January 2012 Newsletter from Dr. Rosalinda Barrera PDF(310 KB)

Professional Development Workshop: "Supporting English Learners in Science: Strategies for Success"

The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) is hosting a pre-conference professional development workshop at the 2012 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) annual conference. The workshop will be held March 28 at the J.W. Marriot Hotel in Indianapolis, IN. OELA Director Dr. Rosalinda B. Barrera has prepared a letter of invitation for potential participants.
 
This one-day workshop will feature classroom practitioners that will share effective science instructional practices for English Learners (ELs). A major challenge for ELs in mastering science content is acquisition of the academic language reflected in science texts and other science instructional materials.
 
This workshop is geared toward middle- and high school science teachers seeking to learn techniques for teaching inclusive lessons for English Learners, as well as administrators wishing to share this information with their teachers.

For more information, visit http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/meetings/nsta2012/
To register, visit http://bai-register.com/nsta2012/

In making new awards under the National Professional Development Program (NPD) for FY 2012, the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) intends to fund new awards from the slate of unfunded applications submitted under the 2011 NPD competition. OELA anticipates making approximately 70 new awards, depending upon available funding. OELA will review applications and make funding decisions for new NPD awards in February, 2012, and expects to announce the awards no later than April, 2012. The list of new awards will be posted under NPD Awards, and the NCELA website.

Funding for the  FLAP program was eliminated in the final fiscal year (FY) 2012 Budget enacted by Congress.  There is no 2012 new competition and no continued funding for current grantees.