Staff Development

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Staff Development

• Supporting English Language Learners

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Purpose

• Help general education teachers support the
  achievement of ELLs.
• Develop a list of accommodations and teaching
  strategies that work to promote learning

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Implementation

• Teachers attend 2, 3 hour staff development
  sessions.

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Session 1

• Present TESOL standards

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Session 1

• Objectives and Assessment are described to
  teachers

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Session 1

• Text-based staff development
• Learning to Learn in a Second Language by Pauline
  Gibbons
• Scaffolding Language Scaffolding Learning by
  Pauline Gibbons

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Session 1

• Participants have read chapters from the text
  prior to each meeting.
• Participants complete a reading guide, in
  writing.

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Session 1

• Debrief in small teacher-led groups

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Session 1

• Teacher-led groups complete a visual to share
  with the larger group.

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Session 1

• Teachers then present the visuals to the entire
  group, viewers take notes.

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Session 1

• Teachers summarize at least 3 strategies that
  they have learned.

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Session 1

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) Listening
  and Speaking Continuum

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6-12 Academic Profile
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6-12 Academic Profile
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6-12 Academic Profile
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K-5 Academic Profile
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K-5 Academic Profile
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K-5 Academic Profile
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Session 1

• The Homework Assignment
• Plan and teach a lesson
• Write accommodations
• Write a reflection

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Session 1

• Lesson Plan Format
• Lesson plan format with content and language
  objectives

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Session 1

• Summary and Assessment

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Session 2

• Recall of Accommodations
• Assessment Results
• Objectives for this session

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Session 2

• Video of High School ELLs

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Session 2

• Debrief final chapters in small groups

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Session 2

• Groups create a graphic organizer to present
  findings to the whole group.

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Session 2

• Sharing teachers lessons The homework
  assignment

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Session 2

• Presentation of the Cummins Model
• Contextual and Cognitive Range of Communication

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Session 2

• Summary and Assessment

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What do teachers get?

• 6 clock hours
• The book
• 1 Digital Voice Recorder
• Paid for 12 hours
• 6 hours for participation, 5 hours for reading, 1
  hour for reflection

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What do teachers get?

• Teachers get a new attitude toward accommodating
  ELLs in their classrooms.
• An understanding of the language demands of the
  curriculum and the language needs of their
  students

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Impact on Students

• All school response focused on the learning needs
  of ELLs
• Scaffolded lessons that meet academic and
  language needs
• Language that is understandable to the learner

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Impact on Students

• Language and culture of all students are
  incorporated into the school
• All teachers become advocates for ELLs