CAL Presentation: Increasing EL Achievement Through Teacher Capacity Building
2026-03-26 13:00 (America/Denver)
Event: TESOL Conference 2026
Location: 150 DEF at the Salt Palace Convention Center
Date & Time: March 26, 2026 |1:00 PM
Session Format: Presentation
Presenter(s):
Marybelle Marrero-Colón (Center for Applied Linguistics)
Carmen De La Cruz Scales (Carlin Springs Elementary School)
This presentation showcases one school’s journey toward capacity building. By focusing on an effective, research-based model, this school built a 3-year plan to improve teacher capacity. Supported by a job-embedded approach featuring guided lesson design and lesson study, results are noted in improved teacher evaluations, student achievement, and language proficiency.

CAL Presentation: Leading and Learning for Rural Multilingual Learners: An Inquiry Session
2026-03-27 10:00 - 10:45
Event: TESOL Convention 2026
Location: Ballroom F at the Salt Palace Convention Center
Date & Time: March 27, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Session Format: Presentation
Presenter(s):
Diep Nguyen(Center for Applied Linguistics)
Kia Johnson (Center for Applied Linguistics)
Description:
This session explores how literacy instruction can be meaningful and fun through activities such as multilingual story boxes, multicultural literacy autobiographies, dice conversations, and writing from visuals. Participants engage in various activities and analyze how they can support foundational skill development, reading comprehension, and language acquisition.
