13th Annual “Our Kids Summer Institute” is June 13-14 - Come Get Inspired!

Don’t miss out on the 13th Annual Our Kids Summer Institute for educators and administrators of English Learners, June 13-14, 2017 at Waukee High School in Waukee. Network with other educational professionals, discover new strategies for working with English language learners in Iowa and meet national and local experts to enrich practices for increasing EL achievement. Sessions include:

• Serving English Learners with Disabilities
• Newcomer Considerations
• Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices
• ELs and Literacy Support
• Enhancing EL Instruction through Home Language Connections
• High Yield Strategies for ELs
• Successful District Programs
• First-person student voices

Featured speakers include:

• Trudy Arriaga, Ed.D. - Administrator leader and advocate for ELs, first female superintendent of Ventura Unified School District where she began as a bilingual paraeducator
• Fern Westernoff, Ph.D. - Speech language pathologist who earned her doctorate in ELL and merged two areas of expertise to inform her work in Toronto, the world’s largest K-12 EL population
• Amy Hewett-Olatunde, Ed.D. - Minnesota’s 2015 Teacher of the Year
• Major Sean Quinlan - Retired Major United States Marine Corp, ROTC Instructor at Des Moines’ North High School and former football coach featured with his team on ESPN during the 2017 Super Bowl and
• Our amazing students!

Registration is $150 and includes lunch, snacks, Go To Strategies, OELA Newcomer Toolkit and OELA English Learner Toolkit. Seating is limited to the first 500 registrants on a first-come, first-served basis. Register by June 4 at this link: https://goo.gl/2pXC0m

Note: Districts implementing Corrective Action Plans (CAP) for English Learners are required to send a team in accordance with the Technical Assistance Requirement under Title III. Contact your AEA Title III Consultant for additional information and financial support.