Schedule
2009
Thursday, October 8th
9:00 AM

Introductions & Keynote Luis Moll

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
12:45 PM

Cultural Conflicts in Educational Expectations: Latino Educational Leaders Examine Existing School Norms to Develop Stronger School Communities

Susan McMahon, National-Louis University

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Digital Resources and the ELL Student

Jackie Plourde, National-Louis University

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Learning from the NLU "Americas" library collection: New book titles for Spanish-language ELL students

Barbara Evans, National-Louis University
Ruth Quiroa, National-Louis University

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Libros en voz alta/ Books Aloud

Patti Johanson, West Chicago Elementary School District #33

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Teaching Academic Content to English Language Learners (ELL): Strategies on How to Help ELLs succeed academically

Karla Garjaka, National-Louis University

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
2:00 PM

Creating Partnerships Between Classroom and ESL Teachers

Gustavo Gonzalez, Indian Prairie School District 204
Amy Stuckey, Indian Prairie School District 204

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

How to Develop a ‘Culturally Aware’ Classroom Environment

Karla Gajarka

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM