CAL Three Day Institute: What s Different About Teaching Reading to Students Learning

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1 ESOL Opportunities CAL Three-Day Institute: What s Different About Teaching Reading to Students Learning English? CAL Hot Topics Institute: Math & Science for ELLs, and Oral Language and Vocabulary Development Developing Smart Listeners: Teaching Students HOW to Listen Doing Principled ESP Best Practices and Case Studies One-Day Institute: Parents as Educational Partners (PEP) One-Day Institute: VA DOE, Teaching Reading in the Content Areas to ELLs in 6th- 12th Grade One-Day Session: VA DOE, Accommodations for ELLs Separating Difference From Disability With Students Learning English as an Additional Language TESOL Online Seminars & Courses, Ongoing Top 10 Ideas for Teaching L2 Reading Transferable Skills That Learners Need for Academic and Workplace Settings VESA CONFERENCE, Feb. 1st & 2nd 2013 Weekend Course on Differentiation for ELLs from Mary Washington CAL Three Day Institute: What s Different About Teaching Reading to Students Learning English? Three Day Training of Trainers (TOT) Institutes Dates: November 12 14, 2012 Time: 9:00 am 4:00 pm Place: Washington, DC What s Different about Teaching Reading to Students Learning English TOT Institutes will provide specialists with everything they need to bring professional development to educators who teach reading in classes with English learners. A graduate credit option is also available. CAL can also come to you to deliver these institutes. For more information and to register for the TOT Institutes, please visit the CAL Website: CAL Hot Topics Institute: Math & Science for ELLs, and Oral Language and Vocabulary Development December 3 5, :00 am 4:00 pm ET Holiday Inn Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Please join us for this engaging three day institute designed to increase understanding and provide practical resources about important topics for educators working with English language learners in their classrooms and schools. The institute focuses on two key topics from CAL s new Hot Topics in ELL Education professional development series: Listening and Speaking: Oral Language and Vocabulary Development for English Language Learners Math and Science: Skills and Strategies to Adapt Instruction for English Language Learners

2 The institute is designed for classroom teachers in elementary and middle schools (Grades K 8). Other educators (including ESL and other school specialists and district and state administrators who work with classroom teachers) will also find value in this professional development opportunity. Collaborative teaching teams are especially encouraged to attend. Developing Smart Listeners: Teaching Students HOW to Listen Thursday, 27 September, 10:30 am Noon U.S. ET Registration Deadline: 23 September 2012 Presenter: Larry Vandergrift This seminar informs teachers on how they can help students become more successful listeners by putting more emphasis on the process of listening rather than just the product (i.e., the correct answer) alone. Register today and join your colleagues for a lively session. Visit the TESOL website for more information. Doing Principled ESP Best Practices and Case Studies Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 10:00 am 11:30 am U.S. ET Registration Deadline: 27 September 2012 Presenter: David Kertzner, Ethel C. Swartley, and Kevin Knight The term ESP English for specific purposes is used with increasing frequency to characterize classes that are not general English. These might include workplace ESL classes, college level ESL classes for jobs training, and classes addressing language for specific industries or professions in academic settings for ESL and EFL. Some ESL practitioners use ESP to describe subject matter experts providing content based instruction in universitylevel courses, taught in English for nonnative speakers. This latter characterization, however, is not widely accepted as principled ESP. Register today. Visit the TESOL website for more information. One Day Institute: VA DOE, Teaching Reading in the Content Areas to ELLs in 6 th 12 th Grade Registration: Date and Time Institute Location and Registration Information Lodging Information Thursday, October 25, 2012 Thursday, October 25, 2012 Comfort Inn, Burkeville 419 N. Agnew Street Burkeville, Virginia ) Registration deadline is October 17, Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, Abingdon PO Box 1987 One Partnership Circle Comfort Inn, Burkeville 419 N. Agnew Street Burkeville, Virginia ) Reservation deadline is September 21, Comfort Suites Abingdon 1093 Ole Berry Drive, I 81 Exit 14 Abingdon, Virginia 24210

3 Abingdon, Virginia (276) Registration deadline is October 17, (276) Reservation deadline is September 25, One Day Session: VA DOE, Accommodations for ELLs Participants in the accommodations training will gain a thorough understanding of: 1) LEP student characteristics and the role of the LEP committee, 2) testing accommodations available to LEP students for SOL assessments, 3) assignment of testing accommodations to LEP students for SOL assessments, and 4) implementation of testing accommodations for LEP students for SOL assessments. October 29, 2012 Staunton City Public Schools, Dixon Educational Center 1751 Shutterlee Mill Road, Staunton, VA (540) Registration: KH1D7. One Day Institute: Parents as Educational Partners (PEP) The purpose of the Institute is to provide participants a curriculum designed to assist ELL parents in overcoming the language and cultural barriers that may prevent them from participating fully in their children s educational experience. Date and Time Institute Location & Registration Info Lodging Information Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Wednesday, October 10, 2012 The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center 110 Shenandoah Avenue Roanoke, Virginia (540) Registration deadline is October 2, Sheraton Park South Hotel 9901 Midlothian Turnpike Richmond, Virginia (804) Registration deadline is October 2, The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center 110 Shenandoah Avenue Roanoke, Virginia (540) Reservation deadline is Sept 14, Sheraton Park South Hotel 9901 Midlothian Turnpike Richmond, Virginia (804) Reservation deadline is September 18, Registration: Separating Difference From Disability With Students Learning English as an Additional Language 22 October 19 November 2012

4 This 4 week course examines current research on identifying student needs and on special education and considers how to apply it when working with English language learners. Register today! Space is limited. TESOL Online Seminars & Courses, Ongoing Virtual Seminars Free for TESOL Members US$45 for nonmembers Top 10 Ideas for Teaching L2 Reading Thursday, 11 October 2012, 10:30 am Noon U.S. ET Registration Deadline: 7 October 2012 Presenter: William Grabe Based on relevant implications from research and a set of core curricular principles, this seminar will suggest a number of specific teaching ideas centering on effective vocabulary instruction, main idea comprehension, comprehension strategy development, fluency training, extensive reading guidelines, and more. Participants will decide on which skills, strategies, and instructional supports can best develop L2 reading in their specific settings. They will also respond to questions about reading instruction with suggestions for activities and guidelines for instruction in their own contexts. Registertoday. Visit the TESOL website for more information. Transferable Skills That Learners Need for Academic and Workplace Settings Friday, 26 October 2012, 3:00 pm 4:30 pm ET Registration Deadline: 22 October 2012 Presenter: Ronna Magy and Donna Price Engage your adult ESL students in acquiring the communication, critical thinking, and other essential skills necessary to transition successfully into academic and workforce programs. Learn techniques and tools that help build a foundation for student success in today s global marketplace. Registertoday. Visit the TESOL website for more information.

5 VESA CONFERENCE, Feb. 1 st & 2 nd 2013 Registration for the 2013 Conference that will be held at the Koger Conference Center and Holiday Inn on February 1 and 2, 2013 is now open! This year's theme is "Looking Ahead: English Learners in the 21st Century". Registration details can be found on our registration page: As a reminder, we are also accepting proposal submissions. there are different audience areas on this year's proposal form: Best Practices Collaboration Communication Formative/Summative Assessment Program Administration Technology Vendor/Publisher Please refer to our Proposals page for information about internet, due dates, and whom to contact about questions. Click the Submit a Proposal button on our Proposals page to get started. Weekend Course on Differentiation for ELLs from Mary Washington Differentiated Instruction, Free Tuition & Books for Licensed Teachers, TESL , CRN # / Location: Stafford campus, 121 University Blvd. Fredericksburg, VA Instructor: Gerald Nindiktum, PhD. Dates: Class meetings: September 29, October 27, November 17, December 1 Online classes: October 13 and November 3 Please fill out these three forms (found at the link below). Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Non degree Registration Form Biographic and Demographic Information for Non Degree Students Application for Virginia In State Tuition Rates