This professional development opportunity is intended for all dual language stakeholders: administrators, teachers, parents, and school board members. DUSI offers two strands; the first is an introduction to the foundations and research behind dual language education; and the second is a trainer of trainer’s strand where participants will gain the expertise to use the Dual U curriculum as a professional development tool.

Institute presenters include education specialists Cheryl Urow, John Hilliard and Karen Beeman from the Illinois Resource Center. In addition, this year’s Special Guest is Diep Nguyen, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services for District 62 in Des Plaines, Illinois, who will present on issues related to cross-cultural education and assessment. Diep is the co-author, along with Margo Gottlieb, of the book Assessment and Accountability in Dual Language Education Programs (Caslon, 2007) and her book will be included in the registration materials.

To Register
You may register online using your Visa or Mastercard.
If you wish to register multiple people, or register someone other than yourself or if you're using a district or company credit card, please use the mail-in registration form instead.

     Registration Form

     Agenda

For more information, please contact Karen Beeman at (224) 366-8548 or Nora Sandoval at (224) 366-8541.