Friday, October 3, 2014

Registration Deadline Extended for Iowa Culture and Language Conference

November 10-12, 2014 • Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center 

We heard you and are now EXTENDING the pre-registration deadline to October 20, 2014

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear national experts on English Language Learners and related topics! 

Conference Presenters 
Miriam Burt 
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, D.C. 
What I’ve Learned Since 1975: Seven Strategies for Teaching Adult English Learners 

Wayne Wright, Ph.D. 
Purdue University, Indiana 
Strategies for New ELL Teachers 

Roger Rosenthal 
Migrant Legal Action Program, Washington, D.C. 
Rights of Immigrant Students and Other Topics of Interest 

Brenda Custodio, Ph.D. 
Newcomer and ELL Services, Ohio 
Best Practices for Newly Arrived Immigrants 

Kathy Olson 
Consultant and Author 
Brain-Based Learning 

First Person Voices Panels 
Bor Women of South Sudan Monica Nathaniel (President of the Executive Office) and Monica Akuien (President of the Board) 

Refugee and Immigrant Panel of First Person Voices and Parents 
Facilitated by Deng Tiir, multilingual 
Refugee Case Manager First Person Voices from EMBARC Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center 

Charles Pratt 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Washington, D.C. 
Citizenship 

Abeny Kucha Tiir 
Author: Tears of a Mother: The True Story of One Woman’s Determination 

Joanne Knapp-Philo 
National Center on Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness, Washington, D.C. 
Early Childhood 

Rita Platt and John Wolfe 
Wisconsin & Minnesota 
Assessment for ELL 

Mark Grey, Ph.D. and Michele Devlin, D.P.H. 
University of Northern Iowa 
Trends in Immigrant/Refugee Relations with Iowa Law Enforcement and Emergency 

Judy Kinley 
Consultant, Iowa 
Differentiating Math Instruction for English Language Learners 

Doreen Underwood 
Great Prairie AEA, Iowa 
Identification of ELL Gifted 

Aiddy Phomvisay 
Marshalltown High School, Iowa Iowa 
ELL Force Activities and Plans 

Danielle Garegnani 
WestEd, San Diego, CA 
ELL Literacy Strategies 

Tonnie Martinez and Jessie Myles 
Midwest Equity 
Kansas State University 

To register, please visit www.iowaclc.com

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