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@ AATSP —the largest U.S. association for Spanish and Portuguese educators.

Presenting at 🌟

the 108th Annual AATSP Conference

The American Association of Teachers of Spanish
and Portuguese (
AATSP)

—the largest professional organization in the United States dedicated to educators of Spanish and Portuguese.

Across three sessions, Ahvian The Creative™ bilingual series will explore how bilingual storytelling, creativity, and social-emotional learning come together to support meaningful language development. These presentations highlight practical, research-informed strategies designed to foster inclusive, engaging, and emotionally responsive learning environments.

📅  Save the Date:
July 8–11, 2026, Orlando, Florida


presenting…

✨ Creativity Across Tenses: Social-Emotional and Bilingual Learning with Ahvian The Creative™

✨ Bilingual Storytelling for Social-Emotional Growth: A Hands-On Approach with Ahvian The Creative™

✨ Playful Bilingual Storytelling: Ahvian The Creative™ as a Bridge Between Language Learning and SEL

Our Conference Presentations

✨ Creativity Across Tenses: Social-Emotional and Bilingual Learning with Ahvian The Creative™

This session explores how storytelling across past, present, and future narratives supports emotional awareness while strengthening language skills. Attendees will discover creative ways to integrate social-emotional learning naturally into language instruction across age groups and settings.

✨ Bilingual Storytelling for Social-Emotional Growth: A Hands-On Approach with Ahvian The Creative™

A highly interactive session showcasing hands-on storytelling tools that support emotional expression, empathy, and communication. Participants will gain adaptable strategies that can be implemented in classrooms, therapy spaces, and community-based learning environments.

✨ Playful Bilingual Storytelling: Ahvian The Creative™ as a Bridge Between Language Learning and SEL

This presentation focuses on play-based and multisensory storytelling as a bridge between language acquisition and social-emotional development. Attendees will learn how playful engagement builds confidence, connection, and comprehension for diverse learners.


🗣 Co-presenters:

Vanessa Cucalon
B.Ed. Bilingual Specialist,
Pre-K Educator.
Conroe ISD Elementary School,
Houston, Texas

Antonia Llull, MOT, OTR/L,
Pediatric Occupational Therapist
Play Ambassador, New York

Roxana,
Spanish Language Ambassador
Bilingual Specialist
Washington, Virginia



Why These
Sessions Matter?

Language development thrives when learners feel emotionally safe, seen, and inspired. These sessions demonstrate how creative storytelling can:

  • Support social-emotional development alongside language learning
  • Adapt to diverse environments including classrooms, therapy settings, and online learning
  • Engage learners through visual, sensory, and narrative-based experiences
  • Empower educators with practical tools that can be implemented immediately

At the heart of this work is the belief that creativity is a universal language—and that inclusive learning opens doors for every child.


Designed for Educational Professionals

These sessions are designed for professionals working across diverse educational and therapeutic settings, including:

  • Language educators (K–12 and higher education)
  • Dual-language and immersion program teachers
  • Early childhood educators
  • Occupational therapists and related specialists
  • Online and hybrid learning professionals
  • Educators and specialists interested in the intersection of language, creativity, and social-emotional learning

Join Us at AATSP 2026

We look forward to connecting with educators, specialists, and language advocates at the 108th Annual AATSP Conference in Orlando. Discover how Ahvian The Creative™ brings together storytelling, creativity, and social-emotional learning to support language development in meaningful and inclusive ways.

✨ Because when learning feels joyful, connected, and human—language truly comes alive.

Mi intención es que cada libro sea una experiencia donde los niños puedan imaginar, sentir, crear y aprender en dos idiomas.


Esta serie bilingüe combina historias , actividades sensoriales y herramientas educativas diseñadas con expertos en educación y desarrollo infantil.

Ahvian The Creative™ was born with the dream of supporting bilingualism, creativity, and the socio-emotional development of children. The series combines bilingual stories, sensory activities, and educational tools designed with experts in education and child development. The mission and intention is for each book to be an experience where children can imagine, feel, create, and learn in two languages.

Here’s an interview from the FIL GUADALAJARA, International Book Fair
(The most prestigious literary events in the Spanish-speaking world!)

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