Name: "Culturally Relevant ESL: A Formula for a tailored Approach for Real-World Success; The story of Empowering Muslim Women, and anyone else, through AI-Enhanced ESL Instruction”
Start: 2025-03-29T10:00:00-0600
End: 2025-03-29T11:45:00-0600

Saturday March 29, 2025 10:00am - 11:45am MDT

This presentation showcases a dynamic ESL program tailored to Muslim women speakers of Arabic, Dari, and Bengali, focusing on conversational and writing skills for real-world applications. By incorporating culturally relevant materials and fostering inclusive practices, this program not only equips learners with language proficiency for everyday life but also supports their career aspirations, and comfort in their new environments. The program leverages surveys to identify specific needs and wants and utilizes AI to uncover unique challenges faced by these learners. Materials are then tailored to address these needs in a culturally relevant and enjoyable way. Additionally, this formula for the class can be tailored to any age group, socioeconomic background, topic, or context, making it highly versatile. Participants will explore strategies for engaging diverse learners, building bridges between language learning, professional opportunities, and everyday life in a new setting while adapting this successful model for various contexts. This approach emphasizes communication, cultural understanding, and connections to real-world applications. Attendees will also leave with the formula used by the presenter, including a guide to using AI for creating scopes and sequences, surveys, language models, and exercises, as well as the outline of the presented ESL class and instructions on adapting it to various levels, contexts, cultures, linguistic challenges, and age groups that can be used as a model for their own classrooms and programs.

Speakers

Alison Remington-Padilla

Bilingual teacher, Las Cruces Public Schools

Alison is a 25 - year veteran bilingual educator who grew up in the borderlands, between El Paso, Las Cruces, and San Diego . She was also a second language learner herself as a child overseas, when her family moved to Israel. Her personal journey informs her empathetic approach... Read More →

Saturday March 29, 2025 10:00am - 11:45am MDT

Workshop - 90 Minute Session

Audience All Grades, All Subject Areas, ESL Educators Serving Language Learners, Program Coordinators, Curriculum Designers

Tickets

Impact 25 y Sabádo Gigante: Bridging Educación Bilingüe y Technología

Alison Remington-Padilla

Impact 25 y Sabádo Gigante: Bridging Educación Bilingüe y Technología

Alison Remington-Padilla

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