Join us for an exclusive session led by 2018 NABE Leadership Award Winner and biliteracy expert Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes. Silvia is the director and contributing author of the Common Core Standards en Español translation and linguistic augmentations, and works tirelessly to support bilingual education. Silvia will lead a discussion about successfully meeting the specific challenges of the standards en Español and the role of cross-linguistic transfer.

MORNING SESSION 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 
Gain valuable insight into the theory and rationale behind the translation and linguistic augmentation of the Common Core Standards and how to use the standards to guide explicit cross-linguistic transfer instruction.

>>> Catered lunch provided <<<

AFTERNOON SESSION 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Learn effective, practical strategies on how to best implement the standards in bilingual and dual language schools and how to organize instruction for cross-linguistic skills transference. The session will address the specific cognitive and linguistic needs of emerging bilingual students and how to differentiate for varying levels of language acquisition.