Stop, COLLABORATE, and Listen! Achieving Biliteracy through Collaboration
Strand
Strand I: Pedagogy & Assessment
Immersion/Partner Language(s)
Spanish/English but the collaboration piece could be used with multiple language programs
Level
Middle School/Junior High
Program Summary/Abstract Description
Stop, COLLABORATE, and Listen!
Charlotte Hancock (Union County Public Schools) and Cornelia Okraski, UNCC Doctoral Students Curriculum and Instruction, Literacy, TESL
The road to achieving biliteracy in a dual language/immersion classroom takes a lot of work and most importantly, takes a lot of collaboration. This session will highlight the importance of the DL/I and English Language Arts teachers sharing the same vision and working together as a unified front to achieve biliteracy in a DL/I classroom.
Lead Presenter
Charlotte Hancock, UNCC Doctoral Student Curriculum and Instruction, Literacy, TESL; ELA Teacher in DL/I Program Union County Public Schools
Role/Title
ELA Teacher in DL/I Program Union County Public Schools, UNCC Doctoral Student Curriculum and Instruction, Literacy, TESL
Co-Presenters
Cornelia Okraski, UNCC
Role/Title
Doctoral Student Curriculum and Instruction, Literacy, TESL