ESL Focus Training
2.16.2017
Thursday, February 16th, 2017, 5:00-6:30 pm, Lanier High School- Gold Room
This training is designed to:
- Brief participants on timely federal, state, district, and department updates
- Model sheltered instruction strategies that can be incorporated into content lessons
Participants will have an opportunity to practice the strategies taught and resources will be provided.
- Provide support for teachers of ELLs and an opportunity to collaborate with peers and district personnel
Agenda:
1. Welcome. Introductions. Refreshments.
2. Updates. Announcements.
3. Focus Strategies:
Preview of BLEND presented by Laurie Henderson
Using Talk, Read, Talk, Write in the Content Areas:
- Selecting Text for Specific Content Area TEKS
- Chunking and Selecting Appropriate Text
- How to Direct Pay Attention To Lists to Direct Attention to Specific Content that could Appear in STAAR Questions.
- Using Comprehension and Text Processing Techniques (including Thinking Maps and Sentence Starters).
4. Closing