Master SIOP © Techniques For Educators Through Expert-Led Professional Development Courses K-12

The Sheltered Instruction framework gives K-12 educators guidelines to design and deliver lessons that support all students (especially English Learners) in the content area classroom.

TESOL Trainers, Inc. offers experiential professional development on all aspects of Sheltered Instruction that help teachers make instruction more accessible, comprehensible, and engaging to all learners.

Dr. John Kongsvik and his team offer the most popular online Sheltered Instructional PD today:  TESOL Trainers’ English Learner Institute. 

1. TESOL Trainers can design and deliver Sheltered Instruction professional development workshops in a short-term or longer-term fashion. We offer 1-2 day SIOP © sessions and professional development support that spans one academic year or more.
2. The focus can be an overview of SIOP © or an in-depth look at SIOP, its eight components, and 30 features. One or more aspects of SIOP ©can also be the focus {e.g., scaffolding, engaging students, turn-and-talk, etc}.
3. Any SIOP training can be combined with Peer Coaching training to scaffold all teachers into implementing the strategies with fidelity. See more about iCOACH© here. Peer coaching is an empowering way to support all teachers.

Our remote PD on the Principles and Practices of Sheltered Instruction is a one-of-a-kind adventure. The experiential approach we use is highly engaging and empowering. Teachers leave our online PD with many instructional strategies and techniques that work in the remote learning environment and the traditional classroom. Educators become invigorated and inspired to set all of their students up for success.TESOL Trainers offers scores of remote K12 professional development that will transform teaching and learning at your school. Let us know what type of training you want, and we'll design something specifically for your needs.

TESOL Trainers has designed and delivered K-12 professional development initiatives on Sheltered Instruction techniques for over 10 years. Because every workshop is experiential, teachers experience all of the SIOP © strategies and TESOL techniques through model lessons. Once teachers 'unpack' the principles, teachers explore adaptable, easy-to-use ways to use them in the classroom. Setting our students up for success requires setting our teachers up for success. Let TESOL Trainers give you a scaffold to success™.

Please contact us for detailed information on how we can help your educational institution set all teachers and learners up for success.

TESOL Trainers offers a wide variety of SIOP © professional development. From short-term introductory SIOP © PDs to long-term, in-depth explorations of all 30 SIOP features, we can set you up for success. Here are four examples:

1. Introduction to SIOP ©: Length - 2 days. This looks at the SIOP Framework, its 8 components, and 30 key features.
2. SIOP © Institute: Length - 5 days. In addition to the aforesaid, participants look at each component and its features thoroughly.
3. Principles and Practices of SIOP ©: Length - 8 days. This SIOP Training goes deep with each component, spending 1 day on each.
4. Mastering the SIOP © Framework: Length - 12 days. People who complete this SIOP Training are grounded in all SIOP features.

Contact Dr. John Kongsvik, the director of TESOL Trainers, to discuss what kind of PD is right for you.

The Conscious Competence Matrix is a tool used to measure one's skills and awareness of those skills. ​

Our SIOP Professional Development for K-12 Educators uses this matrix as a means of stimulating growth, raising one's awareness, and empowering oneself.

Take a look at how we can use this matrix as a self-reflection tool for teachers going through TESOL Trainers' SIOP Institute: TESOL Trainers SIOP Self-Reflection. We believe that only awareness is teachable. We help educators cultivate metacognitive muscles by becoming aware of their own strengths and challenges. Then, we train teachers to create comfort with discomfort by leaning into their challenges. Finally, we help educators hone their skills by becoming masters of the A.C.T. If you want your teachers to take charge of their own growth, sign them up for Dr. Kongsvik’s English Learner Institute today!