Collaborative Sharing: The Challenge of Multilingual Classrooms - 360-067

How can we help our language students reach their full potential? What modifications can classroom teachers make? What higher-order thinking skills, content strategies, and participation techniques have you used? Share what works or your ah ha moment.

Some ideas to get you started:
-How do you develop academic language,
-From the Virginia Rojas Workshop, vocabulary strategy -Vocab Alert.
-Basic, reading, writing, speaking, and life skills at the Web Site USA Learns. English or Spanish. http://www.usa.learns.com
-Parade of Programs by WI ECB: Into the Book, professional development, and K-3 series.
 

This meeting is designed for SCHOOL DISTRICTS of ALL SIZES with district teams of individuals who coordinate, administer or serve as a resource or classroom teacher for English Language Learners. The purpose of the meeting is to facilitate discussion about a topic related to the education of English Language Learners. This allows participants to network, ask questions, and construct new meanings by interacting with others in the field.

Cost: $200 for team of 4; Free for Title III Consortium Members

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