**RESCHEDULED DATES TBD Leading Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Schools**
Registration Closed.
Last Date to Register: 3/6/2023 11:59 PM
Last Date to Cancel: 3/8/2023 11:59 PM
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Leading Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Schools
About the event:
Dr. Amy Young will facilitate the day with the following anticipated outcomes:
- Leverage students’ linguistic and cultural assets
- Learn from and with multilingual/multicultural populations
- Develop all learner’ academic language proficiency
- Access instructional frameworks and resources
- Provide supports and facilitate academic achievement in all classes
- Ensure equitable educational opportunities
Dr. Amy Young is currently the EL Specialist for School Support at the Minnesota Department of Education. Previously, she was the EL coordinator and elementary principal for Owatonna Public Schools and before that, she worked at the New York University in the Multilingual Multicultural Studies Program. She also teaches for the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition at the University of Minnesota where she completed her PhD. in Second Languages and Cultures Education. She lived for over 15 years in Mexico and has published on research interests including strategies for promoting collaborative dialogue, attending to increased language complexity, and integrating language and content.
Testimonial:
“I really enjoyed seeing how meeting the needs of multilingual students relates to other populations and their parents as well as the classroom strategies and online resources.”
-Patricipant
Cost:
$100 Metro ECSU Member
$125 Non-member
Please make checks payable to Metro ECSU and mail to:
Metro ECSU
Attn: Brittany Stepan
2 Pine Tree Drive, Suite 101
Arden Hills, MN 55112
Please note: If an invoice is required, an additional fee of $10 will be applied.
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.