English Learners

Free Self Paced learning through Stanford Online Lagunita

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Supporting English Learners

Book Study - Teaching with Poverty in Mind

Who: All grades

Date: April 2, April 30, May 21, and May 29

Where: Conejo Elementary

Time: 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Description: Do you have families in poverty? Do you want to know more about how to support students in poverty in your schools and classrooms?

During this book study, we will discuss what poverty is, how it affects students in school, what drives change at various levels, effective teaching strategies, as well as how to engage necessary resources.

** Books need to be purchased by the individual or the school site.

Presented by Karen O'Mullan (Language and Literacy Support Teacher)

English Learner Professional Development Services available

Site Specific

Who: All staff

Date: Depends on your availability

Where: Your specific site

Time: Open to the needs of your site

Description: Professional development is specifically tailored to meet the language and literacy needs of your students at your site.

Presented by Karen O'Mullan (Language and Literacy Support Teacher)

Carousel of IDEAS/IDEA Proficiency Test (IPT)

Who: Grades K-5

Date: TBD

Where: TBD

Time: 3:30-5:00

Description: This professional development offers a more in-depth experience for teachers who desire to dig deeper into how IPT data can be used to enhance the Carousel curriculum materials through the use of technology. As a bonus, participants will gain strategies for English Learners that can be implemented immediately.

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Presented by Karen O'Mullan (Language and Literacy Support Teacher)

iLitELL/GRADE Assessment

Who: Grades 6-12

Date: TBD

Where: TBD

Time: 3:30-5:00

Description: Do you struggle with all of the components in iLit? This professional development will showcase the components in order to gain a better understanding of each area. Participants will be provided with guidance on effective use of the materials in order to maximize the use of the curriculum.

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Presented by Karen O'Mullan (Language and Literacy Support Teacher)

Designated ELD Instruction

Who: Grades K-12

Date: TBD

Where: TBD

Time: 3:30-5:00

Description: Do you want to transform your instruction for English Learners? This professional development is for you! Through conceptual understanding of the five elements of language and the use of the CA ELD Standards you will build into and from content instruction while developing language for English Learners.

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Presented by Karen O'Mullan (Language and Literacy Support Teacher)

Integrated ELD Instruction

Who: Grades K-12

Date: TBD

Where: TBD

Time: 3:30-5:00

Description: Do you want to find ways to support your English Learners in a more intentional manner? Then you must attend this workshop! Participants will learn to use CA ELD Standards effectively in tandem with CA CCSS for ELA/Literacy and other content area standards to ensure students strengthen their English language abilities as they simultaneously learn content.

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Presented by Karen O'Mullan (Language and Literacy Support Teacher)

English Learner Data Analysis via ELLevation

Who: Grades K-12

Date: TBD

Where: TBD

Time: 3:30-5:00

Description: Do you find the thought of working with data overwhelming? During this professional development you will learn how to obtain purposeful data that will identify areas of need in order to guide instruction. In other words, data that is current and something you will actually use.

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Presented by Karen O'Mullan (Language and Literacy Support Teacher)

Building Academic Language/Academic Conversations

Who: Grades K-12

Date: TBD

Where: TBD

Time: 3:30-5:00

Description: Do your English Learners have great social language skills yet, lack the ability to converse in rich academic language? This professional development is designed to support the development of scholarly discourse effortlessly into your daily instruction.

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Presented by Karen O'Mullan (Language and Literacy Support Teacher)