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Last week, a team from the Understanding Language initiative at Stanford University that includes Drs. Kenji Hakuta, Jeff Zwiers, and Sara Rutherford-Quach, launched their second set of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). These MOOCs cover similar material but are split into two separate courses, one designed for elementary educators (i.e. PreK-5 grades), Constructive Classroom Conversations: Mastering Language for the Common Core State Standards (Elementary) and the other targeted at secondary educators (i.e. 6-12 grades), Constructive Classroom Conversations: Mastering Language for the Common Core State Standards (Secondary). The courses focus specifically on how educators – and particularly educators of English language learners- can foster the kind of rigorous student-to-student academic discussions required by the Common Core State Standards. An original version of these courses was offered last fall, with more than 2,000 teachers actively participating. Potential participants should have access to a K-12 classroom, as the course assignments will require them to listen carefully to real conversations among their students, reflect upon this discourse, and plan instruction accordingly. Both courses are free of charge, but if a participant would like to receive continuing studies units from Stanford University for the course, he or she may pay a modest fee to do so.

Learn more about the Understanding Language initiative at http://ell.stanford.edu
For more information about the elementary course, go to https://novoed.com/classroom-conversations-elementary
For more information about the secondary course, go to https://novoed.com/classroom-conversations-secondary