The 2-Day Research & Theory Workshop highlights current research regarding effective educational practices for language learners. During this workshop participants will build understanding of how the OCDE Project GLAD® promotes positive classroom culture and celebrates each student’s individual assets. This workshop applies research to practice by explicitly showing how ELD is embedded within the model, while gaining awareness of how to apply 21st century skills for all students.
JOIN THE NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER IN THE EXHIBITOR HALL!March 23-26, 2021, 2:00-5:00 pmZoom Link: https://ocde.zoom.us/j/88484815672Meeting ID: 884 8481 5672BIODr. Nicole Chávez has been empowering students and teachers to be active participants in the role of teaching and learning with our youth and community through OCDE Project GLAD® strategies since 2004. Nicole holds a doctorate from the University of S... Read More →
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 →
This 2-day institute provides information and resources from research to classroom instruction for new Two-Way Dual Language 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 TWDL 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 →
Participants will learn how to implement interactive notebooks in a secondary mathematics classroom to integrate ELD and intentionally scaffold and support all students’ success, especially for English Learners. Presenter will model mathematics lessons using interactive notebooks, Foldables®, and manipulatives to demonstrate the power of interactive notebooking. Sample student interactive notebooks will be shared. Interactive notebooking has a significant, positive effect on student language development and engagement and integrates well with K-12 classroom management systems.
Hello, my name is Hannah De Lacy and I am a high school math teacher, English Learner Facilitator, and class advisor at Orange Vista High School in Perris California. I hope that you will find the information and my presentations to be rewarding and positive tools to increase you... Read More →
Are you ready to experience ACTIVE PARTICIPATION while attending a CABE institute? Do you want to learn HOW to engage all of your kinder thru adult learners with your content while also helping them to develop necessary language and social skills? If so, this dynamic 2-day institute is for you! Come learn simple, yet easy to implement KAGAN structures for engagement in your classroom! You won't want to miss it!
Trainer, Kagan Publishing & Professional Development
Tom received his BA in Psychology from Creighton University, BS in Education from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and his M.Ed in Bilingual/Multicultural Education and K–12 ESL Endorsement from Northern Arizona University. His first years in education were spent as a teacher... Read More →
This intensive, hands-on institute is designed for participants who bring foundational knowledge of Integrated ELD and who want to move to expertly designing, developing and delivering robust Integrated ELD lessons across the content areas. Participants work with a structured, integrated ELD lesson organizer to 1) develop content and language objectives and differentiated, leveled sentence frames; 2) target ELD skills to integrate into the content instruction; 3) to integrate academic and figurative vocabulary; 4) to skillfully utilize cognates; and 5) to implement leveled, engaging strategies for checking understanding.
Accountability for the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) calls for student engagement, including English Learners, in the development of the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). This academy will describe opportunities for English Learners and other under-represented students in middle and high schools to develop their voice and leadership in ways that respect and affirm their multiple identities and allow them to participate effectively in decision-making around issues where they are key stakeholders. Participants will leave with student-friendly support materials.
Prior to joining The Education Trust—West, Ryan was the Director of Education Programs and Policy for the United Way of Greater Los Angeles where he was responsible for the education program and policy efforts for the organization. He also coordinated Communities for Los Angeles... Read More →
Dr. Ufondu is currently the Interim Chief Business Officer (CBO) and Director of LCAP in the Palmdale School District. She has been in the district for over 25 years and has served as a Classroom Teacher, Administrator, Coordinator of State and Federal Program & Parents/Community... Read More →
This three-hour Pre-Conference Institute (PCI) will provide a helpful lens through which school leaders and administrators can conduct dual language classroom walk-troughs and gather information about effectiveness of dual language instruction. By participating in the PCI interactive activities, campus and district leaders will be better equipped to provide support to the dual language teachers they are charged to guide and inspire. A tool will be shared that will also assist in collecting data to inform professional development decisions, delineate needed resources, and provide a common language when providing specific feedback to dual language educators regarding their implementation of quality multilingual instruction. Pre-Registration is Required.
Director of Dual Language and Bilingual Education, Center for Applied Linguistics
Dr. José Medina presently serves as the Director of Dual Language and Bilingual Education at the Center for Applied Linguistics. As an English learner himself, José understands first-hand the importance of ensuring that all students have access to educational opportunity. http... 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!
New empirical evidence for large numbers of research studies support the efforts to build dual language programs for English Learners and all students, particularly in the early education.
Dr. Eugene García is Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University. He served as Professor and Vice President for Education Partnerships at ASU from 2006-2011 and as Dean of the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education from 2002-2006. He joined ASU from the University of California... Read More →
Use free tools to establish a structured collaborative space where students write individually or with a group, correct each other, and can view all students’ work. Give immediate formative feedback to any student with organized sharing permissions for all documents. Finally, create a professional, 100% student-written and -edited e-publication with numerous leadership opportunities. Learn all steps and tools needed to start tomorrow. A sample Spanish e-publication will be shared.
Teachers are “kid-people.” They do not teach for the pay or daily accolades from society; they teach because they care about kids. The standardized testing craze has terrified students and led many great teachers to leave the profession. Come join Danny as he reminds teachers of their importance in the every day development of children. He’ll remind you how to laugh, sing, dance and play, in order to bring the joy back into your classroom.
In this session, we present the process for establishing a district-university partnership to provide support for a dual language immersion program for less commonly taught languages. We discuss the process used to create the partnership that resulted in the development of instructional resources, professional development, and research activities to improve program design and implementation. Participants will gain insights on cultivating effectiven partnerships between school districts and universities to better support dual language immersion programs. Implications for the implementation of Proposition 58 will be addressed in this session.
En esta presentación se verán canciones que no solo entretienen a los niños pero que también los animan a participar en las actividades del salón. Se demostrará la enseñanza de destrezas fundamentales que permiten a los niños accesar textos descifrables. Y se verán libros de gran interés para los niños por medio de los cuales podrán practicar las destrezas aprendidas, podrán discutir, y comparar para luego poder escribir sobre ellos.
This session addresses the need to build capacity in LTELs to take ownership of their learning and prepare them for post-secondary pathways. A collection of open source lessons, activities and resources will be shared that focus on strengthening students’ writing and speaking skills as well as self-awareness, motivation, perseverance, and self-efficacy. The presented materials can be adapted to work in conjunction with an existing ELA curriculum, EL/LTEL support class or RTI program.
Over the past 25 years of my teaching career I have continued to dive into research and best practices that focus on English Learners (Which is why I enjoy attending CABE Conferences so much). I currently serve as the English Language Coordinator at Laguna Hills High School as well... Read More →
El español como la segunda lengua más hablada del mundo lucha por un prestigio académico parecido al del inglés. Analizaremos las situaciones de bilingüismo y diglosia en California y las consecuencias de la coexistencia de dos lenguas equiparables en hablantes nativos, pero muy dispares en el uso, la percepción social y académica. Discutiremos las relaciones de la dominancia, el prestigio y la transferencia. También se compartirán estrategias y actividades que ayuden a mejorar las disparidades de percepción de las dos lenguas en contacto.
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 →
Does your district struggle with underrepresentation of minority students, especially ELs, in your gifted and talented program? This session outlines the work of one district to create an identification process that is more equitable for second language students and describes how other districts can engage in similar work to create a process that works for them. Participants will leave with examples of procedural overviews, observation checklists, and other materials used in the identification process.
I am currently the Director of Student Services in Teton County School District. I have been a classroom teacher, instructional coach, building principal, and program administrator in Wyoming and Arizona. In those roles, I created the first dual immersion program in the state of... Read More →
My expertise is in three major focus areas: math education, gifted and talented education, & minority studies. I'm very excited to be researching ways to use language scores in conjunction with academic scores to identify minority and language learning students for gifted programming... Read More →
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 →
Este taller cubrirá los componentes necesarios en el salón de clase al implementar Intervenciones y Apoyos Para Un Comportamento Positivo, conocido por su siglas en Inglés como PBIS. Estos componentes son importantes de también establecerlos en el hogar para así, al trabajar juntos familias y escuelas, más niños y jovenes se beneficiarán en el area académica y en la vida.
Learn how a large urban school district in California successfully implemented a systematic, district-wide approach to engaging English learners in collaborative conversations with diverse partners on grade level topics and texts. Examine, experience and develop instructional materials and strategies used to support teachers’ enactment of these research-based practices.
Changes in today’s world present us with challenges we must address positively so we can guide our children to have successful lives. In this workshop, we will explore and practice techniques and tools for adults to help children become self-managers. This includes: (1) a balanced sense of self; (2) strong interpersonal skills; (3) a sense of responsibility and motivation.
El IME ha trabajado desde su creación en identificar las necesidades y buscar las instituciones que ofrezcan programas que permitan avanzar en el nivel educativo de los mexicanos. Nuestros programas incluyen desde el IME Becas que ofrece becas a instituciones y organizaciones educativas para apoyar a los mexicanos más necesitados. El IME apoya programas de la educación básica para adultos, la educación media y superior a distancia.
Director Ejecutivo, Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior
David Velazco Samperio (1961)
Maestro en Desarrollo Regional del Instituto de Estudios Sociales de la Haya, Holanda. Licenciado en Psicología Social de la UNAM, Diplomado en Desarrollo Sustentable por la Universidad de Berkeley, USA.
Actualmente, es Director Ejecutivo del Instituto... Read More →
This workshop is designed to teach parents and staff strategies used in private tutoring to give students an edge. Participants will learn about ways to increase student comprehension, improve test taking abilities, and access free services that will provide similar advantages to those used in more affluent communities. Email me at mrivas389@bpusd.net or add me on Facebook ( Marie-Margarette Rivas) for more tips and updates. Also feel free to email any resources you want me to add to my next presentation or questions regarding specific resources you need.
Come join the fun as you learn how to incorporate the 5 Senses plus emotions to help students learn how to write simple, but well developed paragraphs essays in a short period of time! Attendees will receive graphic organizers and tasty treats, as well as a chance to win several... Read More →
Este taller interactivo se centra en establecer cuáles son los retos de esta nueva generación conocida como "los milenios". ¿A qué se denomina generación X, Y, Z, y otras? Vamos a investigar cómo la tecnología y las redes sociales afectan el comportamiento social de los milenios y veremos las diferencias entre lo virtual y la realidad. Por último, los padres, los maestros, los coordinadores de la comunidad, los para-educadores, los administradores y los miembros de la mesa directiva de los distritos escolares hablarán acerca del papel de la familia como un representante de cambio y un apoyo a los milenios.
This session will demonstrate research-proven strategies for developing academic oral vocabulary in English and Spanish. A lesson will be modeled which demonstrates how to deepen conversation while holding students accountable through engaging discussions about fine art images. Participants will receive handouts of "talk moves" in Spanish and in English that they can apply across the curriculum. They will also receive sample lessons in Spanish and English to try out in their own classrooms.
This workshop will highlight the importance of using the OCDE Project GLAD® strategies: Poetry Frame and Found Poetry. Participants will understand the power of using poetry to stretch and inspire student’s imaginations and igniting the love of poetry writing. OCDE Project GLAD® strategies will be shared in the content areas connecting to CCSS. The poetry strategies support students’ academic language and support reading and writing skills. Participants will have the opportunity to interactively engage with the strategies.
Engage in innovative, hands-on/minds-on activities that develop students’ understanding of the interdependence of people and the environment, and expand on ideas of global citizenship. Presented activities provide academic enrichment in science, geography and environmental education, and enhance language skills for students in grades 3-5. Receive bilingual lesson plans that address state learning standards for several content areas.
The new Learning Upgrade app gives teachers a resource to engage English learners and their parents. Students complete an ELD standards-based curriculum both at school and on smartphones at home. The lessons filled with songs, video, and games motivate students to make breakthroughs. Parents play an active role helping students move to proficiency. Come find out how to enroll your students!
Learning Upgrade helps students learn English and math the fun way! Students enjoy lessons filled with music, video, games and rewards. After starting at their own level, students move up through a sequence of lessons and courses, earning certificates along the way. The goal is rapid... Read More →
This presentation will explore spoken word poetry in the classroom as a means for self-reflection, self-healing, and self-expression. Attendees will hear student poets perform their poetry and share their processes of writing and speaking through spoken word. Emphasis on the bilingual and bicultural student experience will be presented. Attendees will engage in writing and sharing exercises, and collectively reflect on the potential for transformation within their own learning communities. Special attention will be placed on how students can continually be empowered to share and speak their stories and truths.
Learner, adventurer, story-teller
Ph.D. in Education Student, Culture & Curriculum Studies, Chapman University
9th Grade English Teacher (Former ELD teacher)
Oral Expressions Teacher, Spoken Word Poetry Slam Coach
BSU adviser
Promoting love and positive hope, with critical thinking... Read More →
Join us for this lively panel discussion on lessons learned from first year dual immersion programs. Susan Guilfoyle, the Bilingual Authorization Coordinator from UCI, will be moderating the discussion of district and site educational leaders. Topics including program model design, building community buy in, staffing and hiring, student recruitment, curriculum, and technology integration will be discussed. Implications for the implementation of Proposition 58 will be addressed in this session.
Principal California Elementary: iInspire Academy, Orange USD
Dr. John Albert, is the Principal at California Elementary school, a premier one-to-one iPad program and Dual Immersion program. He is also an Adjunct Professor for the College of Education at Chapman University's graduate program, teaching technology integration. His research body... Read More →
This project focuses on a mentorship/civically engaged program that consists of students from four high schools in AUHSD (Anaheim, Katella, Savanna, and Loara) as well as their feeder junior high schools (Sycamore, South, Brookhurst, and Ball). Students from the Anaheim Elementary School District are the individuals who receive mentoring, homework help, and other types of assistance from the students in AUHSD. Students from AUHSD will be the major driving force of this project.
This presentation will review extensive research and the resources created for preschool dual language learners. Participants will engage in group discussions about resources in other programs utilized for supporting teachers and administrators understanding of dual language learners. Presenters will share videos that illustrate best practices in the classroom and at the program level for dual language learners.
In this session, participants learn how to transform the simplest of classroom materials into creative, brain-friendly, interactive, three-dimensional graphic organizers that become the format for independent and/or collaborative literacy projects.
The ideal setting for the promotion, early identification and intervention strategies on mental health is the school classroom. Reports indicate that English Learners are displaying various symptoms of depression, anxiety, and disruptive behaviors impacting their academic success. This presentation will describe mental health, identify factors that impact English Learners in school, provide school-based mental health strategies teachers can implement to support the social, emotional and academic growth of English Learners.
Participants will engage in Constructive Conversations and learn about strategies and resources to support extended interactions through co-creation of language in Designated ELD. Participants will explore and practice the use of lesson resources aligned to the CA ELD Standards. These lesson resources will provide hands-on use of language development strategies. Participants will reflect on how these strategies can be applied throughout the day to support English Learners with the rigors of the CA Standards in tandem.
This session will look at a variety of developmental and academic word lists that help teachers choose target words. Why waste valuable class time teaching a word that students will encounter only rarely? Instead, use the tools from this session to find words they will encounter repeatedly in a wide variety of academic contexts.
Senior Adolescent Literacy Coordinator, Consortium on Reaching Excellence in Education
As a CORE Educational Services Specialist since 1998, Lauren has trained thousands of teachers and administrators in proven literacy techniques to help struggling readers in grades K-12. She has supported teachers, administrators, and students in states from Florida to Alaska, and... Read More →
The Writing Reform and Innovation for Teaching Excellence (WRITE) Institute offers a one-hour presentation to better understand what systemic disciplinary literacy implementation looks like. This interactive presentation will increase teachers’ and administrators’ understanding of research-based literacy practices and topics related to K-12 writing and Common Core Standards.
Coordinator, Language Learner Team, San Diego County Office of Education
I am passionate about literacy, languages, cultures, equity, mindfulness, and traveling. As a Coordinator for the Writing Reform and Innovation for Teaching Excellence (WRITE) Institute and Language Learner Team at the San Diego County Office of Education, I provide research-driven... Read More →
In this session, participants will be provided with an overview of the research base on academic discourse with ELs and SELs. They will then learn the key conversational skills that will deepen their EL and SEL students' academic discourse, including: 1) setting up conversational discourse; 2) clarifying/negotiating ideas; 3) linking conversational skills to the ELD Standards Collaborative Mode and ELPAC; and 4) planning for conversational discourse. Book signing immediately following session.
This Institute brings together alumni, friends and advocates to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the California Mini-Corps Program (CMC). The Institute provides a forum for alumni and friends to reconnect and network through engaging, Outdoor Education initiatives. The Institute will feature a CMC historical journey by an alumni panel and special presentations by the Estudiantina Primavera and a CMC Puppeteer Troupe.
I am currently a school superintendent searching for the next school district to serve. Previously served Williams USD where we were implementing the Daggett System for Effective Instruction Framework district-wide to increase Rigor & Relevance in student learning and preparing our... Read More →
For professional development to be successful, teaching and learning must go beyond the acquisition of basic skills and concepts through rote memorization and must engage students in critical thinking, analysis, synthesis and evaluation of data, and personal and societal decision-making. It is imperative to think about student engagement as a requisite to any school reforms and innovations. An effective professional development must consider the roles of students' cultures, classroom contexts, and engagement.
Jose has been involved in teacher education for 27 years as a faculty in both public and private universities (14 years at CSU Dominguez Hills; currently, 13 years at University of Redlands). Prior to his teacher education experience, Jose has been a junior high school classroom... Read More →
Como maestros en programas bilingües, queremos maximizar el tiempo disponible para planear y enseñar el aprendizaje del idioma, la alfabetización y las asignaturas a la vez. Repasaremos el mejor uso de los libros y los recursos de calidad para desarrollar lecciones organizadas. Utilizaremos los estándares, el apoyo lingüístico y académico, que son estructurados para el éxito de los alumnos. Mediante las estrategias efectivas, los videos, las muestras y la interacción de participantes, gozaremos de la enseñanza y del aprendizaje. Cada participante recibirá un libro gratuito para su salón de clase.
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 →
Explicit teaching of vocabulary is a critical cornerstone of effective ELD instruction. Lack of knowledge in academic vocabulary, combined with underdeveloped verbal agility, inevitably yields underwhelming achievement results for students. Examine strategies and evidence-based routines that integrate reading, writing, listening, and speaking in an academic register. Experience lessons that identify high-utility vocabulary to promote accurate oral fluency and communicative competence to meet the language demands of the CCSS.
Senior Associate, Dr. Kate Kinsella and Associates
Jennifer Finney-Ellison is an experienced teacher educator and ELD consultant. Her twenty-five plus years of educational experiences include 16 years of teaching in striving and high-achieving schools, teaching pre-service teachers, and being an English learner coach in one of California’s... Read More →
This workshop empowers teachers to implement effective Spanish language arts instruction for developing biliterate learners’ language and literacy based on the Common Core en Español Standards. We examine Spanish word study and targeted linguistics-based learning activities that move students along a continuum of metalinguistic knowledge development to achieve foundational literacy and enhance their academic Spanish. Dr. Mora will provide an overview of her book, Spanish Language Pedagogy for Biliteracy Programs,and MoraModules Book Companion Website. Participants take away tools for addressing controversies surrounding Spanish literacy methods through a focus on Spanish language-specific concepts and 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 →
The California Department of Education has created a process to develop “The California English Learner Roadmap”, a policy and guidance vehicle to articulate a direction for our state’s English Learners and to provide guidance for LEAs to establish articulated and effective programs and practices to ensure that all English Learners can meet language and academic goals as well as ensuring opportunity from the very beginning of their school careers. The EL Roadmap will provide recommendations and guidance for the field, along with identification of current research and best practices. In this session, one of the Co-Chairs of the EL Roadmap will describe the goals, processes and products of the effort, provide a progress report of the work to date, and seek your input! Come learn what’s happening, and be heard about what you’d like to see in a state Roadmap for English Learner education.
Join GüeroLoco aka Mr. GL as he takes you on his unique language learning journey and demonstrates ways to inspire your students to learn using music and motivation in the multilingual classroom. After failing Spanish in high school, and then learning the language in the US Marines, GL is now an award winning bilingual hip hop artist focused on motivating students to learn languages and to take pride in themselves, their communities, and their education. From ABC hip hop songs to using reggaeton to conjugate verbs, and his own positive bilingual songs, GüeroLoco shows how music and motivation can transform your classroom. In addition, GL will address the importance of advocacy & unity in these changing times and how we, as educators, can proactively make a difference in the lives of our students and their families. BilingualNationUSA.com
Looking for ways to utilize student engagement strategies to maximize participation among your EL students? Do you want your ELD or Dual Immersion students to start talking more and participating in class discussions, but aren't sure how to extend what you're already doing? This session will provide a new spin on commonly used student engagement strategies. Learn easy, yet engaging ideas to get your students to speak and collaborate more with their classmates.
This session will show how to introduce high-level words that will make a noticeable difference in your students' academic vocabulary and language across the curriculum. The presenter will demonstrate how to use fine art images and photos as springboards to discussions about topics in STEM and social studies while also reinforcing rigorous language arts standards. Each participant will leave with sample lessons in English & Spanish, prompts for academically productive talk and access to art images and photos.
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 →
For the past 10 years the Lamont School District Parent Center has been providing learning opportunities to parents so that they can, in turn, help their students at home with homework or school projects.This presentation will provide parents insights on types of active parent involvement programs offered through our district and how they can advocate for such programs. Participants will be able to hear from other parents the success their parent engagement has provided for their students.
En esta sesión disfrutarán de la música y los juegos tradicionales para incorporar en su salón de clase y hogar. Stanley comenzó su colección de música para niños en 1967. Estas son las canciones y los juegos transmitidas por las generaciones de amigos y vecinos de Nuevo México y California. Representan nuestra herencia cultural de música. Yolanda les mostrará movimientos del cuerpo y las manos para acompañar las canciones. Vean: www.lucerito.net
Attendees will learn how to establish a successful, culturally responsive, engaging and effective club for literacy appreciation. The club helps improve literacy, confidence, and community stewardship while engaging family members in the literacy acquisition process. In its fourth year, Castle Park Elementary School’s book club, as part of the Chávez Service Clubs and South Bay Community Services, is a model for establishing a successful book club in a Spanish-speaking, low-literacy community.
To fill writing and reading with meaning, students must have strategies for developing their ideas with specificity and logic, just as they gain other cognitive and linguistic functions. The presenter will demonstrate the use of FRIEDs and Natural Questions, two simple and proven strategies to help students scaffold their developing lexical and syntactical growth to increasingly more thoughtful literacy practices. Examples and classroom applications will be presented, with time for practice and questions.
Diversity is considered a valuable resource in education. Ideally, multicultural education celebrates and values difference to enrich the learning environment. Integrating diversity often includes a dance of very different cultures and languages, as well as gender differences, LGBTQ, and (dis)ability while also navigating school leadership and community expectations. Through a series of activities, this workshop explores the complicated dance teachers, para-educators, students, and parents negotiate through multicultural, immigrant, (dis)ability, LGBTQ, and other differences.
Many talk of explosive growth in dual language programming today. A discernible lag exists, however, in implementation of policies and systems to track program growth, monitor program quality, and support successful implementation. Presenters will share efforts to inventory dual language program growth via the update of a national directory, summarize recent developments in the field, and outline current trends in state policy. Participants will leave with a comprehensive overview of the dual language landscape today. Implications for the implementation of Proposition 58 will be addressed in this session.
El panel versará sobre la oferta de educación media y superior a distancia de las instituciones públicas y privadas en México. Destaca la modalidad no escolarizada, mediante el uso de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación, respaldados en redes de conocimiento, tecnológicas y administrativas, cuyas características serán la flexibilidad, la calidad y la pertinencia.
Director of B@UNAM (UNAM Online High School), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
I love developing wonderful learning experiences for my students. I think that engaged learners profit from every effort we do and have an amazing academic performance. I have worked in Education for more than 35 years, especially committed towards developing and implementing educational... Read More →
This session demonstrates how K–12 teachers can develop oral academic vocabulary in English and Spanish through scaffolded, engaging discussions of fine art images from around the globe and across time, from ancient Greece and Egypt to Pre-Columbian art, to 21st century art. Teachers will gain strategies on how to support academic multilingualism. Practical handouts are provided, including sample lessons with accompanying fine art images and concrete academic talk strategies in English and Spanish.
Aprenda como implementar un programa efectivo de participación de familias. La constante en la vida escolar del estudiante es la familia. El programa Familias Unidas ayuda a construir una comunidad de aprendizaje enfocándose en toda la familia. Enseñándoles las estrategias de la lectura, las matemáticas y el uso de la tecnología, ellos van a ayudarles a ser competentes en los estándares estatales para lograr que sus hijos tengan una carrera universitaria.
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 →
Estamos en una época en la que cada vez más padres están perdiendo tiempo de conexión con sus hijos debido a las influencias externas, incluyendo el uso de la tecnologia y las redes sociales. Desde el principio, si los padres forman una relación especial con sus hijos basada en el amor, el respeto y la honestidad habrá una conexión mayor. Esta relación aumentará la posibilidad de obtener mejores relaciones familiares y de mejorar el rendimiento académico tanto como un futuro exitos para sus hijos.
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 →
English Learner Families For College (FFC) is an academic program developed to address an urgent problem...English Learners were not reclassifying by the end of middle school, thus blocking their access to A-G curriculum and limiting their college and career prospects. Highly effective English 3D teacher training profoundly impacted CELDT reclassification. In just two years, cohort students went from 19% to 67% reclassification. FFC is a highly replicable, cost-effective program that other districts can implement effectively.
Board Member, Moreno Valley Unified School District
Jesús M. Holguín, chair of Create CA, held the post of treasurer of the California Latino School Boards Association for eleven years and has served since 2002 as a member of the Moreno Valley Unified School District Board of Education. Arts Education is a cause that he has worked... Read More →
District Administrator, Moreno Valley Unified School District
During his 35-year career in education, Dr. Martinrex Kedziora has worked for a number of school districts in a variety of roles: He served as a teacher at both the elementary and secondary levels, vice principal, principal, special-education coordinator, and director of professional... Read More →
English Learners need rich, motivating resources to engage in content while developing language and literacy skills. Finding those resources is yet another challenge teachers face. With the topic of ecosystems, the presenter will demonstrate online tools and learning strategies to incorporate academic language into content teaching. Participants will engage in activities, including using animated movies, games, and concept maps, and will receive copies of the printable resources from the workshop.
Beverly Fine is the Editorial and Outreach Director of BrainPOP ESL. Before joining BrainPOP, she was a teacher educator in Methods ESL and Cross Cultural Education at National Louis University and Northern Illinois University, an ELL specialist at the Illinois Resource Center, and... Read More →
Por medio de las canciones ayudamos a los padres y a los maestros en fortalecer el español a los niños hispanohablantes. Se utilizarán la música, las canciones y el movimiento para acercar pedagógicamente. Son técnicas poderosas para el desarrollo de las habilidades motoras, cognitivas y sociales. Los niños, al cantar y bailar, asimilan la enseñanza y realizan una conexión instantánea entre sus realidades de la vida y los valores que se promueven por medio de la canción. También, se pueden usar las canciones con el fin de enseñar español a los niños angloparlantes.
Esta presentación motivará a los padres a involucrarse y participar en la educación de sus hijos. Esta información ayudará a los padres a navegar el sístema educativo. Los participantes comprenderán que ni el idioma, ni la diferencia de culturas, ni el dinero son barreras para que sus hijos obtengan un titulo universitario. Es crítico que los padres sepan sus derechos, sus responsabilidades y sus papeles como guías principales en la educación y un futuro multicultural exitoso para sus hijos.
Fui voluntaria por 20 años en los salones de clases de mis hijos. Actualmente soy parte del concilio escolar, miembro de ELAC y presidente de DELAC de KHSD. Anteriormente fui parte de PTA, Programa migrante region 21 y region 5, Concilio estatal de padres migrantes SPAC (vicepresidenta... Read More →
This presentation focuses on how we can help schools and educators become culturally proficient. The newly released book authored by Mini-Corps alumni and entitled Teaching and Supporting Migrant Children in our Schools: A Culturally Proficient Approach will be introduced as a way to re-instill empathy and social justice into teaching. We will evaluate the level of cultural proficiency where schools, school districts, county offices of education, and migrant programs function as socially just entities.
* Cultural Proficiency* Teacher Education* Parent Involvement* School-Family, and Community Engagement* Diversity, language, Education and Race* International Education
In this interactive presentation, teachers will be invited to explore scaffolding as a temporary support that is future-oriented and eventually leads to student autonomy. According to the CA ELA/ELD Framework, English Learners are the most successful when they receive instruction that is highly challenging, while given a high level of support. Teachers will learn several engaging strategies to scaffold content across the curriculum and explore strategic removal of the scaffolds to build learner independence.
As an ELD TOSA, I am able to provide staff with teaching strategies and collaborative structures that promote student engagement in order to address the language, literacy, and academic needs of English learners.
As an ELD TOSA in Escondido Union School District I am able to provide quality English Language Development instructional support to the teachers of the district.
Language Acquisition Coordinator, Escondido Union SD
In my current role, I support 23 elementary and middle schools with teacher and administrator trainings in the area of instruction for English Learner students, specifically using the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the 2012 English Language Development (ELD) standards. I also... Read More →
This session will review and analyze the DIBELS and IDEL data simultaneously for emerging bilingual students in the Spanish Dual Language, Spanish Maintenance Bilingual Education and the Transitional Bilingual Education Programs. It is intended to support teachers, coaches, and administrators to identify and target areas of need, monitor reading development and plan for reading instruction and intervention.
This presentation will discuss depression among Asian American adolescents. The session consists of reviewing cultural factors that affect Asian American youths’ display of depressive symptoms and will provide evidence-based strategies for prevention and intervention. Participants will gain a better understanding of cultural issues experienced by Asian American adolescents and will be better equipped to serve the mental health needs of this population.
Teachers need tools to help English learners develop academic literacy. Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) is the key to unlock the way language works. SFL differs from traditional grammar by focusing on the linguistic choices used to construct meaning in written and spoken language, rather than on rules. This workshop outlines the key concepts of SFL and provides practical classroom applications to enable English Learners to make sense of complex text as they develop academic language.
This session will focus on addressing Part III of the CA ELD Standards: Foundational Skills for English Learners at the secondary level. Participants will be engaged in creative and age-appropriate ways to teaching foundational skills to LTELs (Long-Term English Learners) who struggle with foundational literacy skills in our secondary schools. We will share LAUSD's approach to addressing both language and literacy within Designated ELD.
As language teachers, we know learning takes place when the environment is fun, safe and low-risk. Young Dual Language Learners learn through both free and intentional/structured drama. This presentation tells the journey about how our Chinese Immersion Preschool teachers use theater to intentionally teach and support our Dual Language Learners literacy development in both Chinese and English at all language levels, while supporting their creativity and social-emotional development.
Research shows that weaving together science and language development can increase students’ academic performance in reading, writing, and science simultaneously. Join The Education Trust-West to learn about innovative approaches to English language and science integration and how these practices are resulting in high achievement for English learners. We will also present district level and state policy recommendations.
Prior to joining The Education Trust—West, Ryan was the Director of Education Programs and Policy for the United Way of Greater Los Angeles where he was responsible for the education program and policy efforts for the organization. He also coordinated Communities for Los Angeles... Read More →
The new California English Language Arts/English Language Development, Science and History-Social Science Frameworks feature a variety of tools and resources that illustrate innovative practices to support English learners. This session will explore these resources to support classroom practice and professional learning.
Deputy Superintendent, California Department of Education
Dr. Stephanie Gregson is the Director of the Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division at the California Department of Education and the Executive Director of the Instructional Quality Commission. Stephanie has 20 years of extensive experience in education, as she... Read More →
This presentation tells the story of a university along the Texas-Mexico border that is transforming itself into a bilingual, bicultural, and biliterate institution. The historical forces of the region shaped higher education into an important agent for change throughout the 20th Century, but it was not change that was altogether friendly to the cultural and historical realities of local residents. The new push to become bilingual, bicultural, and biliterate signals a new day in higher education in this part of the world.
Francisco Guajardo is the founding director of the B3 Institute at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and Professor of Organization and School Leadership. His research focuses on school and community leadership, Latino epistemologies, and community building practices. He is... Read More →
Our country has never been more diverse or more polarized, and the question of what it means to be American—and how we create a sustainable story of “us”—is front and center in our politics and culture. In this rich and provocative talk Eric Liu examines the birthing of a new America and argues that today’s fights over racial justice and social inclusion are fights to ensure that this country lives up to the full promise of its creed, and why now, more than ever, we need to ask: Who is us? Who gets to define modern America?
Eric Liu is an author, educator, and civic entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Citizen University, which promotes and teaches the art of powerful citizenship through a portfolio of national programs (citizenuniversity.us), and the executive director of the Aspen Institut... Read More →
The 2-Day Research & Theory Workshop highlights current research regarding effective educational practices for language learners. During this workshop participants will build understanding of how the OCDE Project GLAD® promotes positive classroom culture and celebrates each student’s individual assets. This workshop applies research to practice by explicitly showing how ELD is embedded within the model, while gaining awareness of how to apply 21st century skills for all students.
JOIN THE NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER IN THE EXHIBITOR HALL!March 23-26, 2021, 2:00-5:00 pmZoom Link: https://ocde.zoom.us/j/88484815672Meeting ID: 884 8481 5672BIODr. Nicole Chávez has been empowering students and teachers to be active participants in the role of teaching and learning with our youth and community through OCDE Project GLAD® strategies since 2004. Nicole holds a doctorate from the University of S... Read More →
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 →
The purpose of this session is to present the importance of excellent instruction as part of focusing on the whole child to enhance educational success. Attention will be given to addressing the social, emotional, and cognitive needs of English Learners, and we will discuss the elements for creating optimal learning conditions, so that all our students can thrive in school and beyond. Book signing immediately following session.
Jana Echevarría, PhD is Professor Emerita at California State University, Long Beach where she received the university’s Outstanding Professor award. A founding researcher and creator of the SIOP Model, Dr. Echevarría has published widely on effective instruction for English learners... Read More →
This seminar is designed to support educators in developing new paradigms for educating underperforming students for whom Standard English is not native. Participants will become knowledgeable about issues of language variation and learning in Standard English Learner (SEL) populations, including African American and Mexican American SELs, and will have an opportunity to build knowledge & understanding of culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy, as a powerful tool for advancing learning in underperforming SEL populations. Book signing immediately following session.
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 presentation will present and discuss the Literacy Squared Biliteracy Program in detail. The presentation will discuss: 1) Components of Literacy Squared; 2) The comprehensive biliteracy framework; 3) Unique instructional features of the program (oracy, metalinguistic development and connecting language environments; and 4) Assessment strategies that value developing biliteracy. The session will be interactive and time will be allocated for questions and answers.
Guero Loco is an award winning bilingual educational hip hop artist who uses music to inspire students to become bilingual. His energizing mix of hip hop and reggaeton, along with stories from his own emotional bilingual journey have been motivating students, parents, and educators... Read More →
Learn how a school community infused all the characteristics associated with a Professional Learning Community to produce learning for its English Learner population. This workshop will detail the components of a PLC that teacher leaders utilized to help close the achievement gap for students learning English as a second language. Discover how distributive leadership and the act of listening to English Learner students helped educators in one school community better understand what was needed to meet the academic needs of this critical student population.
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 →
Learn how to create a model ELD summer school program which effectively combines teaching with professional learning, in order to build capacity around language instruction for English Learners. Teachers use the Teaching & Learning Cycle to practice new strategies in a highly supportive environment as they collaboratively deepen their understanding of ELD Standards Part II—How English Works. Specific guidance on how to replicate this model in rural or urban settings will be provided.
Karin Linn-Nieves, Director of Language & Literacy for the San Joaquin County Office of Education, has facilitated professional learning for educators of English learners for over 25 years. She has co-authored many state and countywide English learner authorizations implemented over... Read More →
Project 2 Inspire y el Consulado de México le invitan a que asista y se informe en este taller sobre las actualizaciones migratorias que se están llevando a cabo en estos días tan importantes para las familias inmigrantes como son: “Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA)” y las nuevas acciones ejecutivas. Conozca la protección y asistencia que ofrece la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de México en sus Consulados a través de sus diferentes programas que le permitirán protegerse a usted y a su familia en caso de que usted tenga algún problema con inmigración.
The new Rourke STEM+ for the 21st Century Program for Middle School provides resources teachers need to present all subject areas in an integrated manner. The program focuses on 21st century skills by providing teachers the necessary tools to create globally competent students who are ready to meet the demands of our global society. This program effectively integrates Spanish and/or English language acquisition with quality content area instruction to ensure that students acquire academic language proficiency.
The English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework emphasizes an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to teaching language arts and other content areas. In this workshop, you will explore the reading foundational skills, consider implications for English Learners, and learn instructional best practices for integrated literacy instruction. You will see classroom examples to support literacy learning.
This presentation will highlight the transformative possibilities ethnic studies courses can have on elementary and high school students in urban school districts. The focus will be on the students' youth participatory action research projects and the results of their participation. Students are able to identify social justice issues surrounding their personal lives and that of their community. A brief history on the development of this course will also be presented.
In this workshop, teachers will examine the role of complex text required by the CA State Standards for ELA/Literacy and the CA ELD Standards. Teachers will learn how to identify elements that make a text complex and provide strategic scaffolding that supports students as they make meaning of these texts. Participants will explore ways to differentiate, so that diverse learners improve their ability to access content, while becoming independent and proficient readers.
Literacy and Language Coordinator, Orange County Department of Education
Karin is an Orange County educator and reading specialist who loves children’s literature. She is a passionate advocate for increasing the time everyone spends reading - both children and adults - and helping readers find stories to treasure.
Often in dual language programs, the third pillar of education, cross-cultural competence, is forgotten or not targeted for fear of engaging in honest conversations about privilege and bias. Via strategies that are interactive, reflective, and action-driven, the purpose of this presentation is to strengthen participants’ ability to integrate the Guiding Principles for Dual Language with the Cultural Proficiency Principles and Continuum, as a means to increase dual language educator advocacy that will result in establishing Communities of Inclusion.
Director of Dual Language and Bilingual Education, Center for Applied Linguistics
Dr. José Medina presently serves as the Director of Dual Language and Bilingual Education at the Center for Applied Linguistics. As an English learner himself, José understands first-hand the importance of ensuring that all students have access to educational opportunity. http... Read More →
How can you engage your community and stakeholders in the design of a transformative English Learner Master Plan that provides a strategic roadmap to dramatically improving services for English Learners? Morgan Hill USD recently did just that and is now in its first year of implementation. Learn how to design a much more powerful and robust plan. We’ll share a “how-to” manual that provides a step-by-step process for any district to transform its approach to English Learner education.
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 presentation focuses on how we can help schools and educators become culturally proficient. The newly released book by the presenting authors. entitled Teaching and Supporting Migrant Children in our Schools: A Culturally Proficient Approach, will be introduced. The book’s aim is to evaluate the level of cultural proficiency where schools, school districts, county offices of education, and migrant programs function. Participants will learn the tools of cultural proficiency and its five essential elements.
* Cultural Proficiency* Teacher Education* Parent Involvement* School-Family, and Community Engagement* Diversity, language, Education and Race* International Education
Associate Professor, Biliteracy Education, CSU Fullerton
Dr. Fernando Rodríguez-Valls is Associate Professor at California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Rodríguez-Valls has created partnerships with school districts, local educational agencies and universities to develop and implement community-based [bi]literacy programs. He has also... Read More →
How is ELD different than a typical language experience classroom? Attention to the ELD standards, of course! Through the implementation of engaging strategies that target specific language goals and functions, along with tools such as anchor charts, we can support our youngest learners’ development of academic English. This session will offer ideas for interactive, standards-aligned language learning experiences to support English learners in the earliest grades.
Expanding biliteracy and dual language pathways in a secondary district can be a challenging endeavor without the right supports and steps in place. Learn about the journey of a local secondary school district in creating and expanding its language programs with the engagement and support of the school board, the superintendent, the parents and the local community. An emphasis will be on the expansion of dual language pathways and the celebration of students' language learning along the way.
My name is Gary Brown. I'm the principal at Sycamore junior high school in the Anaheim Union High School District. Sycamore is home to a dual immersion program we call DLA ( Dual Language Academy).
This session presents a unique approach to engaging diverse families in multi-literacy learning in their home language(s) through the use of mobile technology and culturally relevant pedagogy. Participants will learn about a digital family storytelling program in East Los Angeles in which Spanish-speaking families utilize smart devices to capture digital artifacts and create oral stories using free apps. Participants will engage in digital storytelling during the session and will receive information about implementing this approach.
Desarrolle vocabulario académico de alto nivel y lenguage oral usando imágenes artísticas y fotos. Apoye temas interdisciplinarios y STEAM para hispanohablantes y estudiantes de la lengua española de todos niveles.
This presentation will discuss results and techniques of a small ‘n’ study run in Barstow, California. EL students were taught a new form of ‘funds of knowledge,’ i.e., how to rope certain cognitive-linguistic functions to produce coherent essays. Students increased their participation in other classes, and self-reported an increase in confidence for writing tasks. If time permits, there will be a demonstration of the most effective techniques.
Interests: Engagement to Maximize Language and literacy acquisition.
PhD, Claremont Graduate University, School of Educational Studies. Language-Speech Specialist, Corona-Norco Unified School District. Principle and Consultant, 3D E.S., a Private Practice.
Education: A.B., University... Read More →
English learner participation in authentic and engaging peer-peer interaction activities on a regular basis is associated in the research with gains in language proficiency. The presenter will identify key features of effective peer-peer interaction tasks and share preliminary results of a pilot study in which dual language teachers in 4th/5th grade classrooms implemented interaction activities and were rated using a research-aligned observation instrument. Participants will leave with a clear vision of promising practices in implementing peer-peer interaction activities.
This session will give teachers a lesson design that develops academic discourse and ensures student use of collaborative conversation. Teachers will identify the content they want the students to master. Next, teachers will identify the language structure necessary for students to demonstrate understanding. Teachers learn how to relay target language structures in micro-scaffolded language interludes to students. Finally, teachers will learn how to guide students in academic conversations that lead into written expression.
Este cursillo mostrará el uso de las evaluaciones del California Reading and Literature Project, disponibles gratis por internet, para usar en cualquier salón donde se enseña la lectoescritura en español. Todos los participantes tendrán acceso a todos los recursos, para estudianes desde el kinder hasta el sexto grado. Aprenderán como administrar algunas evaluaciónes y como analizar los resultados de las destrezas fundamentales y de la comprensión.
This presentation on the Chula Vista Promise Neighborhood two-generation program, Learn with Me, will highlight the positive outcomes in early childhood development. Namely, gains in literacy, language, motor skills, and social/emotional learning were observed and measured by integrating side-by-side learning with children and their caregivers. After presenting on the program, resources, and self-assessment tools, supportive resources will be provided to audience members and an open-forum for discussions will be facilitated.
I'm an immigrant from Cuba, who arrived to the US in 1962. I went to school in the San Joaquin Valley and graduated from CSU Fresno. I've been a bilingual educator, teacher trainer, administrator since 1976 in San Diego County. After retirement, I continued my learning journey... Read More →
Each year, English Learners in the Fremont Union HSD spend months gearing up for the award-winning EL Speech Contest. In the process, Designated ELD teachers motivate and prepare students to develop academic speaking skills while addressing key CCSS and ELD Standards. In this session, participants will become familiar with guiding principles that make the FUHSD EL Speech Contest a meaningful and successful event. They will also leave with ready-to-use lesson plans that focus on speaking.
This introductory session will provide literacy leaders with the strategies and tools required to develop, implement, and support a high-quality, comprehensive literacy plan. Comprehensive literacy allows educators to meet the needs of rigorous standards while providing engaging student-centered instruction. Rooted in the "8 Principles of Comprehensive Literacy," participants will learn research-based strategies about foundational literacy, instructional best practices, and professional learning pathways. All participants will be provided with tools for actionable success.
İLos padres son importantes para el éxito académico de sus hijos! En este taller los participantes comprenderán la importancia de involucrarse en las escuelas de sus hijos y de aprender a navegar el sistema educátivo de este país. Los nuevos estándares comunes, los programas de los estudiantes que aprenden inglés, los programas bilingües de doble inmersión y las nuevas pruebas estatales serán algunos de los temas que se expicarán de una manera sencilla a los participantes. İNo falten!
Fui voluntaria por 20 años en los salones de clases de mis hijos. Actualmente soy parte del concilio escolar, miembro de ELAC y presidente de DELAC de KHSD. Anteriormente fui parte de PTA, Programa migrante region 21 y region 5, Concilio estatal de padres migrantes SPAC (vicepresidenta... Read More →
This presentation will share children and adolescent social and emotional learning and mental illness. Attendees will walk away with a broader understanding of these issues, including the impact that trauma and mental illness has on learning. The workshop will also share the role school districts play and what they are doing to address these issues as well as how school districts can partner with community and parents as an effort to curtail mental illness in children and youth.
Dr. Adela Cruz holds a Doctorate in Social Work and Organizational Leadership from USC and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She has worked in mental health and social services for the past 28 years. She is currently the Director of School Mental Health and Wellness for the Anaheim... Read More →
Los administradores escolares confían en el líderazgo de los padres voluntarios y para-educadores para orientar y guiar a los niños y sus padres en las escuelas. Sin embargo, poca atención ha sido dada sobre los beneficios académicos de los líderes que hacen este tipo de trabajo. ¿Cuáles son los beneficios de aquellos que conectan las familias y las comunidades a nuestras escuelas? Cuando estos líderes adquieren la experiencia de la academia, se vuelven más preparados para guiar y orientar a los estudiantes y a las familias a quienes sirven sobre educación futura. El taller estará abierto para compartir historias, ideas y herramientas sobre cómo transformarse los padres voluntarios y los para-educadores en lideres.
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. For 20 years I taught graduate bilingual and ELD teachers and doctoral students. I coordinated... Read More →
Come and get informed! This session will provide an update on the passage of Prop 58 the Learn Initiative that passed overwhelmingly in November. Implications will be shared for starting new bilingual/biliteracy programs. Stay informed and be ready to act!
En este mundo de infinitas posibilidades ¿Seguiremos transitando por los mismos senderos? ¿Recorreremos 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 hacía un nuevo aprendizaje. "Somos lo que hacemos repetidamente. La exelencia, por lo tanto no es un acto, sino un hábito." Aristóteles
Come see how we can support students with accessing complex texts. We will model instruction and look at different resources that can be used with any curriculum. Many of these supports are found in McGraw-Hill's CA Wonders and CA Maravillas.
En esta presentación se hablará de la Proposición 58 aprobada en noviembre de 2016. Debatiremos acerca de los beneficios de la Proposición 58, la importancia de ser multilingüe en la economía del siglo XXI y como esta nueva ley ayudará a nuestros estudiantes a tener éxito en la educación bilingüe
Explicit academic vocabulary instruction, using the innovative RULE of 3 is critical for EL success. The RULE of 3 is the result of 12 years of research which included two U.S. Office grants. The RULE of 3 has students REHEARSE, ANALYZE and PRODUCE interdisciplinary words. The implementation of ANALYZE phonics, reading and writing resulted in 90% of primary students gaining 2-4 CELDT levels and significant gains on the CASSP. The achievement gap was closed from 12.9 to 1.8.
Dr. Linda Ventriglia-Navarrette is a Director and Research Professor at the University of California at Riverside. She has degrees from Claremont University and Harvard University. As a Ford Foundation post-doctoral fellow, she completed four years of study in linguistics and second... Read More →
The AUHSD Servathon is an event promoting students’ sense of connection and civic responsibility to their home cities, non-profit groups, and local organizations. Students and educators develop their own cause to adopt and then go into the community and engage in giving back. It can be done to raise funds for their individual schools, or just as a stepping stone to a global mission for their club or organization.
Activities Director, Assistant Director (Logistics), Past President, Anaheim Union High SD
Paul is Activities Director, Yearbook Advisor, CTE Video Production and tasks as assigned @ Loara High School in Anaheim, CA. Paul has also served on the CASL State Board from 1992 - 2000 and CADA State Board as Communications Officer from 2002 - 2010 and a Past President 2011... Read More →
It is often said “Parents are their children's first teachers.” But once in school, parents may believe they do not have the skills to support the academic demands required of the classroom. This session will highlight the research on language transferences, and introduce specific literacy strategies that parents can conduct in the home language. The guide, Families Learning Together is not only for parents, but also for district liaisons who can support implementation with examples found in the guide.
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 →
Learn interactive techniques to differentiate instruction and motivate students to write content-rich compositions filled with textual evidence. Model opinion pieces with a clear point of view and organizational structure, fact-supported reasons, and a concluding section designed to tie the entire argument together. Guide informative/explanatory pieces that clearly and accurately convey information to increase reader's knowledge and comprehension of a concept. Catapult Common Core writing with dynamic techniques that engage students in critical thinking immediately!
Carolyn M. Hood, M.Ed., is an experienced, teacher leader, curriculum developer, and instructional coach. As Lead Master Trainer for Learning Headquarters, Carolyn has the opportunity to work with K-6 educators and students on rigorous Common Core reading and writing instruction... Read More →
Examine an interdisciplinary approach to teaching analytical reading and writing using 'learning maps'--a process/method for supporting English learners as they master their literacy skills in context of the Common Core State Standards. Learn how to use learning maps for differentiation, control of rigor, and encouragement of independent learning for ELs. Additionally, investigate how learning maps gradually release the scaffolds educators put into place that lead English learners to independent reading and writing of complex texts.
I'm a teacher with over 30 years of experience teaching English to language learners. I hold two master degrees in teaching and literature. My passion is to support the needs of students who are learning English as a second language. I have presented at multiple conferences including... Read More →
California Department of Education staff will present information on the development of a state English learner strategic plan called the “California English Learner Roadmap”. The English Learner Roadmap is a guide for districts toward establishing clearly articulated and effective programs and practices for English learners.
Director, English Learner Support Division, California Department of Education
Veronica Aguila, Ed.D., is the Director of the English Learner Support Division at the CDE. The division oversees the Language Policy and Leadership Office, Technical Assistance and Monitoring Office, and Migrant Education Office and coordinates the CDE’s efforts to address the... Read More →
Gustavo Gonzalez is an Education Programs Consultant in the Language Policy and Leadership Office at the California Department of Education (CDE). He supports the implementation of State English learner initiatives and provides technical assistance to local educational agencies and... Read More →
Our students require vocabulary assistance for academic writing, but an overlooked technique is the power of instructional verbs. Clear understanding of compare, trace, explain, analyze or describe, directly focuses student work and creates pathways for student success on tests and writing assignments. The presenter will offer a set of 32 instructional verbs with clarifying definitions and examples, and offer practical classroom applications for creating assignments that accurately and appropriately raise student cognition via Bloom’s Taxonomy.
How can I help my English learners revise their writing? This hands-on workshop will give you ideas for a structured, collaborative peer-to-peer revising process in your classroom. I will be introducing an interactive 4-step “Peer Review Protocol” that can be easily adapted to meet the needs of your students. This process will help you access Parts 1 & 2 of the CA ELD Standards.
As an instructional coach in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, Mr. Casey assists teachers in implementing best practices in their classes, coordinates site and district based programs, and delivers professional development at varying levels among other duties as assigned.
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Education must be relevant to students and children must see themselves, their experiences and their cultures reflected in the classroom, while being exposed authentically to lives that are different from their own. This workshop provides a framework for inviting the identities and experiences of children and their families into the classroom and curriculum. Participants will learn specific strategies and will receive tools, templates, and a bibliography of children’s literature to promote and honor diversity.
How can educators help parents develop a growth mindset to create college-going cultures at home? Participants will learn practical strategies on how to instill growth mindsets. Mr. Carias brings over a decade of experience training educators and parents across the country on evidence-based skills aimed at assisting students in their educational journey. 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.
I would encourage you to view the following YouTube video on my work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOzyT1ZlrS4&t=4s
Author, Civic Engagement and Fellow, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOzyT1ZlrS4&t=4sJaime 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 →
The Writing Reform and Innovation for Teaching Excellence (WRITE) Institute offers one hour of professional learning around content-area writing (ELA/ELD/SLD/HSS/science, math). Participants will understand and discuss research-based instructional practices that improve critical thinking skills, academic language, and disciplinary literacy for all language learners, including long-term English learners, and Spanish learners.
Coordinator, Language Learner Team, San Diego County Office of Education
I am passionate about literacy, languages, cultures, equity, mindfulness, and traveling. As a Coordinator for the Writing Reform and Innovation for Teaching Excellence (WRITE) Institute and Language Learner Team at the San Diego County Office of Education, I provide research-driven... Read More →
Esta sesión se centrará en la importancia de la educación universitaria y derrumbará las barreras y los mitos acerca de la residencia y el financiamiento de los estudios universitarios. También, proporcionará información de los requisítos académicos y las oportunidades financieras para sus hijos.
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 →
This 2-day institute provides information and resources from research to classroom instruction for new Two-Way Dual Language 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 TWDL 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 →
Participants will learn how to implement interactive notebooks in a secondary mathematics classroom to integrate ELD and intentionally scaffold and support all students’ success, especially for English Learners. Presenter will model mathematics lessons using interactive notebooks, Foldables®, and manipulatives to demonstrate the power of interactive notebooking. Sample student interactive notebooks will be shared. Interactive notebooking has a significant, positive effect on student language development and engagement and integrates well with K-12 classroom management systems.
Hello, my name is Hannah De Lacy and I am a high school math teacher, English Learner Facilitator, and class advisor at Orange Vista High School in Perris California. I hope that you will find the information and my presentations to be rewarding and positive tools to increase you... Read More →
Are you ready to experience ACTIVE PARTICIPATION while attending a CABE institute? Do you want to learn HOW to engage all of your kinder thru adult learners with your content while also helping them to develop necessary language and social skills? If so, this dynamic 2-day institute is for you! Come learn simple, yet easy to implement KAGAN structures for engagement in your classroom! You won't want to miss it!
Trainer, Kagan Publishing & Professional Development
Tom received his BA in Psychology from Creighton University, BS in Education from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and his M.Ed in Bilingual/Multicultural Education and K–12 ESL Endorsement from Northern Arizona University. His first years in education were spent as a teacher... Read More →
This intensive, hands-on institute is designed for participants who bring foundational knowledge of Integrated ELD and who want to move to expertly designing, developing and delivering robust Integrated ELD lessons across the content areas. Participants work with a structured, integrated ELD lesson organizer to 1) develop content and language objectives and differentiated, leveled sentence frames; 2) target ELD skills to integrate into the content instruction; 3) to integrate academic and figurative vocabulary; 4) to skillfully utilize cognates; and 5) to implement leveled, engaging strategies for checking understanding.
Does your school struggle to meaningfully engage a diverse cross-section of parents? Do parents express feeling marginalized at times? If so, this workshop is designed for you. Through an interactive agenda, facilitators Shane Safir (co-founder of June Jordan School for Equity) and Carmelita Reyes (principal of the award-winning Oakland International High School) will support you to 1) consider the role of listening in parent engagement; 2) unpack common challenges around parent engagement; 3) engage in a role-play activity to practice listening and building relationships with parents; 4) learn some basic "hacks" for parent engagement; and 5) design a parent engagement and empowerment plan.
Co-Principal Oakland International High School, Oakland USD
Carmelita is the founding principal of Oakland International High School which opened it's doors in 2007. The mission of OIHS is to provide a quality alternative education for recently arrived immigrant students in English language acquisition and in preparation for college. In... Read More →
Founder and Principal, Listening & Leading for Equity
For more than 20 years, Shane has worked at every level of the education system – from the classroom to the boardroom – bringing passion, skill, and unique solutions to the challenge of school transformation and the promise of educational opportunity for every child.In 2003, Shane... Read More →
“Slangman” David Burke (Author of dozens of language books on American slang & idioms and International TV personality from Voice of America and PBS) will give an informative & hilarious presentation on the importance of knowing slang & idioms – those pesky and confusing terms which have permeated our lives from entertainment, air traffic-control, the workplace, and even the TOEFL!
Being a polyglot, David Burke was all too familiar with the confusion that can come from not knowing a language’s slang or idioms. His love of language has, in part, led him to write and publish a range of books on this topic. His career has included a regular segment on Voice of... Read More →
This presentation begins with a history of the personal involvement in the bilingual education movement since 1968 in San Francisco, California, and across the U.S. This will be followed by an analysis of why Prop. 227, the so-called “English Language in Public Schools,” gained widespread support and won passage in 1998 and the need to develop alternative approaches to bilingual-bicultural education. Finally, why Prop 58, the multilingual education initiative, won in California in 2016 in the midst of unprecedented divisive and racist presidential election.
This session will share strategies and ideas to help EVERY bilingual student develop algebraic thinking, essential mathematics vocabulary, and problem solving proficiency. The presenter will emphasize the importance of providing students with engaging problems that help connect their cultural heritage and everyday life to real-life mathematics problem solving. She will also emphasize important visual literacy skills, so that mathematics concepts are clearer and more accessible to bilingual students. A rich assortment of real-world, culturally relevant problems will be included. The strategies and ideas will help teachers develop competent and confident mathematics students!
Educational and Technology Consultant, Educational Consulting
Dr. Donna Knoell is an esteemed, highly sought after speaker and educational and technology consultant who works with schools, districts, and teachers, to help them improve their instructional programs, with special emphasis on advancing achievement and engagement for Gifted and Talented... Read More →
To successfully understand complex texts, students need to be able to generate the meanings of new words, based on their knowledge about how words work in English. Freddy Hiebert will describe several principles about how words work and provide open-access resources to support teachers in implementing each of the principles. Book signing immediately following session.
This presentation tells the journey of how Three Chinese Dual Language teachers teaching practice have evolved through supporting our youngest DLLs in becoming bilingual and bilcultrual through incooporating Visual and Performing Arts in their curriculum.
Be a part of this exciting time to make bilingualism and biliteracy a reality for California's students. Join with Californians Together to hear about the State Seal of Biiteracy in California and across the nation, extending the Seal to the university level, how the Local Control Funding Formula can support biliteracy, the new state accountability system and California Spanish Assessment, recent data on LTELs, and what the recent election and legislation means for EL programs and services. Implications for the implementation of Proposition 58 will be addressed in this session.
EL Roadmap, Research publications, Multiple Pathways to Biliteracy, Long Term English Learners, The State Seal of Biiteracy, Accountability and ELs, Bilingual Teacher Shortabe
This presentation will focus on the historical story of California Mini-Corps, celebrating 50 years of serving migrant children and producing successful educators. Participants will watch videos and participate in interactive activities.
In this interactive workshop, bilingual teachers will explore how to bridge what their students are learning in Spanish into content-based Designated ELD. Through teacher experience, samples of curriculum materials, classroom artifacts and videos we will show how to use language functions and graphic organizers to connect Spanish content instruction with Designated ELD, bringing the vision of the CA Framework to life.
Learn how you can engage ELL and migrant students while closing the ever-growing language, technology, and 21st Century Skills gap. Explore options for the development of a successful curriculum for the school day, extended day or summer programs. A curriculum that uses technology to allow students to build knowledge, develop writing, reading, listening and oral language skills, as they make meaning through project-based learning. Participants will have time and templates to plan their own program. A device recommended but not required. Presentation Link: http://bit.ly/2nDfld2
Alicia Vazquez is committed to student success inside the classroom and in life. She has 10 years of teaching experience. Vazquez began her career as a Bilingual teacher at George Mayne Elementary. She has been serving as an Educational Technology Teacher on Special Assignment... Read More →
Esta presentación se enfoca en cómo podemos adquirir destrezas culturales que nos hagan ser proficientes. El objetivo es cerrar la brecha que existe entre estudiantes migrantes en términos de rendimiento académico. Se evaluará en que nivel del perfil cultural están ellos - las escuelas dónde trabajan, las escuelas que asisten sus hijos, los distritos escolares, las oficinas del condado, o las oficinas del programa de educación migrante.
* Cultural Proficiency* Teacher Education* Parent Involvement* School-Family, and Community Engagement* Diversity, language, Education and Race* International Education
Associate Professor, Biliteracy Education, CSU Fullerton
Dr. Fernando Rodríguez-Valls is Associate Professor at California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Rodríguez-Valls has created partnerships with school districts, local educational agencies and universities to develop and implement community-based [bi]literacy programs. He has also... Read More →
Participants will have an opportunity to learn how the AUHSD, a local urban school district, engages all stakeholders in the development of the LCAP. AUHSD's goal is to ensure all students learn with purpose to graduate college-, career- and life-ready. By providing a variety of professional learning opportunities, we have formed partnerships with parents and community members to collaborate and create LCAP goals that meet identified needs through a process that puts the power in their hands.
This presentation will use the concepts of funds of knowledge, cultural capital, and social capital in creating professional development and teacher preparation plans for language and literacy development. Demonstrations will be performed and discussed regarding how these concepts influence student engagement, second language development, and academic achievement. The practical demonstrations are supported by current research on the impact of socially-just learning environments on academic, social, affective, and cognitive engagement.
Jose has been involved in teacher education for 27 years as a faculty in both public and private universities (14 years at CSU Dominguez Hills; currently, 13 years at University of Redlands). Prior to his teacher education experience, Jose has been a junior high school classroom... Read More →
The Common Core requires all students to engage with rigorous grade-level text and content in order to effectively make meaning. Participants will learn a series of strategies designed to teach children to read complex text, while collaboratively researching a topic of their choice. Intentional scaffolding allows English Learners, and all students, to learn research skills and prepare presentations and written work. Student samples, video, tools and templates for planning will be shared.
ELA, ELD, and NGSS standards are used in tandem to accelerate the academic literacy development of students. A unit of study on bats is used to model the Teaching-Learning Cycle focusing on complex text and writing. Lessons designed to build students’ content knowledge of the topic, dig deeper into language via the ELD standards, and write across the three text types will be shared along with student work and videoclips from a 5th grade classroom.
Karin Linn-Nieves, Director of Language & Literacy for the San Joaquin County Office of Education, has facilitated professional learning for educators of English learners for over 25 years. She has co-authored many state and countywide English learner authorizations implemented over... Read More →
Have you struggled to develop your staff to improve their teaching of long-term emergent bilinguals? We will present professional development plans and tools that we used to implement a successful inquiry cycle with our staff, focusing on improving outcomes for language learners in our humanities classes.
English Learners in the US must meet the same academic standards as native speakers of English. According to the latest NAEP study (2015), 73% and 79% of California’s ELs read below the basic level in 4th and 8th grade (respectively). This research does identify literacy skills that ELs have in Spanish, yet cannot demonstrate in English. Assessing the same skills in both languages is critical to determining whether it is a language issue, skill issue, or both.
¿Cómo pueden los padres desarrollar una mentalidad de crecimiento para crear una cultura universitaria en casa? Los padres aprenderán sobre el valor de inculcar una mentalidad de crecimiento en comparación con una mentalidad fija. El Sr. Carias trae una década de experiencia entrenando a padres por todo el país en competencias basadas en investigaciones para ayudar a sus hijos en su viaje desde K-12 hasta la universidad. Le animo a que vea el siguiente video de YouTube en mi trabajo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOzyT1ZlrS4&t=4s
Author, Civic Engagement and Fellow, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOzyT1ZlrS4&t=4sJaime 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 →
This presentation shares most current research results to CABE participants with the goal to increase participants' knowledge about which key factors and pedagogical approaches are crucial for a successful transition of Two Way Immersion EL students to middle and high school in order to better teach and reach biliteracy for all. The presenter shares the result of her research study soliciting experts’ opinions on key factors and pedagogical strategies that support the successful transition of TWI students from elementary to middle and high school.
In 2015, I earned my Doctorate in Organizational Leadership as a member of the inaugural Doctoral class at Brandman University, which added to my abilities as a visionary leader capable of guiding transformational change through collaboration, innovation, and strategic planning. I... Read More →
El taller se enfocará en la vertiente Indígena Bilingüe del Modelo Educativo para la Vida y el Trabajo desarrollado por el Instituto Nacional para la Educación de los Adultos. El modelo se enfocará en alfabetizar primeramente en la lengua materna y posteriormente en el español. Se compartirán experiencias sobre su aplicación en México y la reciente implementación de un modelo academico en los Estados Unidos de la lengua Mixteco Baja.
Activities that promote mathematical reasoning are essential for developing mathematically proficient students. Building fluency and flexibility with numbers is equally essential. Activities that combine both and that are accessible to all students are rare. I will share several activities, resources, and adaptation strategies that promote both reasoning and fluency, while addressing language challenges. Participants will work through activities during the session, experience productive struggle, and learn techniques to make the mathematics accessible to all students.
Director of Mathematics and Special Projects, CORE Inc.
I am the Director of Mathematics for CORE. I holds a master's degree in math education from Sonoma State University (SSU) and secondary teaching credentials for both mathematics and English. I have 18 years of experience in the classroom teaching all levels of math from 5th grade... Read More →
We talk about the math achievement gap, but what about the math experience gap? In this session we explore how to mathematize any activity, from playing games to everyday tasks, so that we can give students rich math experiences that prepare them for deep problem solving. These activities show students that math is exciting and can help them make sense of the world. Session participants will take home examples of mathematized activities.
Brandon Smith is the Lead Mathematician and Product Director at MIND Research Institute, where he creates experiential learning programs for people of all ages, both in and out of the classroom — including two that are patent-pending. Over the past several years, he has focused... Read More →
Mindfulness provides a strong foundation for the education of students through providing optimal conditions for learning and teaching. Through mindfulness, teachers, para-educators, students, and parents improve communication, relationships, and acceptance of students from multicultural backgrounds. By practicing mindfulness, educators can recognize their own prejudice and bias, the limitations of labels on expectations for students, and the potential damage of labeling, which affect both students with (dis)abilities and students who are bilingual.
What is multiculturalism and why is it important? In this interactive workshop, teachers and participants will explore culture and how it impacts students’ identities. Participants will learn how literature and other resources can be used in the classroom to acknowledge students’ cultures and broaden their views of other cultures.
Calling all truth seekers! Huda Essa, Founder of Culture Links, LLC and author of Teach us Your Name, invites you to join this engaging and meaningful session where you will gain invaluable strategies and continuously reflect on the knowledge gained! This timely, relevant topic is one that continues to be talked about in public and private conversations all over the world. Muslims represent about one-fourth of the world’s population, yet they are a group that is severely misunderstood in America. Join us to increase your critical consciousness, awareness, and understanding of how this topic relates to us all. You will not want to miss this engaging and meaningful opportunity to support your journey as an ally for Social Justice!
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 →
¿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 aplicar herramientas psicológicas, que puedan promover la formación de pensadores, educar la emoción, expandir los horizontes de la inteligencia y crear calidad de vida.
Share the successes of the Riverside USD Family Resource Center in increasing parent engagement. Also, we will share father involvement initiatives in RUSD, including the Dad's University program.
California’s new accountability and continuous improvement system is underway, with the goal of advancing student achievement and promoting equity. Join us for a discussion of the latest information on the new California School Dashboard and opportunities to use this data to inform the Local Control and Accountability Plan annual review and stakeholder engagement process. We will cover potential improvements in sharing information with stakeholders, especially parents, to ensure progress in meeting goals for improved outcomes for English learners.
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 →
What do reading and language arts teachers have in common with jazz musicians? Both draw heavily on the letter i: improvisation, ingenuity and interpretation—especially when connecting with culturally diverse audiences! Participants will learn rhythmic, interactive ways to introduce blends, English/Spanish cognates, and alphabetized rhymes. They will also bring home creative writing activities for teaching prose, jazz poetry—even haiku! This material supports Common Core standards and is proven to engage students in grades K-5.
Author / Storyteller / Bilingual Presenter, Matthew Gollub Communications, Inc
Ahoy, bilingual teachers and book lovers! You may be familiar with some of my award-winning books (Jazz Fly; Jazz Fly 2; The Moon Was at a Fiesta, etc.). I have a passion for getting bilingual communities EXCITED about reading. I put on lively assemblies at schools nationwide. I'm... Read More →
This study examined teachers’ knowledge and perceptions’ of a dual language immersion (DLI) program that was implemented at a public-school in Orange County. Quantitative data findings suggest that exposure to the DLI program positively impacted teachers’ knowledge of students’ language development. The workshop will be presented in discussion format, creating an opportunity for participants to actively engage. Attendees will gain an understanding of teachers’ perceptions, challenges and rewards in designing and implementing a DLI program.
This presentation will inform participants of a set of professional learning policies and activities that span the career continuum of an educator, which leads to improved educator knowledge, skills, and dispositions and, ultimately, increased student learning results. 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.
Using SEAL's (Sobrato Early Academic Language) high-leverage pedagogical practices, participants will experience the SEAL strategies by exploring global competence as a 21st century imperative. Experience classroom strategies and use them tomorrow in your classrooms, schools, and parent workshops, while learning about global competence.
This workshop will explore how a two way immersion school transformed its biliteracy instruction using the workshop model. We will explain how school leadership created a long-term plan for school reform and provided the support needed to implement the changes. Sample curriculum and assessment plans, as well as professional development provided to the staff will be shared. The workshop model will be reviewed in the context of the two-way Spanish immersion setting.
Esta sesión interactiva examina el proceso para desarrollar una unidad que integra el Common Core en Español con ciencias, tecnología, ingeniería, arte y matemáticas (STEAM). Se inspira en los Estándares de Ciencias de la Nueva Generación (NGSS). Su objetivo es motivar a los participantes a planear sus propias unidades, ya que con ello aumentarán el rigor académico en programas bilingües/doble inmersión. Promoverán la creatividad, el pensamiento crítico, el diálogo y la colaboración entre sus estudiantes.
* Coordindora y fundadora del Programa de DI en Discovery Charter
School- Chula Vista, CA
*6 años de experiencia en enseñanza de Kinder DI
*Consultora STEAM para Distrito Escolar de El Cajón, CA
*Certificación en Doble Inmersión - Inglés-Español... Read More →
*Mi primera Carrera es ser Hotelera con Maestría en Administración, de México, D.F.
*Entre al ambito de la educacion a traves de una Maestría en Educación con especialidad en Mejores Prácticas, Educación en Línea y Lectura,en CA. y la Credencial Múltiple y Sencilla en español
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This workshop will walk participants through academic language considerations as they plan to support EL student learning of content through text. The workshop will model and engage participants in crafting a prompt that aligns with standards, examining and extracting vocabulary, as well as determining more supportive and less supportive sentence structures that help students build a cohesive response.
English Learner Program Specialist, San Juan Unified School District
Leslie Wriston, M.S.Ed, is currently the English Learner Program Specialist in San Juan Unified and is responsible for professional learning and implementation of English Language Development K-12 throughout the 60 school sites. She leads a team of teachers on special assignment... Read More →
In this session we will be sharing a lesson for addressing the standards of listening and speaking (to a partner), asking and answering questions, and describing what is happening in a picture, in preparation for the CELDT test.
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 →
In this session, the CA CCSS and the CA ELD Standards are used in tandem to accelerate student academic literacy. An integrated unit using both narrative and informational texts on wolves will be shared. This unit extends from the Kindergarten Interactive Read Aloud vignette in the ELA/ELD Framework. It is organized using a teaching-learning cycle which supports building content knowledge, learning about the language of text types, joint construction and independent writing construction.
The Writing Reform and Innovation for Teaching Excellence (WRITE) Institute offers one hour of professional learning and ready-to-use materials to scaffold writing across content areas. Participants will experience interactive, differentiated strategies to improve critical thinking skills, academic language, and informative writing for all language learners.
Coordinator, Language Learner Team, San Diego County Office of Education
I am passionate about literacy, languages, cultures, equity, mindfulness, and traveling. As a Coordinator for the Writing Reform and Innovation for Teaching Excellence (WRITE) Institute and Language Learner Team at the San Diego County Office of Education, I provide research-driven... Read More →
Students write better when they control their writing. This presentation, focused on upper elementary grades, presents participants with a writing program that balances standards-based instruction with the Writers Workshop model. The five-day plan explains how to arrange time to teach grammar and spelling, district writing assessments, and Writers Workshop sessions. All the components for student writing folders, including domain/genre sheets, writers’ logs to keep track of projects, pre-writing organizers, and more will be shared.
I am a 6th grade teacher at Madison Elementary School in Riverside, California. In my 31 years teaching, I have taught 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th grades. I am also the author of three books, The Runaway Piggy/El cochinito fugitivo, A Mummy in Her Backpack/Una momia en su mochila, and... Read More →
Rather than assuming that cross-linguistic transfer will occur without explicit teaching, we can organize literacy and language instruction intentionally and strategically to promote proficient biliteracy. Learn how to organize foundational skills and sound-spelling instruction for explicit teaching of skill transference. Transfer routines and strategies that can be adapted and implemented across the various biliteracy program models will be demonstrated.
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 →
Collaborative, inquiry-based K-12 learning places extraordinary demands on students' listening faculties. English learners at all proficiency levels benefit from strategy instruction that addresses the physical and linguistic features of attentive listening in academic contexts. In this interactive and practical institute, participants: 1) analyze the pragmatic demands of task-based lesson interactions; 2) explore key language functions; 3) explore strategies to infuse accountable listening tasks throughout lessons; and 4) receive print and digital resources to support effective implementation.
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 →
How can your dual language program achieve those high outcomes seen in the well-known Thomas & Collier research figure often called "The Graph?" We will discuss details of implementation that lead to high satisfaction for students and staff participating in dual language classes, and the research rationale that makes this program superior to transitional bilingual education and other forms of remedial and pullout support for English learners. Book signing immediately following session.
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 presentation and panel discussion will provide an update on the various California Department of Education efforts and initiatives in the movement toward one system serving the whole child including English learners with disabilities.
Lead One System Whole Child Initiative, California Department of Education
Dr. Kristen BrownOne System/Whole Child Integration Lead, California Department of Education@CDEOneSystem Kristen Brown is leading the California Department of Education (CDE)’s One System Serving the Whole Child Initiative. She has held several other positions within the CDE. She... Read More →
Gustavo Gonzalez is an Education Programs Consultant in the Language Policy and Leadership Office at the California Department of Education (CDE). He supports the implementation of State English learner initiatives and provides technical assistance to local educational agencies and... Read More →
Learn about culturally and linguistically responsive arts/creativity practices that help English Learners find their personal voice and meet core curriculum standards. Explore CREATE CA’s new Declaration of Student Rights that calls for creative, innovative arts learning for California students. Engage in hands-on learning through CCSESA’s Creativity at the Core modules that feature key principles for culturally and linguistically responsive teaching and learning. You’ll receive great resources that support English Learner engagement and innovation!
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 →
Born in St. Helen’s, Lancashire, England, Nigel Lythgoe moved with his family to Liverpool, where he began tap dancing at age 11. He became the only person to dance in, choreograph, direct, and produce the Royal Variety Performance for Her Majesty the Queen of England. He has worked... 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 institute will examine the research related to the essential qualities of critically conscious dual language educators. Additionally, presenters will engage participants in a critical examination of the four tenets: Ideology, Pedagogy, Access, and Equity to demonstrate how these critical tenets are manifested in dual language classrooms and schools. The goal is to allow educators to go beyond the standards fetish into a deep and reflective analysis of their professional knowledge and expertise in attaining equity for all students. Implications for the implementation of Proposition 58 will be addressed in this session.
Dr. Ana Hernández is Associate Professor of Multilingual and Multicultural Education and Coordinator of the Bilingual Authorization Program and Dual Language Certificate in the School of Education at CA State University San Marcos. Also Project ACCEPT Director - a National Professional... Read More →
This session will focus on increasing teachers’ conceptual understanding of fractions using the number line approach and will include activities and materials that can be adapted for use in the classroom, including best practices for working with English learners. Come and have some fun using 21st Century skills to learn and interact with others about fraction sense!
Member Services Chair, TODOS: Mathematics for ALL, Mathematics Education Consultant
TODOS: Mathematics for ALL is a national professional organization that advocates for equity and excellence in mathematics education for ALL students - in particular, Latina/o students. TODOS advances educators' .knowledge, develops and supports education leaders, generates and disseminates... Read More →
Este taller es un espacio para continuar utilizando los estándares comunes, cómo se relacionan con nuestra vida y la diversidad. Con la información aprendida desarrollaremos y fortaleceremos nuestras habilidades para vivir la multiculturalidad y la resiliencia. Además de como al hacer uso de tecnología en las comunidades migrantes fortalecemos nuestro aprendizaje y el de nuestros niños y jovenes.
Como maestros en programas bilingües, queremos maximizar el tiempo disponible para planear y enseñar el aprendizaje del idioma, la alfabetización y las asignaturas a la vez. Repasaremos el mejor uso de los libros y los recursos de calidad para desarrollar lecciones organizadas. Utilizaremos los estándares, el apoyo lingüístico y académico, que son estructurados para el éxito de los alumnos. Mediante las estrategias efectivas, los videos, las muestras y la interacción de participantes, gozaremos de la enseñanza y del aprendizaje. Cada participante recibirá un libro gratuito para su salón de clase.
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 →
En este instituto usted aprenderá sobre los servicios educativos que brindan las Plazas Comunitarias para jóvenes y adultos así como la vinculación con otras instituciones educativas. Usted aprenderá sobre las oportunidades para los profesionistas latino. Se recibirá información sobre el proceso para revalidar títulos profesionales de otros paises en cualquier carrera universitaria. Se dará información sobre las clases que se ofrecen en la red de la Universidad de Guadalajara y finalmente se presentará la ley SB1159 de California que permite al autoempleado utilizar un ITIN.
Plaza Comunitaria, P2I, California Association for Bilingual Education
Gricelda Perez, asistió a la Universidad del Valle de Atemajac, Plantel La Piedad, en Michoacán, México, recibió su título como Licenciada en Administración de Empresas. Ha trabajado como docente con jóvenes en edad de High School, se ha desempeñado como contralora en Colegio... Read More →
Todos los padres quieren involucrarse en la vida de sus hijos. Pero cuando esto incluye la vida escolar de sus hijos, muchos padres de familia no saben hacerlo. En esta sesión les presentaremos la importancia de este involucramiento, los distintos modos de involucrarse y la información que necesitan para ser padres activos en la vida escolar de sus hijos.
Antoinette Hernandez is Lead Coach/Mentor Parent Program Specialist for CABE’s Project 2INSPIRE parent leadership workshops and has extensive experience in the field of education. She has led parent leadership workshops throughout various school districts, universities and other... Read More →
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 →
Literature reflects the cultural ways of every society. Embedded in story are the human experiences of life. An important role of teachers is to engage students in the critical reflection of meaning, values, and life's lessons. Vygotsky saw the teachers’ role as sociocultural mediators that not only bridge their cultural past but use story to create new ways of thinking and solutions to everyday challenges and problems. We will share key elements of Vygotsky's theory to organize teaching/learning by using mediated structures to deliberately guide, making literary elements visible, and engage in critical reflection.
Trustee, San Bernardino City Unified School District
Barbara Flores is president of CABE and has been on San Bernardino City School Board since 2008 and served as Vice President and President. She also served in academia at Cal State San Bernardino for many years.
Discover how discussions of fine art can reinforce Common Core State Standards. The presenter will demonstrate strategies that include using complex text (the image) to explore meaning, note important details, cite evidence and make an argument to support an opinion. She will share structures for promoting deeper academic discussions across the curriculum including STEM subjects. Each participant will receive sample lessons in English & Spanish and access to dazzling art images from around the globe & across time.
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 →
Learn how one northern California school district is aligning its resources and professional learning systems to better support the district’s English Learners. Hear from district leaders and support providers who have collaborated to integrate a focus on the needs of English Learners across district departments. See the impact these efforts are having on teachers and students at one elementary school.
Research on Dual Language Immersion (DLI) programs shows that students in DLI programs outperform their peers in measures of academic achievement and in their levels of biliteracy by the time they complete elementary school and continue on this trajectory through the remainder of their school career. This presentation explores some of the challenges in, and benefits of, considering a system to map the trajectory of established programs whose students do attain the promise of high levels of academic achievement and biliteracy. This has the potential to inform the development of new programs and the refinement of experienced programs, so that administrators, teachers, parents, and community members can be assured that students will reach the promise of high levels of academic achievement and biliteracy. Implications from the passage of Proposition 58 will be addressed in this session. Implications for the implementation of Proposition 58 will be addressed in this session.
English Learners have a double challenge: they must learn English and content through the English at the same time. We know that 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 learning opportunity will prepare teachers to meet the needs of their English Learners through designated ELD.
Staff Development & Curriculum Specialist ELA/ELD, Tulare COE
Mrs. Gonzalez provides support to LEAs in the area of English Language Arts and English Language Development, through professional development, unit planning, coaching, and lesson studies. Her support for LEAs includes work to meet the growing need of their English Learners meet... Read More →
In this session, participants will be provided with the most current educator equity data and have the opportunity to provide feedback related to the state's equity gaps, root causes for those gaps, and possible strategies for addressing them. This feedback will be used to develop California's 2017 plan update.
En esta sesión disfrutarán de la música y los juegos tradicionales para incorporar en su salón de clase y hogar. Stanley comenzó su colección de música para niños en 1967. Estas son las canciones y los juegos transmitidas por las generaciones de amigos y vecinos de Nuevo México y California. Representan nuestra herencia cultural de música. Yolanda les mostrará movimientos del cuerpo y las manos para acompañar las canciones. Vean: www.lucerito.net
This presentation will highlight how the California Mini-Corps program utilizes cognitive coaching strategies (planning and reflective conversations) to help CA Mini-Corps tutors self-evaluate and improve instruction delivery to migrant students. Participants in this workshop will engage in effective cognitive coaching strategies.
En esta sesión los participantes podrán: Tomar conciencia de la importancia que tienen las diferencias culturales y lingüísticas para enriquecer y fortalecer las relaciones y las interacciones entre los padres y la comunidad para apoyar y preparar alumnos exitosos para una educación global. Los participantes aprenderán acerca de los modismos en diferentes países latinoamericanos, los cuales enriquecerán su vocabulario y fortalecerán sus interacciones con los padres de familia,los educadores y los administradores en una variedad de los contextos educativos.
There are approximately 1.392 million English Learners (ELs) throughout the state of California. Diverse in language and fluency, ELs have specific needs that relate to their contextual and cultural experiences. This workshop presentation will discuss how the English Learner Leadership & Legacy Initiative (ELLLI), a state wide advocacy group, uses research to advocate for English Learners. Participants will have an opportunity to brainstorm ways to advocate for ELs in their respective communities.
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. For 20 years I taught graduate bilingual and ELD teachers and doctoral students. I coordinated... Read More →
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.
Group processing enables educators and students to promote a deep understanding of learning and derive ownership of individual strengths. This group interaction will demonstrate how students use cooperative learning in evaluating and integrating their pooled knowledge to create better decision-making habits and explain the academic and interpersonal skills involved. Two aspects of group processing are addressed: 1) how students learn to form successful groups; and 2) how they form academic and social learning objectives.
Create a culture at your school to empower parents to be lifelong learners. We will discuss strategies to implement powerful parent involvement programs and successful community partnerships in a diverse population that will impact student success and college and career readiness. Through the use of video testimonials, small group discussions, and Q & A session, we will share our strategies, our lessons learned, and ideas you can take back to your school.
Presenters will take their audience through the development of a Spanish Language Arts curriculum for Kindergarten - 5th Grade, which was the very first of it's kind created in Alexandria. The presenters will share the processes, highlights, and challenges in developing documents ranging from Curriculum at a Glance to the Assessment Plan and Progress Report. This will serve as a catalyst for rich discussions concerning the development of appropriate dual language curricula.
ED Talks showcase ELD/bilingual students presenting on a problem they want to solve within their community, college major, or career interest in front of an authentic theater audience. These talks are student-driven using project-based learning as the foundation. Students choose topics that they are personal/passionate about and shoot/edit each presentation in a TED Talk format. This allows ELD/bilingual teachers and students to add project-based learning and public speaking practice to their curriculum.
An equitable classroom community is one in which every member has a voice. This session will highlight the Project GLAD® strategies and structures that ensure all students are empowered to share their thinking and value the thinking of others. This session is ideal for teachers who have previously attended a full Project GLAD training, as we will highlight key strategies in the model that enhance your teaching and ensure all students are empowered in your curriculum.
The workshop will focus on the development of “action assignments” in an undergraduate classroom used to develop a more equitable classroom environment. The undergraduate class was based on a Freirean framework that emphasized dialogue and the connection of concepts covered in class to the larger socio-political context. The action assignments encouraged students to engage locally, and then discuss their actions with their peers.
Come to this hands-on session and learn how to create engineering challenges for young children using the familiar tale of The Three Little Pigs. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math are integrated in this unit to optimize opportunities to foster children’s curiosity about how the world around them works. A TK classroom will be showcased and resources in English and Spanish will be shared.
In this fast-paced, hands-on session, you’ll turn evidence-based 3-D interactive visual kinesthetic vocabulary into powerful kinesthetic, biliteracy tools. Literally, you'll put words into linguistically diverse students’ hands to help them construct meaning and generate new need-to-know vocabulary via 3-D manipulatives. Create take-home samples using simple paper constructions that address English Learners.
Author René Colato Laínez and illustrator Laura Lacámara will discuss the process of publication of the bilingual book Mamá The Alien/ Mamá la extrarrestre. René Colato Laínez will share how he got the idea and concept to write the story. Laura Lacámara will describe her illustration process from sketches to final art.
I am René Colato Laínez, the Salvadoran award winning author of I Am René, the Boy, Waiting for Papá, Playing Lotería,René Has Two Last Names, My Shoes and I, The Tooth Fairy Meets El Ratón Pérez and From North to South, Señor Pancho Had a Rancho and many more children's... Read More →
Through this presentation, we will be providing insight on how CVESD has increased parent engagement with two groups that hold the same goal—the enrichment of our students" education. We will discuss the purpose of both committees and provide tools, suggestions, and resources so that attendees interested in implementing a similar concept at their district can do so with ease.
How do we prepare students to be college- and career-ready and thrive in an increasingly connected 21st century global environment? What role does global competence play in this process? Join us to learn more about the California Department of Education’s Global Education efforts and consider how to collaborate with colleagues from different content areas using a global education lens.
Education Administrator, California Department of Education, Educator Excellence and Equity Division
Aileen is an Education Administrator in the Educator Excellence and Equity Division at the California Department of Education. She oversees activities related to state-level professional learning for English Language Arts/Literacy, World Language, History-Social Science/Civics, the... Read More →
Gustavo Gonzalez is an Education Programs Consultant in the Language Policy and Leadership Office at the California Department of Education (CDE). He supports the implementation of State English learner initiatives and provides technical assistance to local educational agencies and... Read More →
Esta sesión interactiva va a desarrollar las habilidades de los líderes alrededor de nosotros. Los padres, los coordinadores de la comunidad, los paraeducadores, los maestros, los administradores y los miembros de la mesa directiva podrán comunicarse eficiente y positivamente en los diferentes grupos y comités escolares. Ellos van a conectar la visión de cada distrito escolar en beneficio de los estudiantes que aprenden inglés. También van a elevar los estándares educativos y prepararlos para el siglo XXI. Promoviendo su liderazgo, simularemos una junta escolar con los participantes, motivándolos a comunicarse y a negociar.
Este taller interactivo invita a los participantes a revisar los últimos informes científicos y legislativos que respaldan la importancia de ser bilingüe para el desarrollo intelectual, emocional, social y competitivo de nuestros hijos en una economía global de mercado para el siglo XXI. Además ofrece alternativas de involucramiento para los padres y los maestros con estudiantes en las escuelas preparatorias, motivándolos y apoyándolos para graduarse y asistir la universidad con el diploma o con el sello de bilingüismo.
Ricardo Pajuelo is, Public Speaker and Leaderships expert. Receiving over 20 recognitions by diverse Assemblymen and Senators of the State of California for their contribution in the strengthening of the community of Los Angeles.
All too often, professional development is a 2-4 hour long presentation that is left in the conference room and rarely brought back to daily instructional practice. Participants will learn about the process that Alternative Education at the Riverside County Office of Education uses to empower teachers in owning their professional development to improve literacy across the curriculum. Participants will review examples, planning, and reflection tools used by the RCOE Literacy Cohorts in researching, co-planning, reflecting, and observing with each other.
This session focuses on mentoring Latinas who are interested in pursing leadership opportunities. A panel of women leaders, who are former migrant farm-workers and Mini-Corps alumni, will share their unique challenges, struggles, and successes in pursing leadership positions. The panel discussion will include lessons learned and tips for planning for professional growth.
Students must be able to use language in a variety of situations for success in school, including language for community, as well as academic content. Participants will view an innovative assessment instrument that measures language proficiency in two areas: school/social language, and academic language. Aligned with three sets of standards (TESOL; California ELD; and CCSS) the assessment results provide teachers a perspective that can be used to focus instruction, provide interventions, and offer ongoing support.
Now that the promise of multilingualism is a reality thanks to the passage of prop 58, How will schools and school districts begin implementation? What facts about student populations and statewide language groups will help inform the creation of multilingual programs. What does research tell us about the benefits of multilingualism for all students?
Join us to learn about how two districts came together and collaborated in order to make the California English Language Development Standards come to life through practices and strategies derived from collaborative conversations, academic vocabulary and sentence fluency. Participants will engage in discussions about a set of practices to implement during designated ELD. Discussions will be based on interactive thinking and planning around language functions and text structures. The partnership with the Chula Vista Elementary School District and Bakersfield City School District has resulted in common practices around picture prompts. Join the presenters in learning about their three-year experience in developing the capacity of teachers to address language skills which will provide access points to the rigor of the Common Core.
Un expediente académico será utilizado para cubrir cómo un representante de la universidad revisará los dados de un estudiante indocumentado o DACA-mentado para la admisión a la universidad. La discusión incluirá una revisión de las actividades extracurriculares y de lo que debe considerar por escrito para la consideración de becas y admisión universitaria.
Concierge Services - 'Theory to Practice' alignment to LCAP goals and college readiness programming along with related professional development facilitation
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.
I am passionate about teaching English Learners and about working with students who are struggling for any reason. I work closely with teachers to improve literacy instruction (both reading and writing) providing guidance in student engagement and simple successful teaching strategies... Read More →
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!
Students academically at-risk may face more challenges when transitioning from elementary to middle school. How do they fare in a Spanish TWI program? In this presentation, we utilize Participatory Action Research (PAR) processes, an ongoing research method that encourages educators to question their own practices and context in order to improve them. We will discuss how specific groups of students (learning disabilities, low socioeconomic status, English Learners, and certain language minorities) fare in transitioning to middle school. The PAR study explores perceptions and beliefs of dual immersion teachers, parents, students and scholars. This session will also delve into practices, expectations and strategies to improve those transitions.
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 →
Dual Language Immersion education is not only appropriate for most students, it may be the only chance that some students will have of acquiring a second language.The key to deciding on a chosen path for individual students rests with the dual immersion program’s faculty and administration in consultation with parents. The education and involvement of parents will not only allay fears and reservations, but will also encourage them to become active partners within the classroom and program.
This presentation will equip educational professionals and parents to recognize three main issues affecting students at home and school. These issues are social media pitfalls, including cyber bullying and stalking, sexploitation defined with examples, and teen human trafficking. Participants will receive resources and skills necessary to educate students/parents on social media geo-tracking, predatory grooming practices, and signs of exploitation. Participants leave with resource handouts and links to interactive question and answer forums.
Coordinator of Mental Health Services, Perris Union High SD
Dr. Rebecca Gehlke earned her Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Alliant International University and her Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis on Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. She has taught at the Doctorate and Master’s... Read More →
This presentation outlines how high school teachers across all content area classes can teach vocabulary development to their English Learner students using the California ELD Standards. The presenters will demonstrate a step-by-step process to teach and assess vocabulary development using reading and writing activities aligned to the California ELD Standards to English Learners at various proficiency levels. Participants will be provided with examples and resources they can use to teach vocabulary in their classes.
Dr. Daoud is a Professor in Multilingual / Multicultural Education in the School of Education at California State University San Marcos. Her teaching and research focuses on educational equity, particularly for English learners at the secondary level.
This session will take participants through the process that Palm Springs Unified School District took during the Summer of 2016 to support English learners via Summer Enrichment and Summer Bridge programs using Title III funds. We will also share the journey a variety of teachers and support staff have taken to use a common structure to support English learners across all grade levels and content areas to meet the expectations of Integrated and Designated ELD.
I have worked in Palm Springs Unified School District for 17 years. For the past 5 years, I have been an English Learner Teacher on Special Assignment for grades TK-12. People should talk to me about Integrated and Designated ELD and how to support English learners by extending the... Read More →
This session will show participants the Young Interpreters program at Nellie N. Coffman Middle School. Young Interpreters is a club that supports English Learners of all levels, including newcomers and reclassified students, by developing translation and interpreting skills that will enhance their cultural awareness. This presentation will show participants how a Young Interpreters Club can create a sense of community and promote positive engagement within the school.
Participants will see how students in a dual language program can use a variety of techniques, such as Cornell notes, close reading, writing, blogs and graphic organizers to learn the content of middle school social studies in Spanish. Interactive journals are a method of engaging students in the 4c's of common core: creativity, communication, collaboration and critical thinking. Presenter will share a planning template, tried and true best practices and a new perspective on Spanish social studies.
San Bernardino City Unified District has developed and implemented the use of an English Language Development Portfolio that provides an ongoing record of student progress that teachers can use to plan Integrated ELD and to group students for Designated ELD. This portfolio includes Parts 1 and 2 of the CA CCSS ELD standards. In addition, we have also created a portfolio that addresses Part 3 of the ELD standards for foundational skills and literacy. There is also a portfolio for SLD. Attendees will each receive copies of both portfolios, and view a district video of a teacher using the ELD portfolio to plan instruction and monitor student progress. Come see how SBCUSD has developed an 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 →
Join us for this interactive session on embedding technology to enhance your Dual Immersion classroom. The audience of teachers and Instructional coaches will leave the session inspired and competent in delivering enhanced technology strategies designed to help your students build their academic vocabulary in the target language.
Principal California Elementary: iInspire Academy, Orange USD
Dr. John Albert, is the Principal at California Elementary school, a premier one-to-one iPad program and Dual Immersion program. He is also an Adjunct Professor for the College of Education at Chapman University's graduate program, teaching technology integration. His research body... Read More →
Providing support for your ELs to engage in the math practices is crucial! We will use the CA ELD Standards and protocols for collaborative conversations/student discourse to develop both content knowledge and academic language in math.
Michelle Staine, born and raised in Los Angeles by immigrant parents, is a staunch advocate for diverse learners. She is proud to be a product of LAUSD schools and currently serves her community as an Elementary English Learner Expert with the Multilingual and Multicultural Education... Read More →
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has important implications for English learners and the schools that serve them. The National Council of La Raza will moderate a panel discussion on equity for English learners in ESSA implementation, featuring local and state advocates sharing first-hand experience and lessons from their engagement around this important opportunity. Participants will leave with practical advice on how to engage with their state and local districts around key issues in ESSA.
Do you ever find yourself beating around the bush when trying to teach idioms and other figurative language? Do you bite off more than you can chew and end up having to go back to the drawing board to come up with a way to teach this to your English Language Learners? Participants will learn about how two teachers use idioms in their classrooms with their students through Art, Read Alouds, technology, and other interactive ways.
I'm a 4/5 combo teacher in the San Lorenzo Unified School District. I am in my 3rd year teaching and this is my first year at CABE. I'm all about technology in the classroom and honestly just trying new things to be the bomb.com in the classroom. Hope you enjoy!
Un panel de profesores visitantes de España compartirá sus experiencias en la enseñanza de español o en español en las escuelas de California. El intercambio lingüístico y cultural es un beneficio no solo para los estudiantes y la comunidad educativa que ve un incremento en la mejora de los resultados académicos, sino también para los profesores cuando regresan a España con las nuevas competencias adquiridas en las aulas norteamericanas.
Education Advisor, Consulate of Spain - Education Office
If you want to know more about the Visiting Teachers Program, the International Spanish Academies or the DELE exam, amongst other programs of the Ministry of Education of Spain in the United States, come to our booth.
Associate Professor, Biliteracy Education, CSU Fullerton
Dr. Fernando Rodríguez-Valls is Associate Professor at California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Rodríguez-Valls has created partnerships with school districts, local educational agencies and universities to develop and implement community-based [bi]literacy programs. He has also... Read More →
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 →
This session explores the ways that teachers respond to curricular change, as observed in a small charter high school in California. This study is concerned with analyzing the effects of the implementation of one such reading and writing intervention, focusing on teachers’ responses to that intervention after a three-year period. The language and literacy intervention had, as its purpose, the development of reading and writing proficiency of a predominently bilingual Latino student population.
Karla Lomelí is a Doctoral candidate in Race, Inequality, and Language in Education (RILE) the newest program in Social Science, Humanities, and Interdisciplinary Policy Studies in Education (SHIPS) at Stanford University. Her research interests involve studying the intersection... Read More →
To be able to build critical readers and writers, we must enrich our vocabulary and language development. The Common Core Language Standards require teachers to understand how language works within the context of students' learning in all content areas. Because of this, teachers need to know how to explicitly teach these standards and strengthen the academic discourse. This workshop will show how to instruct students using mentor text throughout the school day to enhance their language and vocabulary.
In California, 57% of children, from birth through age 5, live in a household where English is not the primary language. And although three and four year olds are wired for language, so many of our early childhood classrooms lack the rich and intentional language development that ensure young DLLs reach their potential. This session will explore the intersection of policy and practice within California’s early childhood educational systems with a dual language learner lens.
“There are so many dreams to be fulfilled, but Ultima says a man's destiny must unfold itself like a flower, with only the sun and the earth and water making it blossom, and no one else meddling in it.” BLESS ME, ULTIMA is based upon the controversial novel by Rudolfo Anaya. It is a turbulent coming of age story about Antonio Márez, a young boy growing up in New Mexico during World War II. When a mysterious curandera, Ultima, comes to live with his family, she teaches him about the power of the spiritual world. As their relationship grows, Antonio begins to question the strict Catholic doctrine he has been taught by his parents. Through a series of mysterious and, at times, terrifying events Antonio must grapple with questions about his own destiny, the relationship between good vs. evil and, ultimately, how to reconcile Ultima’s powers with those of the God of his church.
This talk looks at the complicated way race and language are conflated to de-legitimate students' cultural histories and practices. New iterations of youth culture are demonstrating that young people are braking racial and linguistic boundaries to create new forms of cultural expression that schools and teacher must learn to develop effective pedagogies.
Gloria Ladson-Billings is the Kellner Family Distinguished Professor in Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction and is Faculty Affiliate in the Departments of Educational Policy Studies, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis and Afro American Studies at the... Read More →
This presentation examines the language proficiency and reading achievement trajectories of 2201 fourth- through eighth-grade EL students who differed by English language proficiency and were enrolled in a dual language program. Results showed that: 1) students achieved average in Spanish reading achievement and at similar levels in English as their English mainstream ELL peers; 2) students in the four English language proficiency groups varied significantly in all outcome measures in English and Spanish (FEP>Advanced>Intermediate>Beginner) by upper, but not K/1 entry, grades; and 3) examining students’ trajectories shows the importance of Bilingual, not just English, proficiency at school entry and the impact of Spanish reading on English reading in grades 3 and 5-8.
I have worked for 30 years with two-way/dual language programs. I look at student outcomes as well as parent engagement and teacher knowledge and practices.
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 →
What are some strategies and techniques to analyze the elements of story grammar, craft and structure, and integration in art and language arts? During this workshop participants compare the similarities between the elements of art and the teaching of literature by analyzing stories and illustrations to identify plot, perspective, suspense, metaphor, juxtaposition, mood, theme and opinion. This workshop integrates science, mathematics, drawing and language arts.
El panel presentará la educación financiera como tema sustantivo para el empoderamiento e integración de nuestros connacionales a sus lugares de residencia, así como su vinculación productiva con sus lugares de origen en México.
We are committed to guaranteeing the success of our small EL population. Learn how we are improving language development for our ELs through explicit language practice. We will share how we used data to identify students needing extra support, how we implemented support during our Summer Language Academy and throughout the academic year. Finally, we used data to track growth, and will present the progress of this targeted group.
The purpose of this workshop is to provide participants who are interested in developing or are at the initial stages of developing a two-way/dual immersion program. Participants will interact with experienced practitioners as they provide an overview of two-way/dual immersion programs including definitions, goals, theoretical rationale, and basic components for implementation. Additionally, create and enhance a network of two-way immersion educators, parents, and community members. Implications for the implementstion of Proposition 58 will be addressed in this session.
Bilingual and Multicultural Education Consultant, Educational Consultant
Dear Colleagues,
I am happy to reconnect with you at CABE as we continue our collective work in bilingual education! I am looking for a couple of great collaborations or consulting positions. Please talk to me about:
Bilingual and Multicultural Education. Dual Immersion. Dual... 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 →
The session will show how brain research could help English Learners in language development and acquisition. In addition, the session will show how the brain works for best teaching practices and maximized learning experiences.
English Learners have a double challenge: they must learn English and content through the English at the same time. We know that 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 learning opportunity will prepare teachers to meet the needs of their English Learners through designated ELD.
Staff Development & Curriculum Specialist ELA/ELD, Tulare COE
Mrs. Gonzalez provides support to LEAs in the area of English Language Arts and English Language Development, through professional development, unit planning, coaching, and lesson studies. Her support for LEAs includes work to meet the growing need of their English Learners meet... Read More →
Do we sometimes make assumptions or create deficit thinking models about certain types of families? This workshop will look at how schools can create an environment that empowers Latino parents by building on their capacity as leaders in their school community and changing the school culture through mentoring programs like Project 2INPSPIRE. Participants will be given specific recommendations and suggestions with real life examples and are encouraged to come in school teams to begin creating their own plan of action.
Dr. Batista completed her doctoral work in the area of Latino Parent Engagement and has been speaking across the country regarding how to empower and engage Latino parents to create a true school home collaboration. Dr. Batista used many of her ideas and strategies in her own school... Read More →
Patterns within the power structure carry hidden effects upon classroom culture. In some cases, strong grassroots teaching can survive poor leadership. Based originally upon a study designed to improve curriculum and teaching within classroom culture, democratic processes, and concepts of social justice, this workshop explores the trickle down effects of leadership on classes, teachers, para-educators, students, and parents already juggling multicultural, immigrant, (dis)ability, LGBTQ, and other differences.
En este taller, participantes colaborarán en una exploración científica interactiva de primaria. Después serán expuestos a investigaciones académicas que apoyan el modelo de instrucción presentada con el fin de analizar un plan de lecciones. Al terminar, los participantes partirán con un ejemplo de un plan de lecciones basadas en los estándares de ciencias de la próxima generación y comprenderán los requisitos básicos para el desarrollo e implementación de una lección científica para estudiantes en programas de doble idioma.
Research Analyst and Teacher Educator, San Diego State University/Claremont Graduate University
A former fourth and eight grade dual language teacher, Melissa Navarro is a third year doctoral student in the joint Ph.D. program in education at San Diego State University and Claremont Graduate University. Her research interests revolve around the need to prepare critically conscious... Read More →
Quickly raise the reading levels of ELs. For many ELs literacy can become a roadblock. Some students become strong decoders yet have difficulty with comprehension. Learn how to deliver three simple strategies that use retell, vocabulary development, and complex sentence "unpacking" to support comprehension. Implement these strategies with any and all reading materials. Prevent comprehension problems from occurring and intervene with students who have struggled! Significant growth can be expected very quickly. Bonus Strategies----Just Right Books and Precision Reading!!
I am passionate about teaching English Learners and about working with students who are struggling for any reason. I work closely with teachers to improve literacy instruction (both reading and writing) providing guidance in student engagement and simple successful teaching strategies... Read More →
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!
Often teachers, staff and administrators want to have "culturally responsive" classrooms and schools, but don’t feel they have enough training or cultural knowledge. Through small and large group diversity exercises, discussions, role-plays and personal stories, this seminar explores what is needed to access the cultural richness inherent in the gifts and contributions of our diverse students and staff. Participants develop relationships by sharing/honoring spiritual, emotional and traditional differences.
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 →
The Stories Behind the Stories- Los cuentos detrás de los cuentos Bilingual Children’s authors James Luna and Amy Costales share the stories behind their picture books, stories that come from community and family. Come learn about those stories and how literature helps students write about their own lives. Conversation in Spanish and English.
I am a 6th grade teacher at Madison Elementary School in Riverside, California. In my 31 years teaching, I have taught 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th grades. I am also the author of three books, The Runaway Piggy/El cochinito fugitivo, A Mummy in Her Backpack/Una momia en su mochila, and... Read More →
Integrated and designated ELD give both teachers and ELs the keys to successful teaching and learning. After a brief introduction, participants will take part in designated and integrated ELD lessons in order to develop their own lessons. A fiction read aloud and nonfiction selection will be used.
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 Joyce 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 district-wide 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 →
Parents play a crucial role in the achievement of student success. By becoming academically, socially and culturally literate, parents are empowered to support their student’s literacy development and academic progress. By using Castle Park Elementary School’s Book Club as a case example, this presentation will demonstrate how incorporating a parental component as part of a school book club engages parents and helps them to better understand their children’s academic contexts and achievement.
How can we teach language and content at the same time, while accommodating different proficiency levels? You have to be “Super Teacher” OR have access to Raz-Plus and the digital Enhanced EL Reading Solution. This hands-on, interactive session will feature leveled resources in English and Spanish in printable and digital formats, and will explore content picture packs and vocabulary books developed especially for ELs. FREE trials for all participants!
With a passion for promoting literacy, Lori’s role as a National Curriculum Consultant includes working alongside local representatives, making new customers aware of how to utilize Learning A-Z resources for the best student outcomes. Her mission is to guide new and existing customers... Read More →
