1. 1 st Grade Registration Information  Options for Families – Balanced Programs  STEAM Integration  French Dual Language Immersion

2. STEAM Integration Program  What is STEAM?  Purposeful Integration of Science Technology Engineering Art Math  Why STEAM?  Contextualized Learning  21 st Century Skills

3. How? Problem Based Learning Real-world challenges Hands-on activities Integration of subjects Student-centered teaching

5. Instruction is divided between two classrooms:  One teacher teaches ONLY in the target language  One teacher teaches ONLY in English Utah’s Dual Language Immersion Model 50/50 two teachers starting in 1 st grade

6.  Open for ALL students with varying academic, linguistic, and learning abilities  Only prerequisite is a long term commitment to participate and support language and academic growth General Education Program

7. 5 Elementary DLI Schools: Spanish at Canyon Crest Elementary and Timpanogos Elementary Chinese at Wasatch Elementary French at Edgemont Elementary Portuguese at Lakeview Elementary Provo City School District

8. Academic Achievement Bilingualism/Biliteracy Cultural Competence Tara Fortune Goals of DLI

9. Proficiency-Driven Program Proficiency is what students can DO with language in terms of: in real-world situations in a spontaneous and non-rehearsed context. ListeningSpeakingReadingWriting