In her role as the EL Lead, Eloisa provided early childhood administrators and teachers with high quality professional development and onsite coaching to help educators deepen their knowledge of how young DLL’s acquire a second language while honoring their home languages. Information disseminated to the regions’ constituency ranged from social-emotional development and its connections to academic achievement to early mathematics to early language and literacy as well as English language development.

Eloisa participated in the development and rollout of the PEL Guide as well as the development and rollout of subsequent PEL training modules. In addition, she served on the State California Preschool Instructional Network Advisory Board for approximately seven years.

In total, Eloisa has over 30 years of experience in education. She taught in state and federal Migrant preschool programs, Head Start and the K-12 education system. Eloisa retired as the English Learner Lead from Bay Region 4 CPIN in 2020, but recently took on the part-time position of Dual Language Learner Lead for Region 4 and is enjoying reconnecting with the many, many teachers and care providers she met over the years. She is also a part-time certified instructor for CPIN Region 5 and is currently a trainer for Pittsburg USD preschool, TK, and kindergarten teachers.  These roles are giving her many opportunities to continue to share her knowledge and expertise with teachers and providers throughout the Bay area. Eloisa has taught and supervised preschool and has her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential. She is enjoying retirement with her husband and grandchildren when she’s not training teachers. Eloisa says, “Stay tuned for new activities and materials in teacher trainings. Keeping our Young Dual Language Learners-all children-engaged, enthused and excited about learning is what it’s all about.”