AGENDA AND ASSIGNMENTS
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| Class #1 | The context of teaching ELL in secondary schools Overview of the Four Levels-Four Skills Curriculum Model for standards-based content-area instruction |
MoraModules #14.4 Definitions & Description of Programs for ELL MoraModules # 4.1 Thematic Planning for ELLs MoraModules # 4.2 The Four by Four Thematic Unit Guidelines MoraModules #4.4 A Model 4X4 Thematic Unit MoraModules #4.5 Strategies and Activities for 4X4 Units |
| Class #2 | Historical trends in L2 Education | MoraModules # 1.1 Historical Trends in L2 Teaching |
| Class #3 | Theories & principles of L2 acquisition Assessing students’ language proficiency levels The Lesson Cycle & 5-Step Lesson Planning |
MoraModules # 2.1 Theoretical Basis for the Natural Approach MoraModules # 7.1 Language Assessment MoraModules #6.1 Effective Lesson Planning for English Learners |
| Class #4 | What is academic English? Challenges in teaching ELL in mainstream & sheltered content |
MoraModules #13.5 CLAD Teaching is Good Teaching Plus MoraModules # 14.2 A Road Map for Effective ELD Teachers MoraModules#14.8 The EL Redesignation Debate |
| Class #5 | Focus on ELL-1 & ELL-2: Listening/speaking skills Content-area challenges for Level 1 & 2 ELL |
MoraModules # 9.1 The Language-Concept Connection MoraModules # 9.2 How to Teach Concepts & Vocabulary |
| Class #6 | Methods of L2 Teaching Teaching strategies and resources for ELD instruction |
MoraModules # 3.1 Methods of L2 Teaching MoraModules #2.3 Principles & Procedures of L2 Teaching Methods MoraModules #4.6 100 Vocabulary Development Activities MoraModules #6.3 Sentence Transformation |
| Class #7 | The Communicative Approach Planning ELD lessons around language functions Guided reading/writing activities for ELL-1 & 2 |
MoraModules #2.4 Outline of a Communicative Approach Lesson |
| Class #8 | L2 Reading Linking oral language & literacy |
MoraModules # 8.1Reading in a Second Language MoraModules # 12.11 Literacy Instruction for ELL |
| Class #9 | Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) Providing access to textbooks |
MoraModules # 10.1 Content Area Reading for ELLs |
| Class #10 | Learning strategies/study skills | MoraModules #10.2 Using Study Guides in Content-area Reading |
| Class #11 | Assessing & teaching reading comprehension Patterns of exposition in the content areas Text analysis |
MoraModules #10.3 Text Analysis for L2 Literacy Instruction MoraModules #12.12 Reading Comprehension Sub-processes for L2 Readers |
| Class #12 | L2 Writing & Structured Writing Activities Assessing L2 writing |
Mora Modules # 11.1Development of Second-language Writing MoraModules # 12.1 Using Rubrics for Assessing L2 Writing |
| Class #13 | Four X Four Unit Development | MoraModules # 12.5 Guided Story Construction MoraModules # 12.6 Guided Writing in L2 Classrooms |
| Class #14 | Effective programs for ELL Student Placement & Curricular Continuity |
MoraModule #3.4 Characteristics of Effective L2 Classrooms MoraModule #14.7 What Works for ELL |
| Class #15 | Teaching to diversity in L2 education Parameters of Culture 4X4 Thematic Unit Roundtable |
MoraModules # 13.1 Cultural Diversity in the B/CLAD Classroom MoraModules # 13.2 Culture & Values |