IELT-Ozarks Project

04/11/2024

Good news this morning. My new book published on Amazon, Wings of a Color: The Diary of Amaya and Her Pet Chicken. I wanted to get teachers excited to work with kids on multilingual diaries to grow their literacy in all of their languages. There is a Spanish glossary at the end and advice for getting started with multi-language diaries. Show Me Multiliteracy ShowMe Multiliteracy Amaya's story is just too adorable not to follow in her footsteps.

Join Amaya and her cheeky hen Carmel in "Wings of a Color: The Diary of Amaya and Her Pet Chicken," a delightful tale brimming with color and heart. This book is a visual treat, bursting with 3D illustrations so lively they practically dance off the page, ready to pull kids into a world where eve...

08/08/2022

IELT-Ozarks is wrapping up with the official final date of August 31, 2022. We have concluded this project fully successfully over six years (2016-2022). Our work continues with Show Me Multiliteracy (2021-2026). Thank you for those of you who have rejoined us there. If you haven't yet, please come on over. We have so much to offer. We have lots of grants for you to boost students' learning in all of their languages. Thank you for six amazing years! https://www.facebook.com/ShowMeMultiliteracy

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01/26/2022

We are excited to share that we are now accepting applications for the new grant program: Show Me Multiliteracy! Prescreening applications are due by Feb 11, 2022.

We are partnering with the following school districts for this program: Springfield, Monett, Neosho, Branson, Kansas City, and North Kansas City.

https://www.missouristate.edu/ShowMeMultiliteracy/scholarship-application.htm

Please spread the word! Send all questions and inquiries to [email protected]

Apply for the Show Me Multiliteracy scholarship program to receive your K-12 ELL Endorsement from the state of Missouri.

02/22/2019

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05/30/2017

KSMU is featuring a series of stories about the recent resettlement of Congolese refugees in the area.

Give it a listen:
http://ksmu.org/topic/resettling-congolese-refugees-ozarks /0

Springfield, Missouri is home to dozens of Congolese refugees seeking to start a new life after fleeing a brutal civil war. The series "Resettling

02/06/2017

Have you applied yet to the iELT-Ozarks Project? We are accepting initial screening applications right now!

If you:
Are a licensed teacher in the state of Missouri
Are Currently employed in our partner districts
Have EL students in classes
Have motivation to engage with community organizations
Are committed to completing the EL endorsement
Collaborate (or want to) with EL specialists in the region

Then this program is for you!

All you need to do is fill out the initial screening application:

http://www.missouristate.edu/iELT-Ozarks/application.htm

What an amazing opportunity to advance your classroom skills, empower students, and begin the next phase of your career!

01/27/2017

Our application is almost available--it will be "live" on Wednesday, February 1! We will share more once it is ready to go!