Webinar Series for Higher Education: Preparing Teachers to Effectively Support Multilingual Learners and their Families
Early Edge California and PEACH (an early childhood higher education collaborative) have partnered to present a three-part webinar series this summer 2022 for PreK-3rd educators of Multilingual Learners (MLs). These sessions will highlight three of the key instructional strategy areas featured in the Multilingual Learning Toolkit: family engagement, supporting MLs’ oral language development, and supporting MLs’ social-emotional health and development.
All webinars will be led by Anna Arambula-Gonzalez, M.Ed, and will take place via Zoom from 10 – 11 am (PDT).
Session 1: Family Engagement is Key
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Join us in learning strategies to enhance parent engagement and family involvement. Our special guest, Dr. Giselle Navarro-Cruz, Associate Professor at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, will be sharing examples of assignments that can be integrated into higher education courses.
Session 2: Supporting Multilingual Learners’ Oral Language Development
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Join us in learning about the language trajectories that Multilingual Learners go through as they maintain their home language and develop English. Our special guest, Dr. Guadalupe Díaz Lara, Assistant Professor at the California State University, Fullerton, will be sharing examples of assignments that can be integrated into higher education courses.
Session 3: Supporting Multilingual Learners’ Social-Emotional Health and Development
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Join us in learning about strategies to support Multilingual Learners’ social-emotional development. Our special guest, Jennifer Parris, Early Childhood Education Chair at the College of the Canyons, will be sharing examples of assignments that can be integrated into higher education courses.
Presenters:
- Anna Arambula-Gonzalez, Adjunct Professor, Fresno City College
- Jennifer Paris, Early Childhood Education Department Chair, College of the Canyons
- Dr. Guadalupe Díaz Lara, Assistant Professor, Department of Child & Adolescent Studies, California State University (CSU), Fullerton
- Dr. Giselle Navarro-Cruz, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Studies, College of Education and Integrative Studies, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
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