Maggie Essig
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Academic Language in the Content Areas: Strategies You Can Implement This Week!
Academic Language in the Content Areas: Strategies You Can Implement This Week!
Register Now   Move beyond the vocabulary level of academic language  Explore academic language strategies that can be tailored to your context, including content areas or general education classroom  Learn how to analyze the academic language demands of activities and texts Walk away with ideas on how to support academic language in listening, speaking, reading, and writing TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 General Educators, Content Area Specialists, and Everyone Else NOTE: Participants are required to bring a laptop to this session to participate in activities and access resources.  Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Sign-In: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Workshop: 9:00 a.m. [...]
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How Can I Use Technology with English Learners?
How Can I Use Technology with English Learners?
Register Now  Led by an ISTE Certified Educator by the International Society for Technology in Education, we will: Explore technology tools that can be integrated into instruction to create a multimodal learning environment for ELs where they both create and consume with technology Learn how technology tools can support ELs as they access prior knowledge and demonstrate understanding Combine technology tools with research-based practices for ELs to design instruction This slower-paced workshop will focus on becoming familiar with 4-5 key technology tools that can be used with ELs in a variety of settings TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators NOTE: Participants [...]
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Crafting a Multilingual Learning Environment: How to Capitalize on Students’ Linguistic and Cultural Assets in Any Classroom
Crafting a Multilingual Learning Environment: How to Capitalize on Students’ Linguistic and Cultural Assets in Any Classroom
Register Now  Explore how to invite and incorporate students' languages and cultures into all classroom settings as valuable resources that build understanding and validate student identity Examine how decisions about classroom design, resource selection, instructional strategies, and family communication can create a safe and welcoming environment that facilitate metacognitive, metalinguistic, and metacultural awareness Learn how to utilize native-language materials even if you do not speak the language TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Educators of English Learners NOTE: Participants are required to bring a laptop to this session to participate in activities and access resources.  Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 Sign-In: [...]
