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 →
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
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 →
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 Consultant
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.
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.
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.
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
She is well known for her contributions in the areas of curriculum design, English Language Arts, English Language Development, Spanish Language Arts, Staff development and Parent Involvement.Her area of expertise is biliteracy with a focus on academic writing and the organization... 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.
A critical component of ELD is teacher feedback on the accuracy of students’ spoken and written English. In this interactive and practical session, participants: 1) analyze misconceptions and practices that foster “fossilized errors,” persistent and stigmatizing errors reflecting a lack of linguistic knowledge; 2) experience respectful, productive strategies for responding to errors during various instructional formats; 3) observe how to foster linguistic awareness and coach students on accurate usage; and 4) review categories of errors, and learn strategies for prioritizing correction, while helping students become more skillful editors.
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 →
This hands-on and highly interactive presentation offers insights into the psycho-social dimensions of EL students and of teaching culturally diverse populations. Packed with real-life stories and exercises, it will help participants to comprehend and remove barriers to cross- cultural communication for EL students; enable EL students to overcome fear of speaking in the classroom; understand cross- cultural styles of thinking, interaction and speaking in the classroom; enable EL students to adapt to change; and apply tips and techniques to bring out the best from EL students. Book signing immediately following session.
Lan Bercu is the founder and president of Lead Across Cultures Intl, an Atlanta- based company with a focus on cultural competence and global leadership. As an international speaker and expert in her field, Lan has nearly two decades of experience working with international corporations... Read More →
This practice-oriented session will introduce participants to the Cultivating Oral Language and Literacy Talent in Students (COLLTS) curriculum. COLLTS is designed specifically for preschool classrooms that have dual language learners COLLTS is based upon research on sound instructional strategies for young language learners. Through interactive reading of six children's texts (three narrative, three non-fiction), COLLTS exposes children to words in rich contexts, instructs academic vocabulary, and builds interest in words.
Using two of their recently released books: Island Treasures and Yes! We Are Latinos Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy will demonstrate in this interactive presentation best practices to engage students with literature and promote their authorship.
F. ISABEL CAMPOY is the author of numerous children’s books in the areas of poetry, theatre, stories, biographies, and art. As a researcher she has published extensively bringing to the curriculum an awareness of the richness of the Hispanic culture. She is an educator specialized... Read More →
Using our non-native language to convey our intended meanings to a native speaker in a culturally accurate way is far more challenging than just being polite. Yet, how well are we preparing dual language students to use both of their languages, so that what students mean to say is what the other person thinks they said? Since their inception, the goals of dual language programs have included cross-cultural competence. One critical aspect of cross cultural proficiency is knowing how language embodies culture, and how to use both linguistic and cultural knowledge to communicate effectively and successfully. In this session we’ll examine issues of language use across cultures such as: How the same words can invoke distinct cultural attitudes and values; How our languages can shape the ways we build friendships through everyday life experiences; and how future success in the global workforce requires you to know what you may say to whom and how; what questions you may or may not ask; when you should agree or disagree, etc.
strategic planning for starting and maintaining dual language immersion programs including curriculum planning, long range continuity, setting language and literacy goals
program assessment
Your child’s college education and career future require early planning and careful preparation. As early as Kindergarten, it is important to be aware of key skills, strategies, and habits that will positively impact your child’s performance in school. This presentation will teach step-by-step strategies that parents can immediately implement at home to help their children excel in elementary, middle, and high school. Parents will learn how to position their children for academic success. Book signing immediately following session.
Dr. Nicoline Ambe is a Speaker, Educator and #1 Best Selling Author of several books. She has taught in several elementary schools, colleges, and universities across Canada and the United States for more than two decades. Dr. Ambe’s primary mission is to help parents raise high... Read More →
Latin Grammy-winning teaching artist, 123 Andrés, shares his expertise in music and education. 123 Andrés knows that all teachers can bring music into the classroom in a creative way, so join us for hands-on fun as we perform and create songs that are tools to teach and reinforce curriculum standards for young learners. During this session, 123 Andrés will demonstrate with videos and live examples how children own and experience new knowledge through music and movement. Sing along and create during this workshop, and leave excited to promote learning through music with concrete ideas for your classrooms.
123 Andrés is one of the most exciting new voices on the family music scene in the US and Latin America – “A rock star for little language learners” according to Billboard Magazine. A native of Bogotá, Colombia, 123 Andrés brings to audiences joyful sounds, passion for bilingualism... Read More →
The college application process takes enormous time and strategic planning. It entails making good grades, maintaining good GPAs, taking the right courses, writing personal essays, applying for scholarships, choosing the right colleges, and other important factors that students must consider when applying for college. How students plan their college application will significantly impact their future choices in college, in the job market and in life. This presentation will teach key secrets that parents must know when planning their children’s college education and career future. Book signing immediately following session.
Dr. Nicoline Ambe is a Speaker, Educator and #1 Best Selling Author of several books. She has taught in several elementary schools, colleges, and universities across Canada and the United States for more than two decades. Dr. Ambe’s primary mission is to help parents raise high... Read More →
Bilingual singing can unify the K-3 classroom, encourage play and inquiry, and create an easy interplay between Spanish and English. Participants will learn and practice leading bilingual songs and dances about animals, vegetables, family and culture with Suni Paz. By workshop's end, teachers/parents will be able to sing and lead five bilingual dancing songs with accompanying movements to enhance curriculum, create easy classroom transitions, and make speaking in two languages fun for all.
Some teachers have expressed their fears about teaching given all these unusual circumstances. New teachers in particular, are afraid on how to integrate and talk with their students. Since as a teacher I was placed, in extreme circumstances, having to teach a Biology class while... Read More →
In this interactive session, we will examine a framework and use a tool for tapping into the linguistic, cultural and individual assets of African American students, their families, schools and communities. We will link this discovery process to checking our classroom, school and district systems for those that maximize or minimize assets in terms of student growth and learning.
In this session F. Isabel Campoy and Alma Flor Ada invite the audience to join them in the Alegría of poetry that will fill schools with “días y días de poesía”. Come to witness the launching of Alegría: Poesía cada día and learn about how to fall in love with words. Poetry in Spanish, questions in English.
F. ISABEL CAMPOY is the author of numerous children’s books in the areas of poetry, theatre, stories, biographies, and art. As a researcher she has published extensively bringing to the curriculum an awareness of the richness of the Hispanic culture. She is an educator specialized... Read More →
