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Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Using Flexible Technology to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners
 October 11 - Free Online Event
Making the general curriculum accessible to all students is an important aspect of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). During this interactive presentation Julie Duffield, Research Associate at WestEd, and Lisa Wahl, education and assistive technology consultant, will introduce a Web site, Technology to Support Diverse Learners, to show how some existing technology resources already available at most schools — talking text, Web resources, graphic organizers, and word processors — can be used to help give students access to the curriculum as well as to help differentiate instruction. The presentation will include examples from schools and districts using standard technology to tailor instruction for diverse students.
Teaching Science: How to Really Give Universal Access to English Learners
 November 30 - Free Online Event
This interactive presentation will address practical, powerful ways to differentiate science instruction for English Learners. Many science teachers know about the 5 Es (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) of inquiry-based instruction and teaching tools such as graphic organizers, but they want to know how to extend these strategies to reach and teach English Learners. John Carr and Ursula Sexton, Senior Research Associates at WestEd and co-authors of the new book, Making Science Accessible to English Learners: A Guidebook for Teachers, will lead participants through slides, examples, and opportunities for questions and comments. It's all about engaging students through hands-on activities, showing while speaking, and supportive writing so students learn to think and communicate as real scientists do. The focus of this presentation is middle and high school, but inclusive of upper elementary grades also.
Preview and Review Gives Students a Leg Up on New Standards
Schools in Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD) have found a fun, fast-paced way to help elementary students better grasp standards they need to master in math and language arts.
Do you work in or with a school or district that has a great idea to share?
If so, SchoolsMovingUp invites you to nominate it to be profiled as a "Tip to Go." Our Tips are concrete school and district improvement strategies that are easily implemented or replicated. In addition to the one above, see our other Tips to Go for examples.
Please consider sharing your success stories and strategies with others. It's easy to nominate! Simply contact us with the school or district name, its location, a contact person's email address and phone number, and a brief description of your tip. We will then send you a short questionnaire.
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