The National Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching
of English Language Learners
A research program funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
CREATE, the National Research and Development Center for English Language Learners, is conducting a program of research designed to address specific challenges in the education of English language learners in the middle grades (Grades 4-8).
Learn more about CREATE and its research, events, and publications.
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2008 CREATE Conference
Math, Science, and Social Studies:
A Focus on English Language Learners
in Middle School
The 2008 CREATE Conference will be held October 6th-7th in Minneapolis, MN.
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2007 CREATE Conference a Success!
Colleagues from across the United States gathered October 1-2, 2007, in Oak Brook, IL, to participate in Academic Language and Content: A Focus on English Language Learners in the Middle School. The conference focused on the importance and distinguishing characteristics of academic language, strategies for fostering academic language development through instruction and school-wide initiatives, and the accurate assessment of academic language, particularly for English language learners in middle schools.
The conference featured sessions on research conducted by CREATE scholars and others, and included perspectives from research and from the field. Presentations addressed several domains in which academic language is an important consideration, including instruction, assessment, and teacher professional development. Integrated small group sessions fostered rich discussion among all participants.
CREATE has provided a wealth of conference materials here.
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