OCDE Project GLAD® is a model of professional learning dedicated to building academic language and literacy for all students, especially Language Learners.

Costa Mesa, CA
Joined September 2015
Join us this fall for the **CSUF Project GLAD® Foundations Training**—designed to connect language development & content instruction for multilingual learners! **2-Day Research & Theory Workshop** 📆 October 23–24, 2026 **4-Day Classroom Demonstration** 📆 November 16–19, 2026
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Our **Regional Training Center (RTC) Leads were in St. Louis, Missouri, attending the WIDA Annual Conference!** 🎉🎊 We love seeing our Project GLAD® community out connecting and bringing back fresh ideas and inspiration to support multilingual learners and educators! 📚✨️
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✨️ What if language development and content learning could happen together? ✨️ See **Project GLAD® Secondary Foundations** in action! Interactive and engaging strategies give multilingual learners meaningful opportunities to talk, collaborate, and understand content.
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Join us this coming school year for: 📍 Orange County, CA 🕣 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. PT 💲 $800 per participant, per module **MODULE 3 | Small Group Scaffolding** 📅 Educators: **October 13–14, 2026** 📅 Project GLAD Agency Trainers: **October 12-15, 2026**
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Module 3 Registration Links ---> 📚Educators: ocde.k12oms.org/1253-268785 📔Agency Trainers: ocde.k12oms.org/1253-272930
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Our Project GLAD® & MAS team is BACK! 🎉📚✨ After a restful and refreshing summer break, we’re recharged, reconnected, and ready to take on the 2026–2027 school year! 💪🍎 Here’s to new opportunities, fresh ideas, and an amazing year ahead! 🌟 Let’s make it a great one! 💙📖
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Missed Cecilia Gonzalez-Limas and Amber Flemming-Morales at the 2026 MTSS PLI Conference? You can still join the discussion around supporting Multilingual Learners after the Reading Difficulties Screener! 📚✨ Register now: ocde.k12oms.org/1288-279956
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OCDE NTC ProjectGLAD retweeted
The 2026-27 National History Day-Orange County season is getting underway. OCDE will host a free virtual kickoff Sept. 10 for new and returning coaches to explore this year's theme, contest updates and resources for the season ahead. newsroom.ocde.us/ocde-to-lau…
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✨ Secondary Foundations Training – Project GLAD® 🔹 Module 3: Small Group Scaffolding Oct 13–14, 2026 (Educators) ocde.k12oms.org/1253-268785 Oct 12–15 (Agency Trainers) ocde.k12oms.org/1253-272930 🔹 Module 4: Academic Discourse Feb 9–10, 2027 (Educators) | Feb 8–11: Agency Trainers
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📖 Join us for **Reading Difficulties Risk Screener (RDRS) and Multilingual Learners: Needs-Responsive Literacy Instruction Through an Asset-Based Lens**—a professional learning experience designed to help educators make informed, equitable decisions for multilingual learners.
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OCDE NTC ProjectGLAD retweeted
📅 The **2026–2027 MAS Professional Learning Calendar** is now LIVE! 🎉 🔗 Follow the link below to explore the full calendar and save the dates. We can't wait to learn alongside you throughout the 2026–2027 school year! docs.google.com/document/d/1… #Multilingual #Academic
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✨ **This Week in Project GLAD®... Salem-Keizer Customized Training (Early Childhood)!** 🌱📚 This customized Early Childhood training will bring educators together to explore research-based strategies that foster language development & joyful learning for our youngest learners.
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✨ **This Week in Project GLAD®... Salem-Keizer Customized Training (Early Childhood)!** 🌱📚 This customized Early Childhood training will bring educators together to explore research-based strategies that foster language development & joyful learning for our youngest learners.
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📅 The **2026–2027 MAS Professional Learning Calendar** is now LIVE! 🎉 🔗 Follow the link below to explore the full calendar and save the dates. We can't wait to learn alongside you throughout the 2026–2027 school year! docs.google.com/document/d/1… #Multilingual #Academic
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📖 Join us for **Reading Difficulties Risk Screener (RDRS) and Multilingual Learners: Needs-Responsive Literacy Instruction Through an Asset-Based Lens**—a professional learning experience designed to help educators make informed, equitable decisions for multilingual learners.
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OCDE NTC ProjectGLAD retweeted
📅 Save the date! Two networks kicking off this fall: 🔹 SFP & MAS Network — Aug 14, 2026 🔹 Assessment & Accountability Networks — Sept 4, 2026 Join district & site leaders across Orange County for updates, resources, and connection. Mostly virtual, with in-person sessions too.
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