ELLSA 2025

ELLSA 2025

8:00am PST

ELLSA Shuttle leaves Crowne Plaza for ISB Outside the Crowne Plaza Main lobby

8:30am PST

ELLSA2025 Registration

9:00am PST

ELLSA2025 Welcome Remarks ES Theater

9:30am PST

Toward Empowered Multilingual Classrooms: The Pedagogical and Transformative Purposes of Translanguaging ES TheaterDr. Kate Seltzer

10:30am PST

Morning Coffee Break Outside the ES Theater

11:00am PST

73 Students, 1 week, 1 Specialist: The Jumpstart Journal TBASarah Guinon Bridging Languages: Practical Translanguaging Strategies for Elementary Classrooms TBAHyewon Alguire Culturally Responsive Curriculum - what does it even mean? TBAKevin McEvoy Empowering Multilingual Learners: Innovative Tech Tools for Scaffolded Success TBAAshley Faulkenberry • Jonathan Tragash Facets of Co-Teaching TBAAlis Gorcea Moments to Remember and Inspire: Creating Peak Moments in the EAL classroom TBAKristina Polizzi Recentering What Matters: Listening to Student Voices TBAJon Nordmeyer Scaffolding Up, Not Watering Down TBARosalyn Thomas Vocabulary Instruction: The Why, the What and the How TBAFrançoise Raoult

12:00pm PST

Lunch MS/HS Cafeteria

1:00pm PST

Creating an Ecology of Talk for Multilingual Learners TBASteven James Groene • Rachel Lynn Hsieh Ditch the Dictionaries: Supercharge Vocabulary with AI Bots! TBASarah Guinon Envisioning High-Quality Dual Language Program in International Schools TBADr. Ying Chu Language & Identity in Schools TBAAmy Kerr Morpheme Mastery: Energizing Vocabulary Through Integration TBAHolly Marshburn Providing Wrap Around Support for students with Diverse Learning Needs TBATamara Redmond Translanguaging Transformed: Text Engineering for Accelerated Multilingual Learning TBAPayal Khatri • Bindu Grover Unlocking the New Global Classroom TBAIna Chakraborty Vocabulary Exploration TBARenee Gasch

2:00pm PST

Afternoon Coffee Break Outside the ES Theater

2:30pm PST

Beyond Co-teaching: Catalyzing Collaboration to Serve All Learners TBAJon Nordmeyer Embracing Heteroglossia in International Schools: Beyond Current Translanguaging Research TBARaisa Romer Enhancing EAL Learning with AI: Practical Tools & Hands-On Strategies TBACamelia Gergely Enhancing Mathematical Discourse with Math Language Routines TBAEvan Hershberger • Danny O'Leary Exploring the Impact of Data on L2 Language Profiles: Insights and Applications TBASusan Gleeson Language in Focus and Young Interpreters TBAKathy Paine Language Loss and Translanguaging: A Path to Preservation TBAShuli de la Fuente-Lau Linguistic Diversity Meets the Science of Reading: Differentiated Instruction for Multilingual Learners TBAChristian Polizzi • Iryna Zhurenko Using Chatbots to Make Students Chat About [Insert Topic Here] TBAJon Banules

3:30pm PST

ELLSA2025 Day 1 Closing Remarks ES Theater

4:00pm PST

ELLSA Shuttle returns to Crowne Plaza Outside the ES Entrance ELLSA2025 Reception TBA

8:00am PST

ELLSA Shuttle leaves Crowne Plaza for ISB Outside the Crowne Plaza Main lobby

8:30am PST

ELLSA2025 Day 2 Opening Remarks ES Theater

9:00am PST

Accelerating Improvement through Action Research: Lessons from International Schools ES TheaterDr. Ying Chu • Jon Nordmeyer

10:00am PST

Morning Coffee Break Outside the ES Theater

10:30am PST

Academic Vocabulary Acquisition TBALuke Olley Anchoring Success: Innovative Co-Teaching Strategies for EAL Learners TBAWyndell Williams Culturally Responsive Teaching TBAKairavi Oza Bond Empowering Students Through Co-Constructed Success Criteria TBAAutumn Premen I invited Socrates to my EAL Class- Collaborative Learning in Action through a study of Socratic Seminars TBAIpsita Mitra Promoting multilingualism through parent partnerships in the classroom TBAKathlyn Paananen Question Formulation Technique TBAAzucena Ramirez Understanding translanguaging as empowering practice: A Q&A with Dr. Kate Seltzer TBADr. Kate Seltzer Using Chatbots to Make Students Chat About [Insert Topic Here] TBAJon Banules

11:30am PST

Lunch MS/HS Cafeteria

12:00pm PST

School Tour (Optional) From the MS/HS Cafeteria

12:30pm PST

"Phonics for EAL Learners: A Structured Approach to Boost Literacy and Language Skills" Phonics for EAL Learners: A Differentiated Approach TBASarah Quezada EAL Teachers Learning and Growing Together: Peer Observation for Professional Growth TBA Empowering Student Autonomy Through Strategic Vocabulary Learning TBAKelley Potisit Finding Their Voice: Co-creating Culturally Responsive Learning Spaces TBAThomas Lane Linguistic Diversity Meets the Science of Reading: Differentiated Instruction for Multilingual Learners TBAChristian Polizzi Rethinking Collaborative Structures: A Portrait of Collaboration TBALindsay Manzella Steal this workshop: Leading professional learning at your school TBAJon Nordmeyer Translanguaging - possible limitations TBAAleksandra Krecicka

1:30pm PST

ELLSA2025 Closing Remarks ES Theater

2:45pm PST

ELLSA Shuttle returns to Crowne Plaza Outside the ES Entrance