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IOWA
2015 Culture & Language Conference
NOV. 911
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
RYAN M. WISE, DIRECTOR
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Luis F. Cruz
Dr. Luis F. Cruz is the former proud Principal of Baldwin Park High School, a school located in the Baldwin
Park Unified School District approximately 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Several years ago, Dr. Cruz joined Dr.
Anthony Muhammads leadership and consulting company, New Frontier 21, as an educational consultant
and has since been traveling around the country showcasing the work that is collectively transforming
Baldwin Park High School into an organization closing the achievement gap and saving student lives.
As a result, Dr. Cruz has also gained notoriety as a passionate and motivating public speaker, trainer and
educational consultant in the United States. His combination of enthusiasm, humor, practical application
and sincere zest for student achievement has catapulted Dr. Cruz to become one of the most sought after
rising stars in the profession.
Sonia Nazario
Sonia Nazario is an award-winning journalist whose stories have tackled some of this countrys most
intractable problems hunger, drug addiction, immigration and have won some of the most
prestigious journalism and book awards. A fluent Spanish speaker of Jewish ancestry whose personal
history includes living in Argentina during the so-called dirty war, she is a passionate and dynamic speaker.
Nazario often is hired by school districts and universities where Enriques Journey is being used in the
classroom to launch discussions around immigration, racial discrimination, U.S. foreign policy, and other
issues. Her expertise in immigration makes her as a popular speaker for legislative, legal and philanthropic
audiences.
Clemencia Spizzirri
Clemencia Spizzirri holds a Masters Degree in Arts and Teaching with an Emphasis in Spanish, English and
an endorsement in ELL from Drake University. She received her B.A. in Second Language Acquisition and
Pedagogy from Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja in Quito, Ecuador and New York. She previously
taught English at the high school level for several years at Colegio Nacional Pichincha, Liceo Policial del
Ecuador and taught Spanish at Merrill Middle School in Des Moines. She also facilitated middle school
Foreign Languages Acquisition Professional Development for Des Moines Public Schools and worked
at Drake University with the Languages Department in the DULAP Program (Drake Language Partners)
providing conversational Spanish classes at the university level.
Clemencia Spizzirri believes in the power of education and volunteering work. She volunteered at
Lutheran Services of Iowa teaching English and life skills to refugees and served as a site coordinator for a
program called Al Exito helping the Latino Community of Des Moines to learn, promote and advocate for
their children academic success and the pursuing of higher education.
Tom Deeter
Mr. Deeter graduated from The Ohio State University (1978) and The
University of Iowa (1983, 1987). A former science teacher and athletic
coach, has worked in Testing for the Evaluation Department of the
Des Moines Public Schools from 1988 through 1999. He has worked
for the Iowa DE for the past twelve years, in the areas of assessment,
accountability, and evaluation. Main duties have included working
with Adequate Yearly Progress requirements of NCLB, contributing to
the development of Iowas accountability plan and approved growth
model, and supporting Title III program evaluation processes with data
analyses and reporting. Most recently has contributed to Iowas NCLB
waiver application.
Tammy King
Tammy has been providing professional development on best practices
in the field of ESL and bilingual education since 2005. Prior to becoming
a trainer, she served as a district language education program director
a highly diverse suburban school district. Before that, she was an ESL
resource teacher, a 4th/5th grade bilingual teacher and an adult ESL
teacher. Whether instructing teachers new to the field in the basics of
second language acquisition, or explaining how to incorporate English
language development standards into lesson planning, Tammy strives
to advocate for the best interests of all students. She is co-author of the
book Implementing Effective Instruction for English Language Learners:
12 Key Practices for Administrators, Teachers and Leadership Teams.
Check it out from our Center Library. Her interests include: program
design and improvement especially in multilingual settings, and
districts with small numbers of ELLs.
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Heather Langenfeld
Heather Langenfeld is the Director of Elementary
School Improvement and Federal Programs for
the Denison Community School District. She has
served on the State ELL Assessment Committee,
the Iowa Culture and Language Committee, and
the ELL MTSS State Work Team. She has worked
for the betterment of EL students not only in her
district but across the state.
Leticia Magdaleno has served as an attorney for the Office for Civil
Rights (OCR)-Chicago Office for 15 years during which time she has
investigated, analyzed and resolved complex civil rights issues involving
elementary, secondary, and post-secondary institutions in complaints
and compliance reviews. Ms. Magdaleno has developed an expertise
in issues addressing equal educational opportunity for national origin
minority students under Title VI and she mediates matters where both
parties agree to voluntarily engage in mediation at OCR. Prior to joining
OCR, Ms. Magdaleno was a litigator at a public interest legal organization
and a law professor in a law school in Chicago where she supervised law
students in all aspects of client representation and case handling. Ms.
Magdaleno obtained her Bachelors degree from Loyola University of
Chicago and her Juris Doctorate degree from Northwestern University
School of Law.
Scott Moran
Scott Moran is the Broadway Elementary Principal
and Director of Secondary School Improvement
for the Denison Community School District. He
has served on the Iowa DEs ELL MTSS work team
and the Science Standards review committee.
Prior to being an administrator, he was a high
school science teacher and coach.
Tamara Perry
Civil Rights Attorney at U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil
Rights
Judith B. OLoughlin
Judith B. OLoughlin is an education consultant
and teacher trainer, working with general
education
and
ESL/bilingual
teachers,
school districts, and state departments on
standards-based instruction and assessment,
sheltered instructional lesson planning and
implementation, and curriculum guidance
projects.
She is an experienced K-12 educator with teaching credentials and
extensive teaching experience in the areas of ESL/bilingual education,
English language arts, and special education/learning disabilities
teacher-consultant. In addition, Ms. OLoughlin is an adjunct graduate
professor for online and blended graduate courses for bilingual/ESL
endorsement and M.Ed. programs, currently in New Jersey and Missouri.
Dorina Sackman
Dorina Sackman is the 2014 Florida Teacher of
the Year and one of four National Finalists for
National Teacher of the Year. Before joining the
Professional Development Team this August,
Dorina Sackman was an 8th grade AVID ESOL
Language Arts teacher for Orange County
Public Schools in Orlando, Florida. For the
past 16 years, Dorina has educated and believed in English language
learners. Whether in an elementary, high school or college setting, Miss
Sackman treats her classroom as a stage for students to celebrate their
diverse backgrounds whilst building solid relationships for a successful
learning experience. Dorina also travels the country as an educational
motivational speaker empowering educators to B.E.L.I.E.V.E.! in all
students. Miss Sackman speaks five languages and received a B.A. in
French and International Economics, a Masters Degree in Applied
Linguistics/Bilingual Education and is currently working on her Ed.D. in
Teacher Leadership and Education Policy.
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Coral Ballroom A
Coral Ballroom B
Coral Ballroom C
Coral Ballroom D
Tim Blackburn
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Coral Ballroom E
Oakdale Ballroom 1
Oakdale Ballroom 2
SCHEDULE
7:30 am 8:30 am
BREAKFAST
10:00 am 11:30 am
Exhibit Hall
WELCOME, ANNOUNCEMENT
8:45 am 9:45 am
Exhibit Hall
BREAK
Exhibit Hall
Coral Ballroom C
10:00 am 11:30 am
Coral Ballroom B
8:35 am 8:45 am
KEYNOTE SESSION
Dr. Kate Kinsella
Coral Ballroom A
Tim Blackburn
Coral Ballroom D
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Coral Ballroom E
Oakdale Ballroom 1
10:00 am 11:30 am
Jesse Myles
Oakdale Ballroom 5
10:00 am 11:30 am
Oakdale Ballroom 2
Julie Bradley
#6 Mindfulness Matters
Second language learners are often bombarded with new auditory
and visual input in a classroom setting. This can be overwhelming,
especially to our younger language learners and a common reaction
is to tune out or shut down exactly opposite of what we would like
our students to do! Using some very basic, easy-to-learn mindfulness
techniques, students can gain a sense of control over their thoughts
and emotions. The practice of mindful awareness has a variety of welldocumented impacts, including a reduction in toxic stress, an increase
in emotion regulation, and an improvement in sustained attention,
focus and executive functioning.
10:00 am 11:30 am
Cathy Angel
10:00 am 11:30 am
Sally Huddle
Oakdale Ballroom 3
Oakdale Ballroom 4
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Tom Deeter
10:00 am 11:30 am
Sarah Thao
10:00 am 11:30 am
Amy Russell
April Brandt
# 62 ELPA21 Overview
This session will introduce K-2 educators to the K-2 tests within
ELPA21.
10:00 am 11:30 am
10:00 am 11:30 am
Jessica Romaniello
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Marlin Jeffers
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
temperament preferences
Focus on strengths of each temperament style
Consider work with students and others
Learn how to see and name temperament characteristics of other
people
Learn the basic theory behind Real Colors.
Exhibit Hall
11:45 am 12:45 pm
Exhibit Hall
12:45 pm 1:00 pm
BREAK
Exhibit Hall
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Coral Ballroom A
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Coral Ballroom B
Dorina Sackman
11:30 am 11:45am
BREAK
Justin Hewett
Coral Ballroom C
#48 Brain Based Research for the Bilingual Brain: Tips, Talks
and Techniques for Increased Learning Gains!
Teachers are brilliant. There I said it. We are so awesome; we are
instrumental in improving a newer science: educational neuroscience.
See neuroscientists arent the only researchers fascinated by the
complex makeup of our childrens brains. Teachers have entered
the world of brain based research to better comprehend how our
kids learn. In this session, educators and lovers of how people tick
will be enlightened as to how the structure of the brain and all
its components can greatly influence how we teach and lead out
students to success. Are you ready to have your mind blown? Are you
ready to take your creative teaching to another level? Well, come join
methat is, if you B.E.L.I.E.V.E.!!
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Coral Ballroom D
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Coral Ballroom E
Ruben Newell
Oakdale Ballroom 3
Over the past few years, Mr. Newell has become an active advocate
for evolution and change in music education. Mr. Newell will share the
success story of the Denison Community Schools instrumental music
program and how they evolved their program to be more relevant
in a diverse community. While the data and anecdotes of his session
will center around the instrumental music program in Denison, the
same principles and out of the box thinking can be applied to any
curricular area of any school to fit their population.
To introduce educators who serve ELs in the state of Iowa to the
services
To build awareness of what educators can do in their own
communities
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Oakdale Ballroom 1
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Tim Blackburn
Oakdale Ballroom 4
The common myth that children will read English more successfully
if they concentrate on learning English only as soon as possible has
been shown to be completely false. Study after study have shown that
children with a strong base in their primary language (be that English
or another language) by age five will read successfully in English by
the end of third grade! This interactive session will discuss the research
base for supporting home language, explore the developmental
reasons for this fact, share video and written materials for use with
teaching staff, family engagement staff, and families, and discuss
specific strategies to use to support children to continue to develop
their home language as they are also acquiring English. Participants
will develop a plan for taking these ideas and materials home and
consider ways to share this critical information in their workplaces and
communities.
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Judy OLoughlin
Oakdale Ballroom 2
Oakdale Ballroom 5
Wendy Farr
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Sarah Thao
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Word clouds, Wordle and tag clouds allow teachers to easily change
an ELL learners language into quantifiable, numerical data. Words
become numbers. The old proven methodology of content analysis
has received a modern face lift. Numerical data may show a students
growth over time with simple statistics. It allows teachers to assess
students and even compare their proficiency to a pre-determined
text. These methods and programs, available for free on the internet,
allow teachers to assess any language and to revert the numerical
data as words displayed in different font sizes. Come learn how.
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
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Carol Kane
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Eric Bodin
BREAK
Exhibit Hall
2:45 pm 4:00 pm
KEYNOTE SESSION
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ELL NETWORK
10:00 am 11:30 am
Coral Ballroom A
Coral Ballroom A
7:30 am 8:30 am
Breakfast
Exhibit Hall
8:35 am 9:45 am
Exhibit Hall
BREAK
Sonia Nazario Book Signing
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Exhibit Hall
10:00 am 11:30 am
Sonia Nazario
Coral Ballroom B
Dorina Sackman
Coral Ballroom C
#48 Brain Based Research for the Bilingual Brain: Tips, Talks
and Techniques for Increased Learning Gains!
Teachers are brilliant. There I said it. We are so awesome; we are
instrumental in improving a newer science: educational neuroscience.
See neuroscientists arent the only researchers fascinated by the
complex makeup of our childrens brains. Teachers have entered
the world of brain based research to better comprehend how our
kids learn. In this session, educators and lovers of how people tick
will be enlightened as to how the structure of the brain and all
its components can greatly influence how we teach and lead out
students to success. Are you ready to have your mind blown? Are you
ready to take your creative teaching to another level? Well, come join
methat is, if you B.E.L.I.E.V.E.!!
Miriam Burt
Coral Ballroom D
Tammy King
Coral Ballroom E
Jessie Myles
Oakdale Ballroom 1
Oakdale Ballroom 2
Oakdale Ballroom 3
10:00 am 11:30 am
Judy OLoughlin
Oakdale Ballroom 4
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Justin Hewett
10:00 am 11:30 am
Oakdale Ballroom 5
Tom Deeter
This session will review the requirements for Title III AMAO
accountability, clarify the methodology used to calculate results of the
AMAOs, and provide statewide summary of results. Districts will be
able to inquire about their own local results.
10:00 am 11:30 am
10:00 am 11:30 am
Carol Kane
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Un-Conference
Un-Conference
10:00am 11:30 am
LaDonna Wicklund
Marcela Hermosillo,
& Kenia Calderon
10:00 am 11:30 am
Terri Hansen-Blair
Un-Conference
11:30 am 11:45 am
BREAK
Exhibit Hall
LUNCH BREAK
Exhibit Hall
BREAK
Exhibit Hall
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1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Coral Ballroom A
Tammy King
Coral Ballroom E
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Clemencia Spizzirri
Coral Ballroom B
Dorina Sackman
Coral Ballroom C
Miriam Burt
Coral Ballroom D
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1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Oakdale Ballroom 1
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Oakdale Ballroom 3
Arif Bakla
The use of videos in education has a long history, and there are a
number of ways that they can be used in teaching and learning
languages. Digital developments now add to this versatility in
language instruction. This study discusses affordances of adding
interactivity to video lectures or any video that can be used in the
classroom for a variety of purposes. The presenter also looks at how
to make videos interactive and reviews major tools that can be
used to add interactivity to videos on YouTube or similar platforms
with respect to various criteria, such as the amount of interactivity
provided, user-friendliness, cost and so forth.
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Oakdale Ballroom 4
Nilda Aguirre
Oakdale Ballroom # 5
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Carol Kane
#2 Vocabulary: Aim High
IRRC
The six hats represent six modes of thinking and are directions to think
rather than labels for thinking. That is, the hats are used proactively
rather than reactively.
Closed Meeting
Cindra Porter
The key point is that a hat is a direction to think rather than a label for
thinking. The key theoretical reasons to use the Six Thinking Hats are
to:
encourage Parallel Thinking
encourage full-spectrum thinking
separate ego from performance
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
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1:00 pm 2:30 pm
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Un-Conference
Un-Conference
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Tony Morrow
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
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