http://events.ubc.ca/welcome.html January 7, 2009 - January 20, 2009 07 Jan 2009 23:35:00 UT en-US Copyright 2008-2009, Bedework info.events@ubc.ca http://calendar.events.ubc.ca/cal/event/eventView.do?subid=-1&calPath=%2Fpublic%2FEvents+Calendar%2FDepartment+of+Language+and+Literacy+Education&guid=CAL-09d2f38e-1e456de5-011e-45ef11d7-00000001myubc-team@interchange.ubc.ca&recurrenceId= Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:30 PST Thu, January 15, 2009 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Presenter: Dr. Lee Gunderson Location: Ponderosa F, room 103 The objectives of this three-year study were to: (1) describe very young immigrant students' long-term achievement in school; (2) compare the achievement of very young immigrant students who entered Canada with English skills to the achievement of those who entered with no English skills; (3) explore the Common Underlying Proficiency (CUP) Model; (4) explore the predictive power of background and language variables in secondary school achievement; (5) measure disappearance and dropout rates, and; (6) compare the results for very young immigrant students with those related to older school-age immigrant students. A battery of English language tests were administered to approximately 1,300 6 to 9 year-old immigrant students in the mid 1990s. Measures included such skills as letter recognition, number recognition, word recognition, naming colors, naming common school items, and naming body parts. In addition, family, immigration status, and linguistic background data were collected. Approximately 650 students remain in the school district in 2008. Preliminary data will be presented on their academic success in secondary schools. Subject - Learning And Research - Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences Type - Lecture Type - Meeting Type - Seminar http://calendar.events.ubc.ca/cal/event/eventView.do?subid=-1&calPath=%2Fpublic%2FEvents+Calendar%2FTeacher+Education+Office&guid=CAL-09d2f38e-1d3ed049-011d-4061d1e2-00000011myubc-team@interchange.ubc.ca&recurrenceId= Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:30 PST Tue, January 20, 2009 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. CREATE (Committee to Re-imagine Educational Alternatives for Teacher Education) seminars are offered every 3rd Tuesday of each month in Neville Scarfe Room 310. Topics focus on research in teacher education, or research that informs teacher education. Various members from the Faculty of Education present their research and to colleagues and interested members of the educational community. Discussion follows. This particular talk is being given by Lee Gunderson. A light lunch will be offered so if interested, please rsvp to Anne Pound (anne.pound@ubc.ca) by noon, Friday Jan 16, 2009. Subject - Alumni Subject - Learning And Research - Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences Subject - Learning And Research - Community Subject - Learning And Research - Interdisciplinary Subject - Learning And Research - Learning Support Subject - Personal And Professional Development - Community Subject - Personal And Professional Development - Faculty Subject - Personal And Professional Development - Staff Subject - Personal And Professional Development - Students Type - Seminar