BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:OMS METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28422820261001 DTSTART:20261001T160000 DTEND:20261001T173000 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Prospective DLI Teacher Community of Practice (CoP): Building Academic Spanish Foundations DESCRIPTION:Teacher Community of Practice (CoP): Building Academic Spanish Foundations \; \;Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in partnership with LACOE&rsquo\;s MAS Unit\, is offering \; a specially designed Community of Practice for teachers to build on their academic Spanish skills.WHO IS THIS FOR? \;Teachers who are preparing for bilingual or dual language classrooms and want to strengthen their Spanish skills in a supportive\, collaborative environment.WHAT CAN PARTICIPANTS EXPECT? \;Join a virtual Community of Practice designed to help educators build confidence in academic Spanish while exploring key concepts for bilingual education. Participants will: Strengthen your academic Spanish skills Connect with peers and experts Prepare for future bilingual/dual language teaching opportunitiesWHAT IS THE DELIVERY FORMAT? \;Five online synchronous session Each session will be 1.5 hours in duration Application of learning through independent between session work. Independent work will guide CoP discussion.Community of Practice Dates:October 1\, 2026October 15\, 2026October 29\, 2026November 12\, 2026December 3\, 2026All sessions will convene from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm via ZoomTopics Covered: Foundations of Spanish Teaching: focus on grammar\, connecting the characteristics and linguistic systems of Spanish with those of English and teaching principles. \; Linguistic Variation &\; Culture: Understanding diversity in Spanish language use and cultural contexts. \; Spanish in the U.S. Context: Analyze the state of Spanish language teaching in the United States and the concept of heritage speaker \; Equity in Bilingual Education: Reflect on the importance of equity in bilingual programs and how to promote inclusive practices. \; URL:https://lacoe.k12oms.org/eventdetail.php?gid=1539&id=284228 SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28422820261015 DTSTART:20261015T160000 DTEND:20261015T173000 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Prospective DLI Teacher Community of Practice (CoP): Building Academic Spanish Foundations DESCRIPTION:Teacher Community of Practice (CoP): Building Academic Spanish Foundations \; \;Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in partnership with LACOE&rsquo\;s MAS Unit\, is offering \; a specially designed Community of Practice for teachers to build on their academic Spanish skills.WHO IS THIS FOR? \;Teachers who are preparing for bilingual or dual language classrooms and want to strengthen their Spanish skills in a supportive\, collaborative environment.WHAT CAN PARTICIPANTS EXPECT? \;Join a virtual Community of Practice designed to help educators build confidence in academic Spanish while exploring key concepts for bilingual education. Participants will: Strengthen your academic Spanish skills Connect with peers and experts Prepare for future bilingual/dual language teaching opportunitiesWHAT IS THE DELIVERY FORMAT? \;Five online synchronous session Each session will be 1.5 hours in duration Application of learning through independent between session work. Independent work will guide CoP discussion.Community of Practice Dates:October 1\, 2026October 15\, 2026October 29\, 2026November 12\, 2026December 3\, 2026All sessions will convene from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm via ZoomTopics Covered: Foundations of Spanish Teaching: focus on grammar\, connecting the characteristics and linguistic systems of Spanish with those of English and teaching principles. \; Linguistic Variation &\; Culture: Understanding diversity in Spanish language use and cultural contexts. \; Spanish in the U.S. Context: Analyze the state of Spanish language teaching in the United States and the concept of heritage speaker \; Equity in Bilingual Education: Reflect on the importance of equity in bilingual programs and how to promote inclusive practices. \; URL:https://lacoe.k12oms.org/eventdetail.php?gid=1539&id=284228 SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28422820261029 DTSTART:20261029T160000 DTEND:20261029T173000 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Prospective DLI Teacher Community of Practice (CoP): Building Academic Spanish Foundations DESCRIPTION:Teacher Community of Practice (CoP): Building Academic Spanish Foundations \; \;Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in partnership with LACOE&rsquo\;s MAS Unit\, is offering \; a specially designed Community of Practice for teachers to build on their academic Spanish skills.WHO IS THIS FOR? \;Teachers who are preparing for bilingual or dual language classrooms and want to strengthen their Spanish skills in a supportive\, collaborative environment.WHAT CAN PARTICIPANTS EXPECT? \;Join a virtual Community of Practice designed to help educators build confidence in academic Spanish while exploring key concepts for bilingual education. Participants will: Strengthen your academic Spanish skills Connect with peers and experts Prepare for future bilingual/dual language teaching opportunitiesWHAT IS THE DELIVERY FORMAT? \;Five online synchronous session Each session will be 1.5 hours in duration Application of learning through independent between session work. Independent work will guide CoP discussion.Community of Practice Dates:October 1\, 2026October 15\, 2026October 29\, 2026November 12\, 2026December 3\, 2026All sessions will convene from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm via ZoomTopics Covered: Foundations of Spanish Teaching: focus on grammar\, connecting the characteristics and linguistic systems of Spanish with those of English and teaching principles. \; Linguistic Variation &\; Culture: Understanding diversity in Spanish language use and cultural contexts. \; Spanish in the U.S. Context: Analyze the state of Spanish language teaching in the United States and the concept of heritage speaker \; Equity in Bilingual Education: Reflect on the importance of equity in bilingual programs and how to promote inclusive practices. \; URL:https://lacoe.k12oms.org/eventdetail.php?gid=1539&id=284228 SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28422820261112 DTSTART:20261112T160000 DTEND:20261112T173000 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Prospective DLI Teacher Community of Practice (CoP): Building Academic Spanish Foundations DESCRIPTION:Teacher Community of Practice (CoP): Building Academic Spanish Foundations \; \;Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in partnership with LACOE&rsquo\;s MAS Unit\, is offering \; a specially designed Community of Practice for teachers to build on their academic Spanish skills.WHO IS THIS FOR? \;Teachers who are preparing for bilingual or dual language classrooms and want to strengthen their Spanish skills in a supportive\, collaborative environment.WHAT CAN PARTICIPANTS EXPECT? \;Join a virtual Community of Practice designed to help educators build confidence in academic Spanish while exploring key concepts for bilingual education. Participants will: Strengthen your academic Spanish skills Connect with peers and experts Prepare for future bilingual/dual language teaching opportunitiesWHAT IS THE DELIVERY FORMAT? \;Five online synchronous session Each session will be 1.5 hours in duration Application of learning through independent between session work. Independent work will guide CoP discussion.Community of Practice Dates:October 1\, 2026October 15\, 2026October 29\, 2026November 12\, 2026December 3\, 2026All sessions will convene from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm via ZoomTopics Covered: Foundations of Spanish Teaching: focus on grammar\, connecting the characteristics and linguistic systems of Spanish with those of English and teaching principles. \; Linguistic Variation &\; Culture: Understanding diversity in Spanish language use and cultural contexts. \; Spanish in the U.S. Context: Analyze the state of Spanish language teaching in the United States and the concept of heritage speaker \; Equity in Bilingual Education: Reflect on the importance of equity in bilingual programs and how to promote inclusive practices. \; URL:https://lacoe.k12oms.org/eventdetail.php?gid=1539&id=284228 SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28422820261203 DTSTART:20261203T160000 DTEND:20261203T173000 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Prospective DLI Teacher Community of Practice (CoP): Building Academic Spanish Foundations DESCRIPTION:Teacher Community of Practice (CoP): Building Academic Spanish Foundations \; \;Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in partnership with LACOE&rsquo\;s MAS Unit\, is offering \; a specially designed Community of Practice for teachers to build on their academic Spanish skills.WHO IS THIS FOR? \;Teachers who are preparing for bilingual or dual language classrooms and want to strengthen their Spanish skills in a supportive\, collaborative environment.WHAT CAN PARTICIPANTS EXPECT? \;Join a virtual Community of Practice designed to help educators build confidence in academic Spanish while exploring key concepts for bilingual education. Participants will: Strengthen your academic Spanish skills Connect with peers and experts Prepare for future bilingual/dual language teaching opportunitiesWHAT IS THE DELIVERY FORMAT? \;Five online synchronous session Each session will be 1.5 hours in duration Application of learning through independent between session work. Independent work will guide CoP discussion.Community of Practice Dates:October 1\, 2026October 15\, 2026October 29\, 2026November 12\, 2026December 3\, 2026All sessions will convene from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm via ZoomTopics Covered: Foundations of Spanish Teaching: focus on grammar\, connecting the characteristics and linguistic systems of Spanish with those of English and teaching principles. \; Linguistic Variation &\; Culture: Understanding diversity in Spanish language use and cultural contexts. \; Spanish in the U.S. Context: Analyze the state of Spanish language teaching in the United States and the concept of heritage speaker \; Equity in Bilingual Education: Reflect on the importance of equity in bilingual programs and how to promote inclusive practices. \; URL:https://lacoe.k12oms.org/eventdetail.php?gid=1539&id=284228 SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR