Date: October 14, 2015

Presenters: Nancy Brynelson, Jo Ann Isken

Event-related resources: https://wested.box.com/SLP10-1...

Join Nancy Brynelson and Jo Ann Isken, lead developers of the California Department of Education’s English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework for California Public Schools (ELA/ELD Framework), to discuss the importance of the role of teachers in leading implementation of the ELA/ELD Framework. Brynelson and Isken use snapshots and other passages from the framework to help participants consider how secondary teachers can take the lead on their students’ literacy development.

Topics include:

• How to transition from a “siloed” environment to one that is more collaborative

• Facilitating collaboration among teachers and colleagues across departments and grade levels to supportcontent instruction and integrated and designated ELD

• Teachers’ role and active engagement in professional learning.

This webinar is useful for site teams of teachers, specialists, and administrators.