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

Creating AI-Enhanced Reading Texts in Spanish

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

Room 2

Kindergarten - Secondary bilingual educators will explore how to use AI tools to create differentiated reading texts in their classroom using the Spanish Language Arts Programs of Study. The session will examine diagnostic, formative, and summative types of assessments. The session will first review the design of AI generated prompts and the insights assessments can provide for next steps in teaching. The second part of the session will have teachers creating using the tools provided. Make sure you bring your laptop!

Speakers

Patricia Barrera

Teacher, Calgary Board of Education CBE

I am the Languages Learning Leader for the system at the CBE. I have experience teaching in Elementary and Middle school.

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

Session in English, K-12

Company CBE
Audience K-12
Area Artificial Inteligence, Assessment and Reading

2026 Encuentro de profesorado de español de Alberta

10:45am MDT

Paulina Villarreal

Anita Wee

11:45am MDT

Patricia Barrera

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