CABE 2023 TEACHERSHIP AWARDS
The CABE Annual Teachership and Scholarship Program is an endowment fund established by CABE to award $2,000 scholarships to college or university students seeking a career in pursuing their bilingual teaching credential. CABE chapter leaders, region representatives or individual nominator (must be a CABE member) has the opportunity to nominate individuals for a teachership award. The Teachership recipients will be awarded and recognized during the CABE annual conference.
2023 Application - Coming Soon!
CARLOS PENICHET TEACHERSHIP AWARD
Carlos Penichet and Jeff Jorge Penichet recognized the need for classroom bilingual materials and established The Bilingual Educational Services, Inc. for the purpose of developing innovative materials for use in bilingual Education. Carlos Penichet’s untimely death ended the life of a young compassionate and caring individual. Jeff Jorge Penichet commenced an endowment trust fund with CABE, Carlos Penichet Scholarship Fund, in 1992
ALMA FLOR ADA TEACHERSHIP AWARD
Dr. Alma Flor Ada has inspired many children, parents and educators throughout her lifelong work as an educator and author. She is a leader, mentor and teacher for many outstanding individuals who completed their doctorates under her guidance and now serve English Learners in a variety of district/school and university position. In 2008, Alma Flor Ada’s Family along with F. Isabel Campoy established the Alma Flor Ada Teachership Award.
F. ISABEL CAMPOY TEACHERSHIP AWARD
F. Isabel Campoy is the well-known author of numerous children’s books in the areas of poetry, theatre, folktales, biographies, and the art. She is a researcher and author of several books on the culture and civilization of the Hiispanic world. Songwriter and storyteller, Isabel’s goal is to provide children the key to interpreting the world in a fun, challenging and affirming way. Isabel has authored books to facilitate language acquisition and development, to discover the playful possibilities of language and to explain the history of the Spanish language.
DR. ZAIDA MCCALL-PEREZ TEACHERSHIP AWARD
As an educator for over 50 years, Zaida was a tireless advocate for immigrant education and was currently a tenured professor in the Department of Education in the graduate teacher credential program at Holy Names University in Oakland until her passing. Zaida’s love for her profession and “heart of gold” for helping those less fortunate than she, especially immigrant students, lead her to take a position in the Hayward Unified School District in 1975 as the Director of Bilingual Education, where she relentlessly worked to instill in others the love and passion to develop programs to support Second Language Learners/ Immigrant students in order to provide the quality education they deserved.
CHARLES "CHUCK" AND ESTELLA ACOSTA TEACHERSHIP AWARD
Chuck Acosta’s education career spanned 35 years which includes being a bilingual education consultant for the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Chuck served on many local, county and state educational committees. Through his work and vision, he influenced many educators and state legislators. Chuck Acosta was one of the co-founders of the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE). Without his vision, tenacity and true belief in the power of bilingual education, CABE would not exist today. He knew that with the growing number of English Learners in California, we would need an organization to be a powerful source of grass-roots advocacy; political clout and also be the premier source of professional development for teachers, administrators, para-educators, and parents.