Facilitated Planning and Implementation

Dr. Shannon Morago, STEM Learning Specialist, Beth Wylie, Maple Creek Superintendent, and Sharrone Blanck, Equity and Inclusion Learning Specialist
Redwood

HCOE Learning Specialists will support participants in developing an implementation plan that supports culturally responsive and rigorous education. Leave with a roadmap of practical steps to take starting Monday!

Audience: Leadership Teams for Sites/Districts

(Session three of a three-part series for district and site leaders)

Dyslexia, Multilingualism, and Equity

Dr. AmyK Conley, Cal Poly Humboldt State University
Sequoia B

Dyslexia occurs at similar rates across nationalities and languages, but California underidentifies students who need dyslexia intervention from already underserved groups, multiplying inequity. Students at economic disadvantage, students of color, multilingual students, and students with disabilities are underidentified as dyslexic, keeping them from the specific interventions that would address their neurodiversity.

While the new dyslexia screening mandatory in 2025-2026 aims to address that inequity, underserved families may also be less receptive due to generational education trauma. Participants will learn about the intersection of dyslexia and multilingualism and practice screening for dyslexia for multilingual students and delivering multilingual interventions.

Audience: TK-12 Educators

Brains Wired for Stories: Making Concepts and Information Stick Through Storytelling Activities

Maggie Peters, Native American Studies, Learning Specialist & Danielle Witten, Reading, Literacies, and Library Media Learning Specialist
Sequoia A

Unlock the power of storytelling in your classroom! Discover the cognitive mechanisms that make storytelling an effective teaching tool helping students grasp complex and abstract ideas while honoring diverse cultural traditions. Participate in hands-on activities rooted in Indigenous stories that showcase how to integrate storytelling into lessons that deepen students’ understanding in any subject area.

Audience: 3-12 Educators

New Literacy & Language Learning Foundations! Exploring the Preschool Transitional Kindergarten Learning Foundations (PTKLF)

Gloria Topolewski, CPIN Regional Lead
Annex

The Preschool Transitional Kindergarten and Learning Foundations (PTKLF) Language and Literacy domain focuses on the crucial language skills children develop in their early years, setting the stage for future language and literacy success.

In this groundbreaking document, the CDE elevates the importance of multilingualism and translanguaging. Learn how supporting a child’s home language can boost their English language development, as strong foundational language skills in one language transfer when learning another. The PTKLF is also designed to enhance continuity across preschool to third grade (P–3) learning goals and practice.

Explore how to leverage this valuable resource to guide observations, set meaningful learning goals, and design activities that promote equity and inclusion for all children.

Participants will receive their own copy of the PTKLF language and literacy domain, have time to relate it to your work with children, and connect with fellow educators.

Audience: P-2 Educators