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NRCAL logoSpring 2020

Professional Development for Dual Language and World Language Teachers

Event Information

Date: February 1, 2020
Time: 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM
Location: Steven G. Mihaylo Hall, California State University, Fullerton

Sessions
Topic Name
Dual-Immersion on the Rise: Will the Teachers be there? Dr. Lucreia Santibañez
Enseñar y apoyar a los estudiantes Bilingües Emergentes en las escuelas de Doble Inmersión: Una aproximación desde una perspectiva de Competencia Cultural (Teaching and supporting Emergent Bilingual students in Dual Immersion Schools: A culturally proficient approach) Dr. Fernando Rodríguez-Valls
Sự Bình Đẳng Về Ngôn Ngữ trong Lớp Học Song Ngữ Hội Nhập  Vy Hoang, M.Ed

 

Keynote Presentation Summary

Dr. Lucrecia Santibañez discusses how growth in Dual-Language Immersion programs may be putting pressure on the bilingual teacher pipeline and what implications this could have on the quality of instruction. The presentation covers:

  • Context on bilingual education in California and what effects this had on the pool of qualified bilingual teachers
  • Data on the numbers of bilingual teachers in the state and their working conditions, and how these differ for non-bilingual teachers
  • Implications for pre-service and in-service professional development of bilingual teachers

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Lucrecia Santibañez Ph.D.

Associate Professor, UCLADr. Lucrecia Santibañez portrait.

Lucrecia Santibañez (Ph.D. Education, M.A. Economics, Stanford University) is a faculty member at UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. Her research examines how to improve teaching and learning for low-income, english learners, and other vulnerable populations in the United States and internationally in Latin American and Southeast Asia.