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MinneTESOL
2008 Fall Conference
Friday
and Saturday, November 7-8, 2008
University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis |
Please note: The Building Literacy in Emergent Adult
Readers Pre-Conference Workshop and the Special Extended Workshop
with MaryEllen Vogt are both sold out.
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Conference Resources:
For a copy of the conference program, click here.
For a copy of the Saturday Concurrent Session Schedule, click here.
To download information on the fall conference click here.
To register online go to: https://www.acteva.com/go/minnetesol
(Register by October 29th to avoid a $15 late registration
fee)
For an alternative to online registration, click here
to download the mail-in registration form.
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This year, MinneTESOL is thrilled to offer exciting, interactive
pre-conference workshops on important topics for ESL teaching.
Click HERE to find out more!
Get together with your former classmates and faculty! For information
about alumni gatherings, click
here.
For DIRECTIONS and parking information, please click
here.
For information about this year's Silent Auction, a fundraiser for
MinneTESOL grants, please click
here.
Keynote
Speakers
Saturday
keynote address
What
Have We Learned About Teaching English Learners?
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MaryEllen
Vogt, Ed.D.
Professor Emerita,
California State University, Long Beach
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In this presentation, Dr. Vogt will introduce participants to the SIOP Model
and the factors that affect second (or multiple) language learners.
Come prepared to reflect, laugh, and connect what you're currently
doing in your classroom to what you might be doing to better meet
the language and academic development needs of your English learners.
A public school reading specialist for 15 years, MaryEllen Vogt
has co-authored six books, including Reading Specialists and
Literacy Coaches in the Real World (2nd Ed.; Allyn & Bacon,
2007) and Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners:
The SIOP Model (3rd Ed; Allyn & Bacon, 2008). Her research
interests include improving comprehension in the content areas,
teacher change, and content literacy for English learners. Dr. Vogt
served as President of the International Reading Association in
2004-2005.
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Updated
Friday evening interactive session
It's
Me Time
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Anne Dahlman, Ph.D. and
Patricia Hoffman, Ph.D
Minnesota State University
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Our session will be all about you, the ESL teachers.
The evening is all about sharing and support. You will be able to
share your questions and concerns but also your ideas and strategies
with teachers from other schools and districts.
We have planned activities for a relaxing, fun and enjoyable evening
with colleagues. You will leave the session with a handout full of
teaching ideas and strategies, and hopefully with your batteries recharged. |
For more information on the Fall 2008 Conference, contact
Becky Uran Markman at uran0005@umn.edu
or
Kate Jensen at kjensen1@isd622.org.
Hosted by the University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, School of Education
and the new Teacher Education with an Endorsement
in English as a second Language program
Downtown Minneapolis - Map
of University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis
Also taking place on November 7th, 2008 is the Minnesota Association
for Continuing Adult Education Fall Conference. For more details,
visit the MACAE website.
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