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Lunch and Learn – ML Workshop – For Atkinson, Wisconsin
Together, WITESOL and the ML Department in the School District of Fort Atkinson will be hosting a “Lunch and Learn” event for ML/EL educators. WITESOL is sponsoring this workshop and will provide lunch and refreshments for attendees. This is a free professional development opportunity for educators. The date for this event is Tuesday, February 25, 2025. We welcome you to join the workshop from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., with the individual option to stay longer to continue conversations with others. We will be having this event in a large conference room located in the same building as Luther Elementary (205 Park Street) in Fort Atkinson.
WITESOL and the Fort Atkinson ML Department are working together to provide this opportunity so that we can network with ML colleagues from around the state of Wisconsin and collaborate on common issues educators encounter when working with multilingual learners. We plan to have some great discussions about ML programming and practices. Sometimes being involved in ML instruction can feel very isolating, especially if you are the only ML teacher in the building or district. We want this mini-workshop to help empower you as you make connections with others. Our goal is to learn from each other and share tips and strategies of what has been working in each program or district.
To kick off the morning, we will have a brief opening message. After that, we will break off into interest levels (elementary, secondary, etc.) and participate in a “Swap Shop”. We are asking each attendee to bring some favorite resources or ideas to share with the group. This could include anything like a favorite book, handout, language lesson, anchor chart, website, tips and strategies, example schedules, etc. We hope that swapping ideas will lead to discussion and collaboration on a variety of issues. In addition, everyone will get to leave with new resources and ideas to try out! As time allows, we hope to have a question and answer session where attendees can share ideas on current hot topics related to working with multilingual students.
If you can attend this event, please RSVP by February 5th. While this event is free, we are requiring every participant to register ahead of time. As Luther Elementary is locked 24/7, only those who register will be admitted into the school. After the registration deadline, you will receive an email with other pertinent details. You must RSVP by clicking here.
We hope that you can join us for this exciting opportunity on February 25th! Please feel free to share this with other ML/EL colleagues.
If you have any questions, you may contact Kari at witesolboard@gmail.com.
