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MESD Paraeducator Summer Conference 2024
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Welcome to the 2024 Paraeducator Summer Conference!
Below you’ll find the schedule/options for each day. Each option has the zoom link included - once you’ve made your selections, you can access all your sessions from your schedule (click on the head icon on the left to go to your personal schedule)

TO SIGN UP: Sign in to Sched on the top right, or create an account if you haven’t made one before. This will pop up the registration information page - once you complete that you are signed up for the conference, and will be able to add sessions to your schedule

TO MAKE YOUR SCHEDULE: Make sure you are signed in to Sched. You’ll see white circles to the left of the session names - click on those to add those sessions to you schedule. Once you’ve made your selections, you can access all your sessions from your schedule (click on the head icon on the left to go to your personal schedule). Note that there is an opening sessions each day - you only need to attend one of these (your first day of the conference) as it will be the same information in each of those (how to access sessions, complete surveys, get paid, etc)

Additional Info
  • The conference will be 5 days across two weeks 
    • August 14, 15, 21, 22 will be virtual and have an opening session from 8:00-8:30 (you only need to attend once), and sessions from 8:30-11:30 and 12:30-3:30
    • August 19 will be in person at (location TBD), with check in from 8:00-8:30, and sessions from 8:30-11:30 and 12:30-3:30
  • You will be paid for your time
  • You do not have to attend every day/session
  • There is an opening session every day of virtual sessions - you only need to attend one of these (your first day of the conference) as it will be the same information in each of those (how to access sessions, complete surveys, get paid, etc)
  • Click Here for an FAQ with answers to (hopefully) all your questions

If you have additional questions, please contact Benjamin Baldizon - bbaldizon@mesd.k12.or.us


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English Spelling LIMITED
Thursday August 22, 2024 12:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
TBA
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English spelling is not disordered or chaotic. It's just a system designed to favor meaning and word history over letter/sound correspondence. Once you understand the basic principles of English word building you will be able to better explain to students why spellings that seem random actually do have a reason behind them. In this session, we will:
  • Examine why English spelling is the way it is from a historical and linguistic viewpoint
  • Learn about the main elements of English spelling - bases, prefixes, and suffixes
  • Practice word building with word matrix and word sums
  • Study the 6 syllable types and how those can be used to help students learn common English spelling patterns
  • Practice syllable division as a way to teach reading of long, multisyllabic words
  • Examine common, dependable English spelling patterns
Speakers
avatar for Elizabeth Israel Davis

Elizabeth Israel Davis

Paraeducator Professional Learning Coach, Early Literacy, Multnomah Education Service District
Elizabeth Israel-Davis is a teacher with 22 years of experience in public elementary & middle schools as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, and TOSA. She is also an Orton-Gillingham Academy Associate level practitioner. Originally from Phoenix, AZ, she moved to Portland in 1992... Read More →
Thursday August 22, 2024 12:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
TBA
  Early Literacy

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