Bilingual Education & World Language Commission Symposium

Bilingual Education & World Language Commission
January 24 & 25, 2008
Marriott Chicago at Medical District/UIC
625 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

Learn from experts in the fields of language acquisition, bilingual education, dual language, world language, English Language Learners (ELLs), and education policy reform as it relates to ELLs; share best practices from local, national, and international programs; begin discussion on policy and program recommendations to CPS.

Audience: BEWL Commission members; CPS central office staff, bilingual ed and World Language teachers, school administrators; supporters of multi-language learning; educators from neighboring school districts; funders.


Agenda
January 24
3:00 pm Registration
3:30 pm Opening Keynote: Dr. Myriam Met, National Foreign Language, Center, University of Maryland
Reception to follow

January 25
8:00 am Registration
8:30 am - 4:30 pm presenters:
Fred Genesee, McGill University
Kathryn Lindholm-Leary, San Jose State
Rita Oleksak, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Kim Potowski, University of Illinois at Chicago
Carola Suarez-Orozco, New York University
Irma Rohatgi, Houston Independent School District

To confirm your attendance please contact the BEWL project assistant by Jan.18, 2008 at bewlcommission@live.com or 773.553.1902.

Download BEWL_Symposium.pdf