Meet the author and get your book signed! Please join CABE in recognizing authors of multicultural and multilingual literature! Stop by the CABE Author’s Corner in the Exhibit Hall Plaza to get “up close and personal” with authors who will bepresenting information on multicultural literature . Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to add to yourchildren’s and professional libraries by purchasing a signed copy and chatting with the authors.
Experience award-winning Project GLAD® strategies putting research into action with full alignment to CCSS, NGSS, and new CA ELD standards, while celebrating cultural and linguistic diversity. Experience practical strategies for multiple disciplines to support English learners, that are proven effective in differentiating for all students. Come re-ignite the excitement of teaching with us, as we empower you and your students to succeed in acquiring high academic content & language with proven results to apply 21st century skills! Official credit for the Be GLAD 2-Day Institute will be granted to participants who attend both full days to receive credit and be eligible to attend the future Classroom Demonstrations. (The full Be GLAD Training consists of this 2-Day Institute and a 4 Day Classroom Demonstration at a later time. Option of dates for Class Demonstrations and separate registration information will be given during this session).
We have a passion to assure ALL students achieve 100% success! Both Nationally and Internationally, Be GLAD is the only organization providing Project GLAD training's that has the exclusive endorsement of both co-creators of the Project GLAD Model, Marcia Brechtel and Linnea Haley... Read More →
The goal of this two-day institute is to provide information and resources from research to classroom instruction for new Dual Language Immmersion programs. Using the Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education, along with tools and features of successful research-based programs, your team will leave with the knowledge of what is needed to begin and sustain a rigorous, high quality DLI program. Please join us for two days of learning and planning for your new program’s success!
Hello. I'm a Two-Way Dual Language Program Specialist with over 30 years experience in consulting with schools and programs in planning, developing and maintaining successful Two-Way Dual Language programs. Talk to me about anything you are interested in or needs you have regarding... Read More →
Through collaborative work, discussions, and hands-on activities we will explore how to build students’ conceptual math and science understanding and academic language by leveraging the Math and Next Generation Science practices, and ELD Standards. We will explore a multitude of resources to support this instruction. We will leave with an understanding of how to adapt math or science lessons and/or units to engage English Learners deeply in the content while developing academic language purposefully and intentionally.
I have been in bilingual education serving English Learners for 25 years. It is my honor and privilege to support students, parents, teachers, and school administrators in my role as Instructional Service Specialist for Riverside Unified School District.
I am a STEM Education specialist and teach robotics, chemistry and forensic biology. This is my first year teaching in the continuation model. Previously I was the district Instructional Specialist for Science K-12 for 6 years and specialize in business and community partnerships... Read More →
Now that you know that the framework calls for Designated and Integrated ELD, you're ready for this very practical, step-by-step Institute on "how to" develop and deliver lessons for Integrated ELD across the curriculum and across the grade levels. You will receive a set of templates and tools for lesson development, how to select the language focus for any lesson, writing powerful content and language objectives, differentiated sentence frames, cognates, and assessments of progress.
Elizabeth is a lifelong author, educator, and advocate for biliteracy and language learning. "I love for students to experience their creative side and for teachers to find success using language strategies beyond the traditional approaches:. I have worked in the classroom, in the... Read More →
This seminar is designed to help educators develop new paradigms for teaching Standard English Learners. Participants will increase their knowledge about issues of language variation that impact learning in African American, Mexican American, and other SEL populations, and will have an opportunity to reflect on personal beliefs and perceptions that may be impediments to student achievement. Participants will build new instructional schemas that incorporate culturally/linguistically responsive teaching as powerful pedagogy for facilitating learning in SELs.
The failure of traditional American Educational Institutions, including the K-12, Community College, and State Universit, LeMoine & Associates Educational Consulting Consortium
Noma LeMoine has been deeply involved in education for over 30 years. She is a nationally recognized expert on issues of language and literacy acquisition and learning in African American and other Standard English Learner populations. She has written and spoken extensively on the... Read More →
Meet the author and get your book signed! Please join CABE in recognizing authors of multicultural and multilingual literature! Stop by the CABE Author’s Corner in the Exhibit Hall Plaza to get “up close and personal” with authors who will be presenting information on multicultural literature . Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to add to your children’s and professional libraries by purchasing a signed copy and chatting with the authors.
This presentation will provide an overview of the current and past knowledge base for bilingual teacher preparation and professional development. Included are the perspectives of practicing novice and experienced bilingual teachers from a variety of social, political and cultural contexts.
Communicating across languages and cultures is complex. Help students to develop the ability to scrutinize and analyze languages through a strategy we call Así se dice (That’s how you say it!). In this interactive workshop, you will explore how to enhance students’ vocabulary, syntax, and metalinguistic abilities as you engage in strategic translations/interpretations. This strategy is intended for use in grades 3 and up.
Dr. Kathy Escamilla is a Professor of Education in the division of Social, Bilingual and Multicultural Foundations. Dr. Escamilla’s research centers on educational issues related to Spanish-speaking language minority students in U.S. schools. She is specifically interested in issues... Read More →
Dual Language Learners who are referred for assessment present a diagnostic challenge to Speech/Language Pathologists in the Public Schools. Thorough knowledge of the student's linguistic, cultural and economic status is crucial. Inaccurate diagnosis results in over- and under-representation of Dual Language Learners with Speech/Language disorders. These inaccuracies are common throughout the State and result in less than adequate intervention practices. This presentation proposes a sociolinguistic and informal assessment approach to diagnosis of Speech/Language disorders in Dual Language Learners.
Speech/Language Pathologist, Medrano Biddick Speech and Language Services
I am a Private Practice Speech/Language Pathologist working in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. I supervise student clinicians at San Jose State University in the Kay Armstead Speech and Hearing Clinic. My areas of interest are Bilingual Speech/Language assessment and treatment... Read More →
Stockton USD and San Joaquín COE joined forces to create an ELD summer school model with two interconnected purposes: teachers learning how to target the specific language needs of Long-Term English Learners (plus those at-risk) and students in grades 3-8 experiencing abundant, contextualized opportunities to improve their written and oral language skills using engaging content. The outcome of this combination was deep learning for all. We will provide specific guidance on how to replicate this model.
Karin Linn-Nieves, Director of Language and Literacy for the San Joaquin County Office of Education, has facilitated professional learning for educators of English learners for the past 25 years. She currently works with districts on the implementation of the CA ELD standards during... Read More →
In this session, participants will learn about the complexities of language in math and practice strategies to help students unpack the language so they can build on and communicate their understanding of mathematics.
This session will provide an overview of our district’s intentional focus on the linguistic and academic needs of our Long-Term English Learners. We will discuss the building of our system that includes building capacity within administrators, district coaches, and teachers. In addition, we will provide information regarding the funding sources, professional learning, and newly created programs.
The California Department of Education along with a group of key stakeholders has created a document "California Dyslexia Guidelines" and are in the process of developing a similar document for English learners with or without IEPs. This workshop will provide an overview of the "California Dyslexia Guidelines," with an emphasis on English Learners, as well as an update on the progress of the development of guidelines for English learners with or without IEPs.
Education Programs Consultant, California Department of Education
As an Education Programs Consultant for CDE, Richard Gifford develops and supports dyslexia policy and programs. During his career in education he has provided reading instruction to middle school students with dyslexia and coordinated reading interventions for special education students... Read More →
Focused Monitoring & Technical Administrator of the Assistance V unit in the Special Education Divisio, California Department of Education
Dr. Theresa Costa Johansen is currently the administrator of the Focused Monitoring & Technical Assistance V unit in the Special Education Division, California Department of Education. Primary duties include coordination of specialized contracts and grants that support districts in... Read More →
Ven y comprende las diferentes formas en que puedes navegar el sistema de educación. Aquí discutiremos a quién te debes de diriguir en caso de necesitar ayuda con tu hijo, y aprederás cómo funciona la escuela y sus recursos.
The growth of dual language and biliteracy programs in our schools is on the rise! The presenters will focus on theory and practice in developing Chinese programs and improving learners' communicative skills to reach a high level of biliteracy. Programs of the Confucius Institute /Classrooms, Chinese dual language immersion programs, AP Chinese, teaching technology, and Chinese culture activities will be addressed as they connect students through learning Chinese language, experiencing Chinese culture, and sharing the world view.
Mandarin Teacher, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy
Peggy Kao teaches Mandarin Chinese at Western Sierra Collegiate Academy in Rocklin, California.“Mrs. Kao is passionate about teaching Chinese. When I step into her classroom, I feel immersed in a Chinese cultural setting. In her classroom, there are parade dragons, lions for lion... Read More →
Director, Confucius Institute at San Francisco State University
J Xie, serving as director of the Confucius Institute at SF State, is networking with all Chinese language teachers, bilingual educators, and language and cultural professionals on campus and in communities. I feel very pleased to be part of this network as an international educa... Read More →
The K-2 Dual Language Immersion program in Pendergast District is the key to success and happiness for many students, has helped to increase school enrollment, and enhance the reputation of the school as forward thinking and sensitive to the community’s needs. This program has opened many doors for our bicultural students to able to communicate in multiple languages as a key to the future in our global society.
During our workshop, you will participate in an authentic ELA/ELD lesson. TK-8th teachers, EL personnel, and administrators will gain new knowledge as to the relationship between the ELA/ELD Framework and the Common Core State Standards. By the end of our session, you will possess or refine a few tools to aid in planning for research-based instruction for English learners, as well as their non-EL peers.
Regional Director, California Reading and Literature Project - San Diego
Get in touch and tap the CRLP's expertise in: Dual Language (Spanish-English) Instruction, Maintenance/Developmental (Spanish) Models of Biliteracy Instruction, English Learners, Long-Term English Learners, Academic Vocabulary Instruction, Complex Text Analysis and Planning, and Close... Read More →
Two educators explore the implementation of Dual Language Immersion programs in a rural immigrant community. The study identifies effective strategies for educators serving schools with high concentrations of culturally and linguistically diverse students. The study equips, informs and empowers best practices that work towards achieving educational equity for DLI students. This session provides participants with research-based strategies for establishing district, school, and community partnerships that support dual language immersion program development.
The Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) offers this session for bilingual-speaking families, teachers, community liaisons, bilingual aids and community members that are interested in strengthening student engagement at their sites to support and prepare successful multi-language learners. Participants will learn about dialects in different countries enriching their daily vocabulary and strengthen interactions with parents, educators and administrators in a variety of educational contexts.
Natalia Abarca facilitates leads and coordinates the OCDE Multilingual Consortium, an exceptionally qualified professional network to support high quality translation and interpretation services for Orange County Schools and their surroundings. Natalia obtained her bachelors... Read More →
In this session, we will explore high-yield instructional strategies to improve middle and high school students' writing through the process. Join us to experience engaging practices to get your students writing through positive feedback, collaboration, and celebration. The importance of daily academic writing warm-ups will be shared.
Families in California are increasingly diverse within the K-12 school system. Learn how this multilingual hands-on, art-based California PTA School Smarts family engagement program helps to bridge learning and empower participants to overcome language and cultural barriers to build a stronger school community. Offered in six different languages, School Smarts helps parents support their child's learning at home and school while recognizing the importance of arts in education.
This workshop will guide participants in the development of integrated, inquiry-based science curriculum in alignment with the Next Generation of Science Standards and English/Spanish Language Development standards. Participants will participate in an interactive demonstration of the 5E model, 5 stages of sequence and learning for the teaching of science, and embedding language supports to support second language learners. By the end of the unit, teachers will have a basic understanding of the 5E model.
Reading Intervention Teacher, Oceanside Unified School District
Erika D. Garcia considers herself fortunate to be the product of the dual immersion program in Long Beach Unified School District. She is a former dual immersion teacher in multiple programs in Southern California, including the dual immersion programs in Encinitas and Poway Unified... Read More →
In this highly interactive, fun, and unforgettable session, you will learn to break a concept down into elements and through use of dramatic techniques, bring it to life. This teaching technique transforms our most difficult, boring, and abstract concepts into the highlight of the class, creating a permanent memory for your students. Participants will leave with the confidence to use this technique and a story they can tell in their classes.
I am a passionate educator committed to bringing practice and powerful teaching and classroom management strategies to teachers. What do we need? More engaging lessons! Consequences that work! Less paperwork! We can have fun lessons that are powerful learning experiences. We can be... Read More →
This interactive talk will explore the key principles of listening leadership as a way to creatively tackle the complex equity challenges plaguing so many schools. We will engage in an experiential activity around listening and explore how listening can help cultivate relational capital with families and students, study nonverbal cues as a leadership literacy skill, address unconscious biases that get in the way of student success, reimagine data, and incorporate more student voice in the change process.
Shane Safir has worked at every level of the school system, from the classroom to the boardroom, for the past 20 years. In 2003 Safir became the founding principal of June Jordan School for Equity (JJSE) in San Francisco, an innovative national model identified by leading scholar... Read More →
Hay diferencias entre los criterios de la eligibilidad cuando se comparan con un candidato competitivo para admisión a la universidad. En este taller revisaremos los 14 criterios a los que se refieren todos los campus de la Universidad de California. Existe una amplia variedad de factores, desde lo académico hasta los logros extracuriculares. También es importante cómo responden a los retos de la vida. Aprenderán cómo pueden apoyar y ayudar a su hijo/a a desarrollarse como un estudiante más competitivo/a.
Regional Assistant Director, Early Academic Outreach Program
I am a first generation student who was fortunate to have benefited from the support services of Migrant Education and the Early Academic Outreach Program. These services empowered my parents and myself to strive towards my post secondary success achieving my Bachelor's from UC Davis... Read More →
Director, UC Davis Early Academic Outreach Program
People can talk to me about youth and parent engagement. As well as about the StrengthsFinder Assessment. They can also talk to me about the requirements to be admitted into a California University.
Participants will be provided with the most up-to-date information on the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) including the reporting hierarchies for the Summative and Initial ELPAC, the Summative ELPAC Student Score Report, key improvements to the Summative ELPAC, and the new correction process for 2018–19. Additionally, participants will be provided with a variety of new resources to assist staff and parent groups in understanding the ELPAC.
En este mundo de infinitas posibilidades, ¿seguiremos transitando por los mismos senderos?, ¿recorremos siempre los caminos seguros y conocidos? Seamos los iniciadores, seamos los guardianes de los Niños de Hoy, seamos los referentes espirituales que ellos necesitan, que nosotros mismos necesitamos ser. Iniciemos el camino hacia un nuevo aprendizaje. “Somos lo que hacemos repetidamente. La excelencia, por lo tanto, no es un acto, sino un hábito.” Aristóteles.
Intentionally creating language rich environments for our preschool English learners takes time and effort. This interactive workshop engages participants in thinking about how children learn language and introduces successful research-based strategies for having a classroom that is alive with words, aloud with language, and results in language-rich learning.
This session will provide public school newcomers and seasoned parent leaders alike with strategies to help move schools beyond having a ‘dialogue for dialogue’s sake.’ Find out how your school or district can creatively, strategically strengthen communication in support of parent engagement. Effective parent-school partnerships have champions. They build civic capacity as well as school capacity. Learn how two San Diego County school districts involved parent leaders in everything from accountability plans to enrollment marketing efforts.
Communications Director, Chula Vista Elementary SD
Anthony Millican has 16 years of experience in school communications and grant writing. He is a former newspaper reporter with the Los Angeles Times, Orlando Sentinel, and San Diego Union-Tribune. He has served as Communications Officer in the Chula Vista Elementary School District... Read More →
En esta presentación se ofrecerá la actualización informativa de leyes y reformas. Se platicará sobre las implicaciones y los beneficios para nuestro estudiantes y comunidades. ¡Manténgase informado y esté listo para tomar acción! ¡Saber es poder!
Butte County Office of Education has been developing bilingual/bicultural teachers for over 50 years. We have developed a teacher pathway which can be used by graduate, undergraduate and high school students who are seeking a career in education. This pathway provides online courses which front load pedagogy, effective strategies CBEST/CSET support and other needed skills to be an effective teacher. BCOE can work with districts to grow their own teachers addressing their specific needs.
This hands-on, interactive session will highlight supporting genre-based (academic) writing with a keystone pedagogy through the implementation of a teaching and learning cycle (TLC) within ELA/ELD Integrated and Designated instruction. Participants will: 1) learn about genre/text type, 2) engage in text analysis, 3) learn about a Key Stone Pedagogy, and 4) learn about the teaching and learning cycle and classroom application during ELA/ELD Integrated and Designated instruction.
What are the best online sites for your students to use to help them learn academic vocabulary? What about online dictionaries? Which ones are best? What about resources to help teachers prepare vocabulary lessons? And word lists- where can you find lists of high-impact academic terms? Bring your laptop or tablet to this session as we explore a wide variety of free tech-based resources to help you and your students.
I've had the honor to work with teachers across California as well as Michigan and Illinois as they have implemented two different but equally powerful vocabulary curricula under federal grants to measure the efficacy of these programs and specifically their impact on English learners... Read More →
This interactive presentation will illustrate how focused discussion of fine art images (complex text) can accelerate students' academic language across the curriculum. The presenter will share concrete examples of how this research-based approach can be used to reinforce reading language arts standards and support concepts found in STEM subjects and social studies. The session highlights how authentic oral discussion, in English and Spanish, promotes language and literacy that transfers for both language groups.
Mentor teacher, Instructional Coach, District Coordinator of Multilingual Programs, PD, Curriculum and State & Federal Programs / Instructor in Education Departments of many San Francisco Bay area universities / ELL Specialist California Department of Education. Currently, National... Read More →
Come join our discussion on updated grading practices and policies to support English Learners. Let's talk about how homework, attendance and behavior affect our students academic performance. We will open discussion on past practice grading policies and show how they are failing our struggling EL students. We will introduce research-based grading practices that better inform our instruction and better reflect student learning and effort. We will discuss how homework, attendance and behavior undermind the growth of our English Learner students.
I have been in public education since 1987, since '67, if you count attending school. As a student, I was an EL and Migrant. I earned my Masters degree in Educational Administration in 2006.As a program specialist, I support all aspects of running a school site. I primarily support... Read More →
This interactive presentation will provide administrators and teachers with resources to understand and apply key research-based instructional practices around integrated literacy (reading, writing, and academic oral language) for language learners. Participants will learn how to successfully integrate the practices in their current instructional contexts.
Director, Equity Curriculum and Instruction, San Diego County Office of Education
Julie Goldman, Ed.D., is a coordinator at the San Diego County Office of Education. She facilitates professional learning around academic literacy for schools and districts throughout California. Throughout her career as a K-16 educator in the United States and internationally, Goldman... Read More →
Olympia Kyriakidis is the SDCOE Language Learner adviser and leader of the Dual Language Network. She was the principal of Riverview Elementary School and International Academy, where she created and led trilingual immersion programs in Lakeside Union School District.
Dual language immersion programs have unique challenges and opportunities for students. Each student is a target language learner for part of the school day, and so will benefit from instructional scaffolding to reach high expectations for academic success. See how select GLAD® strategies along with a deeper understanding of the six instructional scaffolds from Dr. Aida Walqui will result in enhanced lessons during Spanish or English language arts time.
District Advisor, Curriculum & Instruction, San Diego COE
Jorge Cuevas Antillón is a well-known voice on effective language learning. His capacity to serve schools and districts comes from decades in education, as a teacher, reading coach, and educational grant writer and manager. At SDCOE, Cuevas Antillón serves county school districts... Read More →
Sally Fox served as a coordinator at SDCOE from 2006-2018, specializing in integrated and designated ELD, dual language immersion, and world languages. Prior to SDCOE, Sally was the lead EL resource teacher for La Mesa-Spring Valley School District where she became a certified trainer... Read More →
In July, the State Board of Education adopted the English Learner Roadmap , superseding Proposition 227 policy. Assets based and comprehensive, this new policy is intended to guide local planning, LCAPs and continuous improvement for English Learner services and programs. Come learn about the Roadmap, gain tools for using it to strengthen YOUR programs, and engage in dialogue about implications . This workshop is for district leaders, board members, site administrators, and EL/bilingual coordinators.
Just when it seems that there is no possible way LTELS can progress, along comes Storm Ed strategies! This integrated, interactive strategy advances learning through carefully designed structures. It allows for frequent, extended opportunities for vocabulary development, reading, listening, speaking, and writing about content material while working through complex texts. This session allows teachers to experience the progression of the strategies. Teachers will leave with a finished product and a clear understanding of the strategies.
Be a Super Hero in the classroom with culturally and linguistically responsive arts learning strategies! Learn new processes you can immediately take back to your organization. This institute will feature key activities to integrate arts into the curriculum that assist English Learners with competencies in reading, writing, speaking, and listening and arts engagement aligned to Common Core State Standards. Receive a new publication loaded with ideas that opens new doors for student engagement and achievement!
Director, CCSESA Statewide Arts Initiative, California County Superintendents Educational Services Association
Sarah Anderberg currently serves as the Statewide Director for the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) Arts Initiative and Director of Creativity at the Core. CCSESA represents California's 58 County Superintendent of Schools and their respective... Read More →
Francisca Sánchez has served as the Chair of The Create CA Equity Committee for two years. She recently retired as Associate Superintendent for Educational Services with Hayward Unified School District. She has served in a variety of leadership, administrative, and teaching positions... Read More →
This interactive session will provide teachers, and aspiring and beginning school administrators with opportunities to explore the values, knowledge and skills needed to lead schools using an equity principled leadership approach. The participants will engage in a dialogue on educational equity and the actions that leaders take in performing their duties as school administrators. The presenters will offer key concepts and examples to reflect upon in developing one's leadership capacity and self-efficacy.
Director, Credentialing Programs, Santa Clara County Office of Education
I am currently implementing an administrative credentialing program with a focus on Equity Principled Leadership. The program has developed equity principles for each course and has embedded those principles in the course curriculum. The goal of the program is to impart to each participant... Read More →
Experience: Assistant Superintendent, Ed Services Morgan Hill Unified; Director of Educational Equity, Director of Bilingual Education, Teacher, Professional Development, San Jose Unified School District. Experience in developing programs for EL students, former CABE State Board Member.Current... Read More →
The ELA/ELD Framework calls for integrating language development within science and social studies content. Using examples from the SEAL Model, participants will be immersed in an approach to planning integrated thematic units, including scaffolding comprehension and active participation, while providing ELD through NGSS science themes. Activities include becoming acquainted with planning templates, watching videos from classrooms and learning about using language functions, graphic organizers and other key strategies that integrate language development with academic content.
Over the course of the past 2 years, a group of community college and university faculty, convened by Californian’s Together, planned together to discuss and develop a post secondary pathway for bilingual-biliterate students. . This session will share the groups' recommendations for the Postsecondary Biliteracy Badge that can be acquired through multiple pathways in a variety of postsecondary educational institutions. Processes and results of two higher education institutions' pilots will be shared.
EL Roadmap, Research publications, Multiple Pathways to Biliteracy, Long Term English Learners, The State Seal of Biiteracy, Accountability and ELs, Bilingual Teacher Shortabe
Latin Grammy-winning teaching artist 123 Andrés shares his expertise in music and education. 123 Andrés knows that all teachers can bring music into the classroom in a creative way, so join us for hands-on fun as we perform and create songs that are tools to teach and reinforce curriculum standards for young learners. 123 Andrés uses videos and live examples to demonstrate how children own and experience new knowledge through music and movement. Sing along and create during this workshop, and leave excited to promote learning through music with concrete ideas for your classrooms.
123 Andrés is one of the most exciting new voices on the family music scene in the US and Latin America – “A rock star for little language learners” according to Billboard Magazine. A native of Bogotá, Colombia, 123 Andrés brings to audiences joyful sounds, passion for bilingualism... Read More →
What is it, specifically, that instructional leaders do to support Collective Efficacy and Equity? In this engaging session, participants will learn how teacher and leadership efficacy and equity can make a significant difference to student learning. Teachers who report a higher sense of efficacy display greater effort and motivation and are more resilient across the span of their career. Collective efficacy means that teachers are more resilient and are able to acquire a teaching profile that is positive and persistent. Use of non-linguistic cues, rate of speech and wait time, and increasing writing opportunities are all aspects that are in line with efficacy and equity!
For five years, I taught physical education and was a special education resource teacher. I spent an additional 21 years as an administrator, starting out as an eager dean of students and ending up as a district superintendent. In 2010, I left my superintendency and began to provide... Read More →
El salón invertido o "flipped classroom" es un método de instrucción que ha ganado tracción en los últimos 15 años debido a la gran mejora en rendimiento que demuestran los estudiantes que utilizan su sistema. Aprende como integrar sus conceptos básicos, la tecnología y los videos en su salón de inmersión dual no solamente para aumentar el rendimiento académico de sus estudiantes, sino para crear oportunidades de aprendizaje para las que ustedes raramente tienen tiempo.
This presentation will discuss how secondary dual language immersion programs facilitate the development of Community Cultural Wealth (CWW) of English learners (ELs). The outcomes of this presentation are as follows: (1) discuss how 6th-8th grade dual language immersion programs facilitate the development of CCW of ELs, and (2) discuss how ELs are provided an accessible and equitable education. Participants will design a secondary dual language immersion program that facilitates the empowerment of CWW.
My research interests are in educational policy, evaluation, and reform; with an emphasis in bilingual education, dual language program implementation. I also examine the educational experiences of late entry newcomer youth at the secondary level.
This presentation is based on the findings of my TESOL doctoral study, which illuminated the process of transition into a new language, culture, and learning environment as experienced by Chinese international students, living and learning alone in an American high school setting. Through an examination of in-depth student interviews and narratives, participants will get an insider’s perspective of the social, cultural, and academic factors that influence the transitional experience of this growing student group.
To transition to the 21st century, schools need to find a way to change the culture of the classroom from a teacher-directed model to a student directed model. Students, with the support of technology, can own and direct at least some of their own learning. Technology captures the attention and imagination of students, and can offer tools for enhancing their learning experiences. Come learn about the apps and tools teachers are using to be successful.
Implementing the CA ELA/ELD Framework requires more than just teacher understanding of Integrated and Designated ELD. All levels of the system must be aligned and accountable. This presentation will explore one District's approach to provide time for teachers, coaches, site and district leaders to engage in professional learning, collaboration, and ongoing communication. Participants will learn how each tier of the system strategically planned for support and see student work resulting from this systemic planning approach.
Annette Gregg is a Senior Engagement Manager for the Comprehensive School Assistance Program (CSAP) at WestEd. Since 2011, she has worked with school and district leaders to help build systemic capacity to improve educational programs for all students, especially those affected by... Read More →
The Expanded View of the ELA/ELD Framework Resources Web page now features a rigorously-curated collection of resources with an English learner focus. Learn how to mine the wealth of resources under the English Learner tab for examples, concrete ideas, and timely guidance aligned with the ELA/ELD Framework to inform professional development and instructional decisions. These resources focus on meeting the needs of English learners at all schools and districts in California.
Education Programs Consultant, California Department of Education
Mr. Alejandro Hernández is an Education Programs Consultant in the Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division at the California Department of Education (CDE). He supports the development of standards and curriculum frameworks, and has been creating tools to support... Read More →
Education Program Consultant, California Department of Education
Letty Kraus, a former middle school dance and history teacher, is an Education Programs Consultant at the California Department of Education (CDE). Currently, she is fortunate to be supporting the revision of the California visual and performing arts standards and framework. Prior... Read More →
Participants will learn basic information and problem solve to better understand how to support English-learning students. They will be able to answer the following questions: (1) What should the IEP meeting include and consider if a student is an English Learner? (2) What are the sections of an IEP that need to be filled out in order to have a compliant IEP? Participants will receive a sample EL checklist to support a compliant IEP.
California has embraced the diverse immigrant population that calls it home. In an effort to support a smooth integration process, California has developed innovative services that help immigrants become part of the social, economic and civic fabric. This session will highlight some of these services through a lecture and multi-media presentation. Participants will receive additional resources aimed at helping immigrants thrive in the Golden State.
San Leandro Unified School District's Teaching and Learning team would like to share their journey, through teacher, parent, student, and administrator voice and examples, of how to move beyond the Pedagogy of Poverty and deficit thinking and towards project based, real world learning for English Learners that culturally sustaining practices while providing an inroad into college and career.
I am new to adminatration, but have over 20years of experience in education. I am well versed in bilingual education and have a passion for English language development.
This workshop shares a framework for parent engagement that centers on shared goals for children’s learning, emerging bilingualism, and identity development. Using examples from the Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) model, presenters will describe home-school projects, parent communications, Gallery Walks, and approaches used to bring parents into the classroom. A principal will describe how these strategies have impacted families in her school, and the importance of connecting parents to the curriculum.
El aprendizaje de los acentos y la ortografía se hace más divertido a través de la música y actividades interactivas. En este taller utilizaremos diferentes canciones para ilustrar la sílaba tónica en las palabras y así mismo identificar las palabras que llevan el acento escrito. También exploraremos estrategias para practicar la ortografía con las mismas canciones. Finalmente, compartiré recursos, y estrategias adicionales en línea que son divertidas y fáciles de implementar.
This session will discuss how best to utilize International Baccalaureate (IB) programs to better serve English Learners. This expert panel will illustrate how IB Programs are ideal for English Learners who must already learn to understand and manage the different cultures of home and school and will provide best practices on leveraging their multilingual skills.
Lee Angela has served as the Senior Legislative Advocate since the firm was founded in 2012, afterspending 23 years in the State Capitol working on K-12 education issues. Previously, Ms. Reidserved as a consultant on state and federal education issues in the Senate Office of Research,providing... Read More →
The Latino Family Literacy Project will provide educators with a framework for Family Engagement with examples of books and activities to establish a family reading routine that fosters language in Spanish and English, and builds vocabulary with parents and students, with a focus on English as a Second Language. Attendees of this presentation will receive a complimentary bilingual children's book.
This highly engaging and interactive session will introduce participants to Socio-Emotional Learning and its impact on educating the whole child. Research-based strategies will be modeled and discussed through the lens of engaging and immersing parents and students into a successful learning environment and the development of positive lifelong Socio-Emotional skills and habits.
Today, being world-ready means using languages and interacting with others through understanding cultural context. Through this methodology, students and teachers work together to create an environment that prepares students to not only be proficient in the language, but also to establish social relationships and understand cultural contexts that will make them successful, not only in the world beyond, but in life.
Organic World Language offers interactive and informative workshops for all educators interested in student-centered, proficiency-based instruction. We are a vibrant, active community of educators dedicated to working to establish classroom environments where learners are empowered... Read More →
This session shows teachers how to create continuous student engagement during any lesson. The engagement strategies, such as pronunciation, tracked reading, pair-sharing, and answering in complete sentences, have a dual purpose: to create engagement and to promote language acquisition. Teachers will see demonstrations and videos of the practices. Then they will practice the strategies in groups at their tables.
Senior Educational Consultant, DataWORKS Educational Research
Hello, my name is Larry Federico and I have been a consultant in K-12 Education for over 14 years. My primary focus has been with developing strategies in the classroom for K-12 teachers and administrators in all disciplines. Although my strongest area of expertise lies with English... Read More →
Co-Founder & Chief Researcher, DataWORKS Educational Research
Silvia is the chief researcher and co-founder of DataWORKS. She served as a teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent at several schools before applying her knowledge of learning, language, and research to improve education in the classroom. She knows what it means to be an... Read More →
In this session, how to successfully transition your elementary dual language immersion (DLI) program to secondary will be shared, including when to start collaborating with the partner middle school in considering the teachers, courses, and Seal of Biliteracy/Pathways Awards for the secondary DLI program. Participants will have an opportunity to interact with the presenter, a CABE Professional Development Services (PDS) consultant, to learn about the various steps that are recommended to successfully transition your DLI program to secondary.
Hello, I am a Professional Development Specialist with CABE. CABE PDS provides professional growth opportunities and coaching on areas of Biliteracy, Spanish Literacy, ELD, Best practices for English Learners, Dual Language Immersion, Maintenance Programs, ELPAC, etc. Please let... Read More →
I am the Director of Professional Development Services (PDS) for CABE. Please let me know if our CABE PDS consultants might be able to assist your district or site in supporting high levels of academic achievement and biliteracy for all of your students!
Come learn about Artesia HS, an urban school in Los Angeles County, and their journey in narrowing the achievement gap. Guided by their moral imperative of doing what is best for students first, learn how strategic schooling helped increase their graduation rate to 98.7% as well as make double digit gains in the CST era and in CAASPP.
STEAM-related jobs in the United States are on the rise, and we want our students to be prepared for those opportunities. During this workshop, educators will be provided with ideas on how to use technology to incorporate STEAM into their lessons. We will also discuss pathways for students interested in STEAM careers.
La presentación versará sobre el Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior. Se tratará de los temas principales sobre las comunidades mexicanas en los Estados Unidos y las actividades que desarrollan para empoderarlas. Ayudará a su incorporación en la comunidad de residencia y vincularla con México.
Se ofrecerá información sobre los proyectos educativos para los adultos, el apoyo financiero para los estudiantes y lo que puedan hacer para continuar los estudios. Sobre todo, se mostrarán ventanillas de orientación educativa.
Join us on a journey through various arts-integrated strategies that will inspire ALL students' creativity, along with building their critical-thinking and communication skills. Participants will engage, explore and practice theater and visual arts strategies that are simple, but powerful and applicable across all subject matters.
Integrating with other subjects will help students build language connections with the content knowledge and apply the language skills in real life. This presentation will focus on the integration of subjects like math, science, art and social studies into a Chinese Language Immersion Program and it will also talk about the steps in Chinese teaching. These strategies will help teachers to increase opportunities for students to use Chinese and learn the core content through Common Core State Standards. 在沉浸式项目中融入多学科的教学将会帮助学生建立语言和主干课程的联系以及学会将语言应用于实际生活。这次报告将主要讲述教师如何在沉浸式项目中把数学，科学，艺术，社会等其他学科的内容融入到中文教学中；教师如何通过整合资源安排中文教学进度，既增加学生使用中文的机会，又使其学习相关学科知识，达到“共同核心州标准” 。
Ms. Jing Ren has been teaching Mandarin in Thailand, China, and the U.S. for ten years. After couple years teaching at High School, now she is working at the Mandarin Immersion program at Sacramento City Unified School District. Her focus area is Cross-Curricular Teaching and Learning... Read More →
La comunidad, la escuela, pero, principalmente, la familia son clave para el bienestar emocional de nuestros estudiantes. Como padres, debemos de fomentar y apoyar el sano desarrollo emocional de cada uno de nuestros hijos. Actualmente, los nuevos estándares académicos exigen de nuestros estudiantes mayor pensamiento crítico y más trabajo en equipo. Nosotros, en casa, podemos ayudarlos a enfrentar los nuevos retos académicos y así ellos podrán alcanzar el éxito escolar.
Parental involvement is a critical component for improved student achievement and attendance. We will share information about our partnership with teachers and parents of students in grades PK-K in an urban school district which focused on Dialogic Reading for ELs, an interactive way to read with young children, develop academic vocabulary/discourse and engage in conversations using STEAM-themed text and hands-on experiences. Participants will explore Dialogic Reading strategies, levels of questioning, and prompts to develop language and literacy skills.
How can we catalyze innovative teaching that sparks meaningful and engaged student learning? In this dynamic session, presenters Shane Safir and Karen Zapata will share a case study from Berkeley High School where teachers have been engaged in a year-long inquiry process around culturally responsive teaching (CRT). Participants will experience the inquiry cycle first-hand as they interact with Equity Cards: 15 concrete practices that teachers can experiment with to create a more culturally responsive and intellectually scaffolded classroom.
Shane Safir has worked at every level of the school system, from the classroom to the boardroom, for the past 20 years. In 2003 Safir became the founding principal of June Jordan School for Equity (JJSE) in San Francisco, an innovative national model identified by leading scholar... Read More →
Bring standards into the spotlight by highlighting instructional practices that connect core standards for the reading of informational texts to increase achievement for English Learners. In this interactive session, rigorous strategies that intentionally address the needs of diverse learners and provide opportunities to focus on specific standards will be examined.
Reading with English Learners should be a meaningful and joyful process, where ELs are mixed in small reading groups with readers at their same ability, regardless of their language level, to allow for literacy growth and development. Within these small reading groups, we need to differentiate for our ELs, making sure that their language, as well as their literacy, needs are met. This workshop will highlight meaningful ways to support both language and literacy for your ELs.
Author of: Balancing Reading and Language Learning; A Resource for Teaching ELLs, K-5. Published by Stenhouse, as well as numerous children's books in English and Spanish, including numerous Spanish guided reading series.Educational Consultant: Works with Ells and their Teachers across... Read More →
Academic language acquisition is identified by research as one of the biggest hurdles for ELs to fully comprehend any content passage. Teachers need to have tools that allow them to customize and tailor their instruction to their students to help them acquire these specific vocabulary elements for all content areas. Speak Agent has developed a tool which allows you to quickly and easily build customized lessons to help your students learn the words they need.
En este taller interactivo hablaremos de la importancia que tiene el involucramiento de los padres de familia en la educación bilingüe de sus hijos y de las distintas maneras en que puede influir en su éxito escolar y en su desarrollo de ser bilingüe. Compartiremos componentes claves para lograr que sus hijos sean bilingües con éxito.
President and Founder - Dolores Huerta Foundation andCo-Founder - United Farm Workers of AmericaUS Presidential Award Recipient, Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human RightsUS Presidential Award Recipient, Medal of Freedom
Wednesday March 28, 2018 4:30pm - 6:00pm
SCC, Hall A
“I check my systems for equity every time I enter my classroom.” 2nd grade teacher
In our everyday practice as educators we are immersed in numerous systems related to teaching, learning and using language for liberating or limiting outcomes.
In this keynote presentation, I will highlight powerful, equity-centered practices undertaken by members in our school communities. These practices reflect our struggle to disrupt systems of racism and other forms of oppression and to develop the rich human potential within every student.
We will be encouraged to check our own systems, and to change those within our spheres of influence which prevent us from embracing the hidden assets of language, experiences, cultural wisdom, hopeful histories, hard truths and sorely-needed skills as we work to ensure equitable outcomes for all.
Enid Lee will be signing her book immediately following this session and also in the Author’s Corner in the Exhibit Hall on Thursday at 2:45 pm.
Increasing the levels of parent engagement among underserved EL populations has gone largely ignored. This workshop will be highly interactive, exciting, practical and focus on brain-based learning activities with key strategies that will help parents to develop social capital, powerful social networks and build their thinking skills to help their children succeed. Included will be a case study from Laredo, TX of how parents worked collaboratively to increase their thinking skills to help their children academically.
Senior District Consultant, Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
Dr. Hector Montenegro, President/CEO of Montenegro Consulting Group (MCG), LLC, is a Senior District Consultant for the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and works with districts on systemic implementation of SEL. Dr. Montenegro is also a Senior Associate... Read More →
For many decades now research has confirmed that English Learners can learn at high levels and, like most students, have a high probability of being academically successful. Yet, although some notable strides in achievement have been made, there continues to be a significant achievement gap negatively affecting EL students. Join Dr. Luis F. Cruz as he offers participants compelling and passionate insight as to the vital importance of teacher leadership as a means of bridging "the knowing doing gap" between research and practice. Learn how teachers may use 7 steps to redesign a school system never intended to ensure the learning of English Learners.
Luis F. Cruz, Ph.D., was the former principal of Baldwin Park High School, located east of Los Angeles, California. He has also been an associate of Dr. Anthony Muhammad’s leadership and consulting company, New Frontier 21, and works with schools and educational groups on ensuring... Read More →
This hands-on and highly interactive presentation offers insights into the psycho-social dimensions of culturally different students and of teaching culturally diverse populations. Packed with real- life stories and exercises, it will help participants to achieve the following: Comprehend multicultural critical issues and remove barriers when working with culturally different students; Enable them to build confidence and overcome fear of speaking in the classroom; Understand cross- cultural thinking styles, learning styles and interaction in the classroom; Enable them to adapt to change; and Apply tips and techniques to creative problem solving.
Lan Bercu is the founder and president of Lead Across Cultures Intl, an Atlanta- based company with a focus on cultural competence and global leadership. As an international speaker and expert in her field, Lan has nearly two decades of experience working with international corporations... Read More →
Join the Author of Teach Us Your Name and TEDx Speaker, Huda Essa, in learning how effective culturally responsive practices begins with one of the things we all have in common… our names, as an important part of our identities. Learn how names serve as an amazing resource you can immediately use to support language learning, build confidence, decrease bias, and strengthen community.
Founder of Culture Links, LLC Author of Teach Us Your Name Huda Essa has positively influenced countless communities around the nation through her engaging and thought-provoking learning opportunities. Huda utilizes her extensive experience as a Cultural Competency Consultant, former... Read More →
This workshop aims to demystify dyslexia and offer the latest information on neuroscience, warning signs and strategies to address dyslexia. We will focus on the challenges of identifying and remediating dyslexia in English Learners. We will also offer an overview of the new landmark California Dyslexia Guidelines, and how advocacy in LA Unified School District moved the District to comprehensively address dyslexia to support the 10 to 20% of all students who struggle with some form of dyslexia.
Regional Leader Los Angeles, Decoding Dyslexia California
I am a volunteer parent advocate for students with dyslexia in the Los Angeles area. I am part of the statewide grass roots movement Decoding Dyslexia California. I came to this work because of my own experience navigating the challenges of having a dyslexic son in LAUSD and wanted... Read More →
Fumiko Hoeft, MD, PhD, is Professor and Director of Brain Imaging Research Center (BIRC) at University of Connecticut (UConn), and Director of Laboratory for Learning Engineering and Neural Systems (brainLENS) located at UCONN/UCSF. She also plays leadership roles at UCSF Dyslexia... Read More →
Instructional leaders take into account the unique needs of their English Learner populations, as they design and implement EL/ELD programs. The CISC ELA/ELD Subcommittee’s Integrated & Designated ELD Workgroup, through support of CCSESA, invites you to explore BELIEF. These cost-free training modules are designed to assist administrators in planning their schools’ journeys to address the diverse needs of ELs. This session will explore how the BELIEF modules can be customized and used strategically to refine EL programs.
In the empowering world of the Design Thinking process, students collaborate, build a sense of community, and inspire each other. Attendees will be introduced to the Design Thinking process, use it to address an environmental issue, create prototype designs, and share with all of the attendees. Attendees will be introduced to an instructional strategy that will connect Next Generation Science Standards, Project-Based Learning, Common Core, specifically, collaboration and rigor to AKA Design Thinking. Blogging addresses the Common Core ELA reading, writing, technology standards, and literacy in all content areas.
As a child, many teachers filled me with the inspiration to teach. Filled with that inspiration, I attended the University of California, Riverside; I focused on an Education degree, and then received my teaching credential at Chapman University. UCR and CU provided me with enough... Read More →
Join us in a fun and engaging presentation on how to implement Number Talks in your Dual Language Immersion classroom/whole school. Daily use of mental math strategies to compute answers strengthens students number sense, supports development of key math practices and increases academic discourse. We work with teachers and coaches in a DLI setting and also in schools with a high number of ELs by supporting them with language while the Number Talks lesson is taught in Spanish.
As principal of a newly reopened school, I welcome the opportunity to serve the Holbrook learning and teaching community and look forward to working with a dynamic staff, dedicated parents, and involved community members. Most of all, I look forward to working with our students and... Read More →
Engage your students in complex text using multimedia and interactive student engagement protocols. Learn how to incorporate text-dependent questions, and “accountable talk” into close reading using pictures, videos, and art. Actively participate in a model lesson and leave with a Prezi Presentation template for building closer looking lessons that align with your themes and curriculum. Perfect for English Learners or struggling students. Everyone can "read" a picture!
Stop by our booth and chat with us about your stories. Inspirational teaching moments inspire all of us to continue advocating and nurturing multilingualism in our children. As a bilingual educator of 33 years, I am always eager to learn more ways to teach students. Come on by... Read More →
¿Quiere que su estudiante vaya a la universidad, pero no sabe cómo guiarlo? En esta presentación usted recibirá información y las herramientas necesarias para guiar a su hijo/a a la universidad. Aprenderá sobre la diferencia entre los cuatro sistemas universitarios en California, los varios certificados y títulos que se pueden obtener y los requisitos de admisión a la universidad (requisitos A-G).
¿Estamos criando un “bully” (acosador) o una víctima? Para ser eficaces, los padres necesitan conocer sus propios valores fundamentales y cómo compartirlos de una manera apropiada para el desarrollo con sus hijos a medida que crecen. Este es un paso esencial para desarrollar la empatía y la autoestima saludable. Nuestro objetivo es criar hijos exitosos y felices que puedan practicar el respeto hacia sí mismos y hacia los demás a su alrededor durante toda su vida.
Isabel Lara has been working with the Mt. Diablo Unified School District’s students and families for the past fifteen years. She’s passionate about educating and empowering parents in the area of family dynamics, school systems and the community. As a Child Welfare and Attendance... Read More →
Se presentarán los diferentes perfiles de los estudiantes cuando se enfrenten a distintos escenarios educativos entre uno o más países y cómo cada sistema de educación necesita afrontar retos para poder atender a esta población para que alcancen el éxito educativo.
This workshop will help educators learn the importance of cultural competence for ensuring access and equity for all students and their families. This presentation will introduce the concept and tools of cultural proficiency and the importance of culturally proficient leadership for addressing opportunity and achievement gaps and meeting LCAP goals. It will provide a real case study of how to engage parents/community members to help a school move from being school-centric to community-centric and ultimately more student-centered.
Upon transitioning from the United States Navy active service, Joe entered the field of public education in the Monterey County area. Thereafter, he was employed by the Salinas Union High School District at Salinas High School as a teacher of History, AVID, and head varsity wrestling... Read More →
Director of Student Services, Santa Maria Joint Union High SD
Peter Flores III is a K-12 Administrator/Educator, transformative leader and advocate for diversity, inclusion, equity, and access for all students and parents. Peter presented twice at the International Cultural Proficiency Institute, attended and facilitated at the Institute for... Read More →
This session will help you bring Dual Language theory to practice! Lessons for second language learning are easily developed using assessment data to create student ability-groups that truly meet guided reading objectives. These learning centers address individual student’s goals when working with various proficiency levels. ¡Son centros de aprendizaje ideales para tu salón de clase bilingüe! ISIP Reports and downloadable teacher resources available in English and Spanish will be used.
Viviana Hall has more than 18 years in the field of bilingual education. She started as a bilingual teacher and continued a successful career working in the implementation of many undergraduate and graduate bilingual teacher training programs for various universities in North Texas... Read More →
California Department of Education staff will provide professional learning on implementation of Designated and Integrated English Language Development in California classrooms.
Administrator, Language Policy and Leadership Office, California Department of Education
The Language Policy and Leadership Office resides in the English Learner Support Division. This office oversees and provides technical assistance for the English Learner Roadmap, the State Seal of Biliteracy program, Title III of the Every Student Succeeds Act, Dual Immersion and... Read More →
Discovery Learning can be used in many subjects and this workshop is mainly talking about how to use this method in Chinese Language Program. It encourages the teachers as facilitators to create a friendly environment that students can learn through “peer-discussing” and “co-teaching”; differentiation strategies will also be talked in Discovering Learning during the presentation.
Ms. Jing Ren has been teaching Mandarin in Thailand, China, and the U.S. for ten years. After couple years teaching at High School, now she is working at the Mandarin Immersion program at Sacramento City Unified School District. Her focus area is Cross-Curricular Teaching and Learning... Read More →
Incorporate the wonderful lyrical language of poetry to teach writing and language! In this hands-on workshop participants will learn how to use poetry that will motivate their students to develop reading and writing skills across the curriculum . The presenter will share various types of poetry, several delightful poetry books, and samples of student work. This workshop is for reluctant poets, poetry lovers, and, of course, all the poets out there.
On June 17, 2014, ERUSD made history by becoming the first school district in California to adopt Ethnic Studies as a high school graduation requirement. Learn how this historic decision has placed ERUSD at the cutting-edge of promoting a global education for students. Ethnic Studies has been implemented through a collaborative effort with teachers, and has generated extensive community and university partnerships. Participants gain a replicable model for making history in their own district!
I am an 19 year educator with the El Rancho Unified School District. I have taught every grade level and programs ranging from ELD to AP/IB Literature. I am now the Ethnic Studies lead teacher and district facilitator.
Learn how to qualify for our $10MM Bilingual Early Learning Literacy Equity Grant to increase parent engagement and eliminate illiteracy for EL, black, brown, underserved, and special needs students.
Learn how districts, cities, and COE's like Napa, Colusa, Santa Clara, Palmdale, Rialto, San Bernardino, Salinas, Santa Ana, Pomona, Hawthorne, Pajaro, and others are being impacted by using our App that increases literacy, reading, and writing success by 7-months in just 30 days.
It is up to each of us to advocate for ELs and their families. Some will do that at the local, state, or even national levels. This presentation will share advocacy tools and materials that we have developed over more than 3 years as we planned and implemented the English Learner Leadership and Legacy Initiative (ELLLI).
Proj. Director, Emeritus - ELLLI, English Learner Leadership and Legacy Initiative (ELLLI)/ Californians Together
*Languages *Learning *Equity
I am so very encouraged by the energy and wisdom of ELLLI Fellows and Partners -- a new generation of EL leaders and advocates!
Los participantes podrán compartir canciones y experiencias. Este es el tiempo de recordar valores y verificar la importancia del folklore en la educación. Se sugiere traer papel y lápiz para tomar notas.
This workshop provides on opportunity for participants to engage in meaningful conversation about the role of technology for youth at their schools, homes, and community centers. Not only will the presenter provide a theoretical backing and elaborate upon fundamental concepts, she will also facilitate group discussions. Through guided discussion, participants will identify critical technology resources and uses across multiple work sites. These guided discussions will lead to collective brainstorming technology access plans at various scales.
Escalera curriculum is based on Estrellita’s decoding methodology, primarily designed for recent arrivals and children designated as SIFE (Students with Interrupted Formal Education). The Escalera curriculum will serve to reinforce decoding skills, build fluency and basic comprehension to jumpstart into reading! Participants will learn strategies to teach students that know how to decode but lack fluency. They will also learn tips to reinforce decoding skills and build fluency and basic reading comprehension.
I am Estrellita's newest team member! I moved back to the United States after spending several years living and working in Central America. I worked in education projects in Honduras and was a bilingual preschool teacher in Guatemala. Estrellita would have been great for me to have... Read More →
This presentation is about sharing Val Verde USD´s journey and its continuous efforts towards achieving excellence in family engagement. It describes how VVUSD strives to connect with linguistically and culturally diverse families meaningfully, ensuring that they are true partners who jointly work towards assisting students achieve academic success. This top priority for the district reflects a current trend to focus on family engagement. Presenters will describe how we partner with community-based organizations, making the most of the services available to better serve our families.
The Language Learner Data Dashboard is a teacher and administrator tool to reveal essential milestones for multilingual student language development in any target language. This county office-developed model demonstrates the power of visually analyzing student progress. In this session, participants will discover critical ways for mining their own local data and improving their students’ academic and linguistic outcomes. Learn how to graphically synthesize CELDT/ELPAC & CASSPP/SBAC data simultaneously in alignment with local and state accountability.
District Advisor, Curriculum & Instruction, San Diego COE
Jorge Cuevas Antillón is a well-known voice on effective language learning. His capacity to serve schools and districts comes from decades in education, as a teacher, reading coach, and educational grant writer and manager. At SDCOE, Cuevas Antillón serves county school districts... Read More →
Olympia Kyriakidis is the SDCOE Language Learner adviser and leader of the Dual Language Network. She was the principal of Riverview Elementary School and International Academy, where she created and led trilingual immersion programs in Lakeside Union School District.
This interactive workshop will explore the 7 High Operational Practices from Pedagogy of Confidence and corresponding best practices in bilingual education settings: 1) identifying and activating students' strengths/bilingual cognitive capacities; 2) building relationships/culturally responsive pedagogy; 3) eliciting high intellectual performances/cross-linguistic & cross-cultural transfer; 4) providing enrichment/integrated instructional units of study; 5) integrating prerequisites for academic learning/academic language demand; 6) situating learning in the lives of students/through students' linguistic and cultural lens; and 7) amplifying student voice/language Status.
Maria Sudduth strongly believes in the promise of public education as the vehicle for equitable opportunities in the 21st Century. She is an educator with 22 years of experience, primarily working with underserved populations. Her areas of expertise are bilingual education, linguistically... Read More →
Many students complain that their instructors are often unprepared or uncomfortable when discussions of diversity issues surface. Too few educators are trained to have these types of conversations, in fear that they may elicit deep emotions and perpetuate conflicts between individuals and groups. In this workshop, the facilitator will model how to successfully create a safe container in which to have these kinds of discussions in the classroom, where each person feels valued and acknowledged.
We bridge attitudes and values to reflect and honor differences through dialogue.
We support communities to view diversity as a gift and a contribution.
Together, in partnership, we create safe, authentic environments
where trust is experienced and relationships are transf... Read More →
Come learn a strategy to deconstruct the language of mathematics that is challenging for our EL students. We will share a structure for incorporating Mathematics into the Designated ELD block, including making sense of the language in the context of math, strategies to help students attend to precision in language/the complexity of language, develop vocabulary and express language through representation and writing. We will present some guiding principles and work samples.
I'm currently an instructional reform facilitator/instructional coach at Cesar Chavez Elementary School in San Francisco Unified School District. Prior to that I worked as an ELD coach in the district's central office. I have expertise in ELD.
I have been a bilingual educator for over 20 years. I spent 8 years outside of the classroom as a math coach and content specialist. While in the classroom, I worked with Spanish bilingual students in both languages over many subjects. In the last few years, I have been exploring... Read More →
Listening to a compelling story has the ability to engage the senses, and build cross-cultural communication and empathy. Listening also comprises 20 percent of the CAASPP ELA component, a strand in which English Learners in particular have struggled. There is untapped value in teaching with podcasts in the classroom. Podcasts are the perfect medium to strengthen students’ academic language and to prepare students for the listening component of the CAASPP.
Thomas Aurelio Davis is a former middle and high school bilingual science teacher, administrator, grant writer, businessman and life-long learner. His passions center around equal opportunity for all; English Learners; technology for teaching and learning; students with special... Read More →
Have your students ever wondered why Spanish and English are spoken differently all over the world? Why the Spanish taught in school is often different from the Spanish learned at home? This 6-8 week sociolinguistic unit is the result of a high school Spanish teacher's quest to engage Spanish Heritage, Spanish Immersion, and advanced Spanish students in the exciting history of how, what, and why we speak.
How can educators create programming that exposes and challenges students and parents to strive for higher academic achievements and professional endeavors? Participants will learn practical strategies on how to create such programming. Mr. Carias brings over a decade of experience developing culturally competent programming for students and their parents. Participants will learn strategies to create a better collaboration effort between K-12 staff and parents and develop skills to instill motivation in parents and their children.
Civic Engagement Coordinator, College Success Services
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOzyT1ZlrS4&t=4s
Jaime Carias is a leading urban educator, author, and national keynote speaker whom is well known for his ability to inspire and educate students of all ages from middle school to college, coach educators, and engage parents. Carias... Read More →
With the overwhelming support for Proposition 58 and Multilingual Education, the new state English Learner Roadmap and research documenting the benefits of being bilingual; districts, schools, educators and parents can collaborate on enhancing and expanding multiple pathways to biliteracy. Multilingual program options for all grade levels and all students will be presented. A new publication with resources for local planning and how to coordinate with the development of the district LCAP will be presented.
EL Roadmap, Research publications, Multiple Pathways to Biliteracy, Long Term English Learners, The State Seal of Biiteracy, Accountability and ELs, Bilingual Teacher Shortabe
OCDE Project GLAD® en español es un modelo del desarrollo profesional dedicado a desarrollar tanto el lenguaje académico como el alfabetismo en las áreas del contenido para los aprendices de inglés.
Hello this is Omar Guillén —Coordinator, Humanities Department with the Orange County Department of Education. I currently have the opportunity of collaborating in the development and implementation of OCDE Project GLAD® en español. As part of the Humanities department, I have... Read More →
OCDE Project GLAD(R) Coordinator, Orange County DOE
I am an advocate for Dual Language Education and I support school districts by building capacity creating trainers. I am a strong believer that knowledge gives our youth the ability to soar beyond their imagination. I empower educators and students to love their first language, embrace... Read More →
"Parents as partners" is a laudable, but not often achieved goal, particularly for the District English Learners Advisory Committee (DELAC). DELAC is often relegated to compliance and its full potential left unrealized. In this workshop, the presenter will share his experience of having built a parent-led, parent-trusted DELAC in an urban school district that plays an active, meaningful role in district level decision-making, from EL programs to LCAP. Online resources will be made available to participants.
English Learners Program Specialist/Family Engagement, Hayward USD
I have worked with the Hayward Unified School District since 2007. As part of a team dedicated to the needs of English Learners, I specialize in family/parent engagement and coordinate the District English Learners Advisory Committee (DELAC). I also provide guidance on EL policy to... Read More →
Esta presentación se enfocará en la importancia que tiene el involucramiento de padres de familia en la creación de un mejor LCAP y el nuevo Dashboard. Con los cambios del LCFF para la distribución de los fondos para la educación de nuestros hijos, la participación de los padres de familia tiene un papel muy importante. Vengan y aprendan acerca del LCFF, los cambios que se generaron, y cómo funciona el nuevo Dashboard. Aprendan cómo podrán ustedes ayudar a sus estudiantes con la ayuda que ellos necesitan.
Participants will engage in an interactive presentation showcasing the steps of a 2-year, school-wide professional development plan designed to prepare teachers to implement Integrated ELD. The learning experience is designed to prepare teachers for the changes outlined in the California ELA/ELD Framework regarding how English learners are grouped throughout the school day. Participants will walk away with a professional development model they can replicate at their school sites. Integrated ELD classroom strategies will be introduced and practiced.
This session will provide an overview of new transitional kindergarten (TK) professional learning resources funded by the California Department of Education. New resources include in-person and online TK professional learning modules focused on English Language Development in the areas of speaking and listening, reading, and writing. Participants will learn about resources that support the implementation of developmentally appropriate strategies and intentional planning of culturally and linguistically responsive routines, environments, and interactions.
Education Administrator, California Department of Education
Aileen is the Education Administrator of the Professional Learning Innovations Office in the Educator Excellence and Equity Division at the California Department of Education (CDE). The EEED conducts state-level professional learning activities that support implementation of the Quality... Read More →
The presenter will share findings from a recent case study conducted in a Southern California school district. Four elementary Dual Language Immersion sites participated in study where students' Spanish Language achievement, classroom use, and attitudes were examined in order to gain an understanding of how the district's DLI program is implemented and its affect on student achievement in Spanish. Findings from this study suggest that a school's learning environment significantly impacted students' language achievement and use.
The Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) PreK-3 model was designed to provide language intensive support for young ELs integrated throughout the curriculum. It was piloted and evaluated with strong results in linguistically isolated Spanish-English communities including bilingual and dual language settings, but is now being replicated in 99 programs and schools including many that are fully English-instructed and superdiverse (6+ language groups). Come learn about strategies and basic understandings that enable teachers instructing superdiverse classrooms.
Finding successful strategies to engage LTELs can be difficult. The Palmdale Aerospace Academy, with a population that is 85% Hispanic and 60-65% Ever-ELs, addresses the needs of Long Term English Learners in a charter school setting. Strategies for motivation, higher achievement, and parental involvement will be covered. Participants will be invited to share in the discussion.
The presenter will explain a systemic plan for schools and districts to improve academic achievement for dual language students in PreK-12 education, including administrative coaching, in-classroom instructional coaching, professional development for all stakeholders, and district-level systems coaching. A comprehensive approach to improve academic achievement in dual Language students will be discussed and illustrated, using school and district examples directly related to the criteria of the California School Dashboard.
Founder/CEO The English Learner Group, The English Learners Group
Dr. Nofziger has been serving various English Learner populations, full-time, since 1987. He was an elementary school teacher, both as a bilingual teacher, and as an all English teacher. He has been an instructional coach, a school site, district, and county administrator. In his... Read More →
The Consulate General of Mexico in Sacramento and the California Department of Education develop together bilingual, bicultural and binational programs to address the educational challenges of the Mexican Diaspora. This presentation is a review of the goals and perspectives of this collaborative effort between the governments of Mexico and California.
La transición entre niveles educativos suele ser un proceso complejo. Estas transiciones tienen en los programas de inmersión dual, si cabe, una mayor trascendencia en todos los ámbitos: estudiantes, familias, instrucción educativa, objetivos lingüísticos, perfil del docente, gestión del centro. El mayor calibre de los cambios de la escuela elemental a la escuela secundaria en programas de inmersión dual está influenciado por sus especificidades lingüísticas, académicas y sociales. Esta presentación pretende describir esos cambios.
Mr. Jordi Solsona works currently as a dual immersion Program at Toll Middle School, Glendale, CA. Mr. Solsona spent the 16 years in Spain as an Elementary and Secondary teacher, where he began his teaching career and progressed to counselor and Department Chair as well as University... Read More →
Esta sesión interactiva pretende explicar, revisar y reconocer algunas actitudes que tenemos en nuestra vida diaria de una manera divertida. Además, mostrará algunas estrategias que nos ayuden a manejar y controlar nuestra actitud para establecer y conservar relaciones interpersonales significativas y saludables. Reflexionaremos sobre aquellas actitudes(tóxicas) que bloquean el crecimiento personal para poder modelar en nuestros hijos actitudes que los ayuden a construir sus habilidades sociales y promover su mentalidad de crecimiento (Mindset).
“Your attitude and actions are the key to success ”Tania Maguina studied Child Development at Rio Hondo Community College (2009 -2014). She has a Certification of University Leadership Track (2012) from California State University, Fullerton, Certification Trainers of Trainers... Read More →
Making has the power to authentically engage ELs, while building language proficiency. In this hands-on workshop, participants will develop a deeper understanding of how NGSS-aligned maker lessons can be used in conjunction with Integrated ELD strategies to engage and support English Learners. Participants will experience a three part model for NGSS and language instruction framed around making.
Anna Van Dordrecht is the Curriculum Coordinator for Science at the Sonoma County Office of Education where she focuses on NGSS, STEAM, and 21st Century learning. Anna is involved in the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards at both the state and local level. She... Read More →
Jenn Guerrero is the English Learner Coordinator at the Sonoma County Office of Education. She had her passion for working with English Learners (ELs) and their families first ignited when she began her career in education as a teacher in the Oakland Unified School District. She then... Read More →
I approach teaching and learning with equal parts discipline and enthusiasm. Feeling chatty? Let's talk... educational equity, "messy" learning, tinkering, academic discourse, ELD, resilience, empowering students, productive struggle, joy in the classroom, twice-exceptional learners... Read More →
An overview of Scratch will be presented along with the innovation in technology in Mandarin class. Presenters will share the design and implementation of the project as well as benefits of learning Mandarin and programming in one class. Examples of student projects will be shared, along with the step-by-step guide. Best practices for making the ELD and ACTFL standards accessible through programming will be discussed. The participants will engage in a hands-on activity on Scratch. Please bring your own device.
Math knowledge in Kindergarten is the best predictor of a child’s high school achievement. In this session, educators will play with bilingual evidenced-based math apps, and review critical early math skills (e.g., subtilizing, counting strategies, number decomposition, etc.). The workshop will conclude with practical ideas for how to organize your classroom so that tablets and hands-on math activities together build fluency with numbers.
Dr. Schacter has trained thousands of teachers and administrators across the United States. He earned his Ph.D. from UCLA in educational psychology and graduated with highest honors in Literature from UC San Diego. Before starting Math Shelf, John served as vice president of research... Read More →
In this session, together we will become more familiar with the 3rd edition of the "Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education," and the many ways it can be used to ensure dual language program alignment and implementation success. Through interactive activities, you will learn to use a variety of tools that can help your dual language program engage in reflection and setting goals for improving your program.
Hello, I am a Professional Development Specialist with CABE. CABE PDS provides professional growth opportunities and coaching on areas of Biliteracy, Spanish Literacy, ELD, Best practices for English Learners, Dual Language Immersion, Maintenance Programs, ELPAC, etc. Please let... Read More →
I am the Director of Professional Development Services (PDS) for CABE. Please let me know if our CABE PDS consultants might be able to assist your district or site in supporting high levels of academic achievement and biliteracy for all of your students!
Este taller les proporcionará a los participantes ideas basadas en investigaciones de cómo crear un programa de involucramiento de los padres para ayudar a incrementar su participación. El Distrito Escolar de las Primarias de Anaheim ha creado un programa estructurado para los padres. Creado por la Dra. Joyce Epstein, se trata de las seis claves de la participación de los padres. La implementación de este programa para los padres ha aumentado drásticamente la asistencia de los padres en las 24 escuelas.
Anaheim Elementary School District's parent engagement is innovative, diverse and collaborative. Our Parent Leadership Institute strives in the engagement of parents for student success. Our team is here to share our program and practices in creating a network of parent leaders that... Read More →
This presentation examines parallels between Common Core English/Spanish Language Arts Standards, California ELD/SLD Standards, and the Mexico National Reading Program. We examine how a theoretical framework emphasizing students’ communicative competence is articulated in Mexico and the U.S. We provide instructional examples in Mexican classrooms that promote collaborative student learning, from a mixed method research study. We then present purposeful communicative tasks which support language development and content learning in bilingual classrooms, using online access to MoraModules.
Jill Kerper Mora is Associate Professor Emerita from the School of Teacher Education at San Diego State University. Dr. Mora’s career as a biliteracy educator began in Texas where she was an elementary bilingual teacher, a secondary Spanish teacher at a Catholic middle school. She... Read More →
Learn six essentials of daily teaching to prevent Long Term English Learners. Engage in interactive demonstrations to learn a four-step routine you can use to build academic language, higher-order thinking, collaboration, and literacy—in tandem with any text you teach. Analyze video lessons to reflect critically on when scaffolds accelerate—or hinder—learning. Collaborate to apply strategies to your core teaching to ensure every EL and Standard English Learner thrives.
I lead professional learning and design practical tools to help schools transform teaching for equity and EL achievement. Check out my newly published EL Excellence Every Day, a go-to reference to differentiate academic language and literacy teaching in every classroom. Teachers... Read More →
The goal of this two-day institute is to provide information and resources from research to classroom instruction for new Dual Language Immmersion programs. Using the Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education, along with tools and features of successful research-based programs, your team will leave with the knowledge of what is needed to begin and sustain a rigorous, high quality DLI program. Please join us for two days of learning and planning for your new program’s success!
Hello. I'm a Two-Way Dual Language Program Specialist with over 30 years experience in consulting with schools and programs in planning, developing and maintaining successful Two-Way Dual Language programs. Talk to me about anything you are interested in or needs you have regarding... Read More →
This experiential workshop is an opportunity for participants to explore issues of youth justice and equity through art-centered integrated learning. Rooted in culturally and linguistically relevant pedagogy, this workshop highlights the need to amplify youth voice and justice issues in and through the arts. Participants will engage in a set of art-centered literacy strategies (visual, written, and theater), designed to support all learners, but with an emphasis on struggling readers and English learners.
Derek Fenner is an artist, educator, and researcher living on Ohlone land in Oakland, California. He earned his MFA in writing and poetics from the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University. He has an MA in educational leadership from Mills College. After a decade... Read More →
Through collaborative work, discussions, and hands-on activities we will explore how to build students’ conceptual math and science understanding and academic language by leveraging the Math and Next Generation Science practices, and ELD Standards. We will explore a multitude of resources to support this instruction. We will leave with an understanding of how to adapt math or science lessons and/or units to engage English Learners deeply in the content while developing academic language purposefully and intentionally.
I have been in bilingual education serving English Learners for 25 years. It is my honor and privilege to support students, parents, teachers, and school administrators in my role as Instructional Service Specialist for Riverside Unified School District.
I am a STEM Education specialist and teach robotics, chemistry and forensic biology. This is my first year teaching in the continuation model. Previously I was the district Instructional Specialist for Science K-12 for 6 years and specialize in business and community partnerships... Read More →
Now that you know that the framework calls for Designated and Integrated ELD, you're ready for this very practical, step-by-step Institute on "how to" develop and deliver lessons for Integrated ELD across the curriculum and across the grade levels. You will receive a set of templates and tools for lesson development, how to select the language focus for any lesson, writing powerful content and language objectives, differentiated sentence frames, cognates, and assessments of progress.
Elizabeth is a lifelong author, educator, and advocate for biliteracy and language learning. "I love for students to experience their creative side and for teachers to find success using language strategies beyond the traditional approaches:. I have worked in the classroom, in the... Read More →
This seminar is designed to help educators develop new paradigms for teaching Standard English Learners. Participants will increase their knowledge about issues of language variation that impact learning in African American, Mexican American, and other SEL populations, and will have an opportunity to reflect on personal beliefs and perceptions that may be impediments to student achievement. Participants will build new instructional schemas that incorporate culturally/linguistically responsive teaching as powerful pedagogy for facilitating learning in SELs.
The failure of traditional American Educational Institutions, including the K-12, Community College, and State Universit, LeMoine & Associates Educational Consulting Consortium
Noma LeMoine has been deeply involved in education for over 30 years. She is a nationally recognized expert on issues of language and literacy acquisition and learning in African American and other Standard English Learner populations. She has written and spoken extensively on the... Read More →
This session highlights research-based strategies for the writing process designed for success with ELs, DLLs and all learners. Using examples and hands-on practice, participants will be introduced to interactive, team-centered strategies to guide ELs/DLLs through the writing process, focusing on content as it relates to the language learner’s need to demonstrate mastery of language and content via writing. Connections will be made between vocabulary, close reading, text-based evidence and discourse, as related to the writing process.
I am Professor Emerita, Johns Hopkins University. For 10 years I have conducted research in schools about teaching vocabulary, discourse, reading comprehension, and writing skills integrated into all subjects for Long-Term ELs/Newcomers. My ExC-ELL Whole-School approach includes PD... Read More →
National and International consultant, Maria N. Trejo
Invite me to your school or district to train or coach teachers and administrators on topics such as 1) researched based strategies for improving literacy for ELs, 2) researched based strategies for equity and access in mathematics for ELs, 3) school and district comprehensive planning... Read More →
Experience award-winning Project GLAD® strategies putting research into action with full alignment to CCSS, NGSS, and new CA ELD standards, while celebrating cultural and linguistic diversity. Experience practical strategies for multiple disciplines to support English learners, that are proven effective in differentiating for all students. Come re-ignite the excitement of teaching with us, as we empower you and your students to succeed in acquiring high academic content & language with proven results to apply 21st century skills! Official credit for the Be GLAD 2-Day Institute will be granted to participants who attend both full days to receive credit and be eligible to attend the future Classroom Demonstrations. (The full Be GLAD Training consists of this 2-Day Institute and a 4 Day Classroom Demonstration at a later time. Option of dates for Class Demonstrations and separate registration information will be given during this session).
We have a passion to assure ALL students achieve 100% success! Both Nationally and Internationally, Be GLAD is the only organization providing Project GLAD training's that has the exclusive endorsement of both co-creators of the Project GLAD Model, Marcia Brechtel and Linnea Haley... Read More →
Immigrant students who arrive in the U.S. during their middle and high school years face daunting hurdles as they juggle learning a new language and culture while also trying to quickly close knowledge gaps and get on track to graduate high school. This panel will explore how school districts are honing their approaches to help newcomer students meet the challenges they face--including developing processes to identify students’ academic and socioemotional needs, connecting them with mental-health and legal supports, and tailoring curricular pathways in ways that balance student needs with policy constraints.
Julie Sugarman is senior policy analyst for PreK-12 Education at the Migration Policy Institute’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, where she focuses on issues related to immigrant and English learner students in elementary and secondary schools. Her areas of focus... Read More →
This session will provide teachers – pre-K to university – with three major tools to guarantee student learning during direct instruction: (1) a simple, practical theory of learning; (2) a 5-point model for achieving student engagement beyond mere compliance; and (3) a research-based, field-tested classroom instruction checklist that works as well for gifted students as it does for EL, SPED, and other struggling students. Come to this session and walk away with a handful of new strategies that can make you a better teacher tomorrow.
I'm an education consultant. I've worked with hundreds of low income, minority schools K-12 in the US but mostly in California. I base my work on two key theories as well as research in education and in human performance. My goal is to help school staffs work smarter not harder by... Read More →
The integration of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) with instructional strategies for ELs accelerates their language, literacy, and content learning. Integrating SEL will also transform a class and school culture into one that values diversity, ensures that ELs are academically and socially engaged in learning, and ensures that ELs practice academic language with peers. Participants will be actively engaged in interactive instructional strategies that will accelerate English language acquisition in a culturally diverse learning environment.
Senior District Consultant, Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
Dr. Hector Montenegro, President/CEO of Montenegro Consulting Group (MCG), LLC, is a Senior District Consultant for the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and works with districts on systemic implementation of SEL. Dr. Montenegro is also a Senior Associate... Read More →
Singing and Signing to songs with cognates are powerful tools to promote dual language learners in a fun and exciting approach. This multi-sensory experience makes our brain active and is an effective cognitive strategy to 1) strengthen learning, 2) improve memory and retrieval, and 3) enhance learner motivation and morale. Songs are non-threatening and bring joy to learning, while sign language is movement and movement is good for the brain.
Dr. Mike is a national keynote speaker, trainer, and curriculum developer. Engaging young children in meaningful learning through singing and signing is a powerful multi-sensory approach that promotes multi-linguistic experiences, that meet the needs of ALL children, while building... Read More →
English Learners have a double challenge: they must learn language and content at the same time. Designated ELD should happen every day, but how? What are the essential features of a Designated ELD lesson? How do we plan and write ELD lessons? This interactive learning opportunity will prepare teachers to meet the needs of their English Learners through Designated ELD.
Staff Development & Curriculum Specialist, ELA/ELD, Tulare County Office of Education
Laura A. Gonzalez serves as an English language arts (ELA)/English lanugage development (ELD) specialist at Tulare County Office of Education. Her work supports the integration of ELD standards into content areas, supporting teachers as they design designated ELD lessons. She provides... Read More →
Frank and Esperanza Arce are former EL teachers who are now principals at the secondary level. Their experience with Long-Term English Learners, as well as their research into successful pedagogy practices, has led to their belief in the implementation of targeted strategies. In this workshop, attendees will learn 10 easily implemented strategies that, if adopted schoolwide, can help an EL Task Force increase student motivation and achieve performance gains.
Are you looking for ways to get the most out of your Student Engagement strategies? Is Pair/Share starting to feel a bit stale? Do you want your ELD/Dual Language Immersion students to get talking and participating in group work, but not sure how to get the most out of it? This session will give new ideas to commonly used Student Engagement strategies. Use fun ideas to get your students collaborating more in your classroom.
E.L. Achieve’s model moves beyond traditional professional development and requires a willingness to invest in ongoing teamwork. We wanted to know if there is relationship between English learner achievement and our capacity-building model. Attempting to answer this question prompted us to develop an Implementation Rigor Index and compare student achievement data across two school years (California Department of Education, Dashboard). Here’s what we found in five of our Elementary Systematic ELD partner districts.
E.L. Achieve distinguishes itself from other professional development and consulting organizations by taking a system-wide approach. The organization was built on the belief that in order to increase English learner achievement, all levels of the system have an important role. District... Read More →
E.L. Achieve distinguishes itself from other professional development and consulting organizations by taking a system-wide approach. The organization was built on the belief that in order to increase English learner achievement, all levels of the system have an important role. District... Read More →
Early learners require interdisciplinary strategies that capitalize on native and second language skills in order to become biliterate, bilingual and global citizens. The aim of this workshop is to help PreK teachers implement authentic Spanish and multicultural reading materials through interdisciplinary planning to foster successful bilingual and biliterate student achievement.
This interactive presentation will provide administrators with tools and resources to design and refine systems for high-quality instruction in support of improved academic outcomes for language learners in dual language and English-only programs. Participants will explore key principles of improvement science and systems leadership in Dual Language and English Language Development contexts.
Director, Equity Curriculum and Instruction, San Diego County Office of Education
Julie Goldman, Ed.D., is a coordinator at the San Diego County Office of Education. She facilitates professional learning around academic literacy for schools and districts throughout California. Throughout her career as a K-16 educator in the United States and internationally, Goldman... Read More →
Olympia Kyriakidis is the SDCOE Language Learner adviser and leader of the Dual Language Network. She was the principal of Riverview Elementary School and International Academy, where she created and led trilingual immersion programs in Lakeside Union School District.
While it is easy to use technology in an educational setting, it is very difficult to use it effectively, especially in a rural, small school where a large percentage of students do not have access to the technology and the internet that many take for granted. Come see how we have implemented a 1:1 iPad program with limited funds and technical support, and learn from the many mistakes that have made it successful.
The Latino Family Literacy Project will provide educators with a culturally relevant framework and school program for College Awareness and Parent Involvement. A review of bilingual program activities will be provided and attendees of this presentation will receive a complimentary novela-style bilingual chapter book for College Awareness.
Hoy en día tener una conexión con otros es difícil, aunque aparentemente debería ser perfecto, debido a tantas formas de “interactuar” ya que existen varias técnicas de comunicación. Sin embargo, padres, maestros, alumnos y voluntarios, dicen que no encuentran un sentido real de estar conectados ya sea en la escuela o en su comunidad. En esta sesión exploramos algunas ideas para hacer la diferencia en un real sentir de SER PARTE DE su escuela y comunidad.
The California ELA/ELD Framework brings clarity and guidance to our work of implementing integrated and designated ELD. Nonetheless, developing the supports and protocols necessary to design a comprehensive instructional program for ELs at the secondary level can be complicated. This presentation will describe how one district is practicing Integrated and Designated ELD to support secondary ELs in learning content and language in tandem. Participants will engage with interactive literacy tasks that connect both Integrated and Designated ELD.
This workshop will give participants ideas on how to create a research-based parent involvement program to help increase parent engagement. Anaheim Elementary School District has created a structured parent program based on Epstein’s Six Types of Parent Involvement, addressing Parenting, Communicating, Volunteering, Learning at Home, Decision Making, and Collaborating with the Community. Implementation of this parent program has dramatically increased parent attendance districtwide for the 24 elementary school sites at AESD.
Anaheim Elementary School District's parent engagement is innovative, diverse and collaborative. Our Parent Leadership Institute strives in the engagement of parents for student success. Our team is here to share our program and practices in creating a network of parent leaders that... Read More →
Children of immigrants comprise 19% of US school age population, making conversations about their place in society urgent. Welcoming, safe environments that are supportive, accessible and that remove obstacles to learning for students and families are critical to develop a new narrative. A better future depends on courageous & insightful leadership decisions. Explore leadership traits that support immigrant children.
Regional Vice President, Sales, American Reading Company
Mission:To ensure every student is reading on or above grade level.Built and run by education activists, American Reading Company is a trusted partner of 5,320 schools and 1,070 districts in 50 states. Our team helps strengthen district and school capacity at every level by placing... Read More →
Acceso a la Educacion para Adultos desde la primaria, la secundaria, la preparatoria, las licenciaturas, las maestrias y los doctorados, con un acceso amigable en línea para que estudien durante un tiempo accesible, de una forma accesible y, sobre todo, a un costo accesible. Las Instituciones son mexicanas como Inea-SEP, Universidad Virtual CNCI, Universidad de Guadalajara Virtual y Aprecia.
Taller interactivo donde los padres aprenden como inculcar buenos hábitos y ejemplos para motivar a los hijos hacia un futuro exitoso en su educación bilingüe.
Common Core math? Please ... a piece of cake! Try helping your child with homework, tests, projects, etc. in a language that you don't understand. It's not easy. In this session, we will explore ways to help both the child and parent navigate bilingual education programs. Presenters will share various examples of support systems for accessing the target language that parents don’t speak.
This training will present the most salient OCDE Project GLAD® strategies (Observation Charts, Pictorial Input Chart, Sentence Patterning Chart, etc.) to the participants, focusing on how research supports student-centered learning. This workshop will also include how technology can be incorporated to support the use of the OCDE Project GLAD® strategies with students. Emphasis on 21st century skills will be included and a variety of apps will be shared with audience. The Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) is the official National Training Center (NTC) for the Project GLAD® training model. During this workshop participants will build understanding of how the OCDE Project GLAD® promotes positive classroom culture and celebrates each student’s individual assets to promote biliteracy and civic literacy to succeed in the 21st century.
OCDE Project GLAD(R) Coordinator, Orange County DOE
I am an advocate for Dual Language Education and I support school districts by building capacity creating trainers. I am a strong believer that knowledge gives our youth the ability to soar beyond their imagination. I empower educators and students to love their first language, embrace... Read More →
With the common purpose of improving literacy throughout their dual-language communities, these leaders have come together to share how they successfully implemented a research-based collective impact model from Hillsborough County, Florida to Oxnard, California. Come learn how a collective impact community literacy initiative like Read on myON or Oxnard School District's Billion Word Challenge can bridge home-to-school, and community connections, to foster a lifelong love of reading for your students and families with measurable outcomes.
To her role with myON at Renaissance, Amy Callahan brings 20 years of experience working as an educator, including seven years as a classroom teacher in California, Texas, and Hawaii. With extensive experience in curriculum and professional development consultation throughout the... Read More →
Assistant Superintendent Educational Services, Oxnard School District
Dr. Anabolena DeGenna was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador and moved to the United States at the age of seven. Entering the U.S. school system as an English Learner has been instrumental in her role as an advocate and educator for immigrant children. Her educational background includes... Read More →
I am the Senior Manager of Educational Consulting and work with a professional team of educators who support implementations in the USA and internationally for myON. I am a former migrant education teacher with professional experiences that include providing professional development... Read More →
Los dichos de la cultura latina cuentan nuestra historia y representan muchos de nuestros valores comunes. Los dichos que se usan hoy en día raramente son analizados o apreciados. Igual, yo nunca pensaba mucho en ellos hasta ahora. Pues, ¿quién pensaría que el eco de mi madre gritando, "ponte las pilas" me alcanzara tan lejos en el colegio? Acompañenme, mientras yo les cuente mi historia sobre cómo utilicé los valores de nuestra cultura Latina para lograr mis metas académicas.
Oak Grove began implementing SEAL in 2013-14 in four Title I schools as a strategy to address the achievement gap. It is now in 14 elementary schools across bilingual, dual language immersion and English-instructed classrooms. Within this session, you will hear lessons learned about district and school leaders, coaches, and teachers collaborating to centralize the needs of their youngest ELs, building coherence and alignment across grade-levels and schools, and creating a robust system for continuous improvement.
¿Estaremos educando correctamente a nuestros hijos? ¿Qué es lo que nos preocupa de los niños y adolescentes de hoy? ¿Qué clase de padres y educadores necesitan nuestros hijos en este Siglo XXI? Ya no podemos conformarnos con ser padres buenos, necesitamos ser “PADRES BRILLANTES.” Les invitamos a descubrir, compartir y utilizar herramientas psicológicas que puedan promover la formación de pensadores, educar la emoción, expandir los horizontes de la inteligencia y crear la calidad de vida.
Una educación de calidad para un futuro globalizado es un derecho para nuestros hijos. Los padres somos los socios mayoritarios en la educación de nuestros estudiantes y debemos participar activamente en la toma de decisiones junto a los administradores y los superintendentes de nuestros distritos escolares. La participación de los padres para pedir los mejores programas educativos para nuestros estudiantes es importantísima. ¡Venga, infórmese y participe! ¡Haga la diferencia en su distrito escolar!
Have you ever wondered how you might support bilingual students to take ownership of their reading in their home and new languages? If so, this workshop is for you! Here, you will learn how to teach students to monitor and evaluate reading behaviors—stamina, volume, focus, and reading widely—in two languages using formative assessments. This workshop will highlight ways educators might integrate classroom routines that encourage student reflection using formative assessments as a rudder.
Often, discriminatory incidents and lawsuits emerge from environments where diversity issues are seldom discussed and where cultural differences are “celebrated” but not practiced or represented. During this workshop, we will explore how to create a culturally competent and sensitive academic community that is able to embrace and respond to diversity. Participants will learn ways to respond with honesty and compassion when a conflict occurs that involves a diversity issue.
We bridge attitudes and values to reflect and honor differences through dialogue.
We support communities to view diversity as a gift and a contribution.
Together, in partnership, we create safe, authentic environments
where trust is experienced and relationships are transf... Read More →
This phenomenological study explores the in-depth life experiences of educators who are working with EL students in alternative education schools. This qualitative research provides proven key factors that contribute to the academic success of Latino ELs. Major components such as teacher impact, parent involvement, mentoring, instruction models, effective strategies, and Culturally Responsive Teaching Pedagogy will be discussed during the session. Participants will leave with insights on major components that have made effective EL programs successful.
The presentation will focus on beginning Spanish Language Learners. The participants will observe and participate in the use of strategies for beginning-level Spanish students in grades kindergarten to first. Samples of teaching and student materials will be used.
The K-8 Mandarin program at Bullis Charter School is a content-enriched and STEAM-based program. California Common Core Standards are integrated into Mandarin class through project-based learning projects and hands-on activities. Presenters will share the theme-based curriculum, spiral learning, and the integration of multiple subjects. Best practices and examples of PBL and STEAM projects will be presented.
Over the past 20 years, the reconceptualization of restorative justice has been occurring through hermeneutic discussions about what is and what isn’t "restorative", and the limitations and versatility related to restorative justice. Regardless, for restorative culture or any change to occur, the administrator must be on board or the initiative will fail because a restorative approach differs from the traditional approach to discipline. Creating a counterspace for marginalized youth may be essential to changing a school culture.
The Extraordinary BEAT is a nonprofit organization and the B.E.A.T is an acronym and framework that stands for when your beliefs, education, achievement, and time come together to make extraordinary moments. As a School Psychologist for the Department of Juvenile Justice, I utilize... Read More →
Familias Unidas (United Through Education) se enfoca en la familia como una comunidad de aprendizaje. Lo constante en la vida escolar del estudiante es la familia. Se les muestra, juntos en la familia y valorando su primer lenguaje, cómo pueden aprender buenos hábitos, y estrategias de lectura, matemáticas y tecnología. Los participantes dominarán los estándares básicos (CCSS) y así obtendrán un título universitario. Kent Exemplary Program Award, San Mateo County Reading Association Award y Stanford Tesis 2015.
United through Education (Familias Unidas) was developed by Secundino and Ninfa Zuno. With over 20 years of experience of teaching in a low-income community, Secundino and Ninfa created this program to engage parents and teach parents how to become active participants in their children’s... Read More →
Math knowledge in Kindergarten is the best predictor of a child’s high school achievement. In this session, educators will play with bilingual evidenced-based math apps, and review critical early math skills (e.g., subtilizing, counting strategies, number decomposition, etc.). The workshop will conclude with practical ideas for how to organize your classroom so that tablets and hands-on math activities together build fluency with numbers.
Dr. Schacter has trained thousands of teachers and administrators across the United States. He earned his Ph.D. from UCLA in educational psychology and graduated with highest honors in Literature from UC San Diego. Before starting Math Shelf, John served as vice president of research... Read More →
Beyond primary grades, students must construct articulate spoken and written responses using precise language. English learners lack the advanced language tools for standards-based speaking and writing tasks such as comparing and arguing. Explore high-utility words vital to academic achievement. Experience research-informed, explicit, and interactive vocabulary instruction that equips students with the confidence and competence to deploy words when constructing verbal and written academic responses. Leave with digital and print resources to support teaching and coaching.
Teacher Educator, Author, Dr. Kate Kinsella & Associates
I have devoted my 30-year educational career to improving curriculum and instruction for English learners. My scholarly articles, research, ELD and literacy programs focus on accelerating academic and social achievement for long-term English learners and U.S. educated bilingual youths... Read More →
The NASEM report on young ELs calls for simultaneous development of English and home language. What does this look like? How to do it? Come learn about the SEAL model, a powerful dual language early childhood approach for preschool and TK, using thematic units that integrate language development, early literacy and learning about the world in a language-enriched, language-intentional and developmentally appropriate classroom. See video and get materials to strengthen your own programs.
In this interactive session, we will explore four major components of academic English, including academic vocabulary, grammar/syntax and register, as well as culturally responsive teaching. These components of academic English will then be connected to the language demands expected during Integrated ELD and across content areas. Both productive group work and video demonstrations will be utilized.
This Institute provides information and networking for past, current, and future pathways to bilingual authorization/certification. Given the current bilingual teacher shortage and the recent Californians Together report, prospective and former bilingual teachers will engage with each other and panelists to discuss the implementation of Proposition 58 and the supports needed for biliteracy, equity, and academic success for students. Panelists will present paths and resources available through universities, partnerships, state-funded professional development consortia and other options.
EL Roadmap, Research publications, Multiple Pathways to Biliteracy, Long Term English Learners, The State Seal of Biiteracy, Accountability and ELs, Bilingual Teacher Shortabe
I am a former CABE president and participant for over 30 years. I started my career as a bilingual teacher and later became a bilingual administrator before going into higher education full time. You can talk to me about bilingual education, teacher education, and Latino Civil Rights... Read More →
Rather than assuming that cross-linguistic transfer will occur without explicit teaching, we can organize language instruction intentionally and strategically to promote proficient biliteracy. Organizing instruction for biliteracy requires that we effectively teach universal language constructs and provide systematic, standards-based instruction of both transferable and non-transferable skills. This interactive workshop will engage participants as they analyze language in texts, learn to plan for skill transfer, promote metalinguistic skills.
Jill Kerper Mora is Associate Professor Emerita from the School of Teacher Education at San Diego State University. Dr. Mora’s career as a biliteracy educator began in Texas where she was an elementary bilingual teacher, a secondary Spanish teacher at a Catholic middle school. She... Read More →
Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes National Biliteracy Consultant, Author Benchmark Education Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes recently served as Expert Panel Member for the development of the California ELD Standards and subsequently as Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee... Read More →
In today's political climate it is more important than ever that educators have the tools to ensure that ALL students have the resources they need, especially our ELs. Participants will leave this interactive session understanding equity and with the necessary tools to go back to their school communities to be the voice for our ELs and their families! You will walk away with an action plan to start advocating tomorrow!
Language and content are best learned through authentic communication. Join us for a session of hands-on science and language learning as we explore methods for both integrating language acquisition strategies that support 3-D science learning and targeted language acquisition objectives that accelerate academic language development.
Claudio Vargas B. is currently an Educational Consultant with the Sci-Lingual Group. He provides NGSS professional learning to districts and schools with a focus on supporting English Language Learners with their language and literacy development. Prior to this position, Mr. Vargas... Read More →
Professional Learning and Curriculum Specialist, Lawrence Hall of Science
Diana Vélez is a professional development specialist and curriculum developer at the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California in Berkeley. She currently works with FOSS (Full Option Science System), BaySci, and other science education projects in the area of English... Read More →
We will share the process of developing and implementing an engaging unit of study intended for Long-Term English Learners (LTELs) in high school. Participants will experience a variety of strategies and approaches used within this unit and highlighted in the ELA/ELD Framework & Chapter 5 of the ELD Standards. Student work and classroom examples will be shown.
In this half-day institute, participants will learn about the new English Language Development (ELD) assessment, the ELPAC, for California’s English Learners and the high-leverage instructional strategies that can prepare students for success on the ELPAC tasks. The instructional strategies will be described and their alignment with the California ELD standards and the ELPAC tasks will be shared. The ELPAC performance levels and scoring rubrics will be analyzed, and their connection to the high-leverage instructional strategies highlighted.
Hello, I am a Professional Development Specialist with CABE. CABE PDS provides professional growth opportunities and coaching on areas of Biliteracy, Spanish Literacy, ELD, Best practices for English Learners, Dual Language Immersion, Maintenance Programs, ELPAC, etc. Please let... Read More →
I am the Director of Professional Development Services (PDS) for CABE. Please let me know if our CABE PDS consultants might be able to assist your district or site in supporting high levels of academic achievement and biliteracy for all of your students!
En este espacio identificaremos por el proceso de un ejercicio colectivo, una estrategia con 9 pasos para el desarrollo de habilidades que permiten construir paz en todos los espacios: en la escuela, en la casa, y otros lugares sin importar el lenguaje, los grupos ni las culturas.
Join Bilingual Teacher Educators, State Policy Leaders, District and County Superintendents in this half-day institute. Participants will dialogue, analyze and evaluate current policies and practices for preparing highly qualified biliterate/bicultural teachers to meet increasing demands for dual language programs. Panelists will set the context for participants to engage in developing action plans to: a) strengthen best practices; b) promote inclusive leadership; and c) propose recommendations for increasing the number of highly qualified biliterate/bicultural teachers.
This half-day institute will focus on linguistic supports for reading increasingly complex texts. At the word level, participants will take away techniques to pre-teach vocabulary prior to reading complex text. At the sentence level, participants will work with lifting sentences and sentence frames to deconstruct sentences. Finally, participants will work briefly with "juicy sentences" and learn ways to scaffold grammar and syntactic structures in order to deconstruct complex sentences.
I've had the honor to work with teachers across California as well as Michigan and Illinois as they have implemented two different but equally powerful vocabulary curricula under federal grants to measure the efficacy of these programs and specifically their impact on English learners... Read More →
In this discussion and presentation, learn how to use multicultural dual language Spanish-English texts to promote early literacy skills and students to bring their full selves into the classroom. Attendees will come away with ready-to-implement strategies for guided reading and shared reading, bilingual and dual language programs, and reluctant or struggling readers. Participants will receive tools, lesson plans, and a bibliography of dual language children's literature to honor students identities and the world around them.
Vice President of Educational Sales, Lee & Low Books
Abraham Barretto is the Vice President of Educational Sales at Lee & Low Books, Inc., the largest independent children’s book publisher in the U.S. specializing in diversity and multiculturalism. Abe leads the Lee & Low sales team, supporting schools serving Pre-K – to Grade 12... Read More →
Calling all truth seekers! Don't regret joining this engaging and meaningful session where you will gain invaluable strategies and continuously reflect on the knowledge gained! This timely session will focus on the continually increasing population of Muslims in America. Which displayed beliefs and actions are cultural and which ones are religious? How does this matter affect us all in humanity? These questions and many more will be answered in a presentation that speaks to you!
Founder of Culture Links, LLC Author of Teach Us Your Name Huda Essa has positively influenced countless communities around the nation through her engaging and thought-provoking learning opportunities. Huda utilizes her extensive experience as a Cultural Competency Consultant, former... Read More →
This session will affirm the EL Roadmap work in the context of tectonic shifts in the future of Education, the economy, and global issues impacting the next generation of Americans.
English Learners have a double challenge: they must learn language and content at the same time. Designated ELD should happen every day, but how? What are the essential features of a Designated ELD lesson? How do we plan and write ELD lessons? This interactive learning opportunity builds on D-ELD to Light (Part I) and prepares teachers to meet the needs of their English Learners through Designated ELD.
Staff Development & Curriculum Specialist, ELA/ELD, Tulare County Office of Education
Laura A. Gonzalez serves as an English language arts (ELA)/English lanugage development (ELD) specialist at Tulare County Office of Education. Her work supports the integration of ELD standards into content areas, supporting teachers as they design designated ELD lessons. She provides... Read More →
Advocacy and Engagement are much needed tools among educators today. Teaching young students how to become leaders and earn an education to become leaders in their own communities is a must. Primary teachers see the need to empower young newcomers, after identifying behaviors of not fully belonging socially or culturally. These feelings carry on to adulthood if not given the proper tools. Empowering and advocating for our future leaders must be identified early on.
What do we really mean by parent involvement? How do organizations and programs purport to fulfill this mission? This interactive presentation will focus on different approaches to leadership, self-advocacy and involvement of parents of language minority students in K-12 CA schools. A framework for analysis will be discussed, together with data collected empirically from a number of such organizations in California. Debate and audience involvement will be encouraged.
En este taller intentaremos motivar a los padres a continuar con su involucramiento en los diversos comités escolares. Compartiremos las diversas experiencias exitosas, y daremos ejemplos para incrementar la participación en los comités de manera que ustedes puedan replicarlos en sus comunidades. Además, ustedes podrán aprender a relacionarse positivamente con sus administradores y sus comunidades. Aprenderán sobre la comunicación positiva, su importancia, y como ponerla en práctica.
Time outs, kicking students out of class, office referrals… Is anyone tired of the self-defeating cycle of crime and punishment in our classrooms? In this interactive session, I will teach you the criteria necessary for effective consequences and powerful methods for delivering these consequences that work brilliantly in all classrooms. We will work through different scenarios and you will leave with a gameplan on how to handle recurring disruptions and bad behavior in your classrooms.
I am a passionate educator committed to bringing practice and powerful teaching and classroom management strategies to teachers. What do we need? More engaging lessons! Consequences that work! Less paperwork! We can have fun lessons that are powerful learning experiences. We can be... Read More →
Turn today's global challenges into thought-provoking lesson plans that build students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills, while building language skills. Engage in interdisciplinary, hands-on activities that explore world population growth, natural resource use, and what it means to be a global citizen. Presented activities provide academic enrichment in science and social studies, and enhance literacy skills for dual language learners in grades 6-8. Bilingual lesson plans that address state learning standards for several content areas will be shared.
In inner-city areas of California, a high percentage of students with disabilities are also classified as English Learners. This study suggests placing English learner students with disabilities in a supported Spanish or world language program will accelerate their academic growth and support a recent Supreme Court decision mandating rigor for all students with special needs. This presentation will use data from two school districts with high EL/special needs populations--Anaheim Union and Anaheim Elementary.
Trustee, Board of Education AESD, Anaheim USD/Anaheim ESD
I enjoy talking about improving educational outcomes for English Learners with special needs and community-based schools. I am serving my second term on the Anaheim Elementary School District Board of Education, representing Trustee Area 2 (the Northwest region), and employed as the... Read More →
Writing is a process and means of meaningful communication. Parents oftentimes confuse spelling with the writing process. Using the proper writing process and thinking about the end product generates better writers. This session explains the writing process with simple examples to be used with parents. Samples in Spanish will also be available.
Hi, I've been in education for more than 36 years. Although semi-retired, I am still passionate about breaking the cycle of failure for kids. Ask me about my new book, "Families Learning Together: A Guide for Bilingual Families Promoting Thinking, Reading, Writing and Creativity in... Read More →
Students are growing up in a fast-changing and challenging world. To meet today’s challenges—new technologies and bullying, among others—young people need to learn the skills to manage their lives responsibly. In this session, educators will have the opportunity to learn and review self-management skills and how to apply them in their classroom. These skills will help participants learn how to foster a sense of responsibility and respect in order to have a disciplined and motivated classroom environment.
In this session, we will explore high-yield instructional strategies to improve TK-5 students' writing through the process and through the effective use of our Step Up to Writing curriculum. Join us to experience engaging practices to get your students writing though positive feedback, collaboration, and celebration. Learn a great strategy to build student self-efficacy in their English vocabulary acquisition!
Entender qué es la cohesión y por qué es un área crítica del desarrollo del lenguaje. Cómo se pueden apoyar la comprensión de la lectura y el dominio del lenguaje escrito y oral. Los participantes explorarán cómo se establece la cohesión tanto en español como en inglés. Participarán activamente aprendiendo estrategias para que los aprendices de una segunda lengua entiendan que la información se desarrolla de forma conjunta y fluida. Esta sesión se llevará a cabo en español y en inglés.
Desarrollo del español en programas de inmersión. Dando la importancia y el respeto que merecen todas las lenguas a un alto nivel académico. Porque creemos que todos los niños pueden aprender en dos idiomas y porque sabemos lo dedicados y apasionados que son los maestros de español... Read More →
La internacionalización de la educación superior en la modalidad abierta y a distancia es un proceso continuo y complejo que se encuentra vinculado con la virtualización de los procesos educativos y la porosidad de las fronteras en el contexto de la globalización.
En este taller interactivo los padres junto con la experiencia de una administradora de una escuela podran reconocer y desarollar las cualidades necesarias para ser padres efectivos en la educacion de su hijo/hija.
This hands-on workshop will provide educators with information and resources about program options and best practices for meeting the needs of Newcomer students. It will include a close look at the Typeology of the Newcomer Student along with opportunities to highlight the California English Language Development Standards in both Designated and Integrated ELD constructs.
In 2003, I started Language Tree with my partner, Ana Leung. In our ever changing world, I'm passionate about helping our kids get a head start. As well as appreciating other languages and culture. I feel every child in America should have the opportunity to study another language... Read More →
Interactive workshop in which community outreach personnel learn more about effective ways to connect families, school staff and community in their role as a liaison valuing the funds of knowledge that parents can bring to the school and community. Sharing ways to recruit, inform and empower parents to help them become more engaged at home and at school through cultural sensitivity, effective communication skills and building positive relationships.
Director of Family Engagement for CABE. Interested in learning more about CABE's research base Project 2INSPIRE's leadership development for parents or professional development for community liaisons and teachers in Family Engagement? Contact me at mvilla@bilingualeducation.org... Read More →
Teachers will learn how to purposefully plan and manage a literacy block which includes interactive read aloud and close reading to build comprehension,vocabulary, independent reading and reading conferences with just right fiction and nonfiction text, guided reading to teach literacy and language, and strategies for partner reading. Using video of lessons directly from the presenter’s classroom, participants will learn techniques to engage students in literacy and language learning that deepens students’ thinking and understanding.
Our transitioning students deserve instruction that provides fast results. Engage your students and bring their English word recognition levels to proficiency quickly! Students experience immediate success and their confidence soars when they are immersed in short, daily Rime Magic lessons that lead to the easy decoding of multi-syllabic words. Eyes light up and you will hear comments like "Oh! Now I get it!". Your students will find motivation and success in just a few targeted lessons.
If your students have fallen behind in reading due to low word recognition in English, Rime Magic will bring them up to grade level quickly and easily. Rime Magic helps students transition to English reading with high engagement and soaring confidence!
Maestros de escuelas bilingües y de programas de doble inmersión: Come learn the basics of administering a critical and free classroom formative assessment: running records, en dos idiomas. This session will explain why they are important and let you practice administering this classic literacy analysis with videos of real students. Habrá muestras en español and also in English, so bring your teaching partner. Especialmente útil para maestros de primaria: Examples will focus on Kinder, 1st and 2nd grades.
District Advisor, Curriculum & Instruction, San Diego COE
Jorge Cuevas Antillón is a well-known voice on effective language learning. His capacity to serve schools and districts comes from decades in education, as a teacher, reading coach, and educational grant writer and manager. At SDCOE, Cuevas Antillón serves county school districts... Read More →
Comunicación, Liderazgo, Apoyo, Sensibilidad, Emoción: aprenderán cómo “CLASE” son características vitales para el éxito educativo. Aprenderán la importancia de adaptar e implementar “CLASE”’ para sus necesidades específicas. Participarán en diálogos dirigidos a fomentar relaciones saludables. Desarrollarán sus propias soluciones prácticas sobre cómo “CLASE” puede ser implementado en sus hogares. Aprenderán la importancia del establecimiento de metas, tanto de corto plazo como de largo plazo en sus vidas. También aprenderán cómo esto puede afectar la fijación de metas de sus hijos.
Civic Engagement Coordinator, College Success Services
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOzyT1ZlrS4&t=4s
Jaime Carias is a leading urban educator, author, and national keynote speaker whom is well known for his ability to inspire and educate students of all ages from middle school to college, coach educators, and engage parents. Carias... Read More →
Oral language proficiency is a key component in supporting English learners' development of literacy and content knowledge. This session will address effective use of independent and teacher-led small groups that provide opportunities for practicing text-level vocabulary and language. Classroom examples will model authentic activities that help English learners master standards and successfully participate in content-based oral and written tasks.
Parent involvement at home and at school has a measurable impact on student performance in school, particularly for English learners and students from low-income families. This session will provide insight on how to utilize Epstein's Six Types of Parent Involvement + ONE to create effective school, family and community partnerships. Strategies shared will benefit parents and school/district staff in creating meaningful, relationship-building opportunities for parent engagement. Specific guidance on how to replicate this model will be provided.
Coordinator, Family and Community Engagement, Bakersfield City SD
Bakersfield City School District has received state and national awards for their family engagement programs. I look forward to sharing some of those best practices on engaging parents and families at schools and/or districts. As an educator for the past 25 years, I have dedicated... Read More →
In interactive journals, emergent and struggling writers can exercise choice in topic, genre, and language. Here K-Intermediate bilingual/ELD teachers demonstrate the use of interactive journals, providing handouts on procedures specific to different grade levels, and impressive documentation of their students’ accelerated writing development. Even in the era of the Common Core, interactive journals can help ensure that struggling writers gain the skills and confidence needed to write across the curriculum in L1 and L2.
This session examines engagement of binational teacher candidates, educators, and local high school migrant students in a mutual exchange of knowledge about the influx of immigrant students impacting schools on both sides of the California-Mexico border. Educators and students working with an international artist/activist created personal narratives through cross-border art murals, storytelling through maletas migrantes, photostories, and posts for peace and justice. Session aims to create a greater understanding of how both regions share similar educational challenges.
Dr. Ana Hernández is Associate Professor of Multilingual and Multicultural Education and Coordinator of the Bilingual Authorization Program, Dual Language Certificate, and Multicultural Specialist Certificate in the School of Education. Also co-coordinator of the Multiple Subject... Read More →
Experience word study lessons in English and Spanish and get ideas for incorporating them into your instruction. This session features many ideas for transferring skills across the two languages, both through hands-on lessons and digital resources. You will leave with a greater awareness of how to teach sounds and spelling patterns in English and Spanish, and receive access to a demonstration website and future sessions with the author so that you can apply the ideas.
The shift to the Common Core math standards has greatly increased language demands for students in math and calls upon educators to adjust their instructional practices to reflect these demands. Join the Education Trust-West to learn about our recent report highlighting current research, prevailing expert opinion, and promising practices for advancing math proficiency for English Learners. In addition to sharing district and schoolwide practices, presenters will share the Language of Math Toolkit for classroom teachers.
Senior Practice Associate, The Education Trust-West
The Education Trust-West works for the high academic achievement of all students at all levels, pre-K through college. We expose opportunity and achievement gaps that separate students of color and low-income students from other youth, and we identify and advocate for the strategies... Read More →
The state system for accountability and continuous improvement is getting built out. Release of the CA School Dashboard helps provide a snapshot of district performance and the new LCAP template makes district plans for equity and achievement gap closure easier to understand. Let’s talk about how to use the new tools to inform yourself about district actions, spending and results. We’ll discuss your next steps to work with your district to improve outcomes for students.
Legislative Advocate, California School Boards Association
I'm a Legislative Advocate focusing on LCFF/LCAP and school finance. Also a sitting school board member in the Natomas USD. Talk to me about how to engage with your school board on LCAP development, how I'm expecting the CA School Dashboard to be used, and ways to influence change... Read More →
The presenters will illustrate an example of vertical alignment by sharing what an "Argumentative Writing" unit looks like at each of the "emerging, expanding, bridging" levels of Designated ELD. The audience will also learn how instruction was differentiated to help students develop the necessary knowledge, skills and academic language to complete the summative assessment.
The voices of bilingual Latin@ college graduates are presented by this research panel which considers elements that the graduates credit for their success. Interviews consider valuable supports linguistically, culturally, and academically from home, school and community of the successful graduates who were Spanish-speaking English learners. After presentations, audience participation will be invited to engage in the application of the research findings presented by panelists and the implications for bilingual teacher education (HSI and CABTE).
Presenter will describe an integration of writing, geometry, and art with a focus toward Bilingual and Dual Language Immersion classes. An outline will demonstrate how teachers assist students in writing a poem using geometric shapes and the addition of color will be discussed. Attendees will have the opportunity to create their own poems. Geometric shapes, coloring materials, and handouts will be provided and connections will be made to Common Core Standards. It’s lively, interactive, and fun!
This session will discuss different approaches to create a welcoming and supportive academic environment for newcomer students. We will be discussing Social Emotional Learning strategies, effective instructional academic programs across districts and strategies for strong parent involvement. We will also speak about advocating and empowering this group of students to pursue higher education. There will be an opportunity for comments and Q /A about issues related to newcomer students and their families.
SBCUSD has developed and implemented the use of an ELD Portfolio that provides an ongoing record of student progress that teachers can use to plan Integrated and Designated ELD. This portfolio includes Parts 1 and 2 of the CA CCSS ELD standards. We have also created a portfolio that addresses Part 3 of the ELD standards for foundational skills and literacy and a portfolio for SLD. Come see this innovative tool to monitor English Learners!
Michelle Bracken works as a Program Specialist in the English Learner Programs Department in San Bernardino City Unified School District. She coaches TK-6th grade teachers in meeting the needs of English learner students. In addition, Michelle creates/ provides professional development... Read More →
Victor A. Portillo works as a Program Specialist in the English Learner Programs Department in San Bernardino City Unified School District. He coaches TK-6th grade teachers in meeting the needs of English Learner students and creates/provides professional development to teachers... Read More →
Participants will learn about the efforts of the California Department of Education and the statewide system of support to assist Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) in addressing disparities in the equitable distribution of teachers so that “low-income and minority children” are not served at lower rates by excellent educators, in accordance with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Participants will have the opportunity to provide feedback and input on ways in which the state could improve its technical assistance.
Know the legislation affecting English learners, teachers and parents! Learn about the English Learner Road Map and proposed Prop 58 regulations. Come hear the news in order to better advocate on behalf of your children or students!!
Louisa Castrodale, Arts Coordinator for Palm Springs Unified School District for the past ten years, will present two new art lessons that are integrated with children's literature. Participants will "make and take" two art projects that are ready to use in their classrooms. Come and see how art makes reading more fun and comprehensible for all students!
Dual language immersion programs present unique challenges and opportunities for teachers and students, especially in Mandarin, a non-alphabetic language with a rich history. See how DLI Mandarin learners benefit from cooperative learning and instructional scaffolding to reach high expectations for academic success. Experience key strategies for making input comprehensible! Gain a deeper understanding of the six instructional scaffolds from Dr. Aida Walqui, so you can design your classroom instruction around your students' needs.
Sally Fox served as a coordinator at SDCOE from 2006-2018, specializing in integrated and designated ELD, dual language immersion, and world languages. Prior to SDCOE, Sally was the lead EL resource teacher for La Mesa-Spring Valley School District where she became a certified trainer... Read More →
Siyun Liang is a Grad student at San Diego State University and attending Special Education Early Childhood program. She had been an intern of Chinese immersion classroom in 2013-2014 in the United States, which helped her to discover the interest in bilingual education. As a second... Read More →
This hands-on presentation will engage participants in evaluating text complexity in Spanish using standards-based qualitative measures that are authentic and consistent with the developmental stages of reading acquisition in Spanish. Participants will be better equipped to incorporate into their grade-level and differentiated instruction multi-cultural, multi-perspective, multi-sourced leveled materials that meet the needs of the emergent bilingual population in their classrooms.
Regional Vice President, Sales, American Reading Company
Mission:To ensure every student is reading on or above grade level.Built and run by education activists, American Reading Company is a trusted partner of 5,320 schools and 1,070 districts in 50 states. Our team helps strengthen district and school capacity at every level by placing... Read More →
Sara Quintanar of "Music With Sara" is a bilingual music educator in Los Angeles. Her bilingual songbook, "Talk, Read, Sing.", was published by Scholastic for First 5 California in 2016. In this fun workshop, Sara will show teachers how to integrate music and movement in the classroom to enhance language acquisition and fluency. Teachers will learn proven and simple tools to integrate music into their daily routine. Use these tools to make meaningful moments with your students!
I make music in Spanish for children! I love what I do and I teach almost 400 children each week in the Los Angeles area. Children and educators around the world use my music in their homes and classrooms.
This session interweaves participant discussion, culturally responsive pedagogical theory, and a story of second-grade emergent bilinguals who wrote family knowledge into the curriculum, literally creating their own scaffolds for high-level achievement. Utilizing their funds of knowledge increased engagement, output, and independence, shifted learner mindsets, and ultimately provided an important counter-narrative to school-wide deficit discourse which stated that these students couldn’t handle the rigor of Common Core, nor the independence of the writer's workshop model.
Claudio Sánchez, a native of Nogales, Mexico, graduated from Northern Arizona University with postbaccalaureate studies at the University of Arizona in Tucson. As an Education Correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR), he focuses on the “three Ps” of education reform: politics, policy and pedagogy. A former elementary and middle school teacher, he now reports regularly on NPR’s award-winning news magazines Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition. Claudio joined NPR in 1989, after serving for a year as executive producer for the El Paso, Texas-based Latin American News Service, a daily national radio news service covering Latin America and the U.S.- Mexico border. From 1984 to 1988, Sanchez was the news and public affairs director at KXCR-FM in El Paso. During this time, he contributed reports and features to NPR’s news programs. In 1985, Claudio received one of broadcasting’s top honors, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Silver Baton, for a series he co-produced, “Sanctuary: The New Underground Railroad.” In addition, he has won the Guillermo Martínez-Márquez Award for Best Spot News, the El Paso Press Club Award for Best Investigative Reporting and was recognized for outstanding local news coverage by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. He was named as a Class of 2007 Fellow by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. In 2008, Claudio won First Prize in the Education Writers Association’s National Awards for Education Reporting, for his series “The Student Loan Crisis.”
Diversity books bring new and enriching perspectives into issues of Identity, Culture and Language use. Come and meet a new wave of ideas and those who create them.
F. ISABEL CAMPOY is the author of numerous children’s books in the areas of poetry, theatre, stories, biographies, and art. As a researcher she has published extensively bringing to the curriculum an awareness of the richness of the Hispanic culture. She is an educator specialized... Read More →
It is essential that we learn how to organize standards-based foundational skills and language instruction for explicit teaching of Spanish and English skill transfer. Interactive strategies that promote cross-linguistic transfer and promote metalinguistic skills will be showcased. Assessment protocols for monitoring progress towards biliteracy will be demonstrated. Transfer routines and strategies that can be immediately implemented be showcased. We will also discuss using these methodologies for upper grade primary students and newcomers.
District Advisor, Curriculum & Instruction, San Diego COE
Jorge Cuevas Antillón is a well-known voice on effective language learning. His capacity to serve schools and districts comes from decades in education, as a teacher, reading coach, and educational grant writer and manager. At SDCOE, Cuevas Antillón serves county school districts... Read More →
Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes National Biliteracy Consultant, Author Benchmark Education Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes recently served as Expert Panel Member for the development of the California ELD Standards and subsequently as Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee... Read More →
Dr. Knoell will share strategies, methods, ideas and activities to help every Bilingual Learner successfully comprehend what they read, to engage in word study, and to develop and expand their vocabularies across the curriculum. She will model strategies to construct meaning of fictional and nonfiction text, helping students meet Common Core Standards, while developing their critical thinking and communication skills. She will offer ready-to-use lesson ideas and differentiation techniques, to help students capture a love of words, the joy of reading, and to help unleash their academic potential.
Dr. Donna L. Knoell is an esteemed, highly sought after speaker and technology and educational consultant who works with schools, school districts, and teachers to help them improve their instructional programs, with special emphasis on advancing achievement and engagement for Gifted... Read More →
This session will provide an overview of the 3rd edition of Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education (Howard, et al., 2018). Participants will engage in interactive activities to familiarize themselves with the new document. The presentation will also highlight key changes from the 2nd edition.
This workshop will provide participants with an understanding of the migration flow from the U.S. to Mexico and strengthen their knowledge of institutional processes in matters of students´ access to identity, dual citizenship, and education following the deportation of a parent or relocation of the family to Mexico. The Institute for Women in Migration, based in Mexico City, will present practical information and tools to support families on both sides of the border.
Director, Instituto para las Mujeres en la Migración
Gretchen Kuhner is the Director of the Institute for Women in Migration (IMUMI), an organization that advocates for women migrants in the Mexican context through legal representation, research, policy advocacy, and training. Founded in 2010, IMUMI has represented over 1,000 migrant... Read More →
Los participantes aprenderán cómo el distrito escolar Anaheim Union High School, en colaboración con la Ciudad de Anaheim, y GEAR UP, han podido crear un modelo de la participación familiar, fuerte y sostenible. Con el fin de capacitar a los padres voluntarios, se procura que los padres se conviertan en educadores que, después, impartirán talleres de padre a padre. A través de dichos talleres, nuestros padres han podido crear capital social y han podido establecer una cultura donde la norma es el camino a la universidad y la carrera para mejorar su vida.
At this session, participants will learn how the Chula Vista Elementary School District's Parent Academy Initiative has transformed and increased parent engagement and leadership at the District and school sites. Presenters will share the collaborative effort of all stakeholders in planning and executing the Annual Parent Academy. Participants will receive a blueprint for replicating the Parent Academy.
Parent Leader/DELAC Vice Chair, Chula Vista Elementary SD
Parent Leader serving as Vice Chair on District English Learner Advisory Committee. Parent of twin 10 year old, 5th graders in Dual Immersion program. Supporter and attendee of PTA, ELAC, and SSC at Hedenkamp Elementary.
En este taller hablaremos sobre los recursos que existen para apoyar a los estudiantes inmigrantes y sus familias. Compartiremos lo más reciente sobre “The Dream Act” (La ley del sueño). Conoceremos sobre la importancia de crear un plan de emergencia familiar en caso de la deportación. También nos concientizaremos sobre los conceptos “Refugio Seguro” (Safe Haven), ciudades “Santuarios” y el papel que desempeñan el personal escolar, los padres y las familias. Venga e infórmese sobre las protecciones y derechos que existen para los estudiantes inmigrantes. Conocerá fuentes de recursos confiables para que usted pueda seguir actualizándose en el tema y pueda compartir con los demás de su comunidad.
Xilonin Cruz-Gonzalez currently directs a project entitled, “Support for Immigrant and Refugee Students” for Californians Together. A native Californian, Xilonin is very proud to be both a fifth-generation Azusa, CA resident and the daughter of a Mexican immigrant. Understanding... Read More →
Quality professional learning standards identify characteristics of professional learning that support educators in building individual and collective capacity to meet professional, school, and student performance expectations. Attendees will explore the Quality Professional Learning Standards to acquire a better understanding of what effective professional learning is, why it improves instructional practice, and how it is integral to local continuous improvement efforts.
Advocating for English Learners and underrepresented populations of students begins with leaders at all levels having productive conversations that support academic, social, and emotional success. There is power in knowing how to listen first. Presenters will model and participants will practice strategies such as perceptual positions as listening skills, points of focus affecting conversational tone, paraphrasing, and high-leverage questioning. Participants w
