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Teacher Training Continuing Education Sessions Next Gcm�ration I LA Standards and Implications for English Language Learners, Sessions 1, 2 and 3 C11�t!lll)OS, Doputy Chancellor Milady Baez Fa11oso11tr'r: �1oc:orro Diaz. English Language Director and New York City Department of Education Staff Development Leader l)u11n�11111••,n sessions, educators examined how advanced literacies inform Next Generation English Language Arts Standards and impacta I i-t(llisli I., 1ncJuc1ge Learners. They also explored key terms and essential documents that support the implementation of the standards acrossa II fl(IO levol:..,a 111[dl W;_1ys to Make a Big Impact with Student Preparation I ovrena Thomas. ELL Services Administrator and Principal This s0ss1on featured various strategies and protocols to engage ELL students in academic conversations and further develop their languaCJC' killG This i11teractrve session. featured low-stakes pedagogical strategies that increase student participation in the classroom.
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I ho l�clucnt1onal [xperience of Dominican Youth in Gregorio Luper6n High School IJ10su111c1 Juan Villar, Principal, The High School for Media and Communications, Former Principal and Founder of Gregorio Luper6n I l1ql1 '�r:11001 P11m 1pal Villa1 shared his experience as founder and former principal of Gregorio Luper6n High School. He discussed the ways cul1u1 nlly 1cJ�,po11sive cu,riculum enhance the academic experience of Dominican heritage and Latinx youth. '-�elr-c11119 1he l�1ght Vocabulary to Teachl: Using Tier 2 and Tier 3 Vocabulary in the ELL Classroom IJ1c c-;t'llto1 Aa,on Lucas, ELL Instructional Coach 1111• c,0lect1on and review of high ulility voccJ.bulary allows [nglish Language Learners to access conlent in a ,anqe of r0acJ1rKJ rnnlC'11r1lo:; Dt11111n h1 1�, �.n�1rno11. A11011 I ucac-j cilscusseci rescniched 1nforrned resources and the 1each1ng st1 a1Gg1es founci to rnaxim11c voGnbul,uy dt'Vc'lop1111•111 nncl bolslm cornprf'lw11ac,1on Im I: nql1sh l cllKJUc\(JC' I 'L ,·Hl1L'f', t\Jox1 Gc-'llC'1c1l1rn1 H.A �,l,111clil!Cls cllld l111pl1t dl10I1•, lrn I 1K1lf':11 I ,mc1u,1qo l.ori1nor�. <�c"/,IOIV, I,:> i111cl 3 Crr:•1 1• 11HI D1'pt.11y Clwncollor Milncly 13,.111 I >rc�.�!111u1 �·,ucu110 l)(r11, I 1,c1lisl1·a I w1r_iun11i:a1 I )11 OGlOI' i11Kl f\Ji:w Y, >1 k C1Iy l)cip:--u 1n K:111 ol I d1.1cr-,11c,n ��lflll IJi� iv1Jloprn,x11 Luc1(lor l)111w,n 11ior,(� i;i:if,�;1cin�·., orl1.1cn11.>1f, t•xn1n1nnc1 l1ow aclvl111cPcl l1tP1itGICai �J 1nln11n Noxl ni:,110,n111:in I r,n11 r ,J11,11-ic1uz--1rp:• /\11s S1om.lc11cls 1 .i11(I 1rnp,1a Ia 1
DAY 5 Centro de f xcelenc1E1. Republlca de Colorn1J1a, Victor l.111c;1, P11r1, 1pril Pr 1ncipal Victor L1ria coordinated an informat1ve and enioyublC' v1s11 t the Centro de Excelenc1a Republica de Colombia. an exempl,Hy public school located in Santo Domingo. The New York City delegation and Dominican administrators engaged in an 1n cl0ptl 1 discussion on the structure of the K-12 Dominican educal1011c1I system, including teacher training and hiring practices together w1tl 1 the pedagogical strategies used to advance academic ach10vc!rY1C 1 nt for at-risk students. During the breakout session. Dominican lcc1cl1cr and the New York City delegation discussed the strategies implemented in their respective school communities to promote' academic success.
DAY 6 l"·c1ll ll'I M,muel /\r1trn110 l�u11 Rio 01ama MOVE ARI I Father Manuel Antonio Ruiz de la Rosa promolt'S community empowerment and environmental nwrneness 1n high poverty and underserved sections of Santo Domingo. His ingenuity, resourcefulness, and creativity clearly resonates at the Rfo Ozama MOVEARTE community, where its low income residents can earn additional income by collecting recyclable materials and learn to use these materials to build homes, schools, clinics and other structures. This program not only addresses the issue of environmental pollution but also holistically improves the living conditions of underserved residents by making them the agents of change in their communities. The New York City delegation marveled at the ingenuity and design of the ecologically sustainable structures as they toured three MOVEARTE communities.
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