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Becoming B3
Becoming B3: Best Practices for Teaching Bilingual, Spanish, and Culturally Sustaining Courses
Fall 2023
This series will feature faculty members who highlight insights and innovations on how they teach Bilingual, Spanish, and Culturally Sustaining Courses.
An Introduction to B3 Course Designations and Endorsements
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September 26, 10:00am-11:00am Dania López García, PhD Interim Executive Director, B3 Institute |
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Katherine Christoffersen, PhD Associate Director, B3 Institute |
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An Introduction to B3 Course Designations & Endorsements
In this informational session, we will review the various options for B3 course designations and endorsements. We will review the teaching criteria, the application process, and procedures for receiving each designation/endorsement. We will also explain how students in B3 designated courses may receive the B3 Scholar Seal and various other options for getting involved with B3 at UTRGV.
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Best Practices for Teaching Bilingual Courses
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October 13, 10:00am - 11:00am Alex Stehn, PhD Associate Director, Center for Bilingual Studies |
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Blanca Robles, M.S.,CRC,LPC-S Lecturer III, Rehab Services & Counseling |
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Lileana Rios-Ledezma, PhD Assistant Professor of Practice, Bilingual & Literacy Studies |
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Best Practices for Teaching Bilingual Courses
In this panel, professors who have taught bilingual designated courses will briefly review the bilingual course designation criteria and highlight best practices for teaching bilingual courses based on their experience. They will include specific examples of effective bilingual course design, bilingual teaching strategies, bilingual assignments, activities, and assessments, and observed outcomes in terms of student learning and feedback.
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Best Practices in Flexible Bilingual Pedagogy
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November 06, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Alyssa G. Cavazos, PhD
Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
Associate Professor, Writing & Language Studies |
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Hiram Moya, PhD Associate Professor, Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering |
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Andres Amado, PhD Associate Professor, Music |
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Teresa Feria Arroyo, PhD Professor, School of Integrative Biological and Chemical Sciences |
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Best Practices in Flexible Bilingual Pedagogy
In this panel, professors who have taught courses integrating flexible bilingual pedagogy will briefly explain flexible bilingual pedagogy (translanguaging) and highlight best practices for integrating flexible bilingual pedagogy (translanguaging) in courses based on their experience. They will include specific examples of effective course design, teaching strategies, assignments, activities, and assessments, and observed outcomes in terms of student learning and feedback.
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Resources
Spring 2024
Best Practices in Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy
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February 06, 10:00am - 11:00am Christen García, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Art and Design |
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Luis Fernández, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences |
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Alejandra I. Ramírez, PhD Assistant Professor, Writing & Language Studies |
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Best Practices in Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy
In this panel, presenters offer culturally sustaining pedagogies through art, literacy, and mathematics. Panelists will address the following: bilingual written and spoken practices, an inclusive learning mathematics environment, and the theory of nepantla (existing in-between worlds) applied to artist practice. Working with university and K-12 students, panelists will provide examples of activities, teaching strategies, curriculum design, and theories that emerge from their pedagogical work.
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Best Practices for Teaching Spanisah Language Courses
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March 25, 11:00am - 12:00pm Dania López García, PhD |
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Gabriel González Núñez, PhD Program Director, Translation and Interpreting Programs |
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Danny Marrero, PhD Assistant Professor, Philosophy |
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Best Practices for Teaching Spanish Language Courses
In this panel, professors who have taught courses in Spanish will briefly explain their pedagogical approaches and provide examples of best practices for designing Spanish courses and strategies to support students’ biliteracy. They will include specific examples of effective course design, teaching strategies, assignments, activities, and assessments, and observed outcomes in terms of student learning and feedback.
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Student Perspectives on B3 Teaching
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April 19, 11:00am-12:00pm Katherine Christoffersen, PhD Special Advisor, Office for Bilingual Integration |
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| Dania López García, PhD Special Advisor, Office for Bilingual Integration Associate Professor, Spanish |
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Javier Cavazos, PhD Associate Professor, Counseling |
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Student Perspectives on B3 Teaching
In this panel, professors report the findings from a study assessing bilingual and Spanish language courses at UTRGV. They include an analysis of student GPAs as well as an analysis of student surveys which reveal student perceptions of higher confidence, greater motivation, greater sense of belonging, and more positive experiences in Spanish/bilingual courses.
