How did you become comfortable with making online learning the primary mode
of content instruction for your students?
In some districts and schools, that varies from a full quarter up to a possible entire semester of review time before
new content instruction even begins.
While not a program in itself, sheltered instruction extends the time in which students participate in instruction that explicitly provides language support as well as standards -
based content instruction.
In that series, we visited the classrooms of elementary and high school teachers taking on the challenge of integrating language instruction for their ELLs
during content instruction.
Moving the delivery of
basic content instruction online gives students the opportunity to hit rewind and view again a section they don't understand or fast - forward through material they have already mastered.
For example, Summit Public Schools» Personalized Learning Plan (PLP) software directs students to OER content as the primary source of
core content instruction in their courses.
Additionally, Margie has expertise in tailoring instruction to the needs of students with limited or interrupted formal education and supporting teachers in delivering both ESL and
sheltered content instruction.
Throughout the book, Marzano details the elements of three overarching categories of teaching, which define what must happen to optimize student learning: students must receive feedback, get
meaningful content instruction, and have their basic psychological needs met.
I think, along with most teachers I have known, that I tried to put the needs of my students first and engage with them on a social / emotional level while
providing content instruction.
I looked for how teachers integrated language and
content instruction at the same time, supported ELLs» access to grade - level content, and built classrooms in which all students felt like they belonged.
English language learners (ELLs) in the classroom are faced with a difficult task — absorbing
content instruction while their English skills are still being developed.
Three instructional approaches specifically addressing
ELL content instruction are Sheltered Instruction (SI), Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE), and the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA).
When we see low test score performance we are often misdiagnosing the problem as
poor content instruction when it may in fact be insufficient development of student character skills.
Thomas: I sometimes hear teachers voice concerns about
outsourcing content instruction to technology because they feel personally responsible for students» learning.
This language instruction educational program encompasses (1) planned instruction by a qualified English as a Second Language (ESL) / Bilingual teacher, (2) adaptations / modifications in the delivery of
content instruction by all teachers based on the student's language proficiency level and the Pennsylvania Language Proficiency Standards (PA ELPS) for English learners (EL) as well as the Pennsylvania Academic Standards.
Watch this 7th grade teacher use PBIS to
manage content instruction & student behavior with the classroom skills necessary to be successful.
Grade -
wide content instruction blocks provide the opportunity to group students by skill level for certain instruction.
In schools using this approach, as recommended by federal law, ESL teachers typically pull out beginning - level ELLs for one or two periods of ESL a day, and ELLs spend the rest of the day with teachers who have gone through training and know how to
deliver content instruction so that English learners can participate in the standard instructional program.
She supports inclusion, differentiation, and teaching literacy
through content instruction and has endorsements in literacy, gifted and talented facilitation, and English language development.
This institute is particularly helpful for those teaching the personal finance portion of high school Economics and Personal Finance as it covers
detailed content instruction including banking, credit, consumer rights and responsibilities, insurance, taxes, financial planning and planning for further education after high school.
Throughout PUMA, students will use various technologies to reinforce basic skills, personal and professional productivity, and
effective content instruction.
Similarly, Au (1993), Nagy (1988), Dixon and Nessel (1983), and others recommend that teachers integrate vocabulary instruction
with content instruction and with story reading.
Learning activities that connect new content to students» prior knowledge, that require collaboration among students, and that spiral through curriculum material, offer ELLs the grade -
level content instruction of their English - speaking peers, while adapting lesson delivery to suit their English proficiency level.
Drapeau also includes 40 «grab and go» ideas to help teachers explore
creative content instruction and motivate students to learn in innovative ways.
How can excellent, direct comprehension instruction be embedded
into content instruction that uses inquirybased methods and authentic reading materials?
Yet, beneath many of the challenges of neurodiversity are facets of your students that are not always shared
during content instruction — personal stories that highlight these students» strengths, gifts, and feelings.
When we compare PISA results from the US and Greece we wrongly conclude that
content instruction in Greece must be much worse.
These include (1) streamlining the process for administering and grading basic assessments, (2) helping teachers quickly find standards - aligned lesson resources; and (3) taking on some aspects of
basic content instruction.
Classroom teachers reported frustration with the ESL pull - out schedule and its impact on their ability to consistently provide
core content instruction to English learners.
Content instruction at the high school level typically emphasizes alignment with state standards rather than building upon individual students» skills and gaps.
Monday, June 20 & Tuesday, June 21: Raising the Rigor
of Content Instruction — Using cutting edge, research - based tools, teacher leaders and school teams engage with national experts in standards - based instruction.
Nearly all teacher - preparation programs contain four basic components, though the precise proportions vary according to state rules:
content instruction, the theoretical «foundations» of education, teaching methods, and student - teaching in K - 12 schools.
The purpose of this course is to prepare licensure candidates with the knowledge and skills to effectively shelter
their content instruction, so that the growing population of English Language Learners (ELLs) in schools across the country can access curriculum, achieve academic success, and contribute their multilingual and multicultural resources as participants and future leaders in the 21st century global economy.
In the last 30 or 40 years, many educators have proposed that content - area teachers «insert» reading strategies — such as teaching science vocabulary — into
their content instruction.
- States will share models of teacher licensing related to
content instruction for ELs, English language development, certification for bilingual instruction, and use of different funding streams to support states and districts addressing the shortage in high quality teachers who can work with ELs.