2026 Encuentro de profesorado de español de Alberta: Full Schedule

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

There is a $30 registration fee to attend the 2026 Encuentro de Profesorado de Español de Alberta. To proceed with payment, please visit: Payment - RDPSD

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

Building Thinking Classrooms in Math and Spanish

Saturday May 2, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am MDT

Room 9

What happens when classroom design prioritizes thinking before answers? Inspired by Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, this session explores how the conditions that deepen mathematical thinking can also meaningfully inform Spanish Language Arts. By using random grouping, vertical non-permanent surfaces, and low-floor, high-ceiling tasks, teachers create spaces where students collaborate, take intellectual risks, and make their thinking and language visible. These environments offer rich opportunities for formative assessment through observation and conversation, allowing teachers to assess reasoning, language use, and understanding beyond final products. Participants will leave with classroom-ready tasks and strategies to add directly to their instructional toolbox.

Speakers

Paulina Villarreal

Teacher - Learning Leader, Calgary Board of Education

Learning Leader/Teacher

Anita Wee

Substitute Teacher

At 51, I started an unexpected and fascinating journey: teaching Spanish and other subjects I never imagined teaching before—like math and science—in a new country. After finishing my PhD, I told myself I didn’t want to face any more big challenges, but here I am, reinventing... Read More →

Saturday May 2, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am MDT
Room 9

Session in Spanish, Elementary

Company CBE
Audience Elementary teachers
Area Math and Spanish

11:45am MDT

Seeing, Saying, and Thinking: Using Notice & Wonder + PWIM to Strengthen Vocabulary and Mathematical Reasoning in Bilingual Classrooms

Saturday May 2, 2026 11:45am - 12:30pm MDT

Room 8

In Spanish bilingual mathematics classrooms, visuals are more than supports, they’re powerful bridges between language, reasoning, and deep mathematical understanding. Join me for an engaging, hands-on session where we will explore how the Notice & Wonder routine and the Picture Word Inductive Model (PWIM) work together to spark curiosity, build academic vocabulary, and strengthen students’ ability to communicate their mathematical thinking in Spanish.Come ready to participate, reflect, and reimagine how visuals can transform language learning and math discourse in your mathematics classroom and beyond.

Speakers

Anita Hanneman

Mathematics Consultant - Elementary, Edmonton Catholic Schools

Elementary Mathematics Consultant

Saturday May 2, 2026 11:45am - 12:30pm MDT
Room 8

Session in Spanish

Company EDCS
Audience Elementary teachers
Area Math and Spanish

2026 Encuentro de profesorado de español de Alberta

10:45am MDT

Paulina Villarreal

Anita Wee

11:45am MDT

Anita Hanneman

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