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Opening and Closing keynote
Rachel Syrja
Rachel Carrillo Syrja is a presenter and founder of Active Teaching Solutions. During her 21 years in education, she has been a classroom teacher, mathematics coach and resource teacher, and professional developer. Her varied educational experiences as well as leadership roles have enhanced her knowledge and skills in the areas of curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Among her many leadership roles, she has designed and implemented district-wide staff development in the areas of English Language Development, working with struggling learners, standards-based education, and Assessment For Learning. Additionally, Rachel has conducted workshops for teachers and administrators on Data Teams, Professional Learning Communities, and Using Assessment Data to Drive Instruction. She has also presented at national conferences such as ASCD and NCTM. In addition, she is the author of How to Reach and Teach English Language Learners, and the soon to be published, Common Formative Assessments for English Language Learners.
Raised in a bilingual household, Rachel has an acute sense of the needs of the English Language Learner. Working in a district that had a large population of English Learners and Title I students, Rachel placed a strong emphasis on serving these groups in all of her endeavors. While in her own district, she worked on implementing a stronger EL program district-wide by synthesizing state data and district data to build a comprehensive ESL program that addressed the needs of ELL’s at their individual language development levels.
Rachel has partnered with numerous schools and districts/divisions throughout the US and Canada on the implementation of highly effective teaching strategies and collaboration protocols that have resulted in improved achievement for all students. She delivers a compelling message that communicates the urgency of ensuring high levels of learning for all students and supports educators through every step of the implementation process, thereby ensuring the long term success of districts, schools and most importantly, students.
Rachel earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California, and her Master’s degree in Educational Administration and Administrative Services Credential from Point Loma University in San Diego, California.
Raised in a bilingual household, Rachel has an acute sense of the needs of the English Language Learner. Working in a district that had a large population of English Learners and Title I students, Rachel placed a strong emphasis on serving these groups in all of her endeavors. While in her own district, she worked on implementing a stronger EL program district-wide by synthesizing state data and district data to build a comprehensive ESL program that addressed the needs of ELL’s at their individual language development levels.
Rachel has partnered with numerous schools and districts/divisions throughout the US and Canada on the implementation of highly effective teaching strategies and collaboration protocols that have resulted in improved achievement for all students. She delivers a compelling message that communicates the urgency of ensuring high levels of learning for all students and supports educators through every step of the implementation process, thereby ensuring the long term success of districts, schools and most importantly, students.
Rachel earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California, and her Master’s degree in Educational Administration and Administrative Services Credential from Point Loma University in San Diego, California.