Every School A Language Friendly School

We invite Central Valley educators to join us for a day of learning, collaborating, networking, and celebrating as we explore the critical importance of investing in the creation of language friendly environments that honor and welcome every child’s language and culture in ensuring success for Emergent Multilingual Learners. Join us in learning how we can transform our pedagogy and practice to activate and make visible the genius of our students and to fully engage their unlimited potential.

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Multilingualism and the California English Learner Roadmap

Laurie Olsen, Founding Director and Strategic Advisor to the Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) PreK-3 Initiative

The Language Friendly Schools Movement

Ellen-Rose Kambel, Executive Director, Ritu Foundation for Multilingual Learning

Emmanuelle Le Pichon-Vorstman, Professor of Linguistics, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

Promoting Multilingualism through Transformative Leadership 

Ana DeGenna, Superintendent, Oxnard School District

AI & Diverse Language Learners (David Calvo)

Transforming Newcomer Programs (Sam Finn, Lindsey Bird, & Amalia Herrera)

Academic Language Development (Charlene Fried & José Luis Pérez)

Transformative Mathematics Pedagogy (Matt Haber)

Becoming a Language Friendly School (Ellen-Rose Kambel & Emmanuelle Le Pichon-Vorstman)

Unsilencing Language (Liliana Sánchez)

Graduate Profiles & Emergent Multilingual Learners (Roman Stearns)

Special Features

• Meet the Speakers Reception (Friday, January 31, 2025 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm)

Registration:

• Pre-Registration (Deadline 1/20/25)
• META Members: $225
• All Others: $265

On-Site Registration:

• Subject to Availability: $325

Sponsors:

• Stanislaus County Office of Education (SCOE)
• California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE)
• Association of Two-way & Dual Language Education (ATDLE)
• Provocative Practice
• Urban Arts, Inc
• Graphic Print Stop, Inc.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Stanislaus County Office of Education, 1100 H Street, Modesto, United States