Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) 2010 Summer Institutes San Francisco July 19-23, 2010 Building the Base Institutes Literacy Mathematics Additional Offering Instructional Leadership Registration Closed Brochure (pdf) Registration Form (pdf) Who Should Attend Secondary teachers who have English learners in their classes and whose content area is Mathematics, 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. 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. 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 $1700 per person. Teams of 5 or more will cost $1500 per participant. Space is limited. Registration Information Registration Closed or send a completed Registration form (PDF) and payment to: WestEd Attn: Sarah Hamilton 730 Harrison St. San Francisco, CA 94107 Accommodations We have contracted the following two hotels in the Japantown area of San Francisco. Hotel Kabuki General Information: http://www.jdvhotels.com/kabuki/ Room Rate: $114 per night Online Reservation Phone Reservation: 1.800.533.4567 Please reference: Quality Teaching for English Learners Hotel Tomo General Information: http://www.jdvhotels.com/tomo/ Room Rate: $104 per night Online Reservation Phone Reservation: 1.888.822.8666 Please reference: Quality Teaching for English Learners Questions? Sarah Hamilton, 415.615.3282, shamilt2@wested.org.

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