7 Steps to a Language-Rich Interactive Classroom (All Levels) Virtual

What if you could design an amazing learning environment? We already have, and it's all contained in 7steps! 7 Steps to Building a Language-Rich Interactive Classroom provides a seven step process that creates a language-rich interactive classroom environment in which all students can thrive. Topics include differentiating instruction for students at a variety of language proficiencies, keeping all students absolutely engaged, and creating powerful learning supports. This session will be a 6 hour session presented by Carol Salva from Seidlitz Education. nters will share ideas for interactive Word Walls, digital vocabulary notebooks, and the importance of tiering vocabulary words.

Academic Vocabulary, Wit & Wisdom (6th-8th Grade) (virtual)

The audience for this session is 6th-8th grade Wit and Wisdom teachers.

When English learners struggle with reading comprehension, it can often be attributed to their difficulty with understanding the vocabulary. Students with smaller vocabularies are at a greater disadvantage in learning, and this lack of knowledge too often is the main barrier to their comprehension of on-level texts and/or textbooks. In this session, presenters will share ideas for interactive Word Walls, digital vocabulary notebooks, and the importance of tiering vocabulary words.

All Hands on Deck Anchor Charts! (virtual)

Stabilize, strengthen, and bridge knowledge with Anchor Charts. Anchor charts build student independence and increase cognitive engagement. Participants will design anchor charts that will strengthen academic performance, support instruction, and internalize and ground student knowledge with confidence. Let’s create and design anchor charts!

Differentiation Made Easy (virtual)

What does differentiation look like in your classroom? In this session, we will explore differentiation in the ESL science classroom, what we think it looks like as educators, what it actually looks like to students, and give you some easy methods to use in order to effectively include differentiation into your everyday classroom routine while meeting the needs of your Emergent Bilingual students.

EBs Academic Success - What Every Teacher Needs to know (face-to-face)

Summer is a great time to recharge your batteries and to be ready for a new school year. When school starts in August, you will get new students who are coming with their own experiences and knowledge. Students who come looking for teachers who are well prepared to engage them, to challenge them, and to provide them with the supports they need to address their learning needs. Thinking about this, educators need to be ready with new or renovated skills and strategies and new ways to connect with their EBs as well as with other students in their classrooms. So, my invitation is for you to engage as a learner, build on your own competencies and strengths and try out as many of the ideas presented in this professional development as you can. Remember! The more you learn, the better you will be able to serve your students!

Engaging Students Using Nearpod (virtual)

Looking for ways to engage your students? Want to know how to interject various learning styles into each lesson? Do you want your students to take ownership of their learning? This session will delve into strategies and routines to create a positive learning environment to captivate your students.

English Vocabulary Instruction for Emergent Bilinguals in Secondary Math Classrooms (virtual)

This training is for secondary math teachers (who teach Algebra 1, Algebra 2 or Geometry) of emergent bilinguals (EBs). Participants will recognize and analyze categories of academic vocabulary found in mathematics texts and word problems and learn research-based strategies to develop such vocabulary. Some of the topics included in this training are: (a) identifying academic vocabulary; (b) difficulty of academic vocabulary in mathematics; (c) receptive and productive knowledge; and (d) inflection, lemma, derivative, and semantic word families.

English Vocabulary Instruction for Emergent Bilinguals in Secondary Social Studies Classrooms (face-to-face)

Participants will recognize and analyze categories of academic vocabulary found in social studies texts and learn research-based strategies to develop such vocabulary. Some of the topics included in this training are: (a) identifying academic vocabulary; (b) difficulty of academic vocabulary in social studies; (c) receptive and productive knowledge; and (d) inflection, lemma, derivative, and semantic word families.

Language Building Activities for EBs in the Social Studies Classroom (virtual)

This session will provide strategies for developing students' academic and related basic vocabulary in the social studies classroom.

Move Our EBs, Please: Aligning WRITING instructional practices and TELPAS Item Types (face-to-face)

The robust curriculum for the "Move Our EBs, Please: Aligning WRITING instructional practices and TELPAS Item Types" session includes strategies that are designed with all content areas in mind to assist with the improving of EBs proficiency levels on the writing domain of the TELPAS. The strategies were created for ESL teachers, coaches, specialists, coordinators, directors, and administrators to aid in the preparation for TELPAS.

Academic Classroom Environment, Wit & Wisdom, (6th-8th Grade) (virtual)

A student’s physical surroundings have a profound influence on their behavior and learning. This session will focus on how we can transform the classroom into an academic learning environment that can improve instruction and learning. Presenters will share ideas for word walls, module specific anchor charts, timelines, and how to build respect and rapport with our students.

Anchor Charts for All!: How to use Anchor Charts to Deepen Students’ Critical Thinking (face-to-face)

This session will use examples from the English I ODELL curriculum to demonstrate various ways anchor charts can be used in the classroom to enhance students’ understanding of academic content and create autonomous learners.

EBs Academic Success - What Every Teacher Needs to know (face-to-face)

Summer is a great time to recharge your batteries and to be ready for a new school year. When school starts in August, you will get new students who are coming with their own experiences and knowledge. Students who come looking for teachers who are well prepared to engage them, to challenge them, and to provide them with the supports they need to address their learning needs. Thinking about this, educators need to be ready with new or renovated skills and strategies and new ways to connect with their EBs as well as with other students in their classrooms. So, my invitation is for you to engage as a learner, build on your own competencies and strengths and try out as many of the ideas presented in this professional development as you can. Remember! The more you learn, the better you will be able to serve your students!

Effective Differentiated Planning (virtual)

Are you trying strategies in your classroom and not seeing growth? Are you doing the same thing for every student because you are struggling to differentiate? If the answer is yes, join

us! Using Ellevation effectively can improve student productivity in your classroom. Participants will look at a sample class to identify student needs and EB levels to effectively differentiate and adapt strategies for every student’s level and instructional needs.

English Vocabulary Instruction for Emergent Bilinguals in Secondary Math Classrooms (virtual)

This training is for secondary math teachers (who teach Algebra 1, Algebra 2 or Geometry) of emergent bilinguals (EBs). Participants will recognize and analyze categories of academic vocabulary found in mathematics texts and word problems and learn research-based strategies to develop such vocabulary. Some of the topics included in this training are: (a) identifying academic vocabulary; (b) difficulty of academic vocabulary in mathematics; (c) receptive and productive knowledge; and (d) inflection, lemma, derivative, and semantic word families.

English Vocabulary Instruction for Emergent Bilinguals in Secondary Social Studies Classrooms (face-to-face)

Participants will recognize and analyze categories of academic vocabulary found in social studies texts and learn research-based strategies to develop such vocabulary. Some of the topics included in this training are: (a) identifying academic vocabulary; (b) difficulty of academic vocabulary in social studies; (c) receptive and productive knowledge; and (d) inflection, lemma, derivative, and semantic word families.

Journaling to the MAX (face-to-face)

Are you tired of the same old interactive journals? In this session, we will give you strategies to update that old interactive journal to meet the needs of your emergent bilingual students, show you how to transform that interactive journal into a digital on-the-go journal, and help you get your own digital journal started before the start of the new school year.

Language Building Activities for EBs in the Social Studies Classroom (virtual)

This session will provide strategies for developing students' academic and related basic vocabulary in the social studies classroom.

Move Our EBs, Please: Aligning WRITING instructional practices and TELPAS Item Types (face-to-face)

The robust curriculum for the "Move Our EBs, Please: Aligning WRITING instructional practices and TELPAS Item Types" session includes strategies that are designed with all content areas in mind to assist with the improving of EBs proficiency levels on the writing domain of the TELPAS. The strategies were created for ESL teachers, coaches, specialists, coordinators, directors, and administrators to aid in the preparation for TELPAS.

Building Background and Activating Prior Knowledge through Authenticity and Realia (face-to-face)

Teachers will explore various methods and strategies to build background and activate prior knowledge to prepare students for learning.

Do you struggle with helping students realize they have background knowledge? Did you know you can use realia and authenticity to help your students make connections? This presentation will focus on methods to help teachers build students' skills as we remember what it was like to be bright-eyed and bursting with curiosity in middle school. Teachers will learn how to give similar moments of excitement by using methods and strategies that link students to their learning.

Diving into Wit & Wisdom, Module 0 (6th-8th Grade) (virtual)

In this session, the presenters will guide teachers through different Wit and Wisdom Instructional Routines and best practices that can be used with lessons from Module 0. We will focus on strategies that can support our EL students as they navigate through key lessons in the module and how those strategies can assist students in later modules.

Effective Differentiated Planning (virtual)

Are you trying strategies in your classroom and not seeing growth? Are you doing the same thing for every student because you are struggling to differentiate? If the answer is yes, join

us! Using Ellevation effectively can improve student productivity in your classroom. Participants will look at a sample class to identify student needs and EB levels to effectively differentiate and adapt strategies for every student’s level and instructional needs.

Making Words Meaningful: Internalizing Academic Vocabulary Using ELL Strategies (face-to-face)

We have all heard of using word walls, personal dictionaries, and vocabulary graphic organizers in our classrooms, but how can we ensure tools like these are being used effectively in the English classroom? This session will use the English I ODELL curriculum to demonstrate teaching strategies that can be used to enhance students comprehension of complex texts.

Move Our EBs, Please: Aligning WRITING instructional practices and TELPAS Item Types (face-to-face)

The robust curriculum for the "Move Our EBs, Please: Aligning WRITING instructional practices and TELPAS Item Types" session includes strategies that are designed with all content areas in mind to assist with the improving of EBs proficiency levels on the writing domain of the TELPAS. The strategies were created for ESL teachers, coaches, specialists, coordinators, directors, and administrators to aid in the preparation for TELPAS.

PBL: Easy as Pie (face-to-face)

Project based learning does not have to be overly complicated and time consuming. In this session, we will explore the benefits of project based learning in the ESL science classroom and how we can make project based learning engaging and easy for everyone. During this session, we will also learn how to make project based learning work for your and your specific population of students.

Promoting Strategic Interaction among Emergent Bilinguals in CTE Classrooms (virtual)

This workshop is for Career and Technology Education teachers of Emergent Bilinguals (EBs). Participants will learn a variety of strategies and activities that promote interaction among EBs. Maximizing interaction in the classroom is an important factor in the development of students’ oral skills.

Scaffolding English Reading Comprehension for Emergent Bilinguals in Secondary Science Classrooms (face-to-face)

In this training, secondary science teachers will learn how to embed reading and language strategies in their lessons based on the linguistic difficulty of the content and the English proficiency level of their EBs.

Academic Vocabulary, Wit & Wisdom (6th-8th Grade) (virtual)

The audience for this session is 6th-8th grade Wit and Wisdom teachers.

When English learners struggle with reading comprehension, it can often be attributed to their difficulty with understanding the vocabulary. Students with smaller vocabularies are at a greater disadvantage in learning, and this lack of knowledge too often is the main barrier to their comprehension of on-level texts and/or textbooks. In this session, presenters will share ideas for interactive Word Walls, digital vocabulary notebooks, and the importance of tiering vocabulary words.

Building Background and Activating Prior Knowledge through Authenticity and Realia (virtual)

Teachers will explore various methods and strategies to build background and activate prior knowledge to prepare students for learning.

Do you struggle with helping students realize they have background knowledge? Did you know you can use realia and authenticity to help your students make connections? This presentation will focus on methods to help teachers build students' skills as we remember what it was like to be bright-eyed and bursting with curiosity in middle school. Teachers will learn how to give similar moments of excitement by using methods and strategies that link students to their learning.

Differentiation Made Easy (face-to-face)

What does differentiation look like in your classroom? In this session, we will explore differentiation in the ESL science classroom, what we think it looks like as educators, what it actually looks like to students, and give you some easy methods to use in order to effectively include differentiation into your everyday classroom routine while meeting the needs of your Emergent Bilingual students.

Effective Differentiated Planning (virtual)

Are you trying strategies in your classroom and not seeing growth? Are you doing the same thing for every student because you are struggling to differentiate? If the answer is yes, join

us! Using Ellevation effectively can improve student productivity in your classroom. Participants will look at a sample class to identify student needs and EB levels to effectively differentiate and adapt strategies for every student’s level and instructional needs.

Grade Level vs. Adapted Texts: What’s the difference, and how can they be used in the English classroom? (face-to-face)

Can adapted texts call for critical thinking? This session will use texts from the English I ODELL curriculum to demonstrate how grade level texts can be adapted to meet students' accommodations without compromising the content and complexity of the text.

Move Our EBs, Please: Aligning WRITING instructional practices and TELPAS Item Types (face-to-face)

The robust curriculum for the "Move Our EBs, Please: Aligning WRITING instructional practices and TELPAS Item Types" session includes strategies that are designed with all content areas in mind to assist with the improving of EBs proficiency levels on the writing domain of the TELPAS. The strategies were created for ESL teachers, coaches, specialists, coordinators, directors, and administrators to aid in the preparation for TELPAS.

Promoting Strategic Interaction among Emergent Bilinguals in CTE Classrooms (virtual)

This workshop is for Career and Technology Education teachers of Emergent Bilinguals (EBs). Participants will learn a variety of strategies and activities that promote interaction among EBs. Maximizing interaction in the classroom is an important factor in the development of students’ oral skills.

Scaffolding English Reading Comprehension for Emergent Bilinguals in Secondary Science Classrooms (face-to-face)

In this training, secondary science teachers will learn how to embed reading and language strategies in their lessons based on the linguistic difficulty of the content and the English proficiency level of their EBs.