Looking for EL/ML PD Hours? CDE is offering this course: Newcomers and Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE)

Looking for EL/ML PD Hours? CDE is offering this course: Newcomers and Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE)

by Mitzi Swiatkowski -
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The CDE Office of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education in Partnership with Seidlitz Education is Hosting a virtual training associated with the content of the book: Boosting Achievement.


  • Dates: March 25, 2024, April 1, 2024, April 8, 2024; each session is 2 hours, 4:00 pm-6:00 pm
  • Description of event: Colorado educators have an opportunity to join a virtual workshop series on Boosting Achievement for Newcomers and Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE). This is a multiple sessions series that focuses key classroom strategies to engage all students. The series will guide educators on how to support and plan for the challenges and learning opportunities unique to this subset of ML students. The sessions will be provided by Elise White Diaz of Seidlitz Education. The theory and practice of the work will be based on the research of Boosting Achievement by Dr. Carol Salva. 
  • Registration: Register for these sessions that will start promptly at 4:00 pm 
  • Book purchase: from Seidlitz Education, participants will need the book for these virtual sessions. 
  • The course aligns to the following Colorado Department of Education ELD Standards: 5.12(1) and (2); and 5.13(1) and (2), 5.14(1) and (2). CE credits are offered for full attendance and can be applied toward the CLDE 45-hour licensure renewal requirement. 

For additional information contact Alice Collins, collins_al@cde.state.co.us