Virtually or in-person, I can create a personalized PD session or a set of sessions that meet the specific learning needs of your district.

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Here are some example session topics:

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- ALL teachers are language teachers

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- Looking at Content through a language lens

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- Supporting Newcomers

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- Differentiating instruction based on English proficiency levels

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- Assessing multilingual learners

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- General best practices for supporting multilingual learners in the classroom

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- Supporting multilingual learners during virtual/distance learning

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- Engaging and supporting ALL students

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- Co-teaching & multilingual learners

I can guide individuals or small groups of educators in setting learning goals, and then intentionally growing together as professionals to reach those goals regarding supporting multilingual learners. 

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Here are some example coaching topics:

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- Analyzing the English proficiency levels of your current or upcoming MLLs, and then creating language goals and ILPs (Individual Learning Plans) for each student.

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- Creating appropriate scaffolds for your existing and future lesson plans based on the specific language needs of your MLLs.

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- Creating assessments that take into consideration the language needs and goals of your current and future MLLs. 

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- Welcoming newcomers to your school and classroom, as well as how to support your newcomers so they are learning grade-level content.

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- Connecting with & building solid relationships with multilingual learner families.

There are SO many wonderful books already published about supporting multilingual learners and the adults that serve them. I can facilitate enriching conversations around a great MLL-related book.

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Here are some example books:

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- Growing Language & Literacy by Andrea Honigsfeld

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- Pathways to Greatness for ELL Newcomers by Michelle L. Yzquierdo

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- 7 Steps to a Language-Rich, Interactive Classroom by John Seidlitz & Bill Perryman

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- Culturally Responsive Teaching & THE BRAIN by Zaretta Hammond

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- Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP MODEL by Jana Echevarria, MaryEllen Vogt, and Deborah Short

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- EL Excellence Every Day by Tonya Ward Singer

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- The Language Lens for Content Classrooms by Sarah B. Ottow

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- Talk Read Talk Write by Nancy Motley

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- Reading & Writing with English Learners by Valentina Gonzalez and Melinda Miller

I can meet with individuals or small groups of educators to equip them with best practices regarding the use of edtech when working with multilingual learners.

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Here are some example coaching topics:

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- using platforms like Nearpod or Pear Deck to support and engage ALL of your learners during in-person and distance learning.

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- using free, online virtual math manipulatives to support ALL students during in-person and distance learning.

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- using platforms such as Google Slides and Google Jamboard to create scaffolded interactive notebooks and daily lessons.

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- using Flipgrid and Padlet to provide students with an opportunity to share their understanding with an authentic audience, in multi-modal ways.

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- using Wakelet to create a text set composed of multi-model text (visual, auditory, and written) that students can access using Immersive Reader when necessary. 

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- using Eduprotocols in your classroom to foster the Four Cs (collaborating, creating, critically thinking, communicating), as well as how to build in appropriate supports for your multilingual learners.