The annual National Professional Development (NPD) Project Directors Meeting, sponsored by the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), was held April 26-18, 2015, in Tysons Corner, VA. The meeting format included panels, breakout sessions, working groups, and small working groups.

Agenda/Resources

• Agenda

Presentations/Materials

• Welcome/Overview (Libi Gil)
   
• Long-Term ELs—Blending Academic Language and Content (Deborah Short)
   
• Family Community School Engagement (Beverly Good)
   
• Family Community School Engagement (Belinda Louie)
   
• Family Community School Engagement (Hector Rivera)
   
• Family Community School Engagement (Jeri Levesque)
   
• College & Career Readiness for English Learners (Kristin Lems)
   
• College & Career Readiness for English Learners (Lara Ervin-Kassab)
   
• College & Career Readiness for English Learners (Mary Jane Curry)
   
• Dual Language Immersion Multi-Literacy (Cristina Alfaro)
   
• Dual Language Immersion Multi-Literacy (Kim Song)
   
• Moving Toward Evidence Based Culture Expectation (Ruth Neild)
   
• English Learner Guidance and Tool Kit (Marianna Vinson)
   
• Implementing the Uniform Guidance for Discretionary Grants
   
• Evaluator Sessions (Carlos Martinez and KimOanh Nguyen)
   
• Linking Professional Development to Student Learning Outcomes (Linda Ventriglia-Navarette)
   
• Linking Professional Development to Student Learning Outcomes (Magaly Lavadenz)
   
• Strengthening the World Through Billingualism/Biliteracy (Sam Betances)