New York State Office of Bilingual Education and Foreign Language Studies
New York State Language RBERN at New York University
New York State/NYC RBERN at Fordham University
NYS/NYC Teacher Institute
Secondary Strand
From Spoken to Written Language: Scaffolding the CCSS for ELLs
March 7, 2014
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Welcoming Remarks: Yazmín Torres, NYSABE, President
Greetings: Angélica Infante - Green, Associate Commissioner
NYSED/OBE - FLS
Special Presentation: Carmen Fariña, Chancellor, NYCDOE
9:30 am - 10:30 am
10:40 am - 12:00 pm
Keynote Session: Dr. Diane August, Managing Research Scientist
Education Programs for ELLs, American Institutes for Research
Session I – Featured Speaker: Dr. Ivannia Soto, Professor, Whittier College
Facilitator: Elsie Berardinelli, Resource Specialist
NYS/NYC RBE-RN at Fordham University
12:00 pm - 1:50 pm
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
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Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Shifts for ELLs
o Windowpanes
o Think - Pair - Share #1
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Tracking NYS CCLS Listening and Speaking Standards
o Think - Pair - Share # 2
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Frayer Model
o Building Background Knowledge with Metacognitive Symbols
o Video: Building Background Knowledge
o Think - Pair - Share # 3
LUNCH
Session II - Featured Speaker: Dr. Ivannia Soto
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Reciprocal Teaching
o Education Week Article on Academic Language Development (ALD)
o Video: Analyzing ALD
o Think - Pair - Share # 4
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Planning and Putting it All Together
o Lesson Plan
o Think – Pair - Share Summary: Moving from Speaking to Writing
Evaluations and Certificates