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2026 QTEL INSTITUTES

SERVICES  |  EDUCATOR LEARNING  |  INSTITUTES  |  SUMMER INSTITUTES  |  BUILDING THE BASE: NEWCOMER LITERACY

BUILDING THE BASE: NEWCOMER LITERACY

Audience:

Educators who want to learn ways to support and challenge newly arrived immigrant students and engage them in quality opportunities to learning in meaningful contexts.

Goal:

To develop the capacity of secondary educators to offer Newcomer students rich, meaningful, and worthwhile quality opportunities to learn.

 

You will learn to:

  • Challenge common assumptions about who Newcomers are and what they are capable of achieving

  • Understand, experience, and design highly structured quality learning opportunities for students just beginning their educational journeys in the US

  • Craft opportunities for quality interactions among Newcomers with a wide range of English language proficiencies

  • Reflect deeply on your own practice and the underlying theories of education that drive your decision making

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SANTA CRUZ, CA

Date: June 22–25, 2026

Time: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM daily

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