RGVTABE 2025

RGVTABE 2025

10:15am CST

Bridging Cultures: Empowering Educators to Support Newcomer Students Room 202Edith Trevino • Dr. Marie Moreno Crafting Essays Across Languages: Strategies for Teaching Essay Writing to Bilingual Students Room 201Ann Solis • Cassandra Leal • Emilia Capuchino Dual Language Education at UTRGV: The B3 Scholar Seal Room 104Dr. Katherine Christoffersen • Michelle A. Cavazos • Dr. Joy Esquierdo Navigating AI Beyond the Classroom to Support Our Multilingual Learners Room 103Dr. Adela Flores Speak, Listen, and Flourish: Creating Mathematical Discourse in a Middle School Math Classroom Room 203Jacquelyn Kiner The Role of AI and Brain Science in Supporting Emergent Bilinguals Learning to Read Room 101Julie Kalinowski Unleashing the Power of Oracy in the Multilingual Classroom Room 102Edgar Ibarra Count-down to TELPAS - Increase Proficiency Levels and Elevate Student Success Theater RoomPatty Segura

11:10am CST

Because There Is More Than One Teacher in a Dual Language Classroom Room 202Oralia Soza Empowering Language Development with Artificial Intelligence Room 101Fely García López Examining Our Own Socio-Cultural Competence Stances to Effectively Serve Emergent Bilinguals Room 203Dr. Myrna Rosado-Rasmussen How to Improve and Increase Parent Engagement Under Title III Room 102Miguel Castillo, BS, MS Ed Identidad del Bilingual Teacher: Un Comienzo para Critical Consciousness Room 104Tabitha Hornby Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies for the Academic and Linguistic Development of Emergent Bilingual Students Room 201Dr. Gina Garza-Reyna • Karina Chapa Understanding the Intersection Between Second Language Acquisition and a Specific Learning Disability Theater RoomFrancisco Faticati We Are U.S. Citizens: Silent Voices of Children of the Rio Grande Valley Room 103Dr. Ana Lopez

11:55am CST

RGV TABE Attendee Luncheon Main StageFrancisco Faticati

1:30pm CST

Accelerate learning with the award-winning bilingual language and literacy resources from Footsteps2Brillinace and Prepare your Emergent Bilingual Students to cross the Finish Line with TELPAS e-Practice from Continental... Theater RoomTerri Balderrama Booker Dominating Collaborative Teaching Practices in Dual Language Classrooms Room 202Raquel Pérez • Michelle A. Cavazos Educational Selfcare Room 103Dr. Tammy Chambers Effective Literacy for Emergent Bilinguals Room 104Reyna Martinez-Arriaga Leveraging My Superpower: Affirm Student Identity and Fuel Inteligencia Emocional Through Writing Room 102De Anda-Treviño Carolina Supporting Academic Language Proficiency from Early Childhood in Dual Language Environments Room 101Rosy Gonzalez Unlocking AI-Powered Language Strategies for Diverse Learners Room 203Natalie Garza • Nicole Gutierrez ¡Hazlo y Enséñalo! Room 201Aurora Butters • Belinda Alaniz

2:25pm CST

Bilingual Exceptions and ESL Waivers: Application Process and Teacher Professional Learning Theater RoomDr. Julie Lara Effective Teaching and Discipline Strategies for Bilingual Classroom Room 202Esmeralda Bazan • Karla Arredondo ELPS, TELPAS, TEKS, and Instructional Implications with lead4ward Room 203Celina Meraz Emergent Bilingual PK-K Summer School Engaging Workshop Room 102Evangelina Trevino • Maria Esther Garza • Edna Carter Enhancing Emergent Bilingual Students’ Communicative Competence Through a Sociolinguistic Lens Room 201Genieve Garay Language That Connects: An Authentic Spanish Solution for STAAR Success Room 104Ruben Arias Leveraging AI to Enhance Emergent Bilinguals’ Literacy Learning Outcomes Room 101Dr. Adela Flores Seal of Biliteracy Trajectories Room 103Karina Chapa

3:20pm CST

Effective Teaching and Discipline Strategies for Bilingual Classroom Room 202Karla Arredondo Empowering Teachers: From Compliance to Impact Room 102Frances Garcia Every Student Has a Story Room 101Dr. Tammy Chambers Focus Group: No Child Has to Lose a Language to Learn a Language! Room 103Ale Gonzalez It Takes a Village to Develop Effective Dual Language Teachers Room 203Rios Lileana Leadership and Culture Room 201Dr. Mauro Tijerina Representation Matters Theater RoomDr. Martha Garza Using LAS Links Identification/Progress Monitoring Data in Content-Based Learning Instruction Room 104Taleisha Taylor

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