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PDF Conference Program 2019 Conference LOOKing Forward to a New Era May 28-31, 2019 | Framingham MA #MATSOL19 PRESIDENT ’S WELCOME INDEX 5resident4s Welcome 1 Dear Colleagues, Welcome to our 2019 Annual MATSOL 2oard, Sta3 9 :olunteers 3 MATSOL Conference. It is a pleasure to meet with you, 5re-Conference Ins$tutes 4 MATSOL par$ci ants across Keynote S eakers 4-5 the state of Massachuse%s, who come to our conference to Featured 9 In,ited S eakers 6 interact with colleagues, a%end our ins$tutes, worksho s and resenta$ons, and to share your MATSOL 5rofessional De,elo ment 7 e( er$se. Conference 5D5 O $on 7 This year the conference theme is Looking Forward to a New Era. The theme re)ects o $mism that our work on behalf of English 2019 Awards A-9 language learners and their families in Massachuse%s will con$nue to recei,e well-deser,ed a%en$on and recogni$on. MATSOL Social 9 Awards Ceremony 9 I am grateful for the o ortunity to work with such a grou of E(hibitors 9 S onsors 10 dedicated rofessionals. It is a con$nuing learning e( erience for me, and I do en.oy the dialogue. Networking with colleagues in Conference Schedule O,er,iew 11 re-0-12, higher educa$on, adult educa$on rograms, and ri,ate language schools dee ens my com rehension of the im ortant Conference Ma 12 work you do. Schedule: Networking Sessions 13 This year has gone by so 1uickly. The MATSOL 2oard of Directors and Sta3 ha,e ut in a busy, roduc$,e year. We con$nue to Schedule: Wednesday, May 29 14 su ort the im lementa$on of the LOO0 2ill and the Seal of 2iliteracy. We are witnessing robust enrollment in MATSOL4s Schedule: Thursday, May 30 19 5rofessional De,elo ment courses. The 2oard, commi%ees, and Schedule: Friday, May 31 25 S ecial Interest 6rou s meet regularly to res ond to the needs of the di,erse o ula$ons we ser,e. MATSOL Currents , our biannual Cer$Ccate of A%endance 31 newsle%er, includes a ,ariety of contribu$ons from you, our members. Session Handouts and Slides I ,ery much a reciate your su ort this year for me as your 5resident and Download from the online rogram for members of our MATSOL 2oard of Directors and sta3. 7our h% s:DD ro osals ace.comD D925Dc contribu$ons are in,aluable as we con$nue collaborate to romote a society that is e1ual and .ust for all. I wish you a most en.oyable and rewarding e( erience at MATSOL4s 2019 Annual Conference. Photo Release Sincerely, MATSOL will take hotos of a%endees throughout the conference. These hotos are for MATSOL use only and may a ear on the MATSOL Website, newsle%er, conference brochures, social media outlets, or other future MATSOL romo$onal material. 2y ,irtue of your 8uanita 2runelle a%endance, you agree to usage of your likeness in such media. MATSOL 5resident Save the Date! #MATSOL19 2020 MATSOL Conference May 26-29, 2020 Icons made by Free ik from www.)a$con.com #MATSOL19 MATSOL is a proud supporter of the Seal of Biliteracy and Biliteracy Pathway Awards. With our colleagues in the Language Opportunity Coali$on, we are working to su ort the awards and romote language rograms and olicies to ensure that English Learners ha,e the o ortunity to de,elo and maintain their na$,e language and earn a biliteracy award. The Massachuse"s State Seal of Biliterac was established under the LOO0 Act of 2017 and can be awarded to gradua$ng high school seniors. It is administered by the Massachuse%s De artment of Elementary and Secondary Educa$on Dsee h% ACCwww.doe.mass.eduCellCbiliteracyCE. The Language Opportunit Coali$on (LOC) Biliterac Pathwa Awards are designed to encourage long-term language study for students 50-12 by recogniFing students at di3erent grade and language roBciency le,els. These awards were originally de,elo ed during the Seal of 2iliteracy 5ilot from 2016-18, and the LOC is con$nuing to su ort them as an o $on in addi$on to the state award. MATSOL ro,ided a start-u grant of G10,000 to the Language O ortunity Coali$on for de,elo ment and su ort of the LOC 2iliteracy 5athway Awards. www.SealofBiliterac MA.org Submit to MATSOL Currents There4s a lot going on in the world of TESOL and EL educa$on, and we4d like all of it to be re)ected in CurrentsH The 5ublica$ons Commi%ee welcomes members to submit ar$cles to include in our biannual newsle%er. A re ort or re)ec$on on sessions at the MATSOL Conference. An ar$cle about your school, rogram, or classroom. An issue of concern to our Beld. A book or resource re,iew. If you ha,e something to share, don4t hesitate to send it to us at currentsImatsol.org. The editors will work with you to get your ar$cle or re ort into good sha e for ublica$on. Submission Deadlines Fall/Winter ,ssue -- October .5 Spring/Summer ,ssue -- Ma .5 9isit www.matsol.orgCcurrents for more informa$on 2 #MATSOL19 Mission: To promote equity and excellence in the education of English Learners Board of Directors THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS! Juanita Brunelle, President Board Commi.ee Members Melissa Latham Keh, ice President Allison Rainville Mary Hughes, Treasurer MA En0lish Learner Leadership Coun il Mary Clark, Clark Kathy Lange-Madden, Kerri Lamprey, Yvonne ula Roumis, Past President Endara, Mindy Paulo, Anne ,olan, Maria Campanario Boni-esther Enquist ictoria Ekk Low 2n iden e S23 Jennifer .it(gerald, Chris Luc(ko1 Celeste Hoeg Community Colle0e 4a ulty Network Chrisne Leider ,arlene .urdock, Eileen .. Kelley, Jennifer Nourse, Laura Schall-Leckrone Bruce Riley, Madhu Sharma, Anne Shull Yuiko Shima(u Tea her Edu ator S23 Priya Tahiliani Chrisne Leider, Michaela Colombo Karen Terrell 7rivate Lan0ua0e S hools S23 Joy Mac.arland, Joshua Stone, Sarah de Pina, STAFF Rachel Kadish Helen Sol)r(ano, Execuve ,irector 7ubli a&ons Commi.ee Ann .eldman, ,irector of Professional Learning Mary Clark, Editor4 .rederick Rocke, Revie1s Editor4 Amy Behr, Ron Clark, Michaela Colombo, Teresa Kochis, Administrave Assistant Ann .eldman, Todd Morano, Chrisna Terranova, Emily 0raham, Registraon Coordinator Johanna Tigert Conferen e Commi.ee PD TEAM Theophilia A5ul, Barbara Cohen, ,eborah Iaquinto, Anne ,olan Theresa Laquerre, Stephanie Marcoe, Chris Meoli, Boni-esther Enquist MaryJo Rendon, 7hitney Reis, Molly Ross Thank you also to the volunteers who served on the conference proposal /ury. MATSOL Annual Meeting Wednesday, May 29, 4:30-5:30pm, Ashland Join the Board of Directors for a report on MATSOL's ac&vi&es over the past year and vote to ele t new dire tors. Nominaons Slate Jody Klein Theresa Laquerre Stephanie Marcoe Molly Ross All members wel ome. Refreshments will be served, Are you interested becoming more involved with MATSOL? Learn about the opportunies at the “Ge ng Involved with MATSOL" Networking Session, held daily from 1:45-2:15 in Concord. #MATSOL19 PRE -CONFERENCE INSTITUTES T?@ABCD2 MCD 2E Co-Teaching for English Learners6 Collabora$1e Planning2 ,nstruc$on2 Assessment2 and ReFec$on Andrea Honigsfeld, Ed.D. and Maria 6. Do,e, Ed.D. This worksho e( lores how to de,elo more e1uitable instruc$on for ELLs as well as build collabora$,e artnershi s among teachers in the co- taught class. 5ar$ci ants will e(amine the inherent challenges and ossible solu$ons to im lement the four key com onents of an integrated, collabora$,e modelOco- lanning, co-instruc$on, co- assessment, and re)ec$on. Teaching and Learning Content-Based Literacies6 S stemic Func$onal Linguis$cs in Ac$on Meg 6ebhard, 5h.D., Pni,ersity of Massachuse%s, Amherst with Heeok Jeong, PhD, Nicolas Blaisdell, and Beth Marsh This interac$,e session su orts ar$ci ants in e( loring how language works in di3erent ways to construct content-s eciBc meanings in the ty es of te(ts or QgenresR students are rou$nely re1uired to read, write, and discuss as mandated by ,arious state and na$onal standards De.g., Common Core State Standards, Ne(t 6enera$on Science Standards, WIDA StandardsE. These genres include narra$,es and content-s eciBc ty es of recounts, e( lana$ons, and arguments. KEYNOTE SPEAKER - WEDNESDAY MAY 28 Maria Estela Brisk Learning from the Past, Moving to the Future: The LOOK Act - An Opportunity for Quality Educa$on The original TBE legisla$on taught us the beneBts of using students’ heritage language to enhance their educa$on, the last 15 years without T2E made it necessary for all teachers to get in,ol,ed in the educa$on of bilingual students and showed the i,otal role of ESL teachers in schools. This new law creates o ortuni$es for whole school im ro,ement to address the resence of emergent bilinguals. I’ve worked with Maria Estela Brisk , 5rofessor of Educa$on, 2oston College. Her research and MATSOL a lon "me, teaching interests include wri$ng de,elo ment and instruc$on, bilingual and many members are educa$on, bilingual language and literacy ac1uisi$on, and re ara$on of my students. In all those mainstream teachers to work with bilingual learners. She is the author of years without bilin ual numerous ar$cles and si( booksA Bilingual Educa"on: 2rom Compensatory to 3uality Schoolin N Literacy and 0ilin ualism: A 4andbook for ALL educa"on, MATSOL Teachers N Situa"onal Conte5t of 1duca"on: A 6indow into the 6orld of members have been 0ilin ual Learners N Lan ua e 7evelopment and 1duca"on: Children with 8aryin amazin advocates.
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