Explore effective strategies for developing academic vocabulary in secondary ESL science classrooms. Learn how explicit instruction, multimodal resources, and collaborative techniques enhance vocabulary acquisition. Participants will engage in hands-on activities, gain practical tools aligned with standards, and discover ways to foster multilingual, inclusive environments that support language and content mastery.
Discover how cross-linguistic connections validate and celebrate students' home (heart) language as a valuable toll for learning additional languages. Explore strategies to bridge linguistic knowledge, and empower multilingual learners by leveraging the strengths of their home language in both the Secondary Dual Language and Secondary ESL classroom.
This session is designed to equip educators with the tools and strategies to support secondary emergent bilingual students in developing language skills effetively. Participants will explore a structured approach to setting individualized language goals, engaging students in small group instruction, and creating linguistically accommodated tasks to enhance comprehension and engagement with self-selected texts.
Level 2: Must have attended Level 1 first. Required for all Secondary ESL program teachers. Focus on Emergent Bilingual students who have been in US schools for longer than 5 years. Participants will use the foundations of second language acquisition theory to determine specific language supports that can increase Academic English.
Dual laguage and ESL classroom teachers can use the Preview-Veiw-Review strategy to leverage emergent bilinguals home language in the math content area. Participants will explore how the strategy will build on students' prior knowledge and understanding to make new learning more comprehensible.
Dual language teachers will explore the taller de escritor framework. They will have an opportunity to view the units engaging reading selections that serve as a springboard both for student discourse and writing.
Level 1: Required for all Secondary ESL program teachers and recommended for others. Participants will use the foundations of second language acquisition theory to explore language supports that can be used to decrease the language barrier emergent bilingual students experience when learning while building their academic English proficiency.
Dual laguage and ESL classroom teachers can use the Preview-Veiw-Review strategy to leverage emergent bilinguals home language in the math content area. Participants will explore how the strategy will build on students' prior knowledge and understanding to make new learning more comprehensible.
Dual language teachers will explore the taller de escritor framework. They will have an opportunity to view the units engaging reading selections that serve as a springboard both for student discourse and writing.
This session leverages ELPS Academy resources to explore Speaking domain strategies for newcomers and experienced emergent bilinguals. Participants will gain practical tools to address diverse language needs and feel validated in their efforts, empowering educators to confidently support emergent bilingual students in achieving language and academic success.
Dual language teachers will explore the taller de escritor framework. They will have an opportunity to view the units engaging reading selections that serve as a springboard both for student discourse and writing.
Dual language teachers explore how emergent bilinguals language development and learning styles can be leveraged to maximize students communication skills across all content areas. Dual language teachers will learn about the cognitive, social and emotional benefits that bilingual pairs can facilitate while developing both languages.
Participants will consider how Talk, Read, Talk, Write's routine is a way to deliver content centered around students' literacy skills. Participants will have hands-on practice of the TRTW framework to facilitate more student participation and structured opportuniites to discuss and write about the content.
Level 2: Must have attended Level 1 first. Required for all Secondary ESL program teachers. Newcomer student focus. Participants will use the foundations of second language acquisition theory to determine specific language supports that can decrease the language barrier that newcomer emergent bilingual students experience in the classroom while providing many opportunities to build their social and academic English proficiency.
Dual language teachers explore how emergent bilinguals language development and learning styles can be leveraged to maximize students communication skills across all content areas. Dual language teachers will learn about the cognitive, social and emotional benefits that bilingual pairs can facilitate while developing both languages.
Participants will consider how Talk, Read, Talk, Write's routine is a way to deliver content centered around students' literacy skills. Participants will have hands-on practice of the TRTW framework to facilitate more student participation and structured opportuniites to discuss and write about the content.
Dual language teachers explore how emergent bilinguals language development and learning styles can be leveraged to maximize students communication skills across all content areas. Dual language teachers will learn about the cognitive, social and emotional benefits that bilingual pairs can facilitate while developing both languages.
Participants will consider how Talk, Read, Talk, Write's routine is a way to deliver content centered around students' literacy skills. Participants will have hands-on practice of the TRTW framework to facilitate more student participation and structured opportuniites to discuss and write about the content.
