ELL and Title III Services
English Learner Services, ELL Professional Development & Title III IMESD Consortium
English Learner Services, Professional Development and Resources for Teachers and District
The EL Specialist supports districts with, but not limited to, professional development, instructional strategies and consultation, lessons planning, parent involvement/activities, data management, and administration consultation.
Below are PD opportunities and Resources for teachers and districts in our InterMountain ESD region working with diverse populations.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AVAILABLE:
- Community of Practice for English Language Development (ELD) teachers
- Learning Walks: To allow teachers to visit and watch numerous classrooms from around the region, outside their own school or district, while having a dialogue with an instructional coach and other teachers around strategies, culture, and other takeaways.
- Literacy Trainings with Yolanda Westerberg
- Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Overview PD
- Description: SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol) Overview will guide participants through the 8 components of the SIOP model and most of the 30 features. The training will support content teachers for sheltering instruction for English Learners and engaging ALL learners.
UPCOMING PD/WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITIES:
- School Wide Literacy Reform Workshops with Yolanda Westerberg (K-2, 3-5 and Secondary Workshops)
- Session topics will include:
- Yearlong Planning-Start with the Calendar
- Scope and Sequence and Vertical Alignment
- Common Terminology across grade levels
- Different Products, Different Structures
- What is a Mini-Lesson and how do I teach one?
- Making a Roadmap for Instruction
- Creating a Community of writers
- Getting started-the first ten days of school
- Writing is a skill-teaching stamina, originality and enthusiasm
- Writing Process made easier
- Writing about Reading and Taking Neat Notes
- ELA Curriculum Alignment
- Please go to the IMESD PD Page for upcoming PD!
RESOURCES and Important links:
- Multilingual Education & Multilingual Learner Resources
- IMESD Literacy Resource Hub
- ELP Standards:
- Prep for ELPA21:
- Resources:
- SIOP Resources
- GLAD Resources
- GLAD Resource Book
- GLAD Resource Book
- Other Resources