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11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Registration & Exhibits Open

Sellers Lobby

1:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Opening General Session

EL/ML Centered Improvement:  Equity Focused Leadership In Action

Dr. Karen Woodson, National Educational Consultant, Founder of Leading for School Improvement,    specializing in EL-centered school improvement solutions for high-EL impact schools

Sellers Auditorium

2:15 pm - 2:30 pm

Refreshment Break

Sponsored by BBB Educational Enterprises

Sellers Auditorium

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Second General Session

Igniting Your EL/ML Improvement Journey Workshop

Dr. Karen Woodson, National Educational Consultant, Founder of Leading for School Improvement,    specializing in EL-centered school improvement solutions for high-EL impact schools

Sellers Auditorium

4:45 pm

Executive Leadership Meeting

Thames Room

8:00 am - 8:45 am

Registration Open and Breakfast with Exhibitors Sponsored By Reading Horizons

Sellers Auditorium

8:45 am - 9:25 am

Third General Session

Know Them, Love Them, Challenge Them!

An EL student turned EL teacher’s perspective on fighting stagnation, How to fight it, and the importance of challenging the students to be their best by meeting or exceeding your expectations. 

Edmund Martinez, Russellville City Schools, EL Student turned EL Teacher

Sellers Auditorium

8:45 am - 9:25 am

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Trauma in the Classroom: How to Survive & Thrive with Extreme Behavior

Denise Davis, Shelby County Schools

Wilson Room

Building Bridges, Building Relationships

Michelle Knott, Guntersville City Schools

Lackey Room

Lifting Our Voices - Together

Joni Sue Bair, Decatur City Schools & Nancy Turbyfill, Decatur City Schools

Birmingham Room

Getting Started with Sheltered Instruction

Central Bank Room

Alabama English Learner Education Updates

Raft A Room

9:30 am - 10:15 am 

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Unwrapping the WIDA ELD Standards Framework through Collaboration

Leah Dobbs Black and Cindy Cox, Shelby County Schools

Wilson Room

Reaching English Language Learners Through Multisensory Instruction

JoAnna McCall, Reading Horizons

Lackey Room

Language is Just Part of the Puzzle:  Difficult Conversations Concerning Factors That Affect Hispanic Students

Jose Reyes, Calhoun County Schools

Birmingham Room

Interpreters and Language Access: Getting It Right

Maria Baker, ITAA

Central Bank Room

Seal of Biliteracy, Lessons from the Field

Dr. Natalia Dooley, Madison City Schools

Lari Valtierra, Jefferson County Schools

Raft A Room

10:15 am 10:30 am

ALA-EL Business Meeting

Sellers Auditorium