From Nancy.Mullins at maine.gov Fri May 15 14:37:55 2009 From: Nancy.Mullins at maine.gov (Mullins, Nancy) Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 14:37:55 -0400 Subject: [ESLeducators] Translation and Interpretation Digital Library Message-ID: <6A73A5DE6596754DB4575B71972AA46005EBA838@SOM-TEAQASMAIL2.som.w2k.state.me.us> From: Laureen Laglagaron, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy [mailto:llaglagaron at migrationpolicy.org] Subject: New at MPI: Education Features on the Language Portal MPI integration center banner logo May 8, 2009 Dear Friends and Colleagues: We are pleased to announce several new features added to the National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy's (NCIIP) Language Portal . The Portal, a Translation and Interpretation Digital Library, has been updated with over 1,000 resources for school teachers or administrators who work with English Language Learners (ELLs) and/or Limited English Proficient (LEP) parents. The Portal now includes school district LEP plans, requirements for instructors teaching ELLs, tips for enrolling ELLs, and sample translated report cards and parental notification/consent forms. In addition to these Education resources, the Portal now features: * An updated search mechanism designed to facilitate streamlined searching and allowing for new keyword searches; * Audio, summaries, and documents related to our popular and interactive language access webinars; * A new Practitioners' Corner from Kleber Palma, Director of the New York City Department of Education's Translation and Interpretation Unit; and * A compilation of language access policies at the state and local levels. With over 9,000 visitors per month, we thank you for your continued support and contributions to the Language Portal and we encourage you to spend a few minutes exploring the new features of our Portal. We welcome your suggestions and look forward to your participation in our upcoming language access webinars. Sincerely, Margie McHugh signature mpi staff Signature Laureen Laglagaron Margie McHugh Co-Director MPI's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy Laureen Laglagaron Policy Analyst MPI's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy Click here to view this message as HTML in your browser. Click here to forward this message. Powered by Convio. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/esleducators/attachments/20090515/d2cec1e0/attachment-0001.html From Nancy.Mullins at maine.gov Fri May 15 14:45:57 2009 From: Nancy.Mullins at maine.gov (Mullins, Nancy) Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 14:45:57 -0400 Subject: [ESLeducators] Addressing the Needs of English Learners: What Works Best? Message-ID: <6A73A5DE6596754DB4575B71972AA46005EBA839@SOM-TEAQASMAIL2.som.w2k.state.me.us> Dear Colleagues of Learning Innovations, We wanted you to be aware of a free webinar that our organization is putting on that addresses subjects of interest. Past webinars are available as archives, and upcoming webinars are enrolling now. Your friends from Learning Innovations at WestEd. WestEd's Learning Innovations Program with offices near Boston, MA and Burlington, VT serve as the primary contact for services to educators in the northeast. For more information visit http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/pg/13 Addressing the Needs of English Learners: What Works Best? Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Pacific Time) Robert Linquanti , Director for English Learner Evaluation and Accountability Support in WestEd's Comprehensive School Assistance Program , will moderate a webinar panel comprising select members of the English Language Learner Working Group. This Working Group recently issued recommendations for using ARRA funds wisely to meet the needs of our nation's English learners. Panel members will discuss their recommendations. more > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/esleducators/attachments/20090515/57dfb19b/attachment.html From Shelly_Chasse at umit.maine.edu Tue May 19 21:14:54 2009 From: Shelly_Chasse at umit.maine.edu (Shelly Chasse) Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 21:14:54 -0400 Subject: [ESLeducators] News of Maine's ELL World Message-ID: What's happening in Maine's ELL World? [Image:11608_100310_0.png] The Northern New England Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (NNETESOL) compile quarterly state reports. Past tri-state area (Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont) reports can be viewed at [ http://www.nnetesol.org/id4.html ]http://www.nnetesol.org/id4.html. The quarterly state report is a snapshot of what is taking place in Maine's ELL world. Please share with NNETESOL what's happening in your classroom, school district or community. Send your information to Maine state representatives: Shelly Chasse-Johndro ([ fcp://@fc.umit.maine.edu,%235000473/MailBox/shelly.chasse at maine.edu ]shelly.chasse at maine.edu) or Nancy Kelly ([ fcp://@fc.umit.maine.edu,%235000473/MailBox/Qrmary at aol.com ]Qrmary at aol.com) by Monday, June 1, 2009. Shelly V. Chasse-Johndro, M.Ed. Project Coordinator for Project Opportunity York Village, Building #4, Room 206 Orono, ME 04469-5715 USA Tel #: (207) 581-3853 General Office Tel #:(207) 581-3847 Fax # (207) 581-9375 http://www2.umaine.edu/projectopportunity -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Improving Outcomes for English Language Learners: Oral Language and Literacy Learning Across the Curriculum October 5-6, 2009 AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Austin, TX People at Table The 2009 CREATE conference will highlight current research on methods for building literacy skills and oral language development for English language learners throughout the school curriculum. CREATE researchers and other top scholars will describe implications of their research on the features of instruction that support English language learners' development across the curriculum. This conference is intended for leaders in state and regional agencies, school districts, schools, and colleges of education. The conference supports participants' learning with essential readings on the central themes of the conference (distributed in advance), keynote presentations, question-and-answer sessions with presenters, and small group interactions with colleagues. Featured Speakers Facilitators Dr. David J. Francis CREATE; TIMES, University of Houston Dr. Elfrieda Hiebert CREATE; University of California, Berkeley Invited Speakers Dr. Maria Carlo University of Miami Dr. Tatyana Kleyn City University of New York Dr. Nonie Lesaux Harvard University Dr. Elizabeth Moje University of Michigan Dr. A?da Walqui Wested CREATE Researchers Dr. Diane August Center for Applied Linguistics Dr. Jana Echevarria California State University, Long Beach Dr. David J. Francis TIMES, University of Houston Dr. Sylvia Linan-Thompson University of Texas, Austin Dr. Cara Richards California State University, Long Beach Dr. Deborah Short Center for Applied Linguistics Dr. Catherine Snow Harvard University Graduate School of Education Dr. Sharon Vaughn University of Texas, Austin Visit the CREATE conference web page to view the full agenda and to learn more about the conference. Registration Register now at www.cal.org/create . Registration is $195 per person and includes admission to all conference sessions; breakfast and lunch both days; a primer of readings delivered prior to the conference; and a binder of handouts delivered at the conference. Location The CREATE conference will be held at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin, Texas. A block of rooms with a special rate of $169 plus tax per night is being held for CREATE Conference participants. Use the group code create1009 when booking online or contact the hotel directly and ask for the CREATE rate to take advantage of this special. The hotel's phone number is 512-404-3600, or toll free 1-877-744-8822. Bookmark the CREATE Web site and visit often for updates. Mark your calendar and stay tuned! Visit www.cal.org/create for the latest information about CREATE, its research studies, and events. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/esleducators/attachments/20090520/a2bbe333/attachment-0001.html From Nancy.Mullins at maine.gov Wed May 20 12:41:21 2009 From: Nancy.Mullins at maine.gov (Mullins, Nancy) Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 12:41:21 -0400 Subject: [ESLeducators] FW: MPI Honors Exceptional Immigrant Integration Initiatives with New National Prizes Program Message-ID: <6A73A5DE6596754DB4575B71972AA46005EBA881@SOM-TEAQASMAIL2.som.w2k.state.me.us> May 20, 2009 Michelle Mittelstadt 202-266-1910 mmittelstadt at migrationpolicy.org MPI Honors Exceptional Immigrant Integration Initiatives with New Prizes Designed to Inspire & Reward Efforts in Overlooked Policy Area WASHINGTON - The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) today announced the four winners of its inaugural E Pluribus Unum Prizes for exceptional immigrant integration initiatives. The Prizes seek to reward exceptional efforts that uphold and update the ideal of "out of many, one" and inspire others to take on this important work. The winners, each given a $50,000 award, are reflective of the diversity of government and non-government organizations involved in immigrant integration efforts at the state and local levels. The award winners, from Texas, New York, Colorado and Tennessee, operate programs that improve academic outcomes and build stronger families through early childhood and parenting education; improve educational outcomes for late-entry immigrant students with limited English proficiency; organize a city's government and civic leaders to welcome new residents and create a stronger, more integrated community; and create new avenues for constructive public dialogue on immigration and its impacts. The E Pluribus Unum Prize winners, who will be honored tonight at an awards ceremony at the Library of Congress attended by Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and other national leaders, were selected from more than 500 applicants. The awards are given by MPI's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy with generous support from the J.M. Kaplan Fund . "There is a pressing need to bolster immigrant integration efforts at the national, state and local levels," said Margie McHugh, co-director of MPI's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy. "Too often our national immigration debate proceeds without addressing immigrant integration issues. Yet, the thousands of groups and individuals engaged in immigrant integration initiatives across the country are ultimately playing the most important role in ensuring that our immigration policies are a success." "From the outset these awards have sought to identify exceptional programs that assist immigrants and their children in joining the mainstream of U.S. society and that build stronger relationships between immigrant and native-born communities," said MPI Senior Vice President Michael Fix, who is co-director of the National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy. "The award winners represent innovative, sustainable and replicable programs whose success benefits both newcomers as well as Americans who have been here for generations." The E Pluribus Unum winners are: * AVANCE-El Paso , Texas: An innovative early childhood and parenting education initiative hosted by 14 schools in the nation's fourth poorest city, AVANCE-El Paso helps pre-school children and their immigrant parents break the cycle of poverty through early childhood development, parenting education, adult literacy and healthy marriage classes. * Internationals Network for Public Schools , New York and California: A network of 11 small public high schools operating on existing school campuses in New York City and Oakland, California, Internationals Network educates late-entry, overwhelmingly low-income children from more than 90 countries. Ninety percent of its graduates go on to college -- a remarkable result considering the graduation rate for limited English proficient students in New York City stands at 24 percent. The network is serving 3,500 students this year, all having arrived with limited English skills. * Littleton Immigrant Integration Initiative , Littleton, Colorado: Created by civic and government leaders to address rapid demographic change head-on, the Littleton Immigrant Integration Initiative includes a one-on-one citizenship mentoring program described as unique by the federal government. The initiative also operates an innovative One-Stop Information Center, housed at a local public library, which assists immigrants on topics ranging from jobs, education, health and dental care, transportation, banking and housing. * Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition's "Welcoming Tennessee Initiative," Nashville: A public education and communications campaign aimed at fostering constructive public dialogue in a state facing profound demographic change, the Welcoming Tennessee Initiative creates opportunities for Tennessee residents, native-born and immigrant alike, to discuss the effects of immigration, its historical and national contexts, and how to develop strategies for strong, inclusive communities. The initiative is conducted via town hall-style meetings, welcoming committees, immigrant "ambassadors" and a billboard campaign. In addition, two finalists are receiving recognition for the positive impacts they have had on immigrant integration in the United States: Queens Library , Jamaica, New York: Serving one of the nation's most ethnically diverse counties, Queens Library provides literacy and English language classes, multilingual computer workshops and e-books, online portals to social services for immigrants, civic engagement and citizenship courses, increased access to health care networks, assistance in launching a business and homework help for the children of non-English speakers, among other services. Latino Community Credit Union , Durham, North Carolina: Created in 2000, the Credit Union has brought more than 51,000 people into the financial mainstream by providing affordable, full-service banking financial products and services. With its innovative and comprehensive bilingual financial education program, the Credit Union has reached more than 9,755 low-income and unbanked immigrants hampered by language barriers, limited education or cultural distrust of financial institutions. Tonight's E Pluribus Unum Prizes ceremony will take place at the Library of Congress, beginning at 5:30 p.m. EDT. Profiles, photos and additional information about the award winners and finalists can be found online at http://www.integrationawards.org/ . For more information, or to set up interviews with award winners, please contact Michelle Mittelstadt at 202-266-1910 or at mmittelstadt at migrationpolicy.org . ### The Migration Policy Institute is an independent, non-partisan think tank in Washington, D.C. dedicated to analysis of the movement of people worldwide. ________________________________ Migration Policy Institute Stay up to date on MPI's events and newest publications. MPI Data Hub Find the latest immigration statistics , maps, and numbers for the United States and other countries. Migration Information Source Read a unique, online journal that provides fresh thought and global analysis of international migration and refugee trends. Powered by Convio. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/esleducators/attachments/20090520/39cbe36b/attachment-0001.html From Nancy.Mullins at maine.gov Thu May 28 10:28:00 2009 From: Nancy.Mullins at maine.gov (Mullins, Nancy) Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 10:28:00 -0400 Subject: [ESLeducators] FREE ELL Materials... Message-ID: <6A73A5DE6596754DB4575B71972AA46005EBA8E7@SOM-TEAQASMAIL2.som.w2k.state.me.us> From: Catherine Siegel [mailto:SIEGEC at portlandschools.org] Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:26 AM To: Mullins, Nancy Subject: ELL Materials... Hi Nancy, As you likely know, our office if moving this weekend. We have set up ROOM 3 at our current location (Baxter Elementary School 150 Ocean Ave., Portland) as a clearing house for a variety of materials and resources for ELL and Mainstream teachers. Would you mind sending this email out to your ELL listserv, informing all that these materials are free for the taking? There is a VERY short window in which to take advantage of this opportunity... just today and tomorrow (Thurs., 5/28 and Fri,. 5/29). THANKS! Catherine Catherine Siegel, ML Intake Coordinator/Make It Happen! Coordinator Multilingual and Multicultural Programs 150 Ocean Avenue Portland, Maine 04103 Phone: 207-874-8135 Fax: 207-756-8421 siegec at portlandschools.org ********************************* "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." -Eleanor Roosevelt *** Please Note: *** This email and its attachments may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it was addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Portland Public School Department. From afernald at coa.edu Sun May 31 21:58:32 2009 From: afernald at coa.edu (Alan Fernald) Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 21:58:32 -0400 Subject: [ESLeducators] Seeking an Arabic language tutor Message-ID: <4A22FD26.3DB2.0015.0@coa.edu> Hello Teachers, I am a student at College of the Atlantic (in Bar Harbor) that is looking for an Arabic tutor for next fall term (September-mid November) and possibly terms after that point. If anyone has any contacts to fluent speakers of Arabic, that would be fantastic. Ideally I would like to develop Egyptian and Lebanese as secondary dialects, but that is wishful thinking as of now, contacts for any instructors would be fantastic. There are other students here who may be interested in taking lessons, if that is helpful. Please, let me know! Thanks for your time and consideration, Alan Fernald