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Title: NCELA Newsletter: AccELLerate 3.1, Fall 2010
Body: NCELA is pleased to announce the publication of a new edition of its quarterly review AccELLerate!, in which we continue to focus on assessment of English learners (ELs). In the previous issue, the focus was on current policies, accommodations, and promising practices and features of assessment. The papers in this fall issue focus on more specific assessment topics that show promise in developing assessment systems that work for ELs. In this Issue: * Aguirre-Muñoz: Assessment Accommodations for ELs: Highlights from a Recent Study * Albers, Wohlferd, & Fuhrmann: Assessing the ELP Growth of ELs with Significant Disabilities * Kennedy: Universally Designed Content Assessments for English Learners * Kopriva: Classroom Assessment of ELs in Content Areas: What to Consider and How to Do It * Leier & Fregeau: Assessing EL Writing Development through Dialogue Journals * López: Assessing Dual Language Learners’ School Readiness New in this issue: Resources to Know * Wilde: Finding the Needed Assistance for PD and Teaching Foreign Languages * DiCerbo: Promising EL-Focused Professional Development Practices: An Inventory of Technical Assistance Center Resources * Second Language Testing, Inc.: Language Resource Centers You can read AccELLerate! 3.1 on the NCELA website at: http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/files/uploads/17/Accellerate_3_1.pdf
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Title: NCELA Newsletter: AccELLerate 3.1, Fall 2010
Body: NCELA is pleased to announce the publication of a new edition of its quarterly review AccELLerate!, in which we continue to focus on assessment of English learners (ELs). In the previous issue, the focus was on current policies, accommodations, and promising practices and features of assessment. The papers in this fall issue focus on more specific assessment topics that show promise in developing assessment systems that work for ELs. In this Issue: * Aguirre-Muñoz: Assessment Accommodations for ELs: Highlights from a Recent Study * Albers, Wohlferd, & Fuhrmann: Assessing the ELP Growth of ELs with Significant Disabilities * Kennedy: Universally Designed Content Assessments for English Learners * Kopriva: Classroom Assessment of ELs in Content Areas: What to Consider and How to Do It * Leier & Fregeau: Assessing EL Writing Development through Dialogue Journals * López: Assessing Dual Language Learners’ School Readiness New in this issue: Resources to Know * Wilde: Finding the Needed Assistance for PD and Teaching Foreign Languages * DiCerbo: Promising EL-Focused Professional Development Practices: An Inventory of Technical Assistance Center Resources * Second Language Testing, Inc.: Language Resource Centers You can read AccELLerate! 3.1 on the NCELA website at: http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/files/uploads/17/Accellerate_3_1.pdf
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Title: Call for Papers: Southern Conference on Slavic Studies (SCSS) 49th Annual Meeting
Body: From http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=178822 CALL FOR PAPERS 49th Annual Meeting Southern Conference on Slavic Studies Alexandria, VA April 7-9, 2011 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: January 14, 2011 View the full call for papers at http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=178822
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Title: Call for Papers: Southern Conference on Slavic Studies (SCSS) 49th Annual Meeting
Body: From http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=178822 CALL FOR PAPERS 49th Annual Meeting Southern Conference on Slavic Studies Alexandria, VA April 7-9, 2011 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: January 14, 2011 View the full call for papers at http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=178822
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Title: 2010 GWATFL / MFLA Joint Fall Conference
Body: From http://www.mflamd.org 2010 Greater Washington Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages / Maryland Foreign Language Association Joint Fall Conference Go Global: Communicate, Collaborate, Participate October 15 - 16, 2010 • Anne Arundel Community College • Arnold, MD Learn more at http://www.mflamd.org/conferences.html
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Title: 2010 GWATFL / MFLA Joint Fall Conference
Body: From http://www.mflamd.org 2010 Greater Washington Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages / Maryland Foreign Language Association Joint Fall Conference Go Global: Communicate, Collaborate, Participate October 15 - 16, 2010 • Anne Arundel Community College • Arnold, MD Learn more at http://www.mflamd.org/conferences.html
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Title: African Studies Association Annual Meeting
Body: From http://www.africanstudies.org/p/cm/ld/fid=8 African Studies Association 53rd Annual Meeting November 18-21, 2010 The Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California More information is available at http://asa.socious.com/index.php?mo=cm&op=ld&fid=47
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Title: African Studies Association Annual Meeting
Body: From http://www.africanstudies.org/p/cm/ld/fid=8 African Studies Association 53rd Annual Meeting November 18-21, 2010 The Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California More information is available at http://asa.socious.com/index.php?mo=cm&op=ld&fid=47
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Title: Ohio TESOL Conference
Body: The Ohio TESOL 2010 Conference "The Power of Words" November 12-13, 2010 Hyatt Regency Downtown Columbus, Ohio Learn more about the conference at http://ohiotesol.org/course/view.php?id=9
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Title: Ohio TESOL Conference
Body: The Ohio TESOL 2010 Conference "The Power of Words" November 12-13, 2010 Hyatt Regency Downtown Columbus, Ohio Learn more about the conference at http://ohiotesol.org/course/view.php?id=9
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Title: NYS TESOL 40th Annual Conference
Body: From http://nystesol.org NYS TESOL 40th Annual Conference Forty Years and Forward: Responding to Change Through Innovation November 5-6, 2010 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Albany, NY Pre-registration is open; go to http://nystesol.org/annualconf to learn more and to register.
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Title: NYS TESOL 40th Annual Conference
Body: From http://nystesol.org NYS TESOL 40th Annual Conference Forty Years and Forward: Responding to Change Through Innovation November 5-6, 2010 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Albany, NY Pre-registration is open; go to http://nystesol.org/annualconf to learn more and to register.
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Title: MaFLA Technology Workshop
Body: From http://www.mafla.org/Home_Page.php MaFLA Technology Workshop - Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Concord Carlisle High School. Download the program and registration form from http://mafla.org/media/TechDayProgram2010.pdf
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Title: MaFLA Technology Workshop
Body: From http://www.mafla.org/Home_Page.php MaFLA Technology Workshop - Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Concord Carlisle High School. Download the program and registration form from http://mafla.org/media/TechDayProgram2010.pdf
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Title: Graduate TESOL Courses for Content Area Teachers
Body: New York City Teachers of Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and ELA Grades 6 – 12 (Public, Private, & Charter School Teachers) are invited by the New York City Department of Education Office of English Language Learners (ELLs) and the Touro College Lander Center for Educational Research to participate in the LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DISCIPLINES PROGRAM (LDCD) · Free tuition for three graduate TESOL courses at Touro College (nine credits) 1. Trends and Current Issues in Second Language Acquisition 2. Teaching Reading and Writing for Second Language Learners 3. Second Language Learners and the Content Areas · Sponsorship to one QTEL Institute · Opportunity to participate in up to 36 additional hours of free TESOL-related professional development through seminars and study groups – applicable to New York State’s requirement of 175 hours per five years for certification · Opportunity to apply to Touro College’s Master’s degree program in TESOL Participants in the LDCD Program must complete all three courses within two years. Courses are particularly beneficial when taken by cohorts of teachers from the same school. Up to 30 teachers will be accepted into the LDCD Program for Fall 2010. Course 1, Trends and Current Issues in Second Language Acquisition, has two sections being offered: one on Monday evenings and one on Thursday evenings. These courses are held at 50 West 23rd Street, New York, NY. Participants do not pay tuition, but do pay a registration fee of $100 per semester. Here is a brief slide show that includes teachers' comments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRU5QPin3NE Teachers interested in applying or those with any further questions should contact Rebecca Sharman at either rebecca.sharman@touro.edu or at (212) 463-0400 ext. 5387. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, OELA. Touro College is an equal opportunity institution.
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Title: Graduate TESOL Courses for Content Area Teachers
Body: New York City Teachers of Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and ELA Grades 6 – 12 (Public, Private, & Charter School Teachers) are invited by the New York City Department of Education Office of English Language Learners (ELLs) and the Touro College Lander Center for Educational Research to participate in the LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DISCIPLINES PROGRAM (LDCD) · Free tuition for three graduate TESOL courses at Touro College (nine credits) 1. Trends and Current Issues in Second Language Acquisition 2. Teaching Reading and Writing for Second Language Learners 3. Second Language Learners and the Content Areas · Sponsorship to one QTEL Institute · Opportunity to participate in up to 36 additional hours of free TESOL-related professional development through seminars and study groups – applicable to New York State’s requirement of 175 hours per five years for certification · Opportunity to apply to Touro College’s Master’s degree program in TESOL Participants in the LDCD Program must complete all three courses within two years. Courses are particularly beneficial when taken by cohorts of teachers from the same school. Up to 30 teachers will be accepted into the LDCD Program for Fall 2010. Course 1, Trends and Current Issues in Second Language Acquisition, has two sections being offered: one on Monday evenings and one on Thursday evenings. These courses are held at 50 West 23rd Street, New York, NY. Participants do not pay tuition, but do pay a registration fee of $100 per semester. Here is a brief slide show that includes teachers' comments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRU5QPin3NE Teachers interested in applying or those with any further questions should contact Rebecca Sharman at either rebecca.sharman@touro.edu or at (212) 463-0400 ext. 5387. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, OELA. Touro College is an equal opportunity institution.
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Title: Fully Funded Exchange Program with Uruguay
Body: American Councils for International Education is actively recruiting teachers and administrators for the Uruguay-United States Educator Exchange Program, a fully-funded short-term international exchange program, to take advantage of the extraordinary opportunities this program provides. They are looking to fill open positions, and will be accepting applications until October 18, 2010. The application and further details can be accessed at http://www.americancouncils.org/program/48/USEEP . This program and others are supported and fully funded through the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is administered by American Councils for International Education. We have other programs accepting applications for the 2010-2011 school year. You can read more about these programs at: http://www.americancouncils.org/es . While in the host country, participants shadow their international colleague, network with educational leaders in the country, and develop joint classroom projects and school partnerships supportable through the program's follow-up grant funds. Through nation-wide competitions, approximately 150 U.S. teachers and principals are selected each year to participate in 2-3 week exchange programs in the host countries. Additionally, the program brings approximately 150 international teachers and principals for 2-3 week programs to be hosted by schools across the United States. For more specific questions about the Uruguay program or any others, please contact the program staff at edseminars@americancouncils.org. Johnson, L. CLTA News Flash - September 12, 2010. CLTA (clta@clta.net, 12 Sep 2010).
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Title: Fully Funded Exchange Program with Uruguay
Body: American Councils for International Education is actively recruiting teachers and administrators for the Uruguay-United States Educator Exchange Program, a fully-funded short-term international exchange program, to take advantage of the extraordinary opportunities this program provides. They are looking to fill open positions, and will be accepting applications until October 18, 2010. The application and further details can be accessed at http://www.americancouncils.org/program/48/USEEP . This program and others are supported and fully funded through the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is administered by American Councils for International Education. We have other programs accepting applications for the 2010-2011 school year. You can read more about these programs at: http://www.americancouncils.org/es . While in the host country, participants shadow their international colleague, network with educational leaders in the country, and develop joint classroom projects and school partnerships supportable through the program's follow-up grant funds. Through nation-wide competitions, approximately 150 U.S. teachers and principals are selected each year to participate in 2-3 week exchange programs in the host countries. Additionally, the program brings approximately 150 international teachers and principals for 2-3 week programs to be hosted by schools across the United States. For more specific questions about the Uruguay program or any others, please contact the program staff at edseminars@americancouncils.org. Johnson, L. CLTA News Flash - September 12, 2010. CLTA (clta@clta.net, 12 Sep 2010).
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Title: Webinar: Myths of Second Language Acquisition
Body: As the population of English language learners (ELLs) grows in the United States, teachers are challenged to provide instruction to students for whom English is not the first language. Many of the assumptions we make about second language acquisition are false and lead teachers to have unrealistic expectations of ELLs. - Join ASCD in this webinar to test your language acquisition knowledge and learn how to effectively teach the ELLs in your school. Tuesday, September 21, 2010 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT Learn more at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/157409561
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Title: Webinar: Myths of Second Language Acquisition
Body: As the population of English language learners (ELLs) grows in the United States, teachers are challenged to provide instruction to students for whom English is not the first language. Many of the assumptions we make about second language acquisition are false and lead teachers to have unrealistic expectations of ELLs. - Join ASCD in this webinar to test your language acquisition knowledge and learn how to effectively teach the ELLs in your school. Tuesday, September 21, 2010 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT Learn more at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/157409561
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