Personalizing Learning Conference

Achieving native- like reading  and speaking fluency is one of the main goals for any ELL teacher.  However, in the eyes of our students, fluency is a very abstract concept.  Come to this session to learn how to make fluency tangible for your students with  a variety of technology tools and methodologies. You will soon see your student becoming more fluent because they can “see” what fluency really is!

Grounded in research on language acquisition and technology integration, this presentation offers an overview of digital age teaching strategies for linguistically diverse learners. Participants will explore technology-infused lessons that foster language development while providing authentic, personalized learning experiences that are aligned to the NYSED Next Generation Learning Standards. Device agnostic multimedia platforms and tools will be discussed.

The education system is rapidly changing due to three emerging forces: traditional minority groups are now the majority with English learners as the fastest growing population; standards in STEM are academically rigorous, and technological innovations are advancing fast. This presentation will address integration of science and computational thinking with all students, including English learners. First, the presentation will briefly describe New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards. Second, the presentation will describe how to integrate science learning and language learning with English learners. Finally, the presentation will describe how to integrate science with computational thinking and modeling.