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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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First Fridays “Student Competence & Confidence” Series: Designing Your Content to Foster Language Learners’ Success!
First Fridays “Student Competence & Confidence” Series: Designing Your Content to Foster Language Learners’ Success!
Register 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 & 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 content from the standpoint of equity-- curriculum that is culturally relevant, linguistically appropriate, and rigorous TARGET AUDIENCE: K-12 Teachers and Administrators NOTE: Participants are required to bring a laptop to this session to participate in [...]
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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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Beyond the Basal: Choosing, Complementing, and Creating Materials for English Learners
Beyond the Basal: Choosing, Complementing, and Creating Materials for English Learners
Register Now   Date: Thursday, March 12, 2020 Sign-In: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Workshop: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Presenter: Olivia Mulcahy Event ID: 205503054  Beyond the Basal: Choosing, Complementing, and Creating Materials for English Learners Consider materials that are responsive to your students' needs, identities, and interests Develop criteria and lenses for selecting, adapting, and creating materials Explore how a range of materials (print and non-print texts, manipulatives, arts and artifacts) builds depth in instruction TARGET AUDIENCE: Bilingual and Monolingual K-12 Educators NOTE: Participants are required to bring a laptop to this session to participate in [...]
Formative Assessments for English Learners (ELs)
Formative Assessments for English Learners (ELs)
Register 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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Fair and Square Classroom Practices for Assessing Language Learners
Fair and Square Classroom Practices for Assessing Language Learners
Register Now  Understand major principles of language assessment Learn to apply effective language supports to classroom-based assessments Add to your assessment toolkit a variety of resources for gauging your students' listening, speaking, reading, and writing development! 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: Friday, March 13, 2020 Sign-In: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Workshop: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Presenter: Michele Yanong Event ID: 205503046
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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: [...]
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Joyful and Effective Writing Instruction for Language Learners
Joyful and Effective Writing Instruction for Language Learners
Register 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 [...]
Exploring the Spanish Language Arts Standards
Exploring the Spanish Language Arts Standards
Register 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!
First Fridays “Student Competence & Confidence” Series: Designing Your Assessment to Foster Language Learners’ Success!
Register 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 [...]
