TABE and TWU Early Literacy Conference Presentations

Thank you so much to the two delightful groups who joined me at these conferences. The PowerPoint that I used in both presentations about ways of becoming a certified bilingual teacher in Texas, with critical observations about the possible positive and negative aspects impacting each route is attached. Also attached is the PowerPoint I used at the TWU conference about a critical assessment of factors which impact the retention of bilingual teachers and the need for more avenues for continued development of bilingual teachers as they become candidates for leadership roles in schools and universities.Thank you to the generous members of ENABLE who provided me excellent input for this second PowerPoint with their responses to my questionnaire (which appears here in a previous post). Their responses certainly helped to define some priorities that need to be considered.Finally, I am attaching some poems and other inspirational and/or humorous items that have sometimes helped me smile and make it through a challenging day as a teacher.God bless you all for working for the future of us all!Cheers, RitaBecoming a Bilingual Teacher (TABE Conference)Being a Bilingual Teacher and Beyond (TWU Early Literacy Conference)Invictus (a poem for crisis moments)Short poems or Phrases of Inspiration (emotional support)Something to keep on top in your desk drawer (humor).