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November 2022 American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Annual Conference

Presented, “Transitioning Your Elementary Dual Language Immersion Program to Secondary: Making the Journey,” which outlined a 3-year transition timeline and process to support the successful transition to a strong and sustainable secondary dual language immersion program

November 2022 La Cosecha, Annual Conference of Dual Language Education New Mexico (DLeNM)

Presented, “Transitioning Your Elementary Dual Language Immersion Program to Secondary: Making the Journey,” which outlined a 3-year transition timeline and process to support the successful transition to a strong and sustainable secondary dual language immersion program

April-May 2022 Secondary Dual Language Leadership Institute

Presented three days of professional learning for secondary administrators and teachers on, “Fulfilling the Promise fo Biliteracy: Creating a Strong and Successful Secondary Dual Language Program," with each day focusing on one of the years of a 3-year transition process to support the successful transition to a strong and sustainable secondary dual language immersion program

March 2022 Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) Conference

Presented, “Transitioning Your Elementary Dual Language Immersion Program to Secondary: Making the Journey,” which outlined a 3-year transition timeline and process to support the successful transition to a strong and sustainable secondary dual language immersion program

Feb. 2022 National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Annual Conference

Presented, “Transitioning Your Elementary Dual Language Immersion Program to Secondary: Making the Journey,” which outlined a 3-year transition timeline and process to support the successful transition to a strong and sustainable secondary dual language immersion program

Nov. 2021 La Cosecha, Annual Conference of Dual Language Education New Mexico (DLeNM)

Presented, “From Subtractive to Additive: Transforming Your Transitional Bilingual Education Program to Dual Language Immersion, A Systems Approach,” which offered a one-year, step-by-step guide to transforming a transitional bilingual education program to dual language immersion; monthly agenda items and follow-up items are included

April 2021 National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Annual Conference

Presented, “From Subtractive to Additive: Transforming Your Transitional Bilingual Education Program to Dual Language Immersion, A Systems Approach,” which offered a one-year, step-by-step guide to transforming a transitional bilingual education program to dual language immersion; monthly agenda items and follow-up items are included
Presented, “Transitioning Your Elementary Dual Language Immersion Program to Secondary: Making the Journey,” which outlined a 3-year transition timeline and process to support the successful transition to a strong and sustainable secondary dual language immersion program

Jan. 2021 Rio Grande Valley Texas Association for Bilingual Education (RGVTABE) Annual Conference

Presented, “From Subtractive to Additive: Transforming Your Transitional Bilingual Education Program to Dual Language Immersion, A Systems Approach,” which offered a one-year, step-by-step guide to transforming a transitional bilingual education program to dual language immersion; monthly agenda items and follow-up items are included

Nov. 2020 La Cosecha, Annual Conference of Dual Language Education New Mexico (DLeNM)

Presented, “Transitioning Your Elementary Dual Language Immersion Program to Secondary: Making the Journey,” which outlined a 3-year transition timeline and process to support the successful transition to a strong and sustainable secondary dual language immersion program

Oct. 2020 Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE) Annual Conference

Presented, “From Subtractive to Additive: Transforming Your Transitional Bilingual Education Program to Dual Language Immersion, A Systems Approach,” which offered a one-year, step-by-step guide to transforming a transitional bilingual education program to dual language immersion; monthly agenda items and follow-up items are included

Feb. 2020 National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Annual Conference

Presented, “From Subtractive to Additive: Transforming Your Transitional Bilingual Education Program to Dual Language Immersion, A Systems Approach,” which offered a one-year, step-by-step guide to transforming a transitional bilingual education program to dual language immersion; monthly agenda items and follow-up items are included

Mar. 2019 California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) Annual Conference

Presented, “How to Successfully Transition an Elementary Dual Language Immersion Program to Secondary,” which focused on the steps to successfully transition an elementary dual language immersion program to secondary
Presented, “Using the ‘Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education’ to Strengthen Your Program,” in which a variety of tools based on the “Guiding Principles” to help dual language programs engage in reflection and setting goals for improving their program were shared
Presented, “Planning and Implementing a Strong, Successful, and Sustainable Elementary Dual Language Immersion Program,” in which the various steps that are recommended for the one to two years of planning for a strong, successful, and sustainable Dual Language Immersion program
Presented, “Secondary Dual Language Immersion Institute,” which focused on topics specific to secondary dual language immersion programs as they enter and continue through middle school and high school
Co-presented, “Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education Reflection Journal for Dual Language Teachers,” in which a teacher reflection journal based on the “Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education” was shared

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