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Stanford University is excited to be launching two massive open online courses (MOOCs) on October 1, both designed to help teachers support students' language use and content learning within the context of the new standards.

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Supporting English Language Learners under New Standards is a collaboration between Understanding Language, Oregon State University, and the Oregon Department of Education. This eight-week course will focus on a key practice within both the Common Core State Standards and new English Language Proficiency Standards: argumentation.

Register at https://novoed.com/osu-stanford-ELL

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Building on the success of the Constructive Classroom Conversations MOOCs last year, they are offering two updated versions of Constructive Classroom Conversations: Mastering Language for College and Career Readiness (one for elementary and one for secondary teachers) starting on October 1.
In this four-session course (spanning 14 weeks), educators will work individually and within teams to collect samples of student conversations, analyze language samples using the Conversation Analysis Tool (CAT), and plan instruction to foster students’ conversation skills. Participants will join a growing online community to discuss, implement, and reflect on constructive student-to-student conversations as powerful ways to develop language, thinking, and understanding.

Register for the elementary CCC course at https://novoed.com/classroom-conversations-elementary-fall-2014
Register for the secondary CCC course at https://novoed.com/classroom-conversations-secondary-fall-2014