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EL Book Study: Unlocking English Learners' Potential

by Diane Staehr Fenner and Sydney Snyder

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Registration Closed.
Last Date to Register: 11/6/2019 12:01 AM
Last Date to Cancel: 9/30/2019 12:01 AM
Agency: CESA 6
Agency Contact: Sarah Lawton
Agency Assistant: Belinda Fox 920-236-0576
Location: Online
Facility: Web
Date/Time:
10/7/2019 12:01 AM - 11:59 PM

Registration is limited to CESA 6 EL Consortium and Immigrant Grant Districts only.

 

Facilitated by: Sarah Lawton, CESA 6 Language & Culture Center Consultant

 

Unlocking English Learners' Potential

by Diane Staehr Fenner and Sydney Snyder


Join your colleagues in reading about and implementing ready-to-use resources and strategies to actively engage learners and build academic language. This book study is meant as a flexible platform for educators to collaborate with each other in an effort to find the best ways to support ELs in the classroom.

Objectives:

  • Prepare school staff to effectively educate ELs
  • Learn how to support ELs in acquiring academic English
  • Utilize specific strategies for teaching ELs

Who should attend?

Any staff working with ELs

 

Book Study will utilize the Google Classroom. 

 

No cost to CESA 6 EL Consortium districts and CESA 6 Immigant Grant districts. 

Registration is no open to any other districts. 

 


About the book: 

Unlocking English Learners’ Potentials is all about:

  • How to scaffold ELs’ instruction across content and grade levels
  • How to promote ELs’ oral language development and academic language
  • How to help ELs analyze text through close reading and text-dependent questions
  • How to build ELs’ background knowledge
  • How to design and use formative assessment with ELs

 

 

Book study concludes November 30, 2019

 

 

Teacher Standards
WES2The teacher understands how children with broad ranges of ability learn and provides instruction that supports their intellectual, social, and personal development.
WES3The teacher understands how pupils differ in their approaches to learning and the barriers that impede learning and can adapt instruction to meet the diverse needs of pupils, including those with disabilities and exceptionalities.
WES4The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies, including the use of technology to encourage children’s development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
WES5The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.
WES6The teacher uses effective verbal and nonverbal communication techniques as well as instructional media and technology to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.
WES7The teacher organizes and plans systematic instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, pupils, the community, and curriculum goals.
WES8The teacher understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the pupil.

Disclaimer:

CESA 6 makes every effort to accommodate basic dietary needs such as vegetarian, gluten free and basic food allergies. Because of the number of meals served and the number of items used each day, along with food product changes from our food vendors, we cannot guarantee that every allergen in the food served will be identified and labeled. Guests concerned with food allergies must be aware of this risk. CESA 6 does not assume liability for adverse reactions to food consumed or items one may come into contact with while eating at a CESA 6 event. To better serve our guests with dietary restrictions or allergies, please go into your myQuickReg account and update the special accommodations section. Notice of a special dietary need must be made in advance of the event.

Cancellation Policy:

Any registration cancellation must be received at least 8 business days before event in order for a full conference fee refund to be issued (full refunds do not include service fees. Service fees are nonrefundable).Registration cancellations received 1-7 business days before an event, a refund, minus $50 for each participant, will be issued. Persons who are registered, but not in attendance on the day of the session ("no call, no show") will be charged the full registration fee. CESA 6 reserves the right to cancel any session due to insufficient enrollment. Participants will be notified by email if a cancellation occurs.

Note: Cancellation policies are subject to change based on event.