The following documents are the proceedings produced on February 11, 2011 at the National Conversation on EL Education in Dallas, Texas. Throughout the day, participants were involved in a series of working group conversations as part of the Open Space Process. Participants were provided with a uniform template and, as part of the Open Space Process, each working group identified a scribe to complete the template and transfer the information to an electronic format. The individual reports you will see were produced solely by the scribe for each group and have not been modified in any way; they have not been reviewed for errors or correctness (including, but not limited to, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and/or content). These reports reflect the scribe’s interpretation of events, which may or may not have been reviewed and/or accepted by the members of the working group. In addition, the contents of these proceedings do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Federal Government (including the US Department of Education and other offices participating in the National Conversations on EL Education), nor does the mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.

• Dallas Open Space Report Sheet Template
• Civil Rights and National Origin (ELL) Students
• What works for Secondary ELs
• Issues in the Integration of Science and ELD (including connections language acquisition & science learning)
• Problems of LEP subgroup & AYP accountability, and recommendations of the Working Group on ELL Policy to fix it
• $750,000 Evaluation - What would you do with it? (1)
• $750,000 Evaluation - What would you do with it? (2)
• Academy for Teacher Excellence - Mentoring and Coaching Support for Content Area Teacher Serving ELs
• Meeting the needs of ELs with gaps in their education
• Establishing a Current Research Agenda - Looking towards the Future
• Bilingual staffing for ELLs
• Dual Language Education - Validating education in two languages
• In the Trenches - Calling all directors and program implementors (1)
• In the Trenches - Calling all directors and program implementors (2)
• Priorities for Federal funding
• Texas LULAC recommends "EL Plan" - A comprehensive plan to improve the education of Hispanic youth in Texas with focus on secondary education
• Parent Involvement - Best Practices
• ELLs at the College Level - What do we need, what do teachers need
• Language and Cultural Knowledge/Acquisition for Principals and Teachers Linking Preparation to Student Performance
• Supporting the social-emotional needs of English Language Learners
• Partners of the Americas - Opportunities for Teacher Exchanges, Free/Cheap travel for teachers

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^{Updated February 2011}