The fourth session is titled Curriculum and Instruction in Bilingual Special Education and is being held virtually on April 27, 2023 at 7:00 – 8:15 pm (ET). Once students have been appropriately identified and placed in programs to meet their unique needs, the challenge becomes how to effectively provide the instructional and socioemotional supports necessary for the students to learn and thrive. Session four will explore some of the curricular and instructional considerations and practices necessary to plan and implement high quality programs.
| | Bilingual Special Education for the 21st Century: A New Interface | Profs. Gliset Colόn (State University of New York College at Buffalo, USA) and Tamara O. Alsace (Independent Researcher, USA)
©2022| 379 pgs. | ISBN13: 9781799890430 | - Covers Topics such as Special Education, Linguistically Responsive Teaching, and English Learners
- Ideal for Pre-service Teachers, Special Education Experts, Researchers, and Academicians
- Led by Experts with 30+ years in
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About the Editors
Gliset Colón, Ph.D. is currently an Assistant Professor in the Exceptional Education Department at SUNY Buffalo State. She has the distinct pleasure of coordinating the Teaching Bilingual Exceptional Individuals Graduate Certificate Program. She is also the owner of and an educational consultant for Valley Equity Consulting. She is actively involved in several professional organizations including the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE), and the New York State Association for Bilingual Education (NYSABE). Dr. Colón teaches courses on topics related to bilingual special education, behavior and classroom management, and foundations of special education. In addition to teaching, she has research interests and expertise in literacy and language outcomes for multilingual students with and without disabilities, multi-tiered systems of support, disproportionality, and culturally relevant and sustaining pedagogy.
Tamara O. Alsace,Ph.D. is an independent scholar who is currently working with several organizations, including the Council of the Great City Schools, the Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network of the New York State Education Department, and the City University of New York Initiative on Immigration in Education (CUNY-IIE). She is also happily teaching as an adjunct in the Bilingual Exceptional Education Program at SUNY Buffalo State College. Retired from the Buffalo, New York Public Schools following a 32+ year career as a bilingual educator and Director of Multilingual Education, Dr. Alsace continues to be a voice in the fields of Bilingual Education and Bilingual Special Education. A past president and current Advocacy Committee co-chairperson of the New York State Association for Bilingual Education (NYSABE), she is actively engaged in professional activities, organizations, and advocacy efforts at the local, state, and national levels. Tamara serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations and is heavily invested in their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
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