Washington, D.C. Summer Institute
July 16-20, 2012

Online registration available:

Washington, D.C. Registration

Cost:

A five-day institute costs $1700. Teams of 5 or more are $1500 per person.

Locations and Lodging:

Conference and lodging are both located at Gallaudet University
*Request WestEd QTEL Summer Institute hotel rates:
Gallaudet University Kellogg Conference Hotel 202-651-6000
Kellogg Conference Hotel

Contact:

Laura Alvarez
510.914.4230
lalvare@wested.org

Course descriptions:

Scaffolding Literacy Instruction for English Learners

Participants in QTEL� Scaffolding Literacy Instruction for English Learners learn key principles of promoting academic content and language development for English learners and other linguistic minority students and develop expertise in applying these principles using carefully structured, small-group activities in the classroom. Emphasis is on the use of a wide range of pedagogical strategies to develop students' grade-level literacy. More specifically, participants will:

Increase expertise in scaffolding the teaching and learning of the rigorous knowledge and processes described in the Common Core English Language Arts and Literacy standards through exploration and analysis of exemplars that can be used in the classroom

Increase understanding and skills in how to structure small group activities for optimal learning using QTEL's model of scaffolding

Engage in pedagogical tasks that develop students' academic oracy, and develop understanding of its role in increasing the reading comprehension of English learners

Gain skills for developing students' metalinguistic awareness of language use and metacognition during varied literacy activities