Strengthen Your MATH Instruction for Your ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (Grades 3-12)

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In this seminar you will gain practical strategies to optimize your mathematics instruction to address and meet the specific needs of your English Learners (ELs). Master teacher and national mathematics consultant Beatrice Moore will share a wealth of classroom-proven intervention strategies specifically appropriate for use with ELs in mathematics. Actively engage your ELs who are struggling to learn both content and language in mathematics. Discover ongoing classroom assessment ideas that identify what learning is occurring or not occurring in mathematics, plus specific suggestions for scaffolding your instruction to help your ELs. Explore the best, current methods for teaching the essential elements of mathematics to ELs. Bea's approach will give you the flexibility to implement these key practices in various instructional settings, including whole group, small group, push-in, pull-out, and after school.

You will leave this idea-packed seminar with valuable strategies, a renewed sense of motivation, and an indispensable digital resource handbook packed with powerful strategies to strengthen your math instruction for your ELs.

For over 35 years I have worked in mathematics education in schools with highly diverse student populations with English Learners and newcomers. Based on my years of experience as a teacher and mathematics coach, I have developed an extensive knowledge base of what works and what doesn't. I have focused this seminar on the most effective ideas, strategies and activities that truly work to help support the success of all ELs, including newcomers, in mathematics.

With increasingly rigorous state standards and greater emphasis on written, verbal communication, and problem-solving skills on assessments at all levels, it's increasingly important that our math instruction supports the specific needs of our ELs. Of course, we face the very real challenge of accommodating the individual and collective needs and skills that our diverse students bring.

I want to help you ensure your mathematics instruction is focused and optimized to support your ELs' understanding of mathematics concepts and skills. We'll look at ways to help ELs apply their knowledge in problem-solving situations while supporting their language acquisition. I also want to equip you with strategies that address the language of mathematics and easy-to-incorporate ways to integrate these literacy strategies in your everyday math instruction.

This seminar is packed full of practical strategies and research-based ideas for specifically targeting your instruction to support your ELs' success in math. We'll explore easy-to-use, classroom-tested activities that promote language acquisition. Discover cooperative grouping techniques perfect for use with ELs. Gain teaching and learning strategies that strengthen written and oral communication development in math, and much more!

I look forward to meeting you at the seminar!

P.S. The focus of this seminar will be on practical, classroom-tested strategies for strengthening your ELs' mathematics and communication skills.

Grades 3-12: Elementary, Middle School and High School General Mathematics, Pre-Algebra and Algebra Teachers, Math Interventionists, Math Coaches, EL Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Instructional Aides, and Administrators

Extensive Math Instruction With ELs Digital Resource Handbook You will receive an extensive digital resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar. Included in the handbook are:

For in-person seminars, registrants will also receive a printed copy of the resource handbook as long as their registration is received in the BER office at least 15 calendar days before the event.

Share Ideas This seminar provides a wonderful opportunity for participants to share ideas with other educators interested in supporting the success of their ELs in mathematics.

Consultation Available Beatrice Moore will be available for consultation regarding your questions and the unique needs of your own program.

Semester Credit Option Up to four graduate level professional development credits are available with an additional fee and completion of follow-up practicum activities. Details for direct enrollment with University of Massachusetts Global, a nonprofit affiliate, will be available at this program.

Meet Inservice Requirements Participants of both the Live Online Seminar and those completing the Recorded Version online can receive a certificate of participation that may be used to verify five continuing education hours. State CEUs are available for both versions of the course. For specific details, visit www.ber.org/ceus.

What you'll learn

• Proven strategies to strengthen your mathematics instruction to increase English Learners' (ELs') academic vocabulary and achievement in math
• Specific ways to strengthen the reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills of your ELs to accelerate their math skills development
• Highly practical strategies and activities to strengthen ELs' math content learning and language skills
• Model lessons, demonstrations and an extensive digital resource handbook packed with dozens of practical ideas, strategies, and activities for strengthening your math instruction for ELs