DL Thursday Update

DUAL LANGUAGE THURSDAY UPDATE

October 5, 2017

Celebrating our DUAL LANGUAGE BIOLOGY Class!!!

Students at South and North High School have launched our High School Dual Language Program enrolling in Dual Language Biology and Advanced Placement Spanish Language and Culture

We are so proud of our learners and the dedication of our Dual Language Teachers

Program Marketing

We are in the season to market our DL programs for 2018-2019!

• Cena con la maestra is planned at Blair, Banting, Bethesda and Heyer this month to build bridges between families whose children participate in our program
• T-SHIRT ORDERS due October 13th-NEW COLOR-FRAMBUESA
• DL Family information sessions for 4K-1st are planned 11/14, 11/28, 12/12 and 1/16 6-7PM
• 5th-6th and 8th-9th Transition Meeting scheduled for November 9th at the Waukesha Public Library
• 5th to 6th parents and students will meet 5:45-6:45pm
• 8th to 9th parents and students will meet 7:00-8:00pm

ORACY

This month we will begin to pilot VISITAS in our Dual Language Classrooms using the ORACY ADULT LEARNING FRAMEWORK CYCLE form.  Please know that your learners offer us a laboratory to use this tool and review it's potential to provide you with meaningful feedback that supports the specific practices required of multilingual teachers.  The intention is to get into every DL teaching environment during the month of October with this tool.

The tool will pick up on new teachers who are building skill, as well as skilled teachers building expertise.  Teachers will be involved in the process of using the tool to see student learning and teacher practice during Dual Language PLCs.  Your sites will communicate to you about those dates as they come up.

Teaching for Biliteracy 3: ORACY October 4, 2017

New DL Educators Participated in T4B-Session 3 on Oracy this week.  Special thanks to the leadership of each of our new teachers, Maria B, and Jadia K.