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Event Description
La Cosecha Conference 2016
November 9-12, 2016
Embracing our Roots—Fortaleciendo nuestra comunidad bilingüe
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Leveraging Translanguaging to Build Educational Equity
John Hilliard and Olivia Mulcahy of Paridad will be joined by Mariana Castro and Margo Gottlieb of the WIDA Consortium on this panel to discuss the impact of translanguaging on program, curriculum, instruction, and assessment. A series of tools will be shared with the audience.
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Presentation:
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Concurrent Sessions 1:10 p.m. – 2:40 p.m
Location:
La Terraza, La Fonda Hotel
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Session Presentation Resources & Materials:
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Presenters
President & Co-founder, Paridad Education Consulting, IL
John has served as a teacher, university professor and professional developer in the field of ESL/Bilingual education for over 25 years.
Olivia brings a wealth of experience in program design, biliteracy develop-ment, multicultural education, standards-based curriculum design, and arts integration to her work with educators.
Learning Environments for DL Educators: Unit Planning, MTSS/RtI, and Field Experiences
John Hilliard and Barbara Marler of Paridad will share a framework for effective professional learning environments for dual anguage educators through three successful, field-tested examples: MTSS/RtI, Dual Language Standards-based Curriculum Planning, and Language, Culture, and Art Institutes. Participants will receive practical tools associated with each of these examples to implement in their own professional development planning.
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Presentation:
Friday, November 11, 2016
Concurrent Sessions 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m
Location:
Drury Hotel, Palace Ballroom A
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Session Presentation Resources & Materials:
Presenters
President & Co-founder, Paridad Education Consulting, IL
John has served as a teacher, university professor and professional developer in the field of ESL/Bilingual education for over 25 years.
President & Co-founder, Paridad Education Consulting, IL
Barbara has more than thirty years of experience as a teacher, administrator, and trainer/consultant/instructor in the field of ESL/Bilingual education.