For district teams who want to learn how to adopt a Seal of Biliteracy and leave with a implementation plan. Register early!
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Speaking in Tongues
Aero Theatre
1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Directions: http://bit.ly/buxwiCWhat would it be like if you put your children in a school where the teacher spoke a foreign language? Speaking in Tongues follows the experience of 4 kids in language immersion grade schools.
Come watch this award winning film and support Californians Together, a statewide coalition of parents, teachers, education advocates and civil rights groups committed to securing equal access to quality education for all children. $4 from each ticket sold will be donated to Californians Together in support of its Seal of Biliteracy campaign.
Please share this exciting event with your networks. Special invited guests include: the filmmakers, community leaders, policymakers and more advocates from organizations at the forefront of multilingual education.
Limited tickets available, so purchase yours now: http://bit.ly/amfISs
Long Term English Learners: Directions for Policy, Program and Practice
A symposium targeted for county, district and school site leadership teams to learn about the existing research on Long Term English Learners. Information will be shared on who the students are, what we know about their needs and how to design effective systems, programs and services to meet the needs of these students.
Each attendee will receive a copy of a new publication on Long Term English Learners authored by one of the presenters, Dr. Laurie Olsen. The symposium is scheduled for May 27, 2010 and will be held at Almansor Court in Alhambra, California.
Californians Together Launches The Seal of Biliteracy Program
December 1st, 2009 Riverside, California
January 27th, 2010 Fresno, California
March 4th, 2010 San Diego, California
The workshop flyer and registration form can be downloaded. We encourage teams of district English Learner coordinator, curriculum specialist, board members, site administrators and teacher leaders to register to be able to work as a team on a district implementation plan. An overview of the awards, criteria for granting, and district step by step process for adopting a Seal of Biliteracy will be presented.
For questions and further information email or call Shelly Spiegel-Coleman, Executive Director at 562-983-1333 or [email protected]
Californians Together Launches The Seal of Biliteracy Program – Two Workshops
To assist districts and agencies in implementing a Seal of Biliteracy Program we have scheduled two workshops:
Southern California: October 27, 2009 to be held in Glendale Unified School District, Glendale, California
Northern California: November 12, 2009 to be held in the Sobrato Conference Center, San Jose, Californa
The workshop flyer and registration form can be downloaded. We encourage teams of district English Learner coordinator, curriculum specialist, board members, site administrators and teacher leaders to register to be able to work as a team on a district implementation plan. An overview of the awards, criteria for granting, and district step by step process for adopting a Seal of Biliteracy will be presented.
For questions and further information email or call Shelly Spiegel-Coleman, Executive Director at 562-983-1333 or [email protected]
Appellate Court Rules Against School Districts
The news is not good but we know that all the work of our attorneys, the courage of our school boards and administrators and the support from the field helped bring the critical issue of fair, just, valid and reliable assessments for English learners to the attention of thousands of people in California and around the nation. We have had an incredible team of attorneys who for four years served as the voice of our students, parents, and teachers who see daily the results of this accountability system that punishes districts, schools and children for not being able to compete on tests written for native English speakers. We will continue to explore all of our options to achieving our goal of an accountability system that rewards growth and allows English learners to demonstrate their content knowledge and skills in way that respects and reflects their strengths in English and their home language.