CABE 2017

This three-hour Pre-Conference Institute (PCI) will provide a helpful lens through which school leaders and administrators can conduct dual language classroom walk-troughs and gather information about effectiveness of dual language instruction.  By participating in the PCI interactive activities, campus and district leaders will be better equipped to provide support to the dual language teachers they are charged to guide and inspire.  A tool will be shared that will also assist in collecting data to inform professional development decisions, delineate needed resources, and provide a common language when providing specific feedback to dual language educators regarding their implementation of quality multilingual instruction.
 
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In this session, participants will be provided with an overview of the research base on academic discourse with ELs and SELs. They will then learn the key conversational skills that will deepen their EL and SEL students' academic discourse, including: 1) setting up conversational discourse; 2) clarifying/negotiating ideas; 3) linking conversational skills to the ELD Standards Collaborative Mode and ELPAC; and 4) planning for conversational discourse. Book signing immediately following session.

Rather than assuming that cross-linguistic transfer will occur without explicit teaching, we can organize literacy and language instruction intentionally and strategically to promote proficient biliteracy. Learn how to organize foundational skills and sound-spelling instruction for explicit teaching of skill transference. Transfer routines and strategies that can be adapted and implemented across the various biliteracy program models will be demonstrated.

Collaborative, inquiry-based K-12 learning places extraordinary demands on students' listening faculties. English learners at all proficiency levels benefit from strategy instruction that addresses the physical and linguistic features of attentive listening in academic contexts. In this interactive and practical institute, participants: 1) analyze the pragmatic demands of task-based lesson interactions; 2) explore key language functions; 3) explore strategies to infuse accountable listening tasks throughout lessons; and 4) receive print and digital resources to support effective implementation.

A critical component of ELD is teacher feedback on the accuracy of students’ spoken and written English. In this interactive and practical session, participants: 1) analyze misconceptions and practices that foster “fossilized errors,” persistent and stigmatizing errors reflecting a lack of linguistic knowledge; 2) experience respectful, productive strategies for responding to errors during various instructional formats; 3) observe how to foster linguistic awareness and coach students on accurate usage; and 4) review categories of errors, and learn strategies for prioritizing correction, while helping students become more skillful editors.

It takes more than curriculum and strategies to raise EL achievement. We must shift mindsets, raise expectations and empower teachers as professionals to continuously reflect and refine teaching for impact.
In theory we know this. In practice, schools get stuck.
Join us to lead the change.
In this interactive session for administrators and teacher leaders, gain tools to empower teachers with five essentials to excel with ELs: (1) Asset Mindsets (2) High Expectations (3) Strategic Supports (4) Active Engagement, and (5) Reflective Practice.
Learn specific ways to reframe deficit thinking and make high-expectations a reality in every classroom. Experience a powerful protocol to foster reflective practice and collective teacher agency for change. Leave with activities you will lead in your PLC, school or district to empower teachers to excel with ELs.