PROGRAM OVERVIEW
8:30-9:00AM Arrival and Sign-in
9:00-9:15 AM Opening Welcome
Dr. Antoinette Miranda, Ohio Board of Education, Chair of OSU Teaching & Learning
Ryan Wertz, Ohio Dept. of Education & Workforce
9:15-10:15AM Keynote Address
Lynn Fulton, Delaware Department of Education
Dual Language Immersion: A Journey toward Sociocultural Competence
Cartoon Room
10:25-11:30AM Workshops
Workshop for Administrators: Lynn Fulton
Dual Language Immersion Leadership: Strategies to Support Capacity-Building
Cartoon Room
Workshop for Teachers: Francis Troyan
Networking Roundtables for Dual Language Teachers and Support Staff
Ohio Staters Traditions Room
11:30-12:45PM Lunch
Poster Sessions: Family Literacy (González), Unidos: Educators and Parents (Pabon et al)
Student voices: Testimonios from Ohio students on the power of bilingualism and biliteracy
1:00-1:45PM Breakout Sessions #1
Panel of DLI Principals: Ashley Beasley, Corey Kessler ,Michele Sánchez & Sandra Santos
Emma Corbin (moderator)
Ohio Staters Traditions Room
Partnering for Immersion Program growth and continuous improvement
Mark Graler & Jesse Slusher
Student-Alumni Council Room
2:00-2:45PM Breakout Sessions #2
Improving Student Performance on English Reading Assessments: Leveraging Language Transfer Skills
Sandhya Shanker
Ohio Staters Traditions Room
Using Mentor Text to Teach Patterns of Writing in English and Spanish
Ric Villasanta
Student-Alumni Council Room
Developing a Dual Language Program in Your Community
Ryan Wertz, Mark Graler, & Meran Rogers
Barbie Tootle Room
3:00-3:45PM Breakout Sessions #3
Ensuring That Your DLI Program Renders a Maximum Number of Ohio Seal of Biliteracy Recipients
Ryan Wertz
Ohio Staters Traditions Room
Making the Switch: The Impact of Having a Program Evaluation
Ashley Beasley & Rebecca Chenault
Student-Alumni Council Room
The Non-native Lens: Exploring International travel for Bilingual Educators
Ellen Gorski
Barbie Tootle Room