Connecting Communities through Our Languages, Cultures, and Stories
Forty-two Years of Educational Excellence for English Learners & Biliteracy for All
March 29 - April 1, 2017
Anaheim Marriott and Hilton Hotels-
Anaheim, California
Many children's book writers will be presenting at CABE. This is a partial list of author's workshops in English and Español. If you are at CABE, please come and meet them.
Writers Workshop in the Common Core Classroom
1:30pm - 2:45pm
Hilton Room: Catalina 4
Students write better when they control their writing. This presentation, focused on upper elementary grades, presents participants with a writing program that balances standards-based instruction with the Writers Workshop model. The five-day plan explains how to arrange time to teach grammar and spelling, district writing assessments, and Writers Workshop sessions. All the components for student writing folders, including domain/genre sheets, writers’ logs to keep track of projects, pre-writing organizers, and more will be shared.
From Idea To Book: Mamá The Alien/ Mamá la extraterrestre
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Hilton Room: Catalina 4
Author René Colato Laínez and illustrator Laura Lacámara, will discuss the process of publication of the bilingual book Mamá The Alien/ Mamá la extrarrestre. René Colato Laínez will share how he got the idea and concept to write the story. Laura Lacámara will describe her illustration process from sketches to final art.
Friday March 30, 2017
The Stories Behind the Stories- Los cuentos detrás de los cuentos
10:30am - 11:45am
Marriott Room: Orange County 2
The Stories Behind the Stories- Los cuentos detrás de los cuentos Bilingual Children’s authors James Luna and Amy Costales share the stories behind their picture books, stories that come from community and family. Come learn about those stories and how literature helps students write about their own lives. Conversation in Spanish and English.
Two Languages on My Tongue: U.S. Spanish in the Classroom
1:30pm - 2:45pm
Marriott Room: Orange County 2
Language is living, evolving and intimately tied to the identities of its speakers. How do our youth feel when they are told their Spanish is bad, incorrect or informal? And how do we, as teachers, avoid turning Spanish class into yet another barrier? In this interactive presentation, Amy Costales, bilingual children's author and Spanish Heritage Language Advisor, will present methodology to meet the needs of heritage speakers of Spanish and address linguistic variation in U.S. Spanish.
Creating Art with Children's Books
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Marriott Room: Orange County 2
Come and celebrate reading in two languages. Three children's authors will present their bilingual books. Then, they will share art activities relating to their books that you can do in the classroom with your students or at home with your children. Participants will receive a packet of the art activities. Ven y diviértete.
Writers Workshop in the Common Core Classroom
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Hilton Room: Catalina 4
Students write better when they control their writing. This presentation, focused on upper elementary grades, presents participants with a writing program that balances standards-based instruction with the Writers Workshop model. The five-day plan explains how to arrange time to teach grammar and spelling, district writing assessments, and Writers Workshop sessions. All the components for student writing folders, including domain/genre sheets, writers’ logs to keep track of projects, pre-writing organizers, and more will be shared.
