Teachers to get help with non-English speakers

A conference addressing the rising challenge to teachers of non-English speakers into the mainstream classroom will be held at Emporia State University this month.

“Serving English Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom” is for K-12 educators involved in teaching diverse populations. The conference, offered by the Jones Institute for Educational Excellence, will be Monday, January 26 in ESU’s Memorial Union.

The program draws from experiences of teachers working in the field. This “what works” format will be four concurrent sessions divided into five strands, four in the content areas and one “English for Speakers of Other Languages” classroom strategy model. To view a conference schedule or to register for the conference, go to www.emporia.edu/jones.

Among the presenters at the conference will be Dr. Margie Max Bouchard, an educational consultant specializing in English-Language Development and head of the Kansas City Human Rights Commission’s youth/education task force. Joe Tillman, Migrant Identification and Recruitment Technical Writer and ESOL Professional Development Advisor for the Southeast Kansas Educational Service Center at Greenbush, Kansas, will offer the workshop “Math Strategies & Games for the Elementary ELL Classroom” as part of the conference.

A poster session will be held during the lunch break. Graduate credit is available. Deadline for registration is January 20; for more information, contact the Jones Institute at 620-341-5372 or by e-mail Lucie Eusey at euseyluc@emporia.edu.

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