WestEd’s Joyful Schooling team invites you to attend a robust series of webinars designed to help educators support, English language development, make English education more inclusive, promote joyful literacy in the early grades, and develop assessment literacy for English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC).
Join the following sessions:
- January 18, 2023: Culturally Sustaining English Language Development in Grades 6-12
- February 1, 2023: Critical Race English Education
- February 8, 2023: Joyful Literacy in the Early Grades
- April 3, 2023: Assessment Literacy for ELPAC
- April 24, 2023: Encore – Critical Race English Education
- May 15, 2023: Encore – Culturally Sustaining English Language Development in Grades 6-12
Culturally Sustaining English Language Development in Grades 6-12
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
10-11 a.m. PST / 1-2 p.m. EST
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Are 6th – 12th grade English learner (EL) students in your school, district, or county receiving culturally sustaining integrated ELD in all content areas? Are they receiving high-quality designated ELD that is aligned to content and responsive to students’ language learning needs? While the California ELD Standards were adopted by the State Board of Education in 2012 and the California ELA/ELD Framework in 2014, educators have had uneven professional learning on using them to provide grade-level, culturally affirming, and engaging instruction to EL students. In this free, 1-hour webinar, Dr. Christine Snyder will share how teachers can design and implement a truly comprehensive approach to ELD, which includes integrated and designated ELD, that will benefit all students. Dr. Snyder, who works on the WestEd team led by Dr. Pam Spycher, a primary author of the ELD Standards and ELA/ELD Framework, will also address how school and district leaders can create the conditions necessary for successful implementation. This session includes videos from recent work in classrooms.
Presenter:
Dr. Christine Snyder, Research Associate, Multilingual Education at WestEd
Critical Race English Education
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
10-11 a.m. PST / 1-2 p.m. EST
How can educators use Black youth life histories and experiences to inform their mindset, curriculum, and pedagogical practices? In this free webinar, WestEd’s Dr. Lamar Johnson will share about how Critical Race English Education (CREE) promotes the (re)imagining of literacy education for all students. CREE is a framework and pedagogical practice that centers the Black experience, diverse texts, Black students’ language and literacy practices, and a critical race English education reading and writing workshop model. Utilizing CREE, educators address the relationship between Black Language, identity, and freedom. The webinar will illustrate CREE in praxis and illuminate how educators can sustain and foster the cultural, linguistic, and literacy assets of Black youth through humanizing teaching practices.
Presenter:
Dr. Lamar Johnson, Research Associate, Culturally Sustaining and Multilingual Education at WestEd
Joyful Literacy in the Early Grades
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
10-11 a.m. PST / 1-2 p.m. EST
What does culturally sustaining, rigorous, and joyful early literacy teaching and learning look like, particularly for young multilingual children, English learner students, and Students of Color? In this free webinar, Dr. Sandra Leu Bonanno from WestEd will share new WestEd resources that provide guidance for implementing culturally affirming and evidence-based early literacy instruction that prioritizes joy and creativity. Dr. Leu Bonanno will also share how intentional systems can equip teachers and leaders with the tools and knowledge to implement culturally sustaining and joyful early literacy for all children.
Presenter:
Dr. Sandra Leu Bonanno, Research Associate Assessment for Learning at WestEd
Assessment Literacy for ELPAC
Monday, April 3, 2023
10-11 a.m. PST / 1-2 p.m. EST
Are English Learners (ELs) in your school, district, or county being meaningfully prepared to succeed on the annual Summative ELPAC? Does “ELPAC prep” exist within a coherent system in which instruction, assessment, and standards are aligned throughout the year? WestEd works collaboratively with schools, districts, and states to foster assessment literacy – understanding the role of assessment in education – among teachers and school leaders. We invite you to attend our upcoming webinar with Dr. Christine Snyder, Research Associate at WestEd, who will outline how ELPAC assessment literacy helps educators implement rigorous, standards-based, and ELPAC-aligned instruction.
Presenter:
Dr. Christine Snyder, Research Associate, Multilingual Education at WestEd
Critical Race English Education
Monday, April 24, 2023
3:30-4:30 p.m. PST / 6:30-7:30 p.m. EST
How can educators use Black youth life histories and experiences to inform their mindset, curriculum, and pedagogical practices? In this free webinar, WestEd’s Dr. Lamar Johnson will share about how Critical Race English Education (CREE) promotes the (re)imagining of literacy education for all students. CREE is a framework and pedagogical practice that centers the Black experience, diverse texts, Black students’ language and literacy practices, and a critical race English education reading and writing workshop model. Utilizing CREE, educators address the relationship between Black Language, identity, and freedom. The webinar will illustrate CREE in praxis and illuminate how educators can sustain and foster the cultural, linguistic, and literacy assets of Black youth through humanizing teaching practices.
Presenter:
Dr. Lamar Johnson, Research Associate, Culturally Sustaining and Multilingual Education at WestEd
Culturally Sustaining English Language Development in Grades 6-12
Monday, May 15, 2023
3:30-4:30 PM PST / 6:30-7:30 PM EST
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Are 6th – 12th grade English learner (EL) students in your school, district, or county receiving culturally sustaining integrated ELD in all content areas? Are they receiving high-quality designated ELD that is aligned to content and responsive to students’ language learning needs? While the California ELD Standards were adopted by the State Board of Education in 2012 and the California ELA/ELD Framework in 2014, educators have had uneven professional learning on using them to provide grade-level, culturally affirming, and engaging instruction to EL students. In this free, 1-hour webinar, Dr. Christine Snyder will share how teachers can design and implement a truly comprehensive approach to ELD, which includes integrated and designated ELD, that will benefit all students. Dr. Snyder, who works on the WestEd team led by Dr. Pam Spycher, a primary author of the ELD Standards and ELA/ELD Framework, will also address how school and district leaders can create the conditions necessary for successful implementation. This session includes videos from recent work in classrooms.
Presenter:
Dr. Christine Snyder, Research Associate, Multilingual Education at WestEd