Welcome

We are pleased to welcome you to the 2024 Title III Symposium. This year’s event will include relevant, research-based strategies to empower our diverse emergent bilingual students as we invite the other special populations to present sessions at the beautiful Kalahari Resort in Round Rock, Texas. These sessions will ensure that all emergent bilingual students experience an increase in academic achievement and positive school outcomes. The theme guiding this year's Symposium is "United We Thrive" recognizing the benefits of bilingualism and advancing our students to their highest potential.

We are eager to welcome everyone at the Networking Social on Sunday, July 14 from 5 to 7 pm, by building connections and sharing ideas. We invite you to enjoy appetizers and refreshments while previewing poster sessions which highlight best practices implemented by your talented fellow educators across the state. During the Symposium you will choose from a variety of breakout sessions presented by Texas colleagues. These sessions will provide valuable information that links content and instructional strategies in innovative ways to support emergent bilingual student success. The intentional selection of sessions and leveraging these networking opportunities will allow you to connect and share examples of the tremendous things happening in your schools, and classrooms.

We are excited to see you this summer. Take a moment to review the site and register today!

Sincerely,
Dr. Julie Lara, Director
Emergent Bilingual Support Division
Office of Special Populations and Monitoring
Texas Education Agency
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Purpose

The Title III Symposium provides valuable instructional tools and research-based strategies to ensure that emergent bilingual students attain English proficiency while learning academic content that will ensure they meet the state’s academic achievement standards. Statewide practitioners, including TEA staff, will offer sessions on innovative approaches for supporting our emergent bilingual students.

2024 Focus Topics

Leadership & Family and Community Empowerment

Establishing strong community partnerships
Effective parent, family, and community engagement activities
Ensuring equitable access to emergent bilingual students and their families
Developing a school/classroom environment that is responsive to the needs of students and families of diverse backgrounds
Leveraging resources to support emergent bilingual students

Program Model and Design

Providing ongoing support for and monitoring linguistic growth and content performance
Adhering and monitoring program implementation
Ensuring equitable access to emergent bilingual students and their families
Strategic lessons to facilitate transition to English literacy

Staffing and Professional Development

Creating a recruitment and retention plan
Planning a comprehensive professional development plan that is responsive to campus and district needs
Training on primary language literacy and strategies for making cross-linguistic connections, culturally and linguistically sustaining practices, content based language instruction, and the Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)

Lesson Planning and Methods

Incorporating ELPS into content-area instruction
Monitoring instructional practices for emergent bilingual students
Ensuring linguistic accommodations for emergent bilingual students
Using data to guide instruction

Curriculum and Resources

Culturally and linguistically sustaining practices, curriculum, assessments and resources aligned to program goals
Structuring academic content instruction to ensure mastery of TEKS, higher order thinking skills, and academic proficiency (L, S, R, W) in English.
Planning content based language instruction that is, communicated (context-embedded resources, accessible language, repeated practice), sequenced (explicit language instruction, connections to prior learning) and/or scaffolded (modeling, structured language supports, task-based approach)

Convention Map

Symposium Schedule

Sunday, July 14

Time	What	Location
4:00pm-7:00pm	Early Check-In	Registration Booth
5:00pm-7:00pm	Networking Social	Ballroom Foyer

Join us for our Networking Social, a time to build connections and share ideas. Enjoy appetizers and drinks while previewing poster sessions highlighting best practices utilized by talented educators across the state.

Monday, July 15

Time	What	Location
7:30-8:30	Light Breakfast & Exhibitor Time	Ballroom Foyer
7:30-9:00	Exhibitor Time	Ballroom Foyer
9:00-10:15	Welcome and Awards	Ballroom
10:15-10:45	Poster Sessions (Even ESCs)/Exhibitor Time	Breakout Foyer
10:45-12:00	Breakout Session 1	Breakout Rooms
12:00-1:00	Lunch	Ballroom
1:00-2:15	Breakout Session 2	Breakout Rooms
2:15-2:45	Poster Sessions (Odd ESCs)/Exhibitor Time Snack Provided	Breakout Foyer
2:45-4:00	Breakout Session 3	Breakout Rooms
4:00-5:30	Exhibitor Time	Breakout Foyer

Tuesday, July 16

Time	What	Location
7:30-8:30	Exhibitor Time	Ballroom Foyer
8:30-9:15	Welcome and TEA Updates	Ballroom
9:15-10:15	Keynote	Ballroom
10:15-10:45	Poster Sessions (Odd ESCs)/Exhibitor Time Snack Provided	Ballroom
10:45-12:00	Breakout Session 4	Breakout Foyer
12:00-1:00	Lunch	Ballroom
1:00-2:15	Breakout Session 5	Breakout Rooms
2:15-2:45	Poster Sessions (Even ESCs)/Exhibitor Time	Breakout Foyer
2:45-4:00	Breakout Session 6	Breakout Rooms
4:00-5:00	Exhibitor Time	Breakout Foyer

Continuing Professional
Education Hours

Educators attending both days of the conference will be awarded 12 CPE credit hours upon completion of the overall symposium evaluation.

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2024 Title III Symposium Menu

Reception - July 14th

Breakfast - July 15th Only

Hors D'oeuvres

Sortino's Antipasti
Garden Sticks and Dips
Sliders:Smoked Pulled Pork, Three Bean & Chipotle Quinoa
Crispy House-Made Potato Chips
Cheeseburger

Drinks

Lemonade
Iced Tea

Continental Breakfast

Seasonal fruit, field melons, fresh berries, whole bananas
Individual plain, fruit, greek yogurt
Breakfast cereals, home-style granola, fat-free milk, 2% milk, almond milk
Steel-cut oats, blended nuts, dried fruits, brown sugar, maple syrup
Pastry Chef’s breakfast pastries, petite muffins, fruit preserves, honey

Lunch & Snacks - July 15 & July 16

July 15 - Lunch

Little Gen Lettuce & Baby Tomato Salad
Glazed Thick Cut Smoked Pork Loin
Roasted Sweet Pepper
Rosemary-Apple Bread
Key Lime Pie and Strawberry Shortcake
Decaffeinated and Regular Coffee, Iced Tea, OR Iced Water

July 15 - Snack

Chicken taquitos, buffalo ranch, avocado-cilantro dip
Apple wedges, peanut butter, Nutella
Cheddar & provolone grilled cheese, pizza sauce dip
Pimento cheese, saltines

July 16 - Lunch

Bibb Lettuce & Heirloom Carrots Salad
Lemon & Oregano Roasted Chicken Breast
Roasted Sweet Pepper Crushed red skin potatoes, shallot, Central Texas mushroom
Pan jus
New York Style Cheesecake and Chocolate Cake
Decaffeinated and Regular Coffee, Iced Tea, OR Iced Water

July 16 - Snack

Warm Soft Pretzels with Mustard & Queso
Kettle Corn in a variety of flavors
Lemonade

Vegetarian and Gluten-Free Options are available upon request.
Please email t3sympinfo@gmail.com with a request by June 30, 2024.