Growing Translingual Readers & Writers
Join Dr. Leah Shepard-Carey to explore translanguaging strategies you can use to grow your students' confidence as bilingual readers and writers. We'll also learn about specific translanguaging approaches you can use to assess learners' content knowledge and bilingual literacies. Grow your own confidence in theories of bilingual development, biliteracy transfer, sociolinguistics, language ideologies, critical language awareness pedagogies, and translanguaging pedagogies. We will explore examples from bilingual classrooms that use translanguaging and biliteracy methods (e.g. ESL/EAL, bilingual/bicultural and dual language immersion). We will also develop skills for selecting texts, adapting materials, and designing units, lesson plans, and assessments.
Note: Dr. Shepard-Carey brings special experience and knowledge about translanguaging with less commonly taught languages, and with multiple languages in the same classroom. Sessions will be taught primarily in English, participants will have the option to group by shared language to do discussions and activities. Examples will be provided in a variety of languages and language combinations. This course will include readings and collaborative or reflective activities that participants will be asked to do on the days when we are not meeting as a full group. Please keep this in mind as you think about your time, attention, and energy needs during these three weeks.
Required Book: Rooted in Strength: Using Translanguaging to Grow Multilingual Readers and Writers (Cecilia Espinosa ( Laura Ascenzi-Moreno). Scholastic.
June 24 - July 12, 2024, 9-11am
Limited to the first 15 registrants. This webinar is synchronous, online.
Please note meeting days/times:
Week 1:
- Monday, June 24 (synchronous, 9-11am CST)
- Tuesday, June 25 (asynchronous)
- Wednesday, June 26 (synchronous option to meet with base group/instructor 9-11am CST)
- Thursday, June 27 (asynchronous)
- Friday, June 28 (asynchronous)
Week 2:
- Monday, July 1 (synchronous, 9-11am CST)
- Tuesday, July 2 (asynchronous)
- Wednesday, July 3 (synchronous option to meet with base group/instructor 9-11am CST)
- Thursday, July 4 NO CLASS
- Friday, July 4 (asynchronous)
Week 3:
- Monday July 8 (synchronous, 9-11am CST)
- Tuesday, July 9 (asynchronous)
- Wednesday, July 10 (synchronous option to meet with base group/instructor 9-11am CST)
- Thursday, July 11 (asynchronous)
- Friday, July 12 (asynchronous)
Note: Some of our time together will be asynchronous for individual/small group. Please set aside 3 hours/day for the full experience. On Monday and Friday of each week, we’ll meet for two hours on Webex/Zoom. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday each week, we’ll have asynchronous/small group work. Limited to the first 15 registrants. If you plan to take this for UWW undergraduate or postbacc credit to meet your Bilingual/Bicultural licensure requirement, please register in WINS for CIGENRL 410.
To register for this event and secure your spot, click the link below and complete the online registration form before Saturday, June 22, 2024. Our events tend to sell out quickly, so it's recommended to register as soon as possible. If the event is already sold out, you can choose to register for the waitlist at no charge. If a spot becomes available and you are next on the waitlist, you will receive an email notification. You will have three days (or less, as indicated in the email) to respond and accept the open spot.
We do NOT accept walk-up registrations at event check-in.
Event-Specific Questions: Language(s) you teach: Language(s) you are comfortable using: Languages of your students: Any experience with translanguaging and/or teaching literacy you'd like to share:
Cost Information
Standard Fee - $250
The fee includes instruction.
Discounted Fee:
- Group Discounts (must include names of registrants in group to receive discount)
- Group Discount A (2-3 people from the same school/program): 15% Off
- Group Discount B: (4-5 people from the same school/program): 20% Off
- Group Discount C: (6+ people from the same school/program): 25% Off
Make sure to check your qualifying discount in the registration if you qualify. Discounts cannot be applied after you register and pay. Discount will be removed if you do not qualify.
Prior to Attending Information
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What You Will Need to Attend
- A computer, tablet, or smartphone
- A reliable Internet connection (hard-wired connections work best)
- A microphone (external mics preferred)
- Webcam
WebEx will be the hosting platform for this event. Meeting links for joining will be available a week prior to the event. We will email you and provide the link to access to this session.
Instructors
Jen López
Teacher
