Conference Sessions

Saturday, October 20, 2012
Symposium Saturday, 1:45 pm Capitol Ballroom	Bridging Languages in Immersion Education Jasone Cenoz, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Fred Genesee, McGill University Durk Gorter, University of the Basque Country - IKERBASQUE Elana Shohamy, School of Education, Tel Aviv University, The symposium discusses language separation vs. holistic multilingual approaches in immersion education. Research indicates that new insights can be obtained when the whole linguistic repertoire of multilingual speakers and language interaction are taken into account. The implications for teaching, assessment and research in immersion education will be discussed. Handout/Slides: CenozGorterShohamy_BridgingLanguages.pdf
Symposium Saturday, 1:45 pm Governors I	Closing the Achievement Gap: Using Assessment, Professional Development, and Curriculum Writing Carmen Henninger, Prince George's County Public Schools Maria Flores, Prince George's County Public Schools Martha Kristy, Robert Goddard French Immersion KonaFacia Nepay, Robert Goddard French Immersion Presenters will discuss how assessment tools across content areas, data analysis teams, professional development, and curriculum writing drive instructional practices in immersion classrooms. We will provide a forum for K-12 educators to reflect on their data utilization and effective practices in analyzing achievement and subgroups to close the achievement gap.