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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Educational Linguists:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Virginia International University’s School of Education welcomes you to join us for this week’s event in our
<i>Voices from the Field</i> Speaker Series: a panel presentation on <b>Promoting Communication Skills and Workforce Readiness through Co-Teaching</b>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><u>Date</u>: Thursday, February 6, 2014<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><u>Time</u>: 2:00-3:00pm<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><u>Location</u>: Waples Mill Conference Room, 11200 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Three distinguished panelists will be speaking about their implementation of the Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) model at Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School in Washington, DC:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Dr. Ryan Monroe</b>, Principal <o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Heather Tatton-Harris</b>, Curriculum Coordinator
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Carole Fuller</b>, Professional Development Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">By pairing content and language/literacy instructors as co-teachers in a single classroom, I-BEST helps students acquire crucial communication and career skills in the context of real-world situations, providing linguistic and professional
training simultaneously. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The speakers will discuss:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>The mission and history of Carlos Rosario School—nationally and internationally recognized as a successful model for comprehensive adult education programs<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Research conducted by the speakers to determine the value of co-teaching and the feasibility of different approaches to implementation<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Carlos Rosario School’s career pathways, course offerings, and goals in the implementation of co-teaching<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Co-teachers’ experiences in designing their roles and working together productively
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To learn more about participating in <i>Voices from the Field</i>, please contact Mr. Kevin Martin at
<a href="mailto:kevin@viu.edu">kevin@viu.edu</a>, follow us on social media @SEDatVIU and @TESOLVIU, and visit the School of Education’s website at
<a href="http://www.viu.edu/sed">www.viu.edu/sed</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For information on VIU’s Conference on Language, Learning, and Culture, which will be held in April, please visit
<a href="http://viu.edu/sed/about-school-of-education/cllc.html">http://viu.edu/sed/about-school-of-education/cllc.html</a>. Early registration is open until February 28!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">Rebecca Sachs, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">Professor, TESOL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">School of Education<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">Virginia International University<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.viu.edu/"><span style="color:#1F497D">www.viu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">3957 Pender Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">Fairfax, VA 22030<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">Tel: (703) 591-1844, ext. 364<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">Fax: (703) 591-7046<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:rsachs@viu.edu"><span style="color:blue">rsachs@viu.edu</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://twitter.com/SEDatVIU"><span style="color:blue">@TESOLVIU</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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