Resources from Past Conferences
Spring 2016:Engaging All Students in Collaborative Discussions: Building Comprehension of Narrative and Informational Text Through Listening and Speaking
Main Speaker Session Handouts: Paul Boyd-Batstone, Ph.D
Fall 2015: Developing Vocabulary for ELL Success
Main Speaker Session Handout: Dr. Dee Gardner
Main Speaker Session PowerPoint:
Dr Gardner Speaking at Another Conference:
https://vimeo.com/13834925
This link is from Dr. Garnder's Powerpoint Presentation used in the breakout session. It's his colleague’s overview tutorial. Essentially, he has made the entire Wikipedia available for corpus searches. You can create your own corpora from Wikipedia and have the ability to work with it immediately.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kzaOgrsvLk&rel=0
K-2 Breakout Session:
Gr 3-8 Breakout Session Handout:
Gr3-8 Breakout Session Powerpoint:
Gr 9 through Adult Ed Breakout Session:
An additional resource on vocabulary teaching
http://prel.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/vocabulary_lo_res.pdf
Spring 2015 Conference:
Language and Literacy: Pairing Fiction and Nonfiction
Spring 2014 Conference:
The Interactive Classroom
Strategies to Ensure High Levels of Student
Engagement
Useful links:
ASCD materials that may be of interest:
Total Participation Techniques: Making Every Student an Active Learner
by Pérsida Himmele and William Himmele
http://www.ascd.org. /publications/books/111037.aspx
The Language-Rich Classroom: A Research-Based Framework for Teaching English
Language Learners by Pérsida Himmele and William Himmele
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/108037.aspx
The Language-Rich Classroom
Chapter Three: C = Content Reading Strategies
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/108037/chapters/C-=-Content-Reading-Strategies.aspx
Study guide:
This guide is designed to enhance your understanding and application of the
information contained in the book Total Participation Techniques: Making Every
Student an Active Learner.
Most of the questions contained in this study guide are ones you can think about
on your own, but you might consider pairing with a colleague or forming a group to
discuss them.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/111037/chapters/ASCD-Online-Study-Guide-
for-Total-Participation-Techniques-by-Pérsida-Himmele-and-William-Himmele.aspx
Webinar:
http://www.ascd.org/professional-development/webinars/himmele-webinar.aspx
Total Participation Techniques Handouts:
http://www5.esc13.net/thescoop/ell/files/2013/12/Keynote-TPT-Handouts-for-posting.pdf
Fall 2013 Conference:
"Sheltered Instruction and the Common Core Standards"
Debbie Short
View Flavia Molea Baker's PPT on Sheltered Instruction Writing with ELLs!:
