TESOL Trainers' English Learner Institute


During this interactive workshop, K-12 teachers ​examine TESOL strategies, explore the SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol) framework, experience real lessons.

K-12 educators walk away with a score of strategies and techniques they can use when planning, teaching, and reflecting on their lessons. Everything we do are low-no prep ways of engaging students in class.
Participants who attend this remote training session leave with a solid sense of how to plan, teach, and reflect lessons based on the principles of TESOL and sheltered instruction.  

The Principles & Practices of Sheltered Instruction

This remote teacher training workshop gives teachers a solid look at this K-12 framework and how it is used in schools to set all students up for success.  Through a series of model lessons and interactive experiences participants will:

Who should attend?

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 in the classroom.

During this highly experiential workshop, participants will:
  • experience real model lessons that support all students, especially the English learners
  • examine powerful strategies that increase language acquisition and learning outcomes
  • explore low-no prep techniques that connect everyone to the language, the content, and one another 

​Every educator will find this program to be a powerful step towards transforming how teaching and learning occur.

What is the format of the course?

This virtual course has a one and two-day format.  Each of these is amazing, and hundreds of participants say exactly that.  
  • The 1-day program is an outstanding introduction of SIOP that highlights the importance of language, student engagement, comprehensible input, and scaffolding (among other aspects of SIOP). 
  • The 2-day program is a more thorough examination of SIOP and its 8 components with a greater emphasis on vocabulary acquisition, metacognition, and creating learning opportunities.

Dates for this Virtual Institute on TESOL and SIOP Strategies for K12 Teachers

1-Day
​April 17
May 25
June 5
​June 20
9:00am-3:30pm EST
2-Day​
April 20-21
May 22-23
June 1-2
​June 22-23
9:00am-3:30pm EST
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Sign up for this K12 Workshop on Sheltered Instruction 

2-Day English Learner Institute: April 20-21

$425.00

2-Day Virtual English Learner Institute: April 20-21, 2023. 9:00am-3:30pm.



This is a powerful means of supporting all students, especially the English Learners.  It is a highly interactive and inspiring look at TESOL strategies and techniques that all teachers can implement with low-no preparation.


Hundreds of K-12 educators say it's "the best PD ever" and have given this course 5 stars. "the trainer was superb." is one of the most common phrases on Google reviews.


This virtual course is a 100% participant-centered experience that uses model lessons and practical strategies that work. Participants walk away with:


  • Practical strategies to engage all students in meaningful ways
  • Step-by-step plan to scaffold any lesson for any learner
  • Techniques to boost metacognition
  • Strategies to make vocabulary acquisition efficient and effective
  • Tools to create active listeners
  • Tips and tools that maximize learning opportunities
  • Approaches to promoting meaningful student to student interactions
  • Techniques to build background and connect students to the lesson
  • Strategies to boost learner confidence and competence
  • Research-based actions that promote teacher change
  • Tips on how to augment learner responsibility and autonomy
  • And much more!!!


The results are transformative and tangible. All participants will leave the PD inspired to implement this content in their classrooms.


The cost is $425.00 per person. 


For Purchase orders, please visit the PO Request Page.
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1-Day English Learner Institute: April 17​

$250.00

1-Day Virtual English Learner Institute: April 17, 2023. 9:00am-3:30pm EST


This is a powerful means of mastering sheltered instruction. The day is packed with strategies, techniques, and tips. It is a highly interactive and inspiring look at how all students can be set up for success. 


Hundreds of teachers say it's "the best PD ever" and have given this course 5 stars.


This virtual course is a 100% participant-centered experience that uses model lessons and practical strategies that work. Here are a few things they’ll get out of it:


  • Practical strategies to engage all students all of the time in meaningful ways
  • Step-by-step plan to scaffold any lesson for any learner
  • Techniques to boost metacognition
  • Strategies to make vocabulary acquisition efficient and effective
  • Tools to create active listeners
  • Tips and tools that maximize learning opportunities
  • Approaches to promoting meaningful student to student interactions
  • Research-based actions that promote teacher change
  • And much more!!!


The results are transformative and tangible. All participants will leave the PD inspired to implement this content in their classrooms.


The cost is $250.00 per person. 
Sign Up

2-Day English Learner Institute: May 22-23

$425.00

2-Day Virtual English Learner Institute: May 22-23, 2023. 9:00am-3:30pm.



This is a powerful means of supporting all students, especially English Learners. It is a highly interactive and inspiring look at TESOL strategies and techniques that all teachers can implement with low-no preparation.


Hundreds of K-12 educators say it's "the best PD ever" and have given this course 5 stars. "the trainer was superb," is one of the most common phrases on Google reviews.


This virtual course is a 100% participant-centered experience that uses model lessons and practical strategies that work. Participants walk away with:


  • Practical strategies to engage all students in meaningful ways
  • Step-by-step plan to scaffold any lesson for any learner
  • Techniques to boost metacognition
  • Strategies to make vocabulary acquisition efficient and effective
  • Tools to create active listeners
  • Tips and tools that maximize learning opportunities
  • Approaches to promoting meaningful student to student interactions
  • Techniques to build background and connect students to the lesson
  • Strategies to boost learner confidence and competence
  • Research-based actions that promote teacher change
  • Tips on how to augment learner responsibility and autonomy
  • And much more!!!


The results are transformative and tangible. All participants will leave the PD inspired to implement this content in their classrooms.


The cost is $425.00 per person. 


For Purchase orders, please visit the PO Request Page.
Sign Up

1-day English Learner Institute May 25

$250.00

1-Day Virtual English Learner Institute: May 25, 2023.



  • This is a powerful means of mastering sheltered instruction. The day is packed with strategies, techniques, and tips. It is a highly interactive and inspiring look at how all students can be set up for success. This is a 100% participant-centered experience that uses model lessons and practical strategies that work.Here are a few things they’ll get out of it:Practical strategies to engage all students all of the time in meaningful ways
  • Step-by-step plan to scaffold any lesson for any learner
  • Techniques to boost metacognition
  • Strategies to make vocabulary acquisition efficient and effective
  • Tools to create active listeners
  • Tips and tools that maximize learning opportunities
  • Approaches to promoting meaningful student to student interactions
  • Research-based actions that promote teacher change
  • And much more!!!


In addition to the score of strategies and techniques, participants walk away with the clear idea of how to implement the content of the PD in their contexts.



The results are transformative and tangible. All participants will leave the PD inspired to implement this content in their classrooms.


The cost is $250.00 per person. 


For Purchase orders, please visit the PO Request Page.
Sign Up

2-Day English Learner Institute: June 1-2

$425.00

2-Day Virtual English Learner Institute: June 1-2, 2023. 9:00am-3:30pm.



This is a powerful means of supporting all students, especially English Learners. It is a highly interactive and inspiring look at TESOL strategies and techniques that all teachers can implement with low-no preparation.


Hundreds of K-12 educators say it's "the best PD ever" and have given this course 5 stars. "the trainer was superb," is one of the most common phrases on Google reviews.


This virtual course is a 100% participant-centered experience that uses model lessons and practical strategies that work. Participants walk away with:


  • Practical strategies to engage all students in meaningful ways
  • Step-by-step plan to scaffold any lesson for any learner
  • Techniques to boost metacognition
  • Strategies to make vocabulary acquisition efficient and effective
  • Tools to create active listeners
  • Tips and tools that maximize learning opportunities
  • Approaches to promoting meaningful student to student interactions
  • Techniques to build background and connect students to the lesson
  • Strategies to boost learner confidence and competence
  • Research-based actions that promote teacher change
  • Tips on how to augment learner responsibility and autonomy
  • And much more!!!


The results are transformative and tangible. All participants will leave the PD inspired to implement this content in their classrooms.


The cost is $425.00 per person. 


For Purchase orders, please visit the PO Request Page.
Sign Up

1-day English Learner Institute June 5

$250.00

1-Day Virtual English Learner Institute: June 5, 2023. 9:00am-3:30pm EST

This is a powerful means of mastering sheltered instruction. The day is packed with strategies, techniques, and tips. It is a highly interactive and inspiring look at how all students can be set up for success. 


Hundreds of teachers say it's "the best PD ever" and have given this course 5 stars.


This virtual course is a 100% participant-centered experience that uses model lessons and practical strategies that work. Here are a few things they’ll get out of it:


  • Practical strategies to engage all students all of the time in meaningful ways
  • Step-by-step plan to scaffold any lesson for any learner
  • Techniques to boost metacognition
  • Strategies to make vocabulary acquisition efficient and effective
  • Tools to create active listeners
  • Tips and tools that maximize learning opportunities
  • Approaches to promoting meaningful student to student interactions
  • Research-based actions that promote teacher change
  • And much more!!!


The results are transformative and tangible. All participants will leave the PD inspired to implement this content in their classrooms.


The cost is $250.00 per person. 


For Purchase orders, please visit the PO Request Page.
Sign Up

Where can I go for more information?

Contact us directly if you'd like to know more about this one-of-a-kind program.  We would be happy to speak with you.  This program is an inviting and inspiring look at sheltered instruction.