Evidence Based Planning to Improve English Learners' Language Proficiency and Academic Achievement

November 13 - 14, 2014

Chiangmai, Thailand



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The workshop provided me with helpful ideas
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The workshop provided me with skills/knowledge that I can use in my classroom
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The workshop met the outlined objectives
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I would recommend this workshop to other teachers
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The handouts were valuable
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Registering for the workshop was easy
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Online communication prior to the workshop was good
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“Theory/Skills acquired from the workshop that you can use immediately”:  


New Differentiation Strategies to use with my students

Lesson Delivery

Sentence starters - scaffolding ideas

Academic vocabulary stages for teacher workshops

Academic writing frame

RAFT/ELL tools

Strategies for co-teaching

Look more closely at the types of text types for writing language targets

Jigsawing

The importance of vocab and vocab strategies

Co-teaching methods

Six key ELL priniciples

Collaboration models

PD for staff

Standards based

Translanguaging

Anchoring

Use of Academic language and its importance

Components of academic language myths

Simon says; Connectors; Second Tier Words

ELL mindset growth

Vocabulary tiers

Bilingualism definitions

Mother tongue use

Sentence starters

Co-planning scaffolding

Better understanding of ELL phases

How to unpack standards together with the content