2025 Encuentro de profesorado de español de Alberta: Full Schedule

Join us for a dynamic, full-day professional development experience designed to equip Spanish language teachers with innovative strategies to enhance student learning.

To make the most of your experience, please read the title and description of each session carefully before selecting. Some sessions will be conducted in Spanish, while others will be in English.

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10:45am MDT

HABLEMOS MATEMÁTICAS: ESTRATEGIAS EFECTIVAS PARA ENSEÑAR MATEMÁTICAS EN ESPAÑOL

Saturday May 3, 2025 10:45am - 11:30am MDT

Room 3

**This session is offered in Spanish.**
We all face obstacles when teaching mathematics in a target language but there is hope. Come join us as we share about our journey in implementing strategies for teaching mathematics in Spanish to multilingual learners. Included will be real life stories of teachers who have implemented these strategies into their practice and are seeing the positive impact. We hope to inspire you and send you off with some practical strategies that you can implement right away!

Speakers

Raquel Aviles Torres

Teacher, ECSD

Anita Hanneman

Elementary Math Consultant at Edmonton Catholic School Division, Edmonton Catholic School Division

Anita makes up one fifth of the elementary mathematics team. Her passion and giddiness for mathematics grows with each article read, teacher conversation, and interaction with students. On her spare time Anita enjoys spending time with her family, dancing, being in nature, pina coladas... Read More →

Saturday May 3, 2025 10:45am - 11:30am MDT
Room 3

K-6, Mathematics

11:45am MDT

NUMBERS TALKS IN SPANISH

Saturday May 3, 2025 11:45am - 12:30pm MDT

Room 3

**This session is offered in English.**

How to use Number Talks as both a Math routine and a Spanish routine in the classroom, and integrating NLA strategies to facilitate language growth in students' oral output.

Speakers

Kendra Dalke

Saturday May 3, 2025 11:45am - 12:30pm MDT
Room 3

K-6, Mathematics

11:45am MDT

USANDO LOS LIBROS DE CARLA PARA CREAR ACTIVIDADES EN LA CLASE DE ESPAÑOL

Saturday May 3, 2025 11:45am - 12:30pm MDT

Room 8

**This session is offered in Spanish.**

Usando la serie de libros de Carla, Anaya, hemos creado un grupo de actividades durante el año escolar para potenciar la lectura y usar los temas de los libros para crear actividades multidisciplinares que cubren objetivos de español y otras materias. Siempre tratando de promover el interés por la lectura y por temas transversales interesantes.

Speakers

Andrés Sánchez

International Languages Consultant, Edmonton Catholic School Division

Andrés is the International Languages Consultant at ECSD. Born and raised in a small town by the Camino de Santiago, he is passionate about languages and has worked in schools in three different countries. He likes going for walks with family and friends, playing musical instruments... Read More →

Katharina Gonzalez

Saturday May 3, 2025 11:45am - 12:30pm MDT
Room 8

K-6, Spanish Language Arts

1:30pm MDT

CROSS CURRICULAR INTEGRATION

Saturday May 3, 2025 1:30pm - 2:15pm MDT

Room 5

**This session is offered in English.**

Reinforcing knowledge in one language while applying it in another subject in the second language.

Speakers

Ludmila Thwaites

Saturday May 3, 2025 1:30pm - 2:15pm MDT
Room 5

K-6, Spanish Language Arts

1:30pm MDT

INTERDISCIPLINARY TASK DESIGN WITH NLA

Saturday May 3, 2025 1:30pm - 2:15pm MDT

Room 8

**This session is offered Spanish.**

This session equips educators with practical tools to design interdisciplinary tasks that integrate content and language learning using the Neurolinguistic Approach (NLA). Whether new to NLA or refining its implementation, participants will learn to plan meaningful, real-world tasks that support both subject knowledge and language development. The session covers key task design principles, strategies to implement the full NLA loop (from oral competency to written production), and examples of interdisciplinary tasks connecting Spanish with other content areas.

Speakers

Jeanne Liendo

Saturday May 3, 2025 1:30pm - 2:15pm MDT
Room 8

K-6, Spanish Language Arts

2025 Encuentro de profesorado de español de Alberta