<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:arial">La Cosecha</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:arial"> 22<sup>nd</sup>Annual Dual Language Conference<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:arial">Honoring the Past, Shaping the Present, Inspiring our Future</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family:arial"><span></span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:arial">November 1 – 4, 2017<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:arial">Albuquerque, NM</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:arial">Call for Proposals closes Friday, May 12, 2017<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:arial">The Planning Committee invites you to share your dual language teaching strategies, leadership and/or research experience with your colleagues by presenting at one of the largest gatherings of educators and administrators in support of PreK – 12<sup>th</sup> grade English learners and Emerging Bilinguals. Submission deadline – May 12, 2017. <span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:arial">La Cosecha</span></i><span style="font-family:arial"> 2017 will bring together educators, parents, researchers, and practitioners from across the U.S. <i>La Cosecha</i> 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. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial">Four-Day Conference will Feature:<span></span></span></p>
<p class="m_-3634203847963556667gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:arial">More than 2,400 attendees<span></span></span></p>
<p class="m_-3634203847963556667gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:arial">Nationally renowned keynote and featured speakers<span></span></span></p>
<p class="m_-3634203847963556667gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:arial">240 general and concurrent sessions<span></span></span></p>
<p class="m_-3634203847963556667gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:arial">Networking Events<span></span></span></p>
<p class="m_-3634203847963556667gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:arial">Student Leadership Institute<span></span></span></p>
<p class="m_-3634203847963556667gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:arial">Top educational material publishers and exhibitors</span></p>
<p class="m_-3634203847963556667gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:arial">Featured Speakers include: Pauline Gibbons, Angela Valenzuela, Andres123, Michael Guerrero, Kim Potwoski, Kathy Escamilla, Wayne Thomas, Virginia Collier, Eugene García, Karen Beeman, Cheryl Urow, Elena Izquierdo, Tony Baéz and more! </span></p>
<p class="m_-3634203847963556667gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:arial">Conference Strands include: CCSS and ELL Instruction, Program Development, Early Literacy Development, Indigenous Language One-Way Programs, Biliteracy Development/Teaching for Transfer, Early Childhood, Academic Language Development, Leadership, Policy, and Advocacy, STEM Education, and Family/Community.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial">Early Registration closes July 15, 2017. For more information visit: </span><a href="http://www.lacosecha.dlenm.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial">www.lacosecha.dlenm.org</span></a><span style="font-family:arial">. For more information contact Leslie Sánchez at </span><a href="mailto:leslie@dlenm.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial">leslie@dlenm.org</span></a><span style="font-family:arial">. <span></span></span></p>
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<div><br></div>-- <br><div class="m_-3634203847963556667gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><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)%20243-0648" 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"><div style="text-align:center"><font face="georgia, serif"><font color="#990000" style="font-size:small">22</font><font color="#990000"><font size="1">nd</font><font size="2"> </font></font><font color="#990000" style="font-size:small">Annual Dual Language Conference </font></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font color="#990000" face="georgia, serif" size="2">November 1-4, 2017 – Albuquerque, NM</font></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;text-align:center"><i><font size="1"><a href="http://www.lacosecha.dlenm.org" target="_blank">www.lacosecha.dlenm.org</a> </font></i></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;text-align:center"><br></div><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></div></div></div>
</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><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:12.8000001907349px">Dual Language Education New Mexico</span><br style="font-family:'arial narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-family:'arial narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">505-243-0648</span><font face="'arial narrow', sans-serif"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:'arial narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"> <span></span><span></span><span style="font-family:'arial narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"><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"><div style="text-align:center"><font face="georgia, serif"><font color="#990000" style="font-size:small">22</font><font color="#990000"><font size="1">nd</font><font size="2"> </font></font><font color="#990000" style="font-size:small">Annual Dual Language Conference </font></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font color="#990000" face="georgia, serif" size="2">November 1-4, 2017 – Albuquerque, NM</font></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;text-align:center"><i><font size="1"><a href="http://www.lacosecha.dlenm.org" target="_blank">www.lacosecha.dlenm.org</a> </font></i></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;text-align:center"><br></div><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></div></div>
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