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Language Detectives: Looking Closely at Student Writing Samples
WebinarRegister Now Sign In: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Webinar: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Target Audience: K-12 Educators Presenter: Michele Yanong Event Id: 205507058 Spend an afternoon digging for the evidence of language growth that students show us through their writing. Learn how to identify clues at the word, sentence, and discourse level that can reveal where students are in their language learning journey. We will examine writing samples at a variety of language development levels so you are ready to assess the language level of writing samples from your students and plan for their next steps. Consider [...]
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Administrator Academy 1804: Five Key Practices for Every Teacher who Works with English Learners (ELs)
WebinarIdeas for collaboration among educators who teach the same group of ELs Use big ideas to plan instruction while incorporating meaningful prior knowledge and vocabulary building activities into their lessons Sue Wagner Create opportunities for students to practice their language skills through interactive activities Online Administrator Academy: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Presenter: Sue Wagner Target Audience: Educators working with English Learners Note: This session is presented online in conjunction with the Illinois Principals Association.
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Formative Assessments for English Learners (ELs)
WebinarRegister Now Formative assessments can often be more Informative than standardized instruments when it comes to assessing the learning of our multilingual learners. We can use formative assessments to understand how well our students have grasped what we have taught and what we need to focus on next. In this webinar we will: Learn how to separate language and content in order to get more informed results from our assessments Discuss using content and language objectives to guide both instruction and especially assessment Practice using objectives to create simple rubrics Discuss how formative assessments can provide ongoing valuable feedback [...]
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Joyful and Effective Writing Instruction for Language Learners
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Review research related to writing principles for language learning Consider planning steps for a scaffolded writing cycle Fill your toolbox with activities for supporting new authors, such as LEA (Language Experience Approach), Interactive Writing, Non-Print Text Prompts, Differentiated Writing Frames, and more! Examine writing samples at a variety of language development levels so you are ready to assess the language level of writing samples from your students Leave ready to inspire joyful writers! OPTIONAL: Bring 1-2 student writing samples to assess through a language lens. TARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 Educators NOTE: Participants are required to bring a laptop [...]
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Exploring the Spanish Language Arts Standards
WebinarRegister Now Deepen your understanding of the standards for Spanish Language Arts instruction Explore both the Common Core en español Standards and the WIDA Spanish Language Arts Standards Consider implications and considerations for designing instruction using SLA standards Sign In: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Webinar: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Presenter: Rachell Anderson Target Audience: Teachers of Spanish Language Arts Event ID: 205507059 Note: This is an online workshop
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First Fridays “Student Competence & Confidence” Series: Designing Your Assessment to Foster Language Learners’ Success!
Webinar & Asynchronous Learning ActivitiesRegister Now Join us for an exciting 3-part series on utilizing an assets-based approach to your content, assessment, and instruction of English Learners Walk away with numerous strategies and considerations designed to place culturally and linguistically diverse students at the heart of the decisions we as educators make that impact their learning environment and school experience Unique to this session: exploring assessment from the standpoint of equity-- assessment practices that are culturally relevant, linguistically appropriate, and rigorous TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Teachers & Administrators NOTE: Participants are required to bring a laptop to this session to participate in activities and [...]
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