30th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM, March 1, 2014

BEAM 2014
30th Annual Symposium
“Celebrating 30 Years of Embracing Diversity
and Achieving Excellence”
March 1, 2014
Sheraton Hotel-Dallas, TX
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Table of Content
Schedule at a Glance
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2013-2014 BEAM Executive Board
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2014 Scholarship Recipients
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Welcome
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Conference Dedications
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Founders
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Past Presidents
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BEAM Historical Information
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Birth of BEAM
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Presidents & Founders
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2014-2015 Executive Board Nominations
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Conference at a Glance
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Teacher of the Year
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Master of Ceremony
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Keynote Speaker
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Featured Speakers
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Concurrent Sessions 10:00—11:30
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Concurrent Sessions 1:00—2:30
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Concurrent Sessions 2:45—4:15
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BEAM Sponsors
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Exhibitors
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Maps
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2013-2014 BEAM
Board Members
2014 SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENTS
Past President
Cloris Rangel
Dallas ISD
President
Magda Schenck
Grand Prairie ISD
Graduate Winner
Mónica P. Coto
Texas Woman’s University
Vice President
Myrna A. Castillo
Region 10 ESC
Treasurer
Mr. Arnie Molina
Retired
Undergraduate Winner
Rocío A. Sánchez
UNT Dallas
Secretary:
Lizabeth Garza-García
Texas A&M—Commerce
Parliamentarian
Orlando Chávez
Cedar Hill ISD
Undergraduate Winner
Maritza M. Cruz
UNT Dallas
President Elect:
Myrna Blanchard
Everman ISD
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Bilingual/ESL Education Association of the Metroplex
Affiliate of the Texas Association for Bilingual Education
March 1, 2014
Dear Colleagues:
Welcome! Thank you for attending the 30th Annual BEAM Symposium, a day of celebration and
learning. This year’s event, 30 Years Celebrating Diversity and Achieving Excellence, brings
together educators and students from all over the state of Texas to engage in a professional experience that won’t soon be forgotten.
As BEAM’s president, I am inspired every day by the passion and creativity of our
Metroplex administrators, and teachers of ELLs. We have great talent in all aspects of education--from teachers and administrators to professors--and I am confident that together
we can empower our ELLs to pursue success.
Our goal is to shine a light on excellence in learning and teaching. We have scheduled sessions
for teachers at all levels, including special-interest topics. It is my hope that your experience
continues beyond this day through the ideas, resources, and contacts that you take with you.
Thank you as well to all the committee members, volunteers, presenters, and sponsors who have
worked long and hard to make BEAM the best that it can be. Thank you for your energy, your expertise, and your contribution to the education of ELLs.
I look forward to meeting as many of you as I can during the symposium.
Respectfully,
Magda Schenck
Magda Schenck, M.Ed. BEAM
President
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Bilingual/ESL Education Association of the Metroplex
Affiliate of the Texas Association for Bilingual Education
March 1, 2014
Dearest friends and colleagues:
We are so glad that you are here to celebrate BEAM and its impact on students and educators represented by the many school districts in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex over the last 30 years. Thank
you for your commitment, your presence and the extraordinary efforts that many of you make to attend our symposium.
I am inspired every day by the remarkable leaders who have grown BEAM, and those who continue its
progress, so that others can lead our next generations toward continued growth and excellence in
their schools, communities and for their families. Students of diverse backgrounds, and those who are
becoming multilingual, hold a special place in your heart and mine. That is what guided BEAM 30
years ago and is evidenced each day in your commitment to them, and your own professional growth
to help them achieve their highest potential.
As we celebrate our founders and past presidents, and active supporters, we also honor each of you at
this event. I challenge you to continue your involvement and support of BEAM. Engage today so that
you can gain new knowledge that will not only reinforce current best practices, but will also inform your
professional career, and most importantly be an inspiration to your students and other educators.
I look forward to meeting you and hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Myrna Blanchard
Myrna Blanchard, M.Ed. President Elect
[email protected]
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This program is dedicated to Arnie Molina for his many years of dedicated service to the Bilingual/ESL Education Association of the Metroplex
Arnoldo (Arnie) Molina
As a Senior Consultant for Region 10 Education Service Center for Special Programs, Arnie was always interested in the professional development of Bilingual/ESL teachers in the Metroplex Area. As a result, Arnie
became involved with the North Central Texas Bilingual/ESL Annual Spring Conference beginning in 1977.
Working with other educators, he became active in the establishment of what is currently known as the Bilingual Education Association of the Metroplex (BEAM).
He was elected Treasurer of BEAM in 1991 and has served in that capacity since then, with the exception of
2005. Being Treasurer of BEAM since 1991, Arnie has maintained a monthly and annual report of the existing funds of the organization. He has maintained an accurate accounting with high integrity of all BEAM
finances during that period of time to ensure that BEAM has adequate funding for annual student scholarships, and annual conference expenditures.
As a Board Member of BEAM, he has attended all BEAM meetings and conferences. His continued work with
BEAM has been invaluable to the Board Members in helping them maintain continuity and to pursue outstanding service and commitment to the bilingual education teachers and administrators of the Metroplex.
He received the “Mil Gracias” award in 1997, in recognition of his dedicated service to BEAM.
Arnie plans to continue being an advocate for all the bilingual/ESL teachers of the Metroplex, and continue
his strong support of the BESO students in area universities. He is proud of his service to the BEAM organization. We salute our colleague and friend, and thank him for his commitment to the Bilingual Education Association of the Metroplex (BEAM).
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Congratulation Dr. Isabella Piña Hinojosa (Chavela) on your retirement. On behave of the
thousands of English learners that you have impacted through your long and productive career, we say THANK YOU.
BEAMERS
BEAM Meeting
December 13, 2013
Dr. Isabella Piña Hinojosa Retirement
Seating Left to Right:
Cloris Rangel, Luis Rosado, Lizabeth Garza García, Lidia Morris, Myrna Blanchard, Myrna Castillo, Isabella Piña Hinojosa, and Ana Coca.
Standing Left to Right:
Lee Ann Valerio, Gloria Bastidas, Gabriela Camacho, Patrice Jackson, Graciela Ochoa-Hernandez, Claudia Sánchez, Beatriz Jatem, Bibiana Fuller, Brigette Luna, Michelle Brown, Ellie Hajek, and Tere Troncoso.
Third Row standing:
Martha Keene, Hipolito Rodriguez, Rudy Rodríguez, Mark Taylor and Enrique Jolay.
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BEAM Founders
Jo An Canales
Anita Castañeda
Frank Dávila
Irma Guardarrama
Ramón Magallanes
Arnie Molina
Liz Martin
Angelina Olivárez
Rudy Rodríguez
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Past Presidents
1984-1985, 1990-1991, 2004-2005 Liz Martin
Liz Martin has been working in the field of bilingual education since 1971. She began
her career as a bilingual paraprofessional while pursuing her bachelor’s degree at New
Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM. Then she moved to Grand Prairie and continued her work in Fort Worth ISD while attending Texas Wesleyan University, where
she received her bachelors degree and bilingual teacher certification. She taught bilingual 3rd grade in Grand Prairie ISD for ten years. She received her MLA with a Bilingual
Concentration from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, and did post graduate
work at Texas Woman's University and Dallas Baptist University.
She continued in Grand Prairie as a bilingual specialist, and then became the Bilingual/
ESL Program Director. Liz is an advocate for second language learners, and has served
on the TABE and TexTesol V boards for many years. She was the first president of
BEAM, and served on the board for 25 continuous years.
1991-1992, 1992-1993 Irma Guadarrama
Dr. Irma Guadarrama is pioneer bilingual education and one of the founders of
BEAM. She is currently a Professor, Department Chair, Department of Curriculum &
Instruction at The University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, Texas, USA.
1993-1994, 2005-2006, Pam Creed
Pam Creed has 30 years in public education, specializing in English Language
Learners, second language acquisition and State and Federal Monitoring and
Compliance related to English Language Learners. She has taught ESL K-12 and
Bilingual 1st grade, as well as 28 years of administrative experience. She is currently an educational consultant.
1994-1995 John Godbey
John Godbey is veteran bilingual teacher and administrator. He became president of
BEAM from 1994-1995
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1995-1996 Carmelina Holloway
Dr. Holloway worked for Region XI Education Service Center as a Field Service Agent.
BEAM became affiliated for the FIRST TIME under TABE. Prior to this, BEAM was a
North Texas Organization for the DFW bilingual and ESL teachers. During her presidency BEAM offered scholarships for the first time. Under her presidency, the conference was held at UNT - Denton, Texas.
1997-1998, 2002-2003 Gilda Álvarez-Evans
Dr. Gilda Alvarez Evans has been an educator for over 30 years. Dr. Evans was born in
Peru and educated in Venezuela and the United States, she has maintained her
biliteracy in Spanish and English. She has a MA and PhD in the Instruction of Spanish
Language and Linguistics with a minor in Educational Statistics from Indiana University - Bloomington. She has taught at the elementary level for bilingual students,
served as a professor at the University of Texas Arlington, and served as Assistant Superintendent in Dallas ISD.
1998-199, 2006-2007 Ivonne Davault
Director of World Languages, Mansfield ISD, 2000-present Bilingual teacher and Specialist, Arlington ISD. She received her BS from The University of Texas of El Paso and
her M.Ed. from Texas Wesleyan University. She has several years of teaching experience in Fort Worth ISD and El Paso ISD. She has also been the TEX TESOL President
twice.
1999-2001 Gonzalo Ramírez
Dr. Gonzalo Ramírez is a former director of Bilingual Education from Richardson ISD.
He is currently a faculty member in the College of Education at Lubbock Christian University in Lubbock, Texas.Dr.
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2000-2001 Isabela Piña-Hinojosa
Dr. Piña-Hinojosa was the Director of Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Bilingual-ESL Deparrment.
During her presidency, the organization was very much involved in the 77th Legislative
session and NCLB requiring ELLs to no testing exemptions.
BEAM was instrumental in requesting the Legislators to look for academic growth within three school years, thus the inception of TELPAS.
2001-2002 Tonie Garza
Toni Garza is veteran teacher and administrator. Prior to her retirement from public
school, she was the Bilingual/ESL Director in Irving ISD. Currently, has her own consulting, El Saber Enterprises, a firm that she co-founded with another veteran educator, Nora Fabela.
2003-2004 Luis Rosado
Dr. Luis A. Rosado is a Professor of Bilingual Education and the Director and founder
of the Center for Bilingual and ESL Education in the College of Education and Health
Professions at the University of Texas at Arlington.
2008-2009 Libby de León
Libby DeLeón is a veteran ESL teacher and administrator from Plano ISD. She became
BEAM president in 2008-2009.
2010-2011 Nora Fabela
Ms. Nora Fabela is a veteran teacher and administrator. Prior to her retirement, she
was the director of the Bilingual/ESL program in Birdville ISD. Currently, she is an
educational product developer in El Saber Enterprises, a company that she cofounded with her “comadre”, Toni Garza.
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2009-2010 Ana Coca
Ana Coca is a dual language specialist in Dallas ISD. She is also the Vice President of
the Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE).
2011-2012 Jacqueline Romano
Dr. Jacqueline Ramono is an assistant professor of bilingual education at The University of North Texas at Dallas.
2012-2013 Cloris Rangel
Cloris Paulette Rangel advocates for ELLs in Dallas ISD as the Director of Dual Language Programs. Dallas ISD has the largest dual language programs in the state with
143 One-Way Dual Language Schools and 19 Two-Way Dual Language Schools. She
has worked as a part-time consultant for Region 10 and Dual Language Instructional
Supervisor, Curriculum Language Specialist, and Bilingual Teacher in Dallas ISD. She
earned her administrator certificate from the University of Texas at Arlington, Master’s Degree in Bilingual Education with a specialization in Gifted Education from
Southern Methodist University, and a Bachelor of Science from Texas Woman’s University. Cloris is a current BEAM board member and a board member of the Association of School Administrators (AHSA). She has been married for 8 years and has a 3
year old son.
2013-2014 Magda Schenck
Magda Schenck is the Director of the Bilingual/ESL Program in Grand Prairie ISD.
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Bilingual Education in the North Central Texas Region: Some Historical Information
Dr. Rudy Rodríguez, Professor (Retired)
Texas Woman’s University (1975 – 2002) and University of North Texas (2002 – 2008)
Fall 1969 - 1973 - With funds from the U.S. Office of Education under Title VII (now Title III) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the first bilingual education program in
the region was implemented in 1969 in seven elementary schools, and one pre - K school in the Fort Worth
ISD (FWISD). Dr. Rudy Rodriguez was hired to direct the original program.
Texas Woman's University (TWU) under the leadership of Dr. John Riley and Dr. John González, in collaboration with Fort Worth ISD, established the first undergraduate bilingual teacher education program in the region. The program was called the Bilingual Education Centro de Acción (BECA). The program later flourished
under the leadership of the late Dr. María Alicia Rodríguez Travelle.
In 1973, the FWISD administration decided that the BECA program should be based in a Ft. Worth college,
and invited Texas Wesleyan College (now Texas Wesleyan University) to establish a partnership with FWISD
to develop a grow-your-own teacher project called the Bilingual Teacher Aide Program (also, B-TAP). TWU
continued the BECA program in collaboration with Dallas ISD until it was discontinued in the late 1970s.
Fall 1970 - 1975 – In 1970, Dallas ISD developed its first ESEA Title VII bilingual education program under the
leadership of Superintendent Dr. Nolan Estes and Dr. Horacio Ulibarrí, on-leave from the University of New
Mexico College of Education, to assist Dr.Estes in the program development and recruitment of project personnel. Pablo Pérez, a South Texas recruit, was appointed project director.
In higher education, Dr. Bill Pulte developed the Master of Liberal Arts in Bilingual Education at Southern
Methodist University (SMU). SMU joins other DFW universities, including East Texas State University (now
Texas A&M University Commerce) in offering degree-granting programs in bilingual education.
Spring 1976—In April 1976, TWU, in collaboration with the Dallas ISD and Fort Worth ISD, sponsored the first
North Texas Regional Bilingual Education Conference. It was held at the TWU Dallas Campus on Inwood
Road. Conference speakers were: Dr.Robert (Kelly) Acosta, U.S. Office of Education (now the U.S. Department
of Education); Dr. María Alicia Travelle (TWU), Dr. Rubén Gallegos (DISD), and Dr. Arturo Gutiérrez (TEA).
One of the speakers, Ms. Sylvia Gil, from IDRA, spoke about the significance of the Lau V. Nichols’ decision.
Participants included: Dr. Rudy Rodríguez (conference coordinator), and FWISD educators Dr. Anita
Castañeda, Gustavo Cedillo, and Eunice López.
Fall 1976—The Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE) conference was held on the TWU Denton
campus in October, 1976. The keynote speaker was Dr. Marí Lucí Jaramillo, from the University of New Mexico. The president of the TABE that year was the late Dr. Arturo Luis Gutiérrez. Dr. Frank Dávila was actively
involved in planning for this state meeting.
1977-1989—Annual education conferences were held in North Texas involving bilingual educators from TWU,
DISD, and FWISD. During this period, Arlington ISD, Grand Prairie ISD, Lewisville ISD, Denton ISD developed
their own bilingual programs, and became major district participants in the yearly meetings. The keynote
presenters in some of the annual events were: the late Dr. Gloria Zamora, Dr. Samuel Betances, and Dr.
Tomás Arciniega. The conference sites alternated between Dallas and Fort Worth.
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1990-1999—Dr. Frank Dávila, Ramón Magallanes, Angelina Olivares, Dr. Jo Ann Canales, Dr. Irma Guadarrama, Pam Creed, Dr. Carmelina Holloway, Dr. Isabela Piña-Hinojosa, and Arnie Molina were some of the key
North Texas leaders in the early 1990s who saw the need to organize into a more solid collaborative of bilingual educators. The primary goal of the group was to create a support network focused on improving educational opportunities for ELLs, as reflected in the group's name: Bilingual Educators Association of the
Metroplex (BEAM). The BEAM was comprised of representatives from North Central Texas school districts,
institutions of higher education (IHE), and the state education service centers.
2000-Present—In 2000, under the leadership of Dr. Luis Rosado, the Center for Bilingual Education was established at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). And, in 2002, Dr. Rudy Rodríguez joined the UNT
faculty to help in the development of a bilingual teacher program for both the main UNT Denton campus
the newly created UNT branch school in Dallas. The bilingual and ESL teacher education programs at both
UNT higher ed. schools have been refined and expanded under the leadership of Dr. Rossana Boyd (UNT
Denton) and Dr. Sheryl Santos Hatchett (UNT Dallas). The UTA and the UNT campuses joined pioneer institutions—Texas Woman’s University, Texas Wesleyan University, SMU, and Texas A&M Commerce — in
the preparation of bilingual/ESL teachers and administrators.
Today, BEAM is one of the most effective affiliate members of the Texas Association for Bilingual Education.
Thanks to the many outstanding leaders over the years, BEAM has become the prime advocacy organization
for bilingual education in North Texas and the state. After 30 years of service to the community, and thanks
to the invaluable support of publishers and school districts, BEAM has become the leader in supporting the
development of research-based programs to better serve the needs of our English language learners.
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Dr. Frank Dávila is one of the pioneer bilingual
educators in Texas, and one of the founder of
the Bilingual Education Association of the
Metroplex (BEAM). Frank is an education consultant in Aurora, Colorado.
The Birth of the B.E.A.M.
Frank S. Dávila, Ph.D.
April 2004, 2014
The birth of the Bilingual-ESL Education Association of the Metroplex (BEAM) was the result of a fusion of
professional development efforts already in place throughout the north central Texas region. Texas Woman’s University, the University of North Texas, University of Texas at Arlington and Southern Methodist University were
working with school districts in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area to provide university classes and professional
development in the area of bilingual education and English as a second language.
Early on, Texas Woman’s University, under the leadership of Dr. Rudy Rodríguez, had taken a strong leadership role in the late 70’s and early 80’s to implement and sustain professional development activities with both Dallas and Fort Worth ISDs. The Title VII grants secured and managed by TWU were a vehicle for providing these training opportunities. These efforts came shortly after the 1968 Bilingual Education Act and the 1974 landmark case,
LAU vs. Nichols.
The first Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE) conference held in the northern part of Texas was
held at TWU in 1976. It was good to see the Texas Education Agency and the rest of the state take notice of the instructional challenges pertaining to second language learners in this part of the state. TWU and the BESO students
deserve a great deal of credit for the initial work.
The major professional development activities at the school district level at that time were centered in Fort
Worth and Dallas. The recognition to combine these similar and yet, separate training events led to a couple of significant meetings held in the Dallas area designed to bring the two districts together. One was held at the TWU
Parkland campus and the other at the Ramada Inn on Mockingbird and Central Expressway. Arturo Salazar and José
Angel González from Dallas ISD, Rudy Rodríguez, Frank Dávila and Irma Guadarrama from TWU, and Alicia Contreras, Angelina Olivares, and Anita Castañeda from the Fort Worth ISDs, were the primary representatives.
During this same period of time, many suburban school districts were coping independently with professional development efforts on their own. The suburban school districts were experiencing a new phenomenon: second
language learners. The threat of English-only initiatives, the politics of immigration, and the growing number of children whose first language was not English was increasing exponentially adding another layer of concern for some
folks and a tremendous challenge for others.
Both Dallas and Fort Worth school districts historically held separate annual conferences for their respective
teachers and administrators. The surrounding school districts, universities and the regional education service centers were invited to attend either the Dallas or Fort Worth training institutes. Unfortunately, the two largest school
districts themselves were reluctant to travel to the other side of the Metroplex to attend the other’s conference.
Given this backdrop, we continued to dialogue with Dallas and Fort Worth ISD and representatives from other school districts to discuss the option of having one combined conference in our geographic area. The benefits to
a blended conference were obvious: more nationally recognized keynote speakers, more research based presentations, more sessions with emphasis on best practices, a more diverse and representative set of presenters, more
wide spread support, increased attendance, more publishers and more organized human labor.
The result was the North Central Texas Bilingual/ESL Spring Conference. We held many of our conferences
in the Green Oaks Inn, in Fort Worth, at Texas Woman’s University, and other sites. Some early keynote speakers
were Gloria Zamora, Samuel Betances, Mari Lucy Jaramillo, Tomás Arciniega, and Rodney Short. The North Central
Texas Bilingual/ESL Spring Conference however, was still perceived as a TWU and Fort Worth ISD joint venture.
The leadership group in charge of the annual spring conference decided we needed to redefine the direction
of the conference to make it more inclusive given the expanding academic and linguistic needs of the school districts. It is fitting to commend Region I in Edinburg and LeRoy Jackson for their successful bilingual/ESL annual
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conferences prior to the birth of BEAM. Some of us attended their migrant conferences, and took careful notes so that
we could improve on it. They were the models for our successful venue.
And then, came BEAM. We realized there was a growing interest and a need from school districts such as Lewisville, Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Denton, Garland, Stephenville, Irving, Decatur and others
to provide a broader base of professional development activities with emphasis on classroom practices. At that time,
these school districts had an emerging ELL student population and limited resources.
A new round of discussions began in Fort Worth among Ramón Magallanes, Anita Castañeda, Rudy Rodríguez,
Irma Guadarrama, Angelina Olivárez, Frank Dávila, and Genna Edmonds. These were later expanded to include Jo Ann
Canales, Liz Martin, Arnie Molina, Pam Creed, Sylvia López-Beavers, and other school and university professionals. The
group was interested in:
Crafting an organization led by representatives from school districts, universities, and education service
centers
Focusing on classroom based instructional needs
Seeking leadership that would commit to designing professional development that was high quality, relevant and research based
Creating a structure that was well grounded and financially secure
It was at UNT when we began the focused discussion of re-naming the organization. We wanted a shorter
name and one in which the acronym would have a positive and inspiring connotation. We each offered a variety of
words that would carry the message related to second language learners and the classroom. Some possibilities that
emerged that day included:
BETA – Bilingual/ESL Training Association
TBET – Training Bilingual/ESL Teachers
LINC – Language Instruction and Nurture in the Classroom
CLAS – Classroom and Language Acquisition Support
ALA – Association of Language Acquisition
BEAM – Bilingual-ESL Education Association of the Metroplex
BEAM was the choice of the day. It identified a geographic area and directly and intentionally mentioned bilingual education with the understanding that ESL is a key component, and it carried the message that this is a new organization dedicated to enhancing bilingual and ESL instruction with emphasis on teacher preparation leading to increased student achievement.
We developed a constitution and by-laws to govern the organization. We opened a bank account and we
elected officers. The conversation on the constitution and by-laws started at one of the NABE conferences when
Ramón and I worked on these documents while we sat at a coffee table enjoying some refreshing beverages. For some
reason, the committee couldn’t read Ramón’s notes.
The decade of the 90’s is significant for BEAM. In the early 90’s the University of North Texas hosted the first
official BEAM conference. Although it now had a new name, the original organization, the North Central Bilingual/ESL
Spring Conference, was the genesis for this renewed effort. Many more of you from across the Fort Worth and Dallas
Metroplex were invited and answered the call to take part in the leadership of BEAM.
So today, in this place, on this day, and at this hour, I invite all the dedicated bilingual and ESL leaders, teachers, and publishers who began to actively participate in the creation and transformation of the Bilingual Education Association of the Metroplex in the early 80’s to please stand and be recognized.
It is “you” who transformed BEAM into the quality and highly respected organization it has become today on
March 1, 2014.
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BEAM Presidents and Founders
Founders: Frank Dávila, Jo An Canales, Liz Martin, Ramón Magallanes, Rudy Rodríguez, Irma Guardarrama, Anita Castañeda
1976
1982-1983
1983-1984
1984-1985
Liz Martin
Area Conference
Speakers: Dr. Arturo Luis
Gutiérrez from the TEA
Bilingual Education
Office, Dr. Kelly Acosta
from US Office of Education Bilingual Programs.
TWU Dallas Parkland
Center
1st
Bilingual Education: A
Standard for Educational
Change.
Ramada Hotel, Regal
Row & Hwy 183, Dallas.
BEAM name
is used for
first time.
Moderator: Frank Dávila
March 8-9, 1985
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help sponsor
the conference.
Bilingual/ESL Education:
Pathways to Literacy
Green Oaks Inn 6901
West Freeway, Fort
Worth.
Conference:
North Central
Texas Spring
Conference
2nd
3rd Conference:
North Central
Texas Bilingual/
ESL Spring Con-
1985-1986
1986-1987
4th
5th
6th Conference:
North Central
Bilingual/ESL
Spring Confer-
1987-1988
1988-1989
1989-1990
1990-1991
1991-1992
1992-1993
Liz Martin
Irma Guadarrama
Irma Guadarrama
April 10-11, 1987
A School-Community
Partnership: The Challenge for the 90s
Grapevine Convention Center, Grapevine
7th Conference:
Bilingual/ESL
Spring Conference
Embracing the Challenge
Beyond Innovation: Bilingual Education in the
21st Century.
UNT, Denton
8th Conference:
BEAM
Celebrating Bilingualism:
The Key to Tomorrow.
UNT, Denton
9th Conference:
BEAM
Schools as Communities
of Learning: ¡La llave al
éxito!
April 6, 1991
UNT, Denton
First awards
were granted: Teacher
of the Year,
Paraprofessional of the
Year, and
Volunteer of
First BEAM
president
elected.
First MIL
GRACIAS
Award granted.
First Community Advocate
Award granted.
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1993-1994
Pam Creed
10th Conference:
BEAM
1994-1995
John Godbey
11th Conference:
BEAM
1995-1996
Carmelina Holloway
12th Conference:
BEAM
13th Conference:
BEAM
1996-1997
Nurturing a Multilingual
Community: A SiteBased Responsibility
Bilingual Education: Creating World-Class Opportunities to Learn
Bilingual Education/ESL:
Strengthening Students’
Roots and Spreading
Their Wings.
Multilingualism, Multiculturalism: Bridges to
the Future.
UNT, Denton
UNT, Denton
UNT, Denton
Richardson High
School.
First High
School Senior Scholarships.
BEAM becomes a
TABE Affiliate.
1997-1998
Gilda Álverez-Evans
14th Conference:
BEAM
Bilingual/ESL Education:
Exploring Cultural & Linguistic Horizons.
Grand Prairie High
School.
1998-1999
Yvonne Mora Davault
15th Conference:
BEAM
Advocacy & Resiliency:
Meeting Challenges in
Bilingual Education
Grand Prairie High
School.
1999-2000
Gonzalo Ramírez
16th Conference:
BEAM
Bilingual/ESL Education:
Diverse Paths Unite
Workman JHS, Arlington ISD.
Scholarship
Amount Increased.
2000-2001
Isabela Piña-Hinojosa
17th Conference:
BEAM
On the Road to Excellence:
Newman Smith HS,
CFB ISD.
BEAM encourages
publishers to
sit at the
table to
hammer out
needs and
solutions.
BEAM website created.
Alignment, Assessment,
& Accountability
In Bilingual/ESL Education
2001-2002
Tonie Garza
18th Conference:
BEAM
United We Stand – Joining Hands of Diversity in
Education
2002-2003
Gilda Alvarez-Evans
19th Conference:
BEAM
Adelante: Fulfilling Your
Dream
2003-2004
Luis Rosado
20th Conference:
BEAM
Language, Knowledge
and Empowerment:
None Left Behind
MacArthur HS, Irving
ISD.
No date
James Bowie HS, Arlington ISD.
First
Paraprofessional Scholarship
awarded.
BEAM successfully
works with
Texas State
Representative Roberto
Alonzo to
obtain funding for ESL
Textbook
Adoption,
and for Higher Ed Program at UNTDallas for
bilingual education pro-
South Grand Prairie
HS.
Grand Prairie ISD
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2004-2005
Liz Martin
21st
2005-2006
Pam Creed
22nd
2006-2007
Yvonne Davault
23rd
24th
2007-2008
2008-2009
Libby de León
25th
2009-2010
Ana Coca
26th
2010-2011
2011-2012
Nora Favela
Jacqueline Romano
27th
28th (29th)
2012-2013
Cloris Rangel
29th
2013-2014
Magda Schenck
30th
Bilingual and ESL Education: The Foundation for
America’s Future
No One Language Says it
All: Be Bilingual
Bilingual/ESL Education:
Achieving Linguistic and
Academic Excellence
Bilingual/ESL Education:
Achieving Learner Standards Through Differentiated Instruction
Learning Outside the Box
Promoting Educational
Success for Every Learner
Beaming on our Rising
Stars: Illuminating
Biliteracy
Embracing Language,
Heritage and Culture for
the 21st Century
Celebrating 30 Years of
Embracing Diversity &
Achieving Excellence
Timberview High
School, Mansfield ISD
Plano West Senior
High, Plano ISD
Grand Prairie High
School, Grand Prairie
ISD
Timberview High
Schoool, Mansfield
ISD
The Academy of Irving, Irving ISD
Colleyville Heritage
HS, Colleyville ISD
Moises Molina HS,
Dallas ISD
Grand Prairie HS,
GPISD
Sheraton Hotel, Dallas
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BEAM 2014-2015
Executive Board Nominations
President Elect Candidates
Myrna A. Castillo
Myrna Alicia Castillo currently serves as a Bilingual/ESL Consultant at Region 10 ESC.
Fifteen years ago, she began her teaching career in Grand Prairie ISD where she developed a passion for providing students with the opportunity to become bilingual, biliterate and bicultural. She went on to continue her work in Carrollton-Farmers Branch
ISD, and also pursued a masters in bilingual education from SMU, and a masters in education with a principal certification from Lamar University.
Myrna has been an active member of BEAM for the past 10 years. And she is fully committed to supporting Myrna Blanchard, the president for 2014-2015, in leading this organization forward into a new
year filled with opportunities to support and advocate for a high quality, challenging education for all students.
Orlando Chávez
A professional dedicated in providing my talents and understanding to positively impact
organizational learning through a vision of shared leadership that will benefit and improve the organization as a whole.
My relevant qualifications include a M.S degree in educational administration from
TAMU-Commerce. I have also completed a superintendent certificate program at the
University of North Texas, and am currently working on a PhD in educational leadership.
I have 18 years of experience in the field of education, with the last five years in an administrative role, as Instructional Coordinator and Assistant Principal. I have served as the parliamentarian for BEAM this past school year. I have been a member of the conference committee for NABE. The
reason I am running is to improve the organization. It is imperative that an organization continues to
grow and improve on a continuous basis. The old paradigm of BEAM has not worked to bring in new
members to transform this organization into a premier advocate of bilingual education. I will work to
benefit the organization and not individuals.
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Vice President Candidates
Ana Coca
Ana Coca has been involved in Bilingual and ESL education for over 18 years as a classroom Bilingual teacher, dual language teacher one way and two way programs, instructional facilitator, district specialist, and university adjunct professor. She is a proud
mother of 4 Bilingual children ages 17, 19, 21, and 23. She has been married for 25
years and is grateful for her family’s support. Ana is the chair for the NABE Policy Makers SIG and she is the current TABE Vice President serving with Dr. Pauline Dow TABE
president. Ana Coca is currently working for Dallas ISD and is an Adjunct Professor at
UNT Dallas and Texas Tech Univ.
Heather Forde
Heather Forde currently serves as the District Compliance Specialist for Special Programs in Allen Independent School District, where she is in her thirteenth year of service. Ms. Forde’s passionate belief that all children can learn and her commitment to
advocating for English Language Learners have been the driving forces in her career.
Previous educational roles include: Elementary and ESL teacher, Bilingual Assessment
Specialist, and ELL Compliance Specialist. In addition, Ms. Forde has been a member
of BEAM since 2010 and served as BEAM parliamentarian in 2012-2013. Ms. Forde
holds Texas Educator certifications in Elementary 1-8, ESL PK-12, and Bilingual Spanish
Lizabeth Garza-García
Lizabeth Garza-Garcia is a doctoral student in the department of Curriculum and Instruction for Bilingual/ESL/ Dual programs at Texas A&M University – Commerce. Liz
has been a dedicated member of BEAM since 2001. She currently is serving as secretary for the BEAM executive board. Her years of experience as a bilingual educator
have earned her the current position of Bilingual Instructional Specialist for her district.
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Secretary Candidates
Evita Medina
Evita graduated Summa Cum Laude from Texas Woman’s University with a Bachelor’s degree in
Interdisciplinary Studies. She started her professional career as a 2nd grade bilingual teacher in
Dallas ISD. Determined to be a life-long learner, she has since become a Master Reading Teacher,
earned a Master’s degree in bilingual education at Southern Methodist University and Principal
Certification at University of Texas in Arlington. She has continued her journey to contribute to
the global society in research and started to work on her doctorate at Texas Wesleyan University.
Evita has served students, teachers and parents as a teacher in Dallas ISD, testing facilitator in
Grand Prairie ISD, curriculum coordinator and instructional specialist in Arlington ISD and now as
an assistant principal in Grand Prairie ISD.
If elected, Evita plans to serve the larger community of educators as Secretary of BEAM by contributing her experience and passion to be a change agent. She has been an active BEAM member since 2004 and has also served in the
executive board. Evita’s work ethic and organizational skills go hand in hand with the demands of the BEAM Secretary.
Olivia Pérez
Olivia Perez received her bachelor’s degree in secondary education with a major in
Spanish and a minor in English. She then continued her education by pursuing a master’s degree in Reading Specialist from Angelo State University. Prior to the DFW area,
Olivia taught ESL and 9th grade English in Miles, Texas. During her time in Miles she also served as the Migrant Liaison for the Building Bridges program. Olivia joined Carrollton-Farmers Branch in 2007 as a secondary ESL/ELA Instructional Specialist. She has
provided support to teachers and students and in 2011, Olivia became the ESL Coordinator.
During her time in education, she has joined many organizations, such as, NABE, TABE, TESOL and BEAM in
her quest to acquire knowledge and contribute to others. She is dedicated to the success of all students and
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2014 BEAM Conference at a Glance
7:30-8:30
8:30-8:45
8:45-9:45
9:45-10:00
10:00-11:30
11:30-1:00
12:15-12:45
1:00-2:30
2:30–2:45
2:45-4:15
Registration and Breakfast
Welcome & Announcements
Keynote Presentation
Break and Visit to Vendors
Concurrent Sessions and Feature Speaker
Lunch/Vendors
Book Signing
Concurrent Sessions
Break and visit to vendors
Concurrent Sessions
BEAM 2014
Teacher of the Year
Irma De La Guardia
Dallas ISD- Withers Elementary
My journey as an educator began in Kahn Elementary in a bilingual kindergarten class where I was motivated to help Hispanic families that were in need of good quality education. I then transferred to Burnet Elementary
and I became a bilingual kindergarten teacher in a large North Dallas school where I successfully implemented a
program and began a teacher collaborative that successfully provided support for other educators implementing
the program. In 2008, a colleague from Withers Elementary invited me to work with her to implement a Two Way
Dual Language Program. The program was in the early stages and I was able to bring my passion and experience
and I became an integral part of success of the program and parental involvement. As a result of my experience and
my dedication to the success of the program, my principal asked me to move to 3rd grade to continue the fidelity of
the two way dual program and at the same time meet the expectations of high state standards to prove success. I
have learned in this exciting journey that dual language is not about one classroom or one teacher; it needs a two
way dual language community including all teachers and staff, administrations, parents from all groups and students. I believe that bilingualism is a gift that helps us understand our differences and virtues. I believe that learning 4 or 5 languages is not only for other countries it is possible in the heart of our own communities. Bilingualism
is the demand of our future!
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Master of Ceremony:
NORMA GARCÍA NEWS ANCHOR
NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO 39 DALLAS-FORT WORTH
METROPLEX
Norma García is an award-winning journalist with 20 years of experience in television news. She is the main news anchor for KXTX Telemundo 39’s evening and nightly newscasts. She is also the host of “Enfoque Dallas” a political news
magazine featuring in-depth analysis of current affairs with a specific focus on the Hispanic community. She also produces and reports the special series “Mejorando su Vida” which focuses on health and wellbeing tips for the Hispanic
community.
As a news anchor and reporter with Telemundo she has covered a variety of national and international news events
from the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens to the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina and the 2012 Mexican presidential elections. In March of 2013 she covered the Conclave of Pope Francis as correspondent for the Telemundo
Station Group and most recently interviewed President Barack Obama in the White House for the second time in her career.
In 2013, she won six Lone Star Emmy awards including one for best news anchor in Texas for the third consecutive year. She has received a total of seventeen Emmy awards in different states for her work as reporter, producer
and writer.
Norma describes her career in the field of broadcasting as a childhood dream come true. Her exciting journey begun in
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, where she was born and raised. She began her career in Spanish radio at the tender age of 15
and later made the switch to television becoming one of the most successful and recognized news anchors in the Hispanic market. Her interest in keeping the community well informed has taken her anchoring skills to major cities like
Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Phoenix and Dallas.
Norma believes a combination of preparation and perseverance is the key to success and is a motto that she applies
to her life on a daily basis. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcasting from the University of Texas at El
Paso.
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Keynote Address:
Robert J. Marzano, PhD, is the cofounder and CEO of Marzano Research Laboratory in Denver, Colorado. Throughout his forty years in the field of education, he has become a speaker,
trainer, and author of more than thirty books and 150 articles on topics such as instruction, assessment, writing
and implementing standards, cognition, effective leadership, and school intervention. His books include The Art
and Science of Teaching, Leaders of Learning, On Excellence in Teaching, Effective Supervision, the Classroom
Strategies series, Using Common Core Standards to Enhance Classroom Instruction and Assessment, Vocabulary
for the Common Core, and Teacher Evaluation That
Makes a Difference. His practical translations of the most
current research and theory into classroom strategies are
known internationally and are widely practiced by both
teachers and school leaders. He received a bachelor’s degree from Iona College in New York, a master’s degree
from Seattle University, and a doctorate from the University of Washington.
Teaching Basic Vocabulary to Second Language Learners
Lone Star A-1
10:00-11:30
Classroom Teachers
English
This session will describe the rationale behind and specifics of K-12, comprehensive approach to vocabulary instruction.
Helping Develop Expert Teachers
Lone Star A-1
1:00-2:00
Administrators
English
This session will describe how administrators and instructional coaches can systematically
help develop the pedagogical skills of teachers.
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Featured Speaker:
Eugenia Mora-Flores, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, University of
Southern California Los Angeles, CA
[email protected]
Eugenia Mora-Flores is an associate professor of clinical education in the Undergraduate and Teacher Education program at the University of Southern California (USC). She teaches courses on first and second language acquisition and
methods courses in literacy development for elementary and secondary students.
Mora-Flores also serves as the coordinator of the bilingual and cross-cultural
program, where she teaches a course on Latino culture in addition to supervising graduate students in the
field. Her research interests include studies on effective practices in developing the language and literacy skills
of English learners in Grades K-12. She has written two books on balanced literacy for English learners and
writing instruction for English learners.
Mora-Flores further works as a consultant for Teacher Created Materials and for a variety of elementary and
middle schools in the areas of English Language Development (ELD), Specially Designed Academic Instruction
in English (SDAIE), and writing instruction for English Learners.
Research includes studies investigating writing instructional practices and programs for English learners, second language anxiety, two-way immersion programs at the middle school level, and elementary language
arts programs for ELs.
Bridge the Gap Between Content and Language
Lone Star C-2
10:00-11:30
Lone Star C-4
1:00 - 2:30
English
Bridge the gap between content and language and put research into practice to instruct English language learners with strategies that meet their needs in language development and literacy. Learn to use these strategies in diverse instructional settings and discusses the challenges and successes teachers experience in ELL classrooms. Door prizes will be provided!!!!!
Eugenia Mora-Flores, Ed.D., Associate Professor, University of Southern California, [email protected]
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Featured Presentation:
The Demographic Future is Now: Expanding Improved Educational Opportunities for the Children of Promise
Lone Star C-4
10:00-11:30
English
The huge enrollment surge in Texas schools especially of poor and ethnic minority (mainly Latino) children, coupled with a movement toward higher levels of school accountability presents special challenges to policy-makers as they strive to improve the education of the
state’s Children of Promise. Join in this panel discussion and learn more about how school superintendents and board members are addressing the challenge of educating the diversity of
children in schools, including our ELLs.
Three core questions will therefore influence the substance and direction of the material covered in the panel discussion:
Dr. Rudy Rodríguez

How are schools meeting the challenge of improved educational opportunities for
the diverse Children of Promise (with focus on ELLs) within the context of increasing
standards for curriculum and assessment?

How are policy- makers preserving quality of programs for the diversity of students
in schools in light of diminishing state and federal resources?

What are exemplary programs for ELLs in schools represented by panel members?

What are recommendations for building stronger programs for diverse learners
(with focus on ELLs)?
Dr. Sylvia Reyna , Chief of School Leadership, Dallas ISD, Dr. Jamie Wilson, Superintendent,
Denton ISD, Mr. Mike Miles . Superintendent, Dallas ISD, Dr. Cindy Castañeda , Garland ISD,
Board of Trustees, Dr. Rudy Rodríguez, Denton ISD, Board of Trustees
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FEATURED: Teaching Basic Vocabulary to Second Language
Learners
Lone Star A-1
10:00-11:30
Classroom Teachers
English
This session will describe the rationale behind and specifics of K12, comprehensive approach to vocabulary instruction.
Robert Marzano, cofounder and CEO of Marzano Research Laboratory
Voyage 2017: Language, STEM and transition – Connecting
Content and Technology for Secondary ELLS to Improve Student Achievement
Lone Star C-1
10:00-11:30
English
Voyage 2017 was a pilot summer transition program for rising
8th and 9th grade Dallas ISD English Language Learners. Students
developed a foundation for success by participating in an integrated program of mathematics, science, ELA and technology,
FEATURED: Bridge the Gap Between Content and Language
which provided an interdisciplinary approach to program conLone Star C-2
10:00-11:30
tent delivery.
English
Lynda Gibbons, M-LEP, Dallas ISD [email protected], DebBridge the gap between content and language and put research
into practice to instruct English language learners with strategies orah Floyd, M-LEP, Dallas ISD
that meet their needs in language development and literacy.
Learn to use these strategies in diverse instructional settings and Journey Through the STAAR System: Indentifying, Aligning and
discusses the challenges and successes teachers experience in
Applying Appropriate Levels of Thinking Required in STAAR to
ELL classrooms. Door prizes will be provided!!!!!
Classroom Instruction
Eugenia Mora-Flores, Ed.D., Associate Professor, University of
Lone Star C-3
10:00-11:30
Southern California, [email protected]
English
FEATURED: The Demographic Future is Now: Expanding ImParticipants will identify and decipher critical TEKS/SE’s, in order
proved Educational Opportunities for the Children of Promise
to understand the depth and complexity of both cognitive thinkLone Star C-4
10:00-11:30
ing and academic vocabulary within the context of state standEnglish
ards linked to their curriculum.
The huge enrollment surge in Texas schools especially of poor
Dr. Rossana Boyd, University of North Texas, Dr. Dawn Osborne,
and ethnic minority (mainly Latino) children, coupled with a
movement toward higher levels of school accountability preUniversity of North Texas
sents special challenges to policy-makers as they strive to improve the education of the state’s Children of Promise. Join in
Un Elefante Se Balanceaba…So Young Children Can Play, Learn,
this panel discussion and learn more about how school superinand Thrive!
tendents and board members are addressing the challenge of
10:00 – 11:30
educating the diversity of children in schools, including our ELLs. San Antonio A
Three core questions will therefore influence the substance and Spanish/English
direction of the material covered in the panel discussion:
Presenters will share ways to integrate traditional songs and
 How are schools meeting the challenge of implay in the Spanish language into the instruction of young chilproved educational opportunities for the diverse
dren. The audience will receive a USB drive with math, science,
Children of Promise (with focus on ELLs) within the
context of increasing standards for curriculum and language arts and social sciences activities.
Las presentadoras compartirán ideas para integrar conciones y
assessment?
juegos tradicionales en español en la instrucción de estudiantes
 How are policy- makers preserving quality of programs for the diversity of students in schools in
en los primeros grados del sistema educativo. La audiencia recilight of diminishing state and federal resources?
birá una unidad flash USB con actividades en las áreas de ma What are exemplary programs for ELLs in schools
temáticas, ciencias naturales, lenguaje, y ciencias sociales.
represented by panel members?
Dr. Claudia Sánchez, Associate Professor, Texas Woman’s Uni What are recommendations for building stronger
programs for diverse learners (with focus on ELLs)? versity, [email protected], Anna Betancur, Teacher, Hodge EleDr. Sylvia Reyna , Chief of School Leadership, Dallas ISD, Dr. Jamentary, Denton ISD
mie Wilson, Superintendent, Denton ISD, Mr. Mike Miles . Superintendent, Dallas ISD, Dr. Cindy Castañeda , Garland ISD, Board
of Trustees, Dr. Rudy Rodríguez, Denton ISD, Board of Trustees
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Teaching in the Modern Bilingual/Dual Language Classroom
Using Digital Interactive Content for Grades PreK – 8th
San Antonio B
10:00-11:30
English
This presentation will focus on effectively using digital content
for math, science, social studies, language arts and music in
English and Spanish. The solution is teacher-centric so teachers
will learn how to build academic vocabulary, motivate and engage students, and use neuroscience as a multi-sensory approach to teach and help with long-lasting learning.
David Arredondo, Executive Curriculum Director, Sunburst Digital Inc. [email protected]
Estrellita: Building a Reading Foundation in Spanish for ELL
and SLL Students
Houston A
10:00-11:30
English
Estrellita is a complementary, phonics-based, accelerated Spanish reading program. An overview of all the Estrellita programs
will include PreK, K-1, and games and activities components.
Participants will learn the Estrellita methodology through auditory, visual and kinesthetic activities.
Tanya R. Meza, Account Executive, Estrellita, Inc. [email protected], Maria Teniente, Senior Consultant, Estrellita,
Inc.
Got Questions? Ask the Education Professors
Houston C
10:45 – 11:30 (45 minute session)
English
This panel of university professors will introduce topics relevant
to bilingual and ESL education, including instruction for ELLs in
mainstream classrooms and current educational trends. Participants will engage with the panel through a question and discussion format.
Dr. Elsa Anderson, Texas Wesleyan University [email protected], Dr. Patsy Robles-Goodwin, Texas Wesleyan
University, [email protected] , and Dr. Annette
Torres Elías, Texas Wesleyan University, [email protected]
Integrating Spanish Video into the Dual Language Classroom
State 1
10:00 – 10:45 (45 minute session)
English
This presentation focuses on the powerful use of specificallyproduced Spanish science videos to enhance content and language acquisition, while leveraging a variety of technologies.
Toni Ramírez, Representative, Visual Learning Systems,
[email protected]
Bridging the Language Barrier with Technology
State 1
10:45 – 11:30 (45 minute session)
English
In this session, teachers will review two tools that can be utilized to promote a language rich bilingual classroom, and incorporate that into demonstrating mastery of math, language arts,
and science TEKS.
Victor Villegas, Instructional Technology Specialist, Irving ISD,
[email protected]
Aprende Aprenda, The Magic of Learning
Houston B
10:00-11:30
Spanish
Aprende Aprenda and The Magic of Learning are complete and
easy to use, interactive software programs designed to develop
linguistic abilities of English and Spanish-speaking students.
Undocumented Students Access to Higher Education. Sí Se
Graciela Figueroa, General Manager, Aprende Aprenda, LLC
Puede!
State 2
10:00 – 10:45 (45 minute session)
Developing Systems for Successful Dual Language Education
Spanish
Programs
Undocumented students access to higher education in Texas
Houston C
10:00 – 10:45 (45 minute session)
has been possible since 2001 with the signage of the “Noriega
English
Bill” HB 1403, currently SB 1528. Even with the passing of this
Come to see the multi-level support system including differentilaw, still thousands of high school students and parents, and
ated professional development, and helpful tools provided in
even counselors do not know that this bill exists. Come and
Dallas ISD for administrators implementing and sustaining suclearn about the law, and how it can help your students remain
cessful dual language programs. Handouts will be provided
in school, and know that higher education is possible in Texas.
online.
Ana Coca, Dual Language Instructional Coach, Dallas
Cloris Rangel, Director of Dual Language Programs, Dallas ISD, ISD [email protected]
[email protected]
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¡Sí se puede! Mis padres son mi ejemplo.
State 2
10:45 – 11:30 (45 minute session)
Spanish
The Commerce Plaza Comunitaria is an adult education program
in rural East Texas supported by Commerce ISD, the Mexican
Consulate, and Texas A&M University-Commerce. This program
assists Hispanic adults in getting their primary and secundary
diplomas, obtaining GEDs in Spanish, and studying ESL. It has
expanded their horizons and empowered a los padres de la comunidad to become leaders and role models.
Gilberto Hernández, Professional Grant Contractor, Texas A&M
University – Commerce, [email protected]
Implementing the ELPS Using Interactive Activities
Lone Star C-2
1:00 – 2:30
English
Why should ELPS implementation be boring? Participants will
engage in ten interactive activities that will have students out of
their desks listening, speaking, reading, writing and learning.
Cindy Brennan, ELL Instructional Specialist, Arlington ISD, [email protected], Vatina Herring, ELL Instructional Specialist, Arlington, ISD
The Power of Partners
Lone Star C-3
1:00- 2:30
English
In an increasingly interdependent society, students must learn
FEATURED: Helping Develop Expert Teachers
to collaborate with peers. Learn how to empower your students
Lone Star A-1
1:00-2:00
to depend on each other for content and language mastery,
Administrators
English
This session will describe how administrators and instructional
while they develop invaluable interpersonal abilities.
coaches can systematically help develop the pedagogical skills of Heather Fletes, Teacher, Prosper ISD, [email protected],
teachers.
Aracely Ahner, Teacher, Prosper ISD
Robert Marzano, cofounder and CEO of Marzano Research Laboratory
From Me to We: Providing ELL Support to Professional Learning Communities
Bridge the Gap Between Content and Language
San Antonio A
1:00 – 2:30
Lone Star C-4
1:00 - 2:30
English
English
Bridge the gap between content and language and put research This workshop is for ESL teachers and instructional coaches. You
into practice to instruct English language learners with stratewill have an opportunity to increase your repertory of communigies that meet their needs in language development and literacy. Learn to use these strategies in diverse instructional settings cation techniques to use with PLCs to ensure that best practices
and discusses the challenges and successes teachers experience are implemented with fidelity.
in ELL classrooms. Door prizes will be provided!!!!!
Andrea Lasher, Secondary ESL Support Coach, Northwest ISD,
Eugenia Mora-Flores, Ed.D., Associate Professor, University of
[email protected], Katie Walker, Literacy Specialist, Chisholm
Southern California, [email protected]
Trail Middle School, Northwest ISD
Inferring: Not Just Anybody’s Guess
Lone Star C-1
1:00 - 2:30
English
In this interactive session, participants will: explore best practices about how readers use inferring to build comprehension,
analyze how the blending of schema, visualization, textual clues,
questioning, and predicting is used to infer meaning from text;
and demonstrate the use of various strategies and tools to
teach readers to go beyond the words on the page and infer
information not explicitly stated in the text.
Patricia García-Smith, Academic Facilitator, Dallas ISD, [email protected], Angela Walker-Richadson, Academic Facilitator, Dallas ISD
¡Enriquecemos!: Enriqueciendo el español académico de maestros y alumnos bilingües a través de la composición creativa
San Antonio A
1:00—2:30
Spanish
The presenters will share ideas and resources for teaching creative writing in Spanish. Participants will learn how to develop
self-confidence and a passion for writing, and will walk away
with ideas, writing templates and copy-friendly manipulatives
for reproducing the session’s activities.
Dr. Chris Green, Texas A&M University – Commerce, Gilberto
Hernández, Texas A& M University – Commerce
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Meaningful Interaction in BLCs (Bilingual Learning Centers)
Houston A
1:00 – 2:30
English
The workshop objective is to have participants walk away with
two center activities. The format is a make and take session.
There will be 55 bilingual learning center activity samples for
participants to view and get ideas from. We will provide
handouts and the necessary material to create meaningful interactive bilingual learning centers for their classrooms.
María Hernández, Instructional Specialist, Dallas ISD, [email protected], Anita Barnes, Instructional Coach, Dallas
ISD, Martha Keene, Instructional Coach, Dallas ISD
Bilingual Education: Linking the Past to the Future in the State
of Texas
Houston B
1:00 – 2:30
English
This informational session will begin with a short review of the
history of Bilingual Education in Texas, followed by information
on initiatives in place now, and future plans to ensure strong
bilingual programs in our schools.
Dr. Bill Pulte, Southern Methodist University, Dr. Hector Rivera,
Southern Methodist University, Dr. Doris Baker Luft de Baker,
Southern Methodist University
The Power of Technology: Using Technology Effectively in the
Classroom with ELLs and Bilingual Students
Houston C
1:00 – 2:30
English
Using differentiated software technology supported by 15 languages as a bridge to English literacy and using Spanish literacy
software to develop literacy in their native Spanish Language.
Clayton Renfroe, Area Partnership Manager, Imagine Learning,
Inc., [email protected]
¡Viva la Tecnología! Advancing Students Bilingualism and
Biliteracy through the Use of Technology
State 1
1:00 - 2:30
Spanish
Does technology help students advance in their quest for bilingualism, biliteracy and biculturalism? This presentation will
show the results of a study that examined the use of technology
in bilingual education classrooms.
Ricardo González-Carriedo, Assistant Professor, Department of
Teacher Education and Administration, University of North Texas, [email protected]
Bridging Success in Writing
State 2
1:00 – 1:45 (45 minute session)
English
The final draft, a fingerprint to the intellectual, must reflect the
voice of the writer. There’s no way to teach writing correctly.
Come see what practices we have to help all students find their
voice.
Adam Bell, Teacher, Everman High School, [email protected], Patrick Lamers, Teacher, Everman High School
How Language Awareness in Secondary Math Classrooms Can
Promote Vocabulary Development
State 2
1:45 – 2:30 (45 minute session)
English
In this presentation we share data from secondary math teachers in terms of their understanding of language as a system, and
the effect it has on their use of vocabulary in the classroom. We
outline a piece of a teacher training program, designed to help
math teachers grow their language awareness, with a specific
focus on specialized academic vocabulary. Preliminary results
and future research questions related to teacher training will
also be presented.
Holly Hansen-Thomas, Texas Woman’s University, Juliet Langman, UT San Antonio
New Technology Instructional Techniques to Be More Productive in the Classroom, and Improve Student Engagement
Lone Star A-1
2:45 – 4:15
Spanish
Explore a variety of tools and resources that coaches educators
use to empower English language learners to be innovative, collaborative, and leaders.
Edgar A. López, Bilingual Teacher, Faith Family Academy/
Bilingual Monster, [email protected], Ricardo
Sánchez, Bilingual Teacher, Faith Family Academy/Bilingual
Monster
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What High Performance Athletes Do in Their Regular Training,
and How We can Use it in Our Classroom and Lesson Plans
Lone Star C-1
2:45 – 4:15
English
This workshop presents a review of the work done by different
coaches, instructors, and monitors from different sports and
from different parts of the world. Their methods and procedures
can also be applied to our schools and classrooms to achieve
such performance. Combining experiences and knowledge from
more than 25 years as a world class figure skater, 15 as a coach
for several high performance athletes and five (5) as a classroom
teacher, can help us achieve the results we all want for our students.
John Ramírez, Bilingual Teacher, Arlington ISD,
[email protected]
Schlechty’s Working on the Work (WOW) Teaching as implemented in a McKinney ISD Title I Elementary Campus
Lone Star C-2
2:45 – 4:15
English
Participants will learn how to increase student achievement
using their existing curriculum and integrating Schlechty’s ten
design qualities to create engaging lessons that target all students’ needs.
Nidia Cedillo, McKinney ISD, [email protected], Cindy
Herrera, McKinney ISD
Can an Intermediate Speaker Engage in Higher Level ContentBased Conversations?
Lone Star C-3
2:45 – 4:15
English
Participants will interact with and create FRAMES that differentiate levels of thinking, as well as levels of participation to promote language and content development.
Jason Hammet, BIL/ESL Specialist, Arlington ISD, [email protected]
¡Aprenda y desarrolle! Actividades prácticas de vocabulario
para una clase de lenguaje dual.
State 1
2:45—4:15
Spanish
Este taller presentará of a los maestros estrategias basadas en
investigaciones para desarrollar e implementar actividades prácticas de vocabulario en las clases de lenguaje dual.
Gloria Bastidas, Dual Language Instructional Coach, Dallas ISD,
[email protected], Gabriela Camacho, Dual Language
Instructional Coach, Dallas ISD, Hipólito Rodríguez, Dual Language Instructional Coach, Dallas ISD
ELL Module I
San Antonio A
2:45 – 4:15
English
The presentation described a course taught through American
Federation of Teachers by their Educational Issues Department.
It helps those, new and experienced, understand and identify
children and adult ELLs.
Sharon K. Snowton, Highlands Elementary, Cedar Hill ISD,
[email protected], David Lee, Alliance AFT-ED Center
Reading Revolution! Thematic Literature All Day Long in English and Spanish
San Antonio B
2:45 – 4:15
English
Give students multiple, authentic, engaging exposures to academic language using thematically-based bilingual children’s
literature. Discover text sets and activities applicable to K-3 for
El Béisbol/Baseball, El Mundo Marino/Ocean Life, and Los Lideres/Leaders units.
Dr. Mandy Stewart, Assistant Professor of Bilingual/ESL Education, Texas Woman’s University
The Tablet Games: How iPads Have Changed My Teaching
Houston A
2:45 – 4:15
English
This informal session will focus on how the use of iPads has
changed the way students learn. I will discuss how I use technology to teach, collaborate with outside classrooms and communicate with parents.
Verónica Hernández, Gifted and Talented Facilitator, Peters Colony Elementary School, Lewisville ISD, [email protected]
At Last! Your Beloved “Cancionero” in an Updated Edition
Houston B
2:45 – 4:15
Spanish
It’s Canciones y cuentos! – Lada Kratky’s updated Spanish early
literacy and phonics resource. Learn how to develop PreK-2nd
students’ foundational Spanish literacy & phonics skills, and content knowledge in a fun and effective manner. Leave with a unit
to teach tomorrow!
Frances Pérez, Consultant, National Geographic Learning,
[email protected]
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The Importance of Parent Engagement in Bilingual Education
Houston C
2:45 – 4:15
English
We all need and want our students’ families to understand and
reinforce language, literacy and math skills. See this new, easyto-use parent engagement resource that Denton, Arlington, and
Fort Worth are all using to make connections with their families.
Emily Roden, Co-founder, ReadyRosie, [email protected],
Candis Grover, Educational Coach, ReadyRosie
Estrategias para implementar el español como segundo idioma
con los alumnos angloparlantes en la clase de doble inmersión
State 1
2:45 – 4:15
Spanish
Dual Language teachers will be able to analyze the English
speaker’s needs in the Dual Language classroom. Teachers will
learn strategies that help English native speaking students who
are learning Spanish
María Hannah, Intructional Coach,White Settlement ISD, [email protected], Marilyn Harris, Bilingual Counselor, White Settlement ISD, Eva Valenzuela, Bilingual Teacher, White Settlement ISD, Fabiola Islas, Bilingual Teacher, White Settlement ISD
Graphic Novels in the Bilingual Classroom
State 2
2:45 – 3:30 (45 minute session)
English
Kids love comics, so do many adults. This also holds true for the
fast expanding genre of graphic narrative stories, novels, and
autobiographies which lots of readers, even “reluctant” ones,
really like. There is growing evidence that plenty of readers of
graphic narratives become better readers in general, so comics
and graphic novels can serve as a conduit to rigorous reading.
Today many educators are making a strong case for comics and
graphic novels as a major underutilized genre for development
of literacy skills, part of the pedagogical core of the “power of
reading.”
Hector Rodríguez, 2nd Grade Dual Language Teacher, El Peso
Hero, [email protected]
911 in the Classroom
State 2
3:30 – 4:15 (45 minute session)
English
This workshop will discuss fun and innovative ways to engage
students in learning.
Jéssica Bautista, 3rd Grade Teacher (Spanish), White Settlement
ISD, [email protected], Shannon Wilson, 3rd Grade Teacher,
White Settlement ISD
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