Date: Thursday, March 25
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM Pacific / 5:00-6:30 PM Eastern
During this time of rapidly shifting conditions for instruction, educators are looking for ways to engage young children in culturally-affirming instruction, connect with parents and families, and extend opportunities for learning from books to hands-on activities at school and at home.
Join REL West for a webinar in a series of free events that provide opportunities to learn a routine for storybook reading and explore ideas for home-family connections.
Who Will Benefit
Prekindergarten, kindergarten, and first-grade teachers; district staff; coaches; principals; and staff developers
What You Will Learn
During this webinar participants will learn about:
- Moving from a joyful reading routine to creative expression activities
- The evidence behind the relationship between creativity and language and literacy development
- How to integrate creative activities into their own practice, in partnership with families and caregivers
Presenters
- Thea Fabian is a Principal at Wawona K-8 School in Fresno Unified School District. She works with colleagues to improve the success of English learner/emergent bilingual students and expand access to biliteracy, including native language literacy, by promoting high-quality instruction.
- Danielle Garegnani is a Principal at Horton Elementary School in San Diego Unified School District. Prior to joining Horten, Garegnani provided professional development and coaching for teachers and helped support the implementation of a school-wide dual immersion Spanish-English language program.
- Pamela Spycher is a Senior Researcher for REL West at WestEd. In her role at WestEd, she serves as the Project Director for Leading with Learning, a U.S. Department of Education grant focused on the implementation of the California English Language Arts /English Language Development (ELD) Framework and ELD Standards.