ELL Connection

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On January 22, 2013
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Originally posted January 21, 2013 on Colorin Colorado by Diane Staehr Fenner In the recent article titled “Educators Tout IB’s Links to Common Core,” Education Week described the intersection between the standards used in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program and the Common Core. In case you’re not familiar with IB, the program has been established in more than 3500 […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On January 8, 2013
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Originally posted January 7, 2013 on Colorin Colorado by Diane Staehr Fenner The New York State Department of Education (NYSED) has recently released newly created draft language progressions for ELLs that it has developed via its Bilingual Common Core Initiative. The state is seeking public comment on these materials until January 25, 2013. As you may be aware, New […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On January 3, 2013
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Originally posted January 1, 2013 on Colorin Colorado by Diane Staehr Fenner Happy New Year! I hope that all of you have enjoyed a restful and fulfilling holiday season and have had a chance to recharge your batteries to begin 2013. Since top ten lists are popular during this time of year, I thought I’d compile […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On December 8, 2012
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Originally posted December 7, 2012 on Colorin Colorado by Diane Staehr Fenner Understanding Language’s December 6 webinar, presented by George Bunch, Susan Pimentel, Aída Walqui, Lydia Stack, and Martha Castellón, showcased the first of the Stanford University initiative’s curricular units for teachers to use in their classrooms. The official launch of the exemplar provides one example of […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On December 7, 2012
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Originally posted December 6, 2012 by Diane Staehr Fenner They say good things happen in threes; this seems to be the case with webinars focusing on the connection between the CCSS and ELLs. Within the past week there will have been three high-profile webinars on CCSS for ELLs that I am aware of. In case you […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On November 26, 2012
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Posted on the Colorín Colorado blog November 26, 2012 by Diane Staehr Fenner As you settle back into your post-Thanksgiving, pre-holiday classroom routine with your ELLs, you may be looking for some strategies you can use right now with your ELLs to help support their access to the CCSS. I came across an article written […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On November 14, 2012
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Posted on the Colorín Colorado blog November 14, 2012 by Diane Staehr Fenner Yesterday, I attended the American Federation of Teachers’ Second Roundtable on the CCSS and ELLs. Here’s a photo of all the presenters.

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On October 25, 2012
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Diane Staehr Fenner / October 25, 2012 Published here at the Colorín Colorado blog I recently had the opportunity to facilitate three roundtable discussions on the implementation of the CCSS for ELLs in Miami, Florida. These conversations took place at the ninth National Summit on Hispanic Education organized by the Association of Latino Administrators and […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On October 19, 2012
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Diane Staehr Fenner / October 19, 2012 Published here at the Colorín Colorado blog Welcome to the first weekly Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Learners (ELLs) blog! I’m Diane Staehr Fenner, and I’ll let you know a little more about myself in just a bit. Before I do that, I’d like to […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On September 13, 2012
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Ayanna Cooper / September 13, 2012 Originally published here September 4, 2012 at TESOL International Association’s blog Welcome to the online discussion about Professional Development on a shoestring budget! When reflecting on Rehab Rajab’s article I thought a lot about the ways in which I participate in low cost professional development activities. I have to […]

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The International Baccalaureate/CCSS/ELL Connection

New York State’s Sample Language Progressions

Top Ten Resources on the CCSS for ELLs

Understanding Language’s New CCSS Unit for ELLs

The Wonderful Week of Webinars

Becoming an Academic Language Mentor for ELLs

Takeaways From the AFT Roundtable on the CCSS and ELLs

CCSS/ELL Themes I’m Seeing

Intro CCSS ELL Blog for Colorín Colorado

$5.69 Professional Development