La Siembra™ / El Enriquecer™ Program Planning Retreats
Providing a quality dual language experience for students begins with designing and sustaining an effective program structure.
Dual Language Education of New Mexico offers two-day program planning retreats for schools/districts wanting to ensure that their dual language programs are on the right track. Although thoughtful program development is a necessary first step to choosing and designing a program model that will be implemented, program development also requires the constant care of and reflection on best practice, implementation and continuous improvement. Our focused planning retreats help schools/districts understand that program sustainability is only realized when the ideals and commitments are owned by the entire school community.
Turnover in teaching staff or administration, as well as changes in school district policy, educational mandates, etc., all challenge a program’s health and implementation. These challenges and potential distractions require a committed response to reflection and continuous improvement. An annual self-evaluation of the program’s implementation is highly recommended and should be completed by a representative stakeholder group of the school community.
Retreats Consist of:
- Two days of intensive training and planning with school/district leadership teams
- A focus on creating program sustainability through capacity building with school community leadership
- Identification and strengthening of essential components that ensure fidelity to implementation, and effective instruction
- Discussion and action planning around the Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education
- Training and facilitation by experienced dual language administrators/teachers
Soleado Articles on Leadership
- Bringing it all Together with Schoolwide Curriculum Maps
- Separado o Together? Reflecting on the Separation of Languages of Instruction
- Sheltered Instruction Revisited: Ensuring Access to Language, Content, and Community
- Evaluation of Instruction: Applying the Eight Components of Sheltered Instruction
- Sheltered Instrution: Accelerating Student Success Through a Focus on Language and Peer Interaction
- Accessing Students’ Knowledge and Experience: Developing Schema in Sheltered Instruction
- Promoting Academic Success Through Sheltered Instruction: Making Text Accessible and Teaching Learning Strategies
- Sheltered Instruction: Affirming our Students’ Cultural, Linguistic, and Personal Identity
- Sheltered Instruction—Putting it all Together
- Engaging with Families of English Language Learners
- Effective Professional Development for Teachers of Second Language Learners
- What Makes an Educational Change Stick?
- Reflecting on DLeNM’s Dual Language Program Retreats—Preparing for Success
- CLAVES™—Contextualized Learning for Access, Validation, Equity, and Success
- Fulfilling the Promise of Dual Language Through Sustainability
- Maintaining Equal Status for the Partner Language—Working from the Guiding Principles
- Strengthening the Impact of Professional Development—The Power of VISITAS™
Communication Samples
- 5.2- Collier Thomas Graph ELs Long-Term K-12
- Carta de interes de padres de familia
- DL 1st Grade Standards Based Instruction
- DL Brochure AAES Eng
- DL brochure Eng – SRM
- DL Brochure ESJES
- DL Brochure- PPS
- DL Brochure- VES
- DL Family Survey- English
- DL Family Survey- Spanish
- DL Parent Contract- AAES
- Fourth Grade DL Info- AAES
- Kinder DL Info- AAES
- Kinder Parent Presentation- VVES
- Overview ELD vs DL- VVES
- Sample Parent DL101 Presentation-English
- Sample Parent DL101 Presentation-Spanish
- Second Grade DL Info- AAES
- WV ELL Quarterly Newsletter Fall 2014
Sample Observation Protocols
- Components of Sheltering Reflection
- SEI CARD For the training
- Teacher Obs Adobe Acres
- Teacher Self Eval Adobe Acres
- Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Teaching Strategies Observation Checklist
- VV Core Reading Classroom Walk Through Checklist
Secondary Resources
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AHS
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Atrisco
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Harrison Program Resources
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Truman
- Academic 2520 Language 2520 Functions
- Academic 2520 Language 520 Functions SP-1
- Bright 20 Spots 20 Assessment 20 Action 20 Plan 20 First 20 Draft
- Bright 20 Spots 20 Instruction 20 Action 20 Plan 20 Final 20 Draft
- Key Use Can Dos Gr 6-8
- Key Use Can Dos Gr 9-12
- Model Program Showcase
- Truman 20 VISITAS 2025 2015
Mission & Stakeholders
Curriculum
CAP Development
Instruction
Communication
Assessment