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The English Learner Institute (ELI) is a one of a kind online program where K-12 teachers examine TESOL strategies, explore the SIOP framework, and experience real, interactive lessons in a dynamic online environment.
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The English Learner Institute (ELI) is a fully remote, live professional development program tailored for K-12 educators. Its mission is to equip teachers with the skills, strategies, and tools to effectively support English Language Learners (ELLs) across all content areas. Through dynamic, interactive sessions, ELI helps educators create inclusive, engaging classrooms where all students—particularly multilingual learners—can succeed.
At the core of ELI is the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP ©) framework, a research-based model designed to make content more accessible to ELLs. With proven TESOL strategies, ELI provides educators with practical methods to scaffold instruction, integrate language development into every lesson, and foster a deeper understanding of academic content. These tools are essential for improving outcomes for English learners in diverse educational settings.
What sets ELI apart is its experiential approach. Participants engage in hands-on, collaborative learning with peers, explore real-world scenarios, and practice strategies they can apply immediately in their classrooms. This practical, real-time learning ensures teachers leave the program with the confidence and competence to make an immediate, meaningful impact on their students’ success.
The English Learner Institute offers a fully online format, perfect for educators looking for flexible, impactful professional development.
With ELI, you’ll enjoy:
Convenience: Join from anywhere; no travel is required.
Engagement: Dynamic, interactive virtual workshops.
Practicality: Gain strategies you can use immediately.
ELI makes it easy to fit professional growth into your busy schedule while empowering you to support English learners effectively.
Our English Learner Institute equips educators with the tools and techniques needed to master the principles of Sheltered Instruction. This fully remote professional development program offers a deep dive into practical strategies that help K-12 teachers make content accessible for English learners.
Through engaging model lessons and interactive workshops, participants will:
This PD is perfect for any K-12 teacher, administrator, or instructional coach who wants a solid understanding of how best to support English learners. During this highly experiential workshop, participants will:
This program is a powerful step toward transforming how teaching and learning occur, ensuring every educator feels confident and equipped to support their students. Take your teaching—and your students’ learning—to the next level with ELI.
This introductory course lays the foundation for understanding the principles of SIOP and how they are used to set all students up for success, especially the English learners. In an interactive manner, we examine global and discrete aspects of sheltered instruction and experience how they are used to design and deliver effective lessons in any content. Particular attention is paid to the following aspects of teaching and learning:
The second course in this series continues to explore how SIOP is used to connect students to the language, the content, and one another. During this participant-centered session, we dive deep into the role that language plays in all content areas, and we experience a plethora of practical ways to promote language and content ownership across the curriculum. Specifically, we examine these critical qualities of sheltered instruction:
The third course is our program series focuses participants’ attention on small, atomic changes in their teaching that have an explosive impact on learning. In an experiential way, we uncover the critical components of learning: awareness and ability and unveil specific strategies that stimulate each in all students, especially English Learners. Of particular interest is metacognition and its mastery. Explicitly, we examine the ensuing features of SIOP:
The final segment of this course encourages participants to consciously develop skills in more discrete details of sheltered instruction. In a hands-on manner, we unpack the four domains of language and the most effective and efficient manners to teach each. Participants complete the fourth part of this series with a solid ability to set students up for success in any context. Specific attention is given to the objectives listed below:
This three-hour interactive session equips school and district leaders with a practical understanding of the SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol) framework and how it can enhance instruction for English Learners (ELs). During this session administrators will:
The Principles & Practices of Sheltered Instruction Parts I-IV
All courses run from 9:00am - 3:30pm
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