Course Crafters, Inc
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 A publication of Course Crafters, Inc. . Volume 6, Number 4 
November/December 2007 
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  • Course Crafters Now Offers ELL Professional Development
  • ELLs Feel Effects of Battle Over Illegal Immigration
  • Putting It All Together: Integrating Academic Math Language into Math Teaching
  • ELL Teacher Diary #6: Starting a New School Year

  • ELLs Feel Effects of Battle Over Illegal Immigration
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    A Farmers Branch, Texas, ordinance that made it illegal to rent aparments to undocumented immigrants was struck down by a federal judge. Yet questions about how the presence of ELLs in schools influences local immigration policies, and what unintended consequences those local policies in turn may have on English language learners and teachers, are continously raised.

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    Putting It All Together: Integrating Academic Math Language into Math Teaching
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    What happens after potential or actual difficulties are identified? Do we have to teach academic language, or will students acquire it naturally as long as teachers use it appropriately? If we have to teach it, what's the best way to do that?

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    ELL Teacher Diary #6: Starting a New School Year
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    It's the first days of school. English language proficiency testing is about to start. Another diary of a teacher in North Carolina.

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    Course Crafters Now Offers ELL Professional Development
    Did you know that Course Crafters offers customized professional development to school districts across the country? Call or email Lise Ragan (978.372.3446 x228/lragan@coursecrafters.com) today to see how you can help your ELLs become academically successful.

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