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.
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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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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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November 06, 1:00pm - 2:00pm Alyssa G. Cavazos, PhD Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
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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.
Coming Soon.