A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Conversation

·         Location: Country High School (100 McClellan Street, Vacaville, CA 95688)

·         Topic: Academic conversations can be significant in helping students develop a deep understanding of content, but just because we ask students to discuss, doesn't mean they will.  The key is for students to talk with one another, in purposeful ways, using academic language. This workshop will provide some structures and supports that will engage and challenge your students while integrating content and language development.

·         Presenter Information:

o   Liz Coman: After teaching 30 years at Winters High School, Liz Coman went back to school and earned the Teacher Librarian Services Credential. She worked as the school librarian for six years.  During her tenure at Winters High, she taught English, Physical Education, Health, Introduction to Microsoft Office, and Student Government. She created a Library Intern program for students to get on-the-job training in Library Science and served as the advisor for various clubs and organizations on campus.  Additionally, she took on the leadership roles as the WASC Self-Study Coordinator for three accreditation cycles, the California Academic Partnership Program Grant coordinator for two years, and she now works part-time as the Winters Joint Unified School District College and Career Coordinator. She has been part of the Yolo Solano Center for Teaching Credentialing since its inception.

o   Rebecca Hill has been teaching for twenty-five years in the Travis Unified School District, teaching both fifth and sixth grades.  Rebecca has taught sixth grade at both the middle school and the elementary school campuses.  At the elementary campus, she looped from fifth to sixth grade, keeping her same class for both years.  Rebecca is a UCDavis Stem Robotics teacher, and has received the honor of Teacher of the Year.  Rebecca has been a mentor for Yolo-Solano Induction, and currently facilitates.