Two days left to register! SUPPORTING WRITING INSTRUCTION (see attachment #1) Join for a half-day professional learning event designed for secondary (grades 6-12) school and district administrators, instructional leaders, and coaches. Learn how to champion and support evidence-based writing practices in your school or district. Event Details: Date: May 12, 2025 Times: 8:00 - 12:30 pm Location: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT Cost: Free! Agenda:

* 8:00: Registration * 8:30: Welcome & Keynote Address * 9:45 - 11:00 - Session #1: What is Evidence-Based Writing Instruction? * 11:00 - 11:15 - Break * 11:15 - 12:30 - Session #2: How to Support Implementation of Evidence-Based Writing Instruction REGISTER NOWhttps://forms.gle/jeymmdBi4o1djsgWA - closes April 4 Note that this opportunity is not open to classroom educators unless they are also department heads or serve in another school/district leadership capacity.

*** Transforming Instruction for Multilingual Learners in Secondary ELA: An Asynchronous Book Study (see attachment #2)

Select one of five books to enhance your secondary ELA instruction, focusing on evidence-based practices to improve outcomes for MLLs. Learn alongside your PLC, department, or a chosen colleague in an asynchronous book study!

Earn 0.5 USBE credit | Free digital book copy

Book Options

* CONTENT-AREA CONVERSATIONS: How to Plan Discussion-Based Lessons for Diverse Language Learnershttps://www.ascd.org/books/content-area-conversations?variant=108035 by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Carol Rothenberg * GROWING LANGUAGE & LITERACY: Strategies for Secondary Multilingual Learnershttps://www.heinemann.com/products/e17081.aspx by Andrea Hongisfeld * KIDS COME IN ALL LANGUAGES: Visible Learning for Multilingual Learnershttps://www.corwin.com/books/kids-come-in-all-languages-263256 by Oscar Corrigan, Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, John Hattie * UNLOCKING MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS' POTENTIAL: Strategies for Making Content Accessiblehttps://www.corwin.com/books/unlocking-mls-potential-284441 by Diane Staehr Fenner, Sydney Snyder, Meghan Gregoire-Smith * WRITING ACROSS CULTURE & LANGUAGE: Inclusive Strategies for Working with ELL Writers in the ELA Classroomhttps://publicationsncte.org/content/books/9780814100615 by Christina Ortmeier-Hooper

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