Originally posted January 24, 2014 on Colorin Colorado by Diane Staehr Fenner In this week’s post, I’ll circle back to another theme from Tim Shanahan’s fascinating article called “Letting the Text Take Center Stage” (American Educator, Fall 2013). As you may recall from my previous posts, Shanahan’s article explores the issues…
By Diane Staehr Fenner | Originally published December 5, 2013 on Colorin Colorado In last weeks blog post, Your Role in the CCSS: Advocating for ELLs, I provided an equity audit table focused on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and ELLs to help you take the pulse of the extent…
Thank you for your interest in DSF Consulting, LLC, a woman owned small business that supports English Learner (EL) achievement. We’d like to highlight some of our recent publications, blog posts, ongoing projects, and presentations. Publications Diane and Ayanna’s coauthored article Practical Strategies for Implementing the Common Core with English…
By Diane Staehr Fenner | Originally published on November 26, 2013 on the Colorin Colorado website I have been very fortunate this fall to work with dedicated teachers and administrators in a few different states who are involved with the education of English language learners (ELLs). As I’ve been speaking…
By Ayanna Cooper | Originally published on the Colorin Colorado website October 18, 2013 This week, guest blogger Ayanna Cooper offers ideas for planning professional development sessions on the Common Core and English Learners. So you’ve been asked to provide professional development for your colleagues about Common Core State Standards for English Learners…
Thank you for following DSF Consulting! We apologize for the delay in this month’s newsletter, but we had to deal with some website security issues. Thankfully the issues have been resolved. We’ll share with you the progress we’re making supporting English learners and their educators across the country. Some Current…
