The need for qualified English Language teachers (often referred to as ESL teachers) in our K-12 schools has never been greater. There is a constant and growing population of public school students whose native language is something other than English. There is also a constant and growing pressure to provide these students with the foundations that they need to succeed in mainstream classrooms.
Within school districts and school board rooms, lies an effort to increase the proficiency level of ELLs (English language learners) as quickly and as effectively as possible.
Over the years, educators have become increasingly aware of the differences between social language and academic language as well as the role both play in supporting ELLs.
While research clearly points to time as a factor in helping ELLs acquire adequate social and academic language, there are also increasing attention being paid to models that support language learning in the most effective and efficient manners™.
TESOL Trainers has provided scores of workshops to ESL teachers in order to provide them with the most effective and efficient means of teaching the English language. With the 7 Strategies For Success, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), discover easy-to-use and easy-to-adapt strategies that set all students up for success™.
Participants who attend such a workshop can expect to:
• Understand the fundamental principles of language learning and language teaching
• Experience the 7 Strategies for Success
• Explore the principles behind the strategies and how they play out in the classroom
• Examine how to adapt the 7 Strategies for Success to their specific contexts
TESOL Trainers can design a workshop on reflective teaching and reflective learning to meet the needs and constraints of any institution. As with anything, the following guiding principles always exist:
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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