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Our bilingual (Spanish) multiple subject candidates were able to volunteer and attend the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) Conference this year in Anaheim. They attended workshops, visited the many vendors, and talked to the various school district representatives about possible employment. They also networked with other UCI bilingual alumni attending the conference.
Two of our bilingual candidates also had the honor of attending the awards luncheon this year. CABE awards teacherships yearly to support students pursuing a bilingual teaching credential. Only four teacherships were presented at this year’s awards luncheon. Marco Castillo received the Charles (Chuck) Acosta Teachership Award (see p. 178) and Megan Gibbs received the Alma Flor Ada Teachership Award (see p. 180). In addition to the $2,000 scholarship, Miss Gibbs and Mr. Castillo were able to attend the 4-day conference free of charge as honored guests.
Unbeknownst to him or his home school district, Mr. Castillo also had the distinguished honor of having his own elementary school from Palmdale attend the awards luncheon. The superintendant, principal and some of his own childhood bilingual elementary school teachers from the district were present to congratulate him after he received his award. As a child, he attended the Palmdale School District’s designated bilingual school. Some of the bilingual Palmdale teachers in attendance were busily texting back to their school letting them know that one of their own students was receiving an award. That bilingual student from Palmdale will soon be a bilingual teacher like one of them.