May-June 2014 Newsletter

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On June 2, 2014
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Advocacy, Colorin Colorado, ELL, English as a Second Language, Professional Development, TESOL, TESOL International Association

Thank you for your interest in DSF Consulting, a small business that supports English learner achievement and teachers of ELs. We’d like to share some of the ways we worked toward EL equity during the past two months. Supporting TESOL International Association with Three Projects In addition to Diane Staehr Fenner’s ongoing managing of Council […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On April 16, 2014
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Aida Walqui, Amanda Kibler, CCSS, edTPA, English as a Second Language, English language learner, ESL, Guadalupe Valdes, Kellogg Foundation, standards, TESOL

Originally published on the Colorin Colorado website by Diane Staehr Fenner / April 9, 2014 Happy Spring! After spending much of March providing professional development to ESL and content teachers in a few states, as well as attending the TESOL International Convention & English Language Expo in Portland, OR, I’m happy to be back in the Washington, DC […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On March 31, 2014
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academic language, Advocacy, CCSS, Corwin Press, ELL, NYSED, teacher evaluation, TESOL

Thank you for your interest in DSF Consulting, a small business that supports English learner achievement and supports teachers of ELs. We’d like to share all the ways we worked toward EL equity during the past month and how we spread the word through our writing and presentations. TESOL/Kellogg Foundation Grant We are thrilled to […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On November 8, 2013
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Advocacy, CCSS, Common Core, ELL, English as a Second Language, GATESOL, National Education Association, NYSTESOL, Professional Development, TESOL

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 Clients and Projects US Department […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On July 1, 2013
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American Museum of Natural History, assessment, CCSS, Colorin Colorado, Common Core, English as a Second Language, English language learner, ESL, Peace Corps, Professional Development, TESOL, WIDA, WIDA ACCESS for ELLs

Thank you for your interest in DSF Consulting! Please take a look at ways in which we have been supporting English learners’ success during the past month. DSF Consulting Projects Underway We began an exciting new project with the Peace Corps. This project will include developing a relationship with an accrediting body or academic partner […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On June 3, 2013
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Advocacy, American Federation of Teachers, collaboration, Common Core, Culture, Education, English as a Second Language, English language learners, English learners, ESL, language, Professional Development, teacher evaluation, TESOL, WIDA, WIDA ACCESS, Writing

Thank you for your interest in DSF Consulting – a firm that provides consulting services for English learners and those who educate them. Here are a few things we were up to in May 2013. Diane’s book Advocating for English Learners: A Guide for Educators (which will be published by Corwin press in September) received rave reviews […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On May 1, 2013
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Common Core, Common Core State Standards, ELL, English language learner, English learner, National Education Association, TESOL

In this month’s newsletter we’ll feature some of our new contracts, work in the area of English learner advocacy, our latest writing and presentations, our Colorin Colorado blog posts, and our upcoming events. New Contracts We are excited to report that in April 2013 we signed a contract with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On March 1, 2013
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American Federation of Teachers, CCSS, Colorin Colorado, Common Core, ELL, English language learner, NABE, teacher evaluation, TESOL

Thanks for your interest in DSF Consulting. Here are some of the ways our team worked to support the achievement of English learners and the educators who work with them last month. Presentations and Group Facilitation Diane and John Segota, TESOL International Association’s Associate Executive Director for Public Policy and Professional Relations, presented at the […]

Posted by Diane Staehr Fenner
On January 30, 2013
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Common Core, EL, ELL, English language learner, English learner, NABE, Professional Development, TESOL

Thank you for keeping up with DSF Consulting! As always, our team was busy in January working on multiple projects to support English learners’ academic achievement. Blogs and Other Writing Colorin Colorado: Diane posted four lengthier blogs related to the Common Core for ELs on Colorin Colorado website, a popular bilingual website for educators and families […]