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"One Day it Started Raining..." Added by Dolores Perez on Mar 29, 2013 at 7:47pm Do you remember that line in Forrest Gump where he talks about all kinds of rain? ... read more	82 Views	2 comments	Added by Brandy De Alba on Apr 6, 2013 at 10:29pm Dolores, what a great post on the state of education today. We are in the same boat here in California. It is very frustrating jumping through so man... read more
Connecting with Parents Added by Debra Schneider on Oct 18, 2012 at 6:06pm Who is successful at connecting with parents of their ELLs? At ELL Connect, on the ELL News tab, we have two articles with ideas. We'd love to hear y... read more	110 Views	4 comments	Added by Debra Schneider on Apr 6, 2013 at 12:34pm Look at this great list of ideas of Family Literacy Resources from Choice Literacy's Big Fresh newsletter: ... read more
Children of The Plains and More Than That Added by Rebeca Garcia-Gonzalez on Apr 12, 2012 at 8:11pm After watching the Children of the Plains clip and watching the short video More Than That, share your reactions, questions and comments here. ... read more	221 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Resources from GVWP: building ELL capacity at your site Added by Debra Schneider on Jul 15, 2011 at 10:59am Attached are the handouts and some documents you all asked for from GVWP. Enjoy! Find funding sources? http://www.csustan.edu/gvwp/administrators.ht... read more	243 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Roundtable C: Technology for Inservice Added by Tom McKenna on Jul 15, 2011 at 10:29am Here are some questions to help you to process our talk from the session on using technology to reach ELL students and teachers. Feel free to chime i... read more	277 Views	6 comments	Added by Tom McKenna on Jul 16, 2011 at 9:09am Thanks for posting these thoughts, Chris.... read more
Did your State Adopt the Common Core? What Stance are they taking? Added by Rebeca Garcia-Gonzalez on Jul 15, 2011 at 9:11am I thought i would ask TCs to share what they know regarding the adoption process in their home states. This may prove to be useful info and a point o... read more	585 Views	4 comments	Added by Theresa Poulos on Jul 25, 2011 at 8:06pm Ohio has adopted them. Have heard about them in school meetings and through some state DOE invitations for the Model Curriculum. Don't th... read more
Burning-not quite dying-questions, and otherwise Added by Ann David on Jul 15, 2011 at 7:34am Please use this space to record the questions you have, and/or the questions you hear at tables and during sessions. And, please be brave and o... read more	258 Views	5 comments	Added by Janna McClain on Jul 15, 2011 at 6:17pm My burning question is somewhat related to question #1 above... Tennessee is an English only state.... read more
Early Childhood-Building self esteem in a system of benchmarks Added by Maggie Morris on Jul 15, 2011 at 6:10am I receive innocent, smiling faces and fear of leaving mom, in the fall. In order to work with this I begin creating a community and a "safe" le... read more	144 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Sharing our resources Added by Ann David on Jul 14, 2011 at 11:00am Here's a space where y'all can share some of the resources you're exploring around mutliingual and bilingual students and English Language Learners.&... read more	398 Views	17 comments	Added by Diane Kratt on Jul 17, 2011 at 12:39pm The website I shared with you was www.iriscenter.com . It is for professional development and it offers free online interactive resources. It is resea... read more
Greeting One Another: What Did You Leave to Come Here? Added by Tom McKenna on Jul 14, 2011 at 7:40am Welcome, all, to the 2011 Focus on English Language Learners Inservice Institute. As we inhabit this brand new NWP Connect space, we invite you to ch... read more	363 Views	20 comments	Added by Catherine Piatt on Jul 17, 2011 at 8:58pm I left behind a dog that I'm dogsitting with one of my sisters, my dog with the other sister and my cat to enjoy the peace and quiet of an empty hous... read more