2008 CREATE Conference

Math, Science, & Social Studies:
A Focus on English Language Learners in Middle School

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Monday, October 6, 2008

 

7:30 am

Registration and Breakfast

 

8:00 am

 

Welcome and Overview of CREATE
David J. Francis, Director, CREATE

ISSUES THAT EXTEND ACROSS CONTENT AREAS

 

8:20 am

 

Intervening to Increase General Academic Vocabulary Catherine Snow, CREATE, Harvard University

 

9:00 am

 

 

Reading Content-Area Texts: What's Involved for English Language Learners
Elfrieda H. Hiebert, CREATE, University of California, Berkeley

 

9:40 am

Morning Break

 

10:00 am

Small Group Break-Out Sessions

 

11:15 am

Q & A with morning speakers

 

12:00 pm

Lunch

SUPPORTING CONTENT AREA LEARNING: SCIENCE

 

1:00 pm

 

The Knowledge Base for Science Education with English Language Learners
Okhee Lee, University of Miami

 

1:40 pm

 

 

Developing Academic Language in Middle School Science Classrooms: It's More Than Vocabulary Instruction
Diane August, CREATE, Center for Applied Linguistics

 

2:20 pm

Afternoon Break

 

2:35 pm

 

 

 

Linking Science and Academic English: Teacher Development and Student Achievement
Deborah Short, CREATE, Center for Applied Linguistics, and Cara Richards, CREATE, California State University Long Beach

 

3:15 pm

Small Group Break-Out Sessions

  4:20 pm Q&A with afternoon speakers

 

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

  7:30 am Breakfast

 

SUPPORTING CONTENT AREA LEARNING: SOCIAL STUDIES

 

8:00 am

 

 

 

  9:00 am Morning Break

 

SUPPORTING CONTENT AREA LEARNING: MATHEMATICS

 

9:15 am

 

 

 

Using a Technology-Enhanced Curriculum to Improve the Learning of Important Mathematics for English Language Learners
Phil Vahey, Center for Technology in Learning, SRI International

 

9:50 am

 

Mathematics in a Global Context
William Schmidt, Michigan State University

  10:25 am Small Group Break-Out Sessions
  11:25 am Q & A with morning speakers
  12:00 pm Lunch
 

1:00 pm

 

 

What We Know From Research About Teaching English Language Learners in Middle Grades
David J. Francis, CREATE, TIMES, University of Houston

  1:45 pm Q & A
  2:15 pm

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