Register now: 20/20 Multilingual Symposium
Multilingual Programs will be hosting its annual symposium on June 24-25, 2020. This year’s theme is 20/20: FOCUS on Language, where participants will gain valuable resources, strategies and inspiration to ensure their English Learners achieve academic success. Multilingual Programs will deliver the symposium as a digital event via Microsoft Teams in response to concerns around coronavirus (COVID-19) and in accordance with guidance from our district and local health officials.
Keynote addresses will be presented by Dr. Mónica Lara, a senior educational consultant for bilingualism and biliteracy for Seidlitz Education, and Dr. Sharroky Hollie, a national educator who provides professional development in the area of cultural and linguistic responsiveness. Dr. Lara’s belief system, presented in her signature message Enseñanza para todos (teaching for all), is engaging, invigorating and refreshing. Dr. Hollie highlights teaching practices that support being linguistically responsive to English Learners.
Participants can choose up to eight professional learning sessions, including from Dr. Lara and Dr. Hollie, as well as from other experts, such as Carol Salva, Nancy Motley, and Dr. Michelle Yzquierdo. Teachers will refine their instructional practices while interacting with their bilingual, dual language and ESL colleagues in a collaborative learning environment.
Participants will also get to engage with online bilingual and dual language resources, which are instrumental in driving effective 21st century practices. A variety of resources will be offered to teachers who attend sessions and all attendees will be entered into prize giveaways!
This virtual experience has something for every educator who serves English Learners (EL). Register for the symposium in OneSource. For the online course selection and program guide, click here. Click here for the event flyer.
Featured Sessions:
| Session Title | Target Audience | |
| Newcomers | Pathways to Greatness for ELL Newcomers Boosting Achievement for Under schooled Students | Newcomer Teachers SIFE Teachers ESL Teachers |
| Spanish | ¡Toma la palabra! El libro de estrategias de escritura El libro de estrategias de lectura | Bilingual Teachers Dual Language Teachers |
| Cultural and Linguistic Teaching | Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning: Classroom Practices for Student Success | Bilingual Teachers ESL Teachers |
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