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PLACE STAMP HERE CONTACT US: (P) 314 -664 -1066 www. slps. org/ ESOL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SLPS ESOL PD Timeline: 2016/ 2017 SLPS ESOL PD 1, 074 participants attended SLPS ESOL PD What is your professional development goal for the 2016 -17 school year? 1530 S. GRAND AVE. Saint Louis, MO 63104 2015/ 2016 576 participants attended SLPS ESOL PROGRAM 2014/ 2015 2016 -2017

DISTRICT PD INITIATIVES FOR ELLs PD Sessions for ESOL Teachers: This PD opportunity allows participants to learn Instruction new language. “SIOP has bridged an enormous gap for me as an educator. It has opened my eyes to the needs of all my students, and has given me the tools I need to truly differentiate and scaffold my instruction. All of my students, not just my English language learners, have noticeably and positively responded to the changes I’ve made. Our entire staff is embracing the mindset and skills taught in SIOP. ” Tracy Jane Weidel, ELA Teacher at Busch Middle School Co-Teaching for ELLs • Co-Teaching and Collaboration for teams of mainstream and ESOL teachers (1 Year Cohort) • Co-teaching look- fors for administrators This PD opportunity allows mainstream and ESOL teachers to learn theory and apply the knowledge regarding collaboration and co-teaching in general education classes to target English language learners’ needs in content areas. “We wholeheartedly support the co-teaching model. As the enrollment number of ESOL students continues to increase at our school, coteaching allows us to serve a larger number of students than pull-out, without the stigma of pull -out and without students missing content. ” Ruth Juhlin, ESOL Teacher &Abigail Cook ELA teacher (SIOP)at Busch Middle School • Refugee & Immigrant Students in SLPS SIOP • SIOP PD and Coaching for the mainstream and ESOL teachers (1 Year Cohort ) • ESOL SIOPPROGRAM for administrators PD INITIATIVES to implement. Instructional the SIOP framework. Protocol that • how Sheltered integrates language and content instruction. This Observational Protocol ( SIOP) framework provides the language development needed by students learning content through a 2 Year Cohort ESOL PD On-Demand • New ESOL Teacher Orientation • Implementing Content and Language Objectives • Differentiating Instruction and Assessment for ELLs • Technology for ESOL Specialists • Addressing the Needs of Long Term ELLs Multicultural Insights for the Classroom • Use of Interpreters • Introduction to Cultures in the SLPS • Languages and Cultures of SLPS ELLs • Data Driven Instruction & Decision Making for ELLs • Scaffolding Instruction for ELLs Through Sentence Stems • Effective Academic Instruction to Instruction and Assessment Support ELLs in Content Areas (5 workshops) • Note- taking for ELLs • Differentiating Instruction and Assessment • W-APT Administration • ACCESS 2. 0 Score Interpretation • Alternate ACCESS for ELLs • Building Student Portfolios for ELLs From Books to Classrooms (book study) Assessment for English Language Learners : A Guide for K-12 Teachers by Fairbairn & Jones-Vo • Building Academic Language: Meeting Common Core Standards Across Disciplines by J. Zwiers • Preventing Long-term ELs by Calderon, M. & Minaya-Rowe, L. Possible PD Formats: • • • Before or After School PLCs/Data Teams District PD Days