Introduction to Teaching for Biliteracy for Administrators: Leadership Considerations- Sea-Tac, WA

Introduction to Teaching for Biliteracy for Administrators:  Leadership Considerations is a workshop for school-based or central office administrators supporting biliteracy instruction and programming in one-way and two-way immersion/dual language and transitional bilingual programs.
Participants will:

Explore the leadership considerations of teaching for biliteracy

Reflect on the implications of a paradigm shift to biliteracy from monoliteracy, as well as the required strategies to build capacity for a variety of stakeholders in a biliteracy model.

Identify systems and structures that support biliteracy instruction, including a shared program vision, content and language allocation plan, and biliteracy curriculum maps

Explore different ways of supporting teachers involved in developing biliteracy (English medium teachers, Spanish or non-English medium teachers and bilingual teachers)

Target Audience:

School-based or central office administrators supporting biliteracy instruction and programming in one-way and two-way immersion/dual language and transitional bilingual programs.

Level of familiarity: 
Introduction and overview - building understanding and awareness of the leaderships considerations of teaching for biliteracy
Programs:

This session’s content is applicable to: 80/20 and 50/50 One-Way, Two-Way, Foreign Language Immersion Programs, Transitional Bilingual Education and Maintenance Bilingual Programs

Grade levels: K-12
Language(s):  This session will be conducted primarily in English, with some examples in other languages
A personalized ticked is required for each attendee, so please make sure to have the following information available before beginning the registration process:

name
district
position and grade level
type of language acquisition program

Please note that that all sales are final.  We only accept on-line payment via credit card.  If your district would like to pay via check, please contact us at teachingforbiliteracy@gmail.com.   Seating is limited and registration is on a first come, first served basis, and will close when the maximum has been reached.
Thank you, and we hope to see you there.
Center for Teaching for Biliteracy Team