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Jenny

How to Provide Effective Support to English Learners in the School Library

This course fulfills the requirement for 15 hours in English Language Teaching & Learning required for recertification.

This professional development course, specifically created for School Librarians, focuses on the English language/multilingual learner experience, EL/ML law, teaching all learners, connecting with families and EL/ML teachers and ways to make our space and resources more welcoming to EL/ML students.

Presented by: Barbara Fecteau, Librarian, Beverly High School

Cost: $295 ACCEPT members/$355 non-members

Dates/Times: Live Zoom sessions on Monday, August 17th and Friday, August 21st from 9:00am - 12:00pm with an additional (9) asynchronous hours in between sessions

Audience: K - 12 Librarians

Location: Live via Zoom

Earn: 15 PDPs

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How to Provide Effective Support to Students with Disabilities in the School Library

This workshop satisfies the requirement for 15 PDPs in Special Education for recertification.

This professional development course, specifically created for School Librarians, focuses on the disability experience, disability law, teaching all learners, adaptive and assistive technology and school library accessibility.

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

Understand disability law and its implications for the school library
Recognize ways that supporting students with special needs can influence every aspect of our role as school librarians
Plan ways to steer our libraries towards providing exceptional access for all students

Presented by: Barbara Fecteau, Librarian, Beverly High School

Cost: $295 ACCEPT members/$355 non-members

Dates/Times: Live via Zoom on Saturdays, October 3rd and October 24th from 9:00am - 12:00pm with an additional (9) asynchronous hours online

Audience: K - 12 Librarians

Location: Live via Zoom

Earn: 15 PDPs

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About the Speaker

Barbara Fecteau has been the library media specialist at Beverly High School since 2005. She is a senior visiting instructor of library media at Salem State University. She has been involved with the Massachusetts School Library Association and the Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award and really needs to rein in her desire to do all the Massachusetts library things! When not librarianing, she enjoys swimming and watching soothing half-hour comedies. And reading, of course.

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Dana Mullaley
PD Coordinator

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The ACCEPT Education Collaborative does not discriminate against students, parents, employees or the general public on the basis of race, color, sex, homeless status, gender identity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or age. ACCEPT is also committed to maintaining a school environment free of harassment. Harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, homeless status, age or disability is prohibited. In addition to the protected classes identified above, as to employment practices, ACCEPT also does not discriminate based on genetic information, ancestry or status as a veteran. The sending district also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts and other designated youth groups in accordance with the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act. 20 U.S.C. § 7905; 34 C.F.R. Part 108. The Collaborative also does not discriminate against students on the basis of homelessness in a manner consistent with the requirements of the McKinney-Vento Act. For more information contact ACCEPT's designated compliance coordinator Jacqueline LeSage, 4 Tech Circle, Natick MA 01760. (508)653-6776