The U.S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), held the 2016 Native American and Alaska Native Children in School (NAM) Project Directors Meeting, November 8–9, 2017, in Arlington, VA. This meeting was held in conjunction with OELA's National Professional Development (NPD) Program Project Directors meeting. The meeting included sessions on revitalizing Native languages, implementing dual language programs, and engaging families, as well as opportunities to hear about NAM grant updates.

Agenda/Resources

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• National Indian Education Study

Presentations/Materials/Speaker Bios

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

• Promoting the Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English: Promising Futures (Bobbi Ciriza Houtchens)
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• Profiles of English Learners (Supreet Anand)
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• Strategies for the Sustainability of Grant-Funded Programs (Jamila Smith)
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• Language Documentation and Revitalization: Research Implications for Native Children 0–5 (Christine Sims)
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• English Learners in the ESEA, as Amended by the ESSA (Jill Eichner)
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• Designing Evaluations to Meet What Works Clearinghouse™ Standards (Jonathan Jacobson)
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• Engaging Families and Communities to Support Dual Language Programs and Learners (Lynn Fulton-Archer)
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• Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for English Learners (Julie Esparza Brown, Linda Cavazos, Letti Romero Grimaldo)
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Thursday, November 9, 2017

• Keynote: Culture Matters (Nāmaka Rawlins)
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• An Overview of Discretionary Grant Recipients’ Responsibilities for Grant Administration 2016 NAM Cohort (Fengju Zhang)
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• An Overview of Discretionary Grant Recipients’ Responsibilities for Grant Administration 2013 NAM Cohort (Celeste McLaughlin)
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• ESSA Updates (Robert Salley)
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• National Indian Education Study (Grady Wilburn)
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