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

El Poder del Español: Técnicas para Impulsar el Aprendizaje en Programas Bilingües

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

Room 4

In today’s multilingual classrooms, supporting students in a Spanish bilingual program means moving far beyond vocabulary lists and grammar drills. It requires purposeful integration of language and content across the curriculum. This interactive session will equip educators with practical and engaging activities that weave Spanish language learning into core subjects. Participants will explore techniques to make language comprehensible, hands-on and inclusive. The presentation offers actionable ideas, ready‑to‑use tools, classroom examples, and fresh perspectives to strengthen bilingual instruction.

Speakers

Katharina Gonzalez

Kindergarten Spanish Bilingual teacher and Instructional Coach, ECSD

Saturday May 2, 2026 10:45am - 11:30am MDT
Room 4

Session in Spanish

Audience Elementary teachers
Area Instructional techniques for bilingual classrooms

11:45am MDT

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Identity in the Spanish Bilingual Classroom

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

Room 4

Bilingual programs are often viewed as "enrichment" for the affluent, but our students’ lived realities are far more complex. This session explores a Grade 5/6 Spanish bilingual "story" from a racially diverse, high-poverty school. Drawing on Laura Chávez-Moreno’s How Schools Make Race, we examine why heritage learners often resist speaking Spanish and how traditional "Standard Spanish" models can marginalize diverse identities. Participants will discover how Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP) and translanguaging can dismantle linguistic hierarchies. Leave with practical tools to audit your resources and transform your classroom into a space where every student's heritage is power.

Speakers

Kendra Dalke

Spanish Bilingual Teacher, Calgary Catholic School District

Grade 5/6 Spanish Bilingual Teacher

Saturday May 2, 2026 11:45am - 12:30pm MDT
Room 4

Session in English, K-12

Company CCSD
Audience K-12
Area Diversity and Inclusion

1:30pm MDT

Biliteracy as Meaningful, Cross-Curricular Instruction in the Spanish Bilingual Classroom

Saturday May 2, 2026 1:30pm - 2:15pm MDT

Room 4

This session explores how biliteracy instruction in a Grade 3/4 Spanish bilingual program provides an efficient, powerful approach to literacy development. Through intentional cross-linguistic connections and structured literacy practices, students strengthen reading, writing, and comprehension in Spanish and English. Special attention is given to learners not yet reading independently. By building decoding foundations in Spanish and transferring skills to English, students gain fluency, confidence, and academic language. Oral language development and explicit vocabulary instruction further support comprehension across content areas. Embedding literacy in science and social studies reduces duplication, streamlines planning, aligns outcomes, integrates intervention, and elevates achievement for learners.

Speakers

RAQUEL AVILES TORRES

Spanish Bilingual Teacher and Instructional Coach, ECSD

I am a passionate Mexican educator with over 15 years of teaching experience. Teaching is not only my profession but my true vocation. Throughout my career, I have been deeply committed to sharing the richness of the Spanish language and culture while supporting students’ academic... Read More →

Saturday May 2, 2026 1:30pm - 2:15pm MDT
Room 4

Session in Spanish, Elementary

Company ECSD
Audience Elementary teachers
Area Biliteracy instruction

2:30pm MDT

Historias, voces y pantallas: comunicar, interpretar y conectar culturas

Saturday May 2, 2026 2:30pm - 3:15pm MDT

Room 4

Esta sesión presenta cómo integrar Spanish Language & Arts con Film and Media Arts para aprender español a través de procesos creativos. Mediante la creación de narrativas, decisiones visuales y producción de contenidos mediáticos, los estudiantes comunican en español mientras exploran distintas perspectivas culturales. Actividades como guiones breves, mini-videos, podcasts, narrativas multimedia o remezclas creativas fomentan la experimentación y la conexión con diversas realidades. La competencia intercultural guía este trabajo expresivo. Los participantes recibirán recursos prácticos y adaptables para implementar en el aula.

Speakers

Jesús Gómez Troyano

High School Bilingual Teacher, Austin O'Brien Catholic High School, Edmonton Catholic School Division

I am currently teaching Spanish Language and Arts 20 and 30 (grades 11 and 12), Social Studies 10, and Religions of the World 35.

Saturday May 2, 2026 2:30pm - 3:15pm MDT
Room 4

Session in Spanish, K-12

Audience K-12
Area Spanish Language & Arts and Film and Media Arts

2026 Encuentro de profesorado de español de Alberta

10:45am MDT

Katharina Gonzalez

11:45am MDT

Kendra Dalke

1:30pm MDT

RAQUEL AVILES TORRES

2:30pm MDT

Jesús Gómez Troyano

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