Friday, May 22, 2009

Three Summer ELL Professional Devleopment Opportunities

Title III will support the following three professional development opportunities this summer. You can register for these classes by going to the professional development catalog on Heartland AEA's home page or by clicking here.

June 26, 2009--Day 1 “A Continuum of Interventions for English Language Learners (ELLs)
  • Activity Number: ES005099991001
  • Description: An inquiry-based problem-solving process to address specific difficulties” with Theresa Young and Cristina Sanchez-Lopez.
June 27, 2009--Day 2 “A Continuum of Interventions for English Language Learners (ELLs)
  • Activity Number: ES005099991002
  • Description: An inquiry-based problem-solving process to address specific difficulties” with Theresa Young and Cristina Sanchez-Lopez. You must have attended Day 1 either September 27, 2008 or June 26, 2009 to attend this class.
August 4-5, 2009--"Engaging ELLs Through Sheltered Instructional Strategies"
  • Activity Number: ES005499991001 (This is a new listing so please let your staff know.)
  • Description: How can academic content be delivered in the classroom so that English Language Learners succeed in learning language and content simultaneously? Dr. Martinez emphasizes theory into practice by offering hands-on activities with the content, grade level and specials teacher in mind. Energize your lesson plans with games, foldables, new Web sites and activities used by other great teachers! Through demonstrations, classroom observations, anecdotal examples and interviews with students and educators, participants learn to apply what they have learned immediately.
Thank you for all the support you give us in your district. It is your administrative support and direction that teachers are able to provide meaningful instruction for all students and, especially, the English Language Learners in their classrooms.

Please direct your questions to Stephaney Jones-Vo, ESL/Diversity Consultant (515) 270-0405, ext. 14680 or Pat Latham, ESL/Diversity Consultant (515) 270-0405, ext. 14681.