Language Arts: Update 2002-2003

ESOL Update (NOT BANKABLE) 60 Points per Year 7/12 2-705-004

General Objective

The purpose of this component is to provide teachers supplemental training in how to meet the educational needs of English Language Learners that they have in their classrooms. These activities are not part of the district approved ESOL add-on endorsement, nor are they part of the state-required inservice that content area teachers must take. The activities that are part of this component may cover methods for providing comprehensible instruction to ELLs, appropriate assessment approaches and accommodations, curriculum and resources, cultural considerations and research-based strategies. The component is designed to provide just-in-time support for teachers who currently have ELLs in their classes. Upon successful completion of the component, participants will be able to evaluate and appropriately integrate the concepts, strategies, information, and/or materials into their classrooms.

Specific Objectives

Upon completion of this component, participants will be able to:

1. Identify components of successful instruction for ELLs 2. Identify the major principles of second language acquisition and describe how they affect learning to read in English. 3. Describe what readers do when they read. 4. Give some reasons why learning to read is difficult, especially in a second language. 5. Explore content-specific issues as they relate to cross-cultural communication and understanding, 6. Address the challenge of teaching in multicultural classrooms. 7. Define language learning as an academic skill in learning content, 8. Introduce strategies for effective use of the textbook. 9. Provide suggestions for modifying assignments,. 10. Consider adapting personal teaching techniques in consideration of the learning needs of ELLs. 11. Adapt classroom-based assessments for ELLs. . Description of Activities

Participants will be involved in a variety of activities to accomplish the specific objectives of this component. These activities may include but not be limited to lectures, discussions, modeling of strategies, demonstrations, and hands-on training.

Evaluation of Participants

Evaluation of the specific objectives will be determined by the activity leader or designee through analysis of student performance data affected by training activities, portfolios maintained by the training participant, documented observation by administrators, rubrics developed for special area curriculum, teacher-provided test results/grade books, and/or curriculum alignment data.

Evaluation of Activity

An online evaluation for this activity will be conducted through the Santa Rosa Professional Growth System.