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ACCELERATING WRITING DEVELOPMENT FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS

SERVICES  |  EDUCATOR LEARNING  |  INSTITUTES  |  OPEN ENROLLMENT INSTITUTES  |  ACCELERATING WRITING DEVELOPMENT FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS

SERVICES  |  EDUCATOR LEARNING  |  INSTITUTES  |  SUMMER INSTITUTES

TARGET AUDIENCE

 

Educators of English Learners including teachers, teacher leaders, and instructional coaches in grades 3–5 and 6–12. School and district teams are encouraged to participate together for optimal learning and successful implementation.

 

OVERVIEW

 

Learn how to accelerate writing in this four-part learning series. The professional learning focuses on important instructional topics including:

  • Oral language development as a pathway to writing

  • Written language development

  • Scaffolding instruction for equitable access

  • Formative assessment for oral and written language development

 

The instructional approaches in this course will be applicable to all instructional settings including in- person, virtual, and hybrid learning environments.

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Participants will be able to:

  • Provide and facilitate opportunities for students to listen, speak, and read, in ways that lead to writing

  • Plan and scaffold writing instruction that maximizes language development

  • Gather evidence of where students are in their oral and written language development

DATES

  • Grades 3–5: Coming Soon!

  • Grades 6–12: Coming Soon!

COST

The cost to attend is $900 per participant for a 4-module course ($800 for teams of 4 or more). This fee includes all materials for asynchronous and synchronous learning components. Participants will be enrolled in the course via Canvas, where they can access asynchronous learning tasks to complete between sessions.

REGISTRATION OPENING SOON

Cancellation/Refund Policy

We offer cancellations and/or full refunds up to 2 weeks prior to course start. Once the course begins, and up to seven calendar days thereafter, participants may withdraw for a 50% refund.

No-Show Policy

If you fail to show up on the day of the event, you will responsible for 100% of the tuition. 

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