DEBRA S. PETERSON, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AMY SMITH, UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS ROD WINTERS, WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY EVA BOEHM, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Elementary Academic Language: Vocabulary and Beyond

What is Academic Language? Academic Language is: the language used in the classroom. the language of text. the language of assessments. the language of power.

Discussion Topics 1. Preparing teacher candidates to teach content specific utility words- Debra Peterson 2. Instructional planning and writing language objectives- Amy Smith 3. Cross-disciplinary co-teaching to support Academic Language- Eva Boehm 4. Authentic audiences and the language of power- Rod Winters

Contact Information Debra Peterson Amy Smith Rod Winters Eva Boehm