The first in a series of new annual conferences jointly hosted by two federally-funded research centers created to study how to improve education for English Learners and produce actionable findings.
The joint conference, held at George Washington University, is intended for teacher educators, teachers, district and state English Learner program administrators and others playing key roles in the field, including policymakers and researchers.
Confirmed speakers include: Mark Schneider, Director, IES; Kenji Hakuta (History and Policy), Stanford University; Guillermo Solano-Flores (Assessment and Student Learning), Stanford University; Amanda Kibler (Teaching and Instruction), Oregon State University; and Jennifer O’Day (Organizational Change
and Professional Development), AIR.
Opening remarks from Aida Walqui, WestEd; David Francis, University of Houston; and Michael Feuer, George Washington University.
