Obtain 12 hours of continuing professional education credit (CPE) for the two-day online course for Austin area Spanish and bilingual education teachers by registering for the Mexican History and Spanish Language Professional Development Course. The training is being coordinated by the Austin Saltillo Sister Cities Association in cooperation with Universidad Carolina of Saltillo, Mexico. The course will be conducted online in Spanish by professors from Saltillo and participants must be proficient in reading, writing and speaking in Spanish. The first day will cover Spanish Teaching Techniques and the second day will focus on Mexican History and Holidays. The two-day workshop will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an hour for lunch for both days. It will be of no cost to the school district or the attendee. Teachers will complete short projects and presentations in Spanish at the end of the course and will obtain a completion certificate. Seating is limited to 30 teachers per workshop.
Other school district teachers should contact their Talent Growth and Development Office to verify that he or she will be granted continuing professional education credits for these workshops
Day 1
9 a.m. - 4 p.m June 25
Spanish Teaching Techniques Workshop (6 hours of continuing professional education credit per AISD)
Instructor: Rogelio de Jesús Echavarría Villa, Licenciado en Creatividad Tecnológica, Universidad Carolina, Saltillo, México
Day 2
9 a.m. - 4 p.m June 26
Mexican History and Holidays Workshop (6 hours of continuing professional education credit per AISD)
Instructor: Leonardo Emmanuel Díaz Martínez, Licenciado en Historia y Maestro en Educación, Universidad Carolina, Saltillo, México