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A once-in-a-generation text for assisting a new generation of
students Content teachers and ESOL teachers, take special note: if
you're looking for a single resource to help your English learners
meet the same challenging content standards as their
English-proficient peers, your search is complete. Just dip into
this toolbox of strategies, examples, templates, and activities
from ELL authorities Diane Staehr Fenner and Sydney Snyder. The
best part? No prior training assumed! You'll find inside every last
how-to including: * How to scaffold instruction across content and
grade levels * How to build background knowledge * How to analyze
text through close reading and text dependent questions * How to
promote oral language and vocabulary development * How to evaluate
and use formative assessment On-line book study-available now!
Authors, Snyder and Staehr Fenner have created an on-demand LMS
book study for readers of Unlocking English Learners' Potential
Strategies for Making Content Accessible available from their
company, SupportEd. The self-paced book study works around your
schedule and when you're done, you'll earn a certificate for 20
hours of PD. SupportEd can also customize the book study for
specific district timelines, cohorts and/or needs upon request.
Learn more.
What will you do to promote multilingual learners' equity? Our
nation's moment of reckoning with the deficit view of multilingual
learners has arrived. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed and
exacerbated long-standing inequities that stand in the way of MLs'
access to effective instruction. Recent events have also caused us
to reflect on our place as educators within the intersection of
race and language. In this innovative book, Sydney Snyder and Diane
Staehr Fenner share practical, replicable ways you can draw from
students' strengths and promote multilingual learners' success
within and beyond your own classroom walls. In this book you'll
find * Practical and printable, research-based tools that guide you
on how to implement culturally responsive teaching in your context
* Case studies and reflection exercises to help identify implicit
bias in your work and mitigate deficit-based thinking * Authentic
classroom video clips in each chapter to show you what culturally
responsive teaching actually looks like in practice * Hand-drawn
sketch note graphics that spotlight key concepts, reinforce central
themes, and engage you with eye-catching and memorable
illustrations There is no time like the present for you to reflect
on your role in culturally responsive teaching and use new tools to
build an even stronger school community that is inclusive of MLs.
No matter your role or where you are in your journey, you can
confront injustice by taking action steps to develop a climate in
which all students' backgrounds, experiences, and cultures are
honored and educators, families, and communities work
collaboratively to help MLs thrive. We owe it to our students.
On-demand book study-Available now! Authors, Snyder and Staehr
Fenner have created an on-demand LMS book study for readers of
Culturally Responsive Teaching for Multilingual Learners: Tools for
Equity available now from their company SupportEd. The self-paced
book study works around your schedule and when you're done, you'll
earn a certificate for 20 hours of PD. SupportEd can also customize
the book study for specific district timelines, cohorts and/or
needs upon request.
It was a dark and stormy night in Santa Barbara. January 19, 2017.
The next day's inauguration drumroll played on the evening news.
Huddled around a table were nine Corwin authors and their
publisher, who together have devoted their careers to equity in
education. They couldn't change the weather, they couldn't heal a
fractured country, but they did have the power to put their
collective wisdom about EL education upon the page to ensure our
multilingual learners reach their highest potential. Proudly, we
introduce you now to the fruit of that effort: Breaking Down the
Wall: Essential Shifts for English Learners' Success. In this
first-of-a-kind collaboration, teachers and leaders, whether in
small towns or large urban centers, finally have both the research
and the practical strategies to take those first steps toward
excellence in educating our culturally and linguistically diverse
children. It's a book to be celebrated because it means we can
throw away the dark glasses of deficit-based approaches and see
children who come to school speaking a different home language for
what they really are: learners with tremendous assets. The authors'
contributions are arranged in nine chapters that become nine tenets
for teachers and administrators to use as calls to actions in their
own efforts to realize our English learners' potential: 1. From
Deficit-Based to Asset-Based 2. From Compliance to Excellence 3.
From Watering Down to Challenging 4. From Isolation to
Collaboration 5. From Silence to Conversation 6. From Language to
Language, Literacy, and Content 7. From Assessment of Learning to
Assessment for and as Learning 8. From Monolingualism to
Multilingualism 9. From Nobody Cares to Everyone/Every Community
Cares Read this book; the chapters speak to one another, a melodic
echo of expertise, classroom vignettes, and steps to take. To shift
the status quo is neither fast nor easy, but there is a clear
process, and it's laid out here in Breaking Down the Wall. To
distill it into a single line would go something like this: if we
can assume mutual ownership, if we can connect instruction to all
children's personal, social, cultural, and linguistic identities,
then all students will achieve.
English Learners (ELs) are the fastest-growing segment of the K-12
population. But ELs and their families-who are in the process of
learning English and navigating an often- unfamiliar education
system-may not have a powerful enough voice to articulate their
needs. Consequently, all teachers and administrators must advocate
for this all-important diverse group of students who will become
tomorrow's workforce. This book demystifies the techniques of
advocacy for ELs, including: A shared sense of responsibility for
EL success-Providing tools that every educator can use to ensure
that ELs are effectively served. An overview for
administrators-Influencing policy and fostering a culture that
meets EL needs Advocacy for ELs' success beyond Grade 12-Equipping
ELs for life after graduation, from higher education to career
decisions ELs will continue to grow in number, and leaving them and
their families voiceless is simply not an option. No educator can
miss this essential book.
The growing number of English language learners (ELLs) entering
U.S. classrooms has increased the demand for effective educators
who work with this diverse student population. This book provides
guidelines, examples, and strategies in applying the TESOL P-12
Professional Teaching Standards and serves as a resource to
programs and teacher educators working with professionals who
strive to make the route to language proficiency as smooth,
challenging, and effective as possible.
Unique Student Strengths and Needs Require Unique Teacher
Evaluation Methods. Teacher evaluation should never be used in a
"one-size-fits-all" manner, especially when evaluating all teachers
who work with English Learners (ELs) and students with
disabilities. Evaluations of all teachers who work with diverse
learners require unique considerations. Such considerations are
precisely what you'll learn in this comprehensive, action-oriented
book. Backed by research and case studies, the authors detail: Four
Principles for Inclusive Teacher Evaluation of diverse learners
compatible with the Danielson and Marzano frameworks Specialized
"look-fors" evaluators can use and adapt to recognize effective
teaching of diverse learners Strategies for coaching teachers who
need more support reaching diverse learners
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