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10:00am CDT

Stronger and Clearer Each Time: Building Academic Language Through Structured Interaction

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 10:25am CDT

Experience the "Stronger and Clearer Each Time" strategy firsthand — a structured discussion routine that helps students, especially MLs, practice using academic language to make their thinking clearer and more precise through repeated peer interaction. Gain a routine ready to use in your classroom.

Speakers

Rob Greenhaw

MELL Instructional Consultant, EducationPlus

Rob serves EdPlus members by providing consultation to schools that are working to implement high-quality, comprehensive and collaborative educational programs for English Learners. Rob also conducts professional development workshops that focus on providing practical strategies to... Read More →

Wednesday June 3, 2026 10:00am - 10:25am CDT
RM 229 209 S Kingshighway St, St Charles, MO 63301

Instructional Practices for English Learners ELevate

ELevate Elementary and Secondary

1:10pm CDT

Lab Partners: Collaborative Strategies for Supporting MLs in Science

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:10pm - 2:00pm CDT

RM 250

Step into your students' shoes to bridge the language gap. Integrating years of classroom experience, explore how empathy fuels engagement. Gain practical strategies to support high school MLs in mastering complex science content through collaboration and connection.

Speakers

Amanda Borodin

Ferguson-Florissant R-II

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:10pm - 2:00pm CDT
RM 250

Instructional Practices for English Learners Elevate

ELevate Secondary

3:10pm CDT

Content Teachers Supporting SLIFE: Examples from the Field

Wednesday June 3, 2026 3:10pm - 4:00pm CDT

RM 229

Discover research-based sheltered strategies that offer the biggest bang for their buck in Content Classrooms and explore examples from the field. Top tips will be shared based on what is practical in diverse classrooms. The focus is on inclusion of newcomers and SLIFE (students with limited education), while content teachers will appreciate that these strategies boost the achievement of the entire class.

Speakers

Carol Salva

Lead Education Consultant, Seidlitz Education

Dr. Carol Salva is a Lead Seidlitz Education consultant and the co-author of Boosting Achievement: Reaching Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education 2nd Ed and DIYpd: A Guide to Self-Directed Learning for Teachers of Multilingual Learners. In addition to her ESL certification... Read More →

Wednesday June 3, 2026 3:10pm - 4:00pm CDT
RM 229 209 S Kingshighway St, St Charles, MO 63301

Instructional Practices for English Learners

ELevate Secondary

MOmentum

10:00am CDT

Rob Greenhaw

1:10pm CDT

Amanda Borodin

3:10pm CDT

Carol Salva

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