Spring Seminar for New England Immersion School Administrators

Date: 

Friday, March 1, 2019, 8:30am to 4:00pm

Location: 

RCC Conference Room, 26 Trowbridge St., Cambridge MA

During this interactive seminar, participants will work together to 1)become familiar with the educational philosophy of dual language immersion education, the goals and benefits of immersion education, and characteristics that distinguish different immersion education models; 2)synthesize the knowledge base on immersion students' academic achievement, cognitive development and immersion language development by program model and learner background; 3) identify and discuss issues related to immersion pedagogy, program design and implementatoin; 4)Collaborate and strengthen professional networks with other immersion teachers, admnistrators, etc. in and beyond the greater Boston area. 

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Speaker: Tara W. Fortune, Director of Immersion Research and Professional Development Project, Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, Global Programs and Strategy (GPS) Alliance, University of Minnesota. 

Sponsors: RCC; Spain Education Office. 

Click here to download the seminar program:

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