Register Now   Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 265503099 Scaffolding for MLs We will explore a variety of scaffolding techniques in support of Multilingual Learners that are applicable across content areas and grade levels. Teachers will receive a list of strategic grouping considerations to support differentiated instruction for MLs and practical scaffolding methods that are research-based. Audience: Teachers K-12

Register Now   Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 265503073 Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: El Dictado/Dictation Teachers will examine The Dictado/Dictation writing method in Spanish-English in grades K-5 dual language classroom settings. Teachers will receive suggestions for implementing TheDictado across grades and analyze student work samples to identify students’ developmental linguistic needs. Teachers  will view a model as presented in Biliteracy from the Start: Literacy Squared by Escamilla et. all. and Teaching for Biliteracy: Strengthening Bridges between Languages by Beeman & Urow. This workshop content will be beneficial for [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

Register Now   Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 275503030 Scaffolding for MLs We will explore a variety of scaffolding techniques in support of Multilingual Learners that are applicable across content areas and grade levels. Teachers will receive a list of strategic grouping considerations to support differentiated instruction for MLs and practical scaffolding methods that are research-based. Grades: K-12