Online Leadership Institute on English Language Learners: Aligning Theory, Policy, and Practice

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Stanford University and WestEd are excited to announce a live online institute focused on English language learners (ELLs), who constitute a large and growing population in U.S. public schools.

With 5.1 million ELLs nationwide, several states and many school districts now have double-digit percentages or have experienced triple-digit growth in numbers of these students. Whether ELLs have long been present or are a recent development, educators, educational leaders, and policymakers often act with partial or unfocused understandings of these students' strengths and challenges, and operate without the latest knowledge of how to most effectively support their academic achievement. This e-institute is intended to strengthen participants' understanding and knowledge base with an eye toward practical application for improving local and state ELL educational policies, systems, and practices.

Audience

This e-institute will address the needs of

• school district leaders (e.g., superintendents, curriculum and instruction directors, ELL program directors),
• state and local policymakers (e.g., state education agency administrators and school board members), and
• teacher leaders/teacher educators (e.g., professional development directors and institutions of higher education preservice educators).

Instructors include:

• Kenji Hakuta, Professor, Stanford University School of Education
• Robert Linquanti, Project Director, WestEd
• Guadalupe Valdes, Professor, Stanford University School of Education
• Guest speakers featuring some of the country's leading ELL applied researchers, policy consultants, technical assistance providers, and professional developers.

Dates and Time (Note: Registration is closed.)

Every Thursday, March 25 - May 20, 2010 / 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PT
(March 25^*, April 1, April 8, April 15, April 22, April 29, May 6, May 13, and May 20).

Outcomes

Participants in this e-institute will have the opportunity to:

• Strengthen their understanding of foundational issues in the effective education of ELLs
• Explore established and emerging research evidence and practices on the most challenging areas facing educators and policymakers — ELLs' linguistic development; academic growth and achievement; and assessment/accountability aimed at improving educator capacity and performance
• Engage with some of the country's leading ELL applied researchers, policy consultants, technical assistance providers, and professional developers to discuss cutting-edge approaches to addressing key challenges

Cost and What's Included

$750 (Please see "Group Registration" below for quantity pricing)

Your registration fee includes:

• A series of nine live presentations using online learning technologies to allow participants to interact with national experts
• One required orientation session* to familiarize participants with the format and technologies
• One Internet connection to the live series
• An online community of educators with which to share resources and discuss strategies
• An online filing cabinet with resources from the presenters
• A certificate of completion to be used for professional development documentation purposes
• Optional credit — earn 1 unit from Stanford University with completion of an additional independent study project and $250 credit fee

Group Registration

• At least five people from the same agency or organization, each using an individual login ID
• Each person in the group can use their own login and e-mail account to chat and interact with the presenters, and receive a certificate for professional development hours
• Cost: $600 per person

About the Technology

For an introduction to the technology, please watch and listen to the free, archived SchoolsMovingUp webinar, Recommendations for Addressing the Needs of English Language Learners: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). For questions about the institute content, technology, or registration, please e-mail schoolsmovingup@WestEd.org, or call 510.302.4248.

^* Participation in the March 25th orientation is required. Participation in all eight live webinars is recommended, but if you are unable to attend a live session, you may view an archive of that session.

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