Register for one of two English Language Arts (ELA)/English Language Development (ELD) Intensive Summer Institutes. Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Dates & Locations: June 13-15, Union City, CA; August 1-3, San Diego, CA
Organizers: WestEd and Leading with Learning

What You Will Learn

The ELA/ELD Institutes will focus on strengthening teaching and learning in four major areas:

  • Fostering collaborative academic conversations among students, abundant writing, and interactive reading around complex texts and intellectually rich content
  • Engaging students in text-oriented talk about the language in complex texts
  • Observing students closely to provide both planned and just-in-time scaffolding
  • Creating positive and culturally responsive learning environments

What To Expect

Participants will engage in collaborative, interactive tasks:

  • Discussing key readings from the ELA/ELD Framework, including those related to integrated and designated ELD and culturally responsive teaching
  • Participating in and analyzing standards-based, framework-aligned “keystone pedagogies” and model lessons and units
  • Sharing and developing new ideas about scaffolding student learning, formative assessment, and equity; and establishing positive learning environments in which all learners can thrive

 Who Should Attend

Teams of four-plus members can include:

  • School and district teams of teacher leaders
  • Coaches, principals, district staff
  • District and county office leaders
  • University teacher education faculty
  • Community organizations

Register today!