Please see the webinar announcement below for additional information. 

When: May 5, 2020

Time: 3:00–3:45 p.m. CT

About the Event:

Join REL Southwest for a free webinar on adapting instruction for English learner (EL) students in a distance learning environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this interactive webinar, Rachel Garrett, Ph.D., senior researcher at REL Southwest, will provide an overview of promising practices and resources to support remote instruction of ELs. Afterward, Brenda Arellano, Ph.D., senior researcher at REL Southwest, will facilitate a question-and-answer session with EL teachers and specialists. The practitioners will discuss ways that they have leveraged strategies and resources to engage EL students in remote instruction. They also will explain how they have collaborated with colleagues, and offer ways that LEAs can support and build the capacity of EL teachers.

Objectives:

Participants should expect to:

• Understand how to adapt instructional supports for EL students in a distance learning environment.
• Increase their understanding of resources and strategies available to support EL students who are receiving instruction through distance learning.
• Become aware of ways in which English as a second language teachers can collaborate with content teachers in a distance learning environment.
• Consider insights, ideas, and implications for implementing EL support strategies in different distance learning settings.

Presenters

• Rachel Garrett, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, REL Southwest
• Brenda Arellano, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, REL Southwest
• Jennifer Betsworth, English Learner Instructional Specialist, Broken Arrow Public Schools (Oklahoma)
• Jean Brassfield, Director of Student Assessment, Broken Arrow Public Schools
• Ruben Diaz, Secondary English Learner Content Specialist, Las Cruces Public Schools (New Mexico)

Facilitators

• Lacy Wood, Principal Technical Assistance Consultant, AIR
• Laura Shankland, Senior Technical Assistance Consultant, AIR
• Katelyn Lee, Technical Assistance Consultant, AIR

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Best, 
Jacinda Goodwin, Program Specialist 
National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE)