Multilingual
WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
16713 ELLA BLVD
HOUSTON, TX 77090
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Agenda
8:15 AM - 9:45 AM | Content-Specific Sessions
Creating a Winning Classroom for Elementary Teachers
Is it time to reset your classroom? This session will provide new and DOI elementary teachers tools and processes to use to ensure that classroom lessons run smoothly without disruptive behavior from students compromising the delivery of instruction.
Presenter: Guidance and Counseling
Room Westfield HS Teaching Theater
Job Alike: Curriculum Lab ESOL English and ELDA teachers
Only teachers who will instruct the ELDA (English Language Development Acquisition) and ESOL English courses at DHS, WHS, or SHS and campus contacts, ESL Specialists, ESL paraprofessionals, and administrators wanting to gain insight in this curriculum implementation should enroll for this course. This course will provide you with professional development for the textbook "World English" and "EDGE" being used in these courses as well as the curriculum that has been created.
Presenter: Brenda Peak
Location: Spring High School 9th Grade Center Room 1119
Multilingual Job Alike Dual Language Training
This training will provide district Dual Language teachers training and updates on the district One and Two Way Dual Language programs.
Presenters: Lettie Houck and Kathy Heinze
Location: Westfield HS Cafeteria
Participants will learn ELLA curriculum updates, expectations, lookfors, and strategies for effective implementation of the newcomers curriculum in grades 6-8
Presenters: Natalie Nwaeme and Juliana Vargas
Location: Roberson MS Room 115
English Enrichment for Newcomers and long-term Emergent Bilingual Students in grades 6-8
Participants will receive English Enrichment curriculum updates for newcomers and long-term Emergent Bilingual students in grades 6-8. Room Location: Roberson MS room 104
Presenters: Mercedes Perez and Gail Podaridis
Location: Roberson MS Room 116
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Content-Specific Sessions
Creating a Winning Classroom for Elementary Teachers
Is it time to reset your classroom? This session will provide new and DOI elementary teachers tools and processes to use to ensure that classroom lessons run smoothly without disruptive behavior from students compromising the delivery of instruction.
Presenter: Guidance and Counseling
Room Westfield HS Teaching Theater