SLPS TESOL ExcELLence

Issue 1 September 2015

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6 / SLPS ESOL PROGRAM INITIATIVE AND PROGRAM EXPECTATIONS
WELCOME OUR NEW STAFF
ESOL RESOURCE CORNER- HOW TO CREATE A WELCOMING CLASSROOM ENVIONMENT
SIOP NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND W-APT GUIDELINES
CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND FREE ONLINE RESOURCES

Calendar of Events

Date / Event / Time / Location
Thursday, September 3 / ESOL Leadership Committee / 3:30PM-4:30 PM / ESOL Office, Building 1
Thursday, September 10 / ESOL PD Committee Meeting / 3:30PM-4:30 PM / ESOL Office, Building 1
Thursday, September 17 / ESOL Community Outreach Committee / 3:30PM-4:30 PM / ESOL Office, Building 1
Thursday, September 24 / Parent Involvement Committee / 3:30PM-4:30 PM / ESOL Office, Building 1
September 1, 15, 24 (Session 1) / Co-teaching Training / 8:00AM - 3:30PM / ESOL office, Building 3
September 16 / ESOL Parent Meeting / 5:30PM-7:00PM / ESOL Office, Building 4
September 15
(for ESOL and mainstream teachers) / Effective Academic Instruction for ELLs (Session 1- Lesson Planning) / 3:30-5:00 / ESOL office,
September 29
(for ESOL and mainstream teachers) / Differentiated Instruction and Assessment for ELLs / 3:30-5:00 / ESOL Office

FREE ONLINE RESOURCE

Ø  www.omniglot.com
This website is a great way to begin or continue exploring the first language of our students. It also has a great info of the writing system which can be very helpful instructionally. Please, feel free to share with your content / mainstream teachers.

Ø  www.readworks.org In order for students to become strong readers and developa love of reading, it is important they read both informational and literary texts. In addition to our many informational articles, we're excited to share a collection of literary passages with evidence-based question sets: K - 12th Grade Literary Passages. Help out a new teacher and share ReadWorks—our curriculum is research-based and always free.

Please, share ESOL updates from your site with Elena Okanovic by September 30, 2015 to be included in our next issue of the SLPS TESOL ExcELLence newsletter.

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