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Featured Session - International Conference 2015
Inquiring into Writing: Building on Learners’ Strengths
An asset-based approach to instruction builds on learners’ strengths and helps students to take ownership for their learning. Differentiating instruction builds on individual students’ creativity, proficiency levels, and background knowledge. This not only develops academic language but also critical thinking skills. Using the WIDA English language development framework, participants will explore a writing activity at different proficiency levels.
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Speaker Bio-Sketch
Jon Nordmeyer is the Director of International Programs at the WIDA Consortium, University of Wisconsin. He has been an educator for 25 years and has worked in Ecuador, The Netherlands, Taiwan, Turkey, China, and Thailand. He has also taught seminars at Harvard Graduate School of Education and Tibet University. Jon has written journal articles and chapters in several books and is the co-editor of the book Integrating Language and Content (TESOL 2010). Jon has a BA from Dartmouth College and an MA in TESOL from the School for International Training.
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Speaker Online Materials
Delicate Balance (Article) by Jon Nordmeyer
http://www.maine.gov/education/esl/webinars/documents/ELLCollaborationDe...
Building and Assessing Oral Language (Video) by WIDA
https://www.wida.us/getInvolved/video/summer2013.aspx
WIDA Download Library
https://www.wida.us/downloadLibrary.aspx
Jon Nordmeyer’s participation in the 2015 Korea TESOL International Conference and English Expo is sponsored in part by WIDA.
See the full list of Major Speakers at the KOTESOL International Conference and English Expo at http://koreatesol.org/ic2015/MajorSpeakers
