Academic Conversations: Leveraging Oracy for Academic Growth Spring 2025 (5.09A, 5.09B, 5.10A, 5.11A, 5.11B, 5.12A, 5.12B)

Course Description

**IMPORTANT- PLEASE READ: This is a blended course. Course attendance on:  

• Wednesday, Feb. 5 - 30 mins (7:10 pm- 7: 40pm), First 'Kick-off' in-person class
• Asynchronous online work

• Wednesday March 5  - 60 mins (6:55-7:55 pm) - in-person class

• Asynchronous online work

• Wednesday April 9 - 30 mins (time TBD) - in-person wrap-up session

In-person sessions at the Legacy Campus (10035 S. Peoria St. Lone Tree) is required. Other work will be completed in Canvas.**

• 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. 
• Lead Learner (Facilitator): Janette Szabo | Cindy Kreek | Kara Schultz
• 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 = No
• Open to Charter School Staff = Yes 
  • Charter Certified

Date, Time, and Location

• February 5, March 5, and April 9 at Legacy Campus, different times (Plan to arrive a bit early to allow for parking and walking to the classroom upstairs)
  
  • 10035 S. Peoria St. Lone Tree

Self-paced work will occur in-between sessions

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.
  
  

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