The 6-12 English Academy explored innovative methods for working with language, literacy and literature in English middle and secondary classrooms.  By engaging in collaborative learning activities, working with creative movement, and examining diverse literacy activities, they developed methods that will help them learn methods for planning instruction for their students.

Special sessions were held on a variety of strategies for working with English Language Learners (ELL) in the 6-12 instructional arena.  Among those were:

• Innovative ways for teaching literature
• Developing language skills and improving vocabulary instruction
• Ways that work: writing instruction to engage your students

“The sessions geared to the English content area were great and provided much usable information.”