English Language Learner ELL Network for ELL Program Coordinators

English Language Learner ELL Network For ELL Program Coordinators

Are you in charge of EL programming, and are you grappling with program models, assessment, language intake, teacher evaluation, and other pressing programming decisions related to ELL? Join this network of EL program coordinators to meet, greet, and extend networking and working relationships in the same field.

This Network will:

• Provide a networking opportunity for all area EL program coordinators/supervisors.
• Share and develop new and innovative EL programming ideas.
• Look deeper into programming obstacles and collaborate on solutions.
• Review essential leadership skills to advocate for marginalized populations.
• Address ESSA changes and how it will impact programming.
• Address EL teacher evaluations.
• Collaborate on trends in programming and setting up systems of success. 

This network is participant driven and content will be based off the needs determined by participants.  

Facilitator, Mariel Ramos, ISD 624:

 

Mariel Culhane has over 15 years of experience serving multilingual youth and their families. Currently she is the White Bear Lake, Federal and State Programs Coordinator, and previously served both as an assistant principal and English language acquisition classroom teacher in Colorado and Massachusetts. She has expertise in the education of culturally and linguistically diverse students with an emphasis in first and second language acquisition, as well as program development and methodologies for bilingual and English as a second language programs. Mariel holds an M.Ed. in Education Equity and Cultural Diversity from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a certificate in Executive Leadership for Successful Schools from the University of Denver.

 

Event fee: $75 for Metro ECSU Members; $150 Non-Members (Fee covers all 4 sessions) 

Please mail checks, payable to Metro ECSU to: 

Metro ECSU
Attn: Angela Skrade
2 Pine Tree Drive, Suite 101
Arden Hills, MN 55112

Please note: If an invoice is required an additional $10 Processing fee will apply. 

 

 

Cancellation: You can cancel your own registration for an event before the cancellation deadline. (Please check the event information for specific cancellation details.) If the event has a fee, refunds are possible only if cancellation is prior to the deadline. If you do not attend and do not cancel prior to an event, you are still responsible for payment and will be billed.

Special Accommodations: Please alert BrightWorks 2-3 weeks prior to the workshop/event if you need special accommodations, including sign language interpreters. (BrightWorks requires a notice of 2 business days to cancel a sign language interpreter. If you fail to cancel, we reserve the right to bill your school/district for this expense.) Update your profile as needed. Special accommodations are not included with each registration, but are stored in your profile until you make changes.