Jornada Pedagógica Internacional para la Educación Plurilingüe:
an International Multilingual Education Professional Development Conference

Save the date for our next Jornada conference on February 7, 2026!

The Jornada conference is designed for bilingual educators in bilingual or dual-language immersion programs, bilingual teacher education faculty, professional developers, and Spanish speakers and families who want to promote the use of Spanish in their homes and communities.

Keynote sessions and workshops focused on:

  • Interdisciplinary Instruction in Dual Language Classrooms
  • Family and Community Engagement
  • Spanish Literacy Development

Call for proposals: submit your workshop proposal here.
DEADLINE: December 5, 2025

Please see below for pictures and presentations from our 2024 conference. The presentations and highlights for 2025 are coming soon!

 

Alma Flor Ada Award

We are pleased to have honored Mireya P. Jiménez as the proud recipient of the 7th Annual Alma Flor Ada Award for Social Justice. We offer her our congratulations and encouragement to continue her fantastic work supporting English Learners.

We have now opened the application for our 8th Annual Award which will be honored at our next Jornada conference on February 7, 2026.

Submit your application today!
DEADLINE: December 18, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

2025 Jornada Highlights
CEEL welcomed attendees to our 2025 Jornada with our photo booth.
2025 Jornada Highlights
Opening remarks were given by Dean Estela Zarate on behalf of the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University.
2025 Jornada Highlights
Dr. Miguel Zavala of UC Riverside gave the morning keynote on applying K–12 Ethnic Studies to foster sustainable practices in bilingual education.
2025 Jornada Highlights
Dr. Elizabeth Howard of UConn delivered the afternoon keynote on balancing language separation and translanguaging in dual language programs.
2025 Jornada Highlights
Congratulations to the 7th Annual Alma Flor Ada Award for Social Justice winner, Mireya Jiménez, teacher at Pomona Unified School District.
2025 Jornada Highlights
Participants attended workshop sessions during the conference.
2025 Jornada Highlights
Thank you to Velázquez Press for sponsoring the afternoon keynote by Dr. Elizabeth Howard and making the book signing possible.
2025 Jornada Highlights
Essays, poems, and songs were performed by students of Allison and Westmont Elementary Schools from Pomona Unified School District.
2025 Jornada Highlights
The Center for Equity for Leaners team thank all of our partners and attendees for helping to make our 2025 Jornada Pedagógica a resounding success.

Previous Keynote Presentations & Slides

To learn more about previous Jornada Pedagógicas please see selected videos from our archives below.