The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is making
this professional development opportunity available to school teachers in Massachusetts. This information is available on the DESE website as well.
Improving Spoken and Written Language Skills:
From Research to Practice
Location: Landmark School Outreach Program
429 Hale St.
Prides Crossing, MA 01965
For Educators of Students in grades 6-12
This Institute (5 days face-to-face; 16 hours online) focuses on enhancing language skill development--listening, speaking, reading, and writing--to improve academic performance. Participants will learn about typical and atypical language skill acquisition, the foundation language skills necessary to engage in effective expository discourse, and research-recommended best practices for developing skill and fostering success in the classroom. The face-to-face portion of the Institute will provide the foundation for implementing classroom strategies in the fall; the online portion of the Institute will focus
on developing a collegial community to discuss the successes, challenges and efficacy
of implementing the strategies in the classroom.
Upon completion participants will be able to:
* identify typical and atypical receptive and expressive language development
* identify appropriate accommodations, modifications, and remediation for weak language skills
* explain the language-based teaching approach and teaching strategies that develop language skills
* design informal assessments of writing performance and improvement
Optional 3 graduate credits from Fitchburg State College available for a fee of $255.
ASHA:
Landmark School Outreach Program is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology. ASHA CE Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
This course is Intermediate Level, Professional Area, and available for 3.0 CEUs.
Dates: July 20-24, 2009 8am to 4 pm, on-site/face-to-face portion
September 2009 through January 2010,16 hours (flexible/asynchronous)
online portion
Provider: Landmark School Outreach Program
Contact: Kathryn Frye
outreach@landmarkschool.org
(978) 236-3216
Registration Information:
This course is available free of charge to all Massachusetts school teachers.
Enrollment is limited to 30 participants. According to Massachusetts DESE guidelines, admission priority is given to teachers from high-needs districts (list of those districts available here: DESE website).
To Register: Please call 978-236-3216
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