Essays. Paragraphs. Any piece of writing. They all begin with the same foundation: the sentence. Sometimes, though, teachers are expected to cram sentence building lessons into a week or two, or there’s an assumption that if the students learned something the previous year, they don’t need to review the foundations. During the edLeader Panel “Enhancing Writing and Communication Through Sentence Building (Part 2): Teaching Complex Structures,” education experts discussed their recommended progression for creating more robust sentences, plus how their approach integrates social-emotional learning supports.
Presented by Zisel Roth, M.S.Ed., Grammar & Writing Curriculum Design Specialist, Author of 20+ Instructional Texts for K-8; Mindy Reifer, MA, Elementary and Middle School Principal, ELA Specialist; and Shanita Francis, Social-Emotional Brain-Based Learning Consultant
Moderated by Jennah Schuh, M.Ed., SBL, SDL, Director of Education and Training, Rockland County-Based Non-Profit
America is a melting pot where people from all over the world come to seek a better life, which includes many students for whom English is a second language. How do schools support so many newcomer students?
Presented by Dr. Karen Johannesen Brock, Education Leader, Author, and Associate, Solution Tree; and Dr. Margarita Espino Calderón, Professor Emerita, Speaker, Author, and Associate, Solution Tree
Presented by Viviana Hall, Global Bilingual-ESL-Dual Language Consultant, Viviana Hall Consulting; Lori Lynch, Vice President of Professional Learning, Britannica Education; and Criselda Dixon, Customer Experience Manager, Britannica Education
With the rising number of students who don’t speak English fluently, teachers may struggle to adapt and get new students invested in the learning process. In the edLeader Panel “Supporting Newcomers and Multilingual Learners in Your District,” experts discussed language trends, the difference between language FOR learning and language OF learning, and the key steps for the success of programs aimed at new English language students.
Presented by Viviana Hall, Global Bilingual-ESL-Dual Language Consultant, Global VIDA; Lori Lynch, Vice President of Professional Learning, Britannica Education; and Criselda Dixon, Customer Experience Manager, Britannica Education
Presented by Dr. Young-Suk Kim, Professor and Senior Associate Dean, School of Education, University of California, Irvine; Dr. Gigi Luk, Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, Centre for Research on Brain, Language, and Music, McGill University; Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan, President, Valley Speech Language and Learning Center; and Dr. Raj Chattergoon, Director of Efficacy Research, Lexia Learning
Moderated by Cassandra Wheeler, Director of Lexia LETRS® State Success, Lexia Learning
Presented by Dr. Claude Goldenberg, Nomellini-Olivier Professor of Education, Emeritus, Stanford University; and Maya Goodall, Senior Director of Emergent Bilingual Curriculum, Lexia Learning
Presented by Eugenia Mora-Flores, Ed.D., Assistant Dean of Teacher Education and Professor of Clinical Education, Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California