2024 In Person Conference
Reconceptualizing the Development of Educator Expertise for a Multilingual, Intercultural Future
Engaging English Learners in Content Learning and Language Development Simultaneously
June 17–18, 2024 • Portland, Oregon • OSU Portland Center
About the Conference
This conference will be an opportunity to:
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Learn about studies being conducted by Center researchers on actionable teacher education, curriculum, instruction, and policy practices that can dramatically improve the education of secondary English Learners.
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Be inspired by national and international panels exploring progress and challenges in reconceptualizing learning and language development.
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Network, share, discuss, question assumptions, build new understandings, and offer solutions.
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Engage in working sessions to develop actionable plans to implement.
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Make a difference for adolescents who need support to simultaneously learn subject matter content and practices, and the English necessary to communicate them.
Confirmed Speakers
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Alexandra Estrella, Superintendent, Norwalk Public Schools, CT
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Nelson Flores, University of Pennsylvania
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Montserrat Garibay, Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director of the Office of English Language Acquisition at the U.S. Department of Education
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Mari Haneda, The Pennsylvania State University
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Pauline Jones, Wollongong University, Australia
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Tatyana Kleyn, City University of New York
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Amanda Kibler, Oregon State University
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Luis Enrique López, Instituto Iberoamericano de Lenguas Indígenas
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Mary Martínez-Wenzl, Oregon Department of Education
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Diego Román, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Alice Stott, The Oracy Project, Great Britain
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Karen Thompson, Oregon State University
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Ilana Umansky, University of Oregon
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Gaby Uro, Council of Great City Schools
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Aída Walqui, WestEd
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Susan Gardner, Dean, College of Education, Oregon State University
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Victor Zúñiga, Unviersidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico
Dates and Times
June 17 and 18, 2024
Breakfast: 8:30 AM
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM daily
Cost
Registration: $300 per person
Breakfast and lunch included daily
Location
Oregon State University - Portland Center
555 SW Morrison St, Suite 200
Portland, OR 97204
Accommodations
AC Hotel Portland downtown
888 SW Third Avenue,
Portland, OR, 97204
Toll Free: +1-888-236-2427
WestEd has a hotel block contract with AC Hotel Portland Downtown.
You can book your room here.
The cut-off date to book is May 17, 2024.
Earliest Reservation Start Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024
Latest Reservation End Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024
