From Acequias to Action Plans: CESDP’s Impact at the ABE NM Conference
During the month of April, CESDP supported the Association for Bilingual Education of New Mexico (ABE NM) as a platinum sponsor for their statewide 2025 conference. Not only did our center offer a successful preconference institute focused on acequia and land grant education curriculum, but we also hosted three workshops with one communicating the current status of the state’s updated Prueba exam focused on measuring the Spanish language proficiency of teachers interested in receiving a bilingual multicultural education endorsement, the second was a collaboration with Drs. Lillian Gorman and Elena Valdez focused on the Spanish language of New Mexico, and the last was an effort at promoting our Drawing From the Well curriculum. If that wasn’t enough, CESDP also hosted the ABE NM Student Leadership Institute where current graduate school students facilitated and mentored groups of middle and high school students to explore leadership practices, identify challenges in their communities, and create action plans as solutions to these challenges. We are happy to report that the student leaders and their adult sponsors left with smiles, hope, enthusiasm, and plans to effect positive change in their communities. To be honest, these students and educators remind us how blessed we are to do the work we do. It’s a privilege to serve and inspire others through CESDP.
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