RGVTABE 2025

RGVTABE 2025

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7:30am CST

Registration & Light Continental Breakfast Main StageOlga "OJ" Garza

8:00am CST

Student Entertainment: Crescendo Music Institute Main StageEdith Trevino • Francisco Faticati

8:30am CST

Welcome Ceremony Main StageEdith Trevino • Francisco Faticati

9:15am CST

Keynote Speaker - Rosa Linda Cruz - Visionary, Disruptor, Teacher, Speaker, Activist, LPC-S, Author, Counselor & Certified Grief Educator Main StageFrancisco Faticati

10:15am CST

Bridging Dual Language and Amplify: Best Practices for Supporting Implementation Room 102Maribel Razo Empowering Multilingual Learners with AI-Driven Adaptive Pathways to Literacy and Numeracy Success Room 203Isaac Treviño Identifying Dyslexia Symptoms in Newcomer Students: A Bilingual Education Perspective Room 201Francisco Usero-González Language That Connects: An Authentic Spanish Solution for STAAR Success Room 104Ruben Arias Making Content Comprehensible for Secondary ESL Students Room 202Araceli de la Cruz Spanish and English Language Acquisition in Just 6 Weeks Room 103Edna Carter • Maria Esther Garza • Evangelina Trevino State and Federal Funding Updates Theater RoomAmy Johnson • Jorge Vela Building Bridges: Launching and Sustaining Impactful Dual Language Programs Room 101Dr. Olivia Hernandez

11:10am CST

Are Bilingual Speakers Enough? Theater RoomEdith Trevino • Dr. Martha Garza Bridging Language and Literacy for Emergent Bilinguals with lead4ward Room 104Celina Meraz Establishing Coherent Systems for Language of Assessment Room 101Gregorio Arellano Motivating Emergent Bilingual Students to Read Room 102Marta Valdez Reading and Writing: Keys to ESL Learner Success Across Content Areas Room 103Leah Wetzler Structured Conversations for Dual-Language Success Room 201Jeanneth Navarro • Isela Cantu

11:55am CST

Invitation Only - TEA Panel Discussion during Bilingual Directors Lunch - Sponsored by Footsteps2Brilliance Room 202Terri Booker

1:30pm CST

Become a Shining STAAR in Spring 2025 with Science 5, 8, and Biology Room 102Patty Segura Best Practices for English Language Learners Room 201Julie Saline Content Based Language Instruction (CBLI) Room 104Amy Johnson • Dr. Patricia Quesada Transformando el Aula con Tecnología y Educación Financiera: Habilidades para la Vida Real Room 103Eira Muñoz Using Data Dashboards to Track EB Success - A Tool to Support Data Storytelling Theater RoomDr. Martha Garza Visualizing Vocabulary: Strategies for Deeper Learning Room 101Francisco Faticati

2:15pm CST

Closing Ceremony Main StageEdith Trevino • Francisco Faticati