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.
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
- GLAD (Guide Language Acquisition Design)
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!
Guided Language Acquisition Design (Sheltering Protocol) Training
GLAD includes a unique training model that is teacher focused and extremely effective. To be certified as a GLAD practitioner, teachers must participate in 6-7 full days of rigorous training.
- “Part One” is a 2-day GLAD “Foundation” Workshop, where participants are introduced to the underlying research that supports GLAD, and the sequence of strategies that makes up a GLAD unit.
- “Part Two”, 4-5 day classroom demonstration where teachers have the opportunity to: 1) observe a GLAD unit being taught in an actual classroom (mornings) and 2) collaborate to develop their own GLAD units and materials (afternoons.)
Fall and Spring Trainings 2008-2009
- Two-Day Foundations Workshop
September TBA 2008, Taos, New Mexico
January 2009 (Tentative), Taos, New Mexico
May 8-9, 2009, Albuquerque, New Mexico - Elementary Classroom Demonstration
October 5-8, 2008, Taos, New Mexico
May 26-28, 2009 & June 1-5, 2009, Albuquerque, New Mexico - Middle School Classroom Demonstration
January 2009 (Tentative), Taos, New Mexico
Pricing
- Up to 20 Teachers - $20,000 plus expenses (no discount available)
- Up to 40 Teachers - $40,000 plus expenses (no discount available)
* Cost includes a one day follow-up training/”refresher” for GLAD Certified Teachers (those completing the seven days)
**DLeNM will cover the training cost for the teacher(s) that offer their classrooms for the classroom demonstration of the training. DLeNM will also negotiate and cover portions of the facilitator expenses.
GLAD Key Trainers
Eva Thaddeus and Lisa Meyer-Jacks are fully certified GLAD Trainers and collaborate with other veteran Dual Language Educators in offerings trainings in New Mexico.
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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 Sample Report
- Dual Language 2007 Summer Critical Institutes | Report (permission has been granted to post report)
Power Planning for Dual Language Science Lessons
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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.
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 Flyer
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)
- October 6, 7 and 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 Flyer (to be posted)