2017 ESL Summer Retreat
Leading Schools for Language Learner Achievement
June 26, 27 and 28, 2017
University of Maine
Orono, Maine
To Register for ESL Summer Retreat 2017
Superintendents, principals and teachers, all, can be capacity builders and ultimate school leaders.
Leading Schools for Language Learner Achievement
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Costa, Professional Development Outreach Specialist, WIDA
Retreat Purpose:
Educational leaders are key to improving academic language development and academic achievement for linguistically and culturally diverse children and youth. Leading schools with a focus on language learner achievement means that the entire school community shares a commitment to creating equitable opportunities to learn and for academic language development.
This workshop will emphasize the importance of cultivating the collaborative relationships among administrators, teachers, students, families, and data teams that are necessary for language learners to thrive. The three days will be divided into learning sections related to:
· Creating or enhancing school language policies within current school improvement processes;
· Instructional leadership and responsibilities for developing staff capacity to implement the WIDA Standards framework through integrated content and language instruction;
· Enhancing collaborative structures & relationships in quality language programs of service;
· Maintaining authentic and culturally responsive family partnerships; and
· Applying principles of data literacy when making decisions about school structures and programs for language learners.
At the end of the workshop, school leaders will have created leadership action steps for enhancing their school improvement plans and processes related to the achievement and well-being of language learners.
Agenda
Day 1
June 26, 2017
7:00am - 8:00am Housing check-in at DTAV Community Center for Patch Residence Hall
7:00am - 8:30am Breakfast - location TBA (included in retreat fee)
(Note: Breakfast on June 27th is not available to those staying off campus)
8:30am - 9:00 am Welcome
9:00 am - 10:00 am School Language Policy and Federal Guidance
10:00am - 10:15am Morning Break
10:15am - Noon Opportunities for Learning and Student Well-Being
Noon - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm - 2:45pm Instructional Leadership Stations: Implementing the WIDA Standards Framework
2:30pm - 2:45pm Afternoon Break
2:45pm - 3:20pm Leading Professional Development and Instructional Walk-Throughs
3:20 pm - 3:30 pm Closure
Day 2
June 27, 2017
7:00am -8:30am Breakfast – location TBA (included in retreat fee)
8:30am - 9:15 am Welcome & Review
9:15 am - 10:00 am Creating a Collaborative Culture within a Variety of Program Models
10:00am - 10:15am Morning Break
10:15am - Noon Continue work from morning
Noon - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm - 2:15pm Authentic and Culturally Responsive Leadership for Family Engagement
2:15pm - 2:30pm Afternoon Break
2:30pm - 3:20pm Continue afternoon work
3:20 pm - 3:30 pm Closure
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Day 3
June 28, 2017
7:00am - 8:00am Housing check-out at DTAV Community Center for Patch Residence Hall
7:00am - 8:30am Breakfast – location TBA (included in retreat fee)
8:30am - 9:00am Welcome & Review
9:00 am - 10:00 am Data Literacy
10:00am - 10:15am Morning Break
10:15am - Noon PANEL of EXPERTS
Noon - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm - 1:30pm Data Literacy continued, including Program Evaluation
1:30pm - 3:15pm Reflecting on Professional Leadership Standards, Individual or Collaborative
Action Planning & Work Time (Break on own time)
3:15pm Closing and on-going support
3:15pm - 4:30pm Housing check-out at DTAV Community Center for Patch Residence Hall
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