3rd International Conference on Bilingual Education in a Globalized World

• Date: Wednesday, November 16^th, 2016 (13h)

Dr. Edith Esparza-Young was born in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She immigrated with her family in 1974 during the historical enactment of the Bilingual Education Act. She is an Assistant Professor in Bilingual Education and ESL at Texas A&M University San Antonio and adjunct faculty at Colorado State University-Global Campus. She has worked in education for over 22 years.  She has specialized professional training as a fully online faculty professor working with teachers of English Language Learning in California, Texas, Illinois, Colorado and around the world. Her research has taken her to the remote villages like Eek, Alaska, among others, to promote and preserve the use of the Yup’ik language.  She has also served as an external evaluator for Dual Language programs throughout Texas, covering districts throughout the state and hundreds of dual language classrooms.  Her state certifications include, Bilingual Education, ESL, Spanish, English Language Arts, Elementary and Secondary. She is fluent in English and Spanish, and she has formally studied German and Russian when she lived in Baku, Azerbaijan. She also formally studied French and maintains conversational fluency in that language. Her research and publication concentrations range from historical foundation of Bilingual Education to organic play in dual language classrooms. Recently, she was selected as a member of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Latina Leadership Institute Class of 2016.  Her recent publications, research and presentations include gaming literacy, immigration policies and nursery rhymes. She has been married for 24 years to her husband, Michael L. Young, a native Texan, who is also fluent in Spanish. They are the proud parents of two bilingual children, Ale, a freshman at Stanford and Mikey, a junior at his local public high school.

• Date: Thursday, November 17^th, 2016 (12:45h)
• Title:  It’s more than Language: Preparing Teachers Across Borders in Teaching English and Spanish

Dr. Karen Cadiero-Kaplan is a Professor and Department Chair of the Dual Language and English Learner Education Department at San Diego State University.

Dr. Cadiero-Kaplan began her career as a special education teacher and teaching English as a Second Language at the high school and community college levels. She has continued her career as a professor and a provider of pre-service and in-service teacher professional development in English language acquisition for students to teachers and administrators.

Of note, from 2012-2014 Dr. Cadiero-Kaplan was a visiting educator to the California Department of Education where she was the first to lead the English Learner Support Division, directing all policy and programs for English Learners and Migrant Education for the state. Her leadership included representing California at a national level by participating and presenting on research and policy in meetings convened by the US Department of Education. Under her leadership the 2012 California ELD Standards were adopted.

Dr. Cadiero-Kaplan has a range of publications concerned with the role of literacy education and language policies that impact curriculum development and teacher’s professional development. Most notable, is her book, The Literacy Curriculum & Bilingual Education: A Critical Examination. In addition to peer reviewed research articles and presentations, she has also published policy briefs as part of her leadership as President (2009-2011) of Californians Together; and from 2006-2007 as President of the California Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL)

Dr. Cadiero-Kaplan received her doctorate in Education, with an emphasis on Critical Social Justice and Literacy from Claremont Graduate University/San Diego State University joint Doctoral Program. She earned her Master of Arts degree in Multi-Cultural and Cross-Cultural Education with certification in Special Education and Linguistics from San Diego State University. She received her Bachelors of Arts Degree from the University of San Diego, in Psychology and Elementary Education.