Tag Archives: ESL

2013-2014 Professional Development ‘Sessions’

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Washoe’s elementary teachers worked through a number of Common Core sessions as part of the district’s professional development launch. The sessions, all of which can be accessed on Edmodo (group link here) include content to connect to CCSS in the … Continue reading →

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Core Shift Blast 9: English Learners and the Common Core

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

A new Core Shift Blast is available and the focus is on strategies to allow English Learners access to the Common Core. This includes a Position Statement from the ELL Department on the role of close reading and its value … Continue reading →

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Washoe Educators Finish Day 2 of the CTP-ESL Pilot

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

K-12 ESL teachers finished Day 2 of the CTP-ESL pilot. Their hard work is allowing Curriculum and Instruction to integrate WIDA into Core Task Project trainings. Further, they are identifying appropriate scaffolds to allow all learners to engage in the … Continue reading →

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Washoe Teachers Pilot CTP-ESL

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

On Monday, the ESL & World Language Department partnered with the Curriculum & Instruction Department on the Core Task Project-ESL. The hope of this endeavor is to identity appropriate scaffolds for ELs, when employing the close reading strategy, and use … Continue reading →

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“Keep it or Junk it” an ESL Perspective

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

Dr. Pete Cobin, ELL Consultant with Washoe County School District, reviewed the lesson “Keep it or Junk it” and shared the following: There are two things in particular that I noticed. The emphasis on “What are you thinking? How do … Continue reading →

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