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TESOL Virtual Seminar - Key Issues on ESL: May 16, 2007
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Designing a Program to Meet the Needs of ELLs in Your District
Brenda Custodio and Judith B. O’Loughlin
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm EST
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Designing a Program to Meet the Needs of ELLs in Your District
This virtual seminar will provide information to districts who are receiving English language learners for the first time or who are experiencing significant increases. The legal requirements for servicing ELLs will be presented, which will include placement, staffing, and program design. Suggestions will be offered for material selection, instructional strategies, and assessment techniques.
Although the seminar addresses the legal requirements for schools in the United States, it provides suggestions for program design, classroom instruction, and monitoring student progress that are relevant to elementary- and secondary-level English language teaching programs worldwide.
What you will learn from this seminar
Presenters
Brenda Custodio is the principal of a newcomer program she helped develop for Columbus Public Schools in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Brenda is past chair of the Secondary Schools Interest Section and an NCATE program evaluator for TESOL. She is currently serving as president-elect for Ohio TESOL. She has a doctorate in TESOL from the Ohio State University, where she also serves as an adjunct faculty member.
Judith B. O'Loughlin, a former elementary and middle school ESL and special education teacher, is a consultant for Language Matters Education Consultants. She currently teaches graduate certification courses online for New Jersey City University, conducts teacher trainings for classroom and ESL teachers, and collaborates on program, standards, and curriculum development projects for school districts, universities, and state departments of education.
