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2011 CREATE Conference
Educating Middle School English Language Learners for College and Career Readiness

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	7:30 am	Registration and Breakfast
	8:30 am	Welcome and Overview of CREATE David Francis
	8:45 am	Keynote Session: The Legacy of Lau in Contemporary Perspective Kenji Hakuta
	9:45 am	Morning Break
	10:00 am	General Session: Using the SIOP Model as a Schoolwide Professional Development Framework Deborah Short, Jennifer Himmel, Jana Echevarria, and Catherine Richards-Tutor
	11:00 am	General Session: Using Word Generation in Classes With ELLs: Does Discussion Really Work? Catherine Snow and Claire White
	12:00 pm	Lunch
	1:15 pm	Small Group Breakout Sessions Part 1: Session A: Data Trends and Policy Kenji Hakuta and David Francis Session B: SIOP Model Professional Development Jennifer Himmel and Deborah Short Session C: Supporting Evidence-Based Instructional Practices through Coaching Colleen Reutebuch and Vanessa Cortez
	2:15 pm	Keynote Session: English Learners and the Staircase of Text Complexity Elfrieda Hiebert
	3:15 pm	Afternoon Break
	3:30 pm	Small Group Breakout Sessions Part 2: Session A: Text Complexity Elfrieda Hiebert Session B: Using Word Generation in Classes With ELLs Claire White and Catherine Snow Session C: Supporting Evidence-Based Instructional Practices through Coaching Colleen Reutebuch and Vanessa Cortez
	4:30 pm	General Session – Panel Discussion / Day 1 Speakers

	7:30 am	Breakfast
	8:30 am	Overview of Day 2 Jana Echevarria
	8:45 am	General Session: CREATE Science: Developing Science Knowledge and Academic Language in Middle Grade ELLs Diane August and Annie Duguay
	9:45 am	General Session: CREATE Social Studies: Developing Social Studies Knowledge and Academic Language in Middle Grade ELLs Sharon Vaughn and Colleen Reutebuch
	10:45 am	Morning Break
	11:00 am	Keynote Session: Why Students Drop Out of School and What Can be Done About It Russ Rumberger
	12:00 pm	Lunch
	1:15 pm	Small Group Breakout Sessions Part 3: Session A: Why Students Drop Out of School and What Can Be Done About It Russ Rumberger and David Francis Session B: CREATE Science Annie Duguay and Diane August Session C: CREATE Social Studies Colleen Reutebuch, Letty Martinez, Ledell Maynor, and Craig Powell
	2:15 pm	Small Group Breakout Sessions Part 4: Session A: SIOP Model Professional Development Jennifer Himmel and Deborah Short Session B: CREATE Science Annie Duguay and Diane August Session C: Using Word Generation in Classes With ELLs Claire White and Catherine Snow
	3:15 pm	General Session: Concluding Remarks and Panel Discussion of Participant Questions