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Friday, November 19, 2010

ELL Scalfolding: Academic Language in Non-Fiction Reading and Writing WORKSHOP

• Register online at www.ufttc.org.
• Click on Learning Opportunities.
• Participants receive professional
resources for classroom use and a
certificate of participation.
• Learn how to differentiate instruction through
the stages of second language acquisition.
• Examine the academic language that frames expository text structures.
• Acquire tools to scaffold academic writing across content areas.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
UFT Manhattan Headquarters
52 Broadway
New York, NY 10004
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Participants will:
Academic Language
in Non-fiction
Reading and Writing

Let's Talk about Math: Making Math Come To Life Through Words WORKSHOP

Let’s Talk Math!
Making Math Come to
Through Words
Mathematics Conference for K-12 Educators
• Register online at www.ufttc.org. Click on Learning Opportunities.
• Participants will receive professional resources for classroom use
and a certificate of participation.
Participants will:
• Learn effective strategies to strengthen
language development in the mathematics
classroom.
• Examine the language of word problems and
identify content specific vocabulary.
• Use effective vocabulary strategies to foster
mathematical thinking and discourse.
• Align classroom activities to the Common Core
State Standards.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
UFT Manhattan Headquarters
52 Broadway • New York, NY 10004
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