ESL Conference Registration
2020 WMU ESL conference for K-12 educators
WMU ESL conference postponed due to coronavirus concerns. Please check back to this page periodically for updates on the conference. If you are interested in receiving updates on when the conference will be held, please let us know.
To those who had registered, refunds are being processed and will be posted by March 25.
Registration
Complimentary lunch included.
Online registration by April 10: $40
On-site registration: $55
Optional SCECHs registration fee: $20
Featuring Keynote Speaker: Dr. Fredericka Stoller
Dr. Stoller’s keynote will address (a) global reading strategies, (b) monitoring reading strategies and (c) supporting reading strategies. Participants will consider ways to make strategic-reader training an integral part of their instructional routines, across the curriculum.
Breakout sessions will be presented by experts from around the state of Michigan on topics including, but not limited to:
- Adapting instruction for English Learners
- Assessing ELs with WIDA
- Fostering academic conversations with ELs
- Graphic organizers to promote reading comprehension
- Context-based vocabulary instruction
- ‘Four rounds’ academic language strategy
- Grammar activities for multilingual writers
State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs)
Participants are eligible to receive State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) for attending this full day conference for an additional charge. SCECHs are Michigan Department of Education (MDE) approved professional development activities used for renewal of certificates/licenses issued by the MDE.