state-level curriculum guides since joining UNC Charlotte. She serves on several journal editorial boards and is a board member of the Multistate Association for Bilingual Education, Northeast (MABE). With the publication of a forthcoming Corwin book, she is specializing one aspect of of her professional consultancies with collaboration and co-teaching for multilingual learners in the dual language context. She is also working to support dual language education for the preservation of Native American languages, currently and most-honorably collaborating with a K-8 school serving the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians [EBCI].

• 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Feb 21, 2023 Virtual

  Collaboration and Co Teaching in Dual Language: Transforming Practices Across Program Models

Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld

Professor

Molloy University

Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld is Professor in the School of Education and Human Services at Molloy University, Rockville Centre, New York, where she teachers graduate courses related to cultural and linguistic diversity. Before entering the field of teacher education, she was an English-as-a-foreign-language teacher in Hungary (Grades 5–8 and adult) and an English-as-a-second-language teacher in New York City (Grades K–3 and adult). She also taught Hungarian at New York University.
She was the recipient of a doctoral fellowship at St. John’s University, New York, where she conducted research on individualized instruction and learning styles. She has published extensively on working with English language learners and providing individualized instruction based on learning style preferences. She frequently offers professional learning opportunities, primarily focusing on effective differentiated strategies and collaborative practices for ELD specialists and general-education teachers. She coauthored Differentiated Instruction for At-Risk Students (2009) and co-edited the five-volume Breaking the Mold of Education series (2010–2013), published by Rowman and Littlefield. She is also the co-author of Core Instructional Routines: Go-To Structures for Effective Literacy Teaching, K–5 and 6–12 (2014), and author of Growing Language and Literacy (2019) published by Heinemann. With Maria Dove, she co-edited Coteaching and Other Collaborative Practices in the EFL/ESL Classroom: Rationale, Research, Reflections, and Recommendations (2012) and Co-Teaching for English Learners: Evidence-based Practices and Research-Informed Outcomes (2020). Maria and Andrea also co-authored Collaboration and Co-Teaching: Strategies for English Learners (2010), Common Core for the Not-So-Common Learner, Grades K–5: English Language Arts Strategies (2013), Common Core for the Not-So-Common Learner, Grades 6–12: English Language Arts Strategies (2013), Beyond Core Expectations: A Schoolwide Framework for Serving the Not-So-Common Learner (2014), Collaboration and Co-Teaching: A Leader’s Guide (2015), Coteaching for English Learners: A Guide to Collaborative Planning, Instruction, Assessment, and Reflection (2018), and Collaborating for English Learners: A Foundational Guide to Integrated Practices (2019), Co-Planning: 5 Essential Practices to Integrate Curriculum and Instruction for English Learners (2022). She is a contributing author of Breaking Down the Wall: Essential Shifts for English Learner Success (2020), From Equity Insights to Action (2021), and Digital-Age Teaching for English Learners (2022). Nine of her Corwin books are bestsellers.

• 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Feb 21, 2023 Virtual

  Collaboration and Co Teaching in Dual Language: Transforming Practices Across Program Models

Amber Crowell Kelleher serves as Executive Director of TESOL International Association. Prior to joining TESOL, Amber spent 15+ years in executive leadership and board roles for associations and nonprofits, including CEO of United Way NEXT and managing director of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives. Early in her career, Amber worked on projects with the College Board, Institute for International Research, Linden Educational Services, NAFSA, and the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

• 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Feb 21, 2023 Recorded Playback

  Using a distributed leadership model to improve English learners' outcomes

Michelle Yzquierdo

Educational Consultant

Seidlitz Education

Dr. Michelle Yzquierdo has become a very popular and sought-after speaker because of her knowledge and engaging and enthusiastic presentation style. She has presented at the local, state, national and international levels on a variety of topics related to cultural intelligence, best practices for English-learners, effective support for newcomers, and numerous trainings addressing state/federal accountability and compliance.

Dr. Yzquierdo’s experience includes high school science teacher, new arrival team, where she taught students from all demographic groups, including ELs and first-year immigrant ELs, science department chair, peer facilitator, instructional specialist, and educational program specialist. Dr. Yzquierdo has received numerous awards and honors including commendations from the Texas House of Representatives, and fellowships in both Switzerland and Swaziland.

Dr. Yzquierdo holds an undergraduate science degree from Texas A&M University, a master’s degree in organizational management from the University of Houston, and a doctorate degree in diversity and immigrant studies from Lamar University where she researched the factors contributing to the success of immigrant students. As the child of an immigrant, an educator, and a researcher, Dr. Yzquierdo has seen first-hand what it takes to support a diverse student population so they may see success. She has dedicated her career to providing other professionals with appropriate and necessary research-based strategies and tools. Dr. Yzquierdo lives in Houston, TX with her husband, Carlos, and sons, Kai and Karsten. She is the author of the book, Pathways to Greatness for ELL Newcomers: A Comprehensive Guide for Schools and Teachers, released in December of 2017.

• 2:30 - 5:30 PM, Feb 21, 2023 Hilton Portland Downtown 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 - Galleria

  Seidlitz Education Presents: Speaking of Diversity, Yes, Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is Actually a Thing

Zeinab Haidous

EL Consultant

Wayne RESA

Zeinab Haidous is a Multilingual Consultant at Wayne RESA. Zeinab has been an advocate for multilingual learners and has worked with them for the majority of her career as a classroom teacher and EL teacher. She is a trained SIOP coach and a certified advanced SIOP trainer by the Michigan Department of Education. Zeinab strives to foster an understanding for the needs of multilingual learners in our schools. Through professional learning, coaching, and consulting, Zeinab works side by side with Pre-K - 12 educators to carry out research-based strategies to best serve our multilingual learners.

• 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Feb 22, 2023 Hilton Portland Downtown 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 - Galleria

  Newcomer Panel Discussion

Kayln Wulatin

EL Consultant

Wayne RESA

Kalyn Wulatin is a passionate advocate for multilingual learners and their families. She has worked in bilingual and EL education for 27 years: as a teacher, program coordinator, and currently as a Multilingual Consultant for Wayne RESA. Kalyn has provided professional learning, coaching, and support for creating equitable environments and opportunities and best practices for multilingual learners for educators at the district, county, and state levels.

• 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Feb 22, 2023 Hilton Portland Downtown 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 - Galleria

  Newcomer Panel Discussion

Leticia Braga

Team Lead for the Title III Program

U.S. Department of Education

Dr. Leticia Braga is Team Lead for the Title III Program, having recently rejoined the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education. She brings over a decade of experience at the Department in programs implementing the ESEA and IDEA, with a primary focus on multilingual learners and students with disabilities. Leticia was mostly recently part of the evaluation team within the Institute of Education Sciences. She holds a doctorate and master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary.

• 8:30 - 9:30 AM, Feb 22, 2023 Hilton Portland Downtown 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 - Galleria

  USED Updates

Dr. Ester De Jong

Professor, CLDE Program

University of Colorado-Denver

Ester J. de Jong is Professor and program leader in the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education program at the University of Colorado Denver. Prior to UC Denver, she was the Director of the School of Teaching and Learning and Professor in ESOL/Bilingual Education at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Her research focuses on equity and integration in the context of dual language education and preparing teachers to work with bilingual learners in K-12 schools. Dr. de Jong was President of TESOL International Association (2017-2018).

• 12:45 - 1:45 PM, Feb 22, 2023 Hilton Portland Downtown 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 - Forum

  Effective Literacy for English Learners/Emergent Bilingual Students in a "Science of Reading" Era

Fariba Hamedani

Title III, Part A Program Officer

US Department of Education

Fariba Hamedani has been working as a Title III, Part A program officer at the U.S. Department of Education for the past three years. Fariba also has prior experience as an ESL teacher and as a bilingual elementary school teacher.

• 8:30 - 9:30 AM, Feb 22, 2023 Hilton Portland Downtown 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 - Galleria

  USED Updates

Montserrat Garibay is the Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director for the Office of English Language Acquisition and Senior Advisor for Labor Relations, Office of Secretary, U.S. Department of Education. Previously she was the secretary-treasurer of the Texas American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and served as vice president for Certified Employees with Education Austin. Ms. Garibay was a bilingual pre-kindergarten teacher for eight years and a National Board-Certified Teacher. She is a graduate of the National Labor Leadership Initiative with the Worker Institute at Cornell University and is a University of Texas-Austin graduate with a master’s degree in Education. An activist on education and immigration issues, Garibay came to the U.S. from Mexico City as an undocumented immigrant and became a citizen 20 years later. She has been instrumental in promoting opportunities for all students, including those from immigrant families.

• 8:30 - 9:30 AM, Feb 22, 2023 Hilton Portland Downtown 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 - Galleria

  USED Updates

Jo Napolitano

Jo Napolitano spent nearly two decades reporting for The New York Times, Chicago Tribune and Newsday before winning a Spencer Education Fellowship to Columbia University in 2016 in support of her reporting on immigrant youth. Her first book, The School I Deserve: Six Young Refugees and Their Fight for Equality in America, will be published by Beacon Press in Spring 2021.

Napolitano has reported on many topics throughout her award-winning career, including crime and science. But education remains her primary focus, and for good reason: It was the only means through which she would escape poverty.

Born in Bogota, Colombia, Napolitano was abandoned at a bus stop by her birthmother when she was just a day old. Placed in an orphanage, she nearly died of starvation before she was adopted by a blue-collar family from New York. She was raised by a single parent and is a first-generation college graduate having earned her bachelors from Medill at Northwestern University. She believes no child’s life should be left to chance.

Napolitano lives in New York City. She is a current Education Writers Association Fellow and a recent recipient of a grant from the Fund For Investigative Journalism.

• 9:30 - 10:15 AM, Feb 22, 2023 Hilton Portland Downtown 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 - Galleria

  WIDA Presents: Welcome Address Keynote Presentation with Jo Napolitano

Altagracia "Grace" Delgado

Executive Director of Multilingual Services

Aldine ISD

Altagracia H. Delgado, also known as Grace, has been in the education field for 27 years. In those years she has worked as a bilingual teacher, literacy coach, and school and central office administrator. She is an advocate for students in special populations and works in collaboration with multiple organizations to ensure appropriate services for children are in place. Grace is currently the Executive Director of Multilingual Services for Aldine ISD, in the Houston area.

• 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Feb 22, 2023 Hilton Portland Downtown 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 - Galleria

  Newcomer Panel Discussion

Christine Kujawa

Multilingual Program Specialist

Aldine ISD

Christine Kujawa is a secondary Multilingual program director in Aldine ISD. She currently coordinates the district’s Accelerated English Academy for newcomer Emergent Bilingual students, providing instructional support and professional development for ESL educators teaching in the program. Christine has worked in Aldine ISD as an ESL educator for 30 years and is passionate about providing quality ESL education resulting in productive learning experiences and academic success for our Emergent Bilingual students.

• 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Feb 22, 2023 Hilton Portland Downtown 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 - Galleria

  Newcomer Panel Discussion

Dr. Lisa Auslander

Senior Project Director/PI

Bridges to Academic Success, CUNY

Lisa Auslander is the Principal Investigator and Senior Project Director at Bridges to Academic Success, a City University of New York-based project at the Graduate Center, where she leads the curriculum, professional learning and evaluation teams, designing and evaluating resources for teachers of Students with Interrupted and Inconsistent Schooling (SIFE) and newcomer multilingual students. In this role, she works with schools and districts throughout New York State and other parts of the country on their school improvement plans for multilingual learners. Lisa received her PhD in Urban Education based on a study of culturally and linguistically responsive RtI for secondary English language learners. She also serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Hunter College in Educational Leadership and is the co-author of School-wide Systems for Multilingual Learner Success: A Roadmap for Leaders.

• 12:45 - 1:45 PM, Feb 22, 2023 Hilton Portland Downtown 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 - Council

  Creating School-wide Systems for Multilingual Learner Success

Martha Hernandez

Executive Director

Californians Together

Martha Hernández is the Executive Director for Californians Together, a coalition of education, civil rights, parent/caregiver, community, and advocacy organizations, that champions the educational success of California’s more than 1.1million English learners. Her 42 years of public school experience includes serving as Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services for a unified school district, as Director of Curriculum for a county office of education and as a district administrator, principal, staff developer, and bilingual and special education teacher in various districts. She was also the Director of Bilingual Teacher Training at California Lutheran University and served as past president of California Association for Bilingual Education. Martha was appointed by the California Senate Rules Committee to serve on the California Department of Education’s Instructional Quality Commission. In 2014, she was appointed by the State Board of Education to serve as the Co-Chair of the California ELA/ELD Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee. Her work now focuses on biliteracy with an expansion of the California State Seal of Biliteracy, the implementation of California's new English learner policy, the English Learner Roadmap and the provision of effective literacy/biliteracy for emergent bilingual and English learner students.

• 12:45 - 1:45 PM, Feb 22, 2023 Hilton Portland Downtown 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 - Forum

  Effective Literacy for English Learners/Emergent Bilingual Students in a "Science of Reading" Era

Sam Aguirre

Director of WIDA Español/Assistant Director of Consortium Relations

WIDA

Samuel Aguirre is the Director of WIDA Español and Assistant Director of Consortium Relations. In this position, Sam bridges Spanish language development with English language development to support bilingual education of students in the United States and abroad. For WIDA Español, Sam manages the research, development, and delivery of WIDA resources focused on Spanish language development. His work oversees major areas, including those of a framework for Spanish language arts, standards for Spanish language development, professional learning opportunities, and Spanish language assessments. As Assistant Director of Consortium Relations, Sam leads WIDA’s Executive Committee, Subcommittees, and other consortium related activities. His life experiences as an emergent bilingual in the U.S., work as an educator in the classroom, advocate working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and director of multilingual services at a state education agency provide a strong foundation for his role at WIDA.
Sam holds a bachelor’s degree in Bilingual Bicultural Elementary Education from Northeastern Illinois University and a masters in Second Language Studies with a concentration in Engaged Language Policy and Practice from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.

• 12:45 - 1:45 PM, Feb 22, 2023 Hilton Portland Downtown 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 - Galleria

  Assuming Greatness through Family Engagement to Support Multilingual Learners

Michael Rodríguez is the newly-appointed Executive Director of Dual Language Education of NM (DLeNM). For the past six years he has served as the organization's director of operations, heading up and expanding the Leadership Development trainings while supporting schools, districts and state agencies across the country to create quality, sustainable dual language programs. Throughout his career as an administrator, he has helped to establish and operate three different dual language programs in New Mexico.

• 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Feb 22, 2023 Hilton Portland Downtown 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 - Council

  Strategic Program Design: The DL Theory of Change Logic Model

Current Founder/Independent Educational Consultant at Carlene Thomas Consulting; Serves as Membership Coordinator for NAELPA; Former Texas state ESL Program Coordinator, and has also served as ESL teacher (elementary and secondary), ESL director, and regional ESL/migrant consultant

• 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Feb 22, 2023 Hilton Portland Downtown 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 - Forum

  Daily Actions for Implementing Effective Content-Based Instruction

Lynda Espinoza Idle

Owner

RISE PD

Lynda Espinoza Idle has been an educator for over 34 years starting in 1987 in a migrant bilingual school in South San Antonio, TX. She has been a teacher, principal and district office administrator in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado all in high impacted ESL communities. Since moving to Colorado in 2008, she has been an ESL Director in three districts in Colorado Springs. She was the Senior Consultant in the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) Office of Literacy supporting ELL Literacy and providing technical support across the state. As a CLDE Director, Lynda facilitated her last district in winning the ELPA Excellence Award for being one of the districts with the highest ELD growth in the state for the SY 2015 and 2016. She has presented the past 11 years at the state and national level on ELL Instruction, Dually Identified EL/SpEd and Reading Instruction. She has co-presented with CDE at regional symposiums and training on identifying and serving Dually Identified ELL/Sped Students. Lynda participated and helped represent Colorado in the National Working Group of the Council of Chief State School Officers in Washington DC, to create the national CCSSO English Learners with Disabilities Guide. Lynda was named the CDE 2020 Distinguish Administrator in support of CLDE. She is currently the President for the state affiliate CoTESOL. Recently, Lynda co-presented at the TESOL 2021 International Convention as an invited speaker on “Identifying, Referring, and Servicing Dually Identified EL/SpEd Students” with great reviews from across the country. She had her co-authored article published in the TESOL Newsletter Difference and Disability Matters March 2021 edition on the same topic. Lynda is the owner and lead CLDE consultant at RISE PD. (Responsive Inclusive Strategic Education)

• 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Feb 22, 2023 Hilton Portland Downtown 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 - Galleria

  Equitable MTSS Process for English Learners That Supports Appropriate Special Education Referrals

Fran Hernández-Herbert

RISE PD

With 40 years’ experience in special education, Fran Herbert, is an educational consultant working with districts in Colorado and other states providing technical assistance with second language learning students (ELs) suspected of having a disability. As a previous Director of Early Intervention and a Supervisor at the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), Fran led a team in developing policies, procedures, and monitoring for compliance in the provision of special education services for all students with Individual Education Programs (IEPs) in the state of Colorado and on a national level with a focus on dually identified EL students (EL and special education). She led the development of the "Culturally and/or Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Resource Toolkit" and facilitated numerous training on the appropriate referral, identification, and servicing of ELs and special education at the CDE in preventing disproportionate representation of ELs in special education throughout the state of Colorado.

On a national level, Fran has consulted with WestEd in developing training modules on the referral process and identification of ELs suspected of having a disability. As a past member of Chief Council of School State Officers (CCSSO), Fran collaborated with the Center of Applied Linguistics (CAL) representing Colorado on adapting Marzano’s and Davidson Framework for ELs Students. Recently, Fran co-presented at the TESOL 2021 International Convention as an invited speaker on “Identifying, Referring, and Servicing Dually Identified EL/SpEd Students” with great reviews from across the country. She co-authored an article published in the TESOL Newsletter Difference and Disability Matters (March 2021) on the same topic. Fran is the lead SpEd consultant at RISE PD. (Responsive Inclusive Strategic Education)

• 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Feb 22, 2023 Hilton Portland Downtown 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 - Galleria

  Equitable MTSS Process for English Learners That Supports Appropriate Special Education Referrals