2019 Language & Literacy Institute: Registration Now Open!

Mark your calendars for the 2019 Language & Literacy Institute on January 24-25! The past three Institutes have been extremely successful, and we expect this one to follow suit; this is a two-day conference that you will NOT want to miss!

Registration is now OPEN (as of December 18), so register on the ATLAS Calendar of Events. Note that you will need to register for specific workshops, so please take a look at the conference program BEFORE registering!

Register for the 2019 Language & Literacy Institute >>

Language & Literacy Institute Details

When? January 24-25, 2019
* Thursday from 7:45 am – 4:00 pm
* Friday from 7:45 am – 2:15 pm
Where? Radisson Hotel, Roseville
What? Two full days of language and literacy-related workshops

In keeping with previous schedule changes that were based on YOUR feedback and were so well-received, we are continuing with the following features:

• Some sessions are 3 hours, and others are 90 minutes in length.
• An earlier end-time on Friday allows those coming from a distance to hit the road while not missing sessions.

Just a few of the great topics to look for:

• CCRS ELA Foundations (Note: This will be a full-day session on Thursday, January 24)
• Teaching critical thinking
• Integrating literacy & science
• Academic conversations
• Reading fluency
• CCRS at low levels
• Writing development
• Career-focused ESL
• Connecting reading & writing instruction
• Lines of inquiry & text sets
• Technology & project-based learning
• Intro to ESL instruction
• Evaluating texts for absent narratives
• Mobile learning for language & literacy
• CCRS reading strategies
• New ESL Educational Functioning Levels
• Instructional implications of new assessments
• Reading Foundational Skills
• Academic conversations in the math class

Travel Scholarships

Travel scholarships are also available for those traveling at least 100 miles round-trip to the conference. All those who apply will receive a scholarship, so all you need to do is apply by the deadline!

Apply for a travel scholarship >>

Hope to see you there!

Originally published 12/14/18