Professional Development
Professional Development (P.D.) is required to support an effective implementation of dual language education, and must be on-going and include a long term commitment by the school community and the school district in which the program resides. P.D. will differ for new and veteran dual language educators.
Sample 3-5 Year Program and Professional Development Plan (to be posted soon)
DLeNM offers a variety of high quality program and professional development opportunities; although it is part of DLeNM’s mission to build instructional leadership capacity and support individual programs in the development of on-site expertise needed to fully ensure program implementation success. With this end in mind, DLeNM is always looking to collaborate with individual schools and/or school districts to plan School and/or District Hosted Events. These events would be planned in addition to a regular calendar of events that DLeNM maintains.
Professional Development Trainings, Institutes and Workshops
- Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD)
An intensive seven day sheltering strategies training that is dynamic, adaptable and practical for teaching second language learners content area concepts in a dual language setting. - Power Planning Institutes
An intensive two-three day institute for teachers to develop content curriculum that aligns with appropriate content standards, language objectives and effective dual language strategies. - Summer Critical Institutes
Following the Power Planning Institute training format, these three day institutes are held in June and include literacy and cross-cultural awareness/behaviors instructional strategies. - Instructional Leadership Study Group (for Dual Language Programs)
Monthly study group meetings that provide opportunity to: study guiding principles for effective program implementation; identify and share best practices, and; ask the tough questions, and find the answers together. - Cross-Cultural Study Group
Monthly study group meetings that strive to answer the questions: When is proximity enough in a dual language program to develop cross cultural competency?; What are characteristics of cross-culturally competent adults and students?; etc. - Teachers Choice Workshops
Offered by dual language practitioners (classroom teachers to IHE professors) and include topics on teaching reading in Spanish, Día de los muertos, music for secondary language learners, etc.
GLAD (Guiding Language Acquisition Design)
Sheltering Strategies Workshop
This workshop provides training in dynamic, adaptable and practical strategies for teaching second language learners in a dual language setting. These strategies focus on making instruction comprehensible, developing oral fluency and vocabulary, allowing every child to feel comfortable, included, and excited about class participation.
GLAD is:
- a model of professional development in the area of language acquisition and literacy
- an instructional model with clear, practical strategies that promote an interactive classroom
- a commitment to high expectations and high standards for all students
- a U.S. Department of Education (OBEMLA) Project of Academic Excellence
- thematic, interdisciplinary, standards-based instruction
- adaptable to all elementary and middle school grades, and any language of instruction
- dynamic, effective, and FUN!
Summer Training 2008
- K-3 Plus Conference - GLAD presentation notes (June 10, 2008)
- July 17 & 18, 2008 – Foundations Workshop
- July 21-24, 2008 – Classroom Demonstration
- District Hosted Events - Information on how to host a GLAD Training
GLAD Key Trainers
Power Planning Institutes
An intensive two-three day institute for teachers to develop content curriculum that aligns with appropriate content standards, language objectives and effective dual language strategies.
Purpose: Working from the New Mexico Content Language Arts, “targeted” Content Area (Math, Science or Social Studies) and targeted Curriculum materials, participants will develop curriculum (including content units and lesson plans) that combine language, content as well as cultural education objectives.
Who should participate?
- Dual Language Teachers, new and veteran
- Bilingual/Dual Language Instructional Leadership, including Instructional Coaches, Program Coordinators and Site Administrators
- Teachers working with second language learners
Power Planning Institute Reports (Past)
- Summer Critical Institute 07 – Science (Site: Explora Museum, Albuquerque)
Power Planning Institutes (Planned)
- Summer Cultural Critical Institute 08 June 17-19, 2008 (Canceled)
Literacy and Social Studies with a Strong Cross-Cultural Awareness Focus
Location:
Dual Language Education of New Mexico
2501 Yale Blvd SE #303
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 243-0648
- District Hosted Events - Information on how to host a Power Planning Institute
Lead Facilitators
- Denise Sandy-Sánchez, Natalie Olague, Diana Pinkston, Ruth Kriteman and/or other veteran Dual Language Educators
Instructional Leadership Study Group
When: Monthly in Albuquerque and Santa Fe
Where: At DLeNM Offices and/or at schools with dual language programs.
Purpose: To provide an opportunity to: 1.) study the guiding principles that support effective dual language program implementation; 2.) identify and share best practices for classroom instruction and program implementation; 3.) ask the really tough questions, and find the answers that are right for us.
Who would benefit
- Site and district administrators who are supporting a dual language program implementation.
- Lead Teachers who are involved in instructional decisions for their dual language program. They must attend with their site administrator.
Cross-Cultural Study Group
When: First Saturday of each month in Albuquerque
Where: DLeNM Offices (directions can be found at: www.dlenm.org)
Study Group Focus Questions
- When is proximity enough in a dual language program to develop cross cultural competency? When is it not enough?
- What are characteristics of cross-culturally competent adults? Of students?
- What can/do we do in dual language programs to support development of cross-culturally competent students, especially with respect to curriculum?
- How do we assess if our programs are achieving the goal of developing cross-culturally competent students?
Teacher Choice Workshops
Offered by dual language practitioners (classroom teachers to IHE professors) and include topics on teaching reading in Spanish, Día de los muertos, music for secondary language learners, etc.
Día de los muertos Workshop
- Friday, September 5, 2008
- Purpose: To provide a Día de los muertos thematic unit for the primary (K – 5) dual language classroom
- Goals: For participants to: 1) explore an interdisciplinary/thematic unit on Día de los muertos, and 2) observe dual language strategies through hands-on activities
- Facilitator: Rosie González (La Cosecha Conferences)
- Limited to first 30 registrants
- Site: DLeNM Offices – 2501 Yale SE, #303, Albuquerque, NM (505)243-0648
- Registration Flier (to be posted)
Note: Rosie will be presenting a parents/community version of this workshop at the 2nd Annual Las Semillas de La Cosecha Conference, Friday, September 19, 2008, where she will be joined by the cross-cultural music duet “Sol y Canto.”
Mini-Shared Reading (Spanish and English)
- Monday, September 8, 2008
- Purpose: All students can read. This workshop provides a research-based set of practical strategies for teaching first and second language students to read “to their potential”
- Guest Facilitator: Barbara Flores (University of California, San Bernardino & NABE)
- Limited to first 100 registrants
- Site: TBD (Albuquerque Area)
- Registration Flier (to be posted)