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Advocating for English Learners: A Guide for Educators
Contributor(s): Fenner, Diane Staehr (Author)

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 ISBN: 1452257698     ISBN-13: 9781452257693
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
OUR PRICE: $37.95  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General
- Education | Bilingual Education
Dewey: 371.1
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.9" W x 9.8" L (0.95 lbs) 264 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
 
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Embrace the future by ensuring English Learners have a voice in school.

English Learners (ELs) are the fastest-growing segment of the K-12 population. Therefore, educators must provide a voice for their needs. This book demystifies the techniques of advocacy for ELs, including:

  • A shared sense of responsibility for EL success-Providing tools that every educator can use to ensure that ELs are effectively served
  • An overview for administrators-Influencing policy and fostering a culture that meets EL needs
  • Advocacy for ELs' success beyond Grade 12-Equipping ELs for life after graduation, from higher education to career decisions

Contributor Bio(s): Fenner, Diane Staehr: - Diane Staehr Fenner is the president of SupportEd, LLC (formerly DSF Consulting), a woman owned small business that provides educators in English learners' education the skills and resources they need to champion ELs' success within and beyond their classrooms. At SupportEd, Diane serves as project lead for all the team's work providing professional development, programmatic support, and research to school districts, states, organizations, and the U.S. Department of Education. Diane is an author of four books, a blogger for the Colorín Colorado website, and a frequent keynote presenter on EL education at conferences across North America. Diane was a research associate at George Washington University's Center for Excellence and Equity in Education, spent a decade as an ESOL teacher, dual language assessment teacher, and ESOL assessment specialist in Fairfax County Public Schools, VA, and taught English in Veracruz, Mexico and Berlin, Germany. Diane earned her Ph.D. in Multilingual/Multicultural Education with an emphasis in Literacy at George Mason University. She earned her MAT in TESOL at the School for International Training and her Masters in German at Penn State University. She lives in Fairfax, VA with her husband, three elementary age kids who are in a Spanish immersion program in their public school, a dog, a few fish, and an elderly hamster. Diane speaks fluent Spanish and German, grew up on a dairy farm in New York State's Finger Lakes region. You can connect with her via email at Diane@GetSupportEd.net or on Twitter at @DStaehrFenner.
Watch Diane's Webinar: Advocating for English Learners: Sharing the Responsiblity and the Joy
 
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