From http://www.massmabe.org/
The Massachusetts Association for Bilingual Education will be offering the following three opportunities this August:
Teaching for Biliteracy, Strengthening Bridges Between Languages
August 9-11
In this three-day professional development institute, Cheryl Urow will introduce the powerful notion of the Bridge to teachers, administrators, and leadership teams from dual language programs. The Bridge is the instructional movement when teachers bring the two languages together, strategical guiding bilingual learners to transform academic content they have learned in one language to the other, engage in contrastive analysis, develop academic English and Spanish across content areas, read and write grade-level tests across the curriculum, and develop metalinguistic awareness. This third consecutive event is an opportunity for schools and districts to continue building their capacity by sending coaches and teachers who have not yet had this particular training experience.
Details: http://www.massmabe.org/event-2201634
Literacy Squared
August 10-12
Literacy Squared is a comprehensive model that has been designed to accelerate the development of biliteracy in Spanish-English emerging bilingual children attending elementary dual language schools. The Literacy Squared Instructional Model uses their theoretically informed pedagogy consisting of four components: oracy, writing, reading and metalinguistic awareness. This three-day professional development institute opportunity is recommended for teachers in established dual language programs. MABE continues expanding different professional development opportunities in bringing Literacy Squared to the Annual Summer Institute.
Details: http://www.massmabe.org/event-2214195
La Siembra New Program Planning Retreat
August 11-12
A retreat designed for new and emerging programs to facilitate planning, preparation, and design of new dual language programs.
Dual Language 101 review
Program self-assessment using the CAL Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education and Dual Language Program Planner: A Guide for Designing and Implementing Dual Language Programs to focus on Curriculum, scheduling, student leadership, effective teaching strategies and community involvement.
Intensive planning for strengthening dual language program implementation
Opportunities for support from peers in other schools
Training and facilitation by veteran dual language teachers & administrators
Registration Fee includes registration for 6-8 members of a school/district team
Details: http://www.massmabe.org/event-2214276
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