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Friday, November 8 • 3:30pm - 4:15pm
The Newcomers: Finding refuge in an American classroom

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For tens of thousands of newly arrived students with interrupted formal education, the academic and linguistic demands of today's classrooms are daunting. Explore some of the many issues facing the sub-population of language learners with critically acclaimed author, Helen Thorpe, and newcomer educator and advocate, MiaAriela Allen.

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MiaAriela Allen

Director of Professional Learning; Newcomer Second, 4Ed Consulting; Imagine Learning partner
Newcomer secondary educator. Founder and director of 4Ed Consulting Services.  The organization is focused on improving programmatic structures and creating equitable learning opportunities for Multilingual Language Learners. MiaAriela completed dissertation work focused on English... Read More →


Friday November 8, 2019 3:30pm - 4:15pm MST
Club Room, Radisson Lower Level