Webinar: Including English Learners in ESSA State Accountability Plans

When: Thursday, March 9, 2017 1:00 P.M. ET (New York, D.C.) 12:00 P.M. CT (Chicago) 11:00 A.M. MT (Denver) 10:00 A.M. PT (San Francisco) Where: MPI Webinar Click here to register. Speakers: Delia Pompa, Senior Fellow for Education Policy, MPI Susan Lyons, Associate, National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment Moderator: Margie McHugh, Director, National…

Webinar: Attaining Core Content for ELLs in Literature

In a series of three one-hour webinars, the Center for English Language Learners at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) presents its system for supporting ELLs, Attaining Core Content for English Language Learners (ACCELL). Each webinar focuses on a different scaffolding topic—background knowledge, vocabulary, and close reading—using English language arts as the target content area.…

UNI Announces Spring “Ed Perspectives” Events {IOWA}

The Center for Educational Transformation (uni.edu/cet), a new University of Northern Iowa-based Regents center charged with supporting and promoting research on PreK-12 education in Iowa, invites educators, organizations and networks to the spring “Ed Perspectives” series. These events bring notable figures in PreK-12 education to Iowa to spur discussion and collaboration among stakeholders in Iowa…

Immigrant Student Success: Models and Tools for K-12 and Adult Educators

The Public Education Institute at The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. hosts its free online workshop Immigrant Student Success: Models and Tools for K-12 and Adult Educators on July 9 and 10, 2014, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST. Modules and Presenters Promoting Success of Immigrant Students Phitsamay Uy, PhD, University of Massachusetts Lowell Student-Centered Learning Barbara Cervone, What Kids Can Do Research and…