ECOC 2025 Annual Summit - CLDE Sessions

Six hours of CLDE credit

January 25, 2025

Attendees to this session will receive six hours of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education Credits. This session will address methods for attaining success with multi-lingual learners.

The credits have not been pre approved by the Colorado Department of Education.

Addressing the Affective Domain 5.09 Quality Standard I: Educators are knowledgeable about CLD populations. 5.09(1) ELEMENT A: Educators are knowledgeable in, understand, and are able to apply the major theories, concepts, and research related to culture, diversity and equity in order to support academic access and opportunity for CLD student populations.

5.10 Quality Standard II: Educators should be knowledgeable in first and second language acquisition. 5.10(2) ELEMENT B: Educators are knowledgeable of, understand, and able to apply the major theories, concepts and research related to culture, diversity, and equity in order to support academic success and opportunity for CLD student populations.

5.11 Quality Standard III: Educators should understand literacy development for CLD students. 5.11(1) ELEMENT A: Educators are knowledgeable in, understand, and able to apply the major theories, concepts, and research related to literacy development for CLD students.

Agenda

Saturday, January 25

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Opening Ceremony-Trojan Arena

Ashley Cornelius, Pikes Peak Poet Laureate Cynthia Jacquet, President Educating Children of Color

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Removing Fear and Building Resilience-Trojan Arena

To become the best version of ourselves and develop the leader within, we must become fearless in all aspects of our lives. This includes the way we see ourselves, how we see the world, and the way we present ourselves to others. Monica Guzman

9:45 AM - 10:05 AM

Break and Transition from Arena to High School-Check into CLDE

Small Cafeteria, High School

10:05 AM - 11:10 AM

Identifying Personal Biases for Language Acquisition and Creating an Inclusive Culture for Multilingual Learners (5.09 (1) Element A)

Educators will learn how they can help advocate for students that have a language barrier and how they can make a more inclusive culture at their schools. Dallana Alvarado & Bemar Martinez

11:10 AM - 12:00 PM

Lunch-High School Cafeteria

12:00 PM - 1:05 PM

Ensuring Multilingual Learners Can Participate Meaningfully and Equally in Educational Programs (5.10 (2) Element B)

Learn about the legal requirements public entities must adhere to when it comes to supporting English Learner (EL) students and their families. Rachel Temple & Kim Boylan.

1:05 PM - 1:15 PM

Break/Speaker Transition

1:15 PM - 2:20 PM

Welcoming and Engaging Newcomers and Families (5.09 (1) Element A)

Learn to identify strategies to make new immigrant families feel welcome, safe and connected in their new community. Stephanie Dewing & Mary Hanson

2:20 PM - 2:30 PM

Break/Speaker Transition

2:30 PM - 3:35 PM

CLDE Literacy: Unlocking Deeper Reading Comprehension for ELL Students (5.11 (1) Element A)

This course aims to empower culturally and linguistically diverse education (CLDE) professionals with strategies and tools to enhance reading comprehension among English language learners (ELLs). Elizabeth Southerland & Evelyn Adams

3:35 PM - 3:50 PM

Transition to Arena

3:50 PM - 4:30 PM

Award Ceremony

$88,000 in scholarships, $10,000 in educational gifts, and five $500 educator gifts will be awarded. Must be present to win.