OELAS Conference - Pre-Conference Training

We are excited to share that our partners with ELPA21 will be facilitating a full-day pre-conference training on December 8th!

Formative Assessment for English Learners (Level 1) Workshop 

The Formative Assessment Level 1 Workshop provides a thoughtful and thorough framework for monitoring the progress of English learners, with student strengths at the center of the process. In addition to becoming familiar with the components of an effective formative assessment framework, participants will learn how to identify, collect, and act upon evidence of language development. Participants will also acquire new methods for embedding formative assessment practices within instruction, allowing for real-time feedback and a more accurate understanding of students’ progress towards language proficiency and content mastery.
 

If attending the full conference event, the ELPA21 will be present to facilitate sessions. Once of the options will be on Formative Assessment Practices, which will touch on some similar ideas but connect nicely to this pre-conference training.

Registration Details:

• Tuesday, December 8, 2026

• 9:00am-4:30pm

• The Arizona Grand Resort (8000 South Arizona Grand E, Phoenix, AZ 85044)

• Registration Cost: $75.00 (includes a light breakfast, lunch, and training materials)

• **Please note that this training has a strict registration capacity of 110 participants. No seats will be held for pending payments. This is a separate registration from the conference registration.**

Training registration will be opened in two phases: 

• November 9th by 8:00am: Phase One - The pre-conference training registration link will be sent to districts and charter school programs with smaller English learner (EL) populations (fewer than 100 ELs total). 
  To allow for as many districts and charter school programs the opportunity for an educator to attend, we ask that registrations be limited to no more than 1 per entity or charter holder/family/network at this time.

• November 16th by 8:00am: Phase Two - The pre-conference training registration link will be sent to districts and charter school programs with larger English learner (EL) populations (more than 100 ELs total).
  To allow for as many districts and charter school programs to attend, we ask that registrations be limited to no more than 2 per entity or charter holder/family/network at this time. 

• November 20th by 8:00am: All remaining seats will open for general registration and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until we reach capacity. A link to to register will be published here that morning. 

Registration Notes: 

• Registration will close on December 4th (5:00pm) or when full, whichever comes first. 
• Please note that this training has a strict registration capacity of 110 participants. No seats will be held for pending payments.
• Registration for this event must be completed in the ADE Professional Learning and Development (APLD) system. Participants must have an ADEConnect account to complete the registration. The participant is responsible for ensuring he/she is registered and has paid for this event. The team at OELAS (Office of English Language Acquisition Services) will not register participants.
• Please verify an accurate email address when registering. Emails are used to communicate conference information and give credit/certificates through the APLD system.
   

For questions regarding this training opportunity, please reach out via email at [email protected].