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2017 Conference

del 1 al 2 de June del 2017

Framingham, MA

MATSOL 2017 Conference Program

A link for materials will show if a presenter has uploaded handouts. 

Thursday Keynote: Jeff Zwiers - Keynote presentation slides
Friday Keynote: Jean-Michel Dissard
- see I Learn America website: ilearnamerica.com

Pre-Conference Institute materials will be emailed to participants.

 

Enhanced Education Connections: Content and ESL Teacher Teams’ Unit Development

viernes, el 2 de junio de 2017 a las 14:30–15:15 EDT
Grand North
Abstract

Working in pairs, content area and ESL teachers created WIDA-aligned units based on the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Collaboration Tool. Units were developed using Understanding By Design (UBD) planning and technology-based supports for interaction among partners and teams, including Google Classroom and the video conferencing system, Zoom. 

Session Type

Panel (45 minutes)

Topic Strand

Academic Language in Content Areas

Primary Audience

PK-12 Schools

Secondary Audience

Teacher Education Programs

Presenter/organizer

Bonnie Baer-Simahk, M.Ed, Fitchburg Public Schools
Biographical Statement

Bonnie Baer-Simahk is the ELL director for the Fitchburg Public Schools, where she was an ESL teacher for many years.

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Presenters

Dani K. Matern, Fitchburg Public Schools
Biographical Statement

Dani Matern, an elementary ESL teacher, works with with ELs of all ages in addition to teachers hoping to become ESL teachers.

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Deborah A. Hooper, Fitchburg Public Schools
Biographical Statement

Deborah Hooper, an elementary ESL teacher, enjoys collaborating with her fellow educators to enhance her knowledge and teaching of ELLs.

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Nicole Cooper, Fitchburg Public Schools
Biographical Statement

Nicole Cooper is an elementary ESL teacher who is always looking for ways to learn and to improve her instruction.

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