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Being Bilingual is a Superpower! Harnessing Multilingual Learners' Assets for Success
Friday August 1, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
Orchard South
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Multilingual Learners bring rich linguistic assets to the classroom. In this session we will demonstrate strategies that can be used in all K-12 classrooms and in all tiers to harness these assets and build on students' home languages for academic success. Whether you speak another language or not, you can support students to use their bilingual superpowers!
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Katie Sperling

Multilingual Education Program Supervisor, OSPI
Katie Sperling, MIT - Multilingual Program Supervisor – OSPI Katie Sperling is a passionate advocate for Multilingual Education. She has taught in and led K-12 language development programs on the East and West sides of Washington State for the past 24 years.
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Dr. Patricia Venegas-Weber

Dual Language Program Supervisor, OSPI
Dr. Patricia Venega-Weber is a former ESL, Bilingual and Reading Specialist teacher with over 20 years of experience. She has a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, specializing in Bilingual Education. She has also worked as an English/Spanish... Read More →
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Kristin Percy Calaff

Director, Multilingual Education, OSPI
Dr. Kristin Percy Calaff is the Executive Director of Multilingual & Migrant Education for the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. She has over 30 years of experience as a dual language teacher, principal, district administrator, adjunct professor, and state... Read More →
Friday August 1, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
Orchard South
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