Instruction in a bilingual or dual language context demands a comprehensive understanding of overarching principles, patterns and paradigms for designing curriculum, planning lessons, selecting strategies and utilizing instructional materials to maximize students' biliteracy potential and cross-cultural competencies. Standards-based lesson planning through text analysis, intentional cross-linguistic instruction and strategies will be demonstrated.
Dual Language Teacher, Encinitas Union School District
Dual Language teacher with a passion for teaching and learning. I enjoy developing questions about my teaching and adapting best practices through Action Research. I am an advocate for quality materials and supports for teachers so that they can have the tools necessary to best... Read More →
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 →
National Biliteracy Consultant, National Biliteracy Consultant, Author
Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes is well known for her contributions in the areas of curriculum design, ELD, Spanish Language Arts, Professional Development and Parent Involvement.Her area of expertise is biliteracy with a focus on academic writing and the organization of instruction for... Read More →
