Quality Teaching for English Learners

Building the Base Institutes

Literacy
Math

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

These two QTEL institutes focus on increasing the expertise of

Mathematics and literacy 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 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.

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 Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet University. For more information, visit the Kellogg Conference Center 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

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

Rooms at the Kellogg Conference Hotel will be available at a discounted rate through this webpage. More information and a link to discounted rates is forthcoming.

Questions?

Contact Steven Weiss, WestEd, 415-615-3170, sweiss2@wested.org.