The Dual Language Educators Retreat is a 2-day, in-person professional learning experience designed specifically for teachers, coaches, and leaders working in dual language programs.

On Day 1, we help educators make intentional, purpose-driven decisions about instructional language use by clarifying the role of translanguaging in dual language classrooms. 

We’ll explore: 

• what pedagogical translanguaging is and is not;
• keys to understanding how and why pedagogical translanguaging looks different in dual language classrooms;
• five factors that influence decision-making about instructional language choices in dual language classrooms; and
• how to reframe instructional language as a continuum to reconcile tensions between separation of languages and translanguaging in dual language programs.

On Day 2, we provide an introduction to the cross-linguistic pedagogies - seven approaches designed to help students transfer content and language learning across the two languages of instruction in a dual language program. 

We’ll explore: 

• the seven cross-linguistic pedagogies and how they can be used to coordinate instruction across languages;
• decision-making tools to help you decide which of the cross-linguistic pedagogies are appropriate for your context and how to combine them for specific purposes;
• how the cross-linguistic pedagogies influence assessment choices; and
• targeted practice using the Hybrid; Compare & Contrast; and Mirror cross-linguistic pedagogies to plan lessons.