Professional Development Series
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March 5, 2008
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February 6, 2008
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December 5, 2007
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November 6-7 2007
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October 4, 2007
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September 17, 2007
AM Session WIDA ACCESS Placement Test (W-APT) - Administration and Scoring, Desire2Learn (D2L) System Overview, and Interpreting ACCESS Score Data
PowerPoint Presentations
PM Session AMAO Reporting and ACCESS for ELLs Second Year Test Administration Training
2006-2007
September 6, 2006
AM Session Meet NCLB Parent Notification Requirements in Multiple Languages!
Presenter: Monica Munar, Customer Team Manager, TransACT Communications, Inc.
What you Need to Know About The Newly Released State Required Exit Cirteria for Pennsylvania's English Language Instructional Programs for ELLs
Presenter: Barbara Mowrey, ESL/Bilingual Education Advisor, PA Department of Education
PM Session
Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives and Accountability
Presenters: Dr. Shula Nedley, Director, Bureau of Assessment & Accountability, PA Department of Education and Barbara A. Mowrey, ESL/Bilingual Education Advisor and Title III State Director, PA Department of Education
October 4, 2006
Introduction to the WIDA Consortium, WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards, the ACCESS for ELLs, and the WIDA ACCESS Placement Test (W-APT).
November 8, 2006
Access for ELLs: Test Administration, Preparation, Training and Online Test Administrator Approval.
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December 11 & 12, 2006
Access for ELLs: Test Administration, Logistics, Security and Administrative Procedures
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January 3, 2007
AM Session: Susan C. Feldman, Director of Operations, MetriTech, Inc.--WIDA ACCESS for ELLs, First Year Test Administration
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PM Session: Roger C. Rosenthal, Executive Director, Migrant Legal Action Program--The Rights of Immigrant Children and English Language Learners in the Pennsylvania Public Schools
Handouts only available at the time of the professional development. No electronic version available.
February 1, 2007
All Day Session: Berthica Rodrigues McCleary, Ed.S. Bilingual Special Education,FCPS CLiDES Project Director--Introduction to Second Language Acquistion: Language Difference or Possible Disability? The CLiDES Process: Moving Toward Culturally Competent Assessment Practice. Victor Rodriguez-Diaz and Susan Spadafore--Students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and Special Education. Pennsylvania's Special Education Forms.
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March 7, 2007
AM Session: Barbara A. Mowrey, ESL Bilingual Education Advisor and Title III State Director, and Tami Shaffer, Education Administration Associate--Overview of the ELL Data Management: LEP System Annual Data Collection.
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PM Session:
Barbara A. Mowrey, ESL Bilingual Education Advisor and Title III State Director--Title III Requirements and Responsibilities: Purpose and use of funding, parent notification, requirements, consortia updates and private school participation. Dr. Shula Nedley, Director, Bureau of Assessment & Accountability and Barbara A. Mowrey, ESL/Bilingual Education Advisor and Title III State Director--Pennsylvania’s Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs). Maria Garcia Morales, Title III Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of Federal Programs--Questions Regarding Title III Application, Allocation, Timeline and e-Grant System
2005-2006
September 20, 2005
AM SESSION
The Stanford English Language Proficiency Results Online
Dr. Charlene G. Tucker, National Measurement Consultant, Harcourt Assessment, Inc.
Tony Castilleja, Technology Solutions Consultant, Harcourt Assessment, Inc.
PM SESSION
2004-2005
December 6, 2004
Designing and Delivering Programs for ELLs: Program Design, Legal Responsibilities, Assessment, Special Education.
For handouts contact Presenter directly, as follows:
Lynore M. Carnuccio, esl-etc Educational Consultants, Yukon, Oklahoma, 405-202-2597,
Cheryl Leever Huffman, C L Huffman & Associates, 3316 Eton Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73122-1357, (405) 946-5536,
HuffmanCL@aol.com
Roger C. Rosenthal, Executive Director, Migrant Legal Action Program, Inc., 1001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 915, Washington, D.C. 20036, (202) 775-7780,
rrosenthal@mlap.org
January 27, 2005
Language Proficiency Standards for English Language Learners
ELL Data Management: CERVS Online Enrollment Database for the Annual State English Language Proficiency Assessment (SELP)
ELL Data Management: LEP SYSTEM
February 24, 2005
Effective Instruction and Accommodations for ELLs in Regular Education Classrooms
Improving Student Achievement in the PSSA and the Stanford English Language Proficiency Assessment
March 17, 2005
Title III: Application Review and Non-public School Participation Guidance
Title III: Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives; Parental Notification
Harcourt Assessment, Inc. SELP Training
April 15, 2005
AM Session
Special Education: Disability or Second Language Acquisition?
Elba I. Rohena, EdD, Department of Special Education, Millersville University
PM Sessions
District Leadership Models
Philadelphia School District - Connecting Policy to Curriculum and Best Practices
Presented by: Ana Sainz de la Pena, Director of ESOL and Bilingual Programs
To obtain a copy of the ESOL & Bilingual Programs Handbook click on link below:
District Leadership Models
Hermitage School District - Developing Curriculum Mapping for Your District's ESL Program
Presented by: Natasha McCloskey, ESL Teacher
District Leadership Models
Bellefonte Area School District - Embedding PA Standards into a Creative ESL Environment
Presented by: Wanda Garbrick, ESL Program and Reading Specialist
District Leadership Models
York City School district -- Designing Dual Language Programs
Contact Person: Dr. Sharon O'Malley, Supervisor of Special Programs
