Boosting Multilingual Students' Literacy Skills Through Virtual Expeditions

Mariel Gómez de la Torre-Cerfontaine
Presenter
60
mins
Course length
Multi Device
Access from mobile or laptop
4.88
Course rating
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Description

Would you like to enhance the literacy skills of your multilingual students through innovative and immersive classroom experiences? Virtual expeditions can provide a unique and engaging platform for multilingual learners to explore language in context, promoting literacy development. Join Mariel Gómez de la Torre for this hands-on, interactive workshop and discover practical strategies to integrate virtual expeditions seamlessly into your teaching, boosting your students' listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills. Get ready to discover the transformative power of virtual expeditions in creating a dynamic and enriching learning environment for all students! Mariel's expertise as a multilingual reading specialist will empower you with the knowledge and skills necessary to use virtual explorations to differentiate instruction and meet the unique needs of your multilingual learners.

Objectives

Recall the foundational principles of language development and literacy skills for multilingual learners. Understand the impact of virtual expeditions on language and literacy growth in a multilingual context. Apply practical strategies to seamlessly integrate virtual expeditions into your teaching practice, catering to diverse learning needs. Analyze the impact of differentiated virtual expedition experiences on students' language and literacy development. Create tailored

Key Take Aways

• Understand the importance of immersive experiences in promoting language development and literacy skills for multilingual students. • Explore practical strategies for seamlessly integrating virtual expeditions into your teaching, creating a dynamic and enriching learning environment. • Learn how to differentiate instruction to meet the unique needs of multilingual learners, ensuring that virtual expeditions benefit all students. • Discover effective methods for assessing students' language proficiency and literacy growth through virtual expeditions.

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Mariel Gómez de la Torre-Cerfontaine

Mariel teaches K–12 ESL at Summit Virtual Academy and high school at Early College NC. With teaching experience in Peru and the U.S., she was named 2022–2023 Teacher of the Year and founded V-RALES, a virtual resource hub, in 2020.
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ESL Teacher K-12

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