<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><b><i>La Cosecha</i></b> 21st Annual Dual Language Conference</div><div style="text-align:center"><i>Embracing our Roots — Fortaleciendo nuestra comunidad bilingüe</i></div><div style="text-align:center">November 9 - 12, 2016</div><div style="text-align:center">Santa Fe, New Mexico</div><div style="text-align:center"><i><a href="http://www.lacosecha.dlenm.org" target="_blank">www.lacosecha.dlenm.org</a></i></div><div> </div><div>La Cosecha 2016 will bring together educators, parents, researchers and practitioners supporting dual language enrichment programs from across the U.S. La Cosecha offers you the unique opportunity to share best practices and resources, current theory and practice, build networks, and fuel our community's efforts to build a better future for our children as we “harvest” the best of our multilingual and multicultural communities. </div><div> </div><div>La Cosecha began in 1996 with 80 teacher volunteers who recognized a need to network and share identified best practices within the dual language community. La Cosecha 2016 will bring together over 2,500 participants from throughout the U.S and across the world, representing two-way immersion, one-way developmental bilingual, and one-way heritage language immersion programs. Early registration rates available until July 15, 2015 (<a href="http://www.lacosecha.dlenm.org" target="_blank">www.lacosecha.dlenm.org</a>).</div><div><br></div><div><div style="text-align:center"><b>SHARE • NETWORK • HARVEST</b></div><div style="text-align:center"><b>Call For Proposals is now open! Submission Deadline – May 13, 2016.</b></div></div><div><br></div><div>Four-Day Conference will Feature:</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>More than 2,400 attendees</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Nationally renowned keynote and featured speakers</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>180 general and concurrent sessions</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Networking Events</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Student Leadership Institute</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Bilingual Education Directors Leadership Institute</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>To educational material publishers and exhibitors</div><div><br></div><div>Who Attends La Cosecha?</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>School administrators, superintendents, and board of education members</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Teachers, future teachers, and instructional leadership</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>University researchers and teacher-trainers</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Parents and community leaders</div><div>•<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>State policymakers</div><div><br></div><div>Conference Strands Include: CCSS and ELL Instruction, Program Development, Early Literacy Development, Indigenous Language One-Way Programs, Biliteracy Development, Sheltering/Scaffolding Instruction, Early Childhood, Content and Language Integrations, Assessment and Accountability, Advocacy, Leadership, AIM4S3, STEM Education and much more!</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif"><i><br></i></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="4" face="georgia, serif"><i>Leslie Sánchez</i></font><br><font face="'arial narrow', sans-serif">Director of Finance and Development</font></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:'arial narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Dual Language Education New Mexico</span><br style="font-family:'arial narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:'arial narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a href="tel:505-243-0648" value="+15052430648" target="_blank">505-243-0648</a></span><font face="'arial narrow', sans-serif"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:'arial narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"> <span></span><span></span><span style="font-family:'arial narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:center"><font face="'arial narrow', sans-serif"></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif"><div style="text-align:center"><br></div></font><br><br><font size="4"><br></font><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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