WABE 2026 Annual Conference has ended

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WABE 2026 Annual Conference

Angelica Hernandez

ESD 105

Migrant Academic Coordinator

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

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

11:15am PDT

Designing for Understanding: The Art of Equitable Teaching Ballroom G1, Yakima Convention CenterDr. Adeyemi Stembridge

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

I want ___________ because________: Improving the Sentence Frame Scaffold Ballroom G2, Yakima Convention CenterDr. Beth Dillard • Dr. Jennifer Green • Dr. Cory Mathieu Schoolwide Progress Monitoring: Communicating Multilingual Learner Growth to Empower Families Ballroom G1, Yakima Convention CenterCat D'Avignon • Brianna Pimentel • Ashleigh Moe • Jordan Lee

2:45pm PDT

Dessert & Exhibitor Networking Break Lobby, Yakima Convention Center

3:15pm PDT

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

7:00am PDT

WABE Breakfast Ballroom C/D, Yakima Convention Center WABE Business Meeting Ballroom C/D, 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

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

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