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Thursday, September 4, 2008
Promoting English Learners' Success
In October and November at SchoolsMovingUp, we are hosting a series of nine webinars to present the latest research and practice on the instruction of English learners. Our array of Reading Room resources on English learners complements this landmark series.
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English Learner Literacy Development through Formative Assessment of Oral Language
October 8, 2008 - Free Webinar
Alison Bailey, Associate Professor in the Department of Education at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Margaret Heritage, Assistant Director for Professional Development at the National Center for Research Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) at UCLA will discuss formative assessment of language skills as a key element in both oral language and reading development, and provide practical illustrations of how formative assessment can be used in the classroom.
English Learners and the Language Arts
October 15, 2008 - Free Webinar
Pamela Spycher, Senior Research Associate at WestEd, will provide teacher leaders, principals, and district administrators with information on research-based instructional practices for teaching academic language to K-8 English learners and instituting school-wide systems for closing achievement gaps.
Doing What Works : Teaching Elementary School English Learners
October 22, 2008 - Free Webinar
Nikola Filby, Director of Innovation Studies at WestEd, will share specific examples of the following: how schools assess and provide extra support for English learners, how teachers develop vocabulary, and how to use the Doing What Works (DWW) website as a resource for professional development.
What the Research Does—and Does Not—Say About Teaching English Language Learners
October 28, 2008 - Free Webinar
Claude Goldenberg, Professor of Education at Stanford University, will summarize key findings of two major reviews of the research and will provide guidelines based on the strongest research about effective practices for teaching English learners.
Building Oral Language into Content Area Instruction
October 29, 2008 - Free Webinar
Diane August, Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Applied Linguistics, will describe methods to develop the language proficiency skills of English learners in the context of language arts, math, and science instruction in elementary and middle schools. This webinar is co-sponsored by CREATE (Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners).
Taking Center Stage—Act II : Ensuring Success for Middle Grades English Learners
October 30, 2008 - Free Webinar
Carol Abbott, author of Taking Center Stage—Act II and consultant with the Middle and High School Improvement Office of the California Department of Education (CDE), and Jeanette Ganahl, Administrator, English Learner Accountability Unit, CDE will guide participants to key English learner resources on the Taking Center Stage—Act II middle grades website and answer questions about best practices both for engaging middle grades English learners and for providing relevant staff development.
English Learners in Secondary Mathematics: Rigor and Excellence
November 5, 2008 - Free Webinar
Leslie Hamburger, Senior Program Associate in the Teacher Professional Development Program at WestEd, will demonstrate carefully structured mathematics scaffolding tasks that challenge students while simultaneously providing them with the necessary linguistic and content support to achieve the lesson’s specific learning objectives.
Making Standards-based Lessons Understandable for English Learners: The SIOP Model--Encore Presentation
November 12, 2008 - Free Webinar
Jana Echevarria, Professor of Education at California State University, Long Beach, will provide an overview of the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model of instruction, which offers a framework of eight components around which lessons for English learners in content classes (e.g., math, science, social studies) are organized. This webinar is co-sponsored by CREATE (Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners).
Quality Teaching for English Learners: High Challenge and High Support
November 18, 2008 - Free Webinar
Aída Walqui, Director of Teacher Professional Development at WestEd, will discuss the principles of WestEd’s Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) program and their application in specific classroom activities.
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