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- April 2011 – Submitted by Laura Wittmann and Ina Demers While several private high schools in Maine (notably, George Stevens Academy in Ellsworth, Foxcroft Academy in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine Central Institute in Waterville and John Bapst in Bangor) have tuitioned international students before, both Millinocket and Orono High will tuition international students in Fall 2011. …
- September 2010 – Submitted by Laura Wittmann and Ina Demers Take a look – “Study Island.” Go to www.studyisland.com: A computer based NECAP practice program. Check it out!! This summer, Ina attended a workshop at the Governor Baxter for the Deaf and learned that most of the strategies taught at that school are applicable …
- April 2011 – Submitted by Kern Goyette and Debra St. Lawrence ESOL Network Meeting: Upper Valley TESOL Network – The Upper Valley TESOL Network meets the first Wednesday of every month at 3:00 at Seminary Hill School at 20 Seminary Hill in West Lebanon, NH. Meetings are held in the white annex in front …
- September 2010 - Submitted by James Whiting Upper Valley: Meetings at Cemetery Hill School (http://lebanonshs.learningnetworks.com/Pages/index) first Wednesday of every month after school. Contact: Charlotte Johnson, <charlotte.johnson@valley.net> Conway: Meetings, MET Coffeehouse in North Conway (http://metcoffeehouse.com/) at 3:30 on the 3rd Monday of every month. Contact: Karen Gibson, <esl@sau9.org> Concord: Meetings, second Tuesday of each month …
- April 2011 – Submitted by Kirsten Kollgaard News from CREATE at Saint Michael’s College December CREATE conference 12 teams comprised of SMC faculty from both Applied Linguistics and Education and K- 12 ESL and content teachers from the Burlington, South Burlington and Winooski School. Districts met at a day-long conference in December, Teaching Academic …
- June 2010 – Submitted by Rita MacDoanld and Kirsten Kollgaard ESL/ Special Ed Resource Guide Completed The ESL-Special Education working group is delighted to announce the publication of the long-awaited state guidelines for distinguishing normal language learning differences from learning disabilities. The multi-disciplinary group of special educators, ESL teachers, Saint Michael’s College faculty and …