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March 12–13, 2015

State English Learners Alliance Conference

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"Building Bridges for EL Student Success"

Pre-Conference - March 11, 2015

    

Morning Session (8:30-11:30)
Dr. Virginia Collier, Professor Emerita, George Mason University - Bio
Dr. Wayne Thomas, Professor Emeritus, George Mason University  - Bio
Dr. Deborah Short, Director, Academic Language Research & Training  - Bio

Lunch (11:30-12:30)
Afternoon Session (12:30-3:30)
Dr. Virginia Collier, Professor Emerita, George Mason University
Dr. Wayne Thomas, Professor Emeritus, George Mason University
Dr. Deborah Short, Director, Academic Language Research & Training

 

Main Conference - March 12-13, 2015

      

Featured Speakers:
David Bautista, Assistant Superintendent, ODE - Bio
Dr. Virginia Collier, Professor Emerita, George Mason University - Bio
Dr. Wayne Thomas, Professor Emeritus, George Mason University  - Bio

  

Friday Featured Speaker:
Joyce Nutta, Ph.D., Professor, University of Central Florida - Bio
Educating English Learners: What Every Classroom Teacher Needs to Know 

Materials: 
Enhancing Students' Mathematical Thinking through Conversations - 1
Enhancing Students' Mathematical Thinking through Conversations - 2
Using Chromebooks and Google Apps for Education for ELL Students - 1
Using Chromebooks and Google Apps for Education for ELL Students - 2
Using Chromebooks and Google Apps for Education for ELL Students - 3
A Collaborative Process for Teaching Standards-Based Argumentation Skills to English Learners - 1
A Collaborative Process for Teaching Standards-Based Argumentation Skills to English Learners - 2
A Collaborative Process for Teaching Standards-Based Argumentation Skills to English Learners - 3
Supporting Dual Language Learners in Preschool
Elevating Academic Language Development for ALL Learners
If You Feed Them, They Will Come: Building Capacity Through Coaching - 1
If You Feed Them, They Will Come: Building Capacity Through Coaching - 2
If You Feed Them, They Will Come: Building Capacity Through Coaching - 3
If You Feed Them, They Will Come: Building Capacity Through Coaching - 4
If You Feed Them, They Will Come: Building Capacity Through Coaching - 5
If You Feed Them, They Will Come: Building Capacity Through Coaching - 6
If You Feed Them, They Will Come: Building Capacity Through Coaching - 7
If You Feed Them, They Will Come: Building Capacity Through Coaching - 8
If You Feed Them, They Will Come: Building Capacity Through Coaching - 9
If You Feed Them, They Will Come: Building Capacity Through Coaching - 10
If You Feed Them, They Will Come: Building Capacity Through Coaching - 11
Changes to Oregon’s Definitions of EL Program Models to Improve the Delivery of Effective Instructional Practices for ELs - 1
Changes to Oregon’s Definitions of EL Program Models to Improve the Delivery of Effective Instructional Practices for ELs - 2
Changes to Oregon’s Definitions of EL Program Models to Improve the Delivery of Effective Instructional Practices for ELs - 3
Changes to Oregon’s Definitions of EL Program Models to Improve the Delivery of Effective Instructional Practices for ELs - 4
Yes, You Can: Panel Presentation from Districts Meeting All AMAO Targets
EL Data: A Deeper Look
English Learner Students with Disabilities (ELSWD)
Seeing Out of Both Eyes: An Approach to ELD Lesson Planning
Cross District Collaboration: Strengthening our Practices to Meet the Needs of ELLs and Emerging Bilinguals
Home Connections: Promoting Bilingual Discussions in Mathematics - 1
Home Connections: Promoting Bilingual Discussions in Mathematics - 2
Deepening Student Thinking through Academic Conversations in Math: SPEL - 1
Deepening Student Thinking through Academic Conversations in Math: SPEL - 2
Re-Envisioning English Language Development (ELD 2.0) - 1
Re-Envisioning English Language Development (ELD 2.0) - 2
Re-Envisioning English Language Development (ELD 2.0) - 3
Year 2 of Oregon's Dual Language Grant Project - 1
Year 2 of Oregon's Dual Language Grant Project - 2
Year 2 of Oregon's Dual Language Grant Project - 3
Long-Term Outcomes for English Language Learners in Oregon
Honors for All: Improving Access and Academic Rigor for English Learners
Academic Language: Preteaching Beginning ELL's for Success in High School
Storyline: An Effective and Engaging Method to Teach English - 1
Storyline: An Effective and Engaging Method to Teach English - 2
Integrating ELP Standards and CCSS Using Action Plan, a Project GLAD® Strategy
Accelerating Learning for Newcomers: Programs and Practices - 1
Accelerating Learning for Newcomers: Programs and Practices - 2
Accelerating Learning for Newcomers: Programs and Practices - 3
ELP Standards for Ownership: The NCSD Multi-Phase Collaborative Approach - 1
ELP Standards for Ownership: The NCSD Multi-Phase Collaborative Approach - 2
ELP Standards for Ownership: The NCSD Multi-Phase Collaborative Approach - 3
Eliciting Academic Language and Discourse Using Sentence Frames and Talk Moves - 1
Eliciting Academic Language and Discourse Using Sentence Frames and Talk Moves - 2
Eliciting Academic Language and Discourse Using Sentence Frames and Talk Moves - 3
Eliciting Academic Language and Discourse Using Sentence Frames and Talk Moves - 4
STEM, English Learners, and Families
What is Focused and Integrated ELD for Secondary? - 1
What is Focused and Integrated ELD for Secondary? - 2
Addressing Accountability and EL Reclassification Decisions During the Transition from Oregon's ELPA to ELPA21
Organizational Conundrums: Helping Language Learners Make Sense of Organization in Writing
Bridging: Practical Ways to Connect English and Spanish - 1
Bridging: Practical Ways to Connect English and Spanish - 2
Bridging: Practical Ways to Connect English and Spanish - 3
Bridging: Practical Ways to Connect English and Spanish - 4
Meeting the Needs of the Historically Underserved with Embedded Staff Development - 1
Meeting the Needs of the Historically Underserved with Embedded Staff Development - 2
More Than Words: What English Learners Can Do en Inglés and the Common Core State Standards
Partnerships, Professional Development and the Pursuit of Equity: A Look at Schools' Actions - 1
Partnerships, Professional Development and the Pursuit of Equity: A Look at Schools' Actions - 2
Partnerships, Professional Development and the Pursuit of Equity: A Look at Schools' Actions - 3
Diversity in Talented and Gifted Education: A Needed Focus on Our Culturally and Liguistically Gifted Learners
Conducting Internal Review of District EL Programs
Designing Professional Development that Goes Beyond Stand and Deliver & Sit and Get: SPEL - 1
Designing Professional Development that Goes Beyond Stand and Deliver & Sit and Get: SPEL - 2
Designing Professional Development that Goes Beyond Stand and Deliver & Sit and Get: SPEL - 3
Harmonizing Language, Literacy, and Academic Content in a Dual Language Immersion Program
Peeling Back the Label: Studies of Educational Opportunity Among Students Learning English
Mentor Texts as a Gateway to Strengthening ELL's Reading and Writing - 1
Mentor Texts as a Gateway to Strengthening ELL's Reading and Writing - 2
Mentor Texts as a Gateway to Strengthening ELL's Reading and Writing - 3
Helping Migrant and ELL Parents to Work with their Preschool Students So They Can Be Ready for Kindergarten - 1
Helping Migrant and ELL Parents to Work with their Preschool Students So They Can Be Ready for Kindergarten - 2
Helping Migrant and ELL Parents to Work with their Preschool Students So They Can Be Ready for Kindergarten - 3
Helping Migrant and ELL Parents to Work with their Preschool Students So They Can Be Ready for Kindergarten - 4
Helping Migrant and ELL Parents to Work with their Preschool Students So They Can Be Ready for Kindergarten - 5
Helping Migrant and ELL Parents to Work with their Preschool Students So They Can Be Ready for Kindergarten - 6
Helping Migrant and ELL Parents to Work with their Preschool Students So They Can Be Ready for Kindergarten - 7
Helping Migrant and ELL Parents to Work with their Preschool Students So They Can Be Ready for Kindergarten - 8
Helping Migrant and ELL Parents to Work with their Preschool Students So They Can Be Ready for Kindergarten - 9
Helping Migrant and ELL Parents to Work with their Preschool Students So They Can Be Ready for Kindergarten - 10
School Culture and the Affective Learning Needs of Latino Long-term English Learners
Needed Perspectives and Key Opportunities in E.L.D.: The G.L.A.D. Connection - 1
Needed Perspectives and Key Opportunities in E.L.D.: The G.L.A.D. Connection - 2
Needed Perspectives and Key Opportunities in E.L.D.: The G.L.A.D. Connection - 3
Needed Perspectives and Key Opportunities in E.L.D.: The G.L.A.D. Connection - 4
Needed Perspectives and Key Opportunities in E.L.D.: The G.L.A.D. Connection - 5
Needed Perspectives and Key Opportunities in E.L.D.: The G.L.A.D. Connection - 6
Needed Perspectives and Key Opportunities in E.L.D.: The G.L.A.D. Connection - 7
Evaluating English Learners for Special Education: An Interdisciplinary Framework for Comprehensive Assessment
Leading on Behalf of our Emerging Bilinguals from the Principal's Seat
Dr. Deborah Short - Pre-Conference Handout
Dr. Deborah Short - Pre-Conference Handout
Family Engagement: Promising Practices
Building Collective Capacity: All Teachers Responding to Our English Learners
Addressing the Shortage of Bilingual Teachers in Oregon
Project SPELL: Year Three Milestones
Biliteracy: Insights from Bilingual Reading Specialists
English Learner Pre-referral Process for Special Education - 1
English Learner Pre-referral Process for Special Education - 2
English Learner Pre-referral Process for Special Education - 3
English Learner Pre-referral Process for Special Education - 4
English Learner Pre-referral Process for Special Education - 5
English Learner Pre-referral Process for Special Education - 6
English Learner Pre-referral Process for Special Education - 7
English Learner Pre-referral Process for Special Education - 8
Alignment & Collaboration in a Multilingual & Multicultural Community
Raising Student Achievement: Aligning Structures of Accountability with Program Implementation

Location

Hilton Eugene
66 East 6th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon, 97401
1-541-342-2000

Agenda

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Lodging

Lodging is full at the Hilton.  Click here to make reservations at the Valley River Inn.

Exhibitors

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