The English Learner Institute (ELI) is a one of a kind online program where K-12 teachers examine TESOL strategies, explore the SIOP framework, and experience real lessons.
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TESOL Trainers provides experiential approaches to K-12 professional development that empower educators with powerful, practical strategies they can immediately implement in their classroom contexts.
TESOL Trainers specializes in helping teachers work more effectively and efficiently with English learners in the K-12 classroom.
TESOL Trainers offers a wide range of dynamic K-12 professional development programs on TESOL, SIOP and much more. TESOL Trainers sets everyone up for success!
This remote teacher training workshop gives teachers a solid look at this K-12 framework and how it is used in schools to set all students up for success. Through a series of model lessons and interactive experiences participants will:
This PD is perfect for any K-12 teacher, administrator, or instructional coach who wants a solid understanding of how best to support English learners in the classroom.During this highly experiential workshop, participants will:
This introductory course lays the foundation for understanding the principles of SIOP and how they are used to set all students up for success, especially the English learners. In an interactive manner, we examine global and discrete aspects of sheltered instruction and experience how they are used to design and deliver effective lessons in any content. Particular attention is paid to the following aspects of teaching and learning:
The second course in this series continues to explore how SIOP is used to connect students to the language, the content, and one another. During this participant-centered session, we dive deep into the role that language plays in all content areas, and we experience a plethora of practical ways to promote language and content ownership across the curriculum. Specifically, we examine these critical qualities of sheltered instruction:
The third course is our program series focuses participants’ attention on small, atomic changes in their teaching that have an explosive impact on learning. In an experiential way, we uncover the critical components of learning: awareness and ability and unveil specific strategies that stimulate each in all students, especially English Learners. Of particular interest is metacognition and its mastery. Explicitly, we examine the ensuing features of SIOP:
The final segment of this course encourages participants to consciously develop skills in more discrete details of sheltered instruction. In a hands-on manner, we unpack the four domains of language and the most effective and efficient manners to teach each. Participants complete the fourth part of this series with a solid ability to set students up for success in any context. Specific attention is given to the objectives listed below:
Each course must be taken in order with Part 1 being the first course and Part 4 being the last. Parts 1 & 2 and Parts 3 & 4 can be taken in a 2-day course format.
The cost of the 1-day program is $250/participant; the 2-day course is $450.
The Principles & Practices of Sheltered Instruction Parts I-IV
All courses run from 9:00am - 3:30pm
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