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ECIS ESLMT Conference Copenhagen (2-5 March, 2017)
"The Power of Multilingual Classrooms in International Education: Implications for Curriculum Design, Teaching and Learning" 
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Amanda Linton

Berlin Brandenburg International School
Head of EAL
Berlin, Germany
Websitebbis.de
I am Amanda Linton. I'm for Scotland originally but have lived in Germany for over twenty years and have two bilingual children. I teach EAL in the Elementary School at BBIS and am also of Head of EAL for the whole school.

I am an ESL in the Mainstream certified trainer and have been enjoying teaching this course for teachers in the Berlin area.
Friday, March 3
 

08:30 CET

Opening Session: Intro by committee, Welcome by CIS Director, Intro to Danish Culture and Language, Helle Pia Laursen (mini keynote), and Alex Rawlings (mini keynote)LIMITED Congress HallTine Balck • Helle Pia Laursen • Alex Rawlings • Josefine Rosenkvist • Jennifer Weyburn

10:45 CET

Classroom Talk as a Bridge to LiteracyFULL PjerrotPauline Gibbons

12:30 CET

Mid-Afternoon Consultations (by appointment only) HarlekinFrances Bekhechi • Veronica Bourke • Niki Cooper • Eithne Gallagher • Margo Gottlieb • Patricia Mertin • Jon Nordmeyer • Eugenia Papadaki • Beth Skelton • Antonella Sorace

13:30 CET

2 Affirming Identity: Targeted Co-planning for Student SuccessLIMITED LumbyeEithne Gallagher • Lindy Nichols

15:00 CET

Training Teachers to Identify and Explicitly Teach Academic LanguageFULL PjerrotDeborah J. Short, Ph.D.
 
Saturday, March 4
 

09:00 CET

The Power of Assessment in Facilitating Language Development in the Multilingual ClassroomLIMITED Congress HallPaul Kei Matsuda

10:45 CET

Visible Thinking Routines for Multilingual LearnersFILLING LumbyeBeth Skelton

12:30 CET

Round Table Columbine

13:30 CET

Supporting English Language Learners with Different Learning NeedsLIMITED CarstensenFrances Bekhechi • Melissa McDonald

15:00 CET

Applying the Academic Language of Science to Lesson and Unit PlanningFILLING HarlekinDeborah J. Short, Ph.D.

16:10 CET

Engagement and Participation in Multilingual Classrooms: Implications for Teaching and LearningLIMITED Congress HallPauline Gibbons

17:30 CET

Afternoon Consultations (by appointment only) HarlekinFrances Bekhechi • Veronica Bourke • Niki Cooper • Eithne Gallagher • Margo Gottlieb • Paul Magnuson • Patricia Mertin • Jon Nordmeyer • Eugenia Papadaki • Beth Skelton • Antonella Sorace
 
Sunday, March 5
 

09:00 CET

Multilingualism in the Classroom: “I think it’s helping my brain grow”LIMITED Congress HallDr. Jim Cummins

10:45 CET

Supporting Bi/Multilingual Children Who Struggle: Moving from Oral Fluency to Academic Language ProficiencyFILLING LumbyeFrances Bekhechi • Veronica Bourke