The New York State Association for Bilingual Education
cordially invites you to the
2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Fostering Collaborative Instructional Leadership
in Bilingual Education: Equity in Action
May 20-22, 2021
Pre-Conference Events on May 15-19, 2021
NYSABE Pre-Conference Overview
Saturday, May 15 and Monday, May 17 – Wednesday, May 19, 2021
NYSABE 2020 – 2021 AWARDEES
Bilingual Parent of the Year Award
Martha Sánchez
Member, Community Education Council-Community School District 30
NYC Department of Education
Dr. Antonia Pantoja Advocacy Award
Alicia Winnicki
Superintendent Community School District 14
NYC Department of Education
Dr. Ximena E. Zate Bilingual Teacher of the Year Award
Antonia Torres-Gearity
Bilingual Teacher
Front Street Elementary School
Hempstead Union Free School District
Bilingual Administrator of the Year Award
Maria Angélica Meyer
Director of Instruction, Assessments and Funded Programs
Westbury Union Free School District
Bilingual Support Personnel Award
Carolina Pérez
School Counselor, Hempstead High School
Hempstead School District
Gladys Correa Memorial Award
Angélica Infante-Green
Commissioner, Rhode Island Department of Education
2021 NYSABE virtual pre-conference GUEST SPEAKERS
Saturday, May 15
8:00 PM
Angélica Infante-Green
Commissioner, Rhode Island Department of Education
Wednesday, May 19
4:40 PM
Mario Palma
Vice-President, Multilingual Teaching and Learning- American Reading Company
REGISTER FOR VIRTUAL PRE-CONFERENCE HERE
Free of charge but attendees must register to access the sessions.
Saturday, May 15th
| 7:00 – 8:30 PM | Award Celebration
|
Monday, May 17th
Click here for more information
| 4:00 – 4:10 PM | Parent Institute – Greetings and Welcoming Remarks
|
| 4:10 – 5:10 PM | Parent Institute – Session I |
| 5:15 – 7:00 PM | Parent Institute – Session II |
| 7:00 – 8:00 PM | NYSABE Membership Meeting: Members of the Board of Directors and Delegate Assembly |
Tuesday, May 18th
Click here for more information
| 3:00 – 4:30 PM | Parent Institute – Session III: Parent Advocacy Panel, Ivana Espinet and Kate Menken |
| 4:35 – 5:35 PM | Parent Institute – Session IV |
| 7:00 – 8:30 PM | Past Presidents’ Forum |
Wednesday, May 19th
| 4:00 – 4:10 PM | Entertainment |
| 4:10 – 4:40 PM | President’s Address |
| 4:40 – 4:50 PM | Special Guest: Mario Palma, Vice President for Multilingual Teaching and Learning, American Reading Company |
| 4:50 – 5:00 PM | Special Presentation |
NYSABE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
Thursday, May 20 – Saturday, May 22, 2021
2021 NYSABE virtual conference GUEST SPEAKERS
Thursday, May 20
3:00 PM
Betty A. Rosa
Commissioner of Education and President of the University of the State of New York
Thursday, May 20
5:00 PM
David Kirkland
Vice Dean for Equity, Belonging, and Community Action Steinhardt School of Education, New York University
Friday, May 21
3:00 PM
Elisa Alvarez
Associate Commissioner
Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages, NYSED
Saturday, May 22
9:00 AM
Lester W. Young, Jr.
Chancellor, New York State Board of Regents
Saturday, May 22
9:10 AM
Meisha Porter
Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
Saturday, May 22
9:20 AM
Roberto Padilla
Superintendent, Newburgh School District
Saturday, May 22
11:15 AM
Amelia Van Name Larson
Executive Vice President of Innovations and Academic Partnerships- American Reading Company
Saturday, May 22
11:15 AM
Mario Palma
Vice-President, Multilingual Teaching and Learning- American Reading Company
Saturday, May 22
12:00 PM
Sonia Soltero
Professor and Chairperson, Department of Leadership, Language and Curriculum DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Thursday, May 20th
| 2:55 – 3:00 PM | Student Performance |
| 3:00 – 3:15 PM | Welcome / Greetings:
|
| 3:15 – 4:00 PM | Concurrent Session I |
| 4:05 – 4:50 PM | Concurrent Session II |
| 5:00 – 6:00 PM | Keynote Presentation – Returning to Justice: Advancing Culturally and Linguistically Responsive-Sustaining Education in the Midst of Pandemics, Protests, and Possibilities.
David Kirkland, Executive Director, NYU Metropolitan Center for Research, Equity and the Transformation of Schools; Vice-Dean, Steinhardt School of Education, New York University |
| 6:00 – 6:30 PM | Q & A with David Kirkland |
Friday, May 21st
| 2:55 – 3:00 PM | Student Performance |
| 3:00 – 3:15 PM | Welcome / Greetings
|
| 3:15 – 4:00 PM | Concurrent Session III |
| 4:05 – 4:50 PM | Concurrent Session IV |
| 5:00 – 6:00 PM | Keynote Presentation – Nice White Parents
Imee Hernández, NYC School for International Studies PTA Co-Chairperson |
| 6:00 – 6:30 PM | Q & A |
Saturday, May 22nd
| 8:55 – 9:00 AM | Student Performance |
| 9:00 – 9:30 AM |
Welcome / Greetings
|
| 9:35 – 10:20 AM | Leadership Panel and Concurrent Session V |
| 10:30 – 11:10 AM | Special Education Panel and Concurrent Session VI |
| 11:15 – 11:55 AM |
SOCIAL JUSTICE-Equity – Focused Leadership: The intersection of high-quality curriculum, culturally and historically responsive teaching, and children’s educational future. Amelia Van Name Larson, Executive Vice President of Innovations and Academic Partnerships, American Reading Company Mario Palma, Vice President for Multilingual Teaching and Learning, American Reading Company |
| 12:00 – 12:45 PM |
Keynote Presentation – Leading the Way to Equity, Access and Inclusion: Additive Bilingual Education as the Great Equalizer Sonia Soltero, Professor and Chairperson, Department of Leadership, Language and Curriculum and Former Director of the Bilingual-Bicultural Education Graduate Program, De Paul University, IL |
| 12:45 – 1:00 PM | Conference Closing |
The conference program will include an exciting Leadership Strand that will offer inspiring direction for present and future educational leaders, researchers, parents/family members, and other stakeholders involved in the education of ELL/multilingual learners.
See you at the conference!
Alicia Báez-Barinas
NYSABE President
NYSABE THANKS OUR 2021 SPONSORS
PLATINUM
GOLD
SILVER
NYSABE thanks the team at SOLVED Consulting for their tremendous work and commitment in ensuring that this virtual conference was a success and that our speakers, presenters, parents, sponsors, guests, and you, our members and perennial attendees and supporters had a friendly and seamless experience throughout. Thank you SOLVED, your team of experts made it happen. Welcome to the NYSABE Family.