5th Annual Dual Language Colorado Conference

Please join us for a day of learning, connecting and building our dual language community

The Colorado Dual Language Conference brings together educators, school leaders, families, and advocates committed to strengthening dual language and bilingual education across Colorado.

The conference creates space for participants to learn about effective biliteracy practices, multilingual learner supports, culturally sustaining instruction, leadership, advocacy, and equity-centered approaches in dual language programs. Sessions are designed to support both educators and families through collaboration, community-building, and the celebration of multilingualism and multicultural education.

Registration includes breakfast and lunch for all participants.

Registration Fees

Questions? Please reach out to Leigh Hiester at leigh.hiesterco@gmail.com or Tania Hogan at tania.hogan@colorado.edu.

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Jody Slavick is the Executive Director of Literacy Squared®, housed within the BUENO Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Through her early experiences teaching and coaching in bilingual and ESL programs in Colorado schools, she witnessed the promise and potential of bilingual education—but also how systems and structures can too often limit that potential.

Driven to improve the educational experiences of multilingual learners, Dr. Slavick earned her Ph.D. in Equity, Bilingualism, and Biliteracy and her M.A. in Bilingual Special Education at CU Boulder, where she was mentored by pioneers in biliteracy, including Dr. Kathy Escamilla and Dr. Susan Hopewell.

Today, she works to bridge research and practice—collaborating with educators and experts nationwide to bring the transformative power of biliteracy to life in classrooms and to advance a shared vision for teaching that affirms and uplifts the voices and identities of multilingual learners.

About Foster Dual Language PK-8

The conference will take place at Foster Dual Language PK-8. Foster Dual Language PK-8 is an option school providing a unique opportunity which brings together Spanish and English speaking students in an effort to develop full bilingualism in both groups.Students have the opportunity to learn a second language without compromising their first language or academic learning.  

Learn more here: https://foster.jeffcopublicschools.org/about

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