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2014 Conference

du 8 au 9 May 2014

Framingham, MA

MATSOL 2014 Conference: Online Program

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Gateway Summer Academy: English Learning Through Arts, Adventure and Innovation

jeudi 8 mai 2014 à 09:00–09:45 EDT
Middlesex West
Session Abstract

Join this panel of ESL and Content teachers to hear about their experience implementing the Gateway Summer Academy, a summer school program for adolescent ELLs. Hear about the logistics, the rewards, the challenges and why they’d love to do it all again!

Session Length

Practice-Oriented Presentation (45 minutes)

Audience
Secondary Educators
Program Administrators
Topic Strand

Best Practices in Instruction

Lead Presenter

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

Bonnie Baer-Simahk is the ELL Director for the Fitchburg Public Schools, where she also taught ESL for many years.

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Co-Presenters

Kelly Waples McLinden, Fitchburg Public Schools
Biographical Statement

Kelly McLinden teaches ESL at Crocker Elementary School, and was one of the teachers in the Gateway Summer Academy.

Paula Cookson-Luria, Fitchburg Public Schools
Biographical Statement

Paula was the Program Coordinator for Fitchburg's Gateway Summer Academy.  She is a teacher at Crocker Elementary School, and was a dual-language bilingual teacher in Fitchburg for several years.

Dani Matern, Fitchburg Public Schools
Biographical Statement

Dani Matern is an ESL teacher at South Street Elementary School.  She taught in Fitchburg's Gateway Summer Academy.

Viviana Martinez, Fitchburg Public Schools
Biographical Statement

Viviana is an ESL teacher at Reingold Elementary School, and was a teacher in the Gateway Summer Academy.

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