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Fall 2026 CoTESOL Convention
Welcome to the 48th Annual CoTESOL Fall Convention!
Dates: November 14-15, 2025
Location: The Conference Center, Adams 12 Five Star Schools, 1500 E. 128th Ave., Thornton, CO 80241
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Saturday, May 9
 

8:30am MDT

FRIDAY OPENING KEYNOTE: Attention TESOL Professionals: The Globe IS Our Campus. Empowering Our Multilingual Learners to Ignite Positive Change…It All Begins with Us!
Saturday May 9, 2026 8:30am - 9:40am MDT
The Training Center
Whether in person or digitally, TESOL professionals have a most unique opportunity to make a difference in this world. Let’s work together, and let’s re-imagine our charge! The time is now. The place is here: CoTESOL. In this presentation, Professor Ehlers-Zavala shares her personal story of overcoming the odds. She engages the audience in a visionary journey that underscores the (1) role that TESOL professionals play in educating the leaders of tomorrow by enacting one’s own innate, or developed, superpowers; and (2) by believing in the potential that all TESOL professionals possess to lead and, consequently, impact their respective worlds, local and/or global. Through her talk, Professor Ehlers-Zavala celebrates the work of TESOL professionals across educational and geographical contexts. Through her account, enriched by interactions with her audience, she will suggest guidance to consider for elevating one another, empowering each other to stay strong and resilient, and staying engaged with the field through the professional organizations that bring us together. She reminds us that we are here to plant the seeds for what is yet to come, and that one thing is for sure… A caring and mindful approach to educating multilingual learners will go neither unforgotten, nor unnoticed. She believes that one’s time and effort will always matter and will contribute to make a positive difference even when one cannot clearly see it or ever witness it. Through her own personal/professional story, she will show how we, as TESOL professionals, are all constantly impacting and changing lives. Finally, she will strongly encourage everyone to continue to dare to dream and follow one’s passion, for she strongly believes that the outcomes will, more than likely, meet or exceed one’s initial expectations.

CLDE CDE Credit: 5.09(1) ELEMENT A

Audience: All members. 
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala

Dr. Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala

Faculty, Colorado State University
Dr. Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala (Ella/She) is Professor of English (TEFL/TESL) at Colorado State University. With over three decades of professional experience, her expertise includes language teacher preparation. She is a strong advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEIA... Read More →
Saturday May 9, 2026 8:30am - 9:40am MDT
The Training Center
  General Audience

9:45am MDT

HE/IEP SIG FEATURED PRESENTATION: Strategies to Uplift and Empower Your Teaching Community
Saturday May 9, 2026 9:45am - 10:35am MDT
Aspen
In this session, we take a page out of history and reframe our current teaching contexts to explore strategies for continuing to uplift and sustain language teaching for the future during these most challenging times.

CLDE CDE Credit: 5.10(1) ELEMENT A

Audience: Higher Education / IEP SIG
Speakers
avatar for Suzanne Panferov Reese

Suzanne Panferov Reese

Faculty, University of Arizona
Dr. Suzanne Panferov Reese, always a language advocate, directs the Critical Languages Program and teaches in the department of Public and Applied Humanities at the University of Arizona in Tucson.  Previously, she chaired the Applied Linguistics Ph.D. program, served as the President... Read More →
Saturday May 9, 2026 9:45am - 10:35am MDT
Aspen
  Higher Education / IEP SIG

9:50am MDT

Research and Resources for Newcomers and ML Students
Saturday May 9, 2026 9:50am - 10:35am MDT
Crestone Peak
This session will focus on research, strategies, and resources available to empower your ML and Newcomer students.  One resource available is SIOP®, approved by CDE and listed an approved provider on the advisory list.  Research will also be shared from noted reading researcher Freddie Hiebert on ways to increase reading achievement. Jim Cummins and Jana Echevarria, a SIOP® author, will discuss their research and strategies via video clips. Resources authored by this noted researchers will also be shared.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.11 Quality Standard III. Element B

Audience: Elementary Education (EE); Intensive English Program/Higher Education (IEP/HE); Content Area (CA); Secondary Education (SE); Teacher Education/Action Research (TE/AR)
Speakers
avatar for Wayne Eichen

Wayne Eichen

National Account Executive, Savvas Learning Company
Wayne has been dedicated to using technology to increase student achievement for over 30 years, as a consultant, trainer, Account Executive, Area VP of Sales, and currently serves as the National Account Executive for Supplemental, Acceleration, and Assessment programs at Savvas Learning... Read More →
Saturday May 9, 2026 9:50am - 10:35am MDT
Crestone Peak
  Teacher Education/Action Research (TE/AR)

9:50am MDT

Divide and Conquer: Maximizing Co-Teaching Through Specific Facilitator Roles
Saturday May 9, 2026 9:50am - 11:20am MDT
Cottonwood
This session explores how co-teachers can divide and conquer instruction by clearly defining roles and responsibilities. Participants will learn strategies to co-facilitate learning, provide real-time scaffolds, and assess student understanding. Emphasis is placed on maximizing each teacher’s expertise by defining complementary roles to support all learners effectively.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.11(s) ELEMENT B

Audience: Elementary Education (EE); Secondary Education (SE); Content Area (CA)
Speakers
avatar for Isabel Clamons

Isabel Clamons

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education Instructional Coordinator, Harrison School District Two
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Saturday May 9, 2026 9:50am - 11:20am MDT
Cottonwood
  Elementary Education (EE)

9:50am MDT

Elevating Academic Vocabulary Learning Through Structured Conversations and Visuals
Saturday May 9, 2026 9:50am - 11:20am MDT
Flatirons
Discover how structured conversations around visuals can boost students’ academic language. Thoughtfully designed visual aids help create spaces where learners actively engage and express understanding leading to deeper learning. In this interactive session, you’ll take part in a lesson simulation that models how to pair visuals with discussion questions and sentence stems to spark curiosity and support all learners.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.11(2) ELEMENT A

Audience: Elementary Education (EE); Secondary Education (SE); Educational Technology (TECH)
Speakers
avatar for Isaac Marquez

Isaac Marquez

Educational Consultant, Seidlitz Education
Isaac Márquez is an educational consultant with Seidlitz Education, where he works with schools and districts across the country to support language development and content learning for all students, including emergent bilinguals. With a background in bilingual education and instructional... Read More →
Saturday May 9, 2026 9:50am - 11:20am MDT
Flatirons
  Elementary Education (EE)

9:50am MDT

Intentional Co-Teaching for Multilingual Learners
Saturday May 9, 2026 9:50am - 11:20am MDT
Blue Spruce
Learn about our co-teaching model which is laser-focused on three big goals:
  1. Making sure multilingual learners have real access to grade-level content.
  2. Supporting students in acquiring English through content learning—not separate from it.
  3. Creating job-embedded professional learning that helps both content teachers and ML specialists grow as co-teachers.
CDE CLDE Credit: 5.10 Quality Standard III Element A

Audience: Elementary Education (EE); Secondary Education (SE)
Speakers
avatar for Beth Dove

Beth Dove

CLDE Coordinator, Summit School District
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Holly Porter

Independent Consultant, Intentional Co-Teaching for Multilingual Learners
Saturday May 9, 2026 9:50am - 11:20am MDT
Blue Spruce
  Elementary Education (EE)

9:50am MDT

Making Complex Text Accessible to Experienced Multilinguals
Saturday May 9, 2026 9:50am - 11:20am MDT
Piñon Pine
This session addresses the specific needs of multilingual learners who have reached the ‘developing’ stage of language acquisition. These students in grades 3-12 can decode text, but they may not always understand what they’ve read. This session provides concrete strategies for making even grade-level content texts comprehensible for these students.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.11 Quality Standard III; 5.11(2) ELEMENT B

Audience: Secondary Education (SE)
Speakers
avatar for Beth Skelton

Beth Skelton

Consultant, Educational Consultants, LLC
Beth Skelton @easkelton has over 30 years of experience as a language educator and holds a master’s degree in multicultural teacher education. She has worked with early childhood, elementary, middle, high school and adult language learners in rural, urban, suburban, and international school settings... Read More →
Saturday May 9, 2026 9:50am - 11:20am MDT
Piñon Pine
  Secondary Education (SE)

10:45am MDT

Building the Literacy Trinity: A Daily Routine for Strengthening Knowledge, Vocabulary and Writing
Saturday May 9, 2026 10:45am - 11:05am MDT
Executive Board Room "Teaching Tips Theatre"
Session One
This classroom-tested, slide-based routine builds students' automaticity for recalling tier 2 and tier 3 academic vocabulary through daily 10-minute practice. By developing automaticity in academic word recall, students transfer knowledge into long-term memory more effectively. The flexible format incorporates TPR, CLT, technology integration, formative assessment, collaborative student talk, and writing activities across all settings. Participants will strategize vocabulary selections and practice implementation using provided templates.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.11 Quality Standard III Standard A

Audience: Elementary Education (EE); Secondary Education (SE)​​​​
Speakers
avatar for Sara Sharer

Sara Sharer

ELD/Reading Intervention Instructor, Cedaredge Elementary School English Language Learner Program
How to build the Literacy Trinity for multilinguel learners.  Vocabulary, knowledge building, and writing in one short daily routine.  Best practices for teaching MLL's reading.   
Saturday May 9, 2026 10:45am - 11:05am MDT
Executive Board Room "Teaching Tips Theatre"
  Elementary Education (EE)

10:45am MDT

Read, Write, Play: Joyful Literacy for Children at the Boulder Public Library District
Saturday May 9, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am MDT
Flatirons
Research shows that students who don’t read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to not graduate on time, when compared to proficient readers. At the Boulder Public Library District, we aim to inspire a lifelong love of literacy in children through our Reading Buddies program.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.11 Quality Standard III: Element B

Audience: Elementary Education (EE)
Speakers
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Joey Graffagnino

BoulderReads Children's Literacy Coordinator, Boulder Public Library District
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Juan Jimenez

Literacy Manager, Boulder Public Library District
Saturday May 9, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am MDT
Flatirons

10:45am MDT

ED TECH SIG FEATURED PRESENTATION: From Translation to Language Transformation: The TAIL Model for Empowering MLs with Technology
Saturday May 9, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am MDT
Aspen
This session will explore the four aspects of the TAIL Model: Translation, Adaptation, Interaction, and Language Transformation. Participants will discover how simple (and free) tech tools can provide essential language support, helping teachers adapt materials so students can meaningfully engage with content and their peers in authentic ways. Attendees will understand how to leverage technology to support, engage, and empower multilingual learners. (Be sure to bring a device to this session.)

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.10(1) ELEMENT A

Audience: All members. 
Speakers
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Irina McGrath

Irina McGrath, PhD is an Assistant Principal at Newcomer Academy and an adjunct professor at the University of Louisville, Indiana University Southeast, and Bellarmine University, teaching graduate courses for the ESL/ENL and Literacy Endorsement programs as well as Master of Education... Read More →
avatar for Michelle Makus Shory

Michelle Makus Shory

Multilingual Engagement Specialist, Seneca High School, Lousville KY
Saturday May 9, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am MDT
Aspen
  Educational Technology

11:10am MDT

Mastering Academic Vocabulary and Content: Practical Routines for Secondary ELLs
Saturday May 9, 2026 11:10am - 11:30am MDT
Executive Board Room "Teaching Tips Theatre"
This presentation provides a research-driven, no-preparation classroom routine designed to aid secondary ELLs in their effort to learn, use, understand, and remember academic vocabulary. This easy-to-implement routine also provides ELLs of all proficiency levels with a deeper understanding of the content taught in their core classes.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.11(2) ELEMENT B

Audience: Secondary Education (SE); Content Area (CA)
Speakers
avatar for Mishelle Kehoe-Seamons

Mishelle Kehoe-Seamons

Researcher, Brigham Young University
Saturday May 9, 2026 11:10am - 11:30am MDT
Executive Board Room "Teaching Tips Theatre"
  Secondary Education (SE)

1:00pm MDT

Making Language and Content Accessible to All Students
Saturday May 9, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm MDT
Cottonwood
In this 45-minute hands-on workshop, I will draw upon research and resources to provide content area instructors with practical strategies and approaches to implement, evaluate and revise to better serve multilingual learners their classes without “dumbing down” content or assessment.

CDE CLDE Credit:  5.11 Quality Standard III; 5.11(2) ELEMENT B

Audience: Content Area (CA); Adult Education (AE); Teacher Education/Action Research (TE/AR); Intensive English Program/Higher Education (IEP/HE)
Speakers
avatar for Kat Bradley-Bennett

Kat Bradley-Bennett

ESOL/TESOL/ABEA Instructor, Front Range Community College
I have been teaching adult ESOL since 1999, when I left a 15-year career in community recycling to go to China for a month and teach English. I was hooked and have not looked back. My only regret is that I didn't discover teaching English to adults earlier in my life!

I love being... Read More →
Saturday May 9, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm MDT
Cottonwood
  Content Area (CA)

1:00pm MDT

A Whole New World: Preparing Newcomer Students for Classroom Success
Saturday May 9, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm MDT
Flatirons
In this session, National Geographic Learning (NGL) will present ideas to engage middle and high school newcomers with the basic academic language and literacy skills they need. Attendees will gain practical strategies from NGL programs they can use right away to support students’ needs—from learning the alphabet to mastering content-area vocabulary.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.11(2) ELEMENT B

Audience: Secondary Education (SE)
Speakers
avatar for Robin Amrine

Robin Amrine

National K-12 MLL Content Specialist, National Geographic Learning/Cengage
Robin Amrine holds a MA in Bilingual and Multicultural education and has worked as a K-8 teacher, Adult ESL instructor, teacher trainer, educational consultant, and adjunct professor for the Teacher’s College at Western Governors University.  As an educational consultant, Robin... Read More →
Saturday May 9, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm MDT
Flatirons
  Secondary Education (SE)

1:00pm MDT

EFL Online Teaching/Learning: Insights from the Cameroon Distance Education Center
Saturday May 9, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm MDT
Dogwood
This session explores EFL online teaching insights from the Cameroon Distance Education Center, focusing on strategies for engaging secondary and high school learners in resource-constrained environments. Participants will discover practical activities and digital tools used, gaining adaptable techniques for diverse online EFL contexts.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.11(2) ELEMENT B

Audience: Secondary Education (SE); Adult Education (AE); Intensive English Program/Higher Education (IEP/HE); Teacher Education/Action Research (TE/AR); Educational Technology (TECH)
Speakers
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Robert Kenfack

English and French Language Teacher, Ministry of Secondary Education Cameroon/ Cameroon English Language and Literature Teachers Association (CAMELTA)
Saturday May 9, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm MDT
Dogwood
  Secondary Education (SE)

1:00pm MDT

Welcoming Newcomer Students: Essential Knowledge, Resources, and Skills in the Teaching of Newcomer Students
Saturday May 9, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm MDT
Silverton
How do I create an inclusive, linguistically-responsive learning experience for Newcomer Students? This workshop will introduce UC Denver's Welcoming Newcomer Students online modules, a free resource that provides educators timely and practical knowledge for answering this question. Participants will access the modules and go through a lesson of their choice.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.09(1) ELEMENT A; 5.10(1) ELEMENT A

Audience: Elementary Education (EE); Secondary Education (SE); Socio-Political; Teacher Education/Action Research (TE/AR)
Speakers
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Sofia Chaparro

Assistant Professor of CLDE, UC Denver, School of Education and Human Development
Saturday May 9, 2026 1:00pm - 2:45pm MDT
Silverton
  Teacher Education/Action Research (TE/AR)

2:00pm MDT

From Newcomers to Native Speakers: Teaching Tools and Techniques that Work
Saturday May 9, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm MDT
Piñon Pine
This session will present specific steps and approaches to integrating English Learners into the general education classroom successfully. Ways to support teachers in this process will be explored, along with providing suggestions on how to effectively work with parents of ESOL students.  The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model will be presented to provide a map by which educators can use to plan, teach, reflect, observe and evaluate these approaches.  Question and Answer periods will be embedded and handouts will be distributed.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.11 Quality Standard III Standard A

Audience: Elementary Education (EE); Secondary Education (SE)​​​​
Speakers
KR

Karen Robinson

Educational Consultant, Savvas Learning
Saturday May 9, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm MDT
Piñon Pine
  Elementary Education (EE)

2:00pm MDT

Broadening Access to the Seal of Biliteracy in Rural & Mountain Districts: A Peer-Led Dialogue
Saturday May 9, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm MDT
Cottonwood
Peer-to-peer dialogue on expanding equitable access to the Seal of Biliteracy in rural districts. Dr. Salinas will share his Spring 2025 research to provide insights on advising students, and address barriers like transportation, staffing, and assessment. Participants share practices, trade tools, design next steps, and leave with an action plan.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.10 (2) Element B

Audience: Secondary Education (SE); Elementary Education (EE)
Speakers
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Dr. Miguel Salinas

Associate Professor of Teacher Education, Colorado Mountain College
Saturday May 9, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm MDT
Cottonwood
  Secondary Education (SE)

2:00pm MDT

SE SIG FEATURED SPEAKER: Every Teacher is a Language Teacher: Building Systems that Empower CLDE Staff and Multilingual Learners
Saturday May 9, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm MDT
Aspen
As the population of multilingual learners continues to grow across Colorado, schools face the dual challenge of ensuring equitable access to content while accelerating language development. This session will highlight how Harrison School District 2 is reimagining professional learning through a coaching model grounded in Jim Knight’s Impact Cycle and districtwide initiatives such as Newcomer Support, Co-Teaching Academies, Comprehensible Input, Translanguaging, and increasing high-quality student output. 
Participants will explore how to design and implement systems that (1) empower CLDE teachers as experts in their buildings, (2) position every teacher as a language teacher, (3) provide asset-based support for students and families, and (4) hold staff accountable for student growth without losing the relational core that makes professional learning effective. Attendees will leave with ideas and examples that they can adapt to their own contexts.
This session is designed for educators, coaches, and leaders who want to move beyond compliance and create sustainable, relationship-driven systems that raise expectations and outcomes for multilingual learners.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.12(1) ELEMENT A

Audience: Secondary Education
Speakers
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Tamie Hollon

CLDE Director, HSD2
Tamie Hollon has been dedicated to education for over 24 years, serving multilingual learners and their teachers with passion and vision. She has taught across all grade levels, K–12, creating inclusive and engaging classrooms with high expectations so that all students thrive... Read More →
Saturday May 9, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm MDT
Aspen
  Secondary Education (SE)

2:00pm MDT

Essential Belonging through the Transformational Equity Framework
Saturday May 9, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
Blue Spruce
Design your multilingual educational environment with belonging in mind - from the very beginning. Educators will explore a current project, unit, lesson, or initiative through Cherry Creek School District’s Transformational Equity Framework as a process for inquiry, ensuring every student and staff member is seen, valued, heard, and appreciated. This asset focused, inquiry-based approach is applicable to every role in education, and includes self-reflection, garnering multiple perspectives, and leaning into the beautiful identities present in our classrooms, schools, and districts.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.09 Quality Standard I; 5.09(1) ELEMENT A

Audience: Elementary Education (EE); Secondary Education (SE); Content Area (CA); Adult Education (AE); Intensive English Program/Higher Education (IEP/HE); Socio-Political
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Aspen Lopez (Oglala Lakota)

Dr. Aspen Lopez (Oglala Lakota)

Director of Equity, Culture, and Community Engagement, Cherry Creek School District
avatar for Dr. Remy Rummel

Dr. Remy Rummel

Director of Equity, Culture, and Community Engagement, Cherry Creek School DIstrict
Saturday May 9, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
Blue Spruce
  Elementary Education (EE)

3:00pm MDT

AI Prompt Engineering for Enhanced Lesson Planning: Hyper-focused Success for CLD
Saturday May 9, 2026 3:00pm - 3:20pm MDT
Executive Board Room "Teaching Tips Theatre"
Discover how to leverage AI to super-charge UDL lesson planning with targeted strategies and scaffolds for emergent bilingual and multilingual learners. This 20-minute session equips educators and instructional coaches with practical, AI-enhanced tools to better support diverse MLL needs in inclusive, multilingual classrooms.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.11. (2) Standard B

Audience: Secondary Education (SE); Elementary Education (EE); Content Area (CA)
Speakers
avatar for Emily Gonzalez

Emily Gonzalez

CLD Teacher Leader/Secondary English ELD Teacher, Sierra High School - Harrison School District 2
Emily is a dedicated teacher-leader with experience in K–12 schools across the U.S. and overseas. She is known for creating engaging, culturally responsive learning experiences and designing meaningful professional development that supports educator growth. A confident communicator... Read More →
Saturday May 9, 2026 3:00pm - 3:20pm MDT
Executive Board Room "Teaching Tips Theatre"
  Educational Technology

3:00pm MDT

EE SIG FEATURED PRESENTATION: Maintain Rigor with Strategic Questioning
Saturday May 9, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm MDT
Aspen
Discover how to keep instruction rigorous through purposeful questioning! In this session, you’ll learn how to craft and revise questions to target essential information while maintaining the complexity of vocabulary and content. Explore classroom examples that show questioning in action, and design your own “questioning ladder” to support deeper thinking and meaningful student engagement.

Audience: Elementary Education (EE) and general audience
Speakers
avatar for Isabel Clamons

Isabel Clamons

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education Instructional Coordinator, Harrison School District Two
EF
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Tamie Hollon

CLDE Director, HSD2
Tamie Hollon has been dedicated to education for over 24 years, serving multilingual learners and their teachers with passion and vision. She has taught across all grade levels, K–12, creating inclusive and engaging classrooms with high expectations so that all students thrive... Read More →
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Saturday May 9, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm MDT
Aspen
  Elementary Education (EE)

3:00pm MDT

Zero Prep: Ready-to-Go Activities for the Language Classroom
Saturday May 9, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm MDT
Silverton
Would you like to teach more effectively while preparing less? The presenter guides participants through the new editions of the classic Zero Prep series and demonstrates activities that easily adapt for language content and level, incorporate all four skills, include variations for classroom and online delivery, and require no preparation!

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.11. Quality standard III. Element A

Audience: Elementary Education (EE); Secondary Education (SE); Content Area (CA); Adult Education (AE); Intensive English Program/Higher Education (IEP/HE)
Speakers
avatar for Jamie Cross

Jamie Cross

Pro Lingua Learning
Saturday May 9, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm MDT
Silverton
  Elementary Education (EE)

3:00pm MDT

Developing and Piloting a Secondary Newcomer Welcome Week
Saturday May 9, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm MDT
Snowmass
The presenters partnered together to design a welcome week for secondary newcomer students. They will describe the collaboration between the facilitators and the district, logistics of program and material development, successes and challenges of the pilot, next steps, and recommendations for others interested in doing something similar.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.09 Quality Standard I; 5.09(1) ELEMENT A

Audience: Secondary Education (SE)
Speakers
avatar for Audriana Alvarado

Audriana Alvarado

CLDE Newcomer Instructional Coach, Harrison School District 2
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Stephanie Dewing

Associate Professor of Education, University of Southern California
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Mary Hanson

Associate Teaching Professor, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Saturday May 9, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm MDT
Snowmass
  Secondary Education (SE)

3:00pm MDT

Supporting Secondary Students New to Country
Saturday May 9, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm MDT
Flatirons
Using two Denver case studies, participants will be able to understand wholistic program elements crucial to success for secondary sife students.  Program design, high school trajectories, community engagement and leadership training will be discussed.  Participants will leave with concrete ideas for how to fine tune their current program to meet the urgent needs of our secondary students new to country.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.10 Quality Standard II; 5.10(2) ELEMENT B

Audience: Secondary Education (SE); Intensive English Program/Higher Education (IEP/HE); Socio-Political
Speakers
avatar for Jen Hanson

Jen Hanson

Director, Multilingual Education, Cherry Creek Schools, Cherry Creek School District
Saturday May 9, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm MDT
Flatirons
  Secondary Education (SE)

3:00pm MDT

Teaching English and High School Agency to Highly Mobile Agricultural Students and Out of School Youth through the Title I-C Family Education Program and the Innovative Services for Out of School Youth’s Supplementary Academic Activity Program
Saturday May 9, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm MDT
Cottonwood
Presentation of virtual/in-person programs with promising strategies for engagement, language learning, building essential skills, and increasing academic growth, participation, and retention in the education system. Featuring a summer virtual course focused on academic language and teaching high school knowledge (credit system, required courses, extracurriculars, and the importance of graduation or its equivalency).

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.11 (2) Standard B

Audience: Secondary Education (SE); Teacher Education/Action Research (TE/AR)
Speakers
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Daisy Fuentes

Title I Administrator, Centennial BOCES
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Lauren Radin

Principal Consultant / Student Pathways Unit, Colorado Department of Education
Saturday May 9, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm MDT
Cottonwood
  Secondary Education (SE)

3:25pm MDT

"Proud to Be Bilingual" Project
Saturday May 9, 2026 3:25pm - 3:45pm MDT
Executive Board Room "Teaching Tips Theatre"
ACCESS testing season is a high-intensity, high-stress time for multilingual students. To offer some balance, this session highlights a "Proud to Be Bilingual" project as a way for students to celebrate their cultural and linguistic strengths and interests in a middle school classroom.

CDE CLDE Credit: 5.09(1) ELEMENT A; Option 1: 5.09 Quality Standard I

Audience: Secondary Education (SE)
Speakers
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Lauren Plomer

English Language Development Teacher, Overland Trail Middle School, 27J
Saturday May 9, 2026 3:25pm - 3:45pm MDT
Executive Board Room "Teaching Tips Theatre"
  Secondary Education (SE)
 

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