Seminar description:
 
Helping English learners develop English language and literacy proficiency has always been a priority for teachers and administrators. Its importance has only been heightened with the advent of ESSA accountability directives and requirements to establish, implement and sustain high-quality English language development programs designed to ensure that English learners develop both English language and content area proficiency, specifically ELA/reading and math. 
 
Using Mind-Brain-Education science principles, Culturally Responsive Education frameworks, neurobiology of bilingualism research, EL program compliance guidance, and her four decades of teaching experience as her foundation, Jo Gusman will share a powerful culturally responsive curriculum and instruction framework and several neuroscience-based processes and strategies. This framework and strategies will help administrators and teachers better meet their English learners (EL), Multilingual learners (ML), and Emergent Bilingual (EB) learners English Language Development (ELD), biliteracy, and academic needs.

Seminar Resource Handbook: Each person participating in this professional development opportunity will receive the required Seminar Resource Handbook that accompanies this workshop. This Seminar Resource Handbook includes workshop materials and classroom-ready frameworks, processes, strategies and techniques that participants can use immediately with their students.