Academic Conversations: Leveraging Oracy for Academic Growth April 2023 5.09A, 5.09B, 5.10A, 5.11A, 5.11B, 5.12A, 5.12B

Course Description

**This is a blended course with required attendance on April 6 at 4:30 - 7:30 PM at the Lone Tree Library Event Hall and a Google Meet on April 27 at 4:30 - 6:30 PM. Self-paced work will occur between 4/6 and 4/27. **

• This course will allow participants to explore, create, and implement components of academic conversations. Participants will: evaluate their school’s current integration of academic conversations; identify and implement academic conversation protocols and strategies into the classroom; and evaluate the effectiveness of the academic conversations OR create a plan for school level implementation of academic conversation protocols and strategies. This course will meet twice in person with individual work completed between sessions.
• Lead Learner (Facilitator): Becky Corr
• Credit(s) and Type: 8 Hours Re-licensure | English Language Development (ELD)
• Note:  This course has been designed to count toward the State 45 hours of ELD re-licensure requirement.

Target Audience

• Certified Staff
• Open to Substitute Teachers = Yes
• Open to Student Teachers = Yes
• Open to Charter School Staff = Yes 
  • Charter Certified

Date, Time, and Location

• April 6, 2023 4:30 -7:30 PM at Lone Tree Library Event Hall
  • 10055 Library Wy, Lone Tree, 80124
• April 27, 2023: 4:30 - 6:30 PM via Google Meet

Self-paced work will occur between 4/6 and 4/27

Course Outcomes

Here are the outcomes for the course:

• Participants will be able to implement protocols that maximize oracy for multilingual learners.
• Participants will implement and reflect on a lesson plan that intentionally incorporates protocols that promote oracy.