(Recent workshop on `Working with English Language Learners`)
The number of English language learners enrolled in community college and university programs has skyrocketed over the past ten years, yet the vast majority of professors and instructors have very little training in how to support the ELL population.
Here are some questions that college teachers frequently ask about working with ELLs:
• What is ESL?
• Why are my ELLs so quiet in class?
• How can I assess what their backgrounds are in a non-threatening way?
• What can I do I engage an ELL in my classroom that seems to be struggling?
• What are some techniques that I can use to help my ELLs acquire the essential vocabulary in the course?
• What are ways that I can group my ELLs with native speakers to set them up for success?
• How can I assess what my ELLs are getting and what they aren`t getting?
• What sorts of modifications can I make to support my ELLs without foregoing and important content?
TESOL Trainers provides a wide range of professional development options to provide instructors with the necessary knowledge, attitude, skills, and awareness (KASA) to support all teachers who work with ELLs.
Most recently, we designed a year long teacher training program for community college faculty at Santa Fe Community College. The purpose was to raise participants KASA on how best to work with ELLs.
We can tailor make any workshop series to fit the needs and constraints of any institution of higher education. We also have a for-credit option for any professional development workshop.
Contact TESOL Trainers. for more information.
Types of Workshops
- Best Practices in College Teaching: College teachers traditionally receive very little training in pedagogy and even less in working with English language learners. This workshop series provides instructors with a host of research-proven strategies and techniques to support the success of all of their students. Topics explored:
- The issues that educators face when working with English language learners.
- The fundamental principles of second language learning and how they pertain to classroom instruction.
- Research proven Best Practices strategies that are adaptable to any classroom.
- Reflective teaching practices and techniques to use to continuously develop as a teacher/learner.
- Insight into the Experiential Learning Cycle and its benefits in teaching and learning.
- Engaging Students: Engaged students have a greater propensity to learn; this workshop explores a variety of easy-to-use strategies to insure that all students are engaged such as:
- Cooperative Learning
- Guided Discussions
- Learner-Centered Classrooms
- Manipulatives
- Non-Verbal Cues
- TESOL Techniques: This workshop is designed specifically with the needs of instructors of Developmental Studies. Any teacher who provides remedial course work for their students can increase their effectiveness through this workshop. Topics covered:
- Active Listening
- Active Reading
- Demystifying Writing Skills
- Incorporating Speaking
- The 4 Skills
- Vocabulary Acquisition Strategies
As with any of the services TESOL Trainers provides, the following principles guide the design and delivery of everything:
The driving principle behind all workshops is that the leaner must be 100% engaged in the learning process. Every workshop invites the whole of the participant into each stage of the experience.
Experiential
All activities are hands-on approaches to learning that give participants the opportunity to explore and experience the guiding principles and strategies behind each technique.
Adaptable
The techniques and strategies covered can be used the next day in the classroom without having to research , spend hours preparing, or energy considering how it can be done.
Research-Based
Every strategy and technique is based on sound research of learning and teaching in the specific context of the work-shop.
Needs-Based
Every workshop is designed and delivered with the specific needs of the institution in mind.
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