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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">We welcome you to join us at Virginia International University the first event of the fall semester in our
<i>Voices from the Field </i>Speaker Series!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Our guest speaker, <b>Dr. Heather Weger</b>, will be giving a talk entitled
<b><i>“</i></b><b>Promoting student autonomy: How authentic task-based activities can scaffold learning in multi-level classes.”<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><u><span style="color:#002060">Date</span></u><span style="color:#002060">: Thursday, September 11, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><u><span style="color:#002060">Time</span></u><span style="color:#002060">: 2:00-3:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><u><span style="color:#002060">Location</span></u><span style="color:#002060">: Waples Mill Conference Room, 11200 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#002060">Educators often find themselves faced with classrooms of learners who possess a variety of skills, interests, and goals. How can they individualize activities to provide both sufficient scaffolding and appropriate
challenges for students at different levels of ability? How can they ensure that tasks will be stimulating and motivating for all students? And, given the myriad demands on teachers’ time, how can they do this efficiently?
<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#002060">In this session, drawing on principles of student autonomy, authentic materials, and task-based learning, the presenter will outline two media-based projects (one written, one oral) that educators can use
to scaffold, challenge, and inspire students toward the development of content-area knowledge, skills, and level-appropriate language use.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060;background:white">Dr. Weger is a Senior Instructor for the Center for Language Education and Development at Georgetown University.
</span><span style="color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">To learn more about participating in
<i>Voices from the Field</i>, please contact Kevin Martin (Director of the School of Education) at
<a href="mailto:kevin@viu.edu"><span style="color:#002060">kevin@viu.edu</span></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"><span style="color:#002060">www.viu.edu/sed</span></a>!
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">And don’t forget about our upcoming
<b>National Summit on the Common Core: Demystifying and Finding Common Ground</b>, coming up on November 1, 2014. You can read more information about the summit including speakers and topics, here:
<a href="http://summit.viu.edu/"><span style="color:#002060">http://summit.viu.edu/</span></a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">We hope to see you at VIU!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">Kevin J. Martin</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">Director of the School of Education<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">Conference on Language, Learning, and Culture Organizer</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">General Education Director and Common Academic Core Chair<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">Writing, Research, and Media Center Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">TESOL Higher Education Interest Section Assistant Chair<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></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) 865-8736<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:kevin@viu.edu"><span style="color:blue">kevin@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">@SEDatVIU</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://twitter.com/TESOLVIU"><span style="color:blue">@TESOLVIU</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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