Participants will explore key strategies for launching and sustaining a Dual Language Immersion program at the secondary level. The session will cover startup tips, potential partnerships, and effective ways to promote the program. A special focus will be on supporting multilingual learners through inclusive program design and equitable access. By the end of the session, participants will leave with practical exemplars and customizable templates to support their own program planning.
Discover how AI can support educators to personalize ML support within the MTSS framework by organizing resources, identifying actionable insights and creating resources using high leverage practices in seconds. This session will equip participants with the foundational skills to navigate and create using NotebookLM. Walk away with a complete, customizable knowledge base and practical approaches to integrating AI into instructional planning and decision-making.
Western DTL Consultant, NCDPI/Digital Teaching and Learning
Stacy Lovdahl has 24 years of experience as a state and district-level education technologist. She is an AI literacy trainer, the Western DTL Consultant for NCDPI, an Instructional Technology Facilitator and a middle school science teacher. Stacy has dedicated significant efforts... Read More →
In this session, participants will explore how offering honors Level I and II classical and/or modern language courses, as well as honors Level I heritage language courses, could impact their students and their local course sequence(s) that continue into inherently honors courses, like Level II heritage, Level III - VI classical, and Levels III - VIII modern languages. They will also delve into the Honors Level Coursework guidance and tools available to all content areas with examples for World Languages that show greater depth and complexity to differentiate honors and standard courses.
In this 90-minute interactive session, educators will explore practical, research-based strategies to support MLs in developing both mathematical understanding and academic language. Participants will examine the unique language demands of math instruction and learn how to scaffold content, ensuring that MLs can fully engage in mathematical thinking, problem-solving, and discourse.
In this session, participants will develop an understanding of the math standards through the lens of rigor. We will explore how assessments and instructional practice align to the expectations of the standards. Participants will also have opportunities to collaboratively discuss and plan how to implement these practices.
