Workshops

Workshops are custom designed based on your district's needs. Workshops can be tailored to administrators, ESL Specialists, or content/classroom teachers. Sample workshops are listed below.

ESL Overview for Administrators

History of ESL in America
ELD laws (federal and state)
Roles and Responsibilities of Administrator, ESL Specialists, and Classroom/Content Teachers

Differentiation for all Learners

Why differentiation is important
What are Accommodations
What are Modifications
Examples of Scaffolds
Applications to the classroom
- Lesson planning
- Materials
- Assessment

Collaboration for Achieving Academic Success

Reasons for Collaboration
Methods and models of collaboration
- Co-Planning for all learners
- Co-Teaching
  - Roles and Responsibilities
  - Norms
  - Manage discussion
  - Flexibility

3-part Series Ensuring Academic Success for English Learners for Content Teachers

Cultural Considerations
English Language Development

Differentiation in the Classroom
- Lesson Planning
- Assessments

Learning Disability or 2nd Language Acquisition

Overview of MTSS/RTii model
EL Characteristics
Process to Determine if EL should be evaluated
Testing ELs
Writing the Evaluation Report
Communicating with Parents
Working with Special Education