Schoolwide Best Practices to Support English Learners

About the Webinar

In this free webinar, national experts on collaborative practices for English learners, Andrea Honigsfeld and Maria Dove, will identify schoolwide framework for improving programs, policies, and practices for diverse learners. Webinar participants will learn about four key approaches to working with English learners in a cohesive fashion:  

• Mapping and aligning an integrated curriculum—making the general education curricula accessible for all learners
• Collaborative planning, teaching, and assessment—delivering more cohesive instruction to ELs
• Teaching students explicit learning strategies—empowering students by increasing student-led learning
• Promoting disciplinary literacy—providing all students with tools to use content-specific academic language 

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About the Speakers

Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld is Associate Dean and Director of the Doctoral Program (Educational Leadership for Diverse Learning Communities) at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY.   Before entering the field of teacher education, she was an English as a Foreign Language teacher in Hungary (grades 5-8 and adult), an English as a Second Language teacher in New York City (grades K-3 and adult), and taught Hungarian at New York University. A Fulbright Scholar and sought after national presenter, Andrea is the coauthor or coeditor of 20 books on education and numerous chapters and research articles related to the needs of diverse learners. 

Maria Dove, Ed.D. is Associate Professor in the Graduate Education TESOL Program in the Division of Education at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, New York, where she teaches courses to preservice and inservice teachers on the research and best practices for developing effective programs and school policies for English learners. Before entering the field of higher education, she worked over thirty years as an English-as-a second language teacher in public school settings (Grades K-12) and in adult English language programs in Nassau County, New York. 

Andrea Honigsfeld and Maria Dove have co-authored several books, including, Co-Teaching for English Learners: Guide to Collaborative Planning, Instruction, Assessment, and Reflection, and Collaborating for English Learners: Foundational Guide to Integrated Practices, Second Edition. Andrea and Maria are also co-authors of the NPR, INc. laminated guide, ELLs: Co-Teaching and Collaboration.

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