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Second Annual NABE Dual Language Symposium

June 30th, 2016 – July 1st, 2016

Puerto Rico

Location Universidad del Este

Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez

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Second Annual NABE Dual Language Symposium June 30th, 2016 – July 1st, 2016 NABE reserved the right to make changes to the AGENDA and/or Program without prior notice.

Symposium Overview

June 30th, 2016 July 1st, 2016 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Registration

8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Breakfast with the Experts

8:45 a.m. – 8:55 a.m.

Welcome Remarks Dr. Santiago Wood, Executive Director, NABE

9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.

Welcome Remarks Alberto Maldonado

Rector de la Universidad del Este

9:25 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Keynote Address

Luis J. Zayas Seijo, Vice President of AGMUS for United States and Latin American Affairs.

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Break - Visit the Publishers

10:15 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. Achieving Large Scale Academic Success for all

Learners through Dual Language Immersion Presenter: Dr. Leo Gómez, Dual Language Training

Institute

11:10 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Cultural Implications in a Dual Language Program

Presenter: Dr. José Agustín Ruiz-Escalante

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:50 p.m. - 3:50 pm

Administration Strand Three- Sessions

Practitioner Strand Three- Sessions

8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Breakfast with the Experts

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Welcome Remarks (videotaped) Dr. John B. King, Jr.,

US Department of Education

9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Focusing on strong Administrative Leadership Component to Engage Title I & III Directors in implementing the new ESSA

education Law with a focus on Equity and Access. Presenters: Dr. Santiago V. Wood, Executive Director and Dr.

Leo Gomez, NABE Board Member

9:45 a.m. - 10:05 a.m. Break - Visit the Publishers

10:05 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.

Leadership and Program Sustainability Presenter: Dr. Sonia W. Soltero, Associate Professor and Chair of Leadership, Language and Curriculum Department, DePaul

University (AGMUS)

11:05 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Quality Bilingual Teachers: Preparing future teachers and

leaders Presenter: Dr. Cristina Alfaro,

San Diego State University

12:05 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. Lunch

1:10 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.

Engaging, Rigorous, and Culturally Relevant Instruction for Long-term Academic Achievement for Bilingual Students

Presenter: Dr. J. Joy Esquierdo, The University of Texas-Pan American

2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

"Mesa Redonda" “Round Table” Moderators: Dr. Leo Gómez

Dr. Josefina V. Tinajero, University of Texas at El Paso

Dr. Sonia Soltero, DePaul University Dr. Cristina Alfaro, San Diego State University

Dr. Luis Zayas and Dr. Margarita Pinkus, NABE Board Member

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Certificates and Evaluation

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Thursday, June 30th, 2016

Welcome Remarks

Dr. Santiago V. Wood, NABE Executive Director

Guest Speakers from UNE

Keynote Address

Luis J. Zayas Seijo, Ana G. Mendez University System

Luis J. Zayas Seijo was born in Puerto Rico, where he lived until he

graduated from Universidad de Puerto Rico with a Bachelor of Arts in

Political Science in 1976. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, to pursue

graduate studies at the University of Chicago. Mr. Zayas graduated in

1981 with a Master of Arts in Political Science and completed course

work and preliminaries for Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Chicago. He has over

thirty years of experience working with adults and Latinos in higher education institutions in

Chicago, Puerto Rico and Florida.

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Featured Session:

Achieving Large Scale Academic Success for all Learners through Dual Language

Immersion Dr. Leo Gómez, Dual Language Training Institute

The National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) is committed to bilingualism and

biliteracy for all students. Research-based evidence clearly points to the success of Dual

Language Immersion (DLI) as the most effective instructional model to effectively close the

academic achievement gap, develop enhanced cognitive skills, and promote educational equity

for all students. DLI models not only continue to demonstrate high academic success for all

learners, but enhance the cognition of these learners, as well. This is because DLI models are

essentially Gifted & Talented programs that use rigorous and engaging instructional strategies

in two languages with biliterate academic and cognitive outcomes. This session will discuss how

to implement large-scale DLI and how this will yield long-term academic achievement for all

learners. Data will be shared.

Dr. Leo Gómez, Dual Language Training Institute

Dr. Leo Gómez served as a faculty member in Bilingual-Bicultural

Education at the University of Texas Pan American (UTPA) August 1994-

May 2012. Over the last 21 years, he has focused his research and

other scholarly work on linguistic and academic issues that affect

language minority populations, particularly Latino-Spanish dominant

bilingual learners. He has conducted countless state and national

presentations as well as published numerous articles on the

educational benefits of Dual Language Enrichment (DLE), describing the

need for schools to implement enrichment models of bilingual education that not only more

effectively educate Bilingual Learners (inappropriately referred to as ELLs), but all children. DLE

programs significantly reduce the drop-out rate and more effectively prepares students for

post-secondary education He is widely known and respected as a leader in the field both at the

state and national level for his for advocacy on educational equity for Bilingual Learners.

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Featured Session:

Cultural Implications in a Dual Language Program

Dr. José Agustín Ruiz-Escalante

Dr. José Agustín Ruiz-Escalante is a professor of Bilingual Education.

He has taught courses dealing with bilingual education and cultural

diversity in our schools as well as in society. His goal is to bring a better

cultural understanding between the different groups that make up

American. He believes that only through a sincere dialogue among the

different groups we are going to learn to live and work together in

harmony. Dr. Ruiz-Escalante has a strong commitment to the

establishment of dual language education programs in our public

schools. It is through this type of a program that second language learners will fully developed

academically. Dual language education will even the playing field for students that English is not

their native language. This program will help schools close the achievement gap between white

students and Latino students. Dr. Ruiz-Escalante has the reputation on bringing into the

classroom the last research findings and practices in the field of bilingual education. He also

utilizes technology to augment his courses. He also has a reputation to make his classes cultural

sensitive. One of his main goals is for students to understand the society in which they live. Dr.

Ruiz-Escalante obtained his Doctorate of Education from the University of Washington in

Seattle; his doctorate is in Policy, Governance and Administration with a minor Bilingual

Multicultural Education. He received his Master of Education in Bilingual Multicultural

Education and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Latin American Studies from the

University of Arizona in Tucson.

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Leadership Strands

Overcoming the Hurdles in a k-12 System

Dr. Margarita Pinkos, School District of Palm Beach County

Margarita Pinkos currently serves as executive director of the Multicultural Education

Department in the School District of Palm Beach County, Florida—the 11th

largest

public school system in the United States serving over 24,000 English language

learners. Her 29-year career has been dedicated to building the capacity of students

and families, and the educators who serve them. Dr. Pinkos’ professional journey

started in 1984 as an elementary school teacher and includes service as a school

principal and district-level executive. One career distinction is her appointment as

assistant deputy secretary and director of the Office of English Language Acquisition

(OELA) in the United States Department of Education (USDOE) from 2006 to 2008

where she worked with state and local education systems across the country to

support high quality instructional programs for linguistically and culturally diverse students.

Dr. Pinkos is currently the President of the Florida Association of Bilingual and ESOL Supervisors (FABES), and

serves in the Board of Directors of the National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE). In 2013, HSM Juan

Carlos I, King of Spain, bestowed Dr. Pinkos the Royal Order of Isabel the Catholic, the highest civil honor awarded

by the government of Spain.

Quality Bilingual Teachers: Preparing future teachers and leaders Dr. Cristina Alfaro, San Diego State University

Cristina Alfaro, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Dual

Language and English Learner Education in the College of Education at San Diego

State University (SDSU). Dr. Alfaro teaches credential and graduate level courses

where her work focuses on preparing Dual Language teachers with a global

perspective. She has over two decades of experience in directing both local and

international teacher education programs in California, Mexico, and Europe with

the focus of preparing globally competent dual language educators. Dr. Alfaro is

the recipient of the College of Education Excellence in Teaching Award. Her

background as a biliteracy teacher, curriculum developer, and school administrator

in ethno and linguistically diverse communities, has served her well in preparing

teachers to teach students how to critically read the word and the world.

As a teacher researcher she has examined and published on the role of teachers’ pedagogical and ideological

clarity related to teaching practices for ethno and linguistically diverse students. Her publications have been

featured in a variety of peer-reviewed journals and edited books. She is the principal investigator and project

director of a major U.S. Department of Education grant, Project CORE, where her research and work is to create

access for English Language Learners to the Common Core State Standards.

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How to Develop a strong Bilingual Teachers Recruitment segment

Dr. Tomasita Ortiz & Syndia Nazario, Ana G. Mendez University System

Dr. Tomasita Ortiz, Chief Learning Officer for AGMUS Ventures, Inc.

Dr. Tomasita Ortiz has been in education for 48 years. She was the Director for

Multilingual Student Education Services in Orange County Public Schools, Orlando,

Florida until 2009. She dedicated 36 years of her educational career in the school

district as a bilingual education teacher, dual language resource teacher, federal

bilingual project administrator, director, grant writer, adult education teacher, and

dual language trainer. She retired from OCPS in June 2009 and decided to return to

her passion at a higher education capacity as the Chief Learning Officer for AGMUS

Ventures, Inc. Dr. Ortiz has been the recipient of numerous recognitions and awards at the local, state, and

national level.

Syndia Nazario, Capital Area Campus Director, Chief Development Officer for Ana G. Mendez

University System

Ms. Nazario holds a B.S. in Psychology and a M.S. in Human Services and

Administration. She began her professional career as a pre-school teacher, before

becoming director of ASPIRA’s Broward Division, an organization dedicated to

developing the educational and leadership capacity of youngsters. While at ASPIRA,

Ms. Nazario’s commitment towards education and her determination to build a new

generation of Latino leaders, motivated her to raise thousands of dollars to be given

as scholarships to youth graduating from high school, resulting in a 92% college

placement for high school graduates in the program. Ms. Nazario’s career in

education quickly accelerated, and in 2006 she joined the Ana G. Mendez University System (AGMUS) team as

Campus Director of the South Florida Campus. The university provides the first accelerated, dual language program

for adults in the nation, allowing adults to complete a post-secondary education while strengthening their bilingual

language skills. Since joining AGMUS in 2006, Mrs. Nazario has expanded the organization’s advocacy for access to

higher education. Ms. Nazario’s many contributions to the AGMUS organization, earned her a promotion as the

corporation’s Chief Development Officer in 2011.

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Practioner Strands

Successful Bilingual(ized) Early Education Para Todos: Essential Building Blocks for Bridging Home-school Literacies Research shows that early biliteracy development leads to long-term academic achievement and that when we overlook the value of the home language, and of multicultural and multimodal pedagogies, young children are minimally successful at language, literacy, and math/STEM skills (Pandey, 2014a, b, c, 2012, 2010; Paiva, 2011; Block, 2007; Houk, 2005; Chee, 2003). according to the Center for Applied Linguistics, biliterate early learning programs better prepare children to enter and succeed in a dual-language instructional setting. This bilingual session will share hands-on strategies to bilingualize early instruction and assessment for children, particularly dual language learners (DLLs), including children not enrolled in programs designated as “bilingual.” The benefits of a subject-area-based approach vs. a 50/50 or 90/10 approach will also be shared. Focal areas will include i). culturally inclusive vocabulary instruction, and ii). integrating home-school literacies. Vocabulary, research shows, is a prerequisite for interpersonal skills, reading, higher order thinking, and more (Graves, August, & Mancilla-Martinez, 2013; Marzano, 2013; Pandey, 2015). Best practices that are developmentally appropriate for lexical and literacy schema building will be shared. Participants will learn how to compare languages, and to mine (cultural) differences across language units, so that they enhance concept knowledge or conceptology (Pandey, 2016) over and above terminology. They will also come away with field-tested strategies that expand both the breadth and the depth of children’s lexicon.

Dr. Anita Pandey, Morgan State University

Dr. Anita Pandey is a professor at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD

and NABE Board member and Eastern Region Representative. She has been teaching

for 26 years. Born and raised in Africa, where she saw firsthand the power of

community and multilingualism, she earned her doctorate from the University of

Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and holds two M.A. degrees (the first in TESOL). She is

an Association for Childhood Education International and Alliance for

Childhood Ambassador for Childhood, one of 10 worldwide, based on her research

contributions and her advocacy work with children and youth. She learned French

and Spanish as a teenager--primarily from children, as outlined in her first book, The

Child Language Teacher: Intergenerational Language and Literary

Enhancement. Her latest book, Language Building Blocks: Essential Linguistics for

Early Childhood Educators (languagebuildingblocks.com) offers strategies to enhance educators’ cultural

competency, and to teach pronunciation, vocabulary, reading, math, science, and even health literacy to all

students, including speakers of stigmatized dialects, DLLs, and those with “special needs.”

http://languagebuildingblocks.com/

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¡SABER ES PODER!: Empowering Parents as Leaders and Advocates for Dual

Language Education

Dr. Josie V. Tinajero, University of Texas at El Paso

What do parents need to know and be able to do to become leaders and advocates for dual language education?

How do we empower parents to advocate for and become leaders and change agents in our schools? The

presenter will share valuable information and lead a discussion with participants on how parents can play a key

role in advocating and supporting quality dual language programs in their schools and communities.

Dr. Josefina Tinajero, University of Texas at El Paso Josefina (Josie) Villamil Tinajero, a former EL and bilingual teacher, and currently a

Professor of Bilingual Education, immediate past Dean of the College of Education at

the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and current Special Adviser to the Vice

President for Research, has dedicated her entire professional career to enhancing

educational opportunities for ELs in the United States. She is a leading scholar, author

and an advocate on issues of equity and excellence for culturally and linguistically

diverse children and families. Her rich experience and knowledge about effective

educational reform and the roles of culture and language in school achievement have

been key vehicles for affecting positive change in school districts across the U.S. and

in the U.S.-Mexico border region.

Increasing the RIGOR of Dual Language Programs through Embedded Gifted Strategies

Nilda M. Aguirre, Ed.S. Nilda is currently the Conference Coordinator for National Association for Bilingual Education (2011-2016). She

holds an Education Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership and Curriculum Development, a Master’s Degree in

Special Education, Gifted and Talented, and is certified in ESOL, Multicultural Studies, Diversity and Spanish.

Currently, she has her own consulting practice and designs professional development and coaching models that

incorporate Best Practices from the field of Gifted Education, Dual Language and ESL. She has designed

professional development programs for school systems in the US and Europe. She was the National Director for

Project GOTCHA©, a Title VII, Academic Excellence Program awarded by the United States Department of

Education for English Language Learners. She has implemented Project GOTCHA in over 35 states, the U.S. Virgin

Islands and Spain. She has authored numerous publications including curriculum guides for various state education

agencies, and co-authored chapters in books including her most recent, Special Populations in Gifted Education

published in 2011 by Prufrock Press.

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Thursday, June 30th, 2016

Welcome Remarks

(Videotaped)

Dr. John B. King, Jr.,

Secretary, US Department of Education

Keynote Speaker

Leadership and Program Sustainability in Dual Language EducationThis presentation

focuses on essential leadership practices, within and across schools that result in the most effective program

planning, implementation and sustainability. These practices include creating school-based leadership teams,

philosophy statements, long and short term plans of action, and program evaluation procedures. Creating Principal

Networks provides a continued forum of support and collaborative problem-solving efforts to address internal and

external challenges such as: target language assessments; standardized assessments for ELs in English; quality

bilingual teachers; authentic target language instructional materials including technology tools; program expansion

to high school and beyond; Seal of Biliteracy integration and pathways recognition; and district administrator

knowledge and support. District-level commitment to the program includes adequate resources as well as

alignment of curricular and assessment policies to dual language education.

Dr. Sonia W. Soltero, DePaul University

Dr. Sonia W. Soltero is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of

Leadership, Language, and Curriculum at DePaul University and former Director of

the Bilingual-Bicultural Education Graduate Program in the College of Education. She

received her PhD from the University of Arizona. Soltero is author of three books:

Dual Language Education: Program Design and Implementation (new), Schoolwide

approaches to educating ELLs: Creating linguistically and culturally responsive K-12

schools, and Dual Language: Teaching and Learning in Two Languages. Soltero has been involved in dual and

bilingual education for thirty years as dual language teacher, university professor, professional developer, and

researcher. Soltero has extensive background in the design and implementation of dual language and bilingual

programs in PK-12 districts and in higher education across the United States.

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Cristina Alfaro, San Diego State University

Cristina Alfaro, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair, Department of

Dual Language and English Learner Education in the College of

Education at San Diego State University (SDSU). Dr. Alfaro teaches

credential and graduate level courses where her work focuses on

preparing Dual Language teachers with a global perspective. She has

over two decades of experience in directing both local and

international teacher education programs in California, Mexico, and

Europe with the focus of preparing globally competent dual language

educators. Dr. Alfaro is the recipient of the College of Education

Excellence in Teaching Award. Her background as a biliteracy teacher, curriculum developer,

and school administrator in ethno and linguistically diverse communities, has served her well in

preparing teachers to teach students how to critically read the word and the world.

As a teacher researcher she has examined and published on the role of teachers’ pedagogical

and ideological clarity related to teaching practices for ethno and linguistically diverse students.

Her publications have been featured in a variety of peer-reviewed journals and edited books.

She is the principal investigator and project director of a major U.S. Department of Education

grant, Project CORE, where her research and work is to create access for English Language

Learners to the Common Core State Standards.

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Engaging, Rigorous, and Culturally Relevant Instruction for Long-term Academic

Achievement for Bilingual Students

This session will share instructional strategies and approaches that center on engaging,

rigorous, and culturally relevant learning for all bilingual students. A lesson delivery cycle that

incorporates best practices that support L1 and L2 content biliteracy will be shared.

Dr. J. Joy Esquierdo, The University of Texas at El Paso

Dr. J. Joy Esquierdo is an Associate Professor in the Department of

Bilingual and Literacy Studies at the University of Texas-Rio Grande

Valley. She is currently the Director for the Center for Bilingual Studies.

Dr. Esqueirdo’s academic interests center on Bilingual/Dual Language

Education, Gifted and Talented Education and the cognitive

development of children, especially bilingual children. Her research

agenda includes topics that focus on the academic performance of

bilingual-dual language students in various areas such as gifted

education, content biliteracy development (English and Spanish), and overall best teaching

practices for bilingual-dual language learners that focus on academic rigor. She has co-authored

two books: Teaching Content to Latino Bilingual-Dual Language Learners: Maximizing Their

Learning and A Practical Guide for Student Interns: Meeting the Needs of Latino Students and

their Communities. Her most important role is being a mother to two boys, Andrés Joaquín and

Rolando Jesús.

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