EL Coordinator Meeting

EL education specialists from MDE will facilitate this meeting for district staff with responsibility for EL Programs to discuss issues, network with colleagues, and share important information regarding EL programming for the 2012-2013 school year. The Friday session requires additional registration cost, and participants should register in advance.  The session is scheduled from 9am-2pm so that attendees may also attend the pre-conference workshops from 2:30-5:00pm.

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Matthew Delaini The gap between a teacher’s desire for classroom engagement and a student’s motivation can sometimes lead to a frustrating struggle for control in the classroom. Understanding what is…
Miranda Schornack, Michelle Benegas, & Amy O. Stolpestad This article examines an assignment common in ESL methods courses—the English learner case study (or learner profile)—for dispositional development and explores how…
Jen Vanek The COVID-19 pandemic has forced adult basic skills and ESOL programs to offer instruction at a distance. The uncertainty of the future means programs must rethink sustainable alternatives…
Ofelia García The “pause” offered during the coronavirus pandemic permits me to reflect on principles about language, children’s bilingualism, and their education long considered mainstream. I propose that this is…

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