WABE 2026 Annual Conference has ended

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WABE 2026 Annual Conference

1:00pm PDT

Pre-Conference Badge Pick-Up & Clock Hour Sign-in Ballroom B, Yakima Convention Center

2:30pm PDT

Pre-Conference Workshop: Brilliant Teaching: The Craft of Equity in Everyday, Ordinary Classrooms Ballroom J, Yakima Convention CenterDr. Adeyemi Stembridge Pre-Conference Workshop: Designing Everyday Practices to Transform Learning with Multilingual Families Ballroom H, Yakima Convention CenterDr. Ann Ishimaru • Dr. Maria Lucero • Ana Dueñas

7:30am PDT

Attendee Badge Pick-Up Ballroom B, Yakima Convention Center Exhibits Open Lobby, Yakima Convention Center Clock Hour Sign-in Open Ballroom B, Yakima Convention Center

7:45am PDT

Breakfast Ballroom E/F, Yakima Convention Center

8:45am PDT

Friday Morning General Session with Dr. Ann Ishimaru Ballroom C/D, Yakima Convention CenterDr. Ann Ishimaru

10:45am PDT

Break - Visit Exhibits, Clock Hours Open Lobby, Yakima Convention Center

11:00am PDT

Book Signing with Dr. Ann Ishimaru Ballroom B, Yakima Convention CenterDr. Ann Ishimaru

11:15am PDT

Building Academic Vocabulary: Strategies that Work Ballroom G2, Yakima Convention CenterKristin Odegaard Design with the End in Mind: Backwards Planning for ELD with WIDA Key Language Uses. Ballroom 300, Yakima Convention CenterMegan Anderson-Riley Designing for Understanding: The Art of Equitable Teaching Ballroom G1, Yakima Convention CenterDr. Adeyemi Stembridge Developing Systems for Multilingual Learner Success Ballroom 400, Yakima Convention CenterVirginia Morales • Kristin Percy Calaff Family Engagement That Works — Centering Parent Voices Ballroom H, Yakima Convention CenterCecilia Tamayo • Teresa Mendoza-Casby From Strategy to System: Growing Inclusive Instruction Districtwide with GLAD Ballroom I, Yakima Convention CenterCassandra Clark Increase Reclassification: Supporting Multilingual Learners for WIDA success (Sponsored by Teacher Created Materials) Ballroom J, Yakima Convention CenterNicole Downer Number Talks and Mathematical Discourse for the Dual Language Classroom Ballroom 100, Yakima Convention CenterDr. Terri L. Stockberger Positively Passionate ABOUT Prepositions Ballroom 200, Yakima Convention CenterDr. Beth Dillard • Dr. Caleb Zilmer • Dr. Jennifer Green

12:15pm PDT

Lunch Ballroom E/F, Yakima Convention Center

1:30pm PDT

Visit Exhibits, Clock Hours Open Lobby, Yakima Convention Center

1:45pm PDT

Co-creating Collaborative Professional Learning: Tools and Resources for Community Engagement Ballroom 100, Yakima Convention CenterYvonne Oronoz-Williams • Dr. Joan Lachance Effective Literacy Design for Multilingual Learners: From Comprehensible Input to Academic Output Through Successful Family Engagement Ballroom 300, Yakima Convention CenterKatie Sperling • Kad El-Atwani Game Changing Dual Language Leadership and Implementation (Sponsored by Ensemble Learning) Ballroom I, Yakima Convention CenterJulie Lara • Aracely Suarez High-Impact Strategies for Equitable Student Engagement in the Science Classroom Ballroom 400, Yakima Convention CenterLuke Matlack • Lorianne Donovan-Hermann • Cari Haug • Dr. Anatasia Sanchez I want ___________ because________: Improving the Sentence Frame Scaffold Ballroom G2, Yakima Convention CenterDr. Beth Dillard • Dr. Jennifer Green • Dr. Cory Mathieu Native American Inclusion and ML Engagement Ballroom H, Yakima Convention CenterMike Frederickson • Taylor Heersink Schoolwide Progress Monitoring: Communicating Multilingual Learner Growth to Empower Families Ballroom G1, Yakima Convention CenterCat D'Avignon • Brianna Pimentel • Ashleigh Moe • Jordan Lee Writing with Multilingual Learners Ballroom 200, Yakima Convention CenterEmma Sandoval

2:45pm PDT

Dessert & Exhibitor Networking Break Lobby, Yakima Convention Center

3:15pm PDT

Finding Their Math Voice: Open Tasks that Build Agency and Access for Multilingual Learners (Sponsored by Savvas Learning) Ballroom 100, Yakima Convention CenterRicardo Sinclair From Confusion to Conversation: Improving Home Language Survey Practices Ballroom H, Yakima Convention CenterBethany Martinez Launching Successful Co- Planning and Co- Teaching Systems Ballroom G2, Yakima Convention CenterKarina Vanderbilt • Rebekah Small • Ann Modarelli Practical considerations for secondary dual language education programs: What, how, and why Ballroom 400, Yakima Convention CenterDr. Cory Mathieu Semillas: Plant Seeds to Empower and Engage Families of Multilingual Learners Ballroom 300, Yakima Convention CenterYvonne Oronoz-Williams Small Shifts, BIG IMPACT: Breaking the Box to Spark Student Ownership Ballroom I, Yakima Convention CenterDr. Jamie Lee • Camille Empey Teaching Metalinguistics Across Disciplines; What Every Teacher Can Do to Amplify Language Learning Ballroom 200, Yakima Convention CenterChristine Champie Unifying for Literacy: A District’s Journey to Multilingual Learner Success (Sponsored by Summit K12) Ballroom J, Yakima Convention CenterAmelia Larson • Lucy Estrada Widening WIDA Speaking Opportunities Ballroom G1, Yakima Convention CenterGreg Davis

7:00am PDT

WABE Breakfast Ballroom C/D, Yakima Convention Center WABE Business Meeting Ballroom C/D, Yakima Convention Center Attendee Badge Pick-Up Ballroom B, Yakima Convention Center Exhibits Open Lobby, Yakima Convention Center Clock Hour Sign-in Open Ballroom B, Yakima Convention Center

8:00am PDT

Be GLAD! (Guided Language Acquisition Design) Strategies for Language Development and Academic Success (Sponsored Session) Ballroom 200, Yakima Convention CenterCassandra Clark • Kristin Odegaard Collaboration in Action: High‑Impact Co‑Teaching for Multilingual Learners Ballroom 100, Yakima Convention CenterLara Smith • Jody Bader English Learners for a Transformed World (2nd Edition): A Guide to Collaborative Professional Learning (Sponsored by DLeNM) Ballroom J, Yakima Convention CenterDr. Joan Lachance Looking for Clues for KLUs Ballroom I, Yakima Convention CenterKatelynn Brown Puentes de Confianza: Building Trust With Spanish-Speaking Families in Challenging Times Ballroom 300, Yakima Convention CenterAdriana Ramirez Reyes Supporting Mathematical Sensemaking in Word Problems Ballroom G1 & G2, Yakima Convention CenterDr. Beth Dillard • Dr. Saraswati Noel

9:15am PDT

Saturday General Session with Dr. Valentina Gonzalez Ballroom C/D, Yakima Convention CenterDr. Valentina Gonzalez

10:45am PDT

Break - Visit Exhibits, Clock Hours Open Lobby, Yakima Convention Center

11:00am PDT

A Través De Mis Ojos: Leading with Story to Empower Multilingual Learners and Advance Equity Ballroom 400, Yakima Convention CenterMarlene Perez Elevating Equitable Opportunities for Academic Discourse for MLLs Using Talk Moves and ELD Strategies Ballroom 100, Yakima Convention CenterSally A. Baer Increasing Linguistic and Academic Success in Every Lesson Ballroom G1 & G2, Yakima Convention CenterDr. Valentina Gonzalez Supporting Multilingual Families: What We Need from You! Ballroom 200, Yakima Convention CenterKristin Percy Calaff • Teresa Mendoza-Casby • Parent Panel Members Using WIDA MARCO DALE to promote Mathematical Discourse in Dual Language Spanish Classrooms Ballroom 300, Yakima Convention CenterPatricia Venegas-Weber • Erica Bailey Ramos