English Language LearnersLearning Support : 
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Call for Presentations
Share your expertise and resources with colleagues from around the state at the annual English as a Second Language (ESL), Bilingual, and Migrant Education Conference on April 29-30, 2010, at the RiverCentre in St. Paul Minnesota. Submit a proposal. The deadline for the Call for Presentations is January 30, 2010.
English Language Learners (ELL) Program Guidelines
ELL Program Guidelines address the needs of ELL program administrators and staff and include information about both state and federal programs. View ELL Program Guidelines.
Serving English Language Learners (ELL) in Minnesota Schools: Web Resources for Schools and Districts
This document a tool for school improvement planning and features an annotated bibliography of website resources for working with English language learners (ELLs.). View Web Resources document.
English Language Learners Standards
Minnesota English language proficiency (ELP) standards highlight the English language development goals for English language learners (ELLs). They are designed to guide ESL and mainstream classroom teachers in their instruction to ELLs, inform policy makers, and provide a bridge to Minnesota’s content area standards. View Minnesota ELP standards.
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