THE EDUCATION ALLIANCE @ BROWN UNIVERSITY
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THE EDUCATION ALLIANCE @ BROWN UNIVERSITY
Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners |
In the schools that best serve ELLs and immigrant students, classroom teachers as well as school and district administrators are knowledgeable about the best strategies for ELL education. The intention of this conference is to bring together researchers, policy makers and practitioners to build strategies and expertise regarding ELL issues that apply at classroom, school, and district levels.
The Education Alliance at Brown, through the LAB, has convened this first of five annual Research Conferences on Teaching Diverse Learners to:
Through a variety of activities --keynote addresses, individual and panel presentations, videos, and brainstorming sessions --participants will engage with researchers and practitioners in discussions about effective, research-based practices designed to meet the needs of ELLs. Participants are asked to consider how the issues addressed by the conference relate to their particular setting.
Breakfast, Welcome and Overview Alumnae Hall
A. Keynote Presentation
Language Socialization in Latino Families: What Educators Need to Know
Dr. Ana Celia Zentella, Professor, Department of Black and Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, CUNY Graduate Center
B. Culturally Responsive Education
Panel Presentations (Choose 1 of 4)
Building from the premise that understanding and honoring the cultural background and orientations of students is doubly useful as a means for establishing credibility and building from what a student already knows, each of the four concurrent sessions exemplifies ‘culturally responsive education.’
1. Diversity as an Intellectual Resource: Talk from the Bilingual Science Classroom, Chèche Konnen
Dr. Cynthia Ballenger, Researcher, TERC and 3rd-4th Grade Literacy Teacher, Graham and Parks School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Ms. Josiane Hudicourt-Barnes, Researcher and Professional Development Specialist, TERC
2. Funds of Knowledge: Inquiry-Oriented Approach to Professional Development
Ms. Vivian Garcilazo, Teacher, Ella Baker Elementary School, New York City
Dr. Carmen Mercado, Professor, Hunter College, City University of New York
3. Using Cultural Knowledge to Improve School Policies Toward Diverse Populations, Bridging Cultures
Ms. Catherine Daley, National Board Certified Teacher, Magnolia Ave. Elementary School, Los Angeles, California
Mr. Giancarlo Mercado, National Board Certified Teacher, Westminister Ave. Elementary School, Los Angeles, California
4. The Cultural Responsiveness of Newcomer Programs
Ms. Beverly Boyson, Research Assistant, Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
Ms. Lourdes Burrows, Principal, Newcomers High School, Long Island City, New York
C. Student Voices: English Language Learners (Video Presentation)
D. Afternoon Double Sessions
Panel Presentations (Choose 1 of 4)
Each of the following sessions is double-length. For three of the sessions, this accommodates a juxtaposition of researcher and practitioner experiences; the fourth accommodates the more in-depth conversation that ‘training trainers’ requires. Because of the dual component nature of several sessions, each half has its own subtitle.
1. Student Voices: English Language Learners; Train the Traine
Dr. Jessica Swedlow, Writer/Editor, Education Alliance, Brown University
Ms. Kimberly Uddin Leimer, Program Planning Specialist, Education Alliance, Brown University
2. Dual Language Programs: Acknowledging Learner Assets
A Conceptual Framework for Dual Language Programs
Dr. Nancy Cloud, Asst. Professor, Department of Special Education, Feinstein School of Education and Human Development, Rhode Island College
Dr. Else Hamayan, Director, Illinois Resource Center
Building Sustainable Dual Language Programs: Two Two-Way Language Immersion Cases
Dr. Mary Cazabon, Director of Bilingual/ESL Programs, Cambridge, Massachusetts Public Schools
Dr. Ester Johanna de Jong, Assistant Director, Bilingual Education, Framingham, Massachusetts Public Schools
Ms. Marcia Pertuz, Teacher, AMIGOS Program, Cambridge, Massachusetts Public Schools
3. Family and Community Involvement in ELL Education
Parents’ Involvement in their Children’s Education: Lessons from Three Immigrant Groups
Dr. Cynthia García Coll, Chair of the Education Department / Director of the Center for the Study of Human Development, Brown University
Connecting Students, Families, Educators and the Greater Community
Suzanne Ashby, Program Specialist, Southwest Education Development Laboratory (SEDL)
4. Assessment, Standards, and ELLs
Infusing Performance Assessment Activities into Classroom Instruction
Mr. Robert Parker, Senior Coordinator, Education Alliance, Brown University
Ms. Marlene Diaz, Assistant Principal, ESL and Foreign Languages, DeWitt Clinton High School, Bronx
Ms. Sheila Krstevski, ESL Coordinator, DeWitt Clinton High School
Mr. Craig Shapiro, ESL/Bilingual Specialist, Office of the Superintendent of Bronx High Schools
Teachers’ Judgements Do Count: Assessing Bilingual Students
Dr. Evangeline Harris Stefanakis, Senior Program Associate, Programs in Professional Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
E. Keynote presentation
Learning to Notice Language-Other-Than-English (LOTE) Speaking Students in Classrooms: Transforming the Preparation of Teachers for English Language Learners
Dr. Ofelia García, Dean, School of Education, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
Breakfast, Welcome and Overview, Alumnae Hall
F. Issues, Responses, Solutions
Panel Presentations (Choose 1 of 4)
To better address the diversity of attendees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to ELLs, the final concurrent sessions are intentionally wide-ranging. The topics include: recruitment of non-native English speakers into the teaching profession; the special issues encountered teaching ELLs at the secondary level; the inclusion and exclusion of ELL concerns in the comprehensive school reform movement; and professional development needs and concerns of ‘mainstream’ teachers who are encountering increasing numbers of ELLs in their classes.
1. Bilingual Teacher Recruitment: Southeast Asian Career Ladder
Ms. Francine Collignon, Managing Specialist, Education Alliance, Brown University
Mr. Makna Men, Senior Specialist, Education Alliance, Brown University
Ms. Samboeun Pho, Mentor, Research Assistant, Education Alliance, Brown University, and Teacher, Providence, Rhode Island Public Schools
2. The Inclusion and Exclusion of English Language Learners in the Comprehensive School Reform Movement
Ms. Sofia Aburto, Senior Research Associate, WestEd
Dr. Ted Hamann, Research and Evaluation Specialist, Education Alliance, Brown University
Dr. Odette Piñeiro, Puerto Rico Liaison, Education Alliance, Brown University
3. Priorities for Educating ELLs in Secondary Schools
Mr. Dionísio DaCosta, Guidance Counselor, Taunton, Massachusetts High School
Dr. Tamara F. Lucas, Associate Professor, Dept. of Educational Foundations, Montclair State University
Dr. Jorge Ruiz-de-Velasco, Research Associate, The Urban Institute, Educational Policy Center
4. Collaborative Inquiry and Teaching ELLs
Ms. Deborah Romeo, Teacher, Edith Nourse Rogers School, Lowell, Massachusetts
Ms. Jolane Roy, Teacher, Dr. An Wang Middle School, Lowell, Massachusetts
G. Keynote Presentation
What's Good for English Language Learners? Promising Pedagogy, Programs, and Practices
Dr. Barry Rutherford, Associate Director, Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence (CREDE)
F. Synthesis, Evaluation and Next Steps
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