Register Now   Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503100 Analyzing Student Writing with a Language Lens In this workshop, participants will dig deeper into WIDA’s Writing Rubric and the ACCESS for ELLs Writing Scoring Scale to help support the understanding of writing expectations with a language proficiency level lens. Participants will be able to analyze student writing with a language lens and learn about ways they can apply success criteria, expected language use, and student-goal setting to enhance student writing instruction. Essential Questions: How can WIDA’s Writing Rubric and the [...]

Register Now   Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503102 Analyzing Student Writing with a Language Lens In this workshop, participants will dig deeper into WIDA’s Writing Rubric and the ACCESS for ELLs Writing Scoring Scale to help support the understanding of writing expectations with a language proficiency level lens. Participants will be able to analyze student writing with a language lens and learn about ways they can apply success criteria, expected language use, and student-goal setting to enhance student writing instruction. Essential Questions: How can WIDA’s Writing Rubric and the [...]

Register Now   Date: Monday, May 22, 2023 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503101 Language Expectations: Making Language Visible in Academic Content Standards Designed for educators and leaders who are responsible for the integration of English language development within content learning, this workshop will focus on Language Expectations, one of the four components of the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework. Language Expectations are goals for content-driven language instruction. Participants will receive resources to support the implementation of Language Expectations. Essential Questions: How can Language Expectations serve as goals for content-driven language instruction? How do [...]

Register Now   Date: Thursday, June 8, 2023 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 235503103 Multipurpose Can Do Student Portraits A Can Do Student Portrait focuses on a student’s strengths with information about the learner’s educational background, languages, family, and interests. Learn about how Student Portraits can be multipurpose and impactful for educators and students in the beginning, middle, and end of the school year. Participants will receive resources to help implement Can Do  Student Portraits throughout the year.  Essential Questions: How can we leverage student assets and challenge biases with Student Portraits? In what ways [...]

Register Now   Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503103 Multipurpose Can Do Student Portraits A Can Do Student Portrait focuses on a student’s strengths with information about the learner’s educational background, languages, family, and interests. Learn about how Student Portraits can be multipurpose and impactful for educators and students in the beginning, middle, and end of the school year. Participants will receive resources to help implement Can Do  Student Portraits throughout the year.  Essential Questions: How can we leverage student assets and challenge biases with Student Portraits? In what ways [...]

Register Now   Date: Saturday, August 12, 2023 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503104 Ready, Set, ACCESS! Preparing for the ACCESS Assessment Designed for educators and leaders who are responsible for supporting and administrating the ACCESS assessment to English Learners, this comprehensive workshop aims to equip participants with the essential knowledge and skills necessary to prepare their students for the state summative assessment. Participants will: Learn effective instructional practices to support student success on the ACCESS assessment Explore system-wide practices that enhance the assessment experience Create an action plan to prepare students for the upcoming ACCESS [...]

Register Now   Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503105 Introducing the WIDA ELD Standards Framework Designed for educators and leaders who are responsible for the integration of English language development within content learning, this workshop will overview the four components of the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework. Participants will receive resources to support the implementation of the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. Essential Questions: How do the framework components work together to make a comprehensive picture of language development? In what ways can the Four Key Language Uses represent prominent [...]

Register Now   Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503106 Key Language Uses: A Functional Approach to Language Development Designed for educators and leaders who are responsible for the integration of English language development within content learning, this workshop will focus on the Key Language Uses, one of the four components of the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework. Participants will receive resources to support the implementation of the Key Language Uses. Essential Questions: How do Key Language Uses foster a functional approach to language development? Why should educators frame English [...]

Register Now   Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503107 Language Expectations: Making Language Visible in Academic Content Standards Designed for educators and leaders who are responsible for the integration of English language development within content learning, this workshop will focus on Language Expectations, one of the four components of the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework. Language Expectations are goals for content-driven language instruction. Participants will receive resources to support the implementation of Language Expectations. Essential Questions: How can Language Expectations serve as goals for content-driven language instruction? How do [...]

Register Now   Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023 Presenter: Shadia Salem ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503111 Ready, Set, ACCESS! Preparing for the ACCESS Assessment    Designed for educators and leaders who are responsible for supporting and administrating the ACCESS assessment to English Learners, this comprehensive workshop aims to equip participants with the essential knowledge and skills necessary to prepare their students for the state summative assessment. Participants will: Learn effective instructional practices to support student success on the ACCESS assessment Explore system-wide practices that enhance the assessment experience Create an action plan to prepare students for the [...]