New Jersey Department of Education

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CANCELLED The Noisy Classroom

The Noisy Classroom

Date(s) & Time(s) April 3, 2020   ~  9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Workshop Description Students learn though meaningful language use and authentic interaction. This workshop will offer educators an opportunity to consider shifts in their professional practices designed to enhance students? efficacy in engaging in extended and elaborated academic discourse. Participants will develop a shared understanding of how to create an inclusive environment that fosters meaning-making through oral discourse. Participants will use a variety of resources to analyze oral language and establish language development goals within classroom contexts to increase purposeful discourse and engagement. Participants are encouraged to bring authentic speaking samples from students in their classrooms to use for analysis and goal setting. NOTE: While some time will be spent learning what is being assessed in the domain of Speaking in ACCESS for ELLs, the focus of this workshop will be instructional practices that improve and expand academic discourse.

Workshop Objectives:
?Identify ways to create inclusive classroom environments
?Consider discussion routines and prompts that facilitate extended and elaborated oraldiscourse
?Create a shared understanding of language development over time
?Develop tools and resources for analyzing oral discourse and identifying next steps
?Plan for changes in professional practice to meet the needs of multilingual learners

Location New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
large conference room
Trenton, NJ 08625
Registration Registration Closed
Contact Information Lori Ramella
Office of Supplemental Educational Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
PO Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
609-376-3807

>> ML@doe.nj.gov


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