7:30 am

Registration and Breakfast

8:00 am

Welcome and Overview of CREATE
David J. Francis, Director, CREATE

ISSUES THAT EXTEND ACROSS CONTENT AREAS

8:20 am

Intervening to Increase General Academic Vocabulary Catherine Snow, CREATE, Harvard University

9:00 am

Reading Content-Area Texts: What's Involved for English Language Learners
Elfrieda H. Hiebert, CREATE, University of California, Berkeley

9:40 am

Morning Break

10:00 am

Small Group Break-Out Sessions

11:15 am

Q & A with morning speakers

12:00 pm

Lunch

SUPPORTING CONTENT AREA LEARNING: SCIENCE

1:00 pm

The Knowledge Base for Science Education with English Language Learners
Okhee Lee, University of Miami

1:40 pm

Developing Academic Language in Middle School Science Classrooms: It's More Than Vocabulary Instruction
Diane August, CREATE, Center for Applied Linguistics

2:20 pm

Afternoon Break

2:35 pm

Linking Science and Academic English: Teacher Development and Student Achievement
Deborah Short, CREATE, Center for Applied Linguistics, and Cara Richards, CREATE, California State University Long Beach

3:15 pm

Small Group Break-Out Sessions

SUPPORTING CONTENT AREA LEARNING: SOCIAL STUDIES

8:00 am

SUPPORTING CONTENT AREA LEARNING: MATHEMATICS

9:15 am

Using a Technology-Enhanced Curriculum to Improve the Learning of Important Mathematics for English Language Learners
Phil Vahey, Center for Technology in Learning, SRI International

9:50 am

Mathematics in a Global Context
William Schmidt, Michigan State University

1:00 pm

What We Know From Research About Teaching English Language Learners in Middle Grades
David J. Francis, CREATE, TIMES, University of Houston

Conference Summary