Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) 2008 Summer Institutes July 14-18, 2008 Building the Base Institutes Literacy Mathematics Beginning ESL Science Advanced Institutes English Language Arts New Offering Instructional Leadership Brochure (pdf)        Register Now Who Should Attend Secondary teachers who have English learners in their classes and whose content area is Mathematics, Science, Language Arts or ESL Teacher educators and professional developers who work with preservice and inservice secondary teachers with specific disciplinary areas Literacy or disciplinary coaches and other secondary subject matter teacher support personnel School site and district leaders who design or implement instructional programs for secondary English learners. Goals of the Institutes All QTEL institutes focus on increasing the expertise of teachers to teach rigorous disciplinary content and academic uses of language, and teacher educators, professional developers, and school site and district administrators to support teachers in this area. The Building the Base Institutes provide educators with a firm foundation of theoretical understanding and corresponding strategies for effectively teaching academic language to English learners within their discipline-specific context QTEL's Beginning ESL Institute develops participants' theoretical understanding and provides them with a wealth of meaningful activities that promote communicative competence in English for secondary beginning English learners. The Instructional Leadership institute focuses on developing the capacity of instructional leaders to understand and promote quality teaching for English learners at the secondary level. Completion of a previous Building the Base Institute is required to register for an advanced institute. These advanced institutes will be offered depending on demand. Format of the Institutes The summer institutes are five-day programs that combine intensive seminar, lecture, and small-group work. These institutes will take place at the Golden Gate Club within the Presidio of San Francisco. For more information, please visit the Golden Gate Club website. What is the Cost A five-day institute costs $1600 per person. Teams of 3 or more will cost $1300 per participant. Space is limited. Registration Information Register Online Now or send a completed Registration form (PDF) and payment to: WestEd Attn: Steven Weiss 730 Harrison St. San Francisco, CA 94107 Accommodations We have contracted the following two hotels in the Japantown area of San Francisco. Note: These group rates will be held only until midnight of June 13th. After that, the rooms will be released to the public. They will probably sell out quickly and certainly will be more expensive! Hotel Kabuki General Information: http://www.jdvhotels.com/kabuki/ Room Rate: $209-$229 per night Online Registration: https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=123833&hotelID=13098 Phone Registration: 1.800.533.4567, Reference: Quality Teaching for English Learners Hotel Tomo General Information: http://www.jdvhotels.com/tomo/ Room Rate: $169 per night Online Registration: https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=123857&hotelID=13099 Phone Registration: 1.888.822.8666, Reference: Quality Teaching for English Learners Please be advised that you should book your accommodations as early as possible, as we are able to hold only a limited number of rooms at these two hotels. We will provide daily shuttle service to and from these hotels to the Golden Gate Club in The Presidio. Questions? Contact Steven Weiss, WestEd, 415-615-3170, sweiss2@wested.org.

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