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.
2026 Title III Welcome Video
Welcome to the 2026 Title III Symposium! Check out what you can expect by attending this amazing conference to support educators of emergent bilingual students.
Don't forget to use the arrows to see the 2025 and 2024 Title III Symposium Recap video.
2026 Focus Topics
- 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)
Valuable information to link content and instructional strategies in innovative ways to ensure the success of emergent bilingual students
Networking opportunities to connect and share examples of the tremendous things happening in your districts, schools, and classrooms.
Feelings of inspiration being refreshed and renewed to support our State’s EB students as they follow their individual journeys toward achieving success.