ESC19 Professional Development Consultants Dr. Paola L. Vasquez and Silvia Zacarias discuss Gifted and Talented academic programs in public schools. They clarify misconceptions of what is the program and who can join.

Montserrat Garibay, from the United States Department of Education, shares her journey from being a young child immigrant from Mexico City and an emergent language student in the U.S. to becoming a teacher and now an advocate of bilingual education on a national level. Garibay is the Acting Assistant Deputy Education Secretary and Director for the Office of English Language Acquisition and Senior Advisor for Labor Relations at the US Department of Education.

ESC19 Professional Development Consultants Silvia Zacarias and Gabriela Camacho have a wonderful discussion with special guests from the Texas Education Agency. For more information visit: https://www.esc19.net/domain/470 Show Featured Guests: •Rhonda Leon, Implementation Specialist Instructional Materials & Implementation •Nowlan Savage HQIM Grants and Operations Project Manager Instructional Strategy & Implementation

Gabriela Camacho, Consultora de Desarrollo Profesional de Región 19 y Daniely Guiterrez, Especialista de Salud Mental, Participación Familiar y Comunitaria platican sobre recursos gratuitos para la comunidad y la familia. También comparten sobre la conferencia que dirige Daniely en Región 19 titulada "FACES" (Families and Communities Engaged in Schools "Familias y comunidades involucradas en las escuelas"). Esta conferencia brinda talleres de interés para las familias y educadores. Para mayor información siga el siguiente enlace: https://www.esc19.net/Page/407