Dual Language Education of New Mexico
Professional Development
Professional development is required to support an effective implementation of dual language education, and it must be on-going and include a long term commitment by the school community and the school district in which the program resides. Professional development will differ for new and veteran dual language educators.
DLeNM offers a variety of high quality program and professional development opportunities. It is part of DLeNM’s mission, through these opportunities, to build instructional leadership capacity and support individual programs in the development of the 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 content area concepts to second language learners 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. - Instructional Leadership Study Group
Monthly study group meetings that provide opportunity to study guiding principles for effective program implementation, identify and share best practices, ask the tough questions, and find the answers together. - 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. Our current offerings:
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, and 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; and
- 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” is a 4-5 day classroom demonstration where teachers have the opportunity to:
- Observe a GLAD unit being taught in an actual classroom (mornings) and;
- Collaborate to develop their own GLAD units and materials (afternoons.)
Fall and Spring Trainings 2008-2009
- Time to be GLAD: Follow-up Workshop for GLAD Trained Teachers
- Two-Day Foundations Workshop
- October 29-30, 2008, Santa Fe, New Mexico
January 2009 (tentative), Taos, New Mexico
May (dates TBA) 2009, Albuquerque area, New Mexico
- October 29-30, 2008, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Elementary Classroom Demonstration
- December 2-5, 2008, Santa Fe, New Mexico
June 1-5 (tentative dates), 2009, Albuquerque area, New Mexico
- December 2-5, 2008, Santa Fe, 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 component of the training. DLeNM will also negotiate and cover portions of the facilitator expenses.
Sample Reports
G.L.A.D. Final Report, summer 2008, Clark County School District
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 Standards, “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 and 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
Power Planning for Dual Language Science Lessons - PowerPlanning in Science—Magnets, 3rd grade, Spanish
- PowerPlanning in Social Studies—Day of the Dead, 3rd grade, English
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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.
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.
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