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10:00am CDT

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 10:25am CDT

This session will showcase real classroom examples of custom AI tools built to support MLs, including a WIDA-style writing and speaking prompt generator, a student peer-editing tool and a collaboration partner that suggests lessons and practice ideas based on your curriculum. Gain a clear picture of what Gems can do for your students.

Speakers

Sarah Hollstrom

Pattonville School District

Lauren Negrete

Pattonville R-III

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 10:25am CDT
RM 250

Instructional Practices for English Learners Elevate

ELevate Elementary and Secondary

10:40am CDT

Beyond SEL: Harnessing a Bicultural Superpower Identity through Literacy

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:40am - 12:00pm CDT

RM 250

Discover how to empower MLs by harnessing their "bicultural superpower" through reflective literacy. Explore the critical link between a student's acculturation experience and their academic success. Learn research-based strategies to bridge home and school cultures, highlight unique strengths and foster resilience. Engage in practical activities designed to support students during their transition, enhancing both their academic and linguistic readiness. Gain the tools needed to create a supportive, inclusive learning environment that truly celebrates and leverages cultural diversity.

Speakers

Marie Heath

Consultant, Seidlitz Education

Dr. Marie Heath is a Seidlitz Consultant and former district multilingual leader specializing in multilingual program systems, acculturation practices, and instructional design that supports newcomer and multilingual student success.

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:40am - 12:00pm CDT
RM 250

Instructional Practices for English Learners Elevate

1:10pm CDT

Lab Partners: Collaborative Strategies for Supporting MLs in Science

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:10pm - 2:00pm CDT

RM 250

Step into your students' shoes to bridge the language gap. Integrating years of classroom experience, explore how empathy fuels engagement. Gain practical strategies to support high school MLs in mastering complex science content through collaboration and connection.

Speakers

Amanda Borodin

Ferguson-Florissant R-II

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:10pm - 2:00pm CDT
RM 250

Instructional Practices for English Learners Elevate

ELevate Secondary

2:10pm CDT

The Power of Math Without Numbers

Wednesday June 3, 2026 2:10pm - 3:00pm CDT

RM 250

Numberless word problems provide a powerful way to support elementary MLs by shifting the focus from computation to comprehension, language development and mathematical reasoning. Explore how removing numbers from word problems creates space for students to make sense of context, discuss relationships and engage in meaningful mathematical discourse before solving the problem.

Speakers

Rachel Emanuel-Prude

Parkway C-2

Meghan Schultz

Parkway C-2

Wednesday June 3, 2026 2:10pm - 3:00pm CDT
RM 250

Instructional Practices for English Learners Elevate

ELevate Elementary

3:10pm CDT

P.O.W.E.R. for Equitable Learning Design

Wednesday June 3, 2026 3:10pm - 4:00pm CDT

RM 250

Explore the P.O.W.E.R. Framework, a research-based and practical tool for designing equitable learning experiences across curriculum and instruction. Learn how to use five guiding dimensions to evaluate curricular resources and engage in a hands-on activity to sort and label materials as part of a mock unit design. The process demonstrates how applying The P.O.W.E.R. Framework can affirm student identities, create belonging, strengthen content comprehension and build agency, particularly for MLs and students from historically marginalized communities.

Speakers

Genevieve Caffrey

Schema Curriculum & Consulting

Wednesday June 3, 2026 3:10pm - 4:00pm CDT
RM 250

Instructional Practices for English Learners

ELevate Elementary and Secondary

10:00am CDT

10:40am CDT

1:10pm CDT

2:10pm CDT

3:10pm CDT

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