Three concurrent ExC-ELL trainings facilitated by Dr. Margarita Calderón are being planned for August 6-8, 2012, at the Gastonia Convention Center, Gastonia, NC.  on the Campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Please see the document below for details on these trainings and information on how to request to participate.

Expediting Reading Comprehension for English Language Learners (ExC-ELL)

Gastonia Convention Center UNC Charlotte, August 6-8, 2012 
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Applications for each of the three concurrent sessions are due by May 25, 2012.

Session 1: ExC-ELL for Elementary Teachers  http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22EUJEUDGUJ 
NCDPI is seeking academic content area/ESL teacher teams from grades K-5 to participate in the Literacy for English Language Learners Institute.   Teams should be made up of 5 members: One ExC-ELL coach who can be either a teacher or an administrator, and 4 mainstream elementary teachers. One of these 5 members should be an ESL teacher.

Session 2: ExC-ELL for Secondary Teachers   http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22EUJD2DFR5 
NCDPI is seeking grades 6-12 academic content area/ESL teacher teams to participate in the Literacy for English Language Learners Institute.   Teams should be made up of 5 members.  1 ExC-ELL coach and 4 secondary teachers representing a mix of math, science, social studies, English language arts, and/or English as a Second Language.

Session 3: ExC-ELL for Previously Trained ExC-ELLers  http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22EUJFJDH9Y 
For  participants from the August 2009, 2010, or 2011 Literacy for English Language Learners (ELLs) Institutes.

This Advanced ExC-ELL training is to strengthen ExC-ELL implementation and the teaching of academic language to raise student achievement. Participants will either create lesson plans which include ExC-ELL techniques to use in the 2012-13 school year or they will strengthen their coaching skills.