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WABE 2026 Annual Conference

Veronica Barrett

Royal High School

ELD, ELA and Reading Teacher

Royal City

About me

Veronica Barrett works at Royal High School in Royal School District, where she has been serving bilingual students for the past 27 years in the Foreign Language, Reading and English Language Arts.

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 Developing Systems for Multilingual Learner Success Ballroom 400, Yakima Convention CenterVirginia Morales • Kristin Percy Calaff Increase Reclassification: Supporting Multilingual Learners for WIDA success (Sponsored by Teacher Created Materials) Ballroom J, Yakima Convention CenterNicole Downer

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

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 Native American Inclusion and ML Engagement Ballroom H, Yakima Convention CenterMike Frederickson • Taylor Heersink Writing with Multilingual Learners Ballroom 200, Yakima Convention CenterEmma Sandoval

2:45pm PDT

Dessert & Exhibitor Networking Break Lobby, Yakima Convention Center

3:15pm PDT

Launching Successful Co- Planning and Co- Teaching Systems Ballroom G2, Yakima Convention CenterKarina Vanderbilt • Rebekah Small • Ann Modarelli Semillas: Plant Seeds to Empower and Engage Families of Multilingual Learners Ballroom 300, Yakima Convention CenterYvonne Oronoz-Williams 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

8:00am PDT

Collaboration in Action: High‑Impact Co‑Teaching for Multilingual Learners Ballroom 100, Yakima Convention CenterLara Smith • Jody Bader Looking for Clues for KLUs Ballroom I, Yakima Convention CenterKatelynn Brown

9:15am PDT

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

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