Register Now   Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa & Olivia Mulcahy ECPD Credit: 2 hours Event ID: 265503105 TBE-Spanish: Compliance, Quality y Calidad!   The goals of the session include the following: Examine the essential components that define a Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) program--English language development, Content in English, History and Culture of US and Home Country, Content in Spanish, Spanish language development Explore pedagogies and practices to strengthen each of these components Consider what kinds of structures, climate and culture will create fertile ground for growing robust TBE programming We will particularly concentrate on what is often one [...]

Register Now   Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 265503074 Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Reading: Strategies to Develop Cross-Language Connections & The Interactive Read Aloud  Teachers will explore a variety of research-based strategies to support literacy-based English Language Development in a dual language English-Spanish classroom setting, a transitional bilingual classroom or other language resource model. Some of the literacy based strategies include making cross-language connections (Metalanguage) and Interactive Read Aloud. This seminar is one of a series of workshops aimed at developing biliteracy. The goals of this series are to develop [...]

Register Now   Date: Saturday, May 30, 2026 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 265503075 Authentic Assessment Options of Multilingual Learners The goal of the session is to discuss a variety of options to authentically assess  multilingual learners such as through paper-based and/or digital portfolios. We will discuss ways to examine language development across the language domains: listening, speaking, reading, writing, representing as well as a tool to assess their level of acculturation.   Target Audience: Teachers-All Levels