Fall Workshop - Oct 19th, 2024.

The training covers several foundational aspects of CRT, including relational teaching, cultural integration, and reflective practice. Teachers are guided on how to build trust and mutual respect with students, connect curriculum content to students' lives, and continuously reflect on their own biases. Additionally, the training highlights the importance of responsive communication and empowering students by giving them voice and choice in their learning process. Through practical examples, such as integrating cultural symmetry and mathematics or promoting traditional foods through art, the training demonstrates how CRT can be effectively applied to create a more inclusive and motivating learning environment. 

I am María Bernabeu, in my experience as a teacher I would highlight my innovative and dynamic approach to teaching. As a Spaniard, I have integrated my culture into the classroom, bringing a multicultural perspective that enriches my students' learning experience. Currently, I work in New Jersey, at Jump Immersion School, where I perform the role of Education Specialist. 

My mission is to ensure that every student enjoys a high-quality and truly effective educational experience. 

With a strong track record in bilingual education, I have dedicated myself to implementing pedagogical strategies that combine academic rigor with the enjoyment of learning. 

For the last 23 years, Lisi Barros-Sehringer has been teaching Spanish to

neurodivergent learners in the city of Princeton, US. Currently, she is writing her thesis on evaluation and

neurodivergence, for the master's program at Universidad Católica Argentina. She has presented her

research and methodological practices in forums in the USA, Argentina, Germany and Spain. She has

published and collaborates with Klett Verlag (Germany), Editorial Difusión (Barcelona) and Klett World

Languages (US). The German publishing house ibidemVerlag will publish “Mi obra maestra. Escenas de

una película en un aula inclusiva con presencia de síndrome de Asperger”, her chapter within the book

Diálogos en el aula.

 Join Elisa Kirschhoffer of Idioma Education & Consulting for a lively, interactive session where grammar takes center stage—not as a set of rigid rules, but as a living, breathing part of language learning! Discover how to transform your grammar instruction using the PACE model (Presentation, Attention, Co-Construction, Extension). 

This approach encourages students to see grammar as a natural component of communication, embedded within meaningful context.

In this engaging hour, we’ll explore the PACE model step-by-step, with plenty of real-world examples and interactive activities. You’ll learn how to seamlessly weave grammar instruction into your lessons, making it relevant and accessible to your students. We’ll dive into techniques that turn grammar from a chore into an exciting exploration, fostering deeper understanding and retention.

Expect to leave with a toolkit of strategies to help your students *notice* grammar, *understand* its usage, and *apply* it creatively. Whether you’re teaching beginners or advanced learners, this session will equip you to make grammar both fun and functional. Get ready to revolutionize your classroom and watch your students thrive as confident, competent communicators!

Elisa has taught in high school and college classrooms in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and most recently taught French and Spanish at Souhegan High School in Amherst, New Hampshire. She has considerable experience converting the traditional grammar-focused textbook-style classroom to an authentic, acquisition driven and proficiency-based experience both in instruction and assessment. Elisa has received oral proficiency (OPI) training through ACTFL and has worked with authentic resource integration experts to bring the most immersive experience possible into the language classroom. Certified in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Elisa is extraordinarily devoted to the whole student, promoting wellness and mindfulness in her practice by developing relationships with her students based on their individual needs. She also brings this practice to her clients through her consulting work with Idioma. She currently teaches graduate-level courses with Idioma focusing on topics including comprehensible input through novice-level novels, grammar in context using the PACE model, social justice and social and emotional learning. Elisa has presented about backward design, social and emotional learning and differentiation at several regional conferences, and has worked with school districts to design culturally-driven authentic resource and proficiency-based curriculum aligned to the 2021 Massachusetts World Language Frameworks and 2024 ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.

After studying French in Minnesota at Concordia College and working at the Concordia Language Villages, then studying abroad in France through Montana State University, Elisa ultimately earned her B.A. in French from Merrimack College. Elisa earned her M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction specializing in teaching through the arts from Lesley University.

 Carlos V Education is sponsoring the AATSP NJ CHAPTER.

We are excited to present our programs at Carlos V Education 2024 / 2025 on October 18th.  We are honored to be sponsoring the AATSP NJ Chapter at Rutgers University, where we will be launching our latest offers, including our Immersion Experiences, Educational Tours, Study Abroad, Professional Development courses, Summer Programs, and more.

Join our presentation and enter a raffle to win a complete one-week Professional Development Program at our school in Seville, Malaga or Madrid for July 2025! We are proud to be a part of the great team of New Jersey teachers that make up the AATSP.

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