The Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Elementary Education and Reading and Office of Special Education announce training opportunities Oct. 10 through Nov. 17, for understanding and unpacking the Mississippi English Language Proficiency (MS ELP) and Mississippi Alternate English Language Proficiency (MS Alt-ELP) standards.
There will be two sessions for each training. Please note that there are separate registrations for morning and afternoon sessions.
One session will focus on the general MS ELP standards and the other session will focus on the MS Alt-ELP standards for English learner students with significant cognitive disabilities (SCD). These interactive trainings will be held in several locations around the state and will offer CEUs for those who attend a full day of training. Participants will receive resources for training other educators in their school or district. Please bring laptops or tablets to this training.
| Agenda | |
| Morning Session MS English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards 8:30 am – 12:00 pm | Afternoon Session MS Alternate English Language Proficiency (Alt-ELP) Standards 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm |
| Registration 8:30 – 12:00
1. Introductions 2. Process for identifying English learners 3. Understanding the guiding principles of the standards 4. Understanding the organization of the standards 5. Levels of second language acquisition 6. Unpacking the standards 7. Resources for support
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Afternoon Registration 1:00 – 4:30
1. Determination of EL students with significant cognitive disabilities (SCD) 2. Process for identifying English learners 3. The guiding principles of the standards 4. Understanding the organization of the standards 5. Language acquisition for EL students with SCD 6. Unpacking the standards 7. Resources for supporting ELs with SCDs
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| Lunch 12:00 | |
| Dates and Locations | |
| Oct. 10 – Biloxi, Harrison Co. School District Center for Excellence
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Click here to register AM – Biloxi AM |
| Oct. 13 – Meridian, MSU Kahlmus Aud.
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Click here to register AM – Meridian AM |
| Oct. 26- Cleveland, DSU, Ewing Hall
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Click here to register AM – Cleveland AM |
| Nov. 4- Hattiesburg, Trent Lott Center
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Click here to register AM – Hattiesburg AM |
| Nov. 11 – Oxford, Oxford Conference Center
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Click here to register AM – Oxford AM |
| Nov. 17 – Jackson, R & D Center
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Click here to register AM – Jackson AM |
Contact the RESA if there are questions about registration. Contact Sandra Elliott at selliott@mdek12.org in the Office of Intervention Services if there are questions for the MDE.