Elementary ESL Learning Site

In a Learning Site, educators come together for a full day in a live classroom around a common area of practice (also can accommodate a ½ day model). Participants talk with the host teacher and set goals for their own classrooms. Participants who continue the learning through virtual follow-up sessions are also able to earn an academic ladder credit.

Upper Elementary ESL Learning Site 5/21: This learning site brings educators together to address the question, “How do we implement the OMME ESL curriculum to support multilingual learners in accessing Tier 1 content?" The site will demonstrate two teachers’ collaborative approach to answering this question while thinking through differentiation to support student needs. After the observation, educators will debrief with the host teacher with potential follow up sessions for an ALC/PDPs.

Time: One half school day (sub $ available)
Feedback: 99% recommended
Credits: Up to 12 PD hours or 1 ALC
Capacity: 10-15 per session
Mode: In-person
Resources: Learning Site Packet, Debrief Notes

THANK YOU to all the Educators who participated in the Learning Site at Mildred Avenue K-8 in Mattapan on the topic “How do we implement the OMME ESL curriculum to support multilingual learners in accessing Tier 1 content?” Our host teachers were Emily Tyler & Emily Bletzer (ESL Teachers @ Mildred Avenue K-8). We had 12 participants join from 12 different BPS schools/departments join this session.

After the session, 100% of participants (12 out of 12 exit ticket responses) said that they would recommend this session to a colleague. Additional comments from participants:

I loved this session. The teachers were amazing and the kids were invested in their work!
I think gen ed teachers should have a chance to see this type of collaboration.
The need to ignite genuine collaboration and planning among faculty to better serve our students.

We asked, “What's one thing you learned today that might benefit your students?” Sample responses:

Connecting foundational skills work to the content learning e.g. helping students practice the spelling rule of adding suffix -ed with words related to content of women's suffrage movement (march, fix, help,...)
I was able to consider more ways to think about rotating students through their learning experience during the lesson with strategic grouping and intentional scaffolds for tier 1 instruction.
"I have thought more about...planning students' learning experiences with the supplemental materials from OMME during all block periods."

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